The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-04 00:00:00

UNITED STATEQ.

To the summary of the news brought by the
Niagara, which we published yesterday, we now add
tue letters of our correspond' rate, and a variety of
interesting extracts from the American journals.
NEW YORE, Sept. 19.
One of the most startling events which I have to
record is the dismissal of the French minister, who
has ree ived, in diplomatic phrase, his passports from
General Taylor. You are aware that in this country
no such things es passports exist ; and we have some
standing jokes upon foreign( re, who often conceal
themselves for some days before they find out that in
this country one needs no such documents. M. Pout-
sin was formerly a captain in the United States'service,
at the time that the famous General Bertrand was at
the head of one engineer corps. He was consideted
a man of talent, and his return to the United States,
in diplomatic cawa7ty, was taken as a compliment to
oar country. The real cause of offence may be traced
to his haying pressed in a very indecorous manner
the claims of come French merchants in Mexico fir
property taken by General Scott, while occupying
that country.. This is General Scot.'s opinion, who
was undoubtedly consulted upon the subject. M.
Punsain is at present in this city, and on Monday
evening made a speech at the opening of the Art
Union Gallery. He affects to be ignorant of his die-
misral • but the intelligence cones to us in such a
shape that I cannot doubt it.
I have, in a former letter, alluded to the general
feeling of disgust which prevails in this country
against the French; and it the French government
at ould give evidence of any hostility, in consequence
of the dismissal of M. Fonesin, there will not be a
dissenting voice against appropriate action on our
part. Our navy would put to sea immediately, to
attack the French West India islands, and to capture
French merchantmen wherever they could be found.
We have tried the mettle of the French seamen in
1'798-93, when they got the worst of it in several
naval renoontres, and we imagine they stand no
chance with us now. Still a war is not really to be
anticipated between the two nations, and it is more
than probable that the French government will re-
Poe in the disgrace of a red republican, for such M.
Penman is considered to b', since it saves them from
the neceetity of an act of recall, a step which they
would like to take, but the odium of which they
feared to encounter. Our merchants and under-
writers are already speculating on the possibility of
such a state of things.
Among our local incidents is the great State Agri-
cultural Fair recently held at Syracuse. It was at-
tended by about 70,000 people, and the exhibition of
animals, agricultural products sad implements, and et
traits and Hewers, was said to have been brilliant in
the extreme. Among the notabilities who were there—
and there were many—was Mrs. Fanny Kemb!e
But'e". In the evening she was reading Shakspeare
to crowded audience:, to such a manner as to excite
tt eir highest sensibilities, and in the day, " witthin4
the world with noble horsemanship." In this lady the
combination of talent and eccentricity is complete. It
is rumoured that she is about to re-unite with her
husband, and that all their differences are in process
of arrangement.
The cuolera is rapidly leaving us, and the city is
now eat Ito be in a very healthy candition. We have
at this moment, in town, the revival of our usual
amusements. The Ravel company see at Nible's,and an
Italian troupe, with Signorina Tedescoas prima donna,
at the Broadway Theatre.
One of the most singular things I have to mention
is the arrival in this city of a person who styles him-
si if Major George Gordon Byron, and claims to be a
son of the famous poet of Newstead Abbey. He has
i sued proposals for publishing all the secret corre-
spondence of that personage, to be complete in four
eolumes, and claims to be actuated by the purest
filial affection ! He informed me the other day that
orders are raring in upon him for his work, and it
is not improbable that he may succeed in his
enterprise.
In an interview which I have just had with Mr.
Aspinwall, I learn it is his intention to have a semi-
monthly lice between Panama and Sin Francisco.
The President has reached Washington, with
im-
proved health. It is believed that bin constitution is
unimpaired, end that repose will give him his usual
strergth. It is difficult, however, to say what repose,
is this instance, means, as it is said he rides daily on
horseback about seven miles, and that he is resting
him§ If on the saddle. 'Meantime, the prospects of
his party, such as his cabinet designed to form for
him. are growing worms every day. There is not the
leant probability of its becoming permanent, or retain-
ing power. That cabinet has belied ail his promises
and professions, tied appears to be possessed of the
opinion that every man has his price,. a doctrine we
have never theoretically favoured in this country.
The probabilities now are that General Taylor will
have &sided majorities against him in both houses of
Congress, the very beat thing that could happen to
him. There would not then be the slightest excuse
for the continuat ce of a policy, which the masses of the
people of this country detest, that of purchasing
comae ssional support by the bestowal of office.
Every independent effort made by the people for
years past has been with the distinct design of get-
ting rid of government corruption. This was the
cause of the election of Gen. Jackson, Gen. Harrison,
end G" Taylor. All these presidents were taken
up and elected from the belief that they were untram-
melte Iby party hoods. Oen. Jackson was at first
warmly °pp-wed by the dimacratie party; he was
pu hid forward by the influence of De Witt Clinton,
the opponent of Mr. Van Buren, and, had the former
lived, we should have had a realisation of the theory
that this government can be administered without a
base res .rt to intriane and corruption. Gen. Harrison
diet too early in he term to enable us to judge of the
canteq• encee of his success. Gen. Taylor's career,
opening brilliantly, has b en much clouded by the
&meet c measures of his cabinet, and unless he re-
stria s its conduct, he will go out of office with as
much unanimity as he went in. There has been
mere proscription of the high officers of state under
13 al Taylor than even ni.d, r that professed partizan,
Mr. PAK. I have not abate one whit of my regard
for G n. Taylor, aid I feel c +ralient that he will Per-
sonally da what is right. Yet he has more than this