The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-30 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY. Four o'Ckek.
Parliament will, we understand, be prorogued in
to-night's Gazette to the middle of January.

We elsewhere publish accounts from the United
States, with particulars of the three days' fight at
Monterey, and the surrender of that fortress to the
forces of General Taylor, after negotiations by which
Ampudia has obtained as favourable terms as were
ever secured to a discomfited army. The loss in
killed and wounded sustained by the Mexicans is un-
certain. It was, however, known to be less than that
of the American army, which, according to private
letters, was over 500 men, including a large proportion
of officers. Notwithstanding the American conquests is
California and Monterey, it is pretty certain that the
war bas but just commenced, unless Santa Anna's
authority can influence pacific arrangements. At
present he does not appear to be very popular. Up
to the latest accounts from Mexico, there was no
prospect of an arrangement. Decrees had been pub-
lished, opening the ports of the republic to the free
importation of guns, arms, projectiles, and every
description of warlike munitions; commanding an
extraordinary contingent of 30,000 men, to be fur-
nished by the different provinces in specified propor-
tions ; declaring all Mexicans between the ages of 18
and ao under obligations to take up arms for the
defence of the country; pardoning all deserters who
may return to their al lee ance, and announcing that all
officers, civil and military, ', who shall refuse to render
such services as may be required of them during the
war shall be dismissed from their offices, declared
incapable of future employment, and otherwise
punished as the law provides. All this looks like a
determination to maintaia the struggle, but it remains
to be seen what effect the occupation of Monterey will
have upon the government and the republic.
The domestic news from the United States is unim-
portant. The elections taking place in several of the
States were passing off with less than the usual ex-
citement. The results were favourable to the Whigs.
The Secretary to the Treasury had failed to obtain a
loan, and would be compelled to issue notes bearing
interest at d per cent.
Of the cotton crop it is impossible to speak with
certainty, as the most contradictory accounts were in
circulation. The price of flour and grain of all kinds
was declining notwithstanding the enormous pur-
elifisPs making for shipment to this country ; and in
some descriptions a further fall may be expected, ea the
crop of Indian co-n, which would soon be brought to
market, was of first-rate quality, and in quantity more
abundant than had been known for many years.

The Gazette de Cologne publishes some corres-
pondence, according to which it would appear that
the got ernments of the two duchies of Mecklenburg
Strelitz and Mecklenburg Schwerin were ready to
enter into the Custom's Confederation. M. de Lut-
zow, the directing minister, had brought the nego-
ciations on the subject at Berlin to such a point,
that it was expected the consummation of the
measure might be formally announced on the opening
of the approaching session of the delegates of the
Union. It is to be preceded by the adoption of the
monetary system of Prussia. In order to com-
pass this desired object, the two Mecklenburg Go-
vernments would unite with the bourgeoise opposition
against the old feudal nobility, who are strangely
averse to, and will oppose it.

From St. Petersburg it is stated that there was such
an affluence of merchandise at the great fair of
Nishny Novgorod, which had recently been held, as
greatly to exceed the wants of buyers. In iron, the
chief product of indigenous industry, about 3,700,000
poods (36 lb. the pood), were disposed of, for the
value of fifteen millions of rubles. Considerable
quantities of common Flemish linens found pur-
chasers. Sixty thousand chests of tea were offered
for sale, and changed hands, to the amount of twenty-
five millions of rubles banco. Cotton fabrics, for
about ten millions of rubles, were brought to the fair.
In general, these and other tissues were sold at a re-
duction of five to ten per cent. upon the prices of last
year's fair.