The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 15, 1853

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Nsw YORICRARCII 1.
Business at New York was active, spring trade having
fairly opened. There was a very active demand for money,
and rates of interest were slightly higher; still, on the
whole, the demand was well met.

Stocks were steadier, and in moderate demand.
BREADISTUTES are quiet, and prices without change.
Western Canal flour, per barrel, steady at 6 dols. 12ic. to
S dole. 25e. Gnnessee wheat, 1 dol. 22c. to 1 dol. 24c. per
bushel. Indian corn, Northern yellow, per bushel, steady
at Glc. to G6c. Corn meal, 3 dols. 25c. to 3 doh. 371 c. per
barrel.

COTTON.—In the cotton market at New York there had
been but little doing. 11:Aers, however, did not press
sale, and former quotations were maintained. The follow-
ing were the quotations in the New York market : Gull
cottons, mid fair to fair, 111 c. to 12c.; Atlantic ditto, ditto,
101 c. to tic.
PRovistons.—Pork was dull of sale, and prim nominal.
Beef, steady demand at former prices.
FRIIOIIIII were higher. Flour to Liverpool, 3s. to 3s. 3d.
per barrel. Grain, 9d. to 91d. per bushel. Cotton, 3-162.
to Id. Cotton to Havre was Ic.
EXCHANCIE.-04 London, 1091 to 110, moderate sales ;
Paris, sf. 121 c.; Hamburgh, 351 to 36; Bremen, 80 to 80i.

INDIA.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

We have received our despatches in anticipation of
the Overland Mail, rid Marseilles. The following is
the letter of our correspondent. The rumour respect-
ing the death of the King of Ave, to which he
alludes, has also reached U 3 from another source, in
the following terms:
" The Kiug of Ava has been killed by his mi-
nisters. There is an insurrection in the country
above Prome."

BOMBAY, Figs. 12.
KT lINIAII.

Our news from Rangoon comes down to the 26th
January. A great improvement had taken place in
the health of the troops, and sickness was disappearing
from amongst them. Major Minehin, of the 57th
N.I. (furmerly secretary and aide-de-camp to the
Lieutenant-Governor, N.W.P., and who had joined
his corps on its being ordered on service) died some
time in January, according to a correspondent of a
Calcutta paper. The trade of Rangoon is said to be
increasing rapidly; a paper called the Chronicle
has been established. Large convoys of stores and
' provisions were leaving for Promo and Pegu ; and
u the enemy had disappeared from the rivers banks
it was believed these would all reach their destina-
tions in safety. A squadron of gunboats was to
i leave on the 27th, in search of the robber chief, near
Donabew tho expedition was to be commanded by
Captain Locke, with Commanders Shadwell and
R. Lambert. A former expedition had failed—we
lost one marine killed and eleven seamen wounded,
and one officer severely hurt.

PEGU.
On the ith January Captain Nicolay, Ist Madras
Fusiliers, was shot in the neck by some skulking
rascal of the enemy, and died next day. No further
Attack had been made on the garrison. Sickness bad
been very prevalent, no fewer than twenty of the
Madras European Fusiliers having been cut off in a
week! The enemy is said to be in force about four-
teen miles inland from Pegu.

ARTABAN.
Brigadier-General Steele and his column left
Martaban on the 14th January. By latest accounts
an :ugly rumour has been received that the general
had met:with a reverse at the stockade at Sitang,
but it is argued that it was impossible to have heard
whether such had or had not taken place. The
general was marching by ,Shoegeer when last heard
from, and the rumour above referred to is not
believed.