The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-14 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money abundant. Gold, 331 premium.
Exchange on London—Bankers' bills, 147*, 148.
Stocks flat. New York Centrals, 1071 ; Illinois
shares, 83 ; Erie, 66*.

LONDONDERRY, JAN. 14.
The Canadian steamer Bohemian, from Port-
land on the 3rd inst., has arrived here.
She brings 18,000 dola. in specie.

SPAIN.
MADRID, JAN. 13, Emilia.
In to-day's sitting of the congress Senor Rios
Roeaa, in speaking upon the Mexican question,
maintained that the Spanish government should
have put forward a Spanish prince for the throne
of Mexico. He considered that intervention
in Mexico was legitimate and justifiable.
He censured the government for not hay
ing given any reply to the despatch from
Paris announcing the candidature of the Archduke
Maximilian. But, as the government had not pro-
tested against the project, General Prim should
have followed its example. None of the plenipo-
tentiaries had done his duty at the first conference.
The treaty of Soledad recognising Juarez was an
absurdity, as a monarchical party does exist in
Mexico. General Prim, in opposing General
Almonte, and France in supporting him, were
both oblivious of the promised neutrality in
Mexico.

It is asserted upon reliable information that
Senor Calderon Collantes, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, has resolved upon tendering his resignation.

TURKEY.
OONSTAIaLNTOPLE, J.tx. 13.

Sir Henry Bulwer has returned to Constantinople.
He has induced Fuad Pacha to accept the presi-
dency of the Grand Council. An imperial hatt has
been published, announcing financial and other
reforms.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, .lAx. 14.

The Royal Mail Steam-ship Seine has arrived
here with the above mails, 153 passengers, 217,8931.
sterling in specie, and 2,858 packages of cargo.
She left St. Thomas on the 30th ult., and experienced
light winds and fine weather throughout the passage. She
pissed the Tasmanian with the outward mails on the 31st,
sixty miles from St. Thomas. On the 12th the Seine spoke
the British barque Lady Raglan.
The news from Chili is satisfactory. The go-
vernment was doing all in its power to facilitate
program' throughout the country and fostering rail-
ways and other public works. The silver mines
were turning out productive, and the late rise in
copper bad given a great impulse to that branch of trade.
There had been a great influx of gold bars at the mintof
Santiago. The President of Chili had ►ccepted the resigna-
tion of Senhor Lastarria, secretary of the Treasury. The
British residents in Valparaiso had appointed a committee
for raising subscriptions on behalf of the Lancashire ope-
ratives.

In Peru ranch difficulty was experienced by the Congress
and Senate on the subject of the current oath causing con-
siderable embarnannent. The Minister of Finance had
offered drafts on London at 410., but no response wee
made. The rate of exchange was quoted at 43d. per dollar.
The survey of the Guano Islands had been concluded. The
stock remaining was 7,000,000 tons, which at the present
rate of exportation of 43,000 tons per mouth, gives 14 years
for clearing the islands.
'Wight' were unaltered :At Valparaiso. Exchange on
London. 60 day's sight, 43d.
The West India [lslands were: healthy. The weather at
IZTiaties was favourable for the crops. Fever had abated.
At Demerara the weather wee favourable for the planters.
Manufacturing operations were proceeding briskly. The
young canes were thriving. Produce was abundant and
tonnage wanted. Freights were advancing. The last
charter was effected at 3s. per cwt. for sugar.
The Confederate steamer Alabama had captured, off Mona
Puree, the American barque Parker Cooke, bound to Port
au Prime with provisions. After taking the crew and 300
barrels no board she burnt the Parker Cooke. The Alabama
had also captured the American schooner Union, bound to
Port Maria with a cargo belonging to British subjects. She
was allowed to proceed on her voyage upon signing a bond.
There is no news of importance from Jamaica. The House
of Assembly adjourned on the 19th.
Large quantities of coffee were appearing in the market.
The weather was improving. Business remained unaltered.

POLAND.
POLITICAL ASSASSINATION.

A letter from Warsaw of the 10th says :

Warsaw, ea the 9th, was the scene of a fresh political
neassinatioa, committed in open day with extraordinary
audacity. It appears that in the course of the past month
three emissaries of the National Committee were arrested
at a little village in the neighbourhood of Warsaw. Their
own imprudence betrayed them. They very foolishly sent
the waiter of the inn at which they stopped to look into
the bag in their carriage for some fodder far their horses.
In doing this the waiter, who was a Jew, discovered some
arms which were concealed there. This he told to his master,
and the authorities were at once acquainted with the cir-
rnrostanoss, the three emissaries being taken off to prison.
On the 7th the Jew, who was the cause of this arrest, went
to Warsaw to the Commissioner of Finances to receive the
reward for the betrayaL The revolutionary committee had
become aware of his intention, and at 11 o'clock in the
morning the Jew was stabbed in the back with a poigrard
in the very antechamber of the commission. Pressing his
band to his wound be bad strength enough to pursue the
nemesia with cries of " Murder." He soon fell from loss of
blood, but the pursuit was kept up by one of his co-religion-
ists, who followed the fugitive into a house. A crowd soon
gathered, and the man was arrested. The wounded waiter
is in a very dangerous state.