The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SI:NDAT.
The British and North American Royal Moil
steamer Americo, Captain Shannon, arrived here
last night, with the usual mails from the United
States and Canada, Si passengers, nod .191,91 S dole.
specie.

She left Boston on the 12th and Halifax at 11.27
p.m. on the 13th. The Canada, hence on the Ist
inst., arrived at Halifax on the 13th, and proceeded
to Boston. The America experienced moderate wea-
ther during the voyage. The political news by this
arrival is not important. There had been two
arrivals from California, with dates to the 17th Sept.,
viz., the Star of the West and the 111inoise, by
which about three millions of dollars worth of gold
has been imported.
The Apaches had been very troublesome at Sonora.
The Alta Cali_brain heads an article with "Eighty
murders in one week !"

The news is not important, except so far as we
are enabled to gather from it the result of the state
election, which seems to have occupied the public
mind to the entire exclusion of every other subject.
The returns, although incomplete, seemed to indicate
the success of the democratic candidates, and the con-
sequent re-election of John Bigler to the office of
governor, and the probable success of the entire state
ticket. The legislature will also be almost unani-
mously democratic. One million five hundred thou-
sand 'dollars, it is stated, were expended for eke-
tioneering
purposes. Several serious and some fatal
rencontres occurred on the day of election in different
parts of the state.
Extraordinary excitement existed in the Sandwich
Islands, at the date of our last advises, in conse-
quence of the awful ravages of the smallpox, and the
utter neglect of the proper authorities to take any
steps to check the pernicious scourge. The natives
were being swept away like leaves is the autumn;
in some districts over one-third of the population
had died, and in the city of Honolulu there were six
hundred and sixty-three interments between the 26th
of June and 22nd of July. So great was the indigna-
tion of the citizens against the -Nlinisters of Finance
and Public Instruction, who refused to provide
means for the purpose of vaccinating all who required
it, that large meetings had been held, at which reso-
lutions were adopted requesting their dismissal from
office. A petition for the same object had received
some thirteen thousand signatures, and been pre-
sented to King Kamahamahe, but what action his
Majesty would take in the matter had not transpired.
The;whest crop of the islands had been harvested and
found to realize the most sanguine expectations of the
husbandmen. Many mills and machine works were
being constructed, and great efforts were mak'ng
among all classes to increase both the mechanical
sad agricultural productions of the islands.
The Illinoise brought two days later news from
Jamaica than has come direct. No change had taken
place in the state of political affairs on the island of
Jamaica since the date of our last advices. The
opponents of the existing administration were
anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new Governor,
who was coming in the steamer Brisk, and has pro-
bably reached Kingston by this time. Fears were
entertained for the safety of the Danish brig En-
chantress, which had been out some two months.
The Hon. John Y. Mason is reported, at Washing-
too, to be the Minister to France.

A despatch from St. Joh;,ii.B., announces the
wreck of the steamer Fairy Queen. and the loss of
three of the female passengers. The officers and
crew, with two of the passengers, escaped in the
boats, and eight passengers afterwards floated ashore
on the wreck.

A most destructive fire had been raging in Provi-
dence. During the work of devastation by the flames
several fights took place between the firemen, in one
of which a man named Doughty was brutally beaten
to death.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Naw YORK, Ocr 11.
Money Is no easier than at our last report ; in fact, a
failure here and one in Philadelphia in the dry goods trade
has rather increased the difficulty. Exchange is quoted
1091 to 110. Stocks, except a few sorts, declining. Cotton
dull, and down an eighth of a cent. The larger arrivals
of 11.ur and the advance in freights have caused the market
to decline.

BREADSTUITS.—FIour wee plentier and cheaper. The
busineu embraced 15,200 bbls. Wheat was in good de-
mand, and comparatively firm. The operations reach
67,500 bushels, at 1 del. 56e. to 1 dol 60c. for fair to choke
Gessoes white; 1 dol. 54c. to 1 dol. 57c. for ditto to ditto
Michigan ditto; 1 doL 47e. to 1 dol. 51c. for ditto to ditto
Ohio ; 1 dol. 61c. for Canadian ditto ; 1 dol. 47c. to 1 dol.
48s. for Southern ditto; and 1 dol. 42c. for red Southern,
per b Babel.
Corrow.—The market continues to exhibit a doll and de-
clining tendency in the face of unfavourable crop advices,
with sales of 600 bales.

FARlo3nrs.—To Liverpool about 2,000 barrels flour were
engaged at 31. 3d. to 3e. 6d. ; about 2,500 to 3,000 bbls.
roan at 41. to 41. 3d. ; about 20,000 bushels wheat on
private terms, but mostly at 12d. to 13d. in bulk and bags.
To London, 1,000 bbls. flour were reported at 4s. ; and 800
ditto ware engaged at 41. 9d.; and 1,500 boxes cheese at
60s. Grata was at 154. To Havre, 20,00) bushels wheat
were reported at 22e. to 23e. with some flour at 80c. to 82e.
To California, clippers advanced in loading were getting
from 80c. to 05e. per foot measurement.