The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

TRADE OF HAMbURG IN 1864.

(PlOl TIP COIItiSPORDZINT OP 711 DAILY imni.)
HAMBURG, JAir. I.
According to the official tables published by the
liercantile•Btaciatial Board in the Homburg Corms-
atot, the year 1854 appears to have been a very
favorable one for the trade of this city. The total
umber of ships with cargoes from foreign parts
annats to 4,896, with 903,200 tons, and crews num-
Wag 40,694 men, or about one man to 22 tons
(grime 4,174 vessels of 743,493 tons, and 34,149
ms in 1853, showing a general increase of 722 ves-
sels, sad 'best 160,000 tons of shipping, or about
21 pr sent).
The ember of British ships arrived from all parts
yes 1,345 spinet only 1,288 in 1833, whilst the ar-
rival of vessels of all nations from ports in Great
Britain sad Ireland was 1,942 against only 1,690
is 1853.

Classified wording to the national flags, the foi-
ble,' are the results :—Hanoverian, 1,375; Bri-
tish, 1,345; Hamburg, 746; Danish, 423; Dutch,
410; Oldcnburg, 122; Norwegian, 85; French, 95;
Swedish, 6,5 Spanish, 66; Prussian, 31 ; United
States, 31 ; Berman, 25; and Portuguese, 24. The
rent are divided amongst the other European flags.
A most violent storm from the N.W. has been
aging to-day, and driven back the water in the
Lk with such force that one-half of Ham-
berg is under water. It is impossible yet
to ascertain the amount of damage done to the
shipping in the harbour, but there is reason'
to her it will be very considerable. The fine old
oaks on the ramparts that have withstood the storms'
of a couple of centuries, have been torn up by the
mots and carried off to a considerable distance, whilst
tile, chimneys, and even whole roofs, are falling
sleet in all direotious. It is feared that the dykes
slag the banks of the Elbe have given way in
many places and caused great inundations. We have
it had so severe a storm here, nor such high water,
dare the memorable hurricane and consequent inun-
kiwi in February, 1825, nearly thirty years ago.'
As many of the inhabitants of Hamburg in the lower
pit of the city live in the cellars of the houses, they
us sem bringing up their goods and chattels up to
tkir waists in water. A great many of the streets
us impassable for waggons, bat the communication
is kept op by means of boats. In shallow water a
arrisge and a barge ran lota of each other.

7 p.m.—The ebb tide has set in and the water is
tilling, but if the storm does not abate, the flood tide
till inundate us again in the night.

BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY.

(nom TRH COILLSIIPONDINT OT THZ DAILY NZWIL)
RIO DR JANEIRO, Nov. 30, 1854.
Siam my last nothing new has transpired with
but to the Paraguay question with the United
%MI but Brazil is now at loggerheads with that
$lO, The Brazilian Minister was insulted, and
the town. A crisis in our ministry here grew
Mot the affair, which threatened to lead to a dis-
Illitisa; bat the matter was settled, and a squadron
olds aleamees of war leaves this for Paraguay on
1164111 bat., to demand satisfaction, &c. However
by way rail against the English, it is certain that
bias learnt something from them, and evidently
le imitate the older and bigger nation. The
dild Paraguay is about to become the Sebastopol
d this part of the world; for it is the general
'him that the fort with its half dozen of guns will
luloskftl if satisfaction be not given.

Sines the 13th our coffee and exchange markets
hen been active. It the first about 120,000 bags
lee Wend purchasers at a gradual declini in price.
its destination was as follows : —United States,
5).000, Channel and North of Europe, 58,000; and
*Attenuate, 12,000. One supplies have been
Ibudent, and of good quality, ; and the total ship-
acts this month reach 200,000 bogs. Exchange
is, declined, and 271 to 27t is now the ruling rata.
'estimate (including 40,0001. taken by the trea-
t/80 oboe 250,0001. to have been passed for this
Piet. Superior coffee, 4.200 to 4.300; good first,
1050 to 4.150; American assortments, 4.100 to
11)1); European assortments, 3,800 to 4.100; stock,
'Am 4g,

SPAIN.

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Madrid journals of the 31st ult. have arrived.
QS Gazette contains a royal decree which suppresses
"saber of unnecessary places in the department of
Nast. The Diario says that the new Minister of
.1.:/taes intends to propose that the conversion of
jl5O/ting debt shall take place in a different form
Ise that est forth in the budget. One of the jour-
,,lll egos that an Englishman resident at Ma-
had. with part of his family, been arrested
Ibs ordered to leave Spain, on account of
,iont meddling in revolutionary projects. Lord
nton. the paper adds, consented to the measure,
mg /letter asserts that he knew nothing of it. The
L_458.611 of the railway from Madrid to Annetta
r lets fizedfor the Bth inst. The 31st ult. being
.7_611 the Stock Exchange was closed. A letter
Brentano, Minister of Finance, has even
itt°lllllary for clothing and arming t he national paid
,"and. The democrats are getting up peUtions
rill doe bill far a levy of 23,000 men. Thus far
theissllltoo on the Constitution has only agreed to
,Potats : I. The proclamation of national
-""11111ty. 2. The declaration that the catholic
Oleo Atli be the sole religion of the state, and
th. otate shall be obliged to provide for its
sad wersigp. 3. The declaration that fano-
Cailltil=axes not voted by the Cortes shall

~....trAit—Tho first locomotive engine over oon-
Tia____-"."1" 11 Itol7, loft the factory at Soapier d'Anaa
"mil, ea tits 30th alt. Its trials trip to Poundals**
/414 tothfeetroy.
Inurriort—The Senate of Hamburg has
imilTisied Herr Gahm, a doctor of dull law, sad
Inatoo for the free town, at Patio, to two,tltoir
-.mimosa at the " Universal Ealubitioa."