The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1849.

been completely thrown away as soon as this
daring attack cm the people's only remaining guaran-
tee sad bees of hopes is lawn. No man in his
Nome will believe that the commercial barrier be-
tween. Austria and Germany ma be thrown down
' while the political barrier is being built up stronger
than ever. Mbar r
and
free institutions thrive
aad decay together ; and it is a mere illusion to sup-
pose that the same government which tramples down
the one can uphold and cherish the other. Bruck
preaching free trade while Schwarsenberg is ebolirth-
mg parliaments is, however, an anomaly which can
astonish no one who is accustomed to mark the con-
trast between the words and the deeds of the Vienna
cabinet. The prospective union with the Zollverein
was the suggestion of financial despair. What made the
plan smile on the government, was the hops of break-
ing up the Prussian Zollverein, in order to form a new
customs-union with high protective duties. The free
trade cry, which, I hear, is encouraged underhand by
the government, is merely au rattles to keep the eyes
of the manufacturers familiarised with a terrible bug-
bear, in order to reconcile them to the minor evil of
German competition. If Prussia fall in with this
scheme, the Austrian government will succeed in
revenging upon England its hatred of Lord Palmer-
ston ; for that the exchange of a Prussian for an
Austrian Zollverein will not be very favourable to the
commercial interests of Great Britain will be made
clearer when M. Bruck's tariff is better known.
The mischief which would accrue to Prussia from the
discontent of her northern provinces% ould be another
gain for her rival; while South Germ iny would be
more nearly connected than ever with Austria, and
the protectionist interest in the new Zollverein would
be more feebly combated than in the old, where,
however, it has been yearly gaining ground. The
readiness with which the Times hes jumpei into the
pitfall of the Schwarzenberg cabinet is a new proof
of the recklessness with which British interests would
be sacrificed by the foreign policy of Lord Aberdeen.
I have another piece of important news to tell you.
Orders have been issued from the war department for
the immediate oollection of vast military stores, which
can only be required in case of war. The story of the
redaction of the army turns out to be a mere m 3 sti-
fication. The reduction only concerns that portion of
the soldiery, as the landwehr, which can be called out
again on the shortest notice. The landwehr compa-
nies are reduced from 180 to 60; but the cadres re-
main. Among the vacant officers' commissions, two
out of three are supplied by the ministry of war, and
the other by the propeietor of the regiment. The
Hungarian and Italian regiments are to be in-
creased by a battalion. Thus the army, which
amounts to 650,000 mer, will be rather increased than
diminished. The last mills from Turk• y briinght no
intelligence of importance; but a war with the Porte
is looked upon here as imminent. This is the latest
leaning of opinion.

aZtetiii at the intimation that the lugs sum of
beeeming due and ought to be paid. The
oeseefftestss of that slam lasing left =provided
tee amok es Ilk Charles Grey has observed, be otherwise
ding ilisenetable and tuitions. The hoses may vote the
a breast of its privileges, and under shelter of that
it en the table. It may omit to pay any atten-
dee M the matter until it is too late to do so, or neglect it
ohm:ether. The governor, however, will have done his
duty, and the government and the public of the mother
country will be aware upon whom the responsibility rests.
The people of this country will also have been informed of
the existence of the demand, and of the manner in which
their representatives have acted in referents to it. There
can after this be no excuse for neglecting so important a
duty as making provision for the arrangement, if not the
payment, of the public debt. At so advaneed a stage ef the
seminal, no time ought to be lost in disposing of the more
pressing matters of public interest, and of this in particular,
as one that lee already been too long neglected.
The following paragraph, from the Morning Jour-

nai, is importatit c -
MAIL CONNONICATION BETWININ TEA UNITED &ATRIA
AND KINOSTON.—Our readers and others will be glad to
learn that the address which wu tome time ego presented to
the American consul in this city from siveral merchants and
others, requesting him to solicit his government to establish
a regular mail communication through this port, has been
most favourably received, and that it is expected that at the
ensuing m sting of Congress a measure to carry into effect
that object will be introduced and sanctioned by them.

BRITISH GUIANA.
A complete rinsed of the fortnight's news will be
found in the following extracts from the (Guiana)
Royal Gazette. The Hon. Mr. Stanley appears to
have been the lion of the day
The last fortnight has, happily, been one of profound
ponied tranquillity, for which all clangs of the inhabitants
have cause to be deeply thankful, for in this community po-
litical diapute• always, by some fatality, end in the loes of
money to the colony chest, supplies being stopped, taxes
thrown away, arrears accumulated, and, by way of eater
tiophis, a long account rendered to that luckless witht, the
public, who pays thousands for quarrels that he, perhaps,
never cared a pin about.
Little has been done in the legislative hall, there have
been one or two *bon sittings of the Court of Polky, for
electing a new member, and getting through ordinary busi-
ness ; but none of the Combined Court. The vacant seat in
the Memer body has been filled up by the return of the
Hon. A. D. Van.!er Gon Netscher, • gentleman, as his
name proclaims, connected by family with Holland, though
he has been for several years past re,ident upon his property
in the colony. Previously to the elevation of this gentlemea
•o the honour of a chair in the Court of Policy, the College
of Klemm sent up the names of Peter Res. and Williat
Robertson Sandbsch, Requires, as their nominees. Thai
court chose Mr. Rose ; but Mr. Bose having already re-
lellgraed, declined to take his seat; the consequence of which
was a new nomination by the college, and ultimately the
selection of Mr. Vander Gon 'detaches.
In our lest Review, dated the 18th ultimo, we mentioned
the arrival in the colony of the lion. Mr. Stanley, the eldest
sow of Lord Stanley, the late Secretary of State for the Cola
aim, by the preceding packet. Mr. Stanley, after visiting, with
saeuergy of body and mind not often witnessed in the tropic.,
the different parts of the colony, with which, we have reason
to know, he was highly pleased, left us on the Mb, in •
brigantine which he had engaged, for Trinidad. The boa.
gentleman, we are glad to say, appeared in the enjoyment of
the best of health on his quitting Guiana for the coasts of
that beautiful island. Oa the 22nd • public dinner was
given to Mr. Stanley by a numb' r of the leading gentlemen
of the colony, in compliment to him " as • member of the
British House of Commune," a mark of respect which, we
trust, will be duly appreciated by every individual belongins
its the grand council of the nation. The dinner pasted off
exceedingly well. The Governor, the judges, the Cowman-
dant of the Forces, and the leading notabilities, both official
mid colonial, of Georgetown and its precincts, were present.
The High Sheriff presided.
Our readers who may be interested in shares in the De-
merara Railway Company will be glad to learn, that, in
spite of the hard times, the works are rapidly advancing.
On the Ist instant a new section of the line was opened
from the village of Pleasance to that of Beterverwagting,
thus completing about a third of the route to th' intended
terminating point at Mahaica. A large number of passen-
gers availed themselves of the opportunity on that day of
travelling along the new pox ion of the line ; and there
appears every reason to conclude that, by pursuing the
policy on which the direeton have entered of making their
charge', moderate, travelling by the line will become more
and more popular.
The value of landed property continues as &pr. dated as
ever, the . ffict of • variety of causes, the chief of which are
the unremunerative retun sof estates, the want of capital,
the destruction of credit, the uncertainty of free labour,
and the approaching withdrawal at no distant day of every
vestige of protection fer their sugars now enjoyed by our
planters. Within the het Pew days, a property, at one time
very valuable, and still possessed or every appurtenance re-
quisite fee sugar cultivation, plantation Maryville, in the
island of Leguan, was sold by order of the administrator-ge-
neral for the bent fit of the creditors of the late proprietor,
Mr. Alexander Wishart, and knocked down to the highest
bidder at public auction for 6,750 doh.
The weather has been very fine during
.the fortnight ;
and sugar making has been rapidly advancing in all the
cultivated districts of the country.
TRINIDAD.

The island continued tranquil. The gaol regula-
tions had passed the legislative council with a few
amendments. The membera of council were talking
about coercive measures. Mr. Burnley seemed
disposed to impeach the executive council, for sub-
scribing to the Trinidadian (an opposition paper) and
spoke thus of the riots:—
Tee late riots were enacted by a pampered, over.fed, over-
paid and over-petted population, who work only a fractional
portion of their time, and laugh, and sing, and dance away
the rest, and who slam, in the last sad seines they had wit-
nessed, to have destroyed property, and endangered life, from
mere wanton petulence.
The Attorney-General chimed in with Mr. Burn-
ley, but the Governor gently deprecated the high tine
taken.

Cons.—Daty, 13 omits per builieL Yellow, at 1 dot per hosheL In
demand.
TOBACOO.—Lest, duty, 10 cents per lb., if in packages of teen than
800—Duty, 13 coat& Ito sales to quote.
Gliszen.—Doty, It mat. per lb. American—Price, 1$ cents per lb.
Last sae. Stook light.
Wm—Duty Sc. per bushel. Irish, 13 dole. to 16 dots. per pun.
(puncheon included). MIMPtiOIIII not suited to the market.
Lone", W. L—Doty 2 &W. per 1,000 feet-16 dols. to 17 dole.
Dull. P. P.—Dety doL. per 1,001 lest —22 dole. to 24 dote.
Brume, B. o.—Duty 1 dot 30a. per 1,000-28 do doto 30 dole.
W. o.—Duty S dole. per 1,000-40 dole. to 43 dots. Stock light.
gamotze, W. P.—Duty 50e. per 1,000-2 i dol.. Cypress —Seldom
imported. No sales to quote.
Pm in WNW—Duty per dozen Sc.-14 dol. per dozen, common
quality ,• 11 digs. ditto, superior. Ditto in khda.—Duty per laid. in
bulk I dol. 30c.—Priee 13 dal. to 16 dole.
Comirrms Bums—Duty per hit& in bulk 1 dot 30c.-33 dote. to
10 dole.
Bic:Kamm LOWW.—Prirate 90 days' sigh
dolt, 466 t o
468 dole. Banks : 90DOm da, 476 dole. ;60 days, 478 e. ;30 days,
430 dale. Purchasing at 466 dole.