The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-22 00:00:00

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measures towards vindicating the national an- I
that*.
President Johnson has also issued a proclama-
tion announcing the restoration of the national
authority, and the re-establishment of the consti-
tutional republican form of State government in
Virginia. The proclamation declares null and void
all seta and proceedings occurring under the rebel
rule, and recognising Governor Pierpoint as the
legal State executive. The Attorney-General will
execute the Oonflscation Law.

The cabinet are discussing the question of negro

suffrage.
Mr. M'Culloch has issued the following regids-

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tions for the Southern trade. Cotton not prodnerd
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by persons' own labour, or free-paid labour, must
be sold to and resold by the government agent
before shipment ; 25 per cent. on the value of the
cotton to be paid to the agent. Cotton produced by
persons' own or free-trade labour will pay a ship-
ping fee of 3 cents, per lb.
The military court for the trial of the Booth
oonspirators assembled on Tuesday last. The pm_
ceedings were conducted with dosed doors. The
prisoners pleaded not guilty, and selected their
counsel, but nothing. will be allowed to transpire
conoerning the trial unless communicated by the

War Department.
The subscriptions to the Seven-Thirty Loan on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday exceeded 38
• large sum is said by the Herald to have been
subscribed in the West to raise 25,000 Mexican
emigrants under Roseman', who on his arrival in
Sonora will be commander-in-chief. The enlist-
ments in New York are very numerous.
A Washington despatch to the Courier des Etats
Dais says that if the emigration scheme assumes
larger proportions, President Johnson will warn
the people against a violation of the neutrality laws,
and that, regardless of his personal views on the
Monroe doctrine, be will not depart from Lincoln's
policy of neutrality. Mr. Seward and other intel-
ligent advisers recommend such a policy.
It is reported from Matamoraa that the French
government prepared transports for 80,000, to sail
immediately information was received from General
Bassin regarding the intentions of the United
' States towards Mexico. A letter from Romero to
I Jinxes' Minister, dated October 28, asserts that
while visiting the army of the Potomac, General
Grant expressed to him the greatest sympathy for
the Mexican cause, and even manifested a desire to
aid in defendingMaxican independence against
European aggression. The unanimous sentiment
of the army of the_Hotomac was, he said, to
terminate in Mexico the campaign commenced at
Richmond.
I M. de Montholon, the new French minister, has
arrived at Washington.
The Emperor Maximilian has issued a decree
I declaring that the form of government will be an
sereditary monarchy, with a catholie prince at its
ahead, and naming the Empress as regent in case of
his death.
11 The Frenoh are in full possession of Guaymas.
IA doubtful report rieitaVietfid 110mill/flier that
the liberals have captured
Monterey and Mares campy Ciudad Victoria.
The Asia has reached Halifax. The City of
Manchester has arrived out.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Gold opened on Monday at 143 e, and has since
steadily declined, closing to-day at 131 k. Ex-
change on London, 145 ; on Paris, 3.96. Stocks
tending downwards. New York Central, 92 ;
Illinois, 114 ; Erie, 781 ; 5.20 Bonds, 1041. Cot-
ton quiet. Middliog upland, 53c. Flour and
wheat declining. Corn dull. Provisions and sugar
heavy. Coffee and molasses steady. Petroleum
dull ; crude, 37ec. ; refined, 53.