The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-20 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

The Canada, Captain Harrison, arrived at Liverpool
yt sterday m ruing, from New York and Hali'ax, with
dates from the forrcer tort to the 4th awl 'he letter
the 7th inst. We pular shed r sterols, a rummaty cf
ler news.
The following letter from our c,r.espondent gives
an excellent summary of news :
NEW YORK. APRIL 4

In my last I wrote you in relstiun to the probable
action of our government in cue of any political
disturbances is Canada, and that Goitral Taylor
would take care to present any breach of our
friendly relations with E-glend by acts of sympathy
towards to those who were fourd in arms spirit
her. I have reason to know that the utmost faith
will be kept on our port in this matter, and pr.bibly,
very probably, the moment is not far off when this
good faith will be appealed to. It is Paid that secret
associations are now on foot in this country, not to
help the Fri nib but the Reglish, and that their move-
ments are upon a large reale. We hear that very
extensive arrangements are going on at Boston to
this end, and that arms and money are already on
their way to Canada. In this state of things we are
naturally on the tiptoe of expectation.
We have late news from Califernia by- way of
Mar lean our 'deices being to tle 27th of February.
General Lane, the new governor, had arrived out in
the Southampton. The severity of the weather bad
prevented the working of the miner, but a crowd ref
people were getting ready to b gin operations early
in the sprang. A new city called Breccia had been
founded on the Sae.ramrnte, thirty miles from San
Francisco. and a large number of houses was to be
erected there as son as possible. The American,
held a meetir.g on the Bth January last to organise
a provisional government, in default of any
being provided for them by the last congress, and
while they expres-ed their confidence, as " citizece of
a great and glorious republic," in obtaining a proper
territorial government at a future day, they resolved
to govern themselves in their own way in the mean-
time. It. was agreed that the several district. should
hold elections for delegates to a convention, at which
a political organization should take place. A resolu-
tion was also passed that slavery should be opposed
in every shape and form in the territory. Tams my
prediction, made some time ago, that the " domestic
institution" of the south would not be permitted to
take root in California, is very far on the way of
being realised. In some districts elections had already
taken place.
Meetings of a similar character had been held in the
neighbouring districts. Gold was selling at various
prices, from 9 dole. to 14 dole. per ounce, and was
very plentiful. The meanest emigrant seemed to have
his bog of gold. A. correspon nt of mine writes
me, it was supposed that three millions of dollars had
'seen actually taken from the mines since they were
Int worked. Provisions had oome in so plentifully,
that the price bad fallen; but they were yet dear en
comparison with their value on the Atlantic crest.
Flour ranged at from 12 dole to 15 dole. per
barrel; perk, 20 dole. to 28 dole., and no demand el
sal bens 30 to 40 cents. per lb. The price of
board was about 21 dole. per week, the rent of a
lodging-room 130 dole. per month, washing was 8 dote.
per dozen, and a pair of good boots br..ught 50 dole.
Immense numbers of persons were arriving at San
Francisco, and the Americana were at present in a
minority. There were rumours afloat that a large
body of Mexicans were on their march through the
interior to reconquer Alta California, but did not
cause any apprehension, nor were they fully believed.
There was a crowd of persons at Panama awaiting
the means of traneportation. Vessels were taken up
at enormous prices as soon as they arrived at Panama.
We bear to-day of the breaking up of an overland
party, with which Andabon, a son of the celebrated,
was connected, while passing up the Rio Grande. The
elegem destroyed a large number of the party, and
they were then plundered of their gold, amounting
to about 14,000 dole. The survivors returned to
New Orleans quite dispirited.
We begin to have large arrivals of gold from Cali-
fornia. More than 200.000 dole. in value have pissed
through this city, from Boston, the lest week, on its
way to the Mint. We have this morning authentic
information that the array has proved the ore to be
excel dingly rich. Tne Northern, which is now
hourly expected from Chem', is @append to have a
large quantity on board. The disposition to emigrate
has nenved, and our streets are full of young men,
whore draw bespeaks their intention to depart. Al-
most every association adopts some diatinctive dress,
and each member is well armed. You will find in

the newspapers accompanying thislor ter those parti-
clears which I pnrysely omit.
We have late news from Mexico, having dates from
the caplal to the lath of Match, and from Vera Cruz
to the 10th. A courier passed through Jalapa on the
night of the 12th, bearing despatches, as was sop-
reed, from the Mexican minister at Washington, in
relation to the protocol. As that subject was gives
the "go by" by the late coigrer, it is at present
an undecided though not a vest d question. Our go-
vernment will doubtless refuse to consider it any-
thing more than an explanation of a friendly rather
than of an official character, and Mexico will have to
make the best of it. A project to calumet Valpara's)
and Acapulco by a railway wts in discussion by the
Mexican Congress, and Mannirg and Macintosh are
agitating the route by Tehuantepec as the best and I
most feasible. The inhabitants of Alvarado were
seeking to have their port declared one of entry. The
army of the north has covered itself with" glory" in
its operations under General Marron against the es.-
Yager,. Them persons have become so formidtbl-
that there is to be a meeting of delegates from
all the northern states to take measures for the com-
mon defence. We may form from this some idea of
the power of the Mexican goy-rnment when it is
unable to defend i e own citizens from the attacks of
these " onteide barbarians." GeneralOway has been
emitted and sent prise* rto Peat's. General 1.0111•
%radii is made adjutant-general of the army. It is
said that a law will be weed banishing Santa Anna
from Mexico, or, at lost, prohibiting him from land-
ing on its shores without due nofce of his inrention
We also learn that etme free schools have bre°
established at Puebla. This is the mit-stance of our
latest &deices, by the way of New Orleans.
At Washington nothing has marred recently QC
saw& importance.
Turning to other topics :
We have late acc-uots from Srata Fe, u late sa
the 26th of Febrathy, which state that Cul. Fremont
had arrived there in great distress. In attempting to
sews the mountains he lost eleven of his party, and
all his horses, in core. quence of the depth of the
scow and the severity of 'ho weather. He was com-
pelled to return to the valley for assistance, and sue-
seeded in evening the survivors, a'm at at the ex-
pense of his own life. The journals of the various ex-
ploring parties +ha' have gone overland from the Mitt-
elsvippi to the Pecifie are among the most interesting
of our American narratives. There is yet an un-
bounded 6 Id of adventure open for the adventurous.
All our rivers and lakes are now navigable, and our
canals are nearly so. The greatest activity pervade
the north at this season of the year. Eery one seems
to be in motion. The ci'y is crowd. d with strangers,
and Broadway, is almost impassable for them at many
hours of the day. They are the principal support of
our public nieces at th:u season.
Exchange is down to 6 per cent. nominal, making
the oar of exehanze against you at this momert.
One large house is buying up all the bills it can on
England for the purpose of importing specie at a

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Oar motry market, however, is very stringent and
tight. There is a general complaint in Wall-street
of the pc nteity of mosey. I send Ton a circular to
" c.srtify to tho same." I now break off, ttlthltivit I
have no' half finished what I revered to say. The
resamotion of the weekly trips of the steamer+ will
Rive me more room f r discussion. I am compelled
to close at a moment when I would prefer to continue
my emulations.
[For Markets, tee let page.]

CANADA.

RIOT AT TORONTO.

We have in'ellicerce from Montreal which proves
the gr at excitement caused all over the cAtotry by
the ministerial measures for the payment of ex-rebels.
A serious riot had he n caused by it at Toronto.
On the evening of March 22, em". Baldwin and
Mackenzie were banned in effigy; they were carried
though several streets elevated upon Inng polee,pa.s-
ing from the residence of Mr. Baldwin to the resid-
ence of Mr. Blake, and then returning tr Mr. B.'s.
The effigies of the two were then burned. The
mob. to the number cf some thousands, then pro-
ceeded to the house of Mrs. Nlsento-h, where
Mr. MMenzie was stopping, where hie effigy was
burn', and the house assailed with stones and all
manner of missiles, completely riddling the windows.
The gas Fghte in the vie inity were nut not, and the
peliee r. stated. The house of Mr. Montgomery,
which is situate opp site, was attacked and the win-
dows moth damaged. Mr. 11. Price, son of the Hon.
J. H. Pei e, was severely b .atrn, and on being con-
veyed 0 the residence of.Dr.Relphe, that gentleman's
house was assailed by the mob and slightly damaged.
The residence of Mr. Brown, of the Glam. was also
injured. An investigation was ping on at Toronto
in regard to these riots.
From Montreal, under date April 3, we learn tint
the event or dissent of the gneer tor h..d not been sig-
nified in regard to the Indemnity Bill.
A continua ferment was beinr maintained in order
to deter his excellency from signing the bill. On the
2nd inst., in the assembly, Sir Allan M'Nab mow d
en address to his excellency calling for copies of all
petitions received in regard to giving his sanction to
the resolutions on tin payment of the rebellion losses.
An excel dinely chap and hitter diseu sion ensued,
and the motion was lest—ay. s, 16 ; noes, 39.
In consequence of its being repeated that the bill to
pay the rebellion cases was to be signed by the Go-
vernor on the 30th alt., mach excitement prevailed,
and it was only by thb strernous exertions of Mita-
, ential persons of the tory party that a large crowd
was prevented from aseetr.bling around the Parlia-
ment House.
The coloured inhabitants of Sandwich had pre-
sented a strong petition to the flovernor-General
against the Rebellion Losses Bill.
A bill bad been introduced into the House of As-
sembly to inctrporate the Niagara end Detroit River
Railroad Company. It bee been stated by the mem-
ber who introduced it that the stockholders of the
Albany and Buffalo Railroad are ready to trice up
the stock.
MONTREAL, MARCH 29.—Private accounts from the
Eastern townships, which may be relied on, represent
the people as (morally speaking) up in arms in re-
gard to the bill for paying rebellion losses. Nume-
rous nate ings still continue to be l.eld in various
parts of Upper Canada. In Belleville the notorious
Wm. Lyon Mackenzie, bat for his speedy departure,
would have been ridden on a rail. The Toronto papers
are warmly engaged in discussing the question of an-
nexation to the United Sates.

FINANCIAL AND
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

WES r LONDON REFORM ASSOCIATION.
MR. HUNIE'S MOTION.
A westing of this arexiation was held last evening
at the Wellesley Arms, Rsbeet-itteet. Chelsea, for general
busies's, but erpecielly to CJl:SiliOf Mr. Home's mo on for
the let of May. A deputation from the Metropolitan Swim"
attended. FUEDIMICIL GAISNALL. Esq ,in the chair.
Mr. J. LOCKHART propo.ed the following mein-
Con :—" That this association is mutt gratified at
seeing that Mr. Hove intends to ask leave to
bring is a bill Jiro the H ass of Commons to
the efftct that househald suffrage, vote by ballot,
triennial parliaments, and electoral t.ietri t , should become
the law of the land. gad the association plsdges itself to rap-
port those objects by evi ry n ewes in is power." That ab-
lution, be was certain, would receive tht ir cordial support.
Mr. PROUT, of the M iropoli:nn Financial &ad Parlia-
mentary Reform Assuci.sion, seemed the resohation.
Mr. CliAllaalla and Mr. MACFAISLANZ spoke is support
of the re. elution, which w's carried unanimously.
Several pew mintier' were prop.,. d and adiuittcd, after
which thanks wets given to tho chairman, and the meeting
adjourned.

MEETING AT LIVERPOOL.
The annual cr.ceting of the L;v rpool Fineccial
Reform Asmcietion wet held on We doeulsy, LAWRENCE
lIETWORTH, Req.. M.P., in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN expressed his conviction that the IPSO-
Cirieft would ultimat. ly 6rm one of the ere it at blessiege
that this country could possibly enjoy. He read the fol-
lowing letter from Richard Cobden, E q., M.P.:
" Dear am compelled to bo in London again
on Monday, and therefore regret that I shall net be sole to
att nd your atnual motif it ; but wherever I eo I am at
work fir your cause, end I find everywhere a rapidly in-
creasing desire for financial reform, for welch we arc mainly
indebmd to the pereevetieg exertion. of the Liverpool Asso-
eistion.-11. have me, der sic, faithfully yonrm Ricuann
COBDCN. Ludt, Apr 1 12, 1849."
Tne followers)/ report of the c..trimitme was then read :
" The Court 1 of the Liverpool Financial Reform Amocia-
ci in, in p resenting to the themle re their annual report, do
not deem it necessary to go into all th details ef their opera-
thins for the past year, inasmuch es they have been from
time to time laid belore the members in the repeats reed at
tbdr mouthly pubic meeting,. I'l rs femme to the past
mouth, tile council have to übovve thd. their correspondence
tias continued much on the same wile end of the same satis-
factory narure as hetet f ve, bringing iutelligence of kindred
sauwiatious forming in all parts sat the c entry, and seeking
lamination, telemeter with large supplies of thar tracts,
by other c iminuniiirs that have the same olj. a
in contemplatien. The council have published their
address to the tax payer. of the 'felted Kingdom,
together wieh the petition to parliament agreed
upon at the last m snthly meet ina, in the pimps
uf a tour page tract for gratuitous deerlbution, men, thou-
sands of which have already been aiv,n away through the
agency of other financial associations, while no less than
75,000 of them have been stitched into various pe-
riodicals as adeertisemeets. This tract may be had by
any one on application at the t Mee of the association.
The council have also, during the past month, retied
an address to the tenant farmers of the Uoi•ed Kingdom.
The council have much p 1 &sure in enneuncing that Mr.
Thomas Bent, who el welt known throughout the country,
from his oninexion with the National Tempera-ice Society,
the Health of Towns Association, and lii. more recent investi-
gatien iuto juvenile dip levity and it. causes, hes consented, on
solicitation, • o lecture in the principal tout., of the kingdom,
on the subject of financial tc(,rm, in its twofill aspect of
reduced expenditure, and the substitution of direct fee indi.
rest taxa ion. Iu takit.g a review of 'briar present position,
afar the leboure of a year, the coward cannot but feel satia-
tie 1 with, and congratulate the mem v re of, this SERIChtiOII,
on the fact, that not. es than 36 Financial Reform Associa-
tions have been organised in the country—viz.: London:
Raryletume, Metropolitae (Upper Wellingemmtrect), Cam-
Weettniester (Tevistock street, Coventmsrden):
Lembeth, Stet n. y ; Manchester, Oxford, Plymouth,
Wtreester, Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Ipswich, Bath,
Cir. wester, Derby, Wr. ahem, h ttisl.s, Ide a menu,
(York), Hereford, Leeds, NeweaMle-nn-Tyne, Wed-
nesbury, Denbigh, Boinhurgh, Peialey, Leith, Aber
dram, Haddington, Kirksldy, Cupar (File), St. Andrews,
Perth, and Lentush. Many of these emaciation@ have con-
sidered it necessary to connect the question of parliamentary
with that cf financial reform. In this ream ct they have so
far gone beyond us. The council, at the formation of this
lam 'elation, did confidently enrertain the hope that when
the government and the legislature of the country had
dewily poiate l out to them the nec.mity end practicatility
el a large eedueti. n in the czpeteliture, they would fairly
have met such a uthessity ; but the government and leeiala-
hare Pave, however, been tested by ercitia motions and
bees frond wanting. This tact, uneecortaincd at the for-
mation of this aseocittion, may have had, and that
very naturally, its weight with the more rthently.'ormed
bodies in determining them to c innect parliamentary
with financial reform. But, constituted es this WAWA-
tion woe for (Inane al te`orm elms, the ceuncil
feel that, notwithatandoig :he Urge amount of id vitiation
which a yeat'a experience h. s given th. m, whatever effect it
might have had if known in tee it °nein sl decision, they are
not at present called upon to seek powers to alter thole con-
. stitution. Important as the reduction of exnenditure un-
doutdedly and easy of accomplishment, if hence,' at-
om; tad, as the exposure of the wanton, wll ul, and recklem
waste of public money, made in our tracts, clearly shows it to
he, yet if reducti
on of expenditure Is to be the only aim and
limit of the labours of finencisl reformers, it will difinitely fell
short of the requirements of the country's need, and as such
will not he w 4th the Olathe and sacrsficr s neocitary for its at-
tainment. A reduction once fferted—and more esp. chilly ifsuf-
iently large to sanely public demands, and thereby lessen its
vigils. ce—ean be <wily and gradually, and very impercep-
tibly replaced by increased expenditure, which may again
become ruinous to fire any further adequate public opinion
can b.: brought again to bear on its reductions, as witness the
inc ***** of present expenditure as cam 1 sired with that of the
years 1812, 1833, 1844 and 1835, unites some perm went and
self acting cheek be introduced. Recce the n. cessity of what
we consider to be the most important objict of our associa-
tion, viz , the substitution of direct for inthrect taxation.
Without tnia, the 'mat principles recently introduced into
our comm reiel pehey can never be fully carried to their legi-
timate extent, inasmuch as a free commerce cannot exist with
a restricted consumption :—" A permanent reduction of ex-
penditure, and a completely liberated commerce with free
industry, therefore imperatively demand as the very basis of
th. it evidence, direct taxation.
Mr. EDWARD 13RODRIBB proposed its adoption, con-
gratulating the meeting upon the fact that the AM elation
bad met with the criticism not only of the provincial press,
but also the metropolitan press, and, last of all, in that cele-
brated white publication—the Edinburgh Review. Mr. Ed-
ward Brodrieb then said that if unisersal suffrage were
granted to the people, the people would not stop short
at univened suffrege, fur they weuld Insist upon an
equitably adjusted system of taxation. If the prin-
ciples of the association were carried out, he would defy
any mini.ter, at the rah of impeachment, to refuse grunting
uuiversal suffrage. The people were the parliament of parba-
ciente, and no parliament could alter the principle that no
man should be taxed except through his representatives.
Alluding to the courage of Mr. Cobden on the agitation
of the repeal et the corn laws against the opinions f the
majority of the people of this country, Mr. Brodribb con-
cluded by calling upon the people of Liverpool to agitate for
financial reform.
Mr. RICHARD SKIRL seconded the resolution.
The meeting was then addressed by other gentlemen, alter
which the assembly separated.

CLERICAL.
Tare RISTORATION or Sr. DAVID'S CATHEDRAL bar
been going on since the subrcription for that purpose in
1946. The stone mod-screen has been compbtely restored,
and the unsightly wood-work which surrounded it cleared
away sad replaced, where neciamary, by parcloas of wrought
iron. A prejecting cornice of oak has beta substituted for
the barbarous balustrade which formerly diefigured the rood-
loit. The choir-arch, before walled up, has been partially
opened, and the work continued by th.: Dean and Chapter.
The large platform before the screen and the passage into
the choir have been laid with encaustic tiles.
PREFRRIIIIVTIL—Rev. 0. L. WHITEHOCSII, to Bollington
P.C., Prestbury, co. and din. of Chester ; 1741. with resi-
dence ; patron, the Vicar of Prostbury.
R. v. J. Bnowx to be Honorary Canon in Norwich
Ca edral.
Rev. H. DOWNTON, to St. Joke:, C.. Chatham, dio.
Wet. ; vacant by resignation of Rev. G. Harker.
R-Y. F. M. KNOLL= to Horaepath P.C., county ant dio.
Orford; 911. with residence; pat-ons, Magd. C 41., Oxford.
Rev. N. Moamar( to Berdsley P.C., Ashton under-Lime,
dio. Mauch. ; patrons, Hulas'. trustees.
Rey. J. Piccors to Brindle C., near Chorlcy, Lane.,
dio. Manchester.
Rev. A. W. B. VINES, A.B , to Baditworth V., with
Shurdington C., co. and dio. of Olouo.; 4001. with residence;
vacant by the resignation of Rev. B F. Carlyle ; patron,
J. B. Vince, Req.
wiVosterceitsiwdre.n—oeN;oßrtehvo.pu.Vjo.,neFsl,idnetceushiree
;di:oar°. St.n, Ath..;
8p.600 10.fe
St. Aleph.