The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-13 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

By the arrival of the steamer Belgique at South-
ampton we have a day's later news from New York,
namely, to the afternoon of November 27.
The steamer Brinson, Captain Lowber, from Liver-
poel. arrived at New York on the morning of the 26th.
The Glasgow, Captain Damen, which left Glasgow,
also arrived oat the same day, with one handrqd sad
eighty passengers.
A despatch. dated Bt. John's, Newfoundland. Wed.
nudity, Nov. 26., states that the newly completed
telegraph Base continua to work admirably, and kept
that place in inatantansons communication with New
York.

The South Carolina Legislature met on the 26th of
November. The governor, in his menage, speaks of
the recent election as merely establishing s truce
between the North and South. He advocates the
revival of the slave trade, sad thinks that every
branch of labour should be in the hands of slaves.

In Kansas, Governor Geary and Marshal Donald-
son had disagreed, and the latter had resigned. It
is said that the government has finally suspended the
Leamingtoc Weir,
The New York stock market, on the 28th ult., was
tall # to 1 per Gent. stronger on most of the railroads,
with a very buoyant and confident feeling at the close
of bushier. Brie left off 811; Reading, 821
York Central, 881 to I , Toledo, 73; Michigan
Southern, 88; Michigan Central, 98i; Panama, 98;
La Crow, 814 to 814; Galena and Chicago, 119;
and Illinois entre', 1161.
The cotton market was quite firm, with sales of
about 3,000 bales, about 2,000 of which were sold in
transits. The Persia's advice. had led holdeu of
cotton to demand an advance, to which buyers
refined to secede. The total exports from the
United States lino, the let of September last have
amounted to 218,000 bales, against 400,000 for the
same period in 1866, and 221,000 in 1864. The
reoaipts for the same time this year have reached,
about 732,000 bales, against 724,000 for the same'
time last year, and 414,000 bales the year before.
The average estimates of the presents crop do
not exceed 3,000,000 bales, althoughceipts so
far are slightly in advance of thine of last ear.
Flour was heavy at the previous day's prices.
Whits
Canadian wheat was heavy and ewer, while red and
spring-grown Western were unchanged. Corn fell
off about le. per bushel for Western mixed. Mode-
rate engagements of grain and flour were made for
British ports, without change of moment in qiiots.
tions.

On the 27th the stook market commenead with
large sales of Erie, negiochefroos 61i to alb and
Ens limed offered at all. general market did
Sot exhibit ea mach firmness as wea noticed on the
26th. Money, however, was quite easy, and offered is
large amounts on call at 7 per cent.
The market for breadstuff, was also mom active,
with a brisk and good demand for export, both foe
floor and wheat.

Them are tow Gauntries which have been less
'Mead by modem travellers than Ma bland of Madagesear„
Those wbo are iaterated in the history of thb country, its
astural productions, aad its auseerose lahabitaate, will be
glad to leant that the Bev. Wm. Bllie, who left Zeeland
lest Kareh, at the impress invltatiou of the Queen of Made,
geezer and the Prince, her son, has succeeded in resetting
the capital, after as adventurous journey of throe weeks
from the Nest, a distance of about 300 mike.

With the same attention and kindness which awaited his
arrival at Jamateve, Mr. Ellis was conducted through :all
the stages of this journey, and finally arrived at the capital
is the 27th of August, with the respect sad consideration
thought befitting to a guest of the Chess. More than
a hundred men had ben appointed by the Mada-
gascar government to convey hint sad hie packages, all
being carried by hand, himself in a kind of palanquin, la
whisk the traveller reclines for the greater *see of the
bearers, and kis property portioned out by weight, a weals
amount being allotted to sack carrier. Every mention
wee neesmary for strength and safety ; for such roads, or
rather such: tracts, to be traversad without reads, Mr.
Ellis states he could sever have imagined. Musk of the
way wan through swampy districts, and over shallow riven,
in eressing which the palanquin had sometimes to ha raised
upon poise, on one occasion the man shouting es they went;
sad when asked the cause of the noise, It proved to be far
the purpose el frightening of the erooodiler. In melanins.
the party grossed a broad lake in fifteen canoes. At other
time their way lay through dense old Welts, perfectly
awfal la the majesty of their giant growth, and the stillness
of these vest solitudes. Sometimes the way was so
narrow and precipitous' that only sae man Gould pass
abreast, sad when more level the bearers had often no Uttar
footing than a considerable depth of molt mud. It mu the
relay /SODOM ; and Mr. Ellis describes Leis portion as being
;sad, designated the " fever district." Indeed, he was
often reminded of one amongst the many shrewd saying of
the late King Hodson, who used to boast that he could triot
any invading army to his two gennais, 0 Wood and Fever.'
The party passed en, however, and were haled occasionally
for a day, without any attack from this malady, incept in
the cue of one of the bearers.

At ell the different heitiog stations the party ware re-
salved with kiadnew, ample provisions supplied, sad if any
of the beaten abecoaded, a. they sometimes did, their
peokspe were that forward by the Olaf of the place with
the pettiest esectuess and certainty. Freqseatly daring
the thane of the jouney messengers arrived from the capital
to Gapes.. the friendly antieipctions of the Prises sad his
Mends, and on advancieg towards the hat stages, these
marks of attention became still more frequent. At last throe
Weft, on horseback, approached se a deal escort; and the
traveller was then conducted to a boas. appointed for his
use, which he found exceedingly commodious sad comforta-
ble, being fitted up with many of the conveniences of
Europesa life.
Kr. Ellis being obliged to despatch hie josraal by the
bearers who were returnieg to the coast, had sot had time
for his anticipated interview with the Qaeen ; but his letter
closes with ea account of a visit from the Prince of a most
interesting asters. He was accompanied by the Queen's
eseretery, who speaks English, being sae of those who some
years ago received their edeestion is this country. The
Prises is described by lir. Ellis as being entremely agree-
able is his pence sad manner. He was dressed in the
style of a European radioman of risk, sad spoke and
itoadiseted himself with a freak sad open cordiality, blended
at times with evidthee of deeper feel's', all tadicative of
that sincere, llamas', sad generous Cape*** for which he
so universally beloved.
Is these respect. in which Kr. Ellis is meet deeply inte-
rested, he ststos that the condition of things exceeds even
his highest expestations ; bet the same stringent laws
against Christianity still *main in forth, although there has
sot of late bees any utile persocatica. Already be has
bathed eaosgh to oceans t►e impression that it was his
duty to pay this visit, whatever the ultimate issue may be,
and he eareestly eolisits the prayers of all Christie*. that
' kin mimics may set ho la thin.