The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

SOUTHAMPTON, W
EDNESDAY Evasixo.
The Royal Mail steam-ship La Plata, Capt. Allan,
arrived off this port at seven minutes past nine this
evening, and landed her mails under the charge of
Lieutenant J. Stephens. Her dates are: Tampico,
Sept. 2; Vera Crur, Sept. 4; Chagres, Sept. 8; Ila-
vannali, Demerara, and Trinidad, Sept. 9; Jamaica,
Sept. 10; Barbadoes, Sept. 11 ; Porto Rico, Sept. 11;
and St. Thomas, Sept. 13.
The La Plata bengs 91 passengers, among whom
were Dr. Ilynes, Bishop of Demerara; Lieut.-Col.
Chaffin°, Mexican army; I). C. G. Boners, wife, and
family, from •Barbadoes; Mr. Cameron and family,
the Go' mpany's auperintendant at St. Thomas; Mr.
Joseph Blimp and son, from Barbadoes ; Captain
Fenwick, 69th Begin:int ; Mr. Beat, Baibadoea ;
Colonel Byam, president of the Council of Antigua;
and a few military and naval invalid..
She has brought 1,003,766d015., of which 329,217
do!lars are on account of Mexican dividends.

Her freight comprises gold dust, amounting
to 30,798 dollars, 30d serons of cochineal, 7 scrons
of jalap, 78 bales of tobacco, 92 cases of cigars, 28
bales of sarsirtrilla, 13 bands of coffee, ore, and
sundry merchandise, also 3 ponies from the l'resi-
dent of Mexico us a present for the Prince of
Wales.

Mexico is in a very disorganised state. The out-
breaks which have taken place in some of the pro-
vinces are not as yet of a serious nature. When the
Deo arrived at Vera Cruz the wires of the electric
telegraph to Mexico had been cut. Guadalaga was
is open revolt against the President, and the state of
Vera Cruz had pronounced against and refused to pay
the tariff duties. The President had no mean, at his
command of putting down these outbreaks, or at all
events had not put them in use.
An earthquake of a very serious description had
taken place at St. Jago de Cuba.
The Dee, whilst under charge of a pilot, grounded,
and remained on shore for 21 hours in the harbour
of Havannah without r miring any damage.
H.M.S. Persian had arilved at Havannah, August
27th, and shortly after sailed on a cruise.
On Sept. 9 the French steamer Ardent was there,
and the usual Spanish squadron was at anchor.
All was quiet at the Havannah, but there was a
want of perfect security. The prisons were rather
full with those who had been engaged in a late con-
spiracy, which the government had detected.
Exchange.—On London, Jamaica Bonk, 90 days,
par ;on New York, GO days, to 1 per cent. pm.
Sugar was quoted 225. per 1001ba.
The state of the public health in Jamaica was
more satisfactory, the small-pox having sensibly
abated.

There is no news of importance from Demerara.
Sugar making was in a favourable state of progres-
sion. Trade generally was very dull.
The fever at 134rbadoes had somewhat abated, and
there had been a considerable fall of rain.

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's 'team-
ship Bogota had arrived at Panama, with mails
from the west coast of South America, and dates
from Valparaiso, August 1.5 ; Lima, August 22. She
had on freight 193,000 dots. for transmission to
England.
On Sept. 28 the La Plata signalised the Duke of
Wellington ship in lat. 48.26 N., long. 9.36 W., and
the Placebo Dunbar.

UNITED STATES.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC.
(FROM ova OWN CORRESPONDENT)
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

At half-past ten o'clock this forenoon the United
States mail steam ship Arctic, Captain Lace, arrived
in the Mersey from New York direct with the usual
mails and passengers from the United States and
British North America. The Arctic sailed from New
York on the 18th September, and same day
the Pacific, of the same line, 30 miles off Newt rt!
and on the 26th passed the United States Mail steam-
ship Atlantic in lat. 51.2 d, lon. 27.20.
. .

The Arctic carries 106 passengers, among whom
is the Hon. J. H. Ingersoll, the new minister of the
United States at the court of St. James's, and specie
to the amount of 336,567 dollars on freight.

In the United States District Court a true bill of
indictment for manslaughter had been found against
the captain and officers of the Henry Clay. The in-
dictment occupies twenty-six folios, and contains
fifteen counts, charging all the parties in each count,
in different form, with the crime of manslaughter.

It is stated that the three million Pennsylvania
Railroad Loan has been taken fur the Borings and
Rothschilds, at 103 dais. 20 c. for every 100 dole.
_ _ _

Two hundred and eighteen towns in Vermont
show that Fairbanks, the whig candidate for
governor, is defeated by the people. Ninety:six
wings and eighty-three opposition representatives
are elected ; and probably twenty-five whig senators
to five opposition. Messrs. Meacham and Tracy,
whigs, are elected to congress, and Sabin, whig, is
defeated. The Portland Advertiser says that the
whigs will have six majority in the Senate. For the
house, 126 representative districts return fifty-seven
whip, and sixty-eight democrats, and there are
twenty-six districts to hear from.
On the 16th of September a dinner was given at
the Revere House, Boston, to Mr. Thomas Baring, at
which the Mayor, Mr. Seaver, presided. Mr. Baring
made a speech, complimentary to the enterprise of
Boston and the character of the New Euglanders.
The Hon. Edward Everett responded in a happy
manner. Tho affair partook of a private character.
The Toronto papers of the 15th of September have
the following :—" We have received a special tele•
graphic despatch from Quebec, dated on Tuesday
afternoon, informing us that Lord Elgin has been
recalled, and that the office of Governor-General of
British North America has been offered to Lord
Harris. The public must have looked for the recall
of Lord Elgin, as soon as the Derby administration
had time to arrange their affairs after the general
Ilelection. His Excellency the Hon. Dominick Baly
has had the honour of the Cross of the Bath con-
ferred upon him, and has been promoted to the
Governorship of New Zealand."
There had been 319 deaths by cholera, in Buffalo,
from the commencement up the 13th. The epidemic
is said to have entirely disappeared from Cincinnati.
In consequence of the prevalence of the yellow
fever in Charleston, which has greatly abated, the
mayor of that place requested the citizens to obtervo
the 17th as a day of humiliation and prayer.
The Ohio state fair was larger and better than any
previous fair ever held in this state. The number of
entries on the first day was 3,000, and the total
receipts for the same period 5,000 dole. The annual
address was delivered by I'rofesor Mapes, editor of
the 11-orkirig Farmer, of New Jersey.
Dr. Albert, editor of a German democratic paper,
published in his paper of the 16th charges against
the character of the wife of Mr. Klaubrecht, editor
of the German Republican. The latter, consequently,
accompanied by two friends, called on Dr. Albert,
and demanded a retractation of the charges, which
being refused, Klaubmeht drew a pistol and shot
Albert in the right breast. Tho wound is dan
prowl, but not necessarily fatal. Klaubrecht and
uno of his friends have been held to bail.
Mr. Webster and Mr. G. B. Duncan have com-
menced an action against the City of New Orleans
for the sum of 50,000 dollars, 25,000 each, as a re-
muneration for their services in the case of Mrs.
Gen. Gaines.

An Albany editor has been fined 350 dollars, for a
libel upon a Mr. Fisk, who was tarred and feathered
by the anti-renters some time ago.
• Nearly the whole of the business portion of lta-
venna, Ohio, was burned down on the morning of the
15th. The loss, it is estimated, will be front forty to
sixty thousand dollars.
The brig Tehuantepec, which left Vera Cruz on
the 21st ult., with Governor Lacher, late minister of
Mexico, on board, has arrived at New Orleans.

From Texas we learn that the cotton crops there -7m
have suffered much from worms, but were expected to
give an abundant yield.
A general call had been issued for an extra session
of the legislature.
The lighthouse at Indianola is completed.
Caravajal was at Roma, without means or nuts.
waiting for movements in the interior of :Mexico.
Santa Fe dates aro to the 20th ultimo. Much excite-
meet existed on the subject of land titles in lyeq
Mexico, and the consequences will probably prove
serious, unb as the government interferes. The 1;1
Passoindians had seized 111.0offin's upper menthe
and killed a number of people encamped on the fields.
The Mexican commandant had enforced a full twitf
on goods for the Chihuahua trade, in consequence
of which au immense stock would be detained at
El Pauo.
The Black Warr:or arrived on the 17th of Sep.
Umber, at New York, with letter news from Cuba.
'rho :fees York Mralel says, at the time of the sail-
ing of the steamer it was said that all was quiet at
Havannah; nevertheless, the details of the intelli-
gence fully carry out the accounts of the volcanic
state of affairs previously published, and justify us in
asserting that there must be some determined and
extensive movement in embryo for gaining the inde-
pendence of the discontented people of the island.
The Cuban government seem to Lave taken every
precaution to prevent the real position of things from
becoming known—it not only exercises completejuris-
diction over the newspapers pubiished in the island,
but probably would, it' it could, also control, the
press of this country. It has gone so far as to issue
a proclamation inipliedly prohibiting reqd,,y,',, un
I board of American steamers running to Havannah
from going on shore in order to procure informatisa
for the American newspapers.
Another bird of the Luptz expedition has flown,
Don Diego Hernandez, a native, and a resident of
Santiago de Cubs. This gentleman, in the month of
August, ISSI, marched under the banners of Lierier,d
Lopez, as second in command, in the body of Cu'san
patriots, and was present in this capacity at the
engagenient at Las Roses.
In alluding to the arrests in 11avannah, the Nur.
Orleans Delta says:
The guy, rnment seems to be at its old game of injostice,
outrage, and cruelty ; but ns this time it is dealing with
those whr, under the existimr form of government, are soh.
ject to its laws, and who have boldly set their laws at debt
wee, by attempting to proclaim their own independence.,
we await the action of the government, and with great
anxiety do we await the result of this action, in the cunti-
nued subjection or sudden emancipation of the Wand of
Cuba. Besides, we may venture to express the opinion
that the government must have been rather too hasty and
harsh in its arrests, and that it is the province of cowardly
officials alone to lay the iron grasp of the law upon lemides,
who cannot be supposed capable of taking an active part in
an insurrection, however warm and feverish their hearts
may be at fur the emancipation of their country.
Among those arrested were Signora D. Carmen
Guerra and her daughter Louisa—the latter being a
native of the United States. These were denied a
room wherein to retire, and were only offered the
bed of the jailor. Our informant knew positively
that 200 more were coming front the Vuelta do
Alsajo, and that there were more than 700 prisoners
in Havannah.
The New riwk Courier has the following:
HAVANNA, StirT. 2.—it appears now to be beyond all
doubt that the creeks of this island did intend to make a
stroke for independence, and that it was to have com-
menced at San Cristobal, in the Veldts del Abajo, some
time in the month of August. It seems now to be welt
understood that this was defeated by the measures of the
governruetit, in consequence of the plans of the creole party
being divulged to the government by the infurmer, Chain"
tin y Patin. They expected to rise and hold out through
the island, until succoured from the United States. The
editorial in this morning's DiardO is, of course, a ec.
velment manifesto. It admits that disaffection does
exist in the island, that arrests have been made, and
that "some of the parties are strongly suspected ot harbour.
ing designs inimical to the island.' You would suppose
that the arrests are few. It is a gross attempt to deceive
parties abroad. I speak what I know when I venture to
state that there aro confined at this date, in the Real Cars
eel, the Punts, Fort Principe, the Cabanas, and the Mom
Castle, upwards of 400 prisoners, including fourteen le.
males. I assure you this number is fit exaggerated. In-
deed lam assured that it is even underrated. Ido not
give credit to all I bear, because it is ditlicult to believe,
in this age of civilisation, that a government with such an
immense force at their back, and feeling secure in their
power, would resort to the cruel means of ex-
torting confessions from the suspected which are
attributed to the subordinates in the iuterirr of these
dungeons, and the officials who have been sent out to hunt
up conspirators. I.7nderatind me, I do not deny for a
moment the tight or the duty of the authorities to search
out the authors of any conspiracy against them, or to
their beat exertions to prevent the loss of this island to
Spain, either by external or internal elf ins. But the pram.
tiers of which rumour accuses them belong to an age of bar-
burins, and I had hoped would newer et On be supposed
possible inn Christian land. I will out give you the current
details of their atrocities. They arc not listener to those
perpetrated by O'Duunell in Day before yesteltay
about thirty prisioners were seen to stop at the commis-
sary's office. Among them was a young officer of the rank
of captain, dressed in full uniform, with several
orders on his breast, but with his arms tied
behind his back with strong curls. The cap-
tain -general has written to Spain for instructions.
Ile does nut know what, to do with • the prisunen.
It oasts money to maintain them, and to scud them to Spain
or to shoot them would make the matter WOW, in the ac-
knowledged state of public feeling all over the island. In
fact, the governmeut is at its wit', end, end does not know
what to do. _ _ _ _

fuptcmber 3.—1 am told that a special guard of twelve
of the police bas been detailed to prevent any communica-
tion with the Crescent City which arrived this morning.
The New York Courier and Enquirer and the New York
Herald are specially prohibited admission into the Island.
Ten o'clock, a.m.—An order has been received at the
post•otsce from the captain-general, prohibiting the admis-
sion into the island of all newspapers from the United
S:ates. There are four large bags by the Crescent City
now under lock and key. I am also intOrmed that the
purser of the steamship has not beta !emitted to come
ashore.

The British mail steamer Dee arrived at llavannah
in four days from Vera Cruz. The account of the
state of affairs in Mexico is deplorable in the ex-
treme. A French fleet was expected at Vera Cruz.
A French steamer of war, the Ardent, was in Ila-
vannab for the protection of French interests. Several
others were expected, and the English have two or
three vessels cruising on the coast.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara, hence with
the mails for Boston, had arrived in Halifax on the
forenoon of the 14th, and the screw-steamer Glasgow,
from the Clyde, arrived in New York on the 17th of
September.
The commercial advices report business generally
good. Money continues abundant, stocks in good
demand, and prices fully sustained. Exchange ou
London, 1101 to j, with a moderate business.
Cotton market quiet, and prices steady. Breadstuff's
market steady, and prices without change. Proi-
Mon business moderate, without change in prices.
Freights without change.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Seer. IS.
COTTON.—There has been n good demand for cotton
during the last few days, and with a small stock on the
market prices, have an upward tendency. The sales of the
last three days amount to 5,590, at an advance of
per lb. The sales of the week are 9,3:4 bales.
090 r
At!anttc. Merida. Gulf lams.
In!erior
Ord. tow to thud
Mid. law to good lO 10 but to to 1 Il to 11
lair to lair II to 114 II to II to 11l
COFFEE.—With a steady fair demand from the trade the
market continue. firm without change in price. The sales
of the week embrace 10,000 bags Rio coffee, at tlic. to 9;c.;
1,200 mats sod bags Java, at 104 c. to 111 c. ; 600 bags )16.
racaibo, 9 c. to 10 c. ; 600 do. Liguayra, 91 c. ; 300 do. 04.
Domingo, Sc. to SI c.; and by auction to-day (Friday;.,
4,200 Itio sold at 14c. to :4 c.—average, 8 63.100 r.
Coat.—The bulk of the importations of Liverpool coal
bring on account of the gas companies, there is little
offering for sale, and pricey rule high. Anthracite coal is
still selling at summer prices.
CUPPIII.—TIie demand for sheathing copper, bolt., and
yellow metal, is steady, and prices very firm as quoted. Old
sheathing brings 20 c. to 21 c.
u.—We have no material change to notice in the
price of this article. The receipts continue light, and the
demand for home use and local trade quite steady. For
export the transactions are on a limited scale. At the
elate, yesteroay, there was more disposition to sell at the
lower figures. Cou:mon to Straight State brands ere sellimr
at 4 dole. 25e. to 4 dol.. 311 c.; mixed to fancy Michigan
and Indiana, 4 dots. 314 c. to 4 dole. 501 c. ; common to
good Ohio, 4 dots. 371 c. to 4 dots. 60c. 0,10 bblo. Canada
n bond brought 4 doh 37le. to 4 viols. 60e. per bbl. for ohd
and stew. Sour is scarce, and brings 3 doll. 624 e. to 3 digs.
Tie. Southern kiuda are steady, with moderate stocks.
Saks of Alexandria, Baltimore, and tleorgetown,
old and new, 4 deli. 474 e. to 4 dole. 621 c. for
common to fancy brands. Rye flour is scarce, and wasted,
at 3 slobs. 871 c. Corn meal is quiet, but firm, at 3 doll. 501 c.
to 3 do:.. ri7le. fur Wt surn Jersey and Brandywine. inn
export from this port from Ist to 14th September:
1852. 1851.
%V lien t flour bfils. 60,311 .... 70,637
oit tis.—Within a few days pant the wheat market f is
become heavy and intuitive, and for immediate delivery
price • arc rather lower. The stock inert:turn:a, with only a
moderate. demand, and that confined to the best samples.
Among the ealea of the week we notice 23,000 bhls.Genneser,

1060. to 106 e. fur mixed, and 110 e. for white; 4,500 bkla.
white Michigan.lo3c. to 106 c.; 45,000bhls.Ohio, at93e.to97e.
for red and seized, 108 c. to 108 e. fee good white ; 10,000
Canadian, is bond, at 90e. to 94e. ; 2,000 bushels common
red southern, 97e. • 2,500 bushels Upper Lake, 73e. Rye
it ,n demand, witliemall oaks, at 84.. te tie. Barley isia
fair reque'l, with sales of 3,500 bashels good new at 77e.,
and 3,000 bushels at 78e. Oats of good quality are scares
and wanted ; Jersey at 43e. to 43e.; western and slate, tile.
otSc. for new and old. Corn for borne use is is moderate
emend; with latter receipt, the tendency was downward
at the elms. Wt stern mixed selling at 70e. to 71c. for
sound, and Gila. fur unsound ; white southsro, 70e., and ,
yellow 72c. The export from this port from lit to 15th
iteptenther--lai2 : Wheat, 201,913 bushels ; torn, 6.414
hostel'. 1841: Wheat, 121,064 bushels ; corn, zu,bn
!whet..
reorient:es —Pork has been is fair demand through
the owl for coammption, and the sales have been made
from 191 dub. to 191 doh. for mess, and 171 dots. to 171 dots.
for prime ; rump, 101 1 As. to 171 dols. ; clear, 211 dots. to
92 dale. ; sour mess pork, 14 dole. to 191 dols.; cut meats
are is snail supply ; hams, In} dols. ; shoulders, 8 deli. •
land is in good demand at 111 dole fur best in brie., anti
11: dols. to II t dole. in leas; smoked hams are in good
demand from dolt. to 13 dots. ; shoulders, 9 dots. to 91
dol. ; sides, Int dole. ; heelsari, • in pr ee from 12 dole. to
15 dole. fee mess, end triter, 91 dole. to 101 dolt. butter is
scarce and state dairies sell Irvin 18 d Is. to 22 dole. ; Ohio,
1.13.4. to 161 d,la. ; cheese dole. to 7 dole.
Fite hot r..—Wheat has ~,hces, offered freely for Liver-
pool and bottom, and large shipments have been made.
Uttar With% have been rather be are. We quote to
L,verpool - Urtton, per lb., 1,1. to 3-16.1. ; dour and meal,
bbl., 15. 3,1. to is. od.; heavy goods, per ton, 15s. to
11' (4,, %A.m. in bulk. To London—Tobacco, per
hbd . 2.a. to 30.; tour, pt r bbl., 25.; turpentine, pet 280
lbs . 2.. ; mr.e.on meet goods, per ton, his. to 30s. ; heavy
goo ....oil, 17..64. to 2.a. ; cheese, 2.16.; beef, per teree,
6.1.; ne-talse, per bhd, le. 7.1.; wheat 61d. in bulk, sad
CA. bsgs.,l by the ship; wine in casks, 13s. To Havre--
Cotton, ..pare balm, per lb., 14. • ash.., per ton, 4 dal,.
to dolt.; queeeitron bark, 36:5. ; measurement goods,
10,00; whelk bone, Mc., per lb,, le. dour, bbls, 50s.

SII IPPING IN I ELLIGENCE.
AkItIVAI.• 01 At

Sort. rum Liverpool, tLir Southampton ; from
Bri.tol, ludas
Sept. 15.-41VM Liverpool, the Itoacius, De Witt Clin-
ton. Blira (teen, Prigress, Charles Cooper, Anna Kimball,
Benjamin Adam.
&pt. —l.ou,toe, from Lmvlon and Portsmouth ; Silas
Greenman, m Ltlerpm., sh moon, from Liverpool
mama.lY m Gh, ...1
„, ; 'ley, from Liverpool.
Sept. 17.—}'rout .. the Eaneuil Ball.