The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-08 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

The American ocean mail packet, Franklin, arrived
at Southampton yesterday, on her way to Havre.
She kit New York, on the '...00011 ult. She brought
nearly 100 passengers, and specie to the value
of nearly 1,000,000 dollars, nearly the whole of which
is for Fiance.

The most important item of information is, that
the British minister had peremptorily demanded of
the Mexican government a settlement of her very
backward accounts with her English creditors. In
this demand the British minister appears to havo
been backed up by similar requisitions hum the am-
bassadors of Spain and France.
A terrible shipwreck, with the loss of tho
Prussian minister, is reported to have occurred utf
Vera Cruz.

There have been some serious disturbances at
Toronto, on the church question.
Our correspondent writes as follows:
_ _ NEW YORK, Jrcy
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I take advantage of the trip of the Franklin,
which I hope mav be a short one, to keep you advised of
the news which has transpired here since my last. Tho
America has duly arrived at Boston, and her mails reached
here yesterday morning. Her news we consider unfavour-
able to our staples,.
Within the last few hours the insurrection in Cuba, to
which 1 directed your attention in my last, has been by
some papers pronounced a hoax. I do not think it such.
The last letters from Havannah speak of it as a fixed
fact," and 1 think I may as well quote from the .",,rot of this
city, a paper entirely in the interest of the Cuban insurrec-
tionists the following account of the affair, which, how-
ever, must be taken with many grains of salt :
" 11 AVANA, J c LY 17.—The Prontinciaineuto of Principe
was made on the 4th of July, on which the first struggle for
Cuban independence took place. As soon us the pro-
, nuneiamento had been published a crowd of people as-
sembled in the groves of Najasa, on the Betancaurt estate.
there they raised their flag, laud were holding consultations
when they were attacked by a detachment of cavalry,
Lancers, sent out front the garrison of Principe by order of
General Lemcry. The patriots met them in the firmest
manner, and, utter a brief engagement in which the Cubans
used their guns pistols, and clubs to wane purpose, the
Spanish troops deal, leaving 20 killed, wounded unknown.
Of the Cubans none were killed, though several wens
wounded. News is constantly expected of an engagement
between the royalist troops and the Cuban guerillas at tho
Coscoro mountains, and also in several other ire:erten, as aB
the towns and villages adjacent to Principe were publishing
their pronunciamentos, and the people were running to arms.
At the town of Las Tunas, between Principe and !Sayan., a
large force of Cubans, between 400 and 700 in number, had
collected, drilling and preparing for a fight. The garri-
son of Principe utuounted to 2,100 men before the rising
took place, but the soldiers are daily passing over
to the standard of the Cubans. A general engage-
ment is hourly expected. We await the next news from
Principe with the utmost anxiety. I have seen a letter
front a captain in the Royalist army at Principe. to hit bride
in Havana, which contains the following:—' 1 start imme-
diaely to attack the rebels, to whose flag numbers of our
infantry are daily deserting.' To-day a Large number of
troops were sent off by steam to Nuevitas to reinforce tho
garrison of Principe. The captain- general has removed
General Lomery from the command at Pritr:ipe. I have
not heard for what reason. The governor of Matanzas hlla
just forwarded to the captain-general an offie:al notice, that
the regiment of Leon, at that place, wa, in a state of disaf-
fection, and must be immediately removed. This is an im-
portant fact, and shows how matters are turning in favour
of the Cubans. Letters front Bayann state that the people
at that place and Santo Esperitu would shortly issue simul-
taneous pronunciameutos. In the Vuelta Altai°, not far
front Havana, the people were to issue their prononciamento
on the lith, when they would be joined by men from
Havana. The regiment of Espana was stationed at Pinar
del Rio, in anticipation of an outbreak. It is expected
that within ;h) days the whole island will be in a state of
open revolution."
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a circular of
some importance to importers of goods into the United
States from foreign countries. The purport of it is that
goods belonging to foreign owners shall no longer be ea-
' tered here by the American consignees as their own, nor
without the consular certificates at the place of export; and
that one consular certificate shall not cover invoices from
the same consignors, if they come by dal:rent vessels at
different times. it is evidently a restriction of trade for
the benefit of our consular agents abroad, under the usual
plea that importers arc apt to perjure themselves. The
details of the order are clearly the result of the principles
l laid down as I have mentioned. Doubtless ono of the ad-
vantages hitherto enjoyed by foreign importers of not being
• required to verify their invoices by their own oaths, wid bu
taken away under this new order.
In one of my former letters I sent you the deposition of
, a Mrs. Culver, a cousin, if I remember right, of the Fox
' girls, who introduced the system of rapping into this coon-
• try, and have succeeded iu deluding so many wcakminded
persons. You published it, but so m afterwards I saw such
a positive denial from one of their friends, of the statements
contained in that deposition, as to make the qulstion of
veracity of the greatest importance. The tables aro again
turned. A Mr. Burr, who has devoted himself for sit
I months to the subject, is about to present a mass of testi-
• ninny perfectly overwhelming as to the Gaul, of the Foxes.

Jenny Lind's progress westward is as brilliant as ever.
She is everywhere enthusiastically received, and is acquir-
ing very large sums of 'nonce. But it is a curium fact
that she is followed liertinaaously by a band of speculator'
from place to place, oho buy up all the tickets they can
and then sell them again at an enormous profit. There
seems to he no way by which they can be prevented.
One of the topics of the hour is the detention of the
Pacific for a week beyond her time, in consequence of her
late accident on the passage homeward. Some efforts
are making to get up a Galway line of steamers, but the
impression here is like that in England that it will not pay.
The ocean voyage might be shortened, hut every sensible
passenger would rather remain a few hours with his ship
than make a land journey acmes Ireland, and a disagree-
able trip across the channel. Be.iilev, no (nights could
bear this titre czpensc of transportation.

A steam company ha■ been organised in this city in con-
nexion with some foreign capitalist* to ply between New
York and an Italian port. It is supposed the line will be
in operation on the course of eight month., with a temporary
service ad ireterifm. The names of the parties here have not
yet transpired.
As I was about closing this despatch, I learned by tele-
graph from New Orleans, that advice% have been received
there from Mexico, to the 21st of July. Revolutions were
breaking nut in all direction% ogain.t the present adminis-
tration. It is said that the British minister had notified the
Mexican internment, that if the claims of the English
erediturs were not settled before the sailing of the next
packet, decisive mesourea would be taken. A similar de-
claration had been made by the French minister.
A riot occurred in Toronto on the night of the 2tth of
July. The Anti-Clergy Reserve Association held a meet-
ing which was called by the mayor, in St. Lawrence
Hall. The high church party called a meeting for the
same hour, and addressed the mob in the most in-
ilamnsatory language, inciting them to break up the anti-
clergy reserve meeting. The muse proceeded to St. Law-
rence Hall, and attempted to force their way up stairs, but
were driven Mack. They then prevented others coming out,
broke windows, and attacked several persons. The mayor
received a cut over one of his eyes by a stone. The Riot
Art was read, and the military called out. The mob
finally dispersed, without loss of life, about two o'clock next
morning.
Our money market is quite stringent. Exchange is some-
what dull. The Franklin, howestor, will take out about
1100,000 dol.. specie ow freight.

The Pacific will not leave until the 6th of August.

LA PLATA AND BRAZIL.

(A .aramary of the fallowing, mciired by electric tele-
graph, appe.red in yesterday'. tapresal:
1(10 JANF.IIIO,JuNr.I9.
The Brazilian steamer of war, Golfinho, arrived
here from Monte Video, on the 15th instant. She
brings dates up to the 4th, and front Buenos Ayres
to the 2nd. The Gollinho's news is itnportant. The
province of Corrientes had declared itself in favour
of Crquiya, annulled the authority which it had
given limas for the administration of the foreign
affairs of the confederation, and sent all its troops to
reinforce Urquiza's Lanny.
Crquira had formally declared war against Itosas,
and published a circular to that effect, a copy of
which had been transmitted to every governor in
the interior provinees.
General Eugenie Garton acknowledged the go-
vernment of Monte Video, and was nominated
general-in-chief of the Oriental forces. The general
was at Concordia with a force of 1,200 men, which
was hourly inervnaing in numbers, and it wasconfi-
dently expeetcd that in a few days he wouid have
from two to three thousand men under his e tmmand.
Orate had concentrated his entire force in St. iota,
continues! desertions of his men having rendered
their removal from the herders of the river a matter
of necessity.
A letter from Buenos Ayres states that it will lie
impoasible for Itusas to amenable more than 4.500
men at Santa K., and that a large proportion of those
were disaffected ; a fact, adds the writer, of which
Rams is perfectly aware. It was expected that the
squadron under ('La's command would sail on the
:th for Uruguay. The Brazilian squadron, under
Grenfell, was to ascend the river on the :oh.

General report here in Rio says that Crquiza was
bought over by the government for nu less a Mint
than afX) coati's de reis. It is uso hinted that Oribe
is open to proposals, or, rather, has made proposals
which the Bravilimis arc at present deliberating
upim. This, however, may 1w false, but in any case
there appears to be good reason for belief that- the
reign of Rows is well nigh at uu end.

Most prolrably the nest latest news from the River
Plate will be by the Brazilian mail steamer Severn,
due at Southampton on the 16th inst. The Severn
will bring news front Buenos Avres up to the 4th
ult., from Monte Video up to the Ith ult., and from
Rio up to the 15th ult. The Severn will be the first
strainer that will arrive at Southampton since the
new arrangement, by which the arrival of the Bra-
zilian steamers at Southampton is dated on the 16th
of the month instead of the 12th.

YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of this important society has
been held this week at Bridlington. On Monday the trial
of implements took place, and on Tuesday they were open
for public inspection. They were very numerous, and
many of them .seal great merit. The council met,
anal received deputations from Sheffield and Rother-
ham, both of whom invited the society to visit their re-
spective towns next year. Ultimately the lot fell upon
Sheffield, and Earl Fitsw 'ham w.ac electeil president for
the coming year. Wednesday was the principal day
of the chow, anal there was an immense gathering of
the et ntry and yeomanry of the neighbourhood and county
generally. A remarkably fine day caused every part of the
proceedings to be greatly enjoyed.
The following were the judges on this occasion for cattle:
Mr. W. Hunt, Hartley Hall, Sheffield; Mr. Bartholomew,
Louth; and Mr 11. Smith. Bras Abbey, Selby. For
shop and pia.: Mr. W. Ileseltine, IVarlaby, Lincolnshire;
Mr. J. Baylalun, lloffiughurst, Wakefield; and Mr. H.
Briggs. o:comb house, Louth. For horses: Mr. C. Mu-
tat, Mere Old hall, Knutsturd ; Mr. Thomas Sowerby,
Newton Murrell, Darlington ; and Mr. W. Lacey, Proton
Weagby. For poultry: Mr. J. 11. Charnuck, Stanley,
Wakefield; Mr. T. Gibbs, Sawnlay, Retford; and Mr. R.
I'ick, Sowerbv, Think. Fur ground implements: Mr.
Peter Lose, Nuseby, Notts; Mr. J. Almack, Beverley;
anal Mr. Thos. Scutt, Brown-close, Ilurouglabridge. For
barn implements: Mr. Owen Wallis Ultra:Moue Grange,
Northamptonshire: Mr. Than. Outilwaite, and Mr. Amos,
C.E., Southaark. . .

A gnat number of prises were awarded to the owners of
the best animals in the various classes. The premiums fur
implements were distributed as follows:—Ploughs, 9
inches, I, Mr. Maks, ; 2, Mr. Barker, 2!. 7 inches, 1,
Mr. Barker, ;2, Mr. Basks, 2/. inches, 1, Mr. Bar-
ker, LI.; 2, Mr. Tcale, 2!. Mr. Cresskill, fur Williams's
harrows, mr. Marnsby, for drill fur general use, di. ;
Mr. Cresskill, Uarrett's horse-hoe, vile; Mr. Bellerby, fur
Norwegian barrow, 11. ; Mr. Ki aniley, for scarifier, 31. ;
Mr. Kirkwood, fur drag, N. ; ditto, fur sub-pulveriser, 21. ;
Mr. Kellerliv, for various improvements in his cart, a
medal ; Mr. C. D. Yung, fur his improved churn,
a medal ; ditto, for cheese-press and a cheap
and portable rick-stand, 11. ; Mr. Meynell, for
his imprincil cradles, forks, rakes, bows, eec.,
1!. ; Mr. Summers, fur his horse-hoc, 21.; Mr. Busby, fur
his one horse curt. •V. ; Messrs. llill and Co., fur their iron
gates, &r., 2/.: Mr. Cresskill, for his liquid manure cart,
; ditto, for smith's howe rake, 2/. ; ditto, for waggons,
:;. ; Mr. ltiehmond, for his steaming apparatus, 1/. ; Mr.
Crookill, fur his rout-washer, I!.; Mr. Graham, for his
washing machine, 1/. ; Mr. Hornsby, for his dressing ma-
chine, al.; Messrs. Stanley and Co., fur their linseed mill,
2/. ; Mr. Richmond, fur corn bruiser, 2!. ; Messrs. Clayton
and Sbuttlewortli, for a thrashing machine, 10/. ; ditto, for
the lest grinding mill, a medal; Messrs. Hornsby and Son,
for steam-engine,

TAW FOR (.4P PLLT:CTING COUNTY rittr-e.—.l bill
hasjust been prepared and brought in by Mr. Freshfirld
and Sir J. Y. Buller, for consolidating and amending the !
aws as to the &seeming and collecting of county rates. I
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma, were aihnitted members of the college, at
the meeting of the Court of Examiners, on the sth inst. :
Messrs. J. Alsop, Holsover, Derbyshire ; J. Jones, Dytfryn,
Merionethshire; W. 'l'. Irwin, Omagh, County Tyrone;
F. Goodwin Newtown Butler, County Fermanagh; J.
Nowell, Bradford, Yorkshire; T. W. Fox, Leicester; J.
R. Hughes, lthyl, Flintabire ; J. Spark, Newcastle, Staf-
fordshire ; S. B. Partridge, Newport. Monmouthahire ; J.
B. Wood, New Romney, Kent; J. Ker, Tipton, Stafford- "
shire ; and R. H. Cunningham, Limn, South America.
TIIE F.ssrt YEtAttmitv CAVALRY assembled upon
the plain in Epping Forest. on Monday, the 25th of July,
and marched from thence to Waltham Abbey for eight
days' training and exercise ; and on Monday, the 4th inst.,
the corps martin 41 into the forest again to the neighbour-
hoed of the King's Oak, at High Beech, with the heavy
baggage, Sc., and formed an encampment upon the slope
of the bill. Whilst the tents were being pitched, and
preparations made for picqueting the horses, the main
body went through all the parole movements, and per-
formed
a variety of tn.uneuvres ; at the conclusion of which
the men were dismounted, and, alter watering their
Mines, they. marched into the encampment, porting
videttes. sentinel., iLe. After feedir.g their hones, they
prepared their dinners fur themselves and friend.,
during which time an Learns was given by a small party who
had gone round to the opposite hill, and commenced an
attack upon the camp ; whom one-hollot the men remain-
ing to guard the camp, the other half turned out, and some
skirmishing took place. The whole party were then recalled,
and made a stoat gallant attack upon the provision baskets,
the band playing ."the Roast Beef of Old Englund,- and
other enlivening airs. Atter which quadrilles, eke., were
danced,