The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-01 00:00:00

the government with the North American company, grant-
ing elven exclusive privileges for 40 years ; whilst our plant•
pots:Ala:l in London, M. Castellon, in accordance with his
instructions, has mule a contract for canals with Mr. Wheel-
wright, director of the Fulfil Steam Company, subject to
the ratification of the government. This contract is based
on the principles of the " federation " with the King of
Holland.
We have here just now Mr. White, a lawyer, front New
York, representing another company in the United States,
who offers, it is said, greater advantages than the first con-
tract. This announcement has occasioned considerable
movement usaapt us, and will emancipate us from the
state of inseivity is which we are at present.
The increasing importance of the trade of New
Turk may be inferred from the folios log statement
published in a New York contemporary of the amount
of dude.% paid on imports during the week as com-
pared with former years, viz. :
The value of merchandise imported during the past week
was nearly double that for the corresponding week last year,
and largos in excess of the imports for the same week in
1846 and 1847. The duties upon such • large importation
were of course large, and the deposits in the sub-Treasury
►eve increased. The rem ipts at the office of the Assistant-
Treasurer of this port yesterday amounted to 78.523 dole.
58c.; payments, 33,665 dole. 16c.; *oleic, s, 52,000 dole.;
balance, 1,187,682 dole. Toe July interest on the g.
vernment debt having been nearly all paid, the accumula-
tions in the treasury hereafter will be rapid.

COT', ON.—Livearoot, Jute 31.—The market to-clay
was very stiff, but the priors ..f Friday were not changed. The sales
were ab .ut 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for export and 2,000 for
speculaLion.
Mancttiaras, 'lux 31.—The 'Oriels from abroad
which h.d oome to h Ind since thturday's market were more cheer-
ing. There was no advance in prior, but the quantities moving off
were eery con-iderable, and the prospect for the future was altogether
mote cheerful than heretofore. The toes of our market to.day was
decidedly healthier, and there wee a larger business done at moderate
prices that is to say, a little under the extreme rates that were asked
Let week.

CLOTH.—Lszos, JULY 31.—Whither from the agri-
cultural meeting absorbing so much attention, or from the little choice
of cloth in the markets, the attendance of buye•e in to-diy's market
has been very limited, and consequently the amount of business leas
than fur several of the past market daps.

MANUFACTURES.— iIVDDICIPPIELD, July 31.—We
harm had rather a quiet market to-day, and a good business doing
to order, and the maaufacturers are all burr.

WOOL, Hrnossenum, July 31.—The demand for this
artier hos been very limited dosing the past weak. The higher
prices paid during the Landon tales, just over, have had the tendency
to dump the spirits of the little manWaoturers, who d e not seem at
all anxious to lay I. stocks of either colonial or German Wool. The
public rules hay: closed for this batch of sales, and from the circulars
of the wool brokers just issued it appears that 47,000 haled of Wool
have been mad at prices ranging from le. to 2s. per lb.

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SALISBURY WOOL FAlR.—Tnis newly-establi.hed Wool
fair was held in this city on Tuesday loot, In enclosed premises lately
used as an ir,n.foundry, whida was well filled with growers and
staplers from adjoining counties. The quantity of Wool eiltibited
was very large, numbering upwards of 20,000 fleeces, which chiefly
consisted of Soul h4lovnis ; and from the absence of accommodation
many samples remained one posed. Business commenad at 11
o'clock sluggishly ; but ate later period a deal of business was trans-
acted, and nearly the whole on oft r changed bands, at fair price.
Teg Wool realised 10d. to 1 Id. per lb., and to two or three instances In.
wa. obtained ; ewe averaged Old. to leid. Shortly after I o'clock
bunnies. was saspealed for the purpose of reassembling at 3, but,
however, very little business was afterwards transacted. A piece of
plate, value 10 guineas, was offered to the largest buyer of Wool
(whose purchases were not to be less than S,OOO fleeces), and awarded
to Mr. Doling, of Wilton, be having bought between 6,000 and
7,004 fleeces.