The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-05 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

THE HAGUE, Nov. 2.—The new ministers,
Messrs. Thorbecke, Van Soosbeeck, Stingier, and
Pahud, took their oaths yesterday at the hand of the
king. M. Van Bosse having been a member of the
former cabinet was of course exempted from taking
the oath. Messrs. Van Roeethal and Laces have not
yet arrived in this capital, the former is expected on
Monday. The second chamber will not commence its
sitting on the 6th, for which day it had been con-
voked. The session is prorogued until the 13th. This
prorogation was considered necessary in order to give
the new cabinet time to prepare their programme,
which is anxiously looked for

AMERICA.
THREE DAYS LATER.

The Ooransteamer Hermann, Captain Crabtree, ar-
rived off Cowes yesterday morning. She left New
York on the 20th October, and has brought fifty-five
passengers, and ab3ut 40,000 dollars on freight. By
PIM accident her French and E .glish mails were not
sent to Southampton, and it was feared that they
would be taken on to Bremen. The additional news
brought by the Hermann ii fully detailed in the letter
of our New York c wrespondint, and the gleanings
from American journals that are subjoined to it.

NEW YORK, OCT. 20..

By the Herman, which sails this day fur South-
Inmpten, I have the pleasure to inform you that an
arrival at New London (Cann.) corraboratestbe news of
Sir John Franklin's safety. The iutelligenos has ex-
cited the greatest eaisfaction. I quote from the New
London Chronicle of the 18th inst., as follows:
Capt. Chapel, of the barque McLellan of this port, from
Davis' Straits, whose arrival we announced yesterday morn
lag, furnishes information which will at least be read with
interest in the United States, and indeed in every part of
the world. About the let of August, while the McLellan
lay in latitude 74, longitude 72, the natives of the coast came
on board the CbiefWa. an English whaleman, and gave in.
formation by signs that two large ship were then lying in
Prince Regent's Inlet, and had been there fast in the ice
Mar sump. and being asked with regard to those en board,
whether they were dead or alive, they r. pied in the same
way that the crews were not "asleep" (that is, not dead),
but were all well. This information was considered by ,he
Englishman and by Captain Chapel as indicating that the
ships of Sir Joke Praaklin were clearly meant.
The Englishman landed at Cape Hay, same distance from
Pond's Bay, a quantity of coal and provisions, with which
his ship was tandahed by ttm British government for the
use of the long missing ships, if they should chance to come
there, as they would boob:lied to do on their feta. n to Eng-
land. This is certainly the latest news from that quarter,
and there is • possibility, perhaps a probability, that the
commander of the unfortunate expediion and his crews are
still alive. Heaven send that it may he so.
The McLellan and her gallant officers and crew have
reached home almost by a miracle—at any ran. have done
no trader dreuastanees that entitle them to the highest

credit.
On the 12th of lune, the roe got " nipped" in the ice,
and only escaped destruction the almost superhuman
exertions and conduct of those wen in charge of her.
She was so onerely injured that she leaked se es to be
tiant say by the iasessest srark of nearly all hands
the pumps. sad by mesas of two large metallic vamps,
Obtained by Captain Chapel from the wreck of the Beh
ships crushed sod to fast just 'bead of him. Tee leek
wee, however, lidly remedied by thrumbed mile wader
the bow, though she continued to leak until her arrival
home, and was only kept .bees water by continued and an-
amino labour at the pumps, till she reached the dock,
which, indeed, is still obliged to be continued as she lies at
the wharf. The two English ships, Superior sad Lady
ions, mentioned yesterday, were both last very near the
McLellan. Two of the crew of the lost ships arrived is her.
They ars natives of the Shetland Wands
It is due to Ca7tain Chararl, his gallant officers and ship's
Company, again to lay that their conduct in bringing home
their vessel is demvieg of more than cowmen praise, and
even with their exertions, it could not have bees doss, hut
for the otos& and enduring qualities of the ship. The
skill and perseverance of the officers and men were objects
of admiration to the loglhatunen who witnessed thaw.
The Niagara arrived lest evening. General untie-
faction is expressed at the small disturbance the dis-
missal of M. Poussin is likely to make. The Emelt
seem to be taken more by. surprise than affected by
rmentment. If a new minister is sent to this isoess-
try I have no doubt he will find our government state
courteously disposed, and possibly ready to disease
some of the very questions which the temper of IL
ilonsein had deferred, if not prevented.
It is now ramoure:4, on good authority, that Kr,
Clayton is displeased with the conductor Mr. Elvis's
in his late interview with the Dictator of Nimes's',
that is, so far as a violent intervention at band wee
insinuated, but that he has avowed his determination
to maintain the doctrines of Mr. Monroe. There
appears to be some inommistsucyin this, but this kind
of -knave is usual with polinesans ; it may or say
not have meaning. In the first plies it is believed
here that England an show no claim to the Mos-
quito moist, and neat that when she perceives what
favourable condition for the world have been inanted
in the contract with the American Company, she will
not assert any claim to its injury. The state elm.