The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-26 00:00:00

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and warmly cherished. This regard must ..:ontinue
to flourish and expand unless checked by events
'most uncommon nod not to be anticipated by
:ordinary foresight." In conclusion, Johnson es-
plumed the hope that M. de Montholon's mission
,would strengthen and perpetuate the good under-
standing that exiate between the two governments.
The Mexican emigration excitement hes some-
what subsided. The enlistmente, however, con-
tinue.

The Herald is informed that none of the pro-
teased emigration agents would receive any II
authority from Ortega.
The subscriptions to the Seven-Thirty Loan on
Saturday exceeded 30,000,000 dole. The second
series of 300,000,000 dole. has been all subscribed I
fur.
Mr. M'Culloch has commenced issuing the
balance of the loan authorised by Congress, amount-
ing to 230,000,000 dole., in seven-thirties, the
government reserving the option to pay intermit at
the rate of 6 per cent. in gold instead of 7 3-10ths
in currency. The subscriptions on Monday and
Tuesday amounted to 5,000,000 dole.
The Stonewall left Savannah on the 11th inst., I
ostensibly fur Galveston.
The steamers City of Boston. Saxonia, Etna,
Virginia, Cuba, and Europe have arrived out-
commulacza, INTELLIOINCE.
NEW YORK, Mae 17, Romeo.
Gold, 129 j. Exchange on London, 1434 ; on
Paris, 3.90. Stocks dull. New York Central, 91;
Erie, 764 ; Illinois, 116 ; 5.20 Bonds. 104. Cotton
dull ; middling upland, 50c. Flour and wheat de-
cliuiog. Corn quiet. Provisions good inquiry.
Coffee and molasses steady. Sugar firmer. Petro-
leum quiet ; crude, 36c. ; refined, 52c.

MEXICO.

NEW YOBS, MAY 17:

It is reported, vial Cairo, that the Liberals de-
manded the eurrender of Matamoras ou the 29th
ult., and that the Imperialist troops refused to
march out and meet them. Subsequent reports
say that on the 4th May the liberals were in full
retreat.

FRANCE AND AMERICA.
PARIS, Mar 26.
The Constitution/set of this morning says :—" We
learn that the government of the United States have
taken measures to repress any attempts to effect
illegal enlistments, and to put a stop to any pro-
ceedings undertaken with the object of preparing
emigrant expeditions against Mexico in violation of
the federal laws. Instructions to this effect have
been forwarded to the United States Attorney at
New York, who at once took the necessary measures
for the Prgtepz execution of the same."

COLOMBIAN OOVERNMENT LOAN.
(THIS DAY.)

To-day a meeting was hold at the London Tavern
of the bondholders of this lath, to consider ommanications
received from Mr. O'Leary, the spot of the hoed-
holders, and Mr. Mosques, the mistletoe planipotas-
nary of the Colombian goveromet, on the sub-
ject of the proposed csastoo of tb• reversiosery
rights of the Colombian governmeet to the Panama railway,
which rights, sr. ht pothreated to the boodholders as secs.
my for the 200,0001. loss of 1d63. The ommnaicatioss
were to the effect t►at in esterieg into ansagr
meets for the cession of the rights, pros-takes had bees made
to secure the bondholders by making over a patios of the
profits(24o,oool.) which thegovernment of Colombia sorpseted
to derive from its shares. After some conversation !gaols-
time were 'greed to expressive of the highest confidence
in the Colombian goverment. sod that the mosey paid by
the Panama layaway would be appropriated to the redemp-
tion of the hoods at par so far as it went, while the dividends
on the shares to be allotted to that government would be
appropriated to the formation of a sinking fond for the pay-
ment of the loan.
Mr. Moroni= occupied the chair, and a vote of thuds
was panned to him and Mr. O'Leary. A committee was slim
formed to oommunicate with the Colombian gomenmest if
necessary.

SPANISH CERTIFICATES.-(THIS DAY.)

A meeting of holders of Spanish certificates, con-
veyed by the committee. was held at 1 o'clock, at the Lee.
don Tavern ; Mr. J. D. PowLsei is Use chair.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the committee bad two
object. in °novelties the meeting. The first object was to
clear the air of certain report' which had lately bees abort-
bated, the main report being that the committee bad re-
ceived some proposition which they did sot like to lay
before the shareholders. This notion was entirely
a mistake. The committee wee indeed merely • Torments-
tie, body, and would eat feel at hberty to set is Ws manner
supposed. There wee, in fact, so proposition before the
committee, and the mooed object of the committee was to
consult the holders as to what should be done under thee,
circumstimees. (Hear, bear.) He hoped no one pretest
would say anythiag that could wooed the self-love of the
Spanish nation. (Hear, bear.) No one who bad not
been to Madrid could imagine how difficult it was
to make the Spaniards understand this question. A Spanish
Finance Minister had admitted the justice of the claim, but
he said that be could do nothicg because the people pjeae-
rally did not understand it. When he (the chairman) was last
at Madrid he obtained the opinion of eight Spanish lawyers
to the effect that the claim was perfectly just. I• the
last 10 veers the revenue of Spain had increased from
13,000,0001, to 21,000,000/., and there wee no pretext fur
withholding payment. What the committee wanted was
to arrive at some means of getting the debt liquidated.
Every day there was an increasing pressure on the Spanish
goverment to get the debt settled, and repent Intel-
licence @bowed that the Spanish Finance Minister felt
the necessity of some action to the matter.
The chairman added that the committee bad agreed be
inbuilt three resolutious to the meeting. He the read
them. The first expressed approval of the course takes by
the committee in urciog the claims of the baklers oe the
Spanish Finance Minister ; the seemed expressed a
hope that the Spanish government would accede
to the claim made, and thus restore to Spain
the interchange of monetary relations with the
other countries ; and the third suggested to the Spanish
government that it would teed to prevent further delay is
arriving at • eettlement of the matter if the Spanish
government would either despatch to Laudon commis-
sinters empowered to deal with the holders, or signify its
readiness to receive COCARIiaIiCOSIS from London, at Madrid,
with the same object.
[The meeting was proceeding MIMI GUI repeat left.)

EASTBBN BENGAL RAILWAY.-(TBM DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at aeon at the London Teems ; Mr. JOHN FAILIT
Liars in the chair.
The report, which was published some time before, having
bees taken as reed,
The CHATILMAII moved its adoption. He said be trusted
the shareboiders were satisfied with the gradual pee-
-1 peas which bad been made daring the last half-
gear. In India it was more difficult than in Eagles&
to divert traffic from an existing lies. but the force of habit
was being broken down sad the traffic finding its way into
its natural cliental. At the last ogees( he modulated the
less from the cyclone at 14,0001. He wee happy tow it
was limited to 12.6001., and they might welleesgratulate
themselves that their loss was so omen compared with that
of some other companies. The number of pasemgere is
the half. ear ending December. 1864. wee 5M,700 Driblet
514,000 in the last half of 1863. That was an asto=
aime's*, and when the amommodatioe was
then would no doubt be • °octennial's addition
of traffic. The increase in the goods traffic was still seers
reresikable. The total goods traffic) of 1863 aseinated he
13,6791. ; is the halfear oodles on the 30th of Jaw,
1864, to A 3921. ; and is the half-year eadhig on the 31.5
of December, 1864, to 31,6631. In the first 13 weeks
of the present year the passenger sod merchaeffises
traffic showed an Lenses of 8,0001 over that of the
eorrespeediag parted of 1464, sad 19,0001. over taut of the
erwrespoedieg period of 1861. Taking the out of the Use,
110 mile, is lug*, el WOOL a mils, it was estimated by
the manager in India that the teak of the first 13 weeks of
this year yielded, oiler allowing for, workieg espouses, •
profit at the rate of 5.74 per asst.
Attire some diseemlea the report was adopted, and the
proceedings terminated to the area muses.

Dana or UN C'eunee.-11:0 death of this
popular elm& &or tie rime ltat evrain of Jams
=draft freak disemaile bear. The ••hell etteried
te lie beam at idlarbewareta was waked as mewl—a
beeellejadluderaremeed. sad ogee beets(' tabs meta;
Woo* aufw the eeitieel elate el the proprietor it wee
desisat prebee he %quire whether the meets
atoll be *weeded Tb reply eves b tie safer.
teldb alma Ina " es." bat tea attester afterwards
hie &Dab wee eseeeseed. oboe the pleat wok at wane,
dewed sad the doers deed. The donweed wee la lie 39tb
year.