The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-03 00:00:00

VERA CRUZ.

By the Bee del Ctenercio, of the 28th Dee., it
appears that on the previous night the citizens of
Vera Cruz united en moue, and appointed a com-
mittee to wait upon the City Council and express
their dissatisfaction at the actual state of the
country.
The City Council, aware of theme intentions, had
called an extraordinary meeting of their body to
listen and attend to the wishes of the citizens, who
through their committee made known the desires of
the public by stating that it would no longer see
with indifference the gradual downfall of the whole
country, so clearly exemplified by the decay of their
once flourishing commerce in their porta of Vera'
Cruz, &c., &c., and believing that the plan of " Gua-
dalajara" is the only one that can improve their con-
dition, they request it to be adopted. They also
request that the tariff established at Tampico be
adopted u the moat suitable manner of equalising
and re-establishing commerce at Vera Cruz.

The committee for the citizens having laid the
above propositions before the council, a committee
was appointed by that body for their consideration,
composed of Memos. Artie, Bello, Crusade, Vila, and
Esteva, who having retired for a few moments,
returned with the following resolution :
That taking into consideration the urgent request of the
good and faithful citizens over whom they have the honour
to retitle, and that it is the Council's duty to advance the
welfare a the city and encourage its commerce, dog be-
lieve that this can only be accomplished by equalising the
tariff with that of Tampico. And that as public tranquil-
lity is not likely is be disturbed (by the late proclamation
of the garrison of the Castle of flan Juan D'Ulloa) propose
to the deliberation of the Council the following and only
resolution: " The honourable City Council approvesand
adopts the request of the inhabitants of Vera Crus in all its
parts."
This being agreed to unanimously, was signed by
411 the members present.
The last accounts from the city of Mexico ate of
the tad January. They represent the government
on its last legs. The belligerents had met near
Guadalajara, and Generals Minon and Vazquez, let

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fluid 2nd oommanders of Aristas' troops, are reported
to have been killed, and their force to have dispersed. !
The Chambers had authorised government ut the,
11th hour to make a loan of 2,000,000 dols., to be
guaranteed by that part of the customs revenue still'
free; !nit there was nu hope of its realisation. We'.
are hourly expecting news of a rising in Mexico. 1
Business is almost at a stand at Vera Cruz. I
PANAMA.
JAN. 6.—The Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company's
steamer Tennessee arrived here on the 30t1t ult., I
bringing United States mails, 2,192,739 dols. 51 cents'
in gold dust for the United States, and 280 pitmen-
gen,. Her dates from San Francisco are 16th ult.
The rains had commenced, and there had been
several riots in California on account of the great
scarcity of flour.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer
Bolivia arrived here at 6 a.m., on the 3rd inst.,
bringing her Majesty's mails, 175,944 dols. 16 cents
in bullion and specie for England, and twenty pas-
:mg:v.
The Boliviahrings acleieca that the Chilian frigate I
Constitution was at Guayaquil, where she had been f
sent to demand explanations and satisfaction for some !
misunderstanding concerning General Flores.
This day arrived a vessel from Guayaquil, bringing
33 individuals, Jesuits, who have been expelled from
' their country for being friendly towards Flores, and
1 the governor of this port would not allow them to
land. This vessel also reports a revolution having
taken place in Quito against the existing govern-
ment.
' We expect her Majesty's ship Amphitrite here
from the Mexican ports about the 20th instant, with
about 800,000 doh. in specie and bullion, for ship-
meet per Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's
steamers.

The rains continue to be very heavy, but we hope
to have fine dry weather in a very few days.
The railway pro,gresses with the promptness pos-
sible, but will not be finished till 1854.
Remittances from resident merchants here amount
to 43,885 dole. per present steamer.
Tho Australian Pacific mail steamers are very
anxiously looked for by all parties here, as well as
in many of the West Indian Islands.
CALIFORNIA.
The Alta California thus epitomises the events of
the early part of December :
S.nce the sailing of the lest steamer, we have received
the news of a disastrous conflagration in Shasta City, in
which twenty buildings were destroyed, and property to the
amount of over 100,000 dollars. The Courier office was
destroyed, which, together with the building, was valued
at 20,000 dollars. The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an incenniury.
During the last for night it has been raining almost in-
ceuantly, and the rains havetextencled to all portions of the
state. An unusual quantity of snow has fallen upon the
mountains, and the small streams have been so greatly
' swollen as to prevent commuuication with various parts of
the mines. The waters of the Sacramento are higher DOSS
than they were last year, and the Tuba river has already
overflowed the lower portion of the tit) of Marysville. The
damage done wns but trifling, as the waters soon sub-
sided. Sacrament, city is uninjured, being protected by
a levee, though thu waters were four feet above the
level of the ,streets. Many bridges have been swept
away on the streams, and cattle and lumber to • large
amount lost.
Sacramento city has been rebuilt with permanent struc-
tures, and the city has again resumed its lively aspect.'
Many of the buildings erected are tire-proof, and of a sub-
stantial nature.
The engineers have commenced the survey of the pro-
jeeted railroad from Marysville to Benecia. The distance
is only about seveety-eight mile., and it is confidently
expected by many that the railroad will be finished in
course of three years. A survey of the Sacramento Valley
Railroad has been made, and the enterprise is spoken of
very favourably.
Ihe scarcity, and consequent high price of flour in the
mines have caused some excitement in the mining region.
A meeting was called to take place at Mariposa on the 2nd
of December, to take some action in the premises. The
notice held forth that the flour was monopolised in this
city by foreign capitalists, and threats of IS serious nature
were made. It is not known what action the meeting re-
solved to take. It is stated that in Mariposa county there
is nut one week's supply, and to add to other misfortunes,
the scorn crop has failed. What flour there is commands
80 dollars per barrel and many miners fir weeks have been
subsisting on beef and potatoes.
Hon. Thomas J. Roach, county judge of Klamath
county was drowned on the 28th of November iu attempt-
ing to swim a small mountain stream emptying in the Kla-
math river. He was an officer in Colonel Stevenson's
regiment, and was a young man of • superior order of
Went, and highly esteemed.
A committee of citizens have been in session in Los An-
geles some time endeavouring to ferret out the murderers
of General Bean. Their investigations have led to the de-
tection of two murderers and the exposure of a large gang
of robbers-and cut-throats. One of their number, Reyes
Feliz, was hung by the people en the 29th November, and
another, Benito Lopez, has probably met the same fate
ere this. The murderer of General Bean, it is well as-
certained, is a native Californian named Cipriano Sandoral,
who has so far succeeded in eluding the grasp of kis pur-
suers.
A whole caballed& of horses, numbering 100, were stolen
from White's mach, near Los Angeles, on Dec. 2nd. They
have not yet been recovered.
On Friday, the 10th inst., Jos4 Fermi, a native of Valen-
cia Spain, war publicly executed for the
' murder of a coun-
tryman in Pleasant Valley, on the 13th of September last.
A large concourse of persons were in attendance. It was
the first legal execution in San Francisco, and was con-
ducted in a quiet and orderly manner.
The officers of the French frigate Penelope were enter-
tained at a sumptuous banquet a few days since, given by
Mr. Patrick Dillon, the French consul at this port. Miss
Catherine Hayes was present, and a large number of our
distinguished citizens. The frigate sailed on Tuesday for
Panama, and was visited previous to starting by a large
number :of gentlemen on board of the U. S. surveying
steamer, Active, Lieut. Alden. An interchange of friendly
sentiments was had, and the meeting wag very interesting.
Miss Catherine Hayes has riven six concerts in this city
with the greatest sumac It is understood that she will re-
main until the let of January.

(For Commercial Intolllgamm, We P4* t)

VDe Court.

WINDSOR, Flll. 2.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party
yesterday.
The Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Earl of Carlisle,
and the Earl of Mulgrase have been incited, and are ex-
pected to-day.

Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council, gave a
grand dinner on Tuesday to the Cabinet Ministers and the
great officers of State of the Queen's household, for the pur-
pose of settling the roll of sheriffs for the present year. The
company present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord
Chancellor, the Duke of Argyle, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Sir James Graham, the Right lion. Sidney Her.
bert, Sir William Molesworth, and the Marquis of Breadal.
bane. The Hon. William Bathurst, Clerk of the Council,
also dined with the noble earl. The banquet wee given at
his lordship's residence in Bruton-street.
A deputation from the local executive committee on the
Manchester and Salford Boroughs Education Bill, consist-
lag of Mr. William Entwisle (chairman), Mr. John Peel
(honorary secretary), the Rev. C. Richson, and Mr. J. P.
Banling, were introduced by Sir James Kay Shuttleworth,
and had interviews with the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord
President, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of
Argyle, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Sidney Herbert in the
course of yesterday.
The Commissioners for auditing the public accounts, with
their Secretary, Mr. Bromley, attended the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday at the halt-yearly declaration of
accounts.

A Deputation, consisting of Sir James Duke, M.P.,
Captain Stanley Carr (Chairman of the Committee of Aus-
tralian Colonists), Mr. Henry Moor (late member of the
L. C. of New South Wales), Mr. Duncan Hoyle, of Vic-
toria ; Mr. Samuel Pratt Winter, of Van Diemen's Laud ;
Mr. V. L. Foster, of Victoria; Mr. James Robert Morri-
son, Australian merchant, London ; and Mr. John Bourne,
mvil engineer, London, had an Interview with the Right
00. B. Cardwell yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Council sat
yesterday, and commenced hearing an appeal from Canada
Pollok e. Bradbury." The Lords present were Lord
Justice Knight Bruce, Vice-Chancellor Turner, the Judge
of the Amiralty Court, Sir J. Patteson, and 8i B. Ryan.