The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-20 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

(3T BRITIIII AND IRISH ILAGNITIC TILLZOBAPIL)

LIVERPOOL, MEXDAT NIGHT.

The steamer Nova Scotian, from Quebec on the 9th
Mat., arrived at the bar about b o'clock this after-
noon, where she was detained by the tide, bat her
mails were brought up by tender.

- -
The steame:s Asia and Vigo had arrived at New
York, and the Adelaide at St. John's, Newfound-
land.

The steamer Hungarian, hence, landed her news
at Father Point on the morning of the Sth inst., and
it was forthwith telegraphed and published in all
parte of the United States within nine days of the
steamer's departure from Liverpool. The Hunga-
rian reached New York the same night.
The Nova flooti.in brings about 130 passengers.

The papers contain no news of importance:
The Quebec timber trade continues doll, and
freights had undergone no improvemen:.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH vie FATHER'S

POINT.

New Yor., ZULT 9, EVENING.
The three steamers, Adriatic, Atlantic, and Baltic,
comprising the Collins line formerly running be-
tween New York and Liverpool, were to-day sold to
the Pacitio Mail Steam Ship Company, to be em-
ployed in the California mail services ; the price has
not transpired.
The steamer Bremen left here to-day for South.
ampton, with 120 passengers and 390,000 dollars in
specie.
The steamer Karnak arrived here to-day with
Havannah advices of god instant. The yellow fever
cases on board the shipping are said to be neither so
numerous nor of so malignant a character as during
the last two years. Clayed sugars had advaneed •
half rei per arroba. Molasses were without demand.
WASHINGTON. JULT 9.

It is now understood that the Russian govern-
ment wholly repudiated the Perkins claim for am-
munition contracted for during the Crimean war, as
being entirely without merit or truth.
An effort is being made by interested parties both
here and in New York to press on the administration
• treaty with the Mexican government, stipulating
for • perpetual right of way for the Tehuantepec
Railroad, and a right of way on a line with the
Rio Grande to the Gulf of California for a considera-
tion of 25,000,000 dollars.

NEW YORK, it'LY 9.

Our cotton market is quiet and nominally un-
changed. Middling uplands llic. to 1 ltc. Flour
very heavy and 10c. to 25c. lower; wheat dull and
drooping. Corn scarce and dearer. Sales of mixed
at 900. Provisions generally steady, except lard,
which is heavy at 101 e. to 110. per barrel. Sugar
and coffee unchanged. Spirits of turpentine 44c. to
to 46c. The stock market is dull, but without mach
change. There is no material change in quotations
for money and sterling exchange.
_ _ Naw ORLI?.xs, JULY 9.

cotton unchanged. Sales yesterday '7OO bales,
at 110. for middling. Sales of wheat 3,600 bells;
receipts same time, 1,400; export of the week, 1,000.
YONTRZAL, JULY 9.
No political events of importance have taken place.
The Governor-General, who, with some of the
ministers, went on a pimiento excursion down the
Lower St. Lawrence, passed through this city the
other day en route for Toronto. In visiting the
Lower Lawrence they had also in view the inspec-
tion of the fisheries, which are capable of immense
development. Government has this object in view.
The removal of the seat of government to Quebec
is going steadily on. Part of the military are to lts
left at Toronto till buildings are complete for the
reception of government. At Ottawa buildings ere
to be pushed on with vigour. The accounts of the
crops from all parts of the country ace more
favourable.

i

CHARING•CROSS AND SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY
BlLL.—Thee greet parliamentary tattle was resumed JeMee.
day, the committee decteriag the preamble to be proved.
At the meeting of the committee on Tuesday last a prom&
lion was made by the promoters of the bill to give the unstme
of Bt. Thomas's Hospital the stun of 20.00 W. to amble them
to build a new wing in the phone of the one shirt it wen
said would be rendered unlit for hospital purpose. if this
railway should be conotructed contiguous to it, bet this was
declioed. The chairman raid the committee considered that
the hospital would be damaged by the new tier, that it would
render the north wing totally unfit for the purposes of •
hospital, and that it ought to be removed. They °inside»d
that it would have berm detonable 'hat the Louden-bridge
Itallway Companies should have entered into some arrange-
ment for the purchase of the hospital, but as ouch had not
been the mar, they must leave the question of compeneaticee
to be settled by the parties as the low provided. The
clauses were goon through, and the bill was ordered to be
reported to the house.
COLLISION ON THE OxFORD, WORCESTER, AND
WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY..— Yesterday (Tuesday)
morning • serious collision occurred an the obove line et
Dudley steam, which unfortunately resulted in injuries to
several pasmogrra, but bapp:ly no lugs of Ile. It appears
that as the Mate leaving Dudley for Wolverhampton at 12
o'clock was preparing to rem, a purls train was being
shunted back towards Dudley. The ariver of the ;mugger
troth started hie engine before the good. train boa cleared
the crossing, and before he diecovered his mistake the two
trains net with great viu'erne. The paratinger train wee
well lilted, mad many of the passenger s erre thrown from their
geld with considerable forte. One of the buffers of the
possum engine was empletely 'method, and two
or three of the goods 'tacks were much damaged the
buffers and bemire being broken up like touthwood.
The passenger train ass at °ace Award beck foto the sta-
tion. and it was found that about twelve or foarteen pas-
*engem were oat and bruised, black ryes and into on the face
being the predominant injuries. They wore all able to go on
by the train with one exception, namely, Maria Stevenage,
a married woman, of Willeuhall, near Wolverbampton, who
sustained a ants mussed scalp wound. Sloe wan conveyed
la scab to the surgery of Mr. W. E. Johneon, the tom-
pals amerce), where her wounds were &mead. std during
the day oho was conveyed home. It to' atAted that It, driver
of the eagle. (who ;s in the employ of the London ea i North
Western) etarted hie train without the =um' signal from the
point at tee end of that plottortu.
REFCSAL TO READ THE RI AL SERVICE.—George
Whitten, who had been living In Eye f nth. last eight years,
and who belonged to the atd Bello.: N. of ilk sad Nesmith
Unity Clue, had a greet with to die ar hie father's house at
Itedlingfkld, and to be Mittel at the pariah church, The
Rev. C. Nutley being the perpetual curate, his father slimmed
him of his eon's a ish, but intimated teat he had not been
christened; thermpon the rev. gentleman said he could not
portonm the burial service in the venal form, and refused
to may him at ell, In etinaequence of this the club all met
last &today afternoon to bury their Affirmed friend; the ma
trident of the club read a portion of Scripture over the Irma,
sad a hyena our sung.—Nortrielo lost.
SUICIDE PT A I'OCNC: young lady,
aged 17, the 'outmost daughter of Mr. Hindmarsh, a hop-
nomeltarit, raidieg in the Borough, committed suicide lest
Thursday night by taking laudenunt, in rensequ-nee of a
young gentleutaw to whom she was atoto-ed Oseler alighted
her. An inquest was held on the bat, er otertley, mad •
verdict of "Temporary insanity" was retuzeod.