The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-23 00:00:00

Int Court.

Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Col. F. H. Sey-
mour, inspected the Exhibition of the Society of Pain-
ters in Water Colours, in Pall-mall East, yesterday after.
noon.
The Prince of Weiss, the Princes Royal, Prises Alfred,
end the Prim:ems Alice, Helena, and Louisa, attended by
Lady Caroline Barrington. Colonel the Honourable Charles
Grey, sad Mr. Gibbs, visited and inspected Mr. Burford's
Panorama or Granada, and the Alhambra, Nineveh, and
the Hem se Alps, in Leicester-square, yesterday morning.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Adelaide of Hoheelohe, and attended by Lady Anne Maria
Dawson and Sir George Cooper, paid a visit to the
Exhibition et Painters in Water Colours, in Pall-mall Kest,
yesterday.
Ommil Mendibunt, Peruvian Minister, D. Jose Antolin
Iledelfo, Secretary of Legation, Doctor D. Julian Sando-
val, and Captain D.-Mariano de is Puente, Attaches of the
Legation, were preesat at the levee held by Prince Albert
last Wednesday.

The following members of the Houle of Commons : Mr.
Milner Gibson, Sir J. %dimity, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright,
Mr. Williams, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Ewen, Mr. John Cheat-
ham, Mr. J. S. Smith, Sir John Shelley, and Mr. Wilkin-
son, had en interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. at his official residence in Dawning-street, on
the subject of the taxes on advertisements and newspapers.
A deputation from the directors of the West-end and
Crystal Palace Railway Company had an interview with
Sir William Molasworth yesterday, at the Offices of Works
end ?ebbe Buildings, in Whitehall-place. The deputation
consisted of Sir Joseph Fazton, Mr. Oeach, M.P , Mr.
Fuller, with Mr. Farquhar, solicitor, and Mr. Fulton, the
engineer.
Despatches were sent to the Governor-General of Canada
yeetesday from the Colonial-office.

The Colonelcy of the 80th Regiment, now
serving in Bureseb, has become vacant by the death of Lieut.
Genital Henry Dattbesey.

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY EYRNING.
The decree conceding the Grand Central Railway,
which has been expected for three weeks, appears us
the -Ifueseteur this morning. The concession is made,
ss I believe youalready know, to the Count deMorny;
Mr. Itlasterman, of Loudon ; Count Henri de Pour-
taldes-Gorgier; M. Uzielli, of London; M. Calvel-
Itogniat, deputy ; Mr. Lang, M.P. ; the Marquis de
Latuur-Maubourg, deputy; and Mr. Hutchinson,
chairman of the Stuck Exchange. It appears by the
report of the Minister of Public Works recom-
mending the concession, that it is definitive with
regarelto those sections the execution of which is un-
dertaken by the company at its own risk, and
conditional so far as respects the sections
to be executed according to the provisions of the law
of June 11, 1842, and tor which the sanction of the
legislature will be required. The lines from (Ter-
mont to Lempdes (159 kilometres), from Montauban
to the river Lot with a branch to Itlarcillac (153 kilo-
metres), and from Coutru to Perigueux (74 kilome-
tres) are at once definitively conceded. The section
from Clermont-Ferrand to Montauban, comprised be-
tween Lempdes and the River Lot (156 kilometres),
the two sections from Bordeaux to Lyons (248 kilo-
metres), compaised the one between fit. Etienne and
the Clermont-Ferrand and Montauban Railway, and
the other between the latter railway and Perigneux,
and between the Limogesrailway and Agen (223ki105.)
is expected to be definitively granted by the legisla-
ture within five years, daring which time the govern-
ment undertakes that the concession shall not be
made to any other company. But it; at the expira-
tion of five }var., the definitive concession shall not
be made, the contract is to be at an end. The com-
pany covenants to complete the three sections, 288
kilometres in tho whole, within four years. The
capital is divided into shares and bonds. The shares
are not negotiable until two-fifths of the amount
shall have been paid up, and no bonds are to be
issued except at periods settled by go►ernment.
The nett profit of this part of the line is
estimated at 31 per cent. 'l'he second part of the
concession will be executed according to the condi-
tions of the law of June 11, 1842, that is to say, the
state will buy the land, make the levels, cuttings,
and embankments, and the company will find the
ballast, rails, and carriages. The company in fulfil-
ment of this engagement is exiected to expend 50
millions of francs, upon which it is estimated 64 per
cent. profit will be obtained. The cost to the state is
valued at from 60 to 70 millions. The company, as
to the second part of the undertaking, will not be
authorised to issue either shares or bonds until the
company shall be definitive.
It is now officiully announced that the solution of
the long-talked of transatlantic packet question is
postponed.
The doubtful character of much of the telegraphic
news lately received has given occasion to the follow-
ing paragraph in the Moniteur :
Tba government, in according to the public the faculty of
making use of the electric telegraph, wu not arrested by
the inconveniences which might result from a measure
off:ring real advantages. But nis well to remark that the
telegraphic news has no longer, as formerly, the official
chat acter which the mouop .ly of the government ensured
to it, and they warn the public against she abuse which
might be made of this kind of communication. In fact, tele-
graphic despatches, unless when published by the govern-
ment, have no other authority titan that belonging to pri-
vate letters.
The Pattie, in alluding to the accounts received
from Vienna of a commotion having taken place at
Constantinople, says:
Letters which have been resolved to-day enable us to ex-
plain accounts to which an alarming character has been
given. The steamers established at Constantinople for the
navigation of the Bosphorus had caused great injury to the
boatmen of the capital. From 2,000 to 3,000 boats, each
having two or three persons on board, assembled at the
Scheragam, before the Palace of the Sultan. The object of
this assemblage of be itmen was to pray the Sultan to take
their claims into consideration. Their petition was handed

to Raoul Pada, and there the matter ended. Thus was
nothing of a politioal character in the manifestatiort.
Marshal St. Arnaud arrived in Paris at four
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was received at the
Lyons Railway station by his staff and a number of
general officers. His health is now reported to be
excellent.

The market for Rental to-day has been generally
firm, and very little change in prices has taken place
from the quotations of yesterday ; the Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., for cash, remaining unchanged, and the
Three per Cents. having advanced only 60. In Bank
shares no change has occurred. The following are
the concluding prices : For cash, Three per Cents.,
80f. 15c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 30c.
Bank Stock, 2,730 f.
In the railway share market, there has been an
imp: ovement on the unfavourable report of yester-
day, aed prices were generally higher at the close
of business. Paris and Strasbourg shares were
quoted at an advance of 17f., and Orleans and Bor-
deaux and Cetto 7f. each ; whilst Paris and Rouen'
and Western of France shares each declined 3f.
Closing prices : Northerns, 912 f. ; Orleans,l,osof.;
Paris and Strasbourg, 872 f. ; Paris and Lyons,
945 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,127 f.; Western of
France, 777 f.: Bordeaux acid Cette, 650 f.

LATE:I4 FOREIGN QuorsTtoris..—Amsterdam,
Friday : Integrals, Two-ond-a-lialf per Cents., 631 ;
Spanish One per Cent., 23! ; Interior, 421. Vienna,
Friday, New Loan, 941 ; Letter B, Five per Cent.,
107/ ; Bank Shares, 1,410. Exchange on London,
10.50 ; Paris, 1.30. Antwerp, Friday, -Belgian Four-
and-a-Half per Cent., 981; Spanish One per Cent.,
231 ; Interior, 921.

HOLLAND.
The session of the Dutch chambers wu closed on
the 21st.

CQXSTANTINOPLE.
A telegraphic despatch is stated to have been re-
mired in Paris yesterday, announcing that Prince
Menschikoff had declared to the Divan that he would
not open negotiations relative to the Holy Places
until the French fleet had withdrawn from the Greek
waters.

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

snmosmy of the following appeared in part of
oar impression yesterday.]

ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN.
The Regal West India Mail packet Great Western,
Captain .Tellieoe, from the West Indies, &c., arrived
at Southampton, yesterday, at 12.50 o'clock p.m.,
and landed her mails under the charge of Lieutenant
Enema., R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dares of
sailing are as follows :—Chagm, March 26; Hon-
duras, 19; Carthagena, 28; Jamaica, 27; Demerara,
23; Trinidad, 28; Barbedoes, 27; Antigua, 28;
Martinique, 28; Grenada, 28; Porto Rico, 30; St.
Thomas, April 2; La Guam, March 25; Fayal,
April 15.
She brings 80 paesengers, among whom are Mr. and
Mrs. Kelly and family, from Mazatlan; Mr. Verboke,
Mrs. Bascoin,Dr. Hyde,69th, Dr. Matthews,67th Rwt,
Mr. Osborn, RN., H.M.S. Calypso, Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Algae, Miss Afgee, Mr..
Peters, &a.
The freight on board consists of 808,855 dollars
from Chagres; 32 wrote of cochineal, 157 merlins of
indigo, 48 minion:Pa, 2 casks copper ore, 59
Packages-
• --.JAMAICA.
At Jamaica a gait impulse for developing the
mineral resources of' the island was in progress, and
sanguine hopes were entertained as to the extensive
existence of copper ore. Several of our passengers
were conveying specimens to England.
The islands were generally healthy.
Another valuable copper mine has been discovered
in Jamaica. It has been found -at Portland in that
island, and close to where water carriage is available.
The owner of the mine, a Mr. Anderson, has come to
England in the Great Western. A vein of malachite
runs through the copper.

BRITISH GUIANA.
The Roual Gazette, of March 24, in its review for
home maims, says:
At the date of our last packet summary we had to notice
the dryness of the weather and the influence it might pos-
sibly have on the crop of the year. We have on this occa-
sion to record its unintermitted continuance, and to regret
the yellow autumn-like tinge which is beginning to show
even upon the moat favourable soils. Planters complain
also, an unusual thing in dry weather, that the canes are
not yielding as they ought to do.

PANAMA.

Oar correspondent furnishes us with the following
ems of news:—

MARCH 15.—Arrived the New York and San Francisco
Steam-ship Company's steamer Winfield Scott, from Nan
Franci.eo, with 58 passengers and 101,757 dollars in gold
dust; also, the Pacific Mail Steam ship Company's steamer
Oregon, with United States snails, 2,079,652 dole. 33c. in
gold dust, and 193 passengers. The S. S. Lewis, one of
Vanderbilt's line, took 1,100 p •sseugers on the lit March
from San Francisco, bound via the Nicaragua route to the
United States.

The reason of the falling off in the general run of par
senoras by the Panama ratite, and the c.,ns:quent increase
by Vanderbilt'a, is the reported cholera and yellow fever
raging on the isthmus; the fear of which was greatly in-
creased by the great mortality on board of the three
steamers ; which left here for San Francisco about
the end of last month, and which Mr. Vanderbilt's agent in
San Francisco had posted in placards all over the city. It
is said that the S. S. Lewis was not seaworthy on leaving
said port.
Match 20.—Arrived the Pacific Steam Navigation Com-
pany's steamer Santiago, one day behind her time, with
her Majesty's mails, 17 pauengers, and 379,846 dole. 39c. in
bullion, for England. The Santiago brings no news of
importance from Valparaiso.
There are 1,000 men stationed in the city of Pion. in
Peru, a plan where seldom or ever a soldier was seen in
former days. It is supposed to assist General Flores in his
reported new expedition against the usurping government
of Ecuador. Report says that this general will be assisted
on a large scale by other governments.
The latest dates from Guayaquil assert that the battalion
of troops stationed at Quito the capital of the Ecuador) had
pronunciado against the existing government.
I ass happy to inform you that all traces of sickness have
disappeared entirely from the isthmus, and we now enjoy
fine dry weather—the heat lessened greatly by the strong
northerly winds.
Business is very dull indeed, and very little prospect of
improvement.
Vessels in Panama Bay, and at Tabogc—British : Lady
Gough, Queen, Erin-go-bragh, Larne, North Wales, Sir
Walter Raleigh, and Kate, undergoing repairs. The brig
Alexander was told to defray disbursements a few days ago.
Emu loading pearl shells at the jai olds. French : Manuel
Frederick, discharging.
I am sorry I cannot report great progress in the railway
works on the Panama side of the Chagres river, and it is
generally believed, and I think justly, that had the Panama
Railroad Company carried on the line themselves the line
would lave been some leagues on the Panama side of Ger-
gone. Should the contractor, Mr. Storey, coa'inue at the
same pace as heretofore the road will not be through in
1860.—Panama, March 24.

The fortunate arrival of the American corvette
Cyane, 20, Captain Hollis, at Grey Town, on the 10th
of March, was the means of preventing a disturbance
which might have been attended with fearful
results.

On the 11th, the Mayor's proclamation (Untied a
month previous, forbidding new buildings being
erected by the American Steam Company on the
island, on pain of expulsion and the destruction of all
such houses) was to be put iuto execution, and
the marshal with his followers were sent to
carry out these instructions; but on Captain
Hollis landing hie marines and crew, they
immediately returned, and the authorities of the
town hauled down the Musquito flag. sending
word to Captain Hollis that as he bad interfered
with their duty, the government of Grey Town was
now placed in his hands. " I have nothing to do
with your town," was his reply, " but will not
suffer any property to be destroyed whilst I remain
here." Mr. Foote, the vice-consul, arrived from
Blue-fields the same day, and insisted on the na-
tional colours being re-hoisted; which was accord-
ingly done, and everything was quiet when we
lett on the 18th. Captain Hollis issued a proclama-
tion on the 14th, threatening punishment to all
offenders (as no law appeared to exist) who should
maltreat an American or any other citizen, and also
required all boats passing accroes the harbour to
come within hail of his ship. Two American steamers
were waiting for passengers, and a great number
were on their way across, preferring this route to
the Panama one, on aocouat of the many deaths
which have recently occurred on the isthmus through
fever. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Geyser, the only
disposable man-of-war at Jamaica, left for Grey
Town on the 23rd March. At Navy Bay they were
very busy with the railroad, and filling up and em-
banking the front of their town, which must be in
some danger of swamping in heavy weather. There
was a probability of some difficulties arising re-
specting the R M.S. Packet Company's wharf, which
they now wish the engineer to lower to the level of
their new embankments. As the wharf is in &splen-
did situation, and is likely to be a very secure and
profitable one, I have no doubt Jonathan would like
to obtain it on the same terms as the shares which
the R.M. Company. with very bad policy, sacrificed
for a small profit, considering the vast interests they
have given up in this great enterprise.
CALIFORNIA.

The Daily Alla California, in its fortnightly re-
port, dated Feb. 27, says :
three the sailing of the last steamer, there has been a
moderate activity in all departments of trade, and in
some particulars a degree of animation conjoined with
speculative tendencies. The fine weather which we then
had the gratification to notice, as having prevailed during
thb previous fortnight, has, with a few days exception, con-
tinued uninterrupted throughout the country, rendering
nearly every point it -the interior accessible by land or
water. Consequently the tonnage, both steam and sailing,
have been actively employed in conveying goods and
supplies to the upper towns. The boats upon the Sacra-
meet° route have been running in opposition to each other
until within a few days past, and without doubt the low
rates at which freight and passengers were carried, stimu-
lated shipments, and gave a greater appearance of life and
animation to trade, than would have been otherwise ex-1
hibited. Prices of freight and passengers are now, however,
raised to the old standard.
The arrivals are :-16 from Eastern Atlantic ports, 11
from European ports, 16 from coast domestic parte, 4 from
Pseifie Islands, 16 from Pacific foreign ports, 4 from China
—making in all 66. The arrivals from the Atlantic States
are larger than those of the previous for night, but in other
respects they do not materially differ. The importations
have been hegvy, and in tome particulan have excited a
depressing influence.

The company of six men that left Mokelumne Hill
about the 17th inst., in pursuit of Joaquia and his
Rang of aasamins, returned after an absence of six
idays.
The weather in the vicinity of Gold Hill, Gold Flat
and other dry diggings had the appearance of a coming
storm. The prospects of rain encourage the mimes in
these localities.
Fish Ravine is the name of a rich ravine near Dia-
mond Springs, which is now worked with great ad-
vantage. Gold Flat, at the head of this place, is
paying the miners handsomely. Yankee Slide, at
Middle Fork, is yielding large quantities. At
Maxon& Slide, twenty miles above Georgetown,
claims have been sold **high al three thousand dol-
lars each.
The claims at Big Canon have been retaken, and
are now worked with profit. They have not been
touched sines 1860 and 1851.

New and rich diggings have been discovered at a
place called Negro Hill, two miles east of Placerville.
The gold is very fine.

SANITARY DANGRRB.—A recent discovery with
respect to the iodise in water, and its influences on the
human organisation, is of toe gnat an interest to be peened
over here, the more eo, as it may lead our sanitary philo-
sophers to some fresh considerations. The afflictions of
goitre and cretinism, painfully familiar to all Alpine tra-
vellers, has always been attributed to the water drunk by
the inhabitants of those districts which are the homes of
these cretins. M. Chatin many years ago announced, es
the result of his investigations, that the absence of
iodine from the water war the predisposing maw
--11 this

of the disease. He has recent) y placed _— hipothesis
& beyond a doubt. Fully and Sion, two villages oa
the right bank of the Rhone, although almost touching each
other, have long been remarkable: oae villaaggev, ally,
being a notorious cradle of cretinirm,the other, Salon,being
as notoriously fres from goitre or entiniw. Of late year',
however, tkullon has in its turn become infected. And the
reason, my the inhabitants, is none other than the sanitary
measures recently taken to purify the water ! Formerly the
water of the Salente, before reaching the village, was wont
to min le with the streams of a hot spring, named loam de
f.. To bring purer water into the village, they altered its
sears*, and turned it away from the hot spring. Ob-
servers declared that the date of the appearance of goitre
fis Saillon coincides pretty nearly with that of their being
filmed with " pure water 1" M. Chitin investigated the
Mater ; he analysed the water • f the Solent., the water of
the hot spring, and the water where the two streams mingle
the results confirmed his previous publications; be found
the &lento water free from iodine, and the water of the hot
spring sad of the two mingled strongly impregnated with
it. The conclusion is irresistible: wherever the water in
these districts is free from iodine, cretinism end goitre are
observed among the inhabitants ; wherever it is impregnated
with iodine them disuses are absent. To " purify water"
not always to make it better adapted to our organism;
mad there may be some physiological instinct in that para-
doxical lady's announcement, 1 like water with a dead-
eat-and-dog flavour in it."—Leader.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 22.—APPOnrillENT8.—Clerk
G. F. Harris, to Batt:wen. Master's Assistants G. W. At-
kinson, to Arrogant ; and J. G. Frewin, to Dasher•