The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-30 00:00:00

THE 'UNITED STATES,

CTION OVII OWN 00111ESPONDINT.)

LIVERPOOL, MONDAT bloaxixo.

The steamer Niagara has arrived. She left
Boston on the 18:h, and Halifax on the 20th fast.
She brings 152 passengers and 1,039,000 dollars.
The steamers Weser, Borussia, and Arago, from
Southampton, had reached New York, and the Nova
Scotian hence had arrived at New York.

The steamer Vigo, from Queenstown, passed Cape
Race on the lath, en route for New York.
The news is of little interest.

San Francisco dates are to the 22nd of April, and
1,480,000 dole. in gold had reached New York. The
reports of new discoveries of gold in British Comm
bia were partially credited in California, and a fresh
emigration thence to Frazer River was expected.
It is stated that the Congress of Nicaragua had
refused to confirm the grant of land made by Presi-
dent Martinez to M. Felix Belly, to aid in the
canal project.

Havannah dates are to Bth inst. Two steam propel-
lers had been found abandoned on the east side of
Cuba, and it was supposed they had landed cargoes
of negroes. Some additional fire. had occurred on
sugar estates. Sugars had slightly declined.
Freights had improved.
The news from Europe confirming the outbreak of
hostilities in Italy had revived the excitement in
commerce in New York, particularly in the corn
market, where large sales had taken place at further
advance in prices, which were not, however, firmly
maintained.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA BOSTON.
NEW YORK, MAT 17, Evixtmo

Stock market variable, and closes Vower. New
York Central shares, 721; Illinois Central shares,
; ditto bonds, 794 ; Panama shares, 118. Money
market unchanged; sterling exchange quiet and
unaltered, 110 to f. Cotton dull and no-
minal; middling Uplands, 104 to 11. Floor,
wheat, and corn closed dull, and tending down.
ward. Provisions firmer, and pork 50 cents dearer.
Coffee quiet; sugar dull; spirits turpentine un-
changed. Iron steady. Tobacco inactive. Freights
quiet, rates unchanged.

NRW ORLEANS, MAY 16.

. .
Cotton dull and nominal, but holders are much
firmer, and demand llt cents for middling, but
there is no business doing.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX.

NEW YORK, MAT 19.
Cotton continues to exhibit declining tendency.
There is little or no business doing, and quotations
are quite nominal. Middling uplands, lle. Flour
depressed, and since the closing of mails prices have
declined 31c. to 60c. Wheat also heavy, and has
fallen 6d. to 9d. per bushel. In Indian corn there
has also been a decline of 3c. Provisions dull, and
prices tend downwards.
The news per Canada arrived at Halifax was
published this afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS, Mar 17, EVENING.
Our cotton market is quite irregular, and latest
quotations for middling Ila The business to-
day has not reached 1,000 bales.

812 J. PAIINGYON, M.P., ON TES 1141.1.410

V4l:

The annual meeting of the Worcestershire
Society was held lest Saturday at the Albion Hotel. Amon
others present were the First Lard of the Admiralty, Lord
Lyttelten, Lord Elmley, the Earl of Beette.hamp, Mr. J. IL
Foley, M.P., the Hon. end Rev. S. Coventry, and Mr. J. C.
Dishy, the loiter gentleman presiding.
The toted loyal touts having been given,
The Clients/it giving the toast of "The Army
and Navy," said they were extremely fortunate in having
among them the sew represented by the Earl of Beau-
champ, and the navr.by his right hon. friend Sir J. Faking-
ton, on whom, perhaps, more then any other man
in England, depended the officering of the navy.
In the present state of the Continent he wee sure he only
=aka the sentiments of the reentry generally when he said
that the army end navy of England ought to be maintained
in the most e ffective condition, so as to be ready for any emer-
gency which might arise. It was all very well to talk of
neutrality, but is his opinion we ought to be able to go in at
any time we liked and thresh either Side. (Laughter and
cheers.)
The Earl of BearcHaxe responded for the army, and,
es neutrality was the order of the day, he hoped we should
be able to adhere to the policy of non-intervention. (Hear,_
bear.) Bat elitist maintaining neutrality we ought to be
armed and ready for war. (Cheats.) In Italy at the present
time there could not be less then 600,000 men within a small
compass engaged in war, and it was scarcely possible to ima-
gine the amount of waste and deviated= that mud be =m-
aimed by the conflict. Notwithstanding our desire to main-
tain neutrality we must be prepared t i chastise any insult to
oar honour, and to conserve the interests of our trade.
Sir JOHN PAKINaTON, in returning thanks for the MAIM
observed that he was much gratified in witnessing the enthu-
siastic meaner IA which the British public always received
the toast of the navy, which was regarded as our pride, our
boast, and our best &Anne. (Cheers.) The moment he
ventured, in the performance of what he esteemed his politi-
cal duty, to take charge of the British navy, his principle of
action had been to devote all his best energies to restore and
maintain the navel power and the naval supremacy of thin
county. (Loud cheers.) He entirely concurred in the
opinion which had bees exposed by the chairman, that we
ought to be able to go in mid thrash say number of our
opponents, whoever they may be. (" Hear, bear," cheers,
and laughter.) Ho did not think that any one occupying the
high and honourable position in her Majesty's conned of
First Lord of the Admiralty would do his duty who should
for a moment tolerate the ides 'baton), single pewee, or com-
bination of powers, should be able to dispute the supremacy
of England on the sea. (Great cheering.) With re-
gard to the present upset of affairs, it might, and
probably would, be very difficult, if the present wee
which had unhappily broken oat in Europe should be bft
protracted, for England to preserve her aeutralitr. He
could, however, assure them that the policy of her Mejesty's
present government was really and truly neutrality.
(" Hear bear," and cheers.) for did he know of the
ellghteet!reeenn at the present moment why that neutrality
should not be preserved. (Cheers.) He was etre that it
was the interest of England to remain at peace, and he most
sere:catty hoped that her Majesty's government would be
able so to conduct the basins= of the cation as to allow
England to continue in that peaceful condition in which all
tree lovers of the country de-ired it should remain. (Hear,
hear.) They had nerd= whatever to do with the quarrel
on the Continent, (Hew, hear.) It was a moot unhappy
quarrel, and had led to a state of cirearnstancee which wag
already most diegatrons to contemplate. It was shocking to
reflect on the condition of affairs In the north of
lt,ly, where at this very moment hundreds of thou-
sands of armed men were gathered together for
the purpose of outvoting their hands in blood, for the de-
struction of human life, and who would spread desolation,
and wretchedness, and barrenness,over some of the meet
fertile plains in the whole world. (Hear, hear.) He believed
that it would punle any man's brains et this moment to ray
why ell this misery was oecrodoned. (Hear bear.) It there-
fore became the duty of her Jdokety to tale every possible
precaution which human Wlelom could devise in order to
prevent England from beeomiog entangled in this moot un-
happy, and he would add, this moat unnecessary war. (Loud
cheers.) Socha course of conduct upon the pert of this
country would, be was firmly onivinced, be one that would
make us respected by every other cation. He believed that
he was justified in saying that other =ions did rest ect Eng.
land at the present time, and they would teepee t her the
more if they found that we were determthed to be
prepared for any events which might rise. (Chien.)
It wee far bettor fur Enielend to beer the present
cost of connolaskatog and maint.ining on a war footing a
large nunthee of ship, and keeping in pay n e •oeelerable
amount of military and naval fora., then to incur the net
and with It all the terrible results whir le might be the cor-
tege nee of oar neglecting all preeauttems end becoming ea-
tangkd in a peat Ear peen war at a time when we were sid
prepared to take any part in the struggle. (Renee herr.)
At some previous want, diet, foe leetance, which this
cowry. ineocjunction with Frame., vessel with Ruwis, the
principal Aiwa of the wok, of entree, ant the glory, attend-
ing that dreadful meow!, fell to the there of the army, and
ewer did the army of England better deserve that homage
than et Sebotopol, and never did Beitieh soldiers acquire
greater honour than oe the burning plains of India. (Hear.
hew.) In thee great straggle., it was true, that the prin•
cil al honour and glory fell to the army; but at the present
ono neur ho thought the nation at liege looted rather to
the navy than to the army, sad probably the
best mode in •hieb they could wore el:cur-
atives for coming events—the best way in which the
government could show that they were ready for whatever
might befall ue—was to take are that the fleets t.t. England
were strong, end reedy to cope with any force wbieh might
he brought against them. (tier, bear.) That, he mewed
the meeting, was the policy of her Majesty's pretest govern-
meet ; tte preparation of those flee. was a duty with which
he had be n entrtoted, and day by day, hour by hour, he
wan corning hinwelf to make threee fle's worthy of the cow.
fideoce, and elle to protect the Itttrerts and vindicate the
hone= of the reentry. (Ile right hon. birotet reamed
hie seat matt load chew.)