The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-25 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The Oriental Company's steam-packet Jupiter,
Capt. F. Meehan, arrived at Southampton last night,
and landed her mails under the charge of Lieut. W.
P. Newenham R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates
are : Gibraltar,! 15th ; Cadiz, 16th; Lisbon, 19th ;
Oporto, 20th; Vigo, 21st inst.
Among her cargo are ten packages of specie.
By the arrival of the Jupiter at Sotithamp,on we
have advice. from Lisbon to the 19th. Two different
agencies of Preach companies were daily expected at
Lisboa to treat with Count de Thinner for the forma-
doer of the railroads now contemplated in PortugaL
The mambas declared himself wUling to treat with
any company on the most liberal basis, and private
subscriptions, said to be on a large scale, have been
made by the nobility to assist in the formation of the
oontemplated linos. The government have hitherto
received a berth of the menu is bank notaggz
heinglimorowlealsineoellteldellellelllpt this
high. They now send them to be cancelled, receiv-
ing metal for them. This has reduced the discount
below 35 per coat.
Portuguese vessels are now received into Dutch
ports upon the same terms as the most favoured =-
Ilona. The embankment of the Taps is going on
with rapidity before the heavy rains set in. It ap-
pears that the Minister of Finance pays regularly the
pensions of the Duke of Wellington, Marshal Beres-
toed, sod Admiral Napier. An emigrant ship, the
Pearl, bound for Quebec, put into Vigo, the master
and one man on biard had died of &des. She must
dead and three months most elapse before she can
ge to sea. The emigrants will be rained. The
governor of Melilla states that fresh atta7ks on the
garrison and population of his settlement were made
on the 17th and 2lst ult., by the Bahyles, who had
good pieces of ordnance, and were assisted by some of
the Emperor of Morocco's soldiers. The Spanish
tariff and the making Cadiz a bonded port will injure
the trade at Gibraltar.
At Lisbon the exchange on London is 531.
A strike had taken place amongst the cabinet-
makers and ironfonnders of Limbos, arising out of
differences with their masters on the number of hours'
labour required per diem. Some of the ironfounders
had returned to their work unconditionally, just te-
fore the packet left.
It seems that the crop of wins and oil is to be very I
limited ; in many places the quantity of grapes for
shippers was barely equal to half the usual average.
A duel had taken place in Lisbon between M. So-
tomayor, editcr of the Estandarte, and M. Coelho, of
the Emancipate°, the latter gentleman receiving
sword thrusts in the shoulder and hand.

UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
[By Ent:is Telegrapb.)
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LIVERPOOL, TIIRSDAT.
The Royal Mail stem-ship Caledonia has just ar-
rived is oar river, and brings one week's later ad-
vice* from the United States, the Canada% and the
other British North American possessions.
The Caledonia left Boston on tie 12th instant, and
made a short call at Halifax, to receive mails and
passengers, of tie latter of which she has brought
over a Large number.
We have, by this arrival, intelligence of the arrival
out of the Niagara at New York, and of the Europa
(which sailed hence on the let inst.) at Halifax, on
her way to Boston.
The news is not of much importance. The Great
Western arrived at New York on the Bth inst., hav-
ing left Bermuda on the sth.
The Earl of Elgin bad left Montreal for Niagara.
American politics are just now rather flat, and
were expected to continue so until the approaching
election. That for Michigan, in November (for a
senator of which state General Cass prepoars him-
self), promises to be the most interesting. The,
free-soilers and whips will pull better together here,
it is expected, than in other parts of the Union, :and,
it is roseible, may carry their candidate for governor,
Mr. Littlejohn. The citizens of the state have lat-
terly taken a liberal view of the Wilmot proviso,
which they are now inclined to support.
The Niagara brought out the news of the submis-
sion of Gorgey and his troops to the Russian and
Austrian army, and the apprehended termination of
the war. The feeling created by the news was one of
deep hatred for the traitor, who it was presumed had
been bought by Russian gold. Considerable interest
was taken in the tate of Kossuth, Guyon, Bem, and
Dembinski ; and hopes were even entertaiced that
the Hungarians would/et recover themselves.
The unexampled activity in business at the custom
house and bonded warehouses of New York was still
continued, and a general belief was entertained that
the fall trade would be larger than had ever before
been experienced in that city. The business in the
ship-yards especially was very brisk.
Appointments and dismissale are still frequent at
Washington. The literary interest seems in the
ascendant, if we are to judge of some of the ap-
pointments just annonnsd.
The cholera has so far abated that in the majority
of places the returns were not published. It has pre-
vailed, however, to some extent during the
week in Boston, Albany, Washington, &c.
In Birmingham, a suburb of Pittsburg, the
mortality during the visit of the disease bad been
' felt most severely by the German population, the
death/ being at least 90 per cent. amongst them. In
New York it may be said to have almost ceased.
Mass conventions of both sections of the democracy
have been, or will be held shortly in Monroe, Onon-
daga, Washington, Westchester, and other places, to'
effect a union of organisation foe the fall campaign.
A convention of the coloured inhabitants of Con-
necticut had been held on the 12th inst., to consider
their political condition. They prefer having the right
of suffrage to their present exemption from suffrage.
A national convention is to be held in St. Louis on
the 15th October, to consider the erect:on of a railroad
and elatrio telegraph to the Pacific. Delegates are
expected from every state and territory in the Union.
The reports from the cotton districts are, we regret
to say, still more unfavourable than any before re-
ceived.