The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-17 00:00:00

ST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, lintr o'Clock.
:D STATES.-MEXICO.

RIVAL OF THE ACADIA.

lia, Capt Shannon, arrived yesterday
with dates from New York to
ton, Dec. 1, and Halifax, Dec. S. She
DI. specie. The Britannia had not ar-

igence brought by this mail will be best
summary of the New York Courier and

ew Orleans account. of 22nd inst., only seven
e do not find in them any items of political in-
had been several arrivals at New Orleans from
10 latest date of 18th inst. By previous at-
er, it would seem that, under the protection of
flag, and encouraged by the strict discipline
nose the troops. some degree of confidence,
.quence, of trade, was reviving.
,1 Mexico, ►nd in all the other cities and towns
lection of the American arras, everything was
eretero the arrival of members of Congress
soon the presents of a sufficient number to
teration on the great question of peace or con-
The design►tion of a president, however,
• first duty, and the candidates most talked of
'ens, Almonte, and Herrera. Meantime, our
re are steadily advancing from Vera Crus to
rrisoning the intermediate nests, and before
ter takes her departure we hope to he able to
the road is free, and the mail service regularly
r next (Dee. 6) the 'songless of the United
,amble at Washington—and if not delayed in
Speaker, will at once be organised, and the
rouge will be transmitted on Tuesday. Of its
emendations little can be known. More money
in for the Mexican war will probaby be
an, partly of more loan•, and partly because
sd drain nf specie, treasury notes, after fiuctu-
-991 and 1001 within the last fortnight, have
to 99/. The at cks of the • tying states main-
s well, notwithstanding the sums returned
let from Europe to be realised. Ohio Sixes
f 99; Pennsylvania Fives, 731.
pen Europe continues at rates that, combined
faculty of negotiaing bill', keep up the ex-
As high as 101 was paid yesterday for 60 day
n ; and that is the asking rate, though the
he from 14 to 101. On Paris the rates are
26e.
ius, saltine packet, from this port for Liver-
+, 100,000 dole. in gold will go out, and by
chit for France from 40,000 dole. to 60,000
The Acadia steamer, from Boston, will carry
ated, about 400,000 dela in gold—say 80,000
'here would probably more have been sent
the difficulty, first of procuring heavy love-
ondly of obtaining insurance.
ket, wince the arrival of the Acadia, with
4th inst. from Liverpool, there is not much ac-
hes &dined readily here and at the South
hen from New Orleans, under date of Nov.
I, we hear of a considerable reaction, which
earthly followed here, and cotton may be
lire little lower than before the Acadia's
eing here down one cent. In New Orleans it
, about 1 to I of a cent. lower than before the
tsellington—that by the Acadia not having
ere—after having been from 14 to 11 cent..
ilegraphic report to-day, with New Orleans
■ the evening, makes a further rise, but this
y be counteracted by the Acadia's accounts.
has been down to 71 cents. for Liverpool fair
has recovered fully 1 cent, in the last two
holders having gathered courage from the
Orleans. end feeling assured by the accounts
in the South on the 19th or 20th inst, and by
old here for the last two days, that cotton
of last mach longer.
the "ravine crop, for it was a growing crop in
I until the 20th inst., the accounts of the conti-
was such that it is difficult to believe it tea be