The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-07 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

LITIAPOOL, TVMDAT NIOVT.

The steamer North American , from Qeebec on
tie 27th, has arrived. Oa the 28th she pe•sed the
steamer Indian, in the St. Lawrence, hence for
Quebec.

Political news is unimportant bath in Canada and
the States.

The works on the Victoria-bridge were being
rapidly pushed forward, and the structure will soon I
be completed.
The anti-catholic Canadian journals were de-
nouncing certain Roman catholic bishops for inter-
fering with politics, they baring issued a circular
opposing the projected representation on the basis
of population, and advocating separate sehc As for
eatholics.

The Panama Railroad Company have confirmed
the action of their committee in purehuing the
Collins line of steamer', ►nd the vcssels will com-
mence running in the Californian trade next mouth.
A fire at New Bedford, Mavaebusetts, had
destroyed property valued at from 200,000 to
300,000 dollars.
The following is the latest by telegraph :

111 W YORK, stover 27, EVENINO.
The screw steamship Etna, from Liverpool,
arrived at Boston yesterday ; and the America, from
Liverpool, vii Halifax, remelted Boston to-day.
The steamship City of Watbington, bound to this
port, peeved within hail of Cape Race at noon on
the 24th inst., when seven days out from Liverpool,
but her advice. have not reached us by telegraph.
The steamship MONS Taylor arrived here to-day
from Aspinwall, bringing 2,121 000 dollars in Cali-
fusion gold. The news from California has been
generally anticipated.
Mr. George Brown, of the well-known firm of
Brown Brothers, of Baltimore, is dead.
Mr. Moran, president of the Erie Railroad, has
resigned his office.
Our stock market to-day showed signs of decided
improvement, the prices of lead;ng securities having
nearly all advanced, and very active business having
sprung up. The money market has undergone no
material change. Sterling exchange range, at about
previons quotations.
Cotton is dull and inactive, prices slightly easier,
but without quotable reductions. Breadatuifs of all
deuriptions are firm, and the tendency is upwards.
Pork firm, at slight advance. Beef, lard, and other
articles in the provision trade dull end without
variation.

NEW ORLEANS, AIOWIT 27.

Cotton continues quite inactive ; sale. et the week
ending yesterday only 3,400 bales; quotations
without change. Old middling Mosey middling
121. Sterling exchange 9; to 10! premitun. There
is nothing new in regard to the crops.

The screw steamer City of Baltimore, belonging
to the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam
Ship Company, Captain R. Leiteb, arrived at
Qneenatown at 4.45, bringing sixty cabin and one
hundred and fifty steerage passenger', and 1,130,000
dollars in specie ; landed so passengers and pro-
ceeded to Liverpool at 53. She passed the City of
Washington 28th ult., and Persia the 6th inst.
Political news unimportant.

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PlOll OUR OWN

SOUTHAMPTON, WIDNISDAT.

The steamer Vanderbilt has anlred. MS left
New York on the 27th ult. She brings 200 pas-
sengers and 800,000 dollar in specie.

The Hiog of Naples has raised 11. Niutts, who had
been grossly Insulted by one of the *beet fuecuocariee of
the kingdoms, far a jedgemat whke he pronoweeed, to the
*alas of President of the Great Court of Justice. Tbla I. the
highest Pelletal dtgnlty la the kingdom. It Is act stated
whether the !neither, Pesos Ischitells, has bees punished.

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rim Is osomiksol In such ',Liam