The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.

By the arrival of the Africa we have advices
from New York to the Bth and Boston to the 9th.
The following is Mr. Reuter's summary of her
news:

NEW YORK, Diey_B, Evaxmo.

A resolution has been referred to the Judiciary
Committee of the House of Representatives, in
favour of an amendment to the constitution, to
authorize an export duty upon cotton. A resolu-
tion has also been passed instructing the Judiciary
Committee to report a bill prohibiting the admis-
s;on as a State of any territory wherein the fran-
chise is denied on account of colour, and declaring
such denial to be unconstitutional.
Mrs. Davis is still at Fortress Monroe. She is
permitted to remain with her husband from
reveille to sunset every day. Secretary M'Cul-
loch had a long interview yesterday with Mr.
Davis.

President Johnson has ordered the release, on
parole, of ex-Senator Gwin, now confined in Fort
Jackson.
It is generally believed that the President will
veto the bill admitting Colorado State into the
Union.
Mahony has issued circulars declaring that the
Eastport expedition was proposed by Killian, who
continued an useless expenditure after he (Mahony)
had ordered the recall of the men, and that the
launch of an Irish iron-clad upon American waters
to co-operate with the expedition had been pre-
vented by red-tape formalities. Captain Grace
declares the Eastport expedition to have been
planned by Mahony and Killian in order to sell
the bonds well. Roberts, Sweeny, and Mahony
subsequently caused the failure of the expedition,
because of Killian'a popularity. Several circles
have, after an investigation, acquitted Mahony of
all blame in the Eastport fiasco.
The Peruvian, Quebec, China, City of Boston,
and Borussia have arrived out.
NEW YORK, MAY 10, EVENING,
The Senate has concurred in a joint resolution
relative to the attempted assassination of the Czar
of Russia.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate, pro-
viding that the President cannot remove any officer
appointed by consent of the Senate, except mem-
bers of the Cabinet.
It is believed that the House of Representatives
will reject the constitutional amendment reported
by the Reconstruction Committee, a number of the
Republican members having declared themselves
opposed to it.
President Johnson, replying to a recent address
presented by a delegation of methodists, said that
great misapprehension existed with reference to the
present condition of the South, and that the irre-
gularities there were grouped together, in order to
convey the impression that they illustrate the con-
dition of the country. Individual conduct should
correspond with what we profess. He believed
that if we persevered in a proper spirit of govern-
ment, a good feeling would soon be restored. The
interests of both sections demanded a strict com-
pliance with the constitution and the enforcement
of the laws.
The President has approved the West India
Telegraph Bill.
It is believed that the grand jury of Norfolk will
bring in a bill of indictment against Mr. Davis and
the other leaders of the rebellion. Judge Under-
wood charged the jury yesterday, urging the neces-
sity for the punishment of treason. Secretary
M`Culloch has advised a relaxation of rigour to
Mr. Davis in his imprisonment.
Fort Goodwin, Arizona, has been captured by
savages, and the garrison, 124 in number, mas-
sacred.
The cholera is abatinelki the New York Quaran-
tine, and the steerage passengers on board the
steamer England have been permitted to come into
the city.

NEW YORK. MAT 10, 9 P.M.

To-day the House of Representatives adopted the
amendment proposed by the Reconstruction Com-
mittee by 128 against 37 votes.
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of
Mr. Smythe as Collector of New York.
Stephens, the Fenian Head Centre, is reported
to have arrived here to-day, by the steamer Napoleon,
from Havre.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, MAT 10, 11,7Z1f11.10.
Money abundant. Gold, 1291. Exchange on
London, 142 ; on Paris, 4.01. Stocks quiet :
New York Centrals, 92} •, Illinois, 121} ; Erie,
73} • United States 5.20 Bonds, 192. Cot-
ton firm and active : Middling Upland, 34i. Wheat
and flour dull. Corn quiet. Provisions quiet, and
prices drooping. Coffee and sugar steady. Molasses
quiet. Petroleum very firm : crude, 29 ; re-
fined, 45.
Receipts of cotton at New York for 30 days,
4,000 bales. Export during four days 6,000.
Stock, 170,000.

NEW ORLEANS, MAY 9.
Cotton quiet. Low middling, 32 ; 3 days sales
4,000. Receipts in 5 days 4,000 bales.

The following intelligenceli;i;h;enreoeived here .
from Chili :—An official decree from the govern-
ment of Chili declares that neutral vessels which
shall communicate with the Spanish squadron will
not be permitted to touch or load at any port of
the republic. All the Spanish fleet had sailed to
bombard the northern ports, including Callao. The
English minister had been ordered to leave the
premises he occupied, and no one would let him
another house. By the bombardment of Valpa-
raiso there were only two lives lost and eight
wounded. One hundred and fifty-one government
stores were destroyed, valued at 500,000 dollars,
and containing foreign merchandise to the amount
of upwards of 8,000,000 dollars. The Spanish
admiral had refused to receive a note from the
Danish consul-general, informing him that Den-
mark would hold Spain responsible for damage
done to Danish property in Valparaiso.