The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-11 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

A Rankin government j mrnal contains an invita-
tion to contractors to bid for the curiae of several
millions of ponds (1 pood equals 40. M.) of copper,
iron, lead, tin, and other raw produce, from the Sibe-
rian mines on the Don, the %Volga, and the Dnieper
to Nicolairtf, "tor the use of the superintendent of
the Black Sea fteet." The preparations making
everywhere for afresh campaign are carried on with •
degiee of energy and spirit hitherto unknown in
Russia.

THE UNITED STATES.

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LIVERPOOL, Idoyoky.

The Royal Mail stead-ship Canada, Captain W.
J. C. Lang, has arrtv. d. Her mail bags were landed
this evening at nine Oclock, and the vessel herself
is expected at midnight. She left Boston on the
27th ult., and Halifax on the 29th, with the usual
mails from British North Anurics. (She has been
detained some hours at the Bar for want of water.)
Besides the mails, she has brought 43 passengers, but
no specie.
The Royal Mail ste.tm-ship America, from hence on
the 16th of Feb., was passtd going into Halifax on
the 29th; at one p.m., on Co.? 9th instant, passed the
Persia 37 west of Fraa tnel Light.
The steam-ships Arc'ic and Alabama have re-
turned, alter cruising in search of the Pacific, bring-
ing no tidings of her. They could not proceed north-
ward of Cape Race, owing to immense fields of ice.
The Atlantic and Aeia arrived at New York on
Feb. 24.

In the United States Snate, on the 25th of Feb.,
Mr. Muon, chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs, offered a resolution, which was adopted, call-
ing for all correspond( rice that had passed respecting
the Englirh goverment enlistment d,fficalty.
..._ _ _ _

At the National Preaidental Conven,ion held at
Philadelphia, only two names, those of George Law
and Millard Fillmore, are yet announced.
The 124th annivereary of Waehington'e birth-day
was celebrated with great eclat at New York on the
22nd Feb.

California 'deices to Fab. 25, per Daniel Webster,
at New Orleans, reports Lail a million dollars en
rotate. There is no important news. Havanna
dates to Feb. 17 contain nothing new. Accounts
from Gonave', Hayti, state that Soulouque had dir
banded his army, and that an invasion of Dominica
was abandoned.

Accounts from Mexico state that the revolt of
Hero y Tamirez would prove a Were. The new
tariff went into operatiln Jan. 1.
Money at New York was rice edingly abundant.
Its value on call was 6to 7 per cent. There was a
good demand for drat-class paper, which was scarce.
The stock market was irregular under the influence
of the Asia's newe, with teudency downwards.
The cotton market was unsettled on account of
the foreign advice,.

Bread;tuffs were duil, and the demand chiefly for
home consumption, and prices rather lower.
There was a fair demand for provi.ions.
Freights to Eng'ald were tolerab'y active at
steady rate,.

Exchange on London unchanged, 1051 to 1091;
Paris, 5.221.

The United States steamer Washington arrived at
Cowes on her way to Bremen yesterday. She left
New York on the 23. d cr.

According to the New York Honed emigration to
Nicaragua has become ti passion with young Ameri-
cans of family and position. The Senate had ordered
the priotiog of 10,000 maps of Central America.
copies of those prepared by the Coast Survey, all the
maps of that region now in use being of British
origio.
In Kansas a pro-slavery movement is afoot to pro.
cure southern emigrants to aid in combating aboli-
tionists. The Herald of Freedom, published at Law-
ranee, gives an account of the preparations making
there tor the civil war expected on or about March 4.
It says:
thine tale Robinson and Lane taw adopted precautionary
siessorin, and organised a r piment and placid the several
forts in charge of suitable persons, and tom are being
guarded night and day t e prevent a surptise. In the mom-
thus munitions of war are being collected, Rod will be held
in readiness for instant terries. We on terstand that an
attack is alto expected at T.. eke, and that our friends thaw
are also preparing for defence. The friends of freedom la
the east may be prepared at any time to hear of the blow
being struck. When the vest suit be opened again in
Kansas it will be under different enspicts than on Was?
occasions; it will be a struggle in canner, and we appeal
to our (rinds in the noun end east to held thentselree
in reediness to march at a fllntlfel not. cc to oar remue.
They may rest assured that tn. people of Kansas will
stand upon the right, and that they will die before their
will surrender.

A letter from Odessa of the 25th Mt., in a Russian
journal sap, •' The rapid r ensition from a moat rigoroug
winter to warm but humid and rlitty weatter, has gives
rise to typhus and all Itsta t f eorregious fevers. The doe-
, tors, to whom pr..videnee usually shows a well-merited
benipity, have this time been very unfortunate. It is
thought nothing at all that there sh,oll be as many as eight
now ill, while three others have died daring the night just
palled. At !Coital. if also the mortality is great, sad
smording to the i. telliganee we re eeive, it is very serious In
the Peninsula as well, espreisLy in the Imalities tat arut the
gee.••

The Russian Chancellor of State, Jakowkff, who
is the proprietor of Ist At metallergseil works in tbsd
country, has jest given the government about two mill one
of kilo srammee of metal for the ea•raordinary wants of the
army and nary. _

The Aursiaire Breton states that a present offered
to the cathedral of Reno.' by General d'A I o ~,lle„ a native
of that town, is st.ortly t, be placed in the dime cf that
bnildong. It c minis of two banners taken from the prin.
cip3l church of Seha.trpll. They are of red cloth, sad
covered with meal iota not badly paint•!,l, representing
clone memo from the New Teatanvnt. To each banner are
att.ched thee streamers of considerable length, covered
with embroidery, Greek er.weer, and pat snarls.

A letter from Copenhagen, in the Hamburg Con•
respondent, stats•—•• The Supreme Connell has decided
to-ley on the astablisnment of a journal to give s►orta
hand repo.ts if the ',roc ediage, and v.e adatiuion of the .
public to the sitting,. The epees' et will be reported in
Ohs language in which thefera dalivtrad."

A corporal of a line regiment, stationee. at Calais,
haajoet iabarited a fortune of 76 millions of trines.