The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-10 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, TIMIIIDAT NIGHT.

The City of Washington has arrived, bringing
New Yerk dates of August 28 ; 246 passengers, and
100,000 dollars in specie.
The steamer Ariel, from Southampton, arrived out
at New York on the 26th, and the Alps hence readied
there on the 27th.

The political news is unimportant.
The steamer Moses Taylor had arrived at New
York, with California dates to August sth, and nearly
a million and a half dollars in gold. Notwithstand-
ing the great rush of miners to Framer River, the
yield of the Californian placers during the present
year is in excess of that of the year previous. There
was a better demand for goods in the San Francisco
markets, but no change of moment as regards
prises.
The Californians were in the height of an intense
excitement, a split having occurred among the
democrats. The feud was very warm, and was
daily increasing in bitterness.
The news from Fraser River is interesting. Ano-
ther shipment of 50,000 dollars in gold from the
new diggings had reached San Francisco. The
tide of emigration to the northward had, however,
been partially checked by the discouraging reports
circulated by the disappointed gold-hunters. During
the fortnight preceding the sth instant 12,000 per-
sons had taken passage for Victoria, while 2,000 had
returned from the same point.
Oregon was organised u a new State of the con-
federacy, the news of the failure of Congress to
admit her into the Union not having reached that
remote region. All the territorial officer, had relin-
quished their poet, and the State ofthers were in the

complete exercise of administrative functions.
New demonstrations had been made by the hos-
tile Indians in Washington territory. It was sup-
posed, however, that they were concentrating their
forces preparatory to a war with the government
troops.

The United States brig Dolphin captured a 'rani
with 318 Africans on board, on the 21st inst., off the
coast of Cuba. The prize was ordered to Charles-
town.

The New York Herald says everything promises
that the approaching cable celebration will be a
grand affair. The committee of the Common Coun-
cil held a long session yesterday, for the purpose of
making further arrangements. The living ex-
Presidents are to be invited ; the public and private
places of buviness are to be closed; the shipping and
public buildings were also requested to be dressed
and have flags flying. The first general news de-
spatch by the Atlantic cable reached New York on
the 28th ult. It embraced the late important news
from China, and gave great satisfaction.
Letters from La Guayra to the 10th August, state
that a telegraphic despatch of that morning from
Caracas, announced that the French and English
Ministers had conceded to the government until the
next day at noon for its determination in regard to
the Monagas question. Commissioners had been
named to go to the United States and invite General
Paez to return to the Republic.
There is later news from Utah, but it is quite un-
important.

Trade in New York was without improvement,
and money continued easy and u abundant as ever,
City had been rather more active, but without any
material fluctuation in prices. The latest quotations
were Illinois Central, 77 ; ditto Bonds, 91; ; Panama
shares, 114 ; New York Central, 79! ; Erie, 18 ;
ditto Second Mortgage Bonds, 90; Michigan Cen-
tral, 68; sterling. Exchange was very quiet at pre-
vious quotations. Ashes were steady ; coffee inac-
tive, and favouring buyer. Cotton in moderate de-
mand at firm prices. Flour dull and firm.
Wheat in somo speculative demand, but prices
generally unchanged. Corn firm, but closed dull.
Iron more active for Scotch pig at rather higher
rates. Spirits of turpentine had advanced to 49 cents,
but closed with a drooping tendeney ; mess pork
firm, at an advance of 26 to 33 cents; beef steady;
bacon quiet, but steady ; lard in small supply and
firmly held ; rice easier ; sugars quiet and steady;
tobacco firmer, with a steady fair demand ; freights
extremely dull but without variation in price. The
export of breadstuff§ to Europe had entirely ceased.
The New Orleans cotton market was inactive.

CANADA.

LIVERPOOL, THCLIDAT.

The steam-ship Nova Bootie& from Quebec on the
28th ult., arrived here this evening, bringing 186
passenger.

The- passage of the Nova Scotian had been pro-
tracted by the dense fogs which she experienced in
the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The Canadian news is of little or no importance.
Parliament having adjourned, political excitement
had calmed down.

The Toronto Globs says the question of the change
of offices by Ministers is to be tested before the law
courts, and that an action was being prepared, some
of them who had resorted to the proceeding with a
view of imposing a penalty.
Desertion from the army was going on upon a
large scale in the lower provinces.
The Quebec timber market was steady, but for
some descriptions there was a little more inquiry.
Standard staves were held more firmly; there had
been more doing in deals.
Freight quotations were—Liverpool,24s. to26s. 6d.;
London, 861. to 875.; and to the Clyde, 22e. 6d.