The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-08 00:00:00

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Broccoli its plandral, sad Asparagus and Seeksle may be
obtained at last week's prices. Carrots and Turnips ass
good in quality. Potatoes realise good prices. Lettuces and
other salading are milkiest far the demand. Mushrooms
are cheaper. Cut Flowers consist of Heaths, Pelargoniums,
Gardenias, Chrysanthemums, Camellias, FutAsias, Aza'oas„
Moss and other Roses.

FRKITP.

Pine depts per lb., 4. to Gs
Gnu., hothouse, per to Ss
Portugal. Per lb. Iv
Applce, demert, per inish., N to Gs
kitchen, ditto, a6lto 5s
Pears, per hf..sve., 5* tole
(images, per dos., Is to 2*
- per IGO, is to 12s
bitter, per lUG, 16. to 184
Lemont, per doz., le to 2s

1:4;1lon... per 100. rAt to 14.
Almond, per peck, Ca
Sweet Mow k 1.., per lb., to 31
walnut,. per bud, 11.. to le+
k MA, Barcelona. Per b., O. to 12.
Filberts, per 100110.. 1M to 200
Cob, ler 164b0...230 to 30w
Bruit to htek.. 12s to les
Chorionte, Soto 6s per peck

A•parseas, per 166, So to Ts
Savoys. per dor., 4d to Is
Coblosges, per doz., 6d to I.
Rod. par dogs, Is to as
Green% per dot. b.. 1. 6d to 21 6d
Cauliflowers, per doe.. to to 64
Itrootodl, roe bundle, &l to 3.
Reuse). Sprouts. p.h. .re. Is tols&I
r.orral, per half.slere. 64 to Pd
Potatoes, per too, 1.214 to 160 s
per cwt., 6, to Rs
per bushel, Is 64 to 44
Kidney. per b., 3.6 d tots
Turnips, per doren, i. Cal to?.
Red Beet. per dot., Pd to Is Ed
liorro ItadPh, per bundle, h to is
Curumbars. reach, 1. to to
IsAks, per dorco. 6d to Is
Celery, per boodle. &I to Is 64
Carrots, per dor. buDebe.. 2s to ,to
Op.uip. per bushel, St to 34
Portuoml. per dot. Is to a
plek'lng, par bl.idere, ft to Ss

for Yesteraft's Markets 1e last siege.

SHIPPING.
MAIL Attutvan.—Dublin, 3 ; Waterford, 2 ; Donaghadee,
1 ; Guernsey, 6ce., 1 ; Freneh, 1 ; Flanders, 1.
LONDON, Jan. B.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.W.,
light breeze, and dull weather.
DELL, Jan. 7.—S.W. to S.S.W., strong and squally.—Ar-
rived: Jr. Holmes, Jamaica; David Cannon, St. John's,
N. 8.; Castle Lacklan, Jamaica; Victory, Sydney, C.B.
Sailed: Himalaya, Hobart Town. Put back: Tamar, for
Hshart Town.
DARTMOUTH, Jan. 7.—N.—Sailed: Alert, St. Croix.
Donna, Jan. T.—S.W. to N.W.—Arrived Nra. Sra.
de Begona, Cuba, for. Bremen. Off port: Martha, Monte
Video ; Sea Bird, Gambia.
KINOROLD.—Arrived : Perseverance, St. John's, N. 8.,
for Gloucester, with loss of boats, eke.
GLOUCESTER, Jan. T.—S.—Arrived : Bellona, Prince Ed-
ward's Island.

Ave BAT, Jan. 6.—Arrived : Henry, St. John's, N.B.
CrArnn, Jan. 4.—Arrived Aloeste, Demerara. sth, Gip.
my, at. John's, Newfoundland.
Coax, Jan. 5 —W.N.W.—Arrived : Janet Willis, Hayti.
Sailed: Jane, it. John's, Newfoundland. Part of a ship's
forecastle, with bowsprit standing, and which appeared
to have belonged to a large ship, was paned, 3rd instant,
about 30 miles W. of Cape Clear, and, in half an hour after-
wards, the broadside of a large ship. Also passed, a Isrge
quantity of deals and square timber yesterday, of Baltimore
Harbour, by the Janet Willis, arrived here.
BELFAST, Jan. 4.—B.S.W.—Arrived: sth, Culzean Castle,
Demerara. 6th, The Lina, hence to Barhadoes, hat put
back from lon. 12, with loss of bowsprit, jib-boom, topmast,
and yard, and all her sails, and foremast sprung.
LONOIIOPE, De. 27.—5. to S.S.W.—Arrived: Ant, Mar-
chioness of Queensbury, and Robert M'William, Quebec.
Sailed; Bonanza, Valparaiso.
OFT KIRECALDY, Jan. s.—Lively, Montreal.
Orr LEVEN, Jan. s.—Emma Christie, St. John's, N.B.
CLAY Horn Jan. S.—Arrived : Richard Watson, Quebec.

WRITEHAVes.—The Alexander Robertson, of London,
which sailed from Dubin on the 30th ult. for the Mediter-
ranean and the River Plate, was driven into Solway Frith
on the 2nd inst., and came to anchor this morning off Robin
Rigg, when they were obliged, during a heavy gale, to cut
away the masts, and has berit towed off this place.
MILFORD, Jan. 6.—The Oronoco from Llanclly to Lon-
don, which was stranded, 6th ult., off Newton Oyes, was
floated off last night.
HARWICH, Jan. 7.—The Volunteer, from Cardiff to
Bremerhaven, has put bark to this port, from before the
Weser, on account of the ice.
GRIMS):Y, Jan. 7.—Several foreign vessels, for Bremen,
amongst which is the Renshaw, from Cardiff, and one vessel
which was off the Weser.
SHIELDS, Jan. 6.—The Fidelity, of South Shields, he ,
been brought in here to-day, leaky, and must dischare
having struck heavily on the bar. 7th.—lt is reported ;_;
the Edward, of Hill, with iron, got on the rocks • 01;
Tynemouth this morning.

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?SAILS
The malls for rim, Oporto, Liphon, Madeira, CoUp
will be mote up on the morning of the 17th !ann., s.
of
rm.,heoi
The overland doled maila, em 31arpciLle., m,cti,rrar.e.
crypt, Aden, Ceylon, lona, Hong Kong, Om., Will oe made up en the
evening of the 20th January.
The matte for Pritiph North America, Berm.
.da, and the l: cited
giltiond' lb January
TheteNurait,'N‘i'LlNhteciwn'n4wlith'tlea'Mine,''i7,Nt'hereleleiCrm7dulningpß Tomb. an, and Porto Rio,. and
including thus for Madeira, Jacinel, G
.rthagena, Santa Martha,
Chaps., Panama, Wept Count of mouthted NI.
Nicareradi will be made up en the eve' .ng of the 17th January.
The overland Mail, tor taibraltar, Mr...t,„ °twee, the teniee,
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, og, and China, Ma Southoraotana
will k made up on the mornmg the 20th January.
The maths for New South "Pies, Van Diemen's Land, and NSW
Zraland will be made up on the evening of the 3IPt Januare.
The mails for the liranls the Kern Plate, Monte Stir.", Pcraarm.
bocci, Bahia. Madeira. and Buenos Ayres, will be made up on Oa
evening of the 4th Yehruary.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN. 8,
WE must say that the official despatches on title
subject of Swiss affairs, made public by the French
minister, and given by the Journal des Danis, re-
dound very much to the honour and liberalism of
our cabinet, as well as to the capacity and address of
Lord PALMEIM'ON. There were three parties in
this diplomatic intercourse. First of all there WWI
Prince lilEtrmisten, who could not abide the pro-
gress of liberalism in Switzerland, and who proposed
immediate interference to put it down. There was
then the English government, of decidedly opposite
opinions, which thought that Europe had nothing
to do with the internal politics of Switzerland, and
which also thought that it was the Jesuits and not
the radicals who troubled the peace and tranquillity
•of the Swiss.

Between these two decided and opposite opinions
came M. GVIZOT, representing the French govern-
ment, who began by being alarmed at Prince MET-
TERNICH% rancour and vehemence, and who opposed
his ideas of interference, striving however all the
time not to thwart or offend the Austrian court. The
natural result ensued, which was that the sincere and
zealous METTERNICH won by degrees on the vacil-
lating M. Geizor, till the Austrian absolutist com-
pletely persuaded the French constitutionalist minister
to come over to his opinions and adopt them.
The history of M. Gt. mor's conversion is told in
these documents. In the first despatch Prince MET.
TERNICII announces his horror at the change of tho
Genevese government, and asks will the French
recognise it? M. GUIZOT answers, that Geneva
is but a canton, that the French miniAry
cannot take notice of its changes. This is as
far back as October, ISI6. In June of the fol-
lowing year, Prince MErrEnsicit is still further
frightened and incensed. The canton of St. Gall has
become radical, and his highness fears that there
will be a radical majority is the Diet, which will
expel the Jesuits. He, therefore, begs M. OCIZoT to
join in at least a threat of interference, which threat will
be sufficient, with the prince, to deter the liberal ma-
jority from putting down the Jesuits by force. M.
Goizor, however, still hesitates. Should the Diet dis-
regard the threat, smith he, we shall be obliged to inter-
vene. And thisintervention M. GUIZOT still objected to.
" We do not pretend," wrote M. Cum.'. then, "to con-
test the right of the Swiss to modify their pact, and
to take with respect to themselves the measures which
snit them," &c. - - _

In NoVember, however, M. GUIZOT had changed
his opinions. He had then become all for mediation,
and, relying on the strength of the Sonderbund—a
strength created underhand by the arms and the 'rap-
port of France and Austria—M. Guizor proposed to
settle the religious differences of Switzerland by the
arbitrage of the Pope. Imagine the word arbitrafie ap-
plied to the decision of the Homan catholic pontiff in a
dispute between catholics and protestants. This is
what the protestant Si. Gt. izor calls fair language
and fair mediation. Lord PALMERSTON to this returned
a liberal and just answer. His lordship told N.
Grizor that his arbitrage was nonsense; but, said hie
lordship, let us five powers ensure to the Swiss that
the Jesuits shall withdraw, and thus we can bid the
liberals abandon violent measures.

Between the proposed mediation of M. Grizor,
and the proposed mediation of Lord PALmnit-
&TON, there was an interval wide as the
poles asunder. And Lord PALMERSTON rightly
points out the absurdity of five powers meeting
and offering to mediate in a quarrel, of which each had
such different opinions. But in the mean time the
Swiss Diet set its army in motion. Friburg surren-
dered on the 13th of November. And Al. GazoT, fear-
ing not only that all his own file plans of mediation
would vanish into smoke, but that the few members
of the Sonderbund, excited to resistance by Franco,
would be severely crushed and mulcted, closed in a
hurried manner with Lord PALMERSTON'S weak_
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