The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-30 00:00:00

British
with his M!•Petreeet
ajesty'
steam-sloop w ids _ be fitted
the reception of his eeoteuey at Woolwich.
In the House of Loads, last night, ttge Earl of Fits-
william, followed by Lord greugtuu-, brought under
the notice of their/Srdships the great amount of im-
migration which. 'Was taking place of Irish paupers
into Liverpool fad the ports of Scotland on the
followed by mf, .ne observation
on the operation 7dtli;
Leheer;r4t7e / Act.—Lord Aberdeen, in reference to
the ee laden,* between France and England
on the abject of the Spanish marriages, in-
quired ;‘,.ether the Freneh government had returned
any au Rer to the last note of Lord Palmerston, in
Vtter of the Sp-Anish marriage, and whether, in
case ny such answer bad been received, it were in-
ten/ied to lay it before the house. His lordship (elt
eblingly that it -was meet desirable that all further
riirrespondenco on this subject should cease. It was
continued without any practical or defi-
nite object, and the tone and temper in which
it was carried on might lead to unpleasant results.
The Marquis of Lansdowne said that such an answer
had been received by the French ambassador, but as
its arrival had only just been notified to the Sw.retary
of State for Foreign Affairs, be (Lord Lansdowne)
was not in a position to snits whether its contents
were of such a nature Go to warrant its production.
Sa was es desirous 5e,,,,00- noble lord that.
the coeteoponffenee should brfittght to a ter-
mination ; but he, of course, could not say
whether the despatch referred to might or might
not require an answer. At all events he could assure
the house that her majesty's government had not the
' slightest inclination to suppress or withdraw any one
particle of the evidence, or of the circumstances that
had attended these transactions, but that, on the con-
trary. they were most desirous that they should be, in
a complete state, laid before the house, for their lord-
ships' information and mature consideration.—Lord
Brougham was quite satisfied with the candour of the
noble marquis's answer, hut as, however, the pro-
longation of the correspondence could lead to no re-
sult, he hoped it would erase.—The other business
was merely of a routine character.
In the House of Commons Lord JOHN RUSSELL
intimated the order in which he should proceed
with Irish measures. On Momlay next to move for
leave to bring in a bill to render valid the proceed-
ings which had been had under Mr. LACOLCHERE'S
letter; and when that bill had been riad a second
time, to proceed with a bill for the relief of the tem-
porary distress existing in that country ; and next,
with a measure for the permanent amendment of the
Irish Poor-law. In answer to a question, Lord
PALMERSTON stated that no authority had been given
by the Mexican government for granting letters of
marque in this country against the United States. A
conversation ensued upon the existing state of dis-
tress in Scotland. The Chelsea Pensioners Bill and
the Distilling from Sugar Bill were read a second,
and the Buckwheat. &c., Importation Bill a third
time. The second reading of the Customs Duties
Bill was postponed until Monday next. The other
orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

Papers from the River Plate have been received,
ria Buenos Ayres, to the 15th of November, by the
Express packet from Rio Janeiro. Affairs in that
quarter remained without change between the lrllig-
gerent parties. Admiral Ingletield had left the river
on the I I th, in the Vernon, accompanied by the
Acorn, having been superseded in the command of
the station by Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert.
From Monte Video the dates come down to the
29th of Nov. It is announced in private letters that
reinforcements were being dispatched to the assist-
ance of Riviera. A new regiment, of six hundred
men, had been raised for the purpose in that city.
It was understood that the chiefs of the two contend-
ing ainnies were about to enter upon active opera-
tions, and that a decisive action might be expected
between them, which would perhaps terminate the
war, so far as Oribe and Riviera are personally con-
cerned.

NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND SmPPLRR•—The fol-
lowing is contained in a letter received at Lloyd's, from their
agent Genoa, Jan. 21, Ma.— This government has
issued an order imposing a duty of six francs per metrical
cwt. on the exportation of Indian corn from the ports of
this duchy, and of fourpenc' per said cwt. overland. The
above duty is to pay the half mare of the said sum '.n the
exportation of Indian corn meal, granting five days' time for
sU the parcels which have already been entered in the Cus-
toms for exportation."
ROYAL VIRT.—It is said that his It. 11. Prince
Waldemar of Prussia, will visit this country in the course
of the approaching summer. It will be recollected that this
gallant member of the meal family of Prussia, under the
incognito title of Count Ravensburg, was present at the
several actions fought on the banks of the Stahl by the
Ire'ian army, under Lord Gough, and whose intrepid con-
duct was eulogised in the despatches of Viscount Hardinge
and the Commander-in. Chief of the forces. His royal high•
nes., it will he also remembered, has recently been enrolled
among the knights of the noble order of the Bath.

THE DIKE OF SOTOMAIOit A FREE-TILMER.—It
it said that the duke of Sotomacor is a staunch advocate of
free trade principles. During the late discussions on the
suga- duties, the duke laboured hard for the cause of Spain,
in memorialisibir for the right of admission of Cuba and
Porto Rico suear on the lame terms as that of other coon-
trice, in which his views were strongly supported by Lord
Palmerston. On the late occasion of the Cobden festival in
Spain, he also explained himself adverse to restrictions in
commerce. Under these circumstances, there is more
hope of a favourable treaty of commerce between this country
and Spain than at any other period, if the Duke of Soto-
mayor can only maintain his position long enough to inocu-
late the Cortes with the same spirit of liberalism towards
Great Britain.

REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BREAD AND BEER.—
Yesterday there was a very general reduction in the price
of bread throughout the metropolis, the 41h. loaf of an info.
nor quality being charged Sad. and 9d., the best 10,1. A
great many of the publicans also announced that beer had
Etllen to the old price, 3d. per pot. The reduction was, how-
ver, by no means general.
RELIEF OF DISTRESS Is IRELAND.—COFFEE.—A
correspondent suggests that government might svlsanta-
geously use thin article, in conjunction with others, for
food, and says that good masted coffee could he furni.hed at,
or under, Gd. per lb., exclusive of duty, that the article
should be purchased "in bond," delivered to the victualling
department in Deptford Dockyard, and be prepared for use
in the same manner as cocoa is for the navy. The nutritive
and stimulating qualities of this beverage would, he adds,
materially tend to correct the ill effects of low diet. He esti-
mates that one pound of coffee simply boiled would help to
supply a meal to at least twenty persons.