The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-30 00:00:00

s, MONDAY EVE

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CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER.
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
(NIL Bash's Paist.)
NEW YORK, JAN. 17, Emma.
The House of Representatives has concurred in
the resolution of the Senate to give notice for the
termination of the Reciprocity Treaty.
The United States frigate San Jacinto has been
wrecked.
Mr. Edward Everett is dead.
It is officially announced that Fort Fisher, below
Wilmington, was carried by assault on the 16th
inst. by Ames' division, with • brigade of the 4th
Army Corp., aided by a Whalen of marines and
seamen, all under the command of General Terry.
The assault was preceded by a heavy bombardment
by the fleet, and was made at 3 o'clock in the after-
noon, the whole fart being captured by 10 p.m.
The Federels occupy all the works south of Fort
Fisher. The garrison, estimated at 2,500 men, in-
cluding General Whiting and Colonel Lamb, was
captured on the extreme end of the peninsula ;
72 guns were also captured. The Federal loss was
500 men.
Mr. Blair has returned to Washington from
Richmond.
The Richmond Examiner asserts that President
Davis, at an interview with Mr. Blair, delivered
to him a letter for President Lincoln, declaring
his willingness to receive peace commissioners or
to send peace commissioners to Washington.
The New York Times states that Mr. Blair has
had an interview with President Lincoln touching
Davis's propositions regarding pesos commissioners.
Northern and Southern journals place no confi-
dence in the result of the Blair movement. The
New York Times says the government seeks peace
through war only. A Richmond despatch says the
South would spurn Blair's proposal ; the South
will never return to the Union.
The Committee of Ways and Means have re-
ported on the bill authorising the Secretary of the
Treasury to continue the Seven-Thirty Loan for
the balance of about 900,000,000 dole. of the
400,000,000 dole. authorised by the act of June,
1864.
It is stated that Sherman will move on Branch-
ville next week.
Extreme activity prevails on General Great's
left, and early movements are expected.
Mobile papers announce that 4,000 Federal, oe-
copy an unassailable position at Franklin Mills,l
on the Dog River.
General Butler has arrived at Washington, to
testify before the Congressional Committee con-
cerning the failure of the first Wilmington expedi-
tion.
The Richmond Enquirer smarts that Lee urges •
conscription of the negroes, afterwards emancipating
them and their families.
The Richmond Sentinel says that Lee has objected
to au enlargement of his command, on the ground
that he finds it impossible to command all the Con-
federate armies as well as the army before Rich-
mond. Davis, however, seeks Lee's advice on all
important movements.
Resolutions have been introduced into the Vir-
ginia Legislature to make peace through State
action, but they were defeated by an almost unani-
mous vote.
A resolution has been introduced into the Federal
House of Representatives recommending Lincoln
to send or receive peace commissioners, or by
rational negotiations secure the cessation of hostili-
ties and the union of the States. The resolution
was defeated by 84 to 61.
Southern official reports state that Senator Foote,
when arrested, avowed he was proceeding to Wash-
ington to negotiate peace.
The Richmond Examiner urges the burning of all
oottou and tobacco not needed by the government.
The Governor of Missouri has proclaimed
Mis-
souri a free State.
The Canadian government has refused to issue
British passports to naturalised Canadians.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JAN. 17, Zymase.
Money easy. Gold, 215. Exchange on Lon-
don, 2391 ; ditto on Paris, 2.81 to 1131. Stooks
tending downwards. New York Centrals, 116 ;
Illinois, 124 ; Erie, 791 ; 5-20 Bonds, 1091.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19, Emma.
Mr. Stanton announces that General Sherman'
has transferred two corps under Howard to Beau-
fort, whence they moved upon the line of thel
Cbarlestou and Savannah Railroad to Pocataligo,
and occupied a position across the railroad covering
the approaches eastward of the latter place.
The Confederates have abandoned the works in
the vicinity of Pocataligo.
The Federal loss in assaulting Fort Fisher is now
estimated at 900 men, including many officers.
The gunboats afterwards proceeded up the
Cape Fear River. On the 16th the Confederates
blew up Fort Smith, on the south side of New Inlet.
Hoke's division, 6,000 strong, is at Wilmington.
Lee's army is said to be short of supplies.
It is rumoured that the railroad between Dan-
ville and Greensboro' has been destroyed by heavy
rains.
President Lincoln has approved of the resolution
of Congress to terminate the Reciprocity Treaty.
Retaliatory resolutions have been introduced into
the Senate for the treatment of prisoners in the
South.
The Senate have ratified the notice to be given to
England for the termination of the treaty limiting
the naval force on the Lakes.
Sherman has informed a private citizen that
Georgia must be governed by military laws. To
talk of reconstruction is useless. Georgia is still in
the Union. When the people shall quit the rebel-
lion and send members to Congress Georgia will
resume her Union functions and advantages.
Rumours are current that Mr. Blair will return
to Richmond with • government representative.
00SULERCILL INTELLIGENCE
NEW YORK, JAN. 19, Emma.
Money easy. Gold, 2101. Exchange on Lon-
don, 23i ;on Paris, 110 to 2.15. Stooks de-
pressed. New York Centrals, 1111 ; Illinois, 1191;
Erie, 731 ; 5-93 Bonds, 1091. The military intel-
ligens)e depresses gold and stocks. Cotton de-
pressed ; Middling Upland, 100. Flour and wheat
declining. Corn depressed. Provisions declining.
Coffee steady. Sugar good inquiry. Molasses
quiet. Petroleum no sales ; crude, 61 ; refined, 70.

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MEXICO.

VERA CRUZ, Dec. 31.
The first detachment of Austrian troops arrived
here to-day.
Count Than has also arrived.

REPORTED DEATH OF K THOUVEM.
PAM Jas. 30.

The Moniteur of to-day corrects the statement
made in the Patric of last evening as to the death
of IL Thouvenal. The deceased gentleman is not

The West London Association for the Ruppresaion
of Public Tamarality have jut published • correspestleses
widels has tams plass between the chief oorarniselessr if
metropolltas pollee sad the bosomy escestary of the
sesooleiloss nepeeting the loitering, les., of prostitutes Ia
the polle thoroughfares.
the following are the letters of Bir R. Mayne
"4, Whilehall.plase, Dec. 13.
" reference to your letter of the 6th inst.. to
Superloteadeut Hannant, I have to wombat you that the
law width you quote (2nd sad 3rd Viot., cap. 47) does not
authorise the pollee to interfere, unless proof asa be gives
of annoyame to some inhabitant or yeamsger by the pros-
titute at the time. It such proof can be gives by say of
the pollee who witnessed the ansoyanoe, or by some inhahi•
Mat or passenger, the law ma be enforced, hat not upon
any peen' considerations of immorality or each lemotal
evils se are stated in your letter. I led that deaths the
pretest year 295 prostitutes wore apprehesded In the im-
mediate seighbourhood in questioa.lo9 were marbled, aid
130 discharged by the matietrate• of them austbsto ts•
only had hoes 'barged by • paemager with ansaysace, sot
the by ea inhabitant. I believe the law is tally &mood
by the pollos.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
" Yr. Henry Dolby." " Itnnsaao Yates.
" 4, Whitehall-plass Dec. 31.
" eir,—l have to aoksowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 2241 s inst., in Warsaw to mine of the 13th lath, is
reply to yews of the 6th Wet. Is oddities to the Mate-
meats is my letter to you of the 13th lath, I have only to
point oat to you, is *sewer to your observations aa to the
legal authority of the pollee to 'atone the law *sleet
prostitutes, that in the sesames& as the eabiect (Leland
3rd Victoria, cap. 47, seethe 54), there are the vonsis.
"to the 11110•1111011 of inhabitaate or paseesgers," of eel&
therefore proof is required to coseittais the oases sad jus.
Illy the interference of the police. None of the other
seventeen paragraphs of the 'eolith, except two, ambits
those words, and the pollee can accordingly reform the law
is the various MN without proof of anuoyasee. I must
repeat that I othaot amour to the view you take of the
law. namely, that the palm have legal authority to clear
the streets at prostitutes sad hairdo. If each so attempt
was made at any time, it was done without my emetics or
ksowledge —I ma, dr, your obedient serves;
lir. Hoary Dolby." "Daman Mama.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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