The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-13 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, THUISDAT.
The Liverpool, Now I ork, and Philadelphia
Steamship Company's screw Ammer City of Washington,
Captain Jeffreys, which left New York on the:loth ultimo,
and which called at Queenstown yesterday (Wednesday)
arrived at this part at 2 o'clock, bringing passengers
mid 622, 740 dela. in specie.
The New York journals are almost entirely filled with de-
scriptions and incidents of the voyage of the Great Eastern.
The special session of the United States Senate was
brought to a conclusion on the 28th ult., and the Senate
adjourned rise die.
The Washington correspondent of the New York Gerald
says :—" The San Juan question is no DOOM a solution
than when the negotiations first commenced. The British
government thought that by a little finessing and artful
diplomacy they would be able to get the United States
to back down, but Groat Britain has already found out her
mistake, and also that President Buchanan understands the
subject fully as well as she does.'
The Senate ratified the extradition treaty with Sweden.
The rejection of the Spanish treaty embarrasses the ad-
ministration considerably, and will tend to complicate the
long pending questions in dispute, and others of recent date,
which have sprung up since the treaty was made. The ad-
I ministration will hardly attempt any further negotiation
with Spain. It was with great reluctance that she made the
treaty, and bat for the persistent and indefatigable efforts
of Mr. Preston, it never would have been negotiated.
A movement had been no foot by the respective friends of
Douglas and Breckenridge, among whom are several men In
high position, to get them both to withdraw from the field,
with the view of putting some unexceptionable man in the
ring against Lincoln. DongLis and his friends positively
declined any such arrangement.
Judge Douglas, in a letter to the committee of the Balti-
more Convention, formally accepts the nomination for the
presidency, and stoutly reiterates his nonintervention doc-
trine,. eatplacer his trust in Divine Providence and the
People.
Dr. Hayes, the companion of the lamented Kane in the
expedition which shed a lustre on the American name in
connexion with Arctic exploration, met a large number
of friends in the New York Chamber of Commerce on the
29th, who assembled to tat& LUX well of Lon paler to his
departure for the Arctic regions.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.
The Royal Mail Company 's steamer Shannon,
Captain Abbott, with the West India and Pacific nails, has
an

'She brings 209 passengers, 773,721 dole. in specie, and a
general cargo.
She left kit. Thomas on the 29th ult. The news is on.
important.
The West India Islands were healthy. Chili was still
=settled.

At Valparaiso mining and agricultural operations were
prospering. The country was peaceful.
Business at Bolivi► was at a standstill, on amount of the
interdiction with Bolivi►.
Business wu dull at Paita.

There is no news from Guayaquil.
The difficulty between Lima and France was amicably
settled on the 14th ult.
At Trinidad the sugar and cocoa mope were completed
with satisfactory results. A shock of earthquake wu felt
on the 15th ult. The barque Hunter, with emigrants
from Madras, had arrived. Freights were low. Exchange,
90 days, was quoted 480 dole. per 1001.
At Butadoes native provisions were dear. The crop,
were nearly finished. The sugar crop was considered an
• one. Exchange, 30 days, 490 dole.
At Dimmers there was every prospect of a good croN
Sugar was wane. Freights had men. Tiede was dull.
I Two reseals had arrived with emigrant. from Calcutta and
China.

Business at Jamaica was
to ot. The coming crop of
Pimento was freely offered at 2d. Coffee, 445. 455. per
1001bs. Sugar, 16s. to 20a. 'reigitte were quiet. Ex.
change on London, 30 days, 1 per cent premium ; 60 days,
per cent premium ; 90 days, par.
Governor Schlegel left St. Thomas on the 27th ult. in the
steamer Flora, for Copenhagen.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)
in az 11. W. WORGAM.--71112
At a reoent sitting in this matter the question was raised
whether certain proofs tended aagigartuust the estate of the bank.
rupt, a stock-broker, ofThreadneedle-street, came within
the acts relating to gambling transactions.
His Honour now pre judgment. He said Mr. Phillips
had tendered a proof against the estate of the bankrupt
Morgan for 176 i., balance of money lent. The sasignees
insist that the loan was part of a gambling transaction, out
of which no right can arise, the law declining to inter.
fete in gamlegal bling disputes, which would be to sanction
gambling. It appears that Phillip advanced a sum
of money to the bankrupt Morgan, which Morgan
was to lay out in things ;What on the Stock
Exchange Luxemhouras; and it was arranged between
Phillips and Morgan that, every fortnight, Phillips should
y and Morgan should pay Phillips a sum aster.
pay Morgan and Morgan should pay Phillips a sum sacer.
tains&,le by the rise or fall of these Luxembourg. as
announced on settling-day. The result of these transac.
Cons, which had gone on for some months, was that the
balance was considerably in Phillips's favour, for which
balance Phillips tenders a proof. The answer is, courts of
justice are not established to enforce claims arising out of
gambling transactions. It is contrary to public policy that
they should enforce such claims, and upon that public policy
this court is bound to act. The proof, therefore, must be
rejected.
Another proof, tendered by Mr. Marnham, under similar
circumstances, was also rejected.
Mr. Bagley appeared for the soignee., and Mr. Garth for
creditors.
Mr. Garth asked that the dividend should be toppl.il until
his clients had taken the opinion of the court of
Mr. Bagley consented.
The Conuntesioaer—ls there any serious intention to
appeal_! Can you hope to upset • principle so well oda.
Mr. Garth said that his clients would not appeal reck-
lessly. One or two cases would be taken to represent the
different classes ; and on the decision iu those cases, all the
ether Stock Exchange claims would depend.
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(Before Mr. Commissioner Conlimn.)
IN RE THE PLUM,TEAD AND WOOLWICH MILE WATER

CO M ( UNIT KO.
This was a sitting for proof of debts. This company is
in the unfortunate position of having bad orders for its
winding up made spinet it both in the Court of Chancery
and the Court of Bankruptcy ; end there seems some like.
lihood of a repetition of that unseemly " conflict of juria.
diction" which rendered the British Bank case so re.
markable.
Mr. Lawrence, Mr. E. C. Lewis mid other professional
gentlemen appeared to represent the different parties.
A vanety of questions were raised : whether the books
should be produced, wLich were in the custody of Mr.
Harding, the official manager under the Chancery winding.
up, whether the proofs taken in Chancery should be ad.
milted as a matter of course on the proceedings of this
court, and whether an order should not be made fur pay.
meat of the coat* incurred in Chancery, so as to bring the
case wholly within the jurisdiction of this court.
After a short disc:vision the whole of these knotty points
were allowed by oeu.ent to stand over till another day, the
busing being confined to the reception of some undisputed
proofs.