The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-08 00:00:00

BELGIAN VOTE OF MONEY.

In the Belgian Cluunber, last week, the Minister
moved fur on additional credit of 75,000 fr., to be applied in
defraying the lietssoary expenses of taking part in the great
English Exhibition of ltldi. It was proposed that the sum
demanded should he disiscad of u. follows :—Carrillge and
freight to and from London, 10,000 fr. ; lauding, carriage
from wharfs to Hyde-park, Customs' expanses, tinimeking,
warehousing eases, repaeking, and 'hipping, 2.4000fe.;
material and fittings, ;and placing ditto. n,ooofr.; agency
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and superintendence for during thr Exhibition (say live
or six month.), ::11.11110fr.; travelling cxpenxes of workmen,
printing, and sundry expenxes, l'2,1•100f.; total, 75,(100fr.

SOUTHAMPTON AND TM;
EXHIBITORS.

ANIERICAN

The subjoined is a copy of a despatch addressed by the
lion. Daniel Webster to Mr. J. It. Creekey, the L MUNI
States' Consul at Southampton, in reply to a letter limn the
latter gentleman, asking, on the part of the inhabitants of
Southampton, that their port might be alerted es the
destination of the American frigate St. Lawrence, ap-
pointed by the government of the -United States to convey
American contributions to the Great Exposition of laid. A
copy of the memorial addressed by the mayor, corpora-
tion, and inhabitants of Southampton, to the Presiil, at
of tho United States, through his Excelleuey Mr.
Abbott Lawrence, applared on the 23,1 of December,
and it will be =Ten that the American executive has
arceded to the wishes of thi• iebah;heit. of s•eoliometon,
and that the St. Lawrence will rendervone in Southampton
water, conditionally upon her cargo being transferred to
London free of all charges, wharfage, duck ones, or railway
carnage:—" Department of State, Washington, Jun. 20.
Sir,—l received this morning your despatch of the 16
inst., informing rte, by the request of the authorities of thu
port of Southampton, that after haring waited on the Ame-
rican Minister in London with an address to the l'reaklent of
the United States, soliciting that Southamptun should be
selected as the port of destination for any public 'ease/
which the government of the United States ought send to
England with contributions to this year's Exhibition, and
after being advised by Mr. Lawrence that it would Ice im-
portant to obtain an undertaking by the dock and railroad
companies to convey these contributions to London free of
exiwnse or charge, they have obtained such undertaking,
and that you are therefore authorised to announce that all
goods intended for the Paid Exhibition, and brought by a
United States' public vessel to Southampton, will be con-
veyed thence to Vauxhall, within one tulle of the place
where the Exhibition is to he held, free of all charge by
the dock company for lauding, wharfage, or warehousing,
or by the railway conipany for trnusporting and delivering
the same to Vauxhall. I have the taleasure to inform you
in reply that the proposal is neeepted, and that the proper
order will accordingly issue front the navy department to
the commander of the St. Lawrence.—l am, sir, respect-
fully, your obedient servant, DANIEL WEHETEIt. To
Joseph Rodney Croskey, Es' q., United State.' Conical at
Southampton."