The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

THE FRENCH ISLANDS.

Our advice, from Martinique, which arc to the
29th of August, dwell a good deal upon the con-
tinued ravages of the yellow fever. The local
journals, hitherto comparatively reserved as to its
desolating march, now speak out somewhat more
freely ; and though they do not say it is any worse at
Fort-de-France, they show that it has increased at
St. Pierre and the other districts in which it is
passing.
PANAMA.
The Star of September 21 furnishes the following:
The ship Manlius, from New York, tad anchored off the
Lobos Islands, for the
_purpose of 'aiding with Guano, on
the 10th September. The Rinser, the Permian steamer,
being there at the time, CommandruGeneral of Marine.
General Donates, sent word to the captain that he could
not load without an order from the government ; and gave
him a letter to the secretary at Callao for the purpose
of procuring a charter from government fur guano home,
which it is supposed he had no difficulty in obtaining.
This shows a friendly disposition on the part of the Peruvian
government.
Dates from Guayaquil to tl.c 2nd inst. have ?cached to.
The French consul at that port, having received some in-
stilts from the government of Fluadne, had struck his tf tit
and gone on hoard the French frigate with his family. Thu
, commander of the frigate, as the French representative,
1 after the consul had closed his office,
a lettter to the governor informing him that if no Mime-
' diate and ample apology were not made for the insult ot•
feted to the consul that he would deem it his duty to take
immediate satisfaction, without waiting fur e.iplomatie ia-
',unction§ or advice. The SWAT remained open when the
steamer sailed. imiaedisti 'y addremed
Among the rs we notice Mr. Menditurn, ran-
vies Minister to Eng and.
The United States steamer California arrived 00

Sept. 17, from San Francisco, with 100 pusengers,
and 1,300,000 dela in gold duet, of which 361,161

iou.s2ie. is for England. Enclosed is a Callfbr- I
paper, the only one I could pick up. Ths
Peninsular Steam Navigation Company's very slow
War Santiago arrived Isere, on Sept. 19, from
Callao, with 38 pamengms, bod 603,324 dole. 38c.,
England, in specie and bullion, in which is in-
cluded the Chilian dividend. The Santiago brought
is passenger, his Excellency General .1. Men-
autru, consul-general for Pert to London, Ids
ry, a phsician, and an side-de-camp, all of
wpm proceed. per Thames, to Southampton.
William Pitt Adams' Esq., her 31sjeisty'r Charge
d'Affaires at 1 ueio, died on the lit instant of para.
Iler Nlsjesty's ',hip Damietta, will, with leave
.tdmiral Moresby, bring down his widow and
family en mule to England.
A gold mine has been discovered near Iluacho, in
Pero. to which the Santiago tok some 200 edema-
tunes about a month ago. all of whom have returned
ilt.gn,ted, having found large quantities of quarts,
tot little gold, end very difficult to get. The silver
mines of Copiapo continue to be very productive.
The Pannma Railway Company continue their
seek with a few hundred hands from the province
dc,orhagena, from the creasing of the river towards
tiorgona, v.hich place they hope to reach by the
commencement of nes: dry season, say about
nest.

the total amount of specie and bullion shipped
r‘r lharnis, this voyage, will be 997,728 dots. 63e.
.111 v United States steamer Cortes arrived here, from
Nov York, on the 13th inst., having made the re-
markably short voyage of SO days from that port to
this.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
;nom be tbriorn's .Veraeletik lootellirerer.)

liissowsux (J,otaies), September 24.

The con‘umptim of Soar, meal , sad rice. has receded to
conoilsrabie estsiit under the pkatiful applies of native
Sre *bith are sow coming to nauket Ou the other
the almost entire disappearance of small-pox from
th, ts has nested • resival of the demand for dry sad
pickled fi,h, and • Wr anon- t of husincss might have bees
done in those articles WA receipts been proportionate to the
existing inquiry. The pr .Juce market has Wes very quiet,
and very huk has h. en 41 sees for export.
BOAS or.—A4T.Anc..l Irises in England-have not pit bees
productive of nor tic: 0., this market. The stock is yet
considirahlr, sea drat ma unimportant.
Fla:6u e,-.-We have not heard of any operations.
Outs.—American may be quoted at to 1 per cent. per
▪ Ihnablociii. are nut in d. mond.
t.i —ld is freely siren loran that is procurable.
Consumptims appears to have fallen off, and
preca ars tic, ding. Holders an anxious to ilea: their
bands at reduced rates, but so asks of any moment have
occurred.
Iti s.-1,4. per gallon, short price, for 21 proof is very
▪ aeraily J. maadctd and given. The °pennon' sine. our
Poet have net torn very important.
St..to.-21s. has been paid fora lot of fair quality.
Pito r operations have °scarred at 204. to 24. for goad to
hne The pales include a parcel of dark for the Northeast.
.., —No operations have transpired.
hove n. t beard of any sales.
s. -On London Jamaica Bank, 90 days. I
Yer rent Colonial Bank. 90 days, 3 per cent. On New
ork. Nu opetattons to report.