The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-30 00:00:00

THE lINIM STATES.

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LIVERPOOL SATVIDAT.
The Royal Mail steam-chip Pdnict. Captain Jud-
kis, from New York on the lath instant. has arrived at
this port after a very rapid purge. the started from New
lee} at 4.:4 p.m. on the Pak, and reached Liverpool at
h.lO this mornom, e. that, allowing fur the difference it
Sim, she amok the run in just 9j days.
area the ISth the Persia passed the Africa bound in to New
'York.
The VialerLilt. City of Litltimore, Nova Sco-
tian. and Teuton fool arrived out.
The politval pea •in unimportant. The presidential 0602-
pawn mouopolowd the attention d the politicians.
Th., return of 11,-euan the pugilist in the Vanderbilt had
created some ea.atenient in New York, but he war avoiding
A. much as possible.
Tee Washington correspondent of the New lurk Herald
says :—"The .attorney-Getieral has given an opinion to the
14.scretary of Stet* of' manageable importance to those en-
paged is commercial affairs with Canada. It is in relation
to eceseler fees under the act of March 3, PM, for cer-
tifikg invoke, otmds raids duty free by the Ileciprocity
TtralY• Jodie hole* Ira, that no more than 50
mate tea be charged fee the satire certificate.. without re-
forepe• to de form sesead, that manila. as well** the
onsulgeneral, are alibied to this natriction ; aid third,
that the act applies to emsala in all British North Ame-
rican pr vin -as included fa the provimons of the treaty.
This c.mstrocti..ii of the kw will re.ieve commerce of some
is burden.. while it will also materially reduce the per.
quints. of the conmla.
Coumlerable eninoty to reciprocity, seining from catues
purely local, has boeu manifested here recently, loot as a ge-
neral policy it mesa the commendation of all commercial
men and ni.atenmen.

Recent iulv ices received by the State Department from
Europe convey the intelligence that England an.l France
Lave determined to intervene in Metier', and enforce the
belligerent pirtie. there to establish en umi.ti e for twelve
month., anal call a convention of poi ulir delegates to
arrange the aitiestioies et issue between the-m. Mr. Wylie,
the new Briti.h minister to Mexico, will go out in a short
time foam Elitland with full instruetionn tl.e subject.
t•'.troug representations have beau n.eile to our govern•
went by the Euglinh and French csbinit, t a induce it to
unite iu the Auslo•French policy for the arrangement of
Mexican •Ifairi, but our polka is so antagm.l.ll.: to theme
vo:opii..atious with other goveritio• TA% and the
step iteelf as likely- to involve so na..ny a think and much
doubtful .we., that Mr. Buchanan wall probably not
alsinalon tLc wise lute of conduct he has purnie.l in our re•
latiains with that republic. The results that may attend
thin action by Frur.ce Bud England are very doubtful, anal
may lead to complications anal ditto ulties not perceptible to
a sbineta four thousand miles duitnut front the scene of
action."

The visitors to the Great Eastern were limeade( in
numbers daily, but excursionists bad failed to arrive to
the extent expe,•ted. However Mr. Jarrett, who has
charge of that department, was very active in his opera-
tions, and expected shortly to make the secemary anima.
meats for excursi..us from every section of the country.
The IV. e. ifcruhl says :—"The report, of the crops
from all quarters of the country continue to be of the most
cheerful character. It iv evident that, naive some unfore-
seen and uow•ual disaster should occur between this and
harvest time, we are about to have one of the most
abundant years which has ever blessed this country. The
cereal crops of the west promise to afford a very large
yield, and the abundant return, it is hoped, will enable that
region of country to extricate itself completely from the
financial difficulti. s with which the mune of 1857 sur-
rounded it, end hem which it has not since been wholly
relieved. In plain words we hope this year of plenty will
enable the west to pay its debts. The cotton crop of the
south for the past year has been a very lucrative one, and
the rerorta for this year indicate that it will not fall short
ti, if it does not exceed, the yield of