The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-07 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

The America, Captain Leitch, arrived at Liverpool,
yesterday afternoon, with dates from Boston to the
26th, and Halifax 27th ult. Her day of sailing from
Boston was fixed for the 25th, but she was detained
till two o'clock of the morning of the 26th. She
brings 35,000 dollars.
Not the least interesting portion of the Mail's news
is that of the " Forefather's Day " Celebration.
The celebration was is the shape of a dinner given at
Astor House, and the occasion the anniversary of the
New England Society. Sir Henry Brawn and Daniel
Webster were among the gnats; and in reply to a
speech from Mr. Webster, complimentary to England
and its minister, Sir Henry made a very eloquent
eivh, which was moat warmly received and ap-
plauded.
New Yolk has been visited by a severe worm.
On the 22ud nit, it commenced and lasted some
time, doing much damage—flooding wharves and
damaging many ship.
The sloop 'f alma (says the Nese York Enquirer), dragged
her anchors, and is now ashore alongside the Battery walL
She has received cor.siderable damage, and if the wind con-
tiauer, will b. a complete wreck. There were four men on
board, who landed is safety. The ship Niagara, Captain
Smith, from Liverpool, lying at anchor at the S W. Spit,
has cat or carried away her fore and maitimmts, and her
miun-topmast 'Seaborne. A sloop named the Good Return,
of Greenpoet, was discovered tossing upon the waves in the
North River. partially a wreck, and without any parson on
board to constiand her. A large number of vessel, lying at
dater's% wharves along the North Riser, were more or less
damsged by chafing against each other and the docks. A
block of new buildings is proems or weetioe on Madison
Avenue were blows dews. la Brooklyn, eight frame
buildings, in progress of minion, on the corner of Smith
sod Mill-street, were blown down—not a stick left standing.
Tne subject of it uniform system of cheap postage
had been under discussion in the Howe of R:presen-
tatives, but no action had been taken as yet. No
important business has been transacted in either
House.

Mr: Webster's reply had been sent to the Austrian
minister, and was soon to be called for in the Senate.
The chargé app-inted to Austria left Wanhingtos
without his commission, and the diplomatic relations
between the two countries are thus left in a state of

rmspesee.
A court martial was in session at Washington for
the trial of Commodore Jones, of the United States
navy, for alleged frauds on the government while he
was in command
,on the Pacific station, and for scan-
dalous conduct and oppression.
The apprehension and examination at New York
of a man of colour, named Ileory Long, who was
alleged to be a fugitive slave, had caused considerable
excitement, although there was no disposition to I
resist the eztctition of the law. At the time of the'
steamer's departure the case was undecided.
New. from California is to Nov. 15, by the Cherokee,
which brought two million dollars of gold dust from
Chagrea. The prevalence of the cholera wee the
principal topic of importance. This epidemic bu
raged wilt gent severity, especially in the City of
Sacramento. 'the mortality in that city has been

about three times se great as in Ban. Francisco,
although the population is lees by three-quarters. In
San Francisco the deaths have taken place chiefly
among the transient weeidests. It is supposed that
the diem., travelled scram the continent with the
emigrants by the overland route. Not a single case,
according to the most authentic accounts, came is
by sea. A fine of steamers between lien Fran-
ciseo and the Sandwich Islands was contemplated,
with every prospect of being speedily established.
The trial of the rioters at Sacramento City was
to commence on the 16:11 at Benicia. The complete
acquittal of the prisoners was confidently anticipated.
During the approaching winter a larger proportion of
misers than usual will remain in the mountains. This
will inertias the amount of gold, as heretofore, in the
twister season, mining operations have been almost
entirely suspended. The tininess of quartz mining
is sow &Meeting much attention. New veins are
constantly diecovered, and the most extraordinary re-
sults Sr. expected from the establishment of a tho-
rough system of scientific mining. An extra ses-
sion of the legislature was demanded by the exi-
gencies of the state, and would probably be called by
the executive. The difficulties with the lodiens eta
continued, ■nd were the source of a good deal of
trouble. A fire Lad occurred at Sacramento city, de-
stroying property to the amount of 40,000 doll., Art
or six buildings being destroyed.
Tt • Americ► remained at Boston until Thursday
morning waiting for the Canada mails, which had been
kept back by a heavy snow storm.

TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH FROM NEW
YORK.
INCLIDAT, r M., Die. 26.

HALIFAX, Die 27.

Commemitstion from Baltimore this afternoon's date
states positively that Jenny Lind and party left Will-
miogton for (lerlesion, by steamer, on Sunday last ;
that the vestal has not reached Charleston. Cottua
market to-day is firmer, bat the brokers do not alter
quotations. Flour and grain markets doll in conse-
quence of the firmness of the holden.. No quotable
change since steamer left. Stock market very buoy-
ant. No sale of government stocks today, but large
business in raliway sod others: upwards of 2,003
Beading sham, bought.
. . .

Nzw Yoak, J 17.m.—Ltter dispatch from south
says, Jenny Ltud and suits arrived oafs at Marie,-
ton.

[For Commercial latelligence ace last page.]

CANADA.
Our correspondent writes so follows:
MONTREAL. Inc 23.
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A meeting wu held at tho town of Cobourg, in
Upper Canada, last week, for the purpose of taki,,g into
consideration the preliminary steps for the construction of a
railroad from that town to Prescott. Cobourg is situated ea
Lake Ontario, cr arty midway between Toronto and Kingston ;
and Prescott, as I have in a (wept letter intimated t.
you, is between the letter city and Montreal. This Cobourg
meeting may be conaidered subsidiary to that which was a
skort time ago held in this city. The railroad between here
nod Prescott, Montreal must, and 1 believe will, have before
a very long time transpires. It is gaits likely, also, that the
Cobourg people, and those of other towns, will construct
other links of the road, to judge from the tone of the meeting
held at Coboarg. The Col:airy Near states that almost every
man of indiums belonsieg to the town was present, and the
tone or t►e meeting appears to have been very decided in
favour of having the road. This proposed road may be eon-
siderrd at the continuation of the St. Lawrence and Atlaatic
Railroad, which will be completed in a couple of years; and
if we further old to this all the links now in 66st 'nopletion,
we shell have a chain of railway from the A•laatic to the
heed waters of the hf issiuippi. Nor is the idea by en
means Utopian, but from the nature of the cJuntry, and
the ascemities of the population, we are forced to conclude
that such a road must be made.

There is oner:marl:;olf;ct about the tone Cana-
dian prose at present, that it is entirely devoted to the du.
curios of the devel,pment of the vast resources of the
country ; and we see very little of that acrimonious strife
that formerly so unfortunately chAraeterieed it. Railways
are now the chief topic of diacimasion. And I notice b the
Montreal Gozatto the proposition to sail a railroad eseves-
lion for the purpose of earning out the line that l heirs above
alluded to. The idea M a good one, and I may add by way
of explanation, theism:mentions of this kind are • peeu.iarity
of this continent ; and especially is the United States they
are the cum= mesas of political organisation.
Two large meireastile Muses la Quebec have published
tab's, and a review et the timber trade during the put year.
They are Interesting sad important for those engaged in the
Caned an timber trade; bet as they are very long, occupy fog
about five columns of thejuursal above mentioned, I must
°oedema for you the matter they contain. Marrs. Forsyth
and Bell
circumstances, prices have maintained assuming wonder-
fully, and the fluctuations have been fewer than was antici-
pated by those interfered is the trade. In red pine there
hes bean, oe the whole, greeter languor than is pettier
years, and a las quantity exported. Oak hes been steady all
the mason, with warmly any fluctuation of price. la elm
the demand Me bid fair to exhaust the supply, for this wood
is not abundant la our forests. Tamarac and raves have
both bees in demand. Deals, owtog to the poor price ob-
tained is Ragland, and the increasing demand fur this kind
of timber in the Valted States, have almost ceased to come
to the Quebec market.
.

—This gllowing stows the stock of lumber in the port of
Quabse (Maiming both enorchantsble tad culls) let Dec.,
1860: 0494 711,400 feat ; elm, 635,104; ma, 29,195 ; birch,
39,092; basswood, 1,621; samaras, 63,188; white pine,
6.045,647; tad pin., 3,069,272; standard staves, 966,4,3,20;
W. 0. madame awes, 244,3,3,10; R. 0. nashipsa
storm, 123,0,3,20 ; lettel staves, 1202,3,29 ; mil mem,
22,0.0. 5; ;pine deals, staadard, 837,980; 16,661 Usk.
standard, 114,999; I sod limastandard, plash, 66,223 ; soh oars,
pain, 6,971; latbweisd, Garda 906; diapers, 116,194.
The following shows thip supply and ezprwee for the same
yes, to sad from Qoebee:— Oak, supply, 1.082,664 feet ;
vapors., 1,116,240. Mu, 1,604,6601 1,626,640. Adt,
82,,97; 47.280. Birch, 69,761 ; 180,20). Tanana. 266,414;
36,600. Whlta pia*, 14 336,593 ; 13,010,520. Red pine,
2,121,316; 3,566,640 8 tandard, 2,036 ; 1,266. Puncheon,
4.274; 4;02. Burnt, 107 Pins, standard, 1,462,1 00 ;
2,207,066. Pine, spruce, 390,000; 614,277. Cords, 2,180 ;
4,423. _ .

lelleerlitor are the prises current Odabar Iron Moen.
Portlei: sad B.4Pe Curator :—Wltite Pine, plod teed sup-
ries, 4141.1161 d. ; ditto in shipping order, 6d. to 61d. ; red

pine, in shipping order, 40 feet average, 9d. to 944. Oak,
by the dram, la. 14d. to le. 2d. ; ditto, Lakes Br. Cliff and
Huron, Is. 3d. Elm, in dipping order, 38 to 10 feet, 10d.
to 1044. ; ditto, in the raft, according to average quality and
manufacture, 7d. to 10d. Tamarac or Haesaatac, square,
91.; ditto, flatted, 84. to9d. Stave', standard, per M., fair
ep.cifioation, 361 ; ditto pipe, 371. 10g. to 401 ; ditto, W. 0.
Pun., according to quali.y, 101 ; ditto, R. O. Pin., ditto,
71. 10,. to 81. Deals, pine, ird, 91, re 91.191., and Ids for 21.. ;
ditto bright, 101. to 101. 10e.„ and Ida for 2ads.; ditto sprees,
Ist qa.lity, 71. to 71. 101.; ditto, 2nd quality, 61. to 61 101
Parties in England should bear In mind that timber
sold In the raft subjects the purchaser to great expense in
dressier, butting, and at times heavy loge for galls. If gold
in shipping order, the 'apogee el shipping only to be added.
In the mime, Hoar, and grain markets there le so little
doing, that it tt not necessary that I send you quotation,.
We hors had severe weather et late, and each snow has

I believe it is underMonel the provincial parliament is to
be conveaed on the Stk Feb. asst.

Accounts from Toronto to the 21st ult. state that
the inspector-ger.eral had proposed measures of reta-
liation, in order to force reciprocity in the American
Clogrees.

CENTRAL AMERICA.—We learn by oar most recent
advice% from Central America that De !demist& hes been
appointed minister to Spain to solicit a recognition of t►e
hadependenee of the state of Salvador, and to form en ami-
able political and commercial treaty. Presider t Luido has
given an official expression of his unlimited confidence in
the protection of the Unimd States. lie has also issued •
proclamation, ordering the national standard of elle Central
American Co•tcderecy to be raised in the rate. The repel,-
mutation is to he on the basis of one for every 3O 000 souls.
The 'tattoo( Costa Rica and Uustemala, it is supposed, will
__ is the arrangement.

VENESUELA.-IVe have dates from Venezuela to
Nov. 21. The election of General Monaca* to the Presi-
dency was considered certain. The old Peet party are now
generally enlisted in hie support. Ile bus gained • good
deal of populati.y by a recant measure of the gevernment,
permitting the release of all persons who had been con-
fined in tba didereat provinces of Venezuela for the late
political disturbenese. It is supposed that Monages will
great a general amnesty, the Congress being favour-
able to inch a policy. The cowry was in a tranquil
state, and the business provedta were highly flat-
tering. The importation duties on three cargos*,
widen had just arrived at Caracem, two firm England and
one from Hamburg, amosinted to 150,000 dots. Ina leaning
articles of produce were in demand at good pricer. The
mop of coffee was expected to be one-third lees than that of
last year. A project has been prrented by Gen. Costelli, in
behalf of a mercantile hoes' in New York, for the coaetrue-
tion of a railroad between Caraecas and Lagnayra. It has
been recommended to commws by the legislature of Caraccu
to grant him the exclusive priv.leze of budding end conduct-
ine the rally tad for a period of ninety years.
SANDWICH ISLANDS. The accounts from the
Sandwich Islands, yin United States, are In the highest
degree encouraging. The whalers have bad a remarkable
degree of success during their summer cruise. The harbi.ur
of Honolulu is drecribed as presenting an animated spectacle.
Over 100 vessels were in port, watering, discharging, and
taking in cargo.
LA FLATA.—Letters from 13aenos Ayres to the 4th
November lead to the belief that the war talk was almost
'stately ended. Exchange ruled at 74.. per doubloon.

FLOODS IN CUMBERLAND.-ACCIDENT ON
THE LANCASHIRE AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.

On Wednesday evening, says the Carlisle Patriot,
and, indeed, during the whole of the night, a violent pale
prevailed from the south- west, accompanied at intervals
with heavy rain. The effect was that the waters of Vile-
water Leka (augmented by the downpoururg upon the
mouatain range amid chick i.. is ctuate) were forced into
the channel of the Earnest end thecae into the Eden, which
by Than! ay 11107011.11 et daylight WY WOOS swoll.n, we
believe, than it has been since Februery, 1822. The Caldew
and Pettaril also TOY tar beyond their {wonted volume; the
latter, in particular, so much overflowed its wonted bounds,
that the fields, right and left, and the high road to Warwick
on the 'MUM side of the Peter' Bridge, were laid under
water, in some plums several feet in depth, cutting off ell
aommunicatioa with the city on that side except on horse-
back or in carriages, carts, or other high wheeled vehicles.
All the low and level grounds bordering the Eden for
miles, both above and below Carlisle-bridge, were covered
with a body of water which bad the appearanoe of • vast
lake. The inhabitants of Riekergate were naturally in a
state of great apprehensioa, lest the embankments which
shielded them from inundation should give way or be over.
topped ; of the latter there appeared to be imminent danger
about two o'clock year relay atternoon, at the water was
then within two feet of the top and still rising. When the
tide of the Solway began to retire, however, the !hod also
began to fall, and last night there was a considerable dimi
meth= of the watery ii.vesion. Though there was not, so tar
as we hays heard, say los of human life, the deluge done is
consideethle. Mr. Ferguson, Mr. John Irving, and others
tr. Cray, ibe., lost a considerable number of sheep ; and
more would have perished had they not bun taken off
from elevated spots, to which thee had found their way,
by persons in boats. A few cattle were also drowned
here and there, Arothi r source of lass le the washing
away of in .nure Mid upon the grass land in clew prom
enPy with the Eden and Petteril. We have experienced
more violent gusts of wind than those which prevailed on
Wednesday night, but it is a great many yeses since there
was a hurricane of longer continuance. On the Boteherby
read some amusing seen= presented themselves. We ob.
served • whole party closely packed in Mn. Hamilton's
molest cart, among the garrote and onions, for the purpose
of getting into town dry shod. At Armathwaite, a cure-
dent informs u, "th. Eden overt! Aired its banks on
Thursday morning more extensively than at ary period
since the " great flood" of 1822; the water was feet in
depth in Armathwai•• Castle, out of the seats of the But of
L In the village the waters carried off upwards of
60 loads of manure."

The bossiest Shod of the river Eden that has been
brown at Appleby sine* the memorable Candlemas fisod
of I 12.:, smith created such vast destruct ion of
bridges and property in the north, was witnessed at
Appleby on Thursday morning. Doris, the latter part
of Wedamdsy the rein began to lad in torrents and the
wind to blow a tremendous hurries's,. Tne storm eon.
Maned with unabated fury until about 4 o'clock on the
Gllowing morning. The river, which was previously heavily
chorged, began to overflew its backs at an early hour of the
night, end soon after midniiht had completely inundeted the
lower ITC, uncle in the neighbourhood, laying waste the hedges
in every direction, and sweeping with its impetuous force
every loose object with which it came in contact. The lower
port of the town of Appleby, especially in Chspel.lane, was
• complce see, and the inhabitants of most of the houses
in that locality had to remove tittle furniture into the
sound story, the depth of water in the houses averaging
about three feet. The vicar'. croft, adjoining the church-
yard, was one dense stream of water, and the hedges of
the Butt's Gardens were entirely covered. In Cnopel-
lane the current was eo strong that to pug along it was
utterly impossible. The water extended in this direction
as far as the Doomsgate Corner, and up the Post-otficsWitird,
nod other intervening pla:es. Oa the Bongate side of the
bridge the water overflowed the road from Bowsaw Foot to
the foot of Battleborough. About 25 yards of the wall of
• the 11,14 belonging to John Beth', Esq., adjoining the road
opposite the Court Houses, gave way, and mode an outlet for
toe water, which many think was the means of saving the
bridge, the quantity o: water being aptarently greater than
the two arches would admit. From six o'clock the water
begin gradually to subside, and by eleven o'clock had fallen
sufficiently to enable pedestrians to pass along the Sande and
the other puts of the toed end streets which had been
flooded. The destruction of property at Appleby, ea fur as
we ham been able to sectrtsia in the limited time for
inquiry, does not appear to be great ; but it is to be feared
that in the course of the river considerable damage to
property will have been done. The corporation of Appleby
have recently bees at muck expense in planting trees end
Improving the banks of the elect, which had been rendered
nugatory—the young trees have all been uprooted and
washed away, as well as the valuable new pales which bad
been put up for their proteetho.
On Tuesday morning the non-arrival of the down London
mail at Carlisle at Reappointed time gave rise to apprehen-
sions Sr its safety, particularly as the appearance of the
suburbs of the city were a selseeboly evidence of the
violence of the storm which had raged overnight. Alter
some hours of suspense the mail arrived, when it was Amer-
Mined that en accident bad lathered, but of a competitively
trifling description. A small watermarse in the neigh-
brarhood of Shap, called Ship Beck, runs parallel with
the railway for some distance, aid erases and mucous
the line. In dry weather it Is but an iasigniticant stream,
and runs harmlessly along its appointed route,' but,
from the deluging showers that have recently fallen,
it had acquired all the fury of • mountain tor-
rent. Overtiowisg its natural boundaries, it laid •
soasiderable portion of the line under water, bursting •
strong use culvert which paws wader the embankment at
Thrisany, end endertniaing a considerable portiere of the
earthwork On the arrival of the logger train, which
I leaves CarliCe shortly miter '0 p.m. at this spot the bridge
gave way. Singularly enough p.m.,
engine shot over the
ebastm, bat the tender and some of the waggons went down
with a mash. A sane of omission mused. • great quantity
of geode, such as gingham', suttee, &e , get lean and floated
down the stream. The storm was raging with unabated
fatty at the time. On the following morning the down mail
Wain sou delayed several boon, as above stated, in oonee-
quince of the engine plunging into the water on rosining
this spot, and extinguishing the tire. In feet, every train
wee delayed for • time by the inuodation. The mail bogs
were ocaveyed some eistane• on their route in a car-, and
l passengers transported safely beyond the dangerous sicinity
in every obtainabe vehicle. Fortunately, DO person ane
tained the slightest injury, and though the tender still
i remains in its awkward predicament, workmen are busily
employed in clearing the line, which will be won put into a
I state of thorough repair.

ACCIDIUST.—TIM American packet-ship
Empire State encountered very severe weather on clearing
the channel, and two men were required at the wheel.
Otts behest called away, the men left in charge was im-
mediately overpowered, and received a severe blow on the
back of the leg from a handle of the waeel. The limb
beesse much swollen, and mortification ensued. The
v. soil retureed to the river on Saturday lot. sad docked on
Moseley, and on Thanday the men, +ease nesse =,
as
wee taken to the oospi•al, where his limb w in 7
asoputratwi. Be lies in a very precarious state.—Liecrpooi
Mercery.