The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

commaaclAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, Yuma 10, Evianza.

Money easy. Gold b 9 per cent. premium. Ex-
change on London : Bankers' bills, 178 to 180.
Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1181; Illinois,
90 ; Erie, 78g.
Cotton steady ; middling upland, 87c.
Flour improving, and prices 20c. higher. Wheat
and corn improving. Provisions quiet.
Sugar improving. Coffee quiet. Molasses
advancing.
Crude petroleum 20 to 21.
NEW YORK, Maui' 11, Mourn.

Van Dom's forces in Tennessee are reported to
have retreated South. Another report says that a
large Federal force has moved against the Confede-
rates at Spring Hill, Tennessee, and that a battle is
imminent. It is also rumoured that Van Dorn has
been defeated with heavy loss.

The wreck of a steamer has been seen about 12
miles from Havannah, and an impression prevails
that it was the wreck of the privateer Florida.
President Lincoln has issued a proclamation de-
claring that absent soldiers who return to their
commands before April 1 will be reinstated, but
that those who do not will be arrested and treated
as deserters. He warns the people against enticing
soldiers to desert, and calla upon them to assist in
preventing desertions.
Several persons who had left New Orleans for the
South, as registered enemies of the Beim), have re-
turned to New Orleans in a starving condition.
The New York Tribune asserts that the Federals
were expecting to be ►ttacked at Baton Rouge.
Mr. Slidell's property has been confiscated in
New Orleans.

The three republican members are reported to be
elected in New Hampshire. The legislature will
also be largely republican. No governor has been
elected, as there were three candidates, and neither
had a legal majority, consequently a governor will
be appointed by the legislature, which, being re-
publican, will appoint a republican candidate.
The committee of the New York Chamber of
Commerce has had an interview with the Presi-
dent, urging him to issue forthwith letters of
marque.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Times asserts that General Butler will be appointed
Provost idiushaL

THE AMERICAN QUESTION AT BRAD/ORD.—A
public minting was held in the Temperance-ball, Bradford,
on Thursday evening last, to consider the present position of
the American question, at which the following resolution&
were unanimously passed, an amendment for the 00:1411013
of referenoe to Poland, Hungary, and Italy finding no se-
conder :—" That this meeting heartily sympathises with the
people of Hungary, Italy, and Poland in their struggles to
throw off the yoke of foreign usurpation ; but they sa
heartily condemn the rebellion of the Confederate States as
an atrocious conspiracy against a free and national govern.
merit for the defence and ext•osiou of the most odious
tyranny and the most impious violation of human rights
with which the earth bee ever been afflicted." "That this
meeting therefore views with strong disapprobation the
tacit allowance by the British government of the building
and fitting out of veseels of war in British ports for the use
of the Southern Coefederacy, under the pretence that evi-
dence on oath of the intended purpose of such ships is re-
quired ; and this meeting condemns the introduction into
this country by foreign houses of the proposed lea to the
Confederate Beaten as a direct aid to slavery, and hopes that
no Eaglishama will stein his heeds and disgrace his ocalotry
by giving it countenance." " That copies of the resolutions
of this meet* be forwarded to Earl RusseU and to his
Excialleecy J.O. Adams." The same resolution were pro-
posed and 'anted with acclamation ea ',rids, evening at a
Mipublic meeting in the Protestant-bell, an emendates* being
med.