The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-23 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

This evening, at 7 o'clock, the United States steam
ship Betio arrived in the Mersey, with the usual
mails. She left New York on the 11th inst., and has
brought 102 puesngers, and above half a million
dollars in specie on freight. Among her passengers
was Dr. Kane, the Arctic traveller.
The returns of the towns elections in Connecticut
show that out of 126 towns heard from that 73
have gone for Fremont, 48 for Buchanan, and 6
divided.

Mr. George Peabody, of London, waa magniff.
oently entertained at a dinner on the 9th at New
York.

Money at New York waa active, the Bank and
private beakers having called in their demand of
loans. Stacks had improved, owing to the Baltic
advice'.

Exchange on London steady at 109/ to :1 Paris,
6.16 to 5.14.

The cotton marks* was firm. The telegraph re.
ports from Mobile and New Orleans of the Bth inst.
states that excitement existed in those markets, and
that speculation was rife, and sales of middlings were
made at 120. to 12 8.4 to t o.

Breadateffs.—Flour was steady for goo! surer.
fine and extra brands, while inferior grades were
easier. Wheat ranged from 1 dol. 48c. to 1 dol. S2c.
for good to prime red, with sales of Canadian, at 1
I dol. 800. Indian core was firm, with sales it 1 dol.
88c. to 1 dol. 69c.
Freights moderate and unchanged.

The election of new members to the Legislative
Council of Canada has so far been unfavourable to
the ministry.
The ministry, seeing the tnra which things are
takinte, now contemplate a dissolution of parliament,
and it is said that about the beginning of January
next parliament will be dissolved, and the country ap-
pealed to. In that event, it is more than probable
that there will be a complete change in the ministry,
aid that either the extreme conservative party or the
ultra•radical party in Upper Canada will hold the
reins.

The Governor-General, Sir Edmund Head, has
been on a tour up the Ottowa, and on the whole lire
been well received. _ _

In the way of business, the prospects of Montreal
are alleged to have been brighter than at this
moment. At Quebec it is very different.
Montreal is preparing for the opening up of railway
oommunication with the west, and the merchants
with their usual spirit and liberality have subscribed
the large sum of 2,0001. to celebrate the event.
An important arrangement has been made between
the Montreal Ocean Steamers and the Orand Trunk
and Great Western Railway, by which the steamer
undertakes in its bills of lading to land goods in any
place in Canada along those lines ; the same bill and
rate of freight carrying the goods through to their
ultimate destination, subject only to the addition of
the actual expense of entries at Portland and Island
Pond.
The government have commenced to distribute
among the municipalities the proceeds of the Clergy
Reserve Fund. Toronto receives about 14,0001.;
Hamilton, 7,5001.; the town of Dundu, 1,2791.
Os. 9d.; the town of Chatham, 1,1731. Bs. 9d.
The election in Kansas of members of the legisla-
ture, and a delegate to Congress, was to have come
off on Monday, the 6th October. The United States
troops were to be stationed at points where trouble
was anticipated.