The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-03 00:00:00

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434.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 41840....1TEREE.PENCE.

SWITZ ERLAND.

Letters frank Berne, of the 28th ult., slate that the
Jewsinhabidog the lituidgm are spit disquieted, end
that in general trotbles of the nature of them width
broke out in Febetary sad Marsh at the subject of that
elms of the population, threaten spin to emir in the
oeattries borderiag ea Frame. The federal govern-
ment recommends all the frontier cantons to take
meatus@ to repos these, to abed an sights to all
perms of the Jewish perstodon who may sunk it in
their Mulkey, sad to prevent the sale of ants and
immunities to all persons °ming from the French
freesias. The beleral amen has ordered the 89th
battalion to mania far Fribourg, where some move-
ments Mine to the government have broken oat.

stela and iewriag the gusetion slavery to tin=
2. no rids. •of the -people •of New
he segnakilitla into a state, with Flavery wink*
aspr.ssoly bY her. 3, Clayton's obi onoProodis
isamm the natter to the imprint* court. 4.. The
resolons of the House of Representatives. Jut:not-
ing the Territorial Committee to report a bill for the
organisation of territorial governments, excluding
slavery. It is not supposed that any of these pro-
ject' ass be carried throagh at the present session.
The oration of Cabs by Spain hie alao boa the
subject of debate in coogress; but merely is the aye
of questions asked.
The latest news from Mexico is of the 25th of
Nov., from do genital ; sad the 27th of the same
month from Vera Cron. It was generally. believed in
Mexico that Paredes bad got off in the last
British steamer. He hoe been traced as far towards
the coast of Orizaba.
The news from the insurgents of Sierra Gordo is
again deplorable; they were continually attacking
haciendas, killing and plundering the inhabitants.
Butamesite despatched a force against them
from Queretiro. 'but they took refuge at ows in
almost inaccessible fastnesses, losing only a few men
is killed and wounded. The government woe sheet
to'reinforce Bostamente, aid there would seem to he
aced of it, as serious leers had been entertained lest
the insurgents should gain pawn= of the city of
Queretaro. Durango was over-ran by Indians—said
to be Cantanches, the small villages making no re.
sienna to their ruthless foes. The road from the orb
of Damn& to the port of Mazatlan was in their par
ossoiaa. konitaabL oonunerce is
_carried oe by this
routs. Men of character and of site are often billed
by these savages.
M. Levireser, the sew French minister, has had an
anilines for presenting his credentials. In the
pintail addresses there is nothing out of the usual
order to be reported.
The Secretary of the Treasury is said to have suo-
ended in obtaining a loan of 200,000 dollars. The
, news is not positive.

GREAT FIRE AT NMW YORE. Tun PADS
Tararais Darrraorao.—We hats to obseuiele the total de.
strata= by be of the Park Theatre, New York. This
took plate ea Saturday evetsiag (Dee. 16), about a quarter
pest cis o'clock, an hoer before the time appointed for the per-
formances to take place. About that time smoke was seen to
issue from the rear part of the establishment, which batted
ou Theatre alloy, a small street =maths to the rear of Park
row, from Ann to Beekman-street. The anueseement was
made immediately that the Park Theatre was on fire; and In
ajew Esthetes afterwards, the smoke peered from every win.
dow sad sky-light in the building. Bess a flame shot forth
from the windows, and in an treettheivably short period of
time the whole bedding was enveloped in Ike. When this
marred, the seem was frisktful. The dirk heavy clouts
whisk was hurried across the firmement by a strong easterly
wind, refuted the ilamination cud ltghted up the city so
fully that a enes conld read ordinary-sized type at a
distance of halfp a mile from the seen, of the umbra.
don. Crowds of persons, Is, and near, attracted by
the glen, hurried to the stele; the flee-bells pealed the
alarm, and the whole metropolis wee in a state of wow
wotiat rarely rationed. The dream were oa the spot
with their accustomed and praiseworthy alacrity, and
is lea time then we have taken to write this much of
our nutritive, as many as forty streams of water were
being divested on the burning edifies. But bans= effort
messed to bed little avail is stopping the progress of de-
struction, and in about half an hoar the burning rafters
were visible. All hopes of saving the theatre were then
thick:teed, and the firemen directed their attention to
prevent the adjoining houses in Ann-street, Beekman-
street, and Part-row from being destroyed. Accordingly
they left the theatre to • fate which they felt theta
selves powerless to avert, end threw water aa the
wproperty most in danger. Their effirts were crowned
ith limes. The !axles oontrauskated to larle's Hotel,

adjoining, the rear of which wee pada, daselnyed. Tit;
moat of the bedding was solely remmoted, them* the other
furniture was considerably bribes, sat es wide building
was flooded with water. The damp to Itie fsesiture was
fa ly Misrad. The it jury to the Imes is peobehlr 1.000
whish was insured. the am also misiansimeed to Clarke's
Hones, which sustained trifling damage by fires though the fur-
simmerse tiontdderably injured by water. They are both five
story Muses, *high was the same et their taking fire so
quickly. The Park House, a flee Meet betiding, was at one
um. thought in imminent danger, though by the ezersises
of the Armen it sustained very trilling Ohmage. The Foun-
tain Howe, adjoining the seat end of the theatre,
took Its, bet was extinguished without material
a
Is one hour and three-quern, from the time re ar.
was disoovered the flames were subdued. with a less of pro-
perty to the amount probably of 60,000 dcllus. It is
twenty-eieht years since the Path Theatre was burned.
There were several reports sheet the origin of the fire ;
but it is new sac-ruined, beyond a doubt, that it ori-
ginated by one of the prang ladies Womb* to the
ballet, who, in looking at some bills hanging star the
prompter's box, pushed 'enrol of them against one of
the gas lights, when they instantly took fire, which
communicated to the adjoining scenery. Instead of
poling down the whol • bundle when they first took
tire, sits ran from them, and before another could reach
the spot, the scenery was in flames, and beyond the
power of human aid.

COMMERCIAL.
Nsw Yoax, Dereeiber 19• b, B p.m -Corrox. -
The sake of the morning an 400 bslth at steady prices;
Upland, mid. fair to fair, titc. to ; New tesm, sad Mobile fair
to lair, ar. to 75.
hoer ht.-Western canal Sour is a shade Szroar,sad no fair
broth ems be had orrirr s ere 314. Bales of 3,000 Ws. at S dots.
Li te dole. 37,1, for °Mina, to atraight berth Oswego, Itechrrer,
WM=; and S dolt. 01 to 11 data 75a. for pare Orme.
a la quiet, at .5 dots. 23e. to I dole. 300. Pa*, NM tdels.
Osorgelown at the former Niue. Wheat dull, Orr a at 13k.,
Warner Wis. Corn is is fair raper with sales of 10,000 bash. •
at 690. re new flat yellow, and 630. to Mc. for old tithed Ream.
Ilseldv. oals remain ay tierce, with all ear
s at New York, mars the &waters of goyim adder,
boa Mu wry as Molay +a. plentiful, and could be obtained at
very madenterres. The gravral trade of the country was ear
Wary. Tram, Now, 106 rising ; Pauurylvania, 76. Farago
ea Usk% 1061, 109; Parr 0.27; Hamburg, 1154, 3.14: Bram,
711.
11-Bales of 100 bble. Canadian Pots, In bond, were made at
6 dela ; and SO to 73 bbil. *Mafia= Petard Perth at 6 dots 104 c. to
6 der 23e. the mathet Moved Ina.
Inart-was.- Further sells at 1.80016. yellow, at 210.,ark.
Tar.wns.-20,000 burbeaof emu were engaged Is a British cereal
to LirTifooLjat 044., sod %SOO baebels la ma American vessel at
did., try shipper; 6,006 beeterls were engaged far Gra.
gow, at rt. Than was a gad inquiry for engsgements of tern
to brad, for with 9d. wee cared, and 10d. asked. Hamm was
famed to Lime*. at 30r. • 1.309 barrels of Moat at ; bud, be
barrels, st fe. 6d.; and bra. st 2s.
Paorr.-Tbe thee empire 7,000 boxes bare Earns, on private
terms; 000 do. at Idol. 4k. to 1 dol. N 5.; 1,040 halm sad_qoartsra,
at 73e. to Use. • 1,000 lames es taros not ter aphid ; bates
New Mersa liltooo. at 9 dots. 73e.; 710 bare (karma, at prate
Darr*. and 400 begs and ball kap Karp Gram at 4 dot. 7 So.
to t l• Ys
bosiorlft Naas mks of Nedra, to lots, at 77ics, sod Cason,
at sm.
Liao tree firm,
noun dols. the.
hvema-We mks of ON hare brown Havana, at 44a to
Sc., and 17S bbds. Sarinam, fee mania& au private tenth.
Par thows.-eales of porb, in 400 to 300 Vale., *lure; sear at
13 dol. to 13 del. Sth, and prime at 10 del to 10 dol. ne. A amen let
of prints mew ars was sold at 14 doL The market creed Orr
Beef: Use, 73 tr. mrs were toads at IS dol. A mall We country
may to arrive, was made at 30 del, 71e. Lard mallard doll, and
quotations =mirth.
TALLOW.- Sabi Of 5,0001ba WOW MOO at /30.
Bas.-IVday bra bare quko, sad no mite sanest are reported.
Quotations err from a doe to 3 der. leper toter
821311 T Rata-Thy nth of %TWO this aiming, thou* fairly
arkadith truest low pritesom math so as to have the greater
port* withdraws. Aliened re the polar 6 ars :-8 seeks
'ardor pis sherry, : tha ; pale, 630; 3. brown,
Me.; 3, par, 127 e.; IWO Anirmtilth per Deer** ;3, brews
Way, 30e.; gold, 32:e ;10 qr. eartypert,* the Royal agricultural
Wise Osolpeoy, per Heroin* 755.0 e 7th; 3 Mame *dam Nair,
wand, OM taaffiall, 73e.

Raroam ?Ammo to Maacursraa.-Baate days
ago it was stated that • public meeting of the free-Modem of
Manchester and the surrounding district would be held a
the 4th instant, in the Free. rade Hall. That meeting is
positioned to Wo'ne-day the 104 hut, whoa • summonn
assemblage is everted. Mr. G. Wilms; is to preside; and
Mr. Cobden, Mr Milner Gibson, Mr. Bright, and a slumber
of other liberal M.P.'s veto take part in the proesedldge.
Resolutions will be submitted to the meeting. proposieg a
enlarged and more complete system of registration both for
boroughs and shires, in all pars sf the Kingdom. The " re.
gistration" principal did ouch, in the opiates of all eorm.law
rep, alert, for toe aboliti a of the imembews • and saiitaim
hepea ere eaten/ Wed that the same priatiple will gam
Mr. Cobden's prop saPion ,or the reduction dialed= to the
amount of 10,000,0001 p r annals.

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