The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-21 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

The Dutch chambers were closed an the Idtcry
the Minister of the Interior. The epee& congratu-
lated the States General upon the settlement of the
budget, the reform of the bug miens, the regal i-
dea of tLe commercial and moridme Mations et the
senntry with various foreign states sad the exten-
sion of the menus of internal eounnosniestion. On
behalf of the King, the minister expiated his
satisfaction with the results of the maim, and
thanked the chamber kir its seldom attachment to
the interests of the kiwis.. Next Mosby the
King will open in person the legislative swim of
11362-63.

BERNE, Sur. 17.
The director of edneation yesterday laid upon the
table of the executive essuil a bill kw the i-
ntim of the University. The omen hu
it to be lithographed for attribution smug persons
interested in this important masore.

NSW PAL= AT WarMliterzll.--The permanent
doors, of Ad carved oak are all somplad eel ha at
the Victoria Tower, the Bard , and the Talwe's
Chamber. The deemo of the
to of the I=lllM.
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maa. The same me le behild
is Ibe awn of lamb. Theme are tbe
Anse of the of Doha ad Lee.
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lavemba. • met ba=z bee lam pia ta
Ilibrike eft awn of vanitlea. The
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• data hrwardwes, ea are einsotod to be am mimed
.1111 m year. Mr. Dyes, the artist, is doily oegepd
woribar truss kir roblag row, and
eowwe~lsesi •fa bag ands tana tin amber by she
ROM PCALIaLSCIIOOI.—Tiao own& have w-
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the anal dada Ade be boa to mead= with similar
talboliens) will be eroded ea the had to 'the
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mil at rano dry head de whetamo_patleman in
groat agony by dos lids of do Iron rood. Who. 14 fill
from tho tarries, a bar M akar of ths Mtn, but a
Ant fill upon Shen, sag OM way whoa passim over
both his feet rut his teen 01111110q14, 101 The unfortunate
goutbusan was carried bosh to omertheee and immedl-
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THE -UNITED STATES.
ARRIVAL OF TILE AsIA.
Craws ova OWN CORLIOPONDONT3
LIVERPOOL. Homier.
At half-pest 2 o'clock this 'Mamma, the British
and North American Royal Mail steamship Apia,
Lott, :commander, entered the Mersey, with the
nasal mans -and from the United States
and British Aneurism. The Asia left New
York an the Bth September, and at 7 a.m. on the
9th paned the Europa. blase for New York; on the
15th, at 7.110 p.m., she passed the Africa, for same
port • and ea the 19th, at 3.47 p.m., passed the
Canada, hears for Boston. This morning she passed
the screw steamer Sarah Sands, for Australia. The
Asia experienced heal winds all her passage, which
occupied 11 days 211 hours. The Arctic arrived at
New York at 10.43 p.m on the sth inst.
The Asia, in addition to the usual mails, carries 75
passetigere, and specie to the amount of 784,443 dole.
in freight.
Madame Sontag had arrived in New York, and met
with a most enthusiastic reception.
Telegraphic accounts have been received from
Havana to the 3rd instant, which state that Ameri-
cans have been prohibited from landing at Cubs, and
that the police had made further arrests of some
of the parties connected with the Voice of the
People:
An inquest had been held on the body of Miss
Addison, the actress, and a verdict of "Death from
congestion of brain " returned.
Accounts from New Orleans state that a terrible
earthquake, which occurred at Santiago de Cuba on
the 20th ult., destroyed a large number of buildings.
Another terrific steam-boat accident had taken
place on the Hudson river, by the explosion of the
steam pipe of the Reindeer steamer, on the 4th in-
stant, by which thir.ty.persons were killed, and six-
teen others severeiy injured.
It appmrs by the report of the committee on the
communication of the comptroller, relative to the
taxes of 1852, as presented to the board of super-
visors on the evening of the 6th, and ordered to be
printed, that there is an excess of nearly 600,000
dole. expenditure over the appropriation provided by
law ; and that the taxable property hes increased
since the let of January, 1850, to the extent of
65,621,378.09 dole., whilst the rate of taxation has
advanced, and is continuing to advance.
The safety of the ship Staffordshire, of Boston, is
a great relief to the underwriters of that city. She
was insured foe 400,000 dole. It was reported in
the Valparaiso Reporter of the 15th of Toly, that
she had been totally lost in the South Pacific. She
reached San Francisco on the 13th ult.

Two more riots occurred at Philadelphia on the
night of the 4th between some of the firemen, during
the progtew done of which a man paid the penalty
of his folly with his life. He attempted to rescue
one of his companions who had been arrested, when
the officers shot him, and he expired immediately.
Quite a number were wounded during the affray, 17
shots that were fired among the crowd, and with
bricks and stones that were thrown by the com-
batants. The firemen of Philadelphia have already
acquired a rather unenviable notoriety for riotous
propensities.
The new House line of telegraph between Wash-
ington and New York has been completed as far as
Wilmington, Delaware.
From Albany we have an account of another at-
tempted outrage by a party of anti-renters, which
resulted in the death of one of the gang, and the
wounding of one or two others. It appears that on
Saturday night they went, disguised u Indians, to
the house of Mr. Shaw, whom they tarred and
feathered a few weeks ago, in addition to burning
his outbuildings, and upon his refusing to come out
they threatened to set fire to his house. As a means
of self-defence Mr. Shaw discharged the contents of
a revolver among the party, which had the effect of
killing one of them, named Whitbeck, and making
, his companions fly with all speed. It is singular
that, in one of the oldest, most enlightened, and by
far the wealthiest states in the Union, them anti-
rent desperadoes should have been so long permitted
to commit deeds of violence with impunity, and that
while the law slumbers, worthy citizens are com-
pelled to take the lives of these rioters in order to
protect their persons and property from devastation.
The Secretary of the Navy will visit New York
in the United States steam frigate Powhattan, which
is to leave Norfolk for that port in a few days.
A fire at Parkersburg, Mobile, recently destroyed
party orb the amount of four hundred thousand

A despatch from New Orleans states that there
was rather more activity in cotton on the 6th inst.,
but that all the other markets were dull.

Six deaths from cholera occurred at Chambersburg,
on the 7th inst.

The Nova Scotia Telegraph line, heretofore owned
by the government of the province, has been put-
chimed by a private company, of which the Hon. S.
Cunard is president.
In reference to the above, the New York Herald
says:
The telegraph is eo rapidly beemning a great medium of
eareasselation between the skid towns and aides of North
Amnia. that the time moms
was. not far distan when,
in the enlist ile re•Weard and the Sweat of its
badness witwill be • seam* Ism itsgmreae
tate is then the pest-edam Mnant
itself. Any radited Waage, stefe•re, ter essioaokm, or
improvement in exiling lines, or my wigwam of
new esee, cut sessmarily be a sableet el great im-
portune to all dams. bet eepseielly is the mereantile and
newspaper interest,. It is sdeliplesineehathrefore, that
we that the Nees gratinTelitgeoe , heretofore
owned by the goverseasat of that perthwe hes recently
' passed limo tits hands of ajoist Week sompiny, at the head
of etlibli is the Hem th Ciserd, a whole world-
wide mows as •
bets%Mas insa is a that
the tww sempany MU ed withse
and that ell is details ea be well end dead
to.
to.
The sew sompeny we Sederetand, actin is mow with
the Hew arevaratik Oempiew, have commenced Moir ad-
miebbielse reimaig *OW, on mumps of as words
between Wilke "pi Calele. is WMae, from 76 to 00 emu,
sad es mob adiblimel weed bets sto 3 cents, which is
• Mrs& We aloe bets that the Nova Scotia line Is to
be plaesd Me meet thorough repair. This
it greedy herb( bets for many meths part in a
state but th adopted le meet the wants of the public. We
West est the may meet with abundant sitcom in
'toenail piestiess, we is doubt that the wish will he
eeroeted.
Resent acoselats from Texas and Mexico state that
the inhabitamiti of the country, in the neighbourhood
of San Petrie* were seeking refuge in the town
from the Indians, who had alread committed a series
of cubism. The people of were still
greatly szsited in consequence of the usurpation of
the governorship of Tamaulipas by Cardenas.
From Oregon we learn that aspedal session of the
legislature has been convened at Saks. Beßfamin
F. Harding, of Marion county, was elected Speaker
of the House ; Richard J. Init., of Lewis county,
was elected clerk ; President of the Council, M.P.
Deeds, of Yam Hill county; C. N. Terry, for
clerk. The legislature was in seedon but four days,
when it adjourned without doing any business
of importance. The legislature was convened for
the special purpose of taking steps to insure the emo-
tion of psipublic buildings. A regular pitched battle
has been fought near Table Rook, between a large
party of Indians and the whites, in which 30 or 40
In were killed. A treaty of peace was elude
immediately after the fight, on the most advantage-
ous terms. The miners on Klamath, Salmon and
Rogue rivers are doing well. Several rich discove-
ries have recently been made. One man washed
out of a fifty pound sack of dirt, 1,017 dols. 60c.
Another took out on Rogue River a piece of gold
weighing 600 dole. Many parties are making very
large sums daily, while other, are doing but little.
The mines are yielding much better than ever
before.

CALIFORNIA.

The steamship Northern Light arrived on the
7th in New York, bringing dates from San Fran-
cisco to the 14th ult. The Northern ' ht brings the
waengsrs brought down from San by
the steamship Pacific, and left San Juan on the
30th of August. The passage is than made through
in a little over 23 day. The Northern Light brings
312,000 dole. in gold dust.
The British steamship Great Western, from As-
pinwall and Navy Bay, was at San Juan. The
health of San Juan was good, and the weather very
a..

The mail steamer Panama was to leave San Fran-
cisco on Sunday morning, Ang.ls.
The steamship Columbia, with the mails feom
New York of July 5, arrived at San Francisco Aug.
14th.

The United States steamship Musaehtunets left
San Francisco for New York on the 13th August.

WM.
The chili Baron, ef Renfew, has been seized at San
-7.w0 for nenoggfinf.
pooesstoo
or
Freacisce

honour of Henry Clay took
at San on the 11th ult. and the funs-
. ceremonies of the deceased statesmen were cele-
Asted at the Sacramento on the 13th ult.
Signora Biseaccianti returned to San Francisco on
`the 13th ult. from Santa Clara Vail. y. She gave
a concert at San Jose on the 11th, which was
one of the mast brilliant and most largely attended
of the season. The signora intended in a few days
to favour the citizens of Stockton with her angelic
strains.

A funeral

A duel took place at the Abbey, near Pioneer,
rue-course on the 12th ult., between Mrs. W. H.
Jones and John S. Nugent, of San Francisco.
Weapons, duelling pistols ; distance, ten paces. Two
shots were fired, the first not taking effect. At the
second fire, however, Mr. Jones was slightly wounded
in the side. The parties; then left the ground. It
was rumoured last evening that, being still dissatis-
fied, it was their intention to settle the affair to-day.
A large number of spectators were present and wit-
nessed the affair.

Five vessels arrived at San Francisco on the 13th
ult., which promised a revival of trade. The Staf-
fordshire, 102 days from Boston ; Empire, 12M days
from New York ; it. C. Winthrop, 140 days from
Boston; Julia Ann, 133 days from New York ; and
Caroline Reed, 164 days from New York.
Chinese villages are springing up through the dig-
gings, Pekin, Canton, and Hong Kong are among
the names already given to these Celestial settle-
ments, some of which contain fifteen hundred souls.
A trood opinion of the diggings about Mokelumnc
Hill is entertained and promulgation by the Calave-
ras Chronicle. " Large lifts," it seems, are frequent
in that section.

One thousand miners are said to be working on the
upper waters of the San Joaquin, and earning from
2 dole. to 5 dole. per day.
The trial of William Hays and John Conlon, for
desertion, and the murder of Colonel Craig on the
Desert, took place at San Diego on the ..:9th and 30th
ult. Hays confessed the murder of Colonel Craig,
and asked to be shot—not hung. The verdict of the
Court Martial had not been rendered when the Ohio
left.

Statistics have been published, showing that
51,000 people have arrived at San Francisco since
the let of January last. It is fair to estimate the
arrivals by sea during the remainder of 1852 at
35,000, making 86,000 increase of population
from that source for the current year. From
present indications, the overland immigration
cannot be less than 40,000, which will swell the
number of people who will visit California
during the season to 126,000. Allowing for the
number who will leave the state, it will still
be within bounds to estimate the increase of popula-
tion for the present year at about 100,000. At this
rate California will soon be one of the most populous
states in the Union, and its people are speculating on
the probability that, after the census of 1860, they
will very likely have sufficient political influence to
turn the scale in a Presidential election in favour of
which party they choose.
From a recent estimate, believed to be correct, it
appears that there are 4,330 houses in San Fran-
cisco, which are presumed to contain seven persons
each—making the population of this city about thirty
thousand. Five years ago the little town of San
Francisco contained a few houses built of sun-dried
brick, and had a population of less than 400. Four
years ago the population was still less than 1,000.
The bare mention of these facts is the most appro-
priate commentary on the unparalleled progress of
the city—a city whose commerce is felt throughout
the world, whose exports are more than 75,000,000
dollars per annum.
According to a provision in the constitution, a new
census will be taken of California this year. Agents
have been appointed for each county in the state,
who are now performing their labours. The census
will be completed before the bulk of the overland
immigration reaches the country, and must fall at
least 50,000 short of giving the actual number of in-
habitants. The population of California will pro-
bably reach 330,000 before the Ist of January next.
The number of French people in California is esti- '
mated at 22,000. In San Francisco they are nume-
rous enough to sustain a (el-weekly newspaper of fair
proportions in the French language.
The death of Mr. Gilbert, the senior editor of
the Alla California, is thus noticed in the Sacramento
Daily Union Extra: "It becomes our painful duty
to announce the deplorable termination of a duel,
by which the community has lost a gentlemanly
and honourable member, and the editorial profession
an able, honest, and worthy brother. This morning,
at sunrise, a hostile meeting took place at Oak Grove,
between Hon. Edward Gilbert, senior editor of the
Alta California, and General J. W. Denver, State
Senator from Trinity county. The immediate cause
of this lamentable affair was a card published by Gen.
Denver, reflecting upon the personal character of Mr.
Gilbert. Of the merits of the controversy this is not the
time nor place to speak, Mr. Gilbert challenged the
adverse party. The weapons selected were Wesson's
rifles, and distance forty paces. After the first inter- ,
change of shots, neither of which took effect, the
weapons were reloaded and the word given, when
Mr. Gilbert fell almost instantly, having received
the shot of Gen. Denver in the left side, just above
the hip. The ball pierced the abdomen, and passed
entirely through his body, coming out on the right,
almost directly opposite the point where it entered.
Mr. Gilbert survived but four or five minutes after
the occurrence, and without a word, or scarcely a
groan, his spirit passed from earth. His body was
immediately conveyed to the Oak-grove House,
where the sad duty of preparing it for its last
resting place was performed. The most intense
sensation was produced throughout the city on the
receipt of the mournful intelligence, and all seemed
to unite in the sincere sorrow evinced at the un-
fortunate issue of the encounter, and in the deep and
heartfelt sympathy expressed for the surviving rela-
tives of the deceased."
Adviisis from the Sandwich Islands are to the 10th
of July. The Hawaiian parliament was ptorogued
on the Bth of that month.

Captain C. A. Virgin had been acknowledged u
oonaul of Sweden and Norway, at the Sandwich
Wanda.

The Swedish barque Sarmiento, with 240 pas-
sengers, from Panama for San Francisco, had put
into the Sandwich Islands short of provisions.
On the 21st of Maya fearful tragedy was enacted
on board. A young man by the name of Woolfork,
about nineteen years of age, from Kentucky, shot a
German named Johnson through the heart. The
origin of this business was a dispute about a tin cup,
of which Woolfork had two and the German none.
In the hasty altercation the handle was wrenched off,
when Woolfork drew his revolver and shot Johnson
dead.

A scene of the greatest excitement ensued. The
murderer was seised-114 voted that he should be
hung, 32 against it, and the remainder neutral. A
judge was appointed; ajury of twelve empanneled ;
the prisoner found guilty of murder, and sentenced to
be hung within one hour.
During the interval between the sentence and
execution, the dead body of the murdered German
was brought on deck, the preparation made, and after
allowing the condemned man a quarter of an hour
over his time, he was run up the yard arm, where life
soon became extinct. Hu was then cut adrift, fell
upon his face into the sea, and continued to float until
left out of sight by the vessel.
On the 25th of May, water was sold for 1 dol. per
bottle by those of the passengers who required less
than some of their fellows. From the 19th of June
to the 3rd of July, the passengers had no bread.
There were eleven women and two children on board,
one of each of whom died before reaching San Bias.
Six others died on board besides the murderer and
murdered.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
New You, Bart. 8.
The activity in the stock market continues, and there are
no sound dividend paying stacks pressing on the market.
The fall business is now in the full tide of successful
operation, and an immense amount of business is daily
transacted. The demand for money continues:quite active,
yet the supply is very abundant. Our banks were never
more liberally disposed towards dealers, whilst the facilities
for getting discounts out of bank are constantly increasing.
nForeign exchange has been in moderate demand. Con-
ntal bills have been steady, whilst sterling bills' have
been rather heavy. Loners, 110 to 1101; Pans, 5.131 to
6.16; Amsterdam, 401 to 411; Frankfurt, 40.1 to 41 ; Bre-
men, 791 to 791 ; Hamburg, 301 to 361.
In eitten there has been little or no desire shown by
buyers to operate for the last three days, so that we have a
very dull market to report. The sales amount to 1,000 bales
and quotation' must be lowered to Ic., to correspond with
the prices paid.

In the early pert of the hut furteight was much
excitement and some speculative feeling in breadstuff., but
the advises received from England per steamers Washia .
ton aria America changed the feature of the market, and Mu
closing rates of the week past were about l2)-. to 161 e per
bbl. below the highest rates. From all account. the wheat
crop of the present year will be • fair average one, so
generally of good quality. Indian corn is of later growth,
and owing to the droughts the crop is in wire danger, sad
will probably be less productive than that ef lied season,
The sales of wheat for export during the last fortnight have
been large, but at • reduction of several trots en previous
prices. The arrivals are free and generally in a better con.
ditiun fur shipment. Genesee may be (tamed at to
11 le.; white Michigan 107 to 108 c. ; Ohio rod 97 to 100 c.;
mixed 103 to 11.14 e., and whit* 106 to 107 e. Canadian, li
bond, 94 to Ode. Rye sells in small lots at sdc. Oats 46 to
47e. for good state. Indian corn is wanted for the home
trade and a sound article brings 72 to 73c. for western
mixed. Yellow and northern and southern yellow and
white ate nonunal at 74 to 76e.

The exports from this part for the fortniuLt ending on
the 31st August consisted of—To Liverpool, 11 563 harras
of flour, 86,100 bushels of wheat; London, 16M12 turrets
of flour, 16,032 bushels of wheat; lila gow, 1,105 herrels of
Hour, 17,624 bushels of wheat; Cott., 13,915 bushels of
wheat.

The activity in foreign and dry goods contion,,.
British goods of all kinds, suited to the st.oce, move uti
steadily. The stock of prints is very much reduced, and
those now left hardly bring the first cost. All grid styles
bare dor.o well this season, especially when compared with
previous seasons. Gingham% of good style, are very scsree
and much inquired after; black and white good are not to
be had and much wanted. Mous de laines sell in largo
quantities, but they are very low. Priutvil goods are
plentiful.
l'aramettas and Coburg cloths hive '14,1 freely during
the last few days, and the lower quolitits of 7.1 goe4
from 27}c. to 32}c. are becoming quite searx, sod prim
of these goods will improve as the Pe.I.UII advances.
Abll63.—l'otashea are in fair request at 4 dole. 71c.;
pearls, 5 do's. 50c. to 5 dole 501 c.
Fitziowre.—To Liverpool: wheat has been shipoog
freely at 6d. in bulk ; flour, Is. 3d. to Is. ; eitton,ic.;
naval stores, 2s. To London : flour, 25.; tobleco, 20s. to
25e. per hhd. ; measurement goods, 20a. to 30s. per ton;
heavy goods, 17s. fal. to 225. 61. per too.