The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-06 00:00:00

OPENING OP THE SOUTHERN PORTS.

LIVERPOOL, THOESDAT.

At last the direct trade between Liverpool and
New (Means hoe been reopened, end the pioneer yawl,
the Antoinette, • fine sloop of 800 tons, sailed from the
Money yesterday evening, for New Orleans—the only
clearance within the past 18 months. The Antoinette bad
on board • full cargo of salt. She will be succeeded by the
Pole Star, and other tiret-class vessels, so that ere long we
may have to record • return of the activity which previously
characterised the trade between this port sod New Orleans.
The steamer Circassisa, meetly captured by the Federal
blockading fleet! cleared from Liverpool for Havana—
ostessibly—but it was well known here, end, indeed, those
in command of the vessel did not attempt to conceal the
affair, that (the vessel was to run the blockade if she
could. The statement, therefore, that the Circassian
was • trader between Bordeaux and Havaonah, is incorrect.
The Teasel is owned is Liverpool by a firm well known in
the Mediterranean trade. The cargo on board the captured
vessel wee estimated at about I,ooo,ooodollars—a very good
da)'s work for the captor.
Now the trade bee been re-opened, the following instrue-
time, just issued b; the Secretory of. the Treasury at Wash
ingtoo, will be of interest to shippers. The document is ad-
droned to the Federal Collector of Customs .
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"Treasury Department, May Zi.
" Sir,—ln pursuance of the provisions of the proclama-
tion of the President, modifying the blockade of the porta
of Beaufort, Port Royal, and New Orleans, and of the re,
inlations of the Secretary of the Tresur7 , relating to
tradewith those ports, no articles contraband of war will be
permitted to enter either of the said ports, and you
will accordingly refuse clearance to vessels bound
for those ports. or either of them, with any
such articles on board, until further instructions. You
repel as 000traband of war the following articles
vie.:—Cannon, mortars, firearms, pistols, bombs, grenades,
firsiocks, flints, matches, powder, saltpetre, balls, bullets,
pikes, swords, sulphur, helmets, or boarding caps, sword,
belts, saddles and bridles (always excepting the quantity of
said articles which may be necessary for the defence of the
ships, and of those who compose the crew), cartridge beg
material, percussion and other caps, clothing adapted for
uniforms, resin, sailcloth of all kinds, hemp and cordage,
mute, ship's timber, tar, and pitch, ardent spirits, military
persons in the service of the enemy. despatches of the
enemy, and articles of like character, with those specially
enumerated. You will also refuse clearances to all vessels
which, whatever the ostensible destinations, are believed
ttyzi on satisfactory grounds to be intended for ports and
p in possession or under control of the insurgents
naiad the United States, or that there is imminent
danger that the goods, wares, or merchandise, of what-
ever description, laden on such vessel will fall into the pos-
session or under the control of such insurgents, and in all
cases, where, in your judgment, there is ground for ap-
prehension that any goods, wares, or merchandise, shipped
at your port, will be used in any way for the aid of the
insurgents or the insurrection. You will require sub-
stantial security to be given that such good♦
wares, or merchandise shall not be transported to
any place under insurrectionary control, and shall not
be used is say way for the aid and comfort cf such insur-
gent& You will be especially careful, on applications for
clearances, to require bonds with sufficieut sureties, condi-
tioned for fulfilling faithfully all conditions imposed by law
or departmental regulations from shippers of the following
articles to the porta opened, or to any other ports from
which the may be easily, and are probably intended to be,
re-ship in sal of the existing rebellion, viz.:—Liquors of
all kin s, coals, iron, lead, copper, tin, brass, telegraph in-
struments, wire, porous cups, plating, sulphuric acid, sine,
and all other telegraph asafoetida, marine engines, screw
propellers, paddle wheels, cylinders, cranks, shafts, boilers,
tubes for boilers, fire bars, and every article or any other
component pout of an engineor boiler, or any article what-
ever which marine or may become applicable to the manu-
facture of machleery or for the armour of veasels.
" S. P. CHAU, Secretary of the Treasury.*

Tug TS•1418 EMIANEMXIIT.—Yesterday the committee
made further progress with the clauses. Considerable dis-
cussion took place as to whether the provision for carrying
the proposed street from Whiteball-stairs to the Hone
Guards should he incorporated with the bill. Ultimately,
on a division, the committee bye majority decided that it
should be. The death relating to the method proposed toe
assessing compensation to the owners of property was
struck out, and the provisions with some modifications
contained in the City of Lordon Cannon-street Act substi-
tuted. The Watermen's Steamboat Pier Society sought for
compensation clauses in behalf of their society, its widows,
and children, supported by the proceeds of the pier, the
rights connected with which they allege they have enjoyed
for centuries, and which by the embankment it is proposed
to destroy and remove, and establish free public stain
instead; but the committee declined to give them, sad
adjourned to this day (Friday) week, having got through
about half the bill.
WATCHES AS • BRLNCH or FISH ART MANLY-
lacTonms.—" Having extended oursearch through the West-mod
end the City, after an ordinary good English watch. possessing
an artistic design, we have come to the conclusion that but very
Sew of oar Hookah watch manufacturers have yet properly ap-
predated the advance of the blie taste for a higher order of
ornamentstlon from improved designs. Small though the watch
is, it yet affords ample scope for the display of the genius of an
I artist. It is, therefore, with much pleasure that we can men-
tion one manufacturer who has given special attention to the
artistic ornamentation of watches, and whom productions mani-
fest a decided advance in regard to rules of art and the mulre-
ments of an educated taste. The manufacturer here Waded to
'lemon, whose recently enlarged show-rooms, at St
and So, Ludgate hill, and 40 and 47. Corolla form one of the
conspicuous features of this great City thoroughfare. The dbl.
play toVad. and silver
sore d ,is quite imposing to the peaser-hy. Here the par.
chaser a watch is afforded every facility of choosing one united
to his purpose and means and pomesdng at the same Moog all
that can be desired in finish, taste, and design."—Olobe. Bon-
goes Illustrated Pamphlet, poet-free for two stamps, is deserts.
live of every construction of watch now made. Watches safe
by
post to all parts of the glebe.— [Adverthiament-1