The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-14 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Royal Mail rheasser Niagara, Captain Stone,
arrived at Liverpool at 10 o'clock last evening, after
rather a protracted passage from Boston via Malifisc
ibe Nialpirs brings the usual mails, under charge of
Lieut. J. P. Raymond, lt.N.; she has also 13,000
dolt. in specie, and 33 pammegors, amongst whom is
sr. Chandler, member of thee government of Now
Brunswick. Mr. Howe, the provincial secretary
at Nova Scotia, follows in the Canada. These
gentlemen, with Mr. Hineks, inspector-general of
Canada (now in London), will form a delegation,
Incited to confer with the imperial government on
the subject of the proposed great trunk line of rail-
way trout Halifax to Lluebee. The several legisla-
tures of these provinces have recently passed the ne-
uosary arts for the construction of this great national
erotic. to promote to a successful issue of which long-
wished for and anxiously-looked-for desideratum the
above.nanod honourable gentlemen have been pre-
eminently energetic.
The funeral of the late lieutenant-governor of Hali-
fax,
Nova Scotia, took place on the 27th ult., with
the rustonsery military honours.
The Niagara left Boston on the 31st ult., and
Halifax on the god inst., at 9.40 cm. Shortly after
leo. ing Boston she met the Royal Mail steamer
Canada from Liverpool. At Halifax she left her
Majesty's surveying steam-vessel Columbia, and the
contract steamer Ostiray, for conveyance of the mails
for Newfoundland. fhe mail steamer Levantine had
rot arrived front Bermuda, having been late in start-
ing from Halifax with the last mails, in consequence
of undergoing repairs. She was expected at Halifax
to eons cy the next Bermuda mail. On the Bth,
at 1.30 a.m., in latitude 49 deg. 27 min. N. and longi-
tude ,t 3 deg. 21; min. W.. exchanged colours with a
bt,.'s steamer. running to the westward, supposed to
he the America. On the 19th, at 0 cm., in latitude
No deg. min. N., longitude, 23 deg. 30 ruin. W.,
esilringeil colours with one of the Collins line of
ahunwrs, hound west.
Strong hind-winds from the Bth to the 11th have
Fro:Wed the Niagara's arrival earlier.
I he Royal mil steam ship Europa, Lott, comman-
da, a ith the mails from I.iverpool of the 13th, ar-
rived at New York on the 2:ith.
Halifax pavers of the 211th ult. state that Messrs.
Howe and Fullerton, liberal members, had been re-
tarned to the Canadian parliament.
There is no news of interest from any part of the
United States.
The Washington correspondent of the Courier and
Isquirrr writes thus cn the 2sth ult.:
One of the great obstacles to the complete negotiation of
the Tehuantepec treaty. has resulted from the opposition of
British inn rests in Mexico, which exercise *more consider-
able power than is generally supposed. The relations o 'igood
will eliding between the President of the Republic and our
minister. Mr. Letcher, have been made the grounds of
attack upon the former by allegations charging him with
bens controlled by foreign influence. The political oppo-
nents of the president have seized upon this cry to defeat
the treaty and their hostility has been animated and
promptel.by the considi rations to which I hays referred.
In a neintletter, I took occasion to state that this subject
had been the matter of conference here between the
secretary of state and the British minister, with a view of
overthrowing the embarrioamenta which thus far have
prevented any consummation of this important object. I
mar now say with confidence that steps have been taken
which promise satisfactory results, and that reptesenta-
tons have been made which sr. likely to prove potential.
There is reason to hope, according to the best intelli-
gence now accessible, that the Tehuantepec treaty will
Ice negotiated and ratified by Mexico. Should the present
effort tail, the whole project had as well be abandoned until
another condition of things shall occur in that distracted
and unstable government. The completion of this arrange-
ment wsrald contribute materially to the tranquillity sad
prosperity of Mexico. Non that the enterprise bee bees
started cod has Satan possession of the public tail is a
greater or less degree in both countries, it will be parent
in some form or other.
At one o'clock on the morning of the 31stalt. a fin
broke out in the Tremont Temple, Bastomorahh
totally destroyed that extensive building, and waft
endangered the adjoining houses, as well es the Tre-
mont hotel, opposite. One person was reported to
have been killed, and another seriously injured; but
the amount of the lose of life and property it was not
practicable to ascertain prior to the departure of the
Niagara, which took place shortly after the unfor-
tunate catastrophe.
We learn from New York that:
A catastrophe happened on the East River, at Belt Gate,
in connection with the subssarise operations of Mons.
Maillefert. Mons. M. with two boats, in one of which be
had three men, sad in the other himself and brother-in-law,
was at work upon the " Frying Pan," sad, as usual, was
taking advantage of the slack water at high-tide to make
several blasts. lie usually makes four at a tide, and had
already made one • in attempting the second the accident
happened, to explain which we std detail the Feces' of
blasting. Each charge is slaty suieter containing 1251 be.
of powder. Several of these inabeers are taken iu a boat,
and one at a time they are let dawn upon the rock. When
one is let down, Mons. M. comas up with his boat, takes
the end of a long wire which h Axed in the canister. and
rows off, paying oat the wire as bel goes. The mbar beat
also rows off. When both beats ere sixty or sereeney
feet distant from the place where the powder was malt,
Mons. M. touches the end of the wire to the pale el a pew.
'rho galvanic battery whisk be beep is biles*. awl ado%
heavy shock is felt, the water le hem up het; Is
or
sem and large partisan af des rook ass poll.
la this
tress, by soros usagilabed astileat Mom reesived the
weft wire, sad testebla, te lettery ssylalat am-
alice in the ether bast imbed of the me under water is
sesamasnse of wliditwo passes Irmo ban* hoes. sod
three heAilb
_inhand. Is the beat with the powder
fishesb • men celled Joe, eat me Beate
=knows. The ualtacura ma" bas cast t beta loud,
mot a vestige of kin, red k }e bas bees
blown to stem. Joe bee be Mai ; body
was picked up, the tegs, vas, lint at as gull kin
blown off, and the body terriblWest sod shrivelled up.
Southard was alive at 4 tido* Ix the adlonmeas. His ribs
en one side are nearly all breissa, sal le is set probable
that he can recover. The best is whisk hue rain
was shivered into tie =OM Omen in e; passe se
large as • wandarnms seal he iltend. It is thought bat
there were three maims of monist an bast, Issawbsther
they were all expiated ar ant ve emit assusic la the
ether boat wee Nom 1111•1114brt and brsawriblaw.
The latter had several teeth kaiaks:l auk sod was ethic
wiac bruised. Noss. M. was belly, bet, we lope, not
dangerously hurt.
Two officers of the Sufhih Bonk, of Bastes, had
been detected what about to isms New York by the
Asia on her bet hip; was arrosted only a Jew
minutes ban the wins‘milbed, and the money of
whiek they Minis& the book resevered. A •
pwty who was implientol. mash Brat got away
by the same vessel, with, it is append, a large
amount of plunder.
A letter, dated New °Ammo, March 27, says:
"Koesuth reached this city to-day. Thera were no
preparations made for his reception, and scareelyany
excitement wu manifeoted."
It is announced that the Hudson river is clear of
ice to Albany. In former years this was looked spat
as an interesting event, but now it is not considered
of so much importance. Telegraphs and railroads
hare taken the place of steamboats as a masse of
communication with the capital. In 1828 the river
was opened on the Bth of February; and in 1843 vs
the 4th of February. In 1843 it was sot open dl
the 13th of ApriL The river, that year, was sisal
one hundred and thirty-five days. It was ern ea
the Bth of March one year ago, or twenty days
earlier than in the present year.
Navigation is now fairly open on the lakes mad
rivers, and on the western canals. We haws farther
accounts of freshets at the west. In Ohio and Mh
chigan bridges have been carried away, and a out
quantity of timber floated off on the swollen stream
At Conneaut, on Lake Erie, a sand bra boo hrmod
daring the late prevalence of westerly gales, which
will prove a great obstruction to the swiped=
of the creek which forms the harbour. It is
that a rise in the water of the creek will reopen
old channeL
The testimony in the Cuban trial aloud on the 20th
en both sides. The judge ruled that Badmen% ovi-
denee should be stricken from the case alloggiber,
and that the jury should consider thou was no Nog
witness in the cave. Council was to mousses sum-
ming up on the 30th.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, PsIONDLY Brows% Mutat !IL
The transactions at the Stock Isikispe din =aft
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from last week's prices. United &Ma Om if 11111 dna
at 1061 offered, and 1061 asked; Mae Ilbre of 11111.1411,
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and in demand. Pennsylvania Flaeabag MI ft eel Liar
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with come, at 1091. Paris, 5.181 to 6.*; Amsterdam, 401
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