The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-05 00:00:00

ACQUITTAL.

The Codefine Gazette, of Tuesday, in a telegraphic
despatch from Berlin, announces that the accusation
sg,inst Waldeck and Ohm had been dropped on
Monday by the &eats-Await, and that the jury of
course acquitted both prisoners. The Staats-Atealt
in his speech characterised the letters said to have been
written by D'Ester as the production of a knave.
Waldeck was immediately set at liberty, but Ohm
was detained; the Staate-Antealt announcing that t.e
would be tried again for falsely denouncing Waldeck.
Numerous groups of respectable people greeted Wal-
deck on his appearance in the street.

PORTUGAL.
ident writes as follows :

LISBON, Noy se
As my last letter anticipated a favourable reSe3,,
the municipal elections to the governraentcaedid,L"
I have now to inform you that that anticipadeb7.
been fully realised, the field having been coal I 'eh
yielded to ti e ministerial party, with but vel're efe,„'
exceptions. In the midst, however, of the
ment caused by this triumph, and while prep
were being made for the election of parochial
rities, a circumstance has ocean( d which not 0,1,Z.
astounded the mit isterial party, but excited the
tion of the public generally, upon whom it by
the cmrpletald
a deep impression, from the press haring
much occupied upon it.
in the shop if g
I must remark that it is the opinion of also „,;,,
whom I have c' nvessed, that it is a profoundly d;;
Eid scheme, not only to compromise the premiers
,y public, but to oust him altogether from ft:it
cabinet. It appears that, some time Coil,
chief of the cabinet wanted an open can*
nehy
is called a celeche, and that he employed
a ea,
whom be bad been accustomed to employ fo•
missions, to endeavour to find a second hand arm
of that description for him. A second-keed ones
notwhi
chile
hfoaudn
bd,e*bnuts
stopped,
efrda,mwe
was
sf
foounacd,
Senhor Antonio Nunes, which had bee„ ordered tee
years since by a Senhor Figueiredo. The tote
having been eruiken to relative to it, agreed to let ti,
Count de Thomar have it for what it already codid„
and, b-.dog a friend of the count, both politically ad
private, agreed to superintend the fitting it up. 14
maker being cognisant of the transaction, tuela;o,4
to all those he worked for, as an excuse fur delay of
their work, that he was competing a caliche fur to
count, to be ready by a certain day, me. el,
29th October, the king-consort's birth-day; the eajti
arms were to be painted upon it. During the pes,
gress of the work the c. achmaker was aoyewhit
straitened for cash, and Senhor Figueiredo lac„,ed
him money : the latter knowing the day the waft
would send the money to the coo rnmaker in Kan
of the work, requested the servant to take it At
certain time, when he (Senhor Figueirtdo) would le
iu the shop ; it was so done, the money was tele;
and it premed into Senhor Figue ire du's Mends utile
person who had advanced the maker the rosin
to complete the transaction. Senhor Figaerey
has been some time a friend of the c es, Wry.
dere d him much service, especially in 1817, idea;
appears,
appears, he wee promised a commends for hisezeitiry;
and it appears that promise to him has been eyrie;
into effect. So it appears the jealousy of theoppm,
of the count has been roused into actin, mod they
have put forth that the count has sold a commended
the order of Christ for so much—a bribe—a cliche,
which cost 1501. or thereabouts. Here you hue The
I conceive to be the abridgment of the whole ak
and upon it your readers will form th.ir oats*
biassed judgment.
P.S. '1 he ministry met to day, in presence of tie
Queen, and, though the Duke de Saldanha had to
the prince c me rt in his favour, the Queen, litteting
to the explanation given by the Marquis de Free.
teira, is convinced of the plot formed agaiust the
count de Thomar, and places full confidence in him.
No: withstanding, there is a ministerial crisis, Witt'
said the ministers of war, finance, and justice will
go out.
Exchange on London, 541. Discount on
Bank notes, 17 to 20 per cent.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.
Our domestic news is rather interesting. Ths
growth of the city of New York is one of the wet
remarkable characteristics of this country. Its IF
tura! advantages are very great, and these seem tots
appreciated both by capitalists and mere adventure&
The number of buildings going up is very large, and
among these is a large proportion of princely rel.
deuces. For 5,0001. a house may be purchased ins

fashionable part of the town, With thirty-three feet
frontage, sixty.-five feet depth, with a height of fire
stories. The interior, for I have an instance in my
eye, is finished in the most costly manner. The halls
are paved with marble, the decorations are in the
highest style of art,eittery convenience of the kitchen,
of bathe, of water c!osets, of ventilation, and of heat-
ing is carefully attended to. This will doubtless be
the residence of some Filmset& merchant, a mks-
atonal man, who began the world fifteen or twenty
years ago without a penny. Before he takes poses
sion, the most expensive carpets, mirrors, candelabra,
china, aid plate, will be provided fur his comfort,
a luxurious carriage will be ready to take him from
the door, and servants in liveries (very probably) will
usher him into his new home. This is New York,
this is American life. If he happens to have a wife,
of gocd connections and education, she wiil at ous
elide into her new position, and leave her former
humble apartments with the belief that she has tally
deserved h r good fortune. At once, and as if by
magic, she dresses with taste and propriety, falls into
the manners of the gay world as if 'Le had always
practised them, and if she has wit and beauty she
attracts about her the most distinguished of oar male
society. She patronises the opera, atterds the most
fashionable church of her own particular denomina-
tion, and floats along in a sea of delight. Use her
band, rewarded by the novelty of his new pleasures,
looks back to his former career with the satisfaction of
feeling that to himself alone he owes his advancement.
He next looks forward to see how his prosperity
may be prolonged in his family. Generally, if he
have chi!dren who have passed their infancy in es
eraitted circumstances, his cares are of no avail lbs
daughters marry,. and often bzdly, to young mss
who have pretensions without money or worth, au
the sons, if they have not been disciplined in the
school of the father, become gay young men abet
town, with no other views than to expend money it
the sake of personal pride or personal pleasure. The
second generation, generally, therefore, undoes the
work of the first, and the third ends where the fiat

began.
There is no country in the world where fortieth
so easily won or so easily lost as in the Uhited Star
It depends entirely on the character of the individri
who possesses it whether it is or is nut honour/
and usefully enjoyed.
The great wealth of the city of New York is meat'
feet not only by the number of its magnitieett
par
vate residences, but by the official eta:mods
annually published of its taxable resources.
What we term its real estate, or, in other wads,
the real estate of its citizens, is now valued at slut
198,000,000 of Collars, and, according to our tyros
of undervaluing for taxation, may be set down as me
half more. The perre al property of the inhabitants
is estimated at .58,000,000 of debars, and this dal
not include, in fact, the plate, the jewellery, the Pi
vote BE curities, or the amounts of cash they are P3'
trued of. In five years the aggregate of this sir
has increased more than 10,000,000 dollars. Ve
should like to know of any city in the world whir,
in proportion to its age and population, compares with
New fork.
Take another instance. The last day's receipts g
the custom-house for duties has been '73,000 dolhri
and the balance in its vaults is within a fraction
four millions of dollars, notwithstanding the conrissg
drafts on it for the public service.
Much of our domestic happiness is, however,
clouded by the intelligence that the cholera has
made its appearance on our western rivers, and ,IP)
great is the alarm at St. Louis, that the infect*
steamers coming from New Orleans are not alloyed
to land their passengers. here, in the north, the If'
proach of cold weather is considered to be an entire
protection. It is now a well-established fact that
many large towns in our interior wire not vatted
with cholera, though in direct communication dig?,
with other places which suffered severely. WO
these wu the city of Utica.
Miss Frederika Bremer I have not yet had thee's!
sure of meeting, as she has been visiting new friar
in the country during most of her leisure. Her latest
appearance has been among a community of Exists)
in New Jersey, where she entered into all their
with a cordiality that quite refreshed her hssta.

LA PLATA.—There are a few days later advice..
from Buena Ayres in Liverpool, but no news of say Isr
portance.
GRATIS VOYAGES TO LIVERPOOL.—A few
before the Devonshire steamed up to our quay, the old Did!:
pan, charged 7s. 6d. a head for passengers Liverpool; ,or.
no sooner was the enemy descried in the di,tance tbstl
struck their colours—down the freights come. Furor
12e. 6d. ; then to le.: then to 4d.; next to 11. ; all„ayp
"free gratis for nothing," as the saying coo. ‘""10;
steamers going to Liverpool now all crowded. Thistane
year we had but one.— Waterford News.