The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-06 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, &mum
The royal mail steamship Niagara, Captain Miller.
which sailed from Boston on the 28th ultimo, sad
touched at Halifax, N.S., on the morning of the
27th, arrived here at half-past eight o'clock this
evening. She brought fifty passengers, but se
specie.
The screw steamship Anglo-Saxon hence, arrived
out at Quebec on the 22ad, and the royal nap
steamer Canada, also from this port arrived et
Halifax on the 24th ult.

There is no politial news of importance by this
arrival, and the excitement in regard to the
Atlantic telegraph cable appears to have somewhat
subsided.

The joint committee of the New York Common
Pound], on the celebration of laying the cable term
I the Atlantic, had agreed to have nvitations extended
to the President of the United States, all the foreign
ministers at Washington, the governors of state
and the cabinet officers to be resent at the ap.
preaching celebration, and e in the festivities
of New Yea. The New ork Chamber of Cora.
mem had passed resolutions expressive of the gm.
tiflcation felt by the merchants at the suceessfil
laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable. A committal
was appointed to procure suitable testimonials to be
presented to Captain Hudson and the officers of the
Niagara. Captain Preedy, of the Agamemnon, is to
be similarly complimented.
A telegram from New York says :
We andeea4od that the French government have may
to the Atlantic Telegraph Company the exclusive right so
60 years to land telegraph cable on the Wands of Miquelog,
which lie between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, is
direction about 80 miles southwest from the latter, and atoll
200 miles from Sydney, N. 8. Having secured the mg.
the company
_propose to run a cable from Placentia Bay:
N.F., to St. Pierre, the chief fish depot of the island, sal
thence to a point neer Sydney, Cape Breton, N.S. By thy
means the two French Wanda will be thrown Into telegraph's
communication with Europe, while the company will surd
of the MOM ity of keeping in order some 400 or 600 unlearned
line running across Newfoundland and Caps Breton throes*
regions when there are no inhabitants excepting a few sat.
tared Indiana, oad so roads other than those whkh hankies
constructed by the Telegraph Company at its own expeas.
In sooordiog this HbeM great, the French goverment hag
in view the advantages it mast confer upon its immense
fishing interest which centres at 81. Pierre, and which will
thus be brought into daily and almost instantaneous comma.
nication with France.

The War Department at Washington had int:deed
despatches from General Johnston, from Utah to ths
22nd of July, bat they contained nothing of general
interest. The troops were erecting temporary ware•
houses, and preparing to go into winter quarters.
The steamship Poydras, belonging to the Telma.
tepee Railroad Company had foundered at sea. No
lives were lost.

The yellow fever continued to prevail extensively
in New Orleans. On the 21st ult., the deaths from
the disease amounted to 78, and for the week ending
that day they numbered 310. The disease had also
become epidemic at Charleston, and was carrying
off many victims.
The telegram recently received from America by
the Atlantic cable reporting the death of the distill.
gnished telegrapher, Mrs. James Eddy, was erro-
neous. The deceased was Mr. James Eddy, the
general_ superintendent of the American Telegraph
Company.
An earthquake was experienced at Holdermem,
New Hampshire, on the 24th of August. It shook
the houses considerably, but did no material damage.
We have received Havannah advice§ to the 19th
August. Sugars were firm and active, Nos. 11 to
12 of the Dutch standard being quoted at from if to
8/ rinks. The stook on hand is 140,000 boxes.
Exchange on London, 13 per cent. prem.
The New York Commercial Adcertiser of the
evening of August 24 thus speaks of financial affairs
in that city :
The was a decidedly better feeling at the board this
morning, which increased toward the close, and after the
hoard prices were generally from Ito higher than balm
by the official list.
The market for foreign exchanges closed heavy this win-
ing, with a prospect of some bills being left over. Ile
large drawers still ask 1099, but there Is little doing b task
bills at over 1094, while prune commercial signatures Men
1091 to loci. On Paris we note ries at 6E 18/ to 6f, 111,
and on Hamburg at 861 ki 861. On Amsterdam we quote st
41140 411, and on Bremen at 79 to 791.
The following is from W. P. Wright's circular,
per Niagara, dated New York, August 24 :
That, ban been a far demand for cotton In this mend
during the past week, both from home cowmen ad ex-
porters. The sales, which amount to 5,000 bales, have ten
made et fell prices, and it is no longer easy to buy at the
ensued quotations ; the qualities middling, as well as dna
=vs and below, are scams and would bring mon.
crier their reds sparingly, and sell only when fall
p4oos are obtained. The crances for the week have ben:
for Liverpool, 1,667 ; Hamburg, 276 ; Bremen, 6.—Teas,
1.948 bales. _ _ _

tiOttOn to transitu has be In better request, and the also
for the week amount to 2,000 balm, the prim at theekm
may be quasi, oaths beds of 1542 d. freight, good orq.
lot to 10e ; low wriddlbi. 111; widdliag, 12 ; good
dliag, 12g0., for Mobiles sad Beer Orleans. Them Ni M
samples la marina at Upload transits.
Ms market for Soar woe less active on the 23rd, the oda
being rergeleimi Wiles Masse of holder,. Prices, Mime,
nala the =IN kW, aniAstaleed, sad foe daiebladels
bran of Obi° Us maw soselinesr.
Wheat closed with lamenesd Smoak and at ea advisee
of about 2e. to Or. psi *phi Ist soda
Freights =dead Maid weneoduZimlo
pool about 800 lake at •Beepeemeid meow .17.210
142 d. to id.; Minor Waldo les. Wm th•
steam dap Oserkillleta wea Sled up with atopmerierike
at gd. ; sad 900 NAL ende torpedo' wee bin bp dig
what at 2e. par 980 Re. Thai was nothing at wasoalew
ported Ss Maw, ar Landon

THE LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX.
NEW YORK, Anotair 26, Bruno.
Our cotton market is quiet, the sales of the pa
two days amounting to only 1,000 bales. ilta
are not lower, but the tendency is downward. 'Ds
market for flour is dull, and prime have dais'
10 to 16 cents. per barrel. Wheat also has a (boar
ing tendency, and the quotations are 2 to 4 sof&
per bushel lower. Indian Corn is steady, at al
quotations advised per mail. Provisions gnus{ 11
exhibit no change of moment, and the dentandis
steady.
The stook market shows no material change.
likens. Neill Brothers and Co. report as a 'Ws'
meat to their circular that the cotton markets ga
rally are firmer, owing probably to the light ft.
ceipts and the lateness of the new crop. Their lir
counts represent the worms as causing some dater
Lion among the growing plants.
NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST S.
Our cotton market is slightly easier today,
without actual change in prices. The sales of the
two past days were 1,000 bales.
HALIFAX, AUGUST Sia
Her Majesty's steamer Gorgon arrived has WI
evening from Newfoundland.

THI EArtIIQUAIt I rw Mextco.—The sarthqslie
that took pleoe la Make on the 19th of Jags lest mein
of the meet severe that h been known sines the are*
favesios. At 9 o'elook la the mocking a shock ems fuss lb
soak. MU was thllowsd by three awe vhdmt sholls4
the arms direstloo. nth foie watt shocks Ora/
ham the east, and ether the w• few tremblisp.
city of Mexico Ow strongest structures reeled to thehbor
flaes, the water spooled he Pro from the etooth
la it
sheet lamps vibrated ham to watt far • quarter I
minute. The mirth wend fa the striate ; tress withal
strepsd the mug alaulao, sad sons ware tbe. toee=
think Homo, inthethmeth, sod earn& os
Jowl. Moat 94 them sod sties b Nexioo essisteal
lithe the earthessaka, end a gala maw eaves thee*
Damp to the vathe of more tints a =Ma derlies hes II"
dome to ens city of Kock°. All the violent shocks Ituktillt
fa the epee of about one aisle sad a half Thoar
and Memblistp Meted about three mission
" It is reported'," says a Paris latter it tie
flikabdtitioidi,
id" "mama
s►ostly visit F.broc.tkersbastiet thsanA,
*rale be as mat witheat preemteat la the
the at Tushoy."
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As M. a photographer el
was a few weenies. ego usgsged le Ws lob:celery, I
of sulphate geld eocidettly buret, and calking SO
coals Mt dee to ble olotbea. In a that los Morn
levaisped in iseats, sad rushed Sews marsh, Ina
eirtiassilsird the ere. He wee, homer,
bunted that be expired the next day.