The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-06 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
LIVERPOOL, TIIIMSDAT.
Early this afternoon the United States mail steam-
ship Atlantic, Captain West, arrived in the Mersey
with the usual mails from the United States and
British North America. The Atlantic sailed from
New York on the 24th ult., and has komht. besides
the mails, 80 passengers and 600,000 do s. in specie
on freight.
The United States mail steam ship, Pacific, from
hence, was passed by the Atlantic on the 26th ult.,
off New York.
The Liverpool and Philadelphia Screw Steam-
ship Company's vessel, City of Manchester, from
hence, arrived at Philadelphia on the 23rd ult.
The United States Mail Steam-ship Hermann,
from Bremen and Southampton, arrived at New
York on the teeming of the 23rd ult.
At 10 pm. on the 23rd the America from Halifax,
whence she sailed on the 22nd, had not arrived at
Boston. The weather there was very thick, with
rain and snow, and it was not considered probable
the steamer would arrive before the following
morning.
The steam ship Pampero, from San Juan de Nica-
ragua, had arrived at the Belira, and would reach
New Orleans about midnight of the 23rd. She had
a large quantity of gold on freight and Californian
dates to the Ist of December. The steamer Northern
Light sailed from San Juan on the 16th for New
York with 600 passengers and 1,600,000 dollars in
gold on freight.
We have adviees from Havannah to the 18th. On
the Bth the American brig Ocean Belle arrived at
that city, having on board the passengers and crews
of the Spanish steamer General Arnero and the
British brig Oscar, both of which vessels had been
wrecked and abandoned. The cargoes of both are
also lost. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The late CaptainHeneral Canedo took his depar-
ture from Havannah for Spain in the steamer Conde
de Regla od the 11th ult. No regret was expressed
on the °walla% of his leaving the island ; but, on the
contrary, the hope that he will never return invested
with authority.
General Panels had yet done nothing except
make the neoeesary appointments to office. He had
begun well.
Bv the arrival of the barque, Cadet, at New York
froni Belize, Honduras, we have advice, from thence
to the 27th ult. The war in Central America was
at that date in statu quo, the states of Nicaragua and
San Salvador having offered their mediation between
the belligerents. The oommiseioners of the several
governments were to have met at Santa Anna. in
San Salvador, on the 15th, but it was doubtful if
they would meet at all ; or, even if they did meet,
whether any satisfactory result would follow ; for, if
the government paper of Guatemala can be relied
on, nothing will be done by that state except on con-
dition of a radical change in the pereoneUe of the
Honduras government, that is, unless the liberal or
union party is excluded from power.
The New York stock market exhibited a quiet ap-
pearance. There was little alteration in price, and
there were•no indications of any important move-
ment one way or the other.
Money was more abundant, but not more than
enough to make the negotiation of loans moderately
way, and to prevent forcing fanny stocks on the
dirket.

The banks had not yet made a general call for their
demand loans. They are comparatively so much
contracted in their operations, that they may no
touch at present loans on call. The Market Bank
hes declared a dividend of 4 per cent, and so has
the Metropolitan.
Exchange on London wee quoted at 1091 to 1091,
but these figures were not well sustained. Paris,
6.131 to 6.181. Hamburg, 37 to 371. Bremen, 80
to 801.
In the New York cotton market, a fair amount of
business had been doing, and former quotations were
steadily maintained. The following were the rates
on the day of the departure of the mail : New
Orleans sad Mobile, mid. fair to fair, 12e. to 121 c.
per lb. • Uplands, mid. fair to fair. Me. to 1110.
In the market for breadstuff', flour was much
sought after, and melee were made at about 121 e.
advance in prier. Wheat was held at 3e. to 4c. per
bushel higher, and ruled quiet in consequence. The
prices obtained were, for GODOIIII9O white, 1 dol. 82c. ;
fair Canadian, in bond, 1 doL 134 a to 1 dol. No.; and
common southern, 1 doL 670. per bushel. Corn was
pretty brisk, and steady at 74e. to 780. for new, and
78c. to 82c. for old of all kinds. Corn meal showed
•

no alteration. ye and barley partook of the ea
character. _

In the provision market, pork ruled very quiet,
but beef was active and buoyant.
la the freight market the shippers were waiting
the receipt of letters by the America, and sum,-
mints were light. To -Liverpool, corn engaged in
ships' bags, at 10d. ; for flour, 3s. per barrel was
asked, and 2s. 9d. offered; uncompressed cotton was
engaged at 7.32 d. per lb.
The following despatch reached prior to the sailing
of the steamer : New Orleans, Dec. 23. The sales of
cotton to-day were 2,000 bales, and for the week they
amount to 38,000 bales. The better qualities are
firm. Middling is quoted at 9k. Stock on hand,
201,000 bales. The America's news came to head
this evening after business hours.

FATAL ACCIDENTS THROUGH THE FROSTo—Yelfel,
day an inquest was taken at the Loudon Hospital on the
body of Charlie Worm!eighteen, aged 43, who lost his life
ender the following cirmeastanses:—The demised resided
et No. 1, Willow walk, Bethnal-green, sad on the night of
Tuesday. the 27th alt., while on his war home he slipped
down on the pavement through treading en some ice.
Several poems robed hint up, when it was ascertained that
his left leg erne ibneeneed. He was taken home, and subse-
quently wee gemmed Ie the hospital, where he died on
Sunda y Mit, delirium boom superemdig epos the Wary
to the limb. Mr. Dehmlow'. the home wpm, having
deseribedi the hijeries, the
W.
riamod • restiet of
“Aeeldistal desah."—Mr. w llrtiw, tie Ilsreasre dos
bold ea ism es the bed, et Theme beakiagbaes, aged
40 years slalom. ' lately gelding at Me. 7, ft atase'w•
plass, thartato. The deemed was employed ea Than.
day last ea rd a vessel Gaged the Kitty, moored is the
Beat ladiaDeeks, sad while shading on • stage to Az some
Wale he Me best and scow), and fell a
depth of 'treat Vora its bold) of the ship on to a 5010'
tity of iron. He was phited ay by hie orepaisions Mad seen
by a wpm, bat bed mistained emissive freettiree of the
skull and Mho, Mgelber with other Wanes. He was
*old in a cart Ilittlikis to the hospital, where he died on
Wednesday. Verdict, " Aecidsatel death."
DEATH Or SIR RICHARD JENKINS, G.C.B.—This
honourable Knight Commander of the Beth, and many
ran one of the directors of the Bast India Caspar, died
at his residence, Blackheath Park, on Friday, in his
88th year. Sir Richard filled the dice of chairman in
1839, and received the Order of the Bath for diplomatic
amiss. in I. s, priaelpally thump the war of 1817.18.

TILE WAR.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The Adria etWadasidey, in its latest iezrelsostillOgfindelle MobMh :
Mobs of the
g o to
which tbo WNW, osolosniste bad roodiall
from England M Mahe i ImerometY ettoolloomob
at the azommillmtluageffilbbesent of a morn of
froat 1100711:167 was about to be for-
APiott this
ban Pans by a semigrodowt at the Brussels lade-
, that*, British cabinet has for-
ateta not to troops to the Levant, and
Wto the rue& garennsent that it will
leave fine WA, desiekiref pigment
Am he OlosWiate" • oontemptary
OR this ellitom—d ledemalion that it
will by swig Is ad a mops d'armis to Turksy
at Ur lima` is is to amount to 70,000
nu, bun two osoidorable comps; one, then
coat important, at Adrianople, and the other pro-
bably doss to Coastantinople. This kind of spear,
lotion has the advantage of being very safe.
The refusal of the Czar to adopt the ex=
dried by Franco, England, Austria, and
mad est forth in the Vienna protocol of the sth
is es thoroughly taken for granted by all parties is
all seestries, that journalists in the Aaisin and
limmeian interest Judge that the time is ease he
vahmehtir the next act of a ellgismalle amok.
Uotastunateafor Belgium, it is dun the organ of
King Leo 'a government that snimeees a rug-
gestwa w • is evidently inspired by the mast
abject servility to Russia. Freely and fairly Zs-
gashed, the suggestion is as follows:
"Doubtless the situation is grave, for that the
Czar will not send a plenipotentiary to a Euro-
unpcongress to settle the Turkish quarrel
retty oertain. Yet why should not new
negotiations be commenced P The Czar says
he will treat directly with Turkey, but consents to
receive the propositions of the Porte through the
other powers. Frankly, we say, why not
try this way of settling the matter P Other
schemes have been tried, and failed. Diplomacy
has not hitherto been favoured by Fortune—perhaps
peace—the object desired—might be obtained more
readily
.in this way, and on better terms for Turkey.
Russia is a great state, and she knows it, and i proud
accordingly; Turkey is an inferior state, as all must
confess. Then the Czar might feel free to grant to
Turkey alone that which he would refuse to Turkey
in a congress where she would be, so to speak,
escorted by Francs and England, Russia being Iso-
lated, and Austria and Prussia neutral. For Turkey's
sake the Czar's amour-propre should be considered.
In this point of view, then, the mediation of Franco
and England having failed hitherto, and being
likely to fail in its latest assumed form,
the best thing would be for those two
Powers to withdraw, so far as to permit
the negotiation which the Czar has declared him-
self willing to carry on. Tho Czar has said that he
will respect the integrity and independence of
Turkey. Why is he not to be believed ? Events
may have led him further than he at first intended,
bat then he has been in a manner shut up by air-
sonstances. The longer the door you open to him
the greater the chances of getting conditions honour-
able for all parties. Only make haste. Events ass
rapidly proceeding. The Russians are rumen; n g their ad-
vantages in Asia, and it is even rumoured that Bataan
has fallen into their hands. At any rate, the Czar'
wants Batas., and will try hard for it. If he gets
hold of that fortress, so important as enabling him to
hold the Caucasians in check, it will be difficult to
induce him to relinquish itt and its possession will
add to the difficulty of ulterior negotiations."
Such is the Belgian proposal. The honour of the
Cur, at any rate, is dear to the court journalist.
Uncertainty still hangs over the affairs of the east.
Oar latest intelligence from Constantinople exhibits
the Pasts as still moderate and disposed to trust in
the friendly professions of France and England.
Although the full and formal reply of Reachid Pscha
had not bun given to the ambassadors, it was well
understood that the attempts of the powers to bring
about a return of peaceful relations would not fail
through any fault of the Sultan or his advisers. But
is proportion as this fact grows clearer it becomes
more certain that the pride of the Czar will thwart
all the aims of the friends of peace. It is again as-
serted by the ministerial journals that orders have
been sent to the Bosphorus for the entry of the fleets
into the Black Sea, and that an intimation of the in-
tention of the governments has been sent off to St.
Petersburg. Demands have also been preferred in
the same quarter for what is, in fact, the abrogation
of the European treaty of 1841, namely, the opening
of the Black Sea to the ships of war of all nations.
It his been so much the habit of our ministerial con-
temporaries to mask the inertness and hesitancy of
the two cabinets with specious projects on paper that
the public can hardly be expected to give cre-
dence to these statements in all their breadth.
Supposing, however, that so much has been ventured
in the
thhe
path of courage and honour, it is desirable
nation should know how the European con-
cert, and especially the Austrian alliance, which
has already cost so much, stands affected by these
comparatively energetic proceedings. We know
that when, after Slave, a movement of the fleets
appeared imminent, the Austrian government was
careful to explain to Europe that its utmost engage-
ments were quite compatible with friendship to
Russia. But for the bat fortnight the entrance
of the squadron into the Black Sea his. been
held up by the organs of the maritime powers
on both sides of the water u a demon-
stration against the Czar, and yet the Austrian
government confines itself to an announcement that it
knows not why Baron Brunnow should leave London.
The Sieele, indeed, ventures on this subject a very
round assertion, which will be found in the letter of

our Paris ceerespoo. dent, but only as a rumour.
Of emu, under such circumstances the alliance of
this country with France becomes daily more impor-
tant, and it is to be hoped that the assertions of the
French prim, that the recent misunderstand-
ings between the two cabinets have been
cleared up, will be confirmed. On this head
Ostgeani says: "Attempts are being made by some
of the Paris journals to create a belief that the
English government is not sincere, and we regret to
see that In England &journal oasts in return doubts
on the sincerity of the French government. From
inquiries which we have made in quarters which are
well informed we are convinced that these doubts are
unfounded. Even within the last twenty-four hours
the mast positive assurances of the determination
of the French government to act cordially, sincerely,
and vigorously in accord with England have been
renewed in a manner and from a mums which ought
to inspire the most implicit confidence."
The Amalie Busse publishes the following rescript
of the 10th Dec., addressed by the Emperor of
Russia to Vice-Admiral Nachimoff
By the destruction of the Turkish squadron at Sinop',
you have illustrated the annals of the Russian fleet by a
new victory which will be for ever mmorsble in the
history of the navy. The statutes of the Military Order of
St. George pedal out the recompense which is due to you
for this exploit. Ia executing with real joy the provisions
of the said stabates, we appoint you Chevalier Grand Crone
2nd class of the Order of Bt. George, rentainiog with
our Imperial friendship, yours affectionately.
NICHOLAS.

The Augsburg Gazette of the 30th Dec. contains
the following description of the Czar's pensioner in the
Black Mountains :

" The Prince of Montenegro is a mere shadow, and
if he bears at Cetinje the semblance of one in the
eyes of strangers, it is deceptive, for the Montene-
grins are sly; in fact, Daniko is anything but a
prince. The few that esteem him do so merely be-
cause, through his instrumentality, they share the
subsidies of Rosin, and thus live more at their ease.
Every one else troubles his head very little about
him. The only way in which he can keep up their
favour is by travelling about every year and distri-
buting money. They always think of the time when,
like themselves, he tended sheep, and was • shoe-
black in Cettaro (being then the courier of an Aus-
trian officer). Thousands of bayonets do not hedge
him in, as a European monarch. With what power,
then, does he restrain these bold Montenegrins,
every one of whom dots just what he likes, and
all of whore are freer than all the Republicans
in the world P Or how could this prince under such
a difficult state of things displaysuch an energy and
a degree of prudeaos se to excite the hope that hoe-

tilitke will not come to an open general rupture P 1
ibe question here can only be of an impotent me-
nseing_or of a potent persuasion, but not of punish-
ment with which the disturbers of the peace shall
be visited.' The Montenegrins cannot comprehend at
all why they are net to fall foul of the Turks. Who.
ever really knows the Montenegrins will am-
nredly not hold theca up as blockheads, but as a
shrewd practical people. Their quickness of judg-
ment and their memory are surprising. When I
was in Gradate I asked a native—What tax do you
pay the Prince? He drily answered—' Nothing.'
Expressing my astonishment, he quietly added—
, The thing is quite natural. If a gentleman must
needs have servants, why he must pay them ; there-
fore, if the Prince wishes me to serve him, why he
must give me a piece of land for nothing.' If all the
natives reason in this fashion, I think it may be
easily understood, since the reasons have been previ-
ously explained to them, why they do not fall fool of
the Turks."