The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-07 00:00:00

AMERICA.

A Washington correspondent of a New York jour-
nal, states that the difficulties which it has leen
alleged have grown up. between the United States
and Great Britain, in consequence of a dis-
pute between the Hudson Bay Company, and
the collector of Astoria, have been greatly magnified.
The facts arc briefly, that, under the Oregon treaty,
the Hudson Bay Company has permission to have
any stores for its use carried across Oregon, or from
port to port, on its way to the Company's settle-
ments, free of duty. The collector at Astoria ascer-
tained that the vessels thus employed were in the
habit also of carrying goods for other parties, claim-
ing it as a right under the treaty. Of course, no
such right exists; and as it is a direct infraction of
our laws, the collector gave nodes that tulles, it was
stopped he would bo compelled to seise the vessels.
Thereupon the captain presented the ass to the Bri-
tish government, and the papers were forwarded to
Mr. Crampton, the British minister here, for expla-
nation and investigation. He understands that the
Secretary of the lressury has satisfied Mr. Crampton
that the collector's position was in accordance with
law, and that the assumptions of the captai; are
wholly untenable. The affair may thus be consi-
dered sittled. _ _ .

The letter written by Oemeral Scott, last winter,
in favour of the:compromme sesarares, has bees mown
to several southern men, who have exproseel *sow
selves satisfied with it; sad. straage to say, it is
equally satisfactory to sash swam nos as Seward
and Truman Smith. IFts=ritai is regarded as a
master.stroke against
The members of Vim Semakeasamittee on lits Can-
adian reciprocity schwa have sot yet taken it up;
but, according to the etwrespeadent of the New Yolk
lleraki at Weans/lea, the semmittec are strongly
opposed to any sows width will not include an
interchange of all @Mho, the growth, product, and
manufacture, of each eramtry ; and if any bill is re-
ported, it will include all these, and not be confined
merely to a few articles for whish the Canadians can
find no market at home.

The steamer Benjamin Franklin, from Chagres,
reached Philadelphia on the 21st, with 100,000 dole.
in California gold dust.
Baltimore advice* state, that on the night of the
20th, six men and one woman were =mamma aR a
house in Doddridge county, Vt. They weft 1.11.
grating west, an stopped at Umlauts* lee the eight.
A large amount of money which they had with them
was stolen by the murderers. The atrocious deed is
supposed to have been committed by parties who
broke out of jail at Lynchburg.
A dreadful conflagration in Cincinnati has oc-
curred, which has destroyed propwty to the extent
of 100,000 dollars.
From Canada we learn that geworoomot bee ad-
vertised for tenders with the view of coliohNolokti a
lino of steam-chips to run between Om& sod
Liverpool. Parties tendering arc rogokod to Moto
the terms on which they will engage to MB • Hao
of steamships between Liverpool and Illeafreal,
semi-monthly in the slimmer, and in the winter
between Liverpool and Halifax or Portland, or
such other Atlantic port u may hereafter be deter-
mined on.

The engineer reports that ths Northern Railroad
6 progressing satisfactorily.
The cotton em p will turn out much larger by
at leabt 300,0100 boles than was calculated.

NCRIDE IN THE STRlZT.—Yesterday morning, a
man named Thomas Sheen committed suicide by lespina
from His third flow of s boar In Hart-street, Caveat-
Tbe unhappy man's frame wra aomplately smashed
by the falL He wsa, however, token ap alive the
Immers-by, who lives he had yrioaaly , sad
conveyed to Charing-eross Hospital, where he Ilvad hat a
kw bean. No motive is amianable for his rash act.

•
EDINBEROII AND LIMERICK COMMANDS.—In con-
wpm* of Major-General Shaw Kennedy haring declim
to accept the command at Kdinhurgh, Major-General T.
D. Napier, C.D., removes from Limerick to Edinburgh,
and Majer.Genersl Fleming, C.D., succeed/ Meier-
General Napier at Limerick.
601:7t1 EASTERN RAILMAT.—TrsAIe receipts for
the week ending April 3, 111:4, 10,882/. 10a. Gd. Ditto
April 5 1,151, 10,1101. 16e. 2d. Increase in 1332,
771/ 144:4d.