The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Four o'Clock.
By the packet: ship Yorkshire, arrived yesterday,
we have accounts from New York to the IGth
Ths news from Mexico is no later than that previously
received, but some further details are furnished.
Racnstoko, Auo. 15.—N0 papers were received at Rich-
mond to.cloy from points south of Charleston. I am again in-
debted to Mr. Hall, the mod agent, for the Picayune of the
Bth instant, containing further details, but no later arrivals
of news from Vera Cruz and l'eubla.
The Picayune's advises from Vera Crux differ from
thou from Puebla, and are decidedly more favourable.
The impression prevailing at Vera Crus, the Picayune's
correspondents eay, are derived very much from the English,
who are aware of the efforts tasking by their minister to
bring shout negotiations for peace, and prevent the capital
falling into oar hands.
A letter in the Picayune from the capital, dated 29th
July, uys that Santa Anna is sole dictator, that Con-
gress can do nothing, because there is never a quorum
present—that the Government is seeking a closer union with
European powers—and, wigs this view, has given orders for
the liquidation of the claims of their subjects.
About 8.50 men were at Vera Cruz when the Fashion left,
expecting to leave in a few days for the army, under General
Wilson. _ _

General Garey was rep wted to be within ten miles of
Tampico, with 3,000 wisps, who have with them fourteen
American prisoners. Some of the Louisiana volunteers have
been detected selling cartridges to the Mexicans.
The public were thrown quite aback by the news an-
nounced on Saturday, August 14, far we had received
so many accounts, and in such a variety of forms,
that General Scott had captured the city of Mexico,
• that an opinion was generally entertained that our
troops were in quiet possesaion of the " Halls of
Montezuma." The news uow received is much more
reliable, as well as probable, for it was hardly credible that
General Scott, with his accustomed prudence, would
start from Puebla with only a part of his forces, leaving
several thousand treat troops behind, on the road.
All accounts agree that, shout the 30th ultimo,
he would take up his line of march, and we have
no fears for the result. With an army of from twelve
to fifteen thousand men, well disciplined, and led on
by such commanders as Scott, Worth, Twigge, and others,
there •is no force in Mexico that can resist them.—
Neither the city of Mexico nor any other city can be
defended against the modern mode of warfare. This was
fully exemplified in the capture of Antwerp, by the
French—a city which was thought to be impregnable, and
defended by the bravest and most successful officers and
men.
From Washington we have just been apprised that a
message had been received by the President, announcing
the reception by Mexico of the overtures of Mr. Trist for
negotiations, accepted through the friendly interposition of
the British Minister, Mr. Bankbead. A cabinet council
had been convened upon the subject.
Commodore Perry has issued the following :
United States' Flagship Mississippi, Anton Lixardo, July
28, 1847.—Notice is hereby given that the war tax of ten
percent., ad en/prem, hitherto imposed on exports from the
ports in the Gulf of Mexico occupied by the naval forces of
the United States, is hereby ordered to be discontinued. All
officers under my con:mind, having charge of the collection
of ditties under the war urea of April 7th, 1847, will act
accordingly.—M. C. PLUM', Comdg. Home Squadron.
The arrivals of commercial men at New York were
numerous from all quarters of the Union, and the fall
business was expected to be better than that trans-
acted for tt number of years past.
The French steamer Missouri, out sixteen, and the
Cambrian, out twelve days, had not reached New
York when the lest accounts left. As far as could be
collected from the list of members of the new con-
gres, which had been published, the whip had the
best chance of a majority in the representatives.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MONEY MAR KIT. —The most important movement which
we hare noticed, is the steady depreciation in Treasury note, Since
the elate of last week there has been a decline of nearly two
per met, and the tendency i* downward. It was reported
early in the week that the government-bolters were wiling thew
ears, through their agent in this city, which, with the coo lesion of
the hat quarterly report from the Treasury department, and the ad.
sites from the rat of war, have depreciated the market value of these
owe very materially. The rapid increase of expenditures on account
of the war, the immense amount of debt already contracted, and the
trang probability of that amount being very largely (named before
tantillues with Mexico terminate. have induced many holders of
Treasury notes to realise at present prices, under the Lalpteeitiol2 that
hey will sometime bone be ab:e, if they wish. to come in again as
purchases at much leas prices than those new ruling.
The leans made at previons session* of Congress were suppose! at the
lhati to be sufficient to meet al the expenditures of the government
Ma account of the war and everything else up to the Ist of July, 1843.
Tie expenditures for the quarter ending Jaly let, 1847 amount to
shoat feurtirn millions of dol:ars more than the reocipta, notwith.
elanding t • e receipts from customs and other roams were near equal
tale estimates. At this rate the List loan of twenty-three millions
(221100.ri00 dole.) will be completely mounted by the end of the
Meant quarter, October Ist, 1817. The Um movement which Con.
Raw will be required to make will be to provide ways and mean to
arty on the war, unless in the meantime we should succeed in buying
Weladwasing a peace. We must prepare for the citation of a debt
anitlarget than that we are now burdened with. There la no (*cape
UM h.
dasaarieves.—Tione: Palm of 1,500 barrels Genoese.* were made
*Sib. 6714.; 80911sagels Michigan. at 5 dole. 73e.; 300 barrels
..__._lBog Ohio mid at 6 doh. he lonic price was oared for 1,000
hoop, Is good order, and refused. SOO barreLs extra
pen* sell at 6 dots. 25c. Wheat : No sale. transpired,
.0111 alma narked abet the same. Corn: Salem of 5,000 bushels
IMMainal We
tun made at 75e., deliverable in all Bile month ;
hails& odd et the same price; 2 carer., In all shout 4,000
bes...htffillia&lankatiss another lot of 2,000 bushel., all +totem
Vs PAW About tow btohels handsome Ohio round yellow
Selo sol Mali lots flat yellow, including tome parcels of ord I.
WTeael tia‘ssid at 78e. Meal was inactive, without change la
ere Weser 1,60 n bushels were made afloat at 83e. • and
lambi beee were reported sold at 840. Oats In came.
'paw ems petesitaies being made OR government account, they
Minuilassuoist MOM at the C.o.* at 48a to 50c., the latter figure
m 11,116811 slant bag
at /Si W 1816 obtained. Barley : The hat Ws reported
wade "
orzwaws ar Ina Iseparted and entered at this CaNwrisetwe at
—Theaslethee dame ewe to the war Amok mil the asawath of
111121MI•se4 the weett mane nn the 13th tast., empand with
Ills". 6 Patel hat year, were w follows:
1944. 1447. Increase
doh, dole. dote
... 43,242 132,367 107,810
ends 1,645,523 3,793,971 2,145,448
72. a! asthma Wee 1,396,772 3,946,838 2,253,088
16,027 100,463 84,438
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-The show.geld was attended by the Duke of Manchester,
Earl Stradbr,ke, lord-lieutenant of the county; Lord Ben-
dlesham, and Mr. E. S. Gooch, the members for East Suf-
folk ; several of the gentry, together with some eminent
agriculturists from Italy and Germany, who are purchasing
stock for exportation.
Soon after 4 o'clock, the company, between 300 and 400,
sat down to dinner in the great room of the castle, which
was tastefully fitted up. This being the first agricultural
' meeting since the repeal of the corn-law, the proceedings
excited more than ordinary interest, more especially as it
was supposed that the subject of farm lures would bc inci-
dentally discussed.
Lord Straibroke, as president of the society, took the
chair, supported by Mr. W. Long, of Hurts-hall, as vice-
chairman.. There were also present, Lord Renitlesliarn and
Mr. B. S. Gooch, the county members; the Hon. J. Tolle.
mocha, M.P., Hon. Captain Roue, R.N., Colonel Gooch,
Mr. R. N. Shure, Dr. Whewell, Muter of Trinity College,
Cambridge ; Mrs.'''. A. Anedeckne, J. Moseley, P. Centre,
J. G. Shepherd, W. D. Preach, H. Clarke, N. Barthropp,
0_ D. Bedham, T. Waller, T. Catlin, T. Broadhurst, G.
/Sates, T. Crisp, E. Hsabury, A. Johnstone, and the Rave.
R. Gooch, H. Lunge, &c.
The usual loyal toasts having been duly honoured,
llertdßendlaliam proposed The Health of the Noble Pro-
dding; Lord Stradbroke, who had, on all occasions, been
dt• able, steady, and consistent supporter of agriculture.
(Drunk with loud cheers.)
Lord Stradbroke, after acknowledging the compliment,
said : I tryst that in attending a meeting of this description
I am but di charging one of the duties of the office whack I
have the honour to hold from my gracious sovereign ; for,
by advancing the cause of agriculture, we are contributing to
the general welfare of the country. lam aware that there
are those who disapprove of such associations. I know that
there are parsons who think proper to sneer at our efforts,
sad who go so far as to assert that theee associations are'
productive of no public good. It has bean said that
we meet only to pay idle compliments to each other ;
that we do not seek hp,,pmembeas any pruned ob-
ject: r might, perhaps, be Justified In allowing snob
cynical sneers to pus unnoticed, inasmuch as they are with-
out foundation in truth; but I advert to them now only be-
cause I feel it to be my duty to offer a few suggeations,wbich,
however unpalatable to some of my class, are not the less I
entitled to attention. The points on which I invite your
consideration have direct and immediate relation to the
better cultivation of land. When we take into account the
altered etas of the law as affecting the whole agricultural
community, you must admit that this is a matter of very
great importance to all parties. It is, indeed, a subject of
paramount interest to both landlord and tenent. We can
think of dissociating those interests, for they must
stand or fall together. It therefore becomes us to consider
in what way both may be most fully sustained. lHear,
hear). If we have much to contend against, it is only by
increased efforts that we can hope to triumph. Whoever
has travelled through this country cannot fail to have ob.
served the different modes of agriculture which are preeised
in various districts. I admit that this dissimilarity Divers-
tion is in instances fairly attributable to peculiarities of soil,
together with ether local circumstances. In some districts we
see farms in the highest state of cultivation ; this is, no doubt,
ascribable to the aide of science applicable to husbandry
operations; in such places there must have been a consider-
able outlay of money, with • proportionate amount of labour.
This state of things is most gratifying to the spectator; it
not only reflects credit on the occupier of the soil, but is at-
tended by inestimable advantage to the poor. But we cannot
deny that a leas cheering prospect meets the eye in other
districts. We see vast tracts of land imperfectly cultivated,
the farm buildings dilapidated, the tenantry in an obviously
impoverish d condition; in abort, all betokening neglect.
In such places, it is painful to reflect upon the amount of
suffering to which the poor are unhappily subjected. Are
we not bound to ask what is the cause of all this ? Now,
then, I maintain that these evils spring from the bad system
'of farming pursued. (Hear, hear.) If the land does not
yield more than half the crop that it is capable of producing,
the system of cultivation must be wrong. The question
then naturally arises, who is to blame? This is delicate
I ground ; but, howevar unpopular, I ahrink not from stat-
ing my opinion fearlessly—l trust not offensively. I say,
' then that the landlords are the chief culprit' ; it is
the landlords' fault if farms be not better cultivated.
(Great cheering.) We may call upon the occupier to im-
' prove the land, hut can we expect men of sense to expend
their capital wiihout some guarantee—without the certainty
of such continued occupation sa may secure both principal
and interest to the !full extent of the sum expended ? (Re.
newed cheers.) The next question that arises is as to the
mode in which that object may be best attained. My an-
ewer is, by granting leases to deserving tenants. (Hear,
hear.) That is the only way in which the land can be ex-
tensively improved. I am aware that heretofore there has
existed considerable difference of opinion upon the subject
of farm leases, but we should bear in mind that the pursuit
of agriculture is placed upon a very different basis. Ws
must henceforth adapt our system to those altered circum-
stances, and the first step will be that of giving the occupying
tenant a distinct and permanent interest in his holding.
(Cheers.) Indeed, the question in future should not be
whether the tenant be desirous of • lease, but rather
whether he should be permitted to enter upon the occu-
pation of • farm without one. For my own part, I
conceive that leases are essential to the well-being both
of the landlord and of the tenant—l mean such
form of lease as may render it imperative on the
occupier to adhere to • prescribed rotation of
crops, and which should likewise provide for the employ-
meat of such an amount of labour as would in the end
prove advantageous to the tenant, secure the rights of the
landlord, and be henefiCal to thelabourer. (Cheese) Met I
congratulating the company upon the superiority of the
stock exhibited, the noble lord made some remarks upon
the advantages afforded by railways to agricultural districts,
expressing his regret that in this part of the country they
were still without such accommodation. His lordship con-
chided by proposing, "Success to the Eut Suffolk Agricul-
tural Association."
That and some other toasts haviog been drunk,
The noble President proposed, " The Health of the Mem-
bers for East Suffolk," with three cheers.
Lord Rendleshant and Mr. E. S. Gooch severally acknow-
ledged the compliment.
The company separated at a bite hour.

RUMOURED ACCIDENT TO THE Dux DE NEMOURI.
—lt was rumoured in Paris on Saturday evening that the
Duke de Nemours had been hurt by the bunting of a gun
while shooting with his brother, the Duke d'..kumale, in the
neighbourhood of Compiegne.

ME DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S HOUNDS.—Notwith-
standing the partial breaking up or the hunting establish-
ment at Iladmington, consequent upon the intended pro-
tracted continental sojourn of his grace the Duke of
Beaufort, we believe ere in a position to state, upon au-
thority, that the hounds will be hunted so usual. We take
the earliest opportunity of making an announcement so im-
portant to all the sporting men in this part of the country.—
Bath Herald.