The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-30 00:00:00

UNITED STATES-MEXICO,

The New World, arrived at Liverpool, brings a
confirmation of the intelligence communicated by our
Boston correspondent, and yublished in a second
edition of yesterday's Daily A Yes, to the effect that the '
Mexican treaty had been ratified by four-fifths of the
American senate. The news reached Boston by elec-
tric telegraph, on the 11th, after the departure of the
Britannia steamer, and WPS transmitted to this
country by the Ocean Monarch.
This important intelligence, which, as already
stated, appeared in the Duly News of yesterday, is
given to-day, for the first time, in a fourth edition of
the 3forning Herald, published expressly for the pur-
lpose of communicating it to the public. It will, no
outit,, appear to-morrow in the other high-priced

NEW LAWS.
Yesterday, two acts of parliament, which received
the royal went on Tuesday, were issued by the Queen's

printei:
Exionsmore.—This act is to regulate for one year the
carriage of passengers by sea to North America It enacts
that no ship shall take more than a limited number of emi-
grants, according to space and tonnage. The proportion is
to be one passenger to every two tons of registered tonnage ;
and, further, that each adult shall have for use, and unoccu-
pied by stores, on the deck upon which the passengers live,
a space of twelve clear superficial feet; or, on the orlop deck,
if any, only one passenger shall be taken for every thirty
such superficial feet. For every passenger carried beyond
such proportion, the captain of the ship to be liable to a
penalty not exceeding 61. Two children under
foureen to be computed one passenger. Every vessel taking
one hundred or more passengers is to carry • ship's cook, ap-
proved by the emigration officer, and engaged for the pur-
pose of cooking the passengers' food. Proper crooking
apparatus is also to be provided. Every vessel taking one
hundred passengers is to carry a duly qualified surgeon ; or,
in absence of such medical officer, each passenger is to be
allowed a space of fourteen superficial feet on the deck upon
which emigrants live while on board. When no surgeon is
carried every child above twelve months old is to be com-
puted as one pusenger. Every surgeon to be a person duly
qualified by law to practise in the United Kingdom as a phy-
sician, surgeon, or apothecary. No ship is to proceed until the
medicine chest and passengers have been inspected by a
medical practitioner, who is to be paid 20s. for every hun-
dred passengers. provided that if no such medical practi-
tioner can be obtained, the emigration officer is empowered
to give written permission to the master of the vessel to
sail. Passenger'affected with diseases, endangering the
health of other passengers, may be re-landed. Masters
wilfully proceeding with deceased persons on hoard, to be
liable to • penalty not exceeding 601. Passengers so re-
landed entitled to recover passage money by summary pro-
cess before two justices. Her Majesty may issue orders
in council prescribing rules for preserving order on
bond vessels. Gazelle, and copies printed by the
Queeu's printer, to be evidence of orders, &c.
Surgeon or master to End obedience to rules and
regulations. Penalty (not exceeding two pounds or
one month's imprisonment) for refusing to observe rules
and regulations. Colonial land and emigration commis-
sioners to prepare an abstract of acts and orders in council.
Such abstract to be posted up in each ship. Penalty (not
cue ding 21.) on master for neglect, and on person de-
' faring abstract. Penalties to be recovered under 5& 6 Vic., c.
107. Bond required by 5 & 6 Vic., c. 107, to be security fur
observance of provisions of 10 & 11 Vic., c. 103, and his
set. The duties of emigration officer may be performed by
his assistant. In the interpretation of this act the term
" passenger " is to be held not to include the class of pas-
sengers commonly known by the name of cabin passengers ;
and the term " ship " shall include every description of sea-
going vessel ; and the term " master shall include any
person being. in command of such vessel for the time beiag.
Snips carrying less than one passenger to '25 tons are
exempted from provisions of this act. In actions as to ships
carrying passengers the burden of proof that only the
legal number was carried is to lie on defendant. In
all proceedings it shall be sufficient to cite this act by the
title of " The North American Passengers Act." This act
to remain in force for the period of one year from the 28th
ins, and from thence to the end of the then next session of
parliament.
CLASSIFICATION OP PRI6ONELIS run DelT.—This new law
repeals that portion of 5 and 0 V ie. c. 22 which, in reference
to the classification of primers, directed that the first class
should be constituted of debtors remanded by the Commis-
idoners of the Insolvent Court on the ground of fraud or of
refusing to file a schedule of their property. Henceforth the
first class of prisonen in the Queen's prison are to be cons
posed of the three following descriptions of persons, namely,
—lst. Dehters adjudged un,ler the 77th, 78th, and 06th
cloture of the Ist & 2nd Victoria, c. 110, as not entitled to
the benefit of the said act, and to be discharged at some
future period.-2ndly. Debtors refusing or neglecting to file
a schedule of th. it property when ordered to do so by the
Court for the Relic'. of Insolvent Debtors under the provi-
sions of the 36th section of the Ist & 2d Tic. c. 110.
—3rdly. Bankrupts against whom a warrant may be issued
and lodged by the commissioners of bankruptcy for fraud or
contempt of court. This act also indemnifies the Secretary of
State and others for acts already done in regard to classifi-
cation of prisoners. It also enacts that in case of Ulnae or
absence of keeper, deputy keeper to act. Tipstaffs of Court
of Chancery are to give security by bond or otherwise to
keeper of Queen's prison for faithful discharge of duties.
Tipstaffs neglecting to give security or disobeying instrus-
tions of keeper of Queen's prison to be liable to penalty of
1001. Whereas under the provisions of acts heretofore d
certain penalties or terms of imprisonment are im upon
persons convicted of carrying or taking any spirituous or fer-
mented liquor into any prison, and power has been given by
subsequent acts to any justice or justices of the peace before
whom the offender is convicted to reduce or Paten the pe-
nalty or term of impraonment ; this act repeals such power
of mitigating penalty, and henceforth if any person in con-
travention of the existing rules of the Que.' 's prison shall
carry or attempt to carry into the Queen's prison any spiri-
tuous or fermented liquor, it shall be lawful for the 'keeper
or his deputy, or any turnkey, to apprehend any person so
offending, and to convey him or tor before a justice of the
peace, who is empowered to hear and determine such cases
in a summary manner ; and if the maid justice shall convict
any person of such offence, he shall commit such offender to
the common gaol or house of correction, there to be kept in
custody for any period net exceeding three months, without
bail or mainprise, unless such offender shall immediately
upon conviction pay down such sum of money as shall be
adjudgedby the said justice, not exceeding 101. nor lens
than Z 1 : provided 'marshal's', that is every ease where it