The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(Per the City of Paris, rid Roche's Point.)
NEW YORK, JULY 27, EVIINING.
The report of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs recommends a revision of the neutrality
laws, and declares that England has given America
no cause to respect her sense of justice or regard
for right. It also expresses strong sympathy for
the Fenians. The committee reported a bill
which the House of Representatives passed mm-
nimously, repealing the stringent provisions of
the neutrality laws, and modifying the penalties
for their violation. The bill provides that the
law shall not be construed so as to prevent the
sale of American ships and steamers, and war
ammunition, to the inhabitants of other countries
or governments not at war with the United States ;
and repeals the acts requiring the owners and
consignees of armed vessels departing from Ame-
rica to give bonds for good conduct ; and the act
commanding collectors of customs to seize and de-
tain vessels whenever they shall have cause to sus-
pect they intend acts of hostility against other
governments.
Numerous prominent Fenians were on the floor
watching the passing of the Bill.
A communication from Mr. Seward was read to
the House, stating that the representation desired
by the House concerning the Fenian prisoners will
be made to the British government. Mr. Seward
quoted a letter from himself to Sir Frederick
Bruce, in June last, in which he expresssed the
hope that the customary administrative law would
be tempered with special forbearance and cle-
mency by the Canadian authorities.
Th.) Judiciary Committee of the House of Re-
preitentatives have reported that there is pro-
bable cause to believe that Mr. Davis was privy to
the assassination of President Lincoln. The coin_
mittee recommend a further investigation and
speedy trial.
Famgut has been created an admiral.
The cholera is again increasing at New York. •
The Hibernian has arrived out.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JULY 27, EvEirrrro.

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We have known for some time past that we
were about to have a forced loan. At last the
Finance Minister has completed his plans, and the
decree is published. The amount to be raised is
350 millions. All who are liable to income tax
will be forced to contribute ; and; as fat as I can
understand, the sum required will amount to about
seven times each tax-payer's annual income tat,
which is (nominally) ten per cent. As far as I
can understand I say, but I premise that that is
not very far—an ignorance which I am emboldened
to confess from a very :competent person in
such matters having' declared in my hearing that
he could understand nothing of the minister's
plan from reading the scheme as set forth in the
published decree. This document, together with
the minister's report to the Regent on the subject,
occupies six columna of the Nagiune. It is pro-
fessed that the entire loan will be repaid intliirtessi
years. The loan is to bear interest at six par cent.,
of which five are to be paid in the usual away,
•as interest, and one per cent. is to go to a
fund fur making a lottery, to be drawn for
•by all the contributors. It is impossible to
stigmatise too severely this stupid and im-
moral puerility. When every enlightened
man is deeply impressed with the imperious
I necessity of weaning the Italian populations froth
• their unhappy passion for this species of gambling,
the Finance Minister, who, above all others, Ought
to be aware of all the abominations arising from,
and of the deplorable impediment it causes in the
way of social and moral improvement—the Finance
Minister goes out of his way to devise this new and
uncalled-for stimulus to the evil.

I do not think that any great degree of discon-
tent will be occasioned by this measure. Had
the war been conducted otherwise than it has been
there would Lave been no discontent at all. Every
man would have paid that or more with cheerfuL
ness and alacrity. As it is, the small annoyance
which this call on the purses will oceasitm will be
overriden and lost sight of in the far deeper anger
and discontent which pervade the entire nation
on account of the results of the Italian battles both
by sea and land, and of the political consequences
which are likely to arise therefrom.
The state of national feeling is becoming very
perceptibly worse, as the masses have time to :le-
lquire a real knowledge of what has been done and
i left undone. And it will be worse when it is
found that no punishment falls on any of those
whir have, either by stupidity, by carelessness, by
incompetency, or by subserviency, betrayed their
country, as a result of the inquiries which have
been ordered. Fur such will be the case. There
is, lam well persuaded, no political man in Italy
who has sufficient mural courage to visit any of
i these culprits with such punishment as would not
lonly have the effect of calming in sonic measure the
public mind, but would be of inestimable use as a
lesson and example to the governing classes here.
I Such a lesson is terribly needed. But it will not be
given. - - .

The conduct of France and of Frenchmen in the
matter of the cession of Venetia has profoundly
irritated and mortified the Italians. Tho cmusent

of the French Emperor to receive Venetia at the
hands of Austria, his eager readiness to do so, the
tone of the French newspapers on the subject, and '
the quiet way in which it was taken for granted by
the rest of the world that of course the haliana
would acquiesce in such an arrangement, has very
deeply and painfully wounded the national
susceptibility. There was gnashing of teeth
and knitting of brows the other day when we
read that there were many French offi-
cers in Venice ostentatiously exhibiting every
possible sign of good-fellowship and cordial friend-
ship with the Austrians. Louis Napoleon, it is
said, dreads the distant roar of revolution, as a
bull is maddened with panic at the sight of a red
rag. If he would avoid the chance of a visitation
from the dangerous spectre, he would do well to
avoid, as far as is in his power, causing further
irritation to this people.

Tans QUARANTINE AT MALTA.--ODE Malta cor-
respondent writing on the let August says :—" In conse-
quence of the appearance of the cholera at Southampton,
a quarantine of fifteen full days was established here
last week on all vessels arriving from Southampton. This
has now been extended to vessels from every other British
port, owing to the spread of the disease to other parts of
the United Kingdom. A government notice to this effect
was issued yesterday. It is apparent that the local go-
vernment are adopting ray rigorous sanitary measures in
view of the panic fear that has seized the inhabitants, lest
the cholera should make its reappearance in this island.
Although the imposition of a long term of quarantine
seriously affects commercial interests, and is a great blow
to many individuals who deal with the passengers passing
through Malta on their way to India from England, it
has, however, given great satisfaction to the Maltese,
who still remember the ravages committed amongst them
by the disease last year. 'The sanitary authorities have
issued quarantine regulations, which are to be rigorously
enforced ; and have given strict orders that care should be
taken as to the anchorage of verses in quarantine, and
that, if any great number of passengers arrive from in-
fected countries, information should be at once sent to
the government before landing than, in the event of the
Lazzaretto being overcrowded. There is no doubt that the '
government have done everything in their power to pm.
toot the public health, end certainly if the cholera ahonld
again reappear in Malta this year, the authorities will be
free from the charge of apathy or neglect."
Burr AND Esazx VoLorrass Rime:wk.—Yes-
terday a four-oared regatta for a parse of sovereigns, rowed
for by
.prerabsrs of volunteer corps in Kent and gasps,
*Mt plebes all Net* Weskit:b, to celebrate the birthday
of his Royal Highness the Dohs of Edinburgh, tube sub.
scribed to the funds.