The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-31 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIOENOE.

NEW YORK, JAL 17, EVINING.

Money easy. Gold, 47 per cent. premium.
Exchange on London :—Bankers' bills, 1614.
Stocks, large speculative sales ; New York Central,
1171 ; Illinois, 911 ; Erie, 75.

THE WEST INDIA, MEXICAN, AND

PACIFIC MAILS.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Tas-
manian, Captain Sawyer, with the above mails, arrived at
Southampton yesterday evening at 7 o'clock. She brings
67 pamengers, spooks value 2,770,178 dole., of which
2,0n,158 dole. are gold lad 741,397 'diver. Also the fol.
lowing cargo :-166 mous cochineal, 624 Remus indigo,
22 sarong jalap, 906 cases cigars, 229 bales tobacco, 22 casks
coffee, 132 bk. sanaparilk, 1 package Vanilla, 161 bap
woos, 579 bk. bark, 87 bla. Orchella weed, and. 406 pkp.
sundries.

The Tasmanian brings dates from Vera Cruz to the lot of
January ; Tampico, Deo. 29 ; , Hannah, Jan. 8 ; Santa
Martha, Jan. 1; Cartbagena, 2nd ; Colon, Bth ; Jamaica,
9th ; Jacmel, 11th ; Porto Bids, 12th ; Demerara, 7th ;
Tobago, 7th ; Trinidad, Bth ; Barbados', 10th ; Grenada,
Bth ; St. Vincent, 911 ; St. Lucia, 10th ; Antigua, 11th ;
St. Kitt's, 12th ; and St. Thomas, 14th.
Among her paeasigen are nine Confodeeate officers from
Savannah, one of whom is the brother of Captain Maury.
The French army was within •ix miles of Puebla. A
French force had resolved a severe check at Tampico. The
Tasmanian experienced frightful weather between St.
Thomas and the Western Islands.

The general news is without importance.
From Demerara we learn that Sir William Arundel],
Knight., C. 8., chief justice of the colony, died in George.
there oe the 27th December, in his 69th year. The Hoe. J.
L. Smith, Attorney-General, has been provisionally ap.
pointed his successor. The sweater lies set on foot • nth.
wiription in aid of the distressed operatives in the North of
England, himself contributing liberally, both from the pub.
lio funds at his disposal and from his private pane. The
subscription from this colony to the Prince Consort
memorial amounted to 1,382 dole. 18 cents ; and the
subscription for the Scottish memorial to 215 do's.
6 cents, The weather during pest fortnight fine, with
oressional showers, very favourable for planters.
Jamaica news states that upon the re-amembling of the
house the opposition will, it is thought, renew its soda'.
your to unseat the executive committee. An early diaeolu.
tion is therefore probable after the return of the governor,
which is looked for in March. A requisition has beam ad-
droned to the Gusto. of St James, requesting him to om-
egas a public meeting in Moutijo Bay, to organise a com-
mittee for raising subscriptions in aid of the Laocashire
Belief Fund. The rebel steamer, Alabama, is stated
to be still hovering about Martinique. The United States
steamer San J►cinto is on the look oat for her.
The cultivation of cotton has occupied much attention
in this colony. One or two companies formed in the mother
country have extended their operations here, and if addi.
tional labourers were introduced, there would be a fair
prospect of a successful application of capital to this object.
I if British capitalists will unite to the idea of the cultiva.
Lion of cotton in this island some reasonable plan to in.
creme the cultivators, we ran give them cheap land
from one sad of the island to the other,
Over 40,000 acres, cultivated and virgin, have been
tendered for gals or lease, cn the most reasonable
terms—laud that will yield cotton of such a magnificent
quality as to be unequalled in any part of the world. It is
known that samples have been valued at 31. 6d. to 4a. per
, lb. Our greatest want is regular labour. bat we have hope
that we s►all soon be placed in • position to avail our.
*elves of soy chasm, or action in America, in regard to the
deportation of the coloured, class who will meet with every
protection here, and with a most salubrious climate.
lExchange on Logsdon : Colonial and Jamaica Banks, 90
days, 1 per MIA. pram. ; 60 days, 1 j per cent prem. ; 30
, days, 2 per mat. prem.