The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-02 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The following are the only items of news in the
New York papers by the Washington :
A locomotive on the New York and Erie Railroad ex-
ploded her boiler near the village of Susquehanna, on
Thursday afternoon, instantly killing several persons and
wounding many others. Among the dead are three women
and the engineer. Four or five people, it is thought, were
blown into the river and lost.
The Great Southern Convention assembled at Mem-
phis on the 6th instant. There were over one thousand
delegates present from the Southern and Western States,
and the most sanguine expectations were entertained in refe-
rence to its action, but after fcur days duration it adjourned
without effecting anything definite, except its approval of
the Pacific Railroad. The great objects for which it was
called are briefly as follows : Steam communication between
the south and foreign ports; a continental depot for cotton
—thus taking from Liverpool the monopoly of our great
staple ; the Pacific Railroad ; railroad alliances between
the Great West and Northwest and the South ; to demand
of Congress proper mail facilities for the western and
southern routes and riven; the encouragement of southern
institutions of learning ; and the establishment of a direct
trade with southern ports, as a commercial policy to be
pursued by planters. These are the principal subjects
which were presented for the consideration of the conven-
tion ; but an unfortunate discussion arose on a question es
to which should have the precedence, and a peat deal of
time was consequently lost. The convention, however,
decided in favour of the construction of the Pacific P.ail-
road, and adjourned to meet at Charleston next year.
Great °Reiterant was produced at New Orleans, last
Tuesday, by the arrant a slave, on information given by
a free negro of an intended rising against the whites. The
prisoner was heavily armed, and, on being questioned, ac-
knowledged that a conspiracy existed among twenty-five
hundred blacks to attack the city and set it on fire at various
points next day, which would be the signal for a general
revolt on the part of the slaves, against their masters,
throughout the country. Subsequent inquiries led to the
belief that the prisoner's statement was a hoax—neverthe-
, less, the authorities adopted every precaution to guard
against a surprise, and a day or two afterwards arrested an
Englishman on suspicion of having incited the conspiracy.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Naw Yon', Join 18.
United States stocks are more in demand, with a slight
advance in price. A lot of 1,000 dole. Six per Cents. of
1867 brought to-day 121, • rise of 1. The operations in
State stocks are very small. Erie Pint Mortgage Bends
improved tmday 1. Bank of Commerce shares 1 ; Hanover
Bank, 1. Crystal Palace, 2. (Sales at 150).Parker Vein
Coal Company, 1. New Jersey Railroad, 3. New York
and New Haven Railroad, 1. The operations in Reading
shares were to the extent , 1,000 shares at 931 to 94.
Parker Vein Company, 1,400 shares at 351 to 36(
We have no change to note in sterling bills. They have
been steady, bankers signatures, at 91 to 91 for two weeks
past. We quote Paris, 5.121 to 5.15 ; Amsterdam, 41 to
411; Franktort, 401 to 41; Bremen, 791 to 791; Ham-
burgh, 361 to 361; Antwerp, 5.51 to 5.161.
COI-WK.—The market for the past three days has been
quiet, with sales in some cases at • little lower rates.
Buyers are indisposed to operate, and are waiting later
news. The sales of the week amount to 4,900 bales.
Other Olaf
Atlantic. Florida. Porte.
Inor nom. nom. nom.
Ordteri. low to good 9to 9/ 9to 91 9to 9}
Mid, low to good.
Yid. fair teak ll4 to 111 11; to 11 13 13
FLouit.—For some days past the receipts the Erie
Canal have been extremely light, occasioned by another
break, and the trade in consequence has been restricted ;
holders have shown much firmness and been enabled to
realise an advance of 121 e. to 25c. per bbl. on state brands.