The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-15 00:00:00

RE-OPENING OP CONGRESS.

SPEECH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.

NEW YORK, Doc. 2, Iloßituili.
(per Path.)

Congress assembled at Washington yesterday.
The message delivered by President Lineolsk is
moderate in tone towards the South, but firm for
the maintenance of the Union. On foreign rela-
tions be says :

" If the condition of foreign relations is less gra-
tifying than at former periods, it is certainly more
satisfactory than: a nation so unhappily distracted
might have apprehended. In June last '.ithere
were some grounds to expect that the maritime
powers which, at the commencement of American
difficulties so unwisely and unnecessarily recognised
the insurgents as belligerents, would soon recede
from that position which has proved only lees in-
jurious to themselves than to America.
" But temporary reverses, which afterwards befel
the Federal arms, and which were exaggerated by
disloyal citizens abroad, have hitherto delayed that
act of simple justice.

"Civil war has disturbed the social conditions and
deeply aflected the prosperity of the nations with
which America has carried on an increasing com-
merce during half a century.

" It has at the same time excited political ambi-
tions and apprehensions, which have produced pro-
found agitation throughout the civilised world.
" In this unusual agitation America has forborne
from taking part in any controversy between foreign
states and between parties or factions in such
states.

"America has attempted no propagandism and
acknowledged no revolution, but has left to every
nation the exclusive conduct and management of its
own affairs. Foreign nations have, of course, con-
templated the American struggle less with refer-
ence to its own merits than to its supposed
and often exaggerated effects, and the am-
sequenoes resulting to those nations themselves.
Nevertheless, complaint Oil the part of the Federal
government, even if it were just, would certainly
be unwise."

President Lincoln acknowledges with special
pleasure that the execution of the slave-trade treaty
by the British government has been marked with
a jealous respect for the authority of the United
States, and the right of their moral and loyal citi-
zens. The blockade of 3,000 miles of sea coast
could not, he says, be established and vigorously
enforced in a season of great commercial activity
like the present without committing occasional
mistakes, and inflicting unintentional injuries
upon foreign nations and their subjects.
"Civil war in a country where foreigners reside
and carry on trade under treaty atipulatious is
necessarily fruitful of complaints of violation of
neutral rights.

" All such collisions tend toexcite misapprehen-
sion, and possibly to produce mutual recrimination
between nations which have a common interest in
preserving peace and friendship.

"In clear cases of these kinds I have so far as
possible heard and redressed the complaints presented
by friendly powers. There are, however, a
large and augmenting number of doubtful cases
upon which the Federal Government is unable to
agree with the governments whose protection is
demanded by the claimants. There are, moreover,
many cases in which the United States or their
citizens suffer wrongs from the naval or military
authoritiesof foreign nations, which the governments
of these States are not at once prepared to redress.
I have proposed to some foreign states thus inte-
rested mutual conventions, to examine and adjust
such complaints. This proposition has been made
specially to England, France, Spain, and Prussia.
In each case it has been kindly received, but not
yet formally adopted."

President Lincoln recommends an appropriation
for the owners of the Norwegian barque Admiral
Riola.

He says that commercial and consular treaties
have been negotiated with Turkey, Liberia, and
Hayti, and continues :

"Our relations with European States remain
undisturbed. Our relations with the. independent
States of the American oontinent remain un-
changed, but more friendly sentiments than have
hitherto existed are believed to be entertained by
these neighbours, whose safety and progress is so
intimately connected with that of America. This
statement specially applies to Mexico, Costa Rica,
Nicaragua, Honduras, Peru, and Chili."

MINES.-(T1118 DAY.)

Two o'CLool.

In the mining market to-day East Caradon
shares are in renewed demand, and have further
improved to 40 to 41. Great Wheal Fortune have
also advanced to 281 to 291, owing to an improvement
in the mine. Marks Valley are quoted 81 to 91. The
fortuightly settlement, which will be completed to-
morrow, engages, however, most attention. In the
Stock Exchange, Devon Great Consols shares are
officially marked, 505 ; East Caradon, 40 and 444 ;
Great South Tolgus, 7} ; and Tiucruft, 12/..
Foreign and colonial mining shares are without
variation. East del Rey have been dealt in at
prem., and St. John del Rey at 59/ and 584.
The directors of the Port Phillip and Colonial
Gold Mining Company have received, per telegram
from Jubal, the following advioes from their resi-
dent
director, Mr. Bland, at Melbourne, giving
the result of the month of September :—Quantity
of quartz crushed, 2,874 tons • yield per ton,,
11 diets. grs. ; receipts, 2,9901. • expenditure,
1,450/. ; profit, 1,540/. ; remittance, 3,0001.
Thu prospectus of the Great Laxey ?dieing Com-1
pany (Limited) is in circulation. The object is
stated to be to bring under the Limited Liability
Acta the company which has hitherto worked the
Laxey Minna, in the Isle of Man' and also to raise
additional capital to develop certeiu portions of
this sett. The unexpired term of the lease is 11
years. The royalty is 1-12th un lead, 1-18th on
copper, and 1-20th on blends ores. The proposed
capital is 00,0001., in 15,000 shares of 41. each, of
which as many as 10,000 paid up, and representing
411,0001., are to be assigned to the present share-
holders. Of the 5,000 new shares the number to be
lamed at present is 2,500.