The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-09 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON.
The American Company's steam•packet Washing-
ton, Captain Elisha M. Fitch, arrived at Southampton
on Saturday afternoon, having left New York April
23rd ; thus making the passage in 13 days and 17

hours.
The Washington brings 43 passengers for South-
ampton, and 167 for Bremen. Her cargo consists of
120 packages of tobacco for Bremen, and a small
amount of specie for Bremen and Havre.
From the New York papers of 23rd and the two
preceding days we extract the following items of
intelligence :
The Post-office department at Washington has just
adopted regulations by which the postage on news-
papers, when sent front the United States in the
British or open mail to Great Britain for transmis-
sion, is two cents. each, to be prepaid, instead of kew
cents, as stated in the postage tables last published,
being the United States. postage only. When news-
papers for those countries are to go in the United
States and Prussian closed mail the rate required to
be prepaid is six cents, being the full United States,
British and German postage. These important mo—
difications of previous regulations have been adopted
by the present able Postmaster-General, Judge
Campbell, in consequence of the receipt of the fol-
lowing rathet emphatic despatch from the Post-office
authorities in London, calling his attention to the
irregularities and neglect of the Post-office depart-
ment here whilst under the direction of the late Post-
master-General, N. K. Hall:—
General Post-office, London, Muth 29,1863.
Sir,—The Postmaster General has received your letter of
the 31st of January last, in which you informed his lord-
ship, with reference to your previous letter of the 26th of
the same month, that you bad so far waffled the order
dated the 24th of January, issued by yen respecting the
rates of postage to be collected in the United States upon
letters for France forwarded through the United Kingdom,
that the usual credit of two cents on each newspaper for
France via England, would continue to be given to this
department by the United States Post-office, as heretofore.
The receipt of this communication has brought to the
knowledge of the Postmaster General the fact that the
United States Post-office, in sending to this country
newspapers fur France, has accounted to the British
Post-office for a postage of two cents cep each news-
paper, contrary to the provisions of the 12th article of
the postal convention of the 15th of December, 1848, in
which it is stipulated that letters and newspapen passing
between the United Stites and France, and sent through
the United Kingdom, shall be specially excepted from the
British transit rates applicable to other foreign correspon-
dence; because, under the postal convention between
Prance and the United Kingdom, such letters and news-
papers are liable to certain rates which are to be paid to this
country by the French post-office. The Postmaster-General
extremely regrets that this circumstance has so long escaped
the attention of this depaitinent, and that thus the post-
office of the United States has been permitted to account to
the British pat-office for postage on the newspapers in ques-
tion, to which the latter has no claim. And his lordship
is mush concerned to hod, on inquiry, that the United
States post-office has accounted to this office for a postage
of two cents, not only upon each newspaper for France,
and for countries the correspondence of which is sent
through France, but also upon newspapers addressed to
many other countries mentioned in the accompanying list,
under convention with this department, owing to which
the British Poet-office has twice received pa) meat upon
such newspapers. This irregularity, which was reported
to your ;department on the 17th of May, 1850, has, I re-
gret to state, continued without correction up to the
present momeat, owing, as far as the British Post•
office is concerned, to the original papers on the subject
having been unfortunately mislaid. This being the case
the ,Postmaster-General will readily reimburse the Post:
office of the United States the amount of postage or.
roneously received by this office, upon being furnished
with a statement of the number of newspapers for the
foreign countries in question, which have been forwarded
through England from the United States, since the eons
vention of 1848 came into operation. In the meantime, hi
lordship requests that you will be good enough to name
immediate Instructions to your officers not to give credit
to this office in future, for any newspapers addressed to
those continental states with which the United Kingdom
has concluded postal conventions, enabling this department
to receive the postage colected on the delivery of news-
papers, and that you will also cause the reduced rate of two
cents.—the Unites States rate—to be charged in the United
States upon snob newspapers, instead of the postage of four
eents.which,it appears, has been hitherto collected, to enable
the United States post-office to defray the British transit
rate.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient, humble
servant, M. MABIRLY.
To the Postmaster-General. Washington.

The Central American policy of the present ad-
ministration (says the New Fork Herald) is under-
stood to be indicated by the sending into and ratifi-
cation by the Senate of Mr. Squier's treaty with San
Salvador. This treaty, which is supposed to have
been held back by the late administration for fear of
offending Great Britain, is entirely free from en-
tangling alliances with any European power. Mr.
Buchanan designs setting an example of republican
simplicity at the Court of St. James's. He is said to
have requested the Hon. John Appleton, member of
the last Congress from Maine, to accompany him as
Secretary of Legation. Senator Borland having. de-
clined the governorship of New Mexico, it is Inti-
mated, will get the mission to Central America,
which was rejected by Mr. Slidell.
According to recent advices from the city of
Mexico, there was general rejoicing on the receipt of
the telegraphic despatch announcing the arrival of
General Santa Anna at Vera Cruz. Guns were tired,
bells•rung, and ever] other demonstration of popular
delight manifested. The governor of the State of
Oajaea appears to have got into difficulty in conse-
quence of exerting himself rather too strenuously in
favour of Santa Anna's return. In order to be able
to put down any opposition that might be made
against the reinstatement of the exiled chief, he dis-
tributed five thousand muskets among as many In-
dians, and it was feared a war betireen the white and
red races might result therefrom. Mr. Falcooette,
the British agent, had been arrested at the request of
some of the ex-deputies of Congress.
The reported discoveries of gold above Austin, and
also on the Upper Colorado River, are confirmed by
the last acoounts from Texas. Large amounts of the
precious metal are said to have been collected, causing
great excitement throughout the stale.

Naw Irma', APRIL 23.
Farther Improvement is visible at the Stock Board, and
confidence is gradually becoming restored throughout
the °immunity. At the Board this morning an advance
took place in Canton Co. Shares, 11; Hudson River It. It.,
1; Reading R. R., 1 • Norwich and Worcester R. It., ;
Michigan Southern R. R., ; Nicaragua Transit Co., 1
Cumberland Coal Co., 1; United States Six per Cents. of
1867 have again reached 139, after a recent decline of 1 to 1 ;
California Seven per Cents ,83 ; Ohio Sixes of 1860, 1081;
Erie Income Bonds, par. Very few Bank Shares come upon
the market. Sales of Bank of Commerce, 108 j. Remover
Bank, 991. Continental Bank, 100.
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Corron.—There has been more activity for the past three
days, induced in part by a little COOOPASIOII in some cases.
Our quotations, however, remain about as before. The
sates of the week amount to 12,800 bales.
Atlantic Other
Porta. Florida. Cull Ports.
Inferior nominal. nomini. nominal.
Ord low to good Bf. 91, to 91 Bf, 91, to 91 81„ 91. to 9/
Kid low to good 10, 10f, to lit 10, lOtto 111 101, 11, to llt
Mid hit to lair
(*num.—The market for wheat has become dull ; al-
though holders are steady in the rates and tot free sellers ;
there is a fair milling demand, and but • limited inquiry
for export, at present prices. Among the sales of tho
week wo notice 6,800 bush. Mich. white, 1 dol. 20e. ;
7,000 bush. Ohia white, 1 dol. 20c. ; 7,000 bush. Genu-
ses white, 1 dol. 23c. to 1 dol. 26c. ; 700 bush. Southern
mixed, 1 dol. 18e. ; 6,000 bush. Canada, in baud, 1 dol.
14c. Ryo is in limited sup;.ly and firmly held at about
' 90c., with sales of 4,000 bush. Barley is dull, and as the
season advances tales are made with more difficulty ;
3,700 bushels brought 640. to 67c. Oats are quiet at 48c.
to 60e. for State Western. Corn with more per arrivals,
is easier ; the sales of the week past aggregate 163,000
bush., closing at 69e. to 61c. for inferior; 62e. to 64e. for
Southern white and 6.1 c. to 66c. fur yellow Southern, and
65c. for Jersey yellow.

FLOUlL—trader the influence of unfavourable English
accounts, the market continues to recede, and our quo-
tations show a decline of 12)c. to ltlc. per barrel on
shipping qualities. The demand for export has materially
fallen off, but for the local trade and city use them is a
fair inquiry. Since the opening of the Hudson river the
receipts have been larger than was generally expected;
this, together with the resumption of canal navigation, has

occasioned an Mururoa dullness, and ands wallas mere
anaious to realise.
FAZIONTII.—To Europe there is a moderate amount
offering. but rate appear to have a downward tendency.
We quote :—To Liverpool—Tobacw, per hhd, 3s. ; vittun,
spiere balele per lb. I to 6-16 ; San' sad meal per bbl 2s. to
2.. 34 , by propeller 2s. 34 to 2s. 64.; rosin, 2s. ; beavy
goods per ton, 252.6 d. to 30s. ; grain, in bulk per bushel,
64. to s}d.. To London—Tomato per hhd., 35e. to Vs. ;
flour, 2.5. W. to 31. per bbl.; turpentine, per 280 lbs.,
31. lid. to 3s. 6d. ; measurement goods per ton, 25.. to 30s. •
heavy goods, oil, itc., 30s. to 325. 64. ; cheese, 355. ; beef,
per tierce, 6.. 6d. to 61. ; oil cake, 3.. To Havre—Cotton,
saeregbules.repistir lb.Ler..asllas; per Lonur.eB tonslo dole. ; rice,
goods, 10s. ;
whaleb one, ifte. per lb ie.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
(HT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MoNDAY, 10.30 A.Y.
By the steamer America we have advices from
New York to the 26th, and Boston to the 27th ult.
The steamer Canada had arrived at Boston.
The steam-ship Star of the West had arrived at
New York with advices from California to the Ist ult.,
and 2,234,308 dollars in gold dust.
The steam-ship Independence had been wrecked
off the Island of Margarita, Lower California, and
176 lives lost. She was bound from San Jan del Sud
for San Francisco.
The smallpox was making terrible havoc among
the Indian population along the coast.
The propeller Pioneer, which was abandoned to
the underwriters on the each at St. Simon's Bay,
had been got off and towed to San Francisco.
The New York stock market had a downward
tendency. Money in active demand, at 7to 7
per cent.
Exchange on London, 109 k to ; Paris 5.13; to
5.15.
The cotton market was quiet, without change.
Prices of flour well supported. Ohio red wheat
was selling at 110 e. per bushel. Indian corn dull
and heavy.
Freights to London without change.