The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-24 00:00:00

P.ORTUGAL.

The Oriental Olifispeneesteans-packet Madrid, Cap-
tilt /obit Wicks, luzivellat Southampton this morn-
ing, and landed hew malls seder the charge of Lieut.
W. Parsee Nivirettliani, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her
dates are :—Gibraltar, June 14 ; Cadiz 15 ; Lisbon,
19 ;'Oporto, 20; Vigo, 20. Among her cargo are 6
-packages of specie.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's hulk was
about to be towed round to Gibraltar, having had
seed: repairs done at Galls. Trade and all financial
mitten as usual in Lisbon and Oporto. Employes
of government were still unpaid, and 55W discount on
their bill.. The Americans are about making their
claim on the empty exchequer of Portugal. The
Mississippi (steam-frigate) had arrived, and will
be followed by the American frigate Independence,
64, from Gibraltar, to enforce their claim.
The country was meantime tranquil, and at Lisbon
the municipal authorities are employed in improving
Ills city notwithstanding that the tazes (public and
local) are very great. A Spanish packet-ship had
arrived at Vigo from the Havannab, and was perform-
ing quarantine there. At Lislyni some disgraceful
seises of drunkenness, by "liberty men" from the
English squadron, hid taken place, and in one in-
stance the guard of patrol had been disarmed, and
report mid that two Englishmen had been wounded
in the wile: another report added that one was dead.
Oor correspondent writes, on the 18th, as follows :
" The Prometheus, the Indefatigable, the Birken-
head, and the Thetie, have sailed. It is reported the
Hogue is to leave to-morrow for Malta, and some
other frigate is also to sail. The Duke of Lrnehten-
berg, after having visited antra, Mafra, and all the
objects worthy of inspection, and being sumptuously
treated by Dukes Palmella, Terceira, and others., left
in a Russian steamer, accompanied by the frigate
Palls., on the 12th.

" Notwithstanding the cruel manner in which the
Portuguese are treated in the Brazils, it is wonderful
the number of emigrants from the Azores and the
northern provinces. The disgraceful way in which
the officers of the Flvoramonte convection continue to
be treated has called forth the sympathies even of their
enemies, and it is to be expected :hat the foreign
powers who were parties to it will see them have ju•-
tioe. The cruelty evinced by Donna Maria against her
uncle, Don Miguel, in trying to reduce him by famine
and misery, is so eerading and indecorous to her,
as well u to the crowned heads to whom he is nearly
related, that it has excited the feelings of this nation,
and the students of the Coimbra University have drawn
out a protest against the decision of the government,
prohibiting the committees to raise subscriptions in
his favour.

" A pamphlet was clandestinely distributed amongst
the deputies, under the title ' War to all Monopoly,'
advomting the principles of free trade, printed at
Madeira. They attribute it to M. Afftraeca, under
British influence; it called forth immediately two
addresses to the Chamber of Dquties : one from the
merchant•, and another from the Society to Promote
National Industry, both in favour of the national
manufacturer&

" An )they of the companion, of TArd Berrsford in
the Peninsular war is no more—General Antonio
Contendo de Azevedo.

"Exchange on London 541. Discount of Lisbon
bank notes, 7 to 8 put. cent."

UNITED STATES.

The Asia, Commodore Judkins, arrived at Liver-
plc' early on Saturday morning (as we announced in
that day's impression). after a passage from
Boston of 9 days and 14 hours, and from Halifax in
63 days.
Lopez is said to have been arrested at New Orleans,
in conformity with instrucions from the President.

We have received, Halifax, the following
telegraphic news from New York to the 13th Mar.
[TELEGRAPHIC PROM NEW TORE.]
HALIFAX (N. 8 ), Jura 13,1 i

All anxiety on Cuban affairs is now at an end.
Latest intelligence states that all questions relating
to pris7ners is referred to Washington, to be adjusted
between Mr. Clayton and the Spanish Minister. The
President bas directed rigorous proceedings against
all persons known to have incited the Cuban expe-
ditiqn.

The government steamer Sammie has arrived with
llevannah dates of Gth inst. Her commander re-
c,ived assurances from the Spanish authorities that
the prisoners should be bononiab'r dealt with until
advice. ehoald be received from Washington. Pri-
soners of the late expedition have been well treated :
no truth in the s.atement of five being shot.
Cotton market firm; flour market steady; Indian
corn plenty and dull; no change of importance in
storks.

Tre news received by the ordinary mail will be
found in the letter of oar New York correspondent,
which we subjoin:
NEW YORK, itiN6 li.
On Sunday afternoon our city was much excit,d
by the news of the arrival of the Atlantic aid Her-
man, the former making a short passage of eleven
days, the other a longer one of twenty, but coming
home with only one engine. The news from abroad
appears to us to be of more than usual interest, and
the ix licy of Lord Palmerston, that of calling nations
to account for the settlement of the private claims of
English trader', appears to be drawing upon itself
the resentment, to say the least, of all debtor
countries. Here we would mist such an attempt to
the " bat's end;" for foreigners having any claims
against our citiz-na have at all times as much aid
from oar laws as those who are "native and to the
I manner born." When a foreigner comes here to /take
investments, or to mike money, he comes wi.h no
other shield than the lex loci enetrartqa. He takes his
I chance with those with whon he deals, ti nits to
the institutions which protect all alike, and must bear
the consequences that happen to all. The idea that
he has a right to fall back upon his government for
1 the enforcement of his private claim., beyond the re-
-1 medies which theeelected scene of his operations affords
him, is so absurd, end is pregnant with so much evil,
as to be intolerable. And yet, notwithstanding this,
and in spite of the hostility of the Trmes—notwith-
I standing its iterated and never.oeasing assaults upon
Lord Palmerston—we by no means entertain a small
opinion of that statesman. In two thing., at least,
he has gained our esteem, and these aro connected
with navigation and cheap postage. However we
may have disliked certain menaces, to the carrying out
of which we should have been quite unanimous in
offerirg a sturdy opposition, we feel that he has exer-
cised the qualities of a sagacious minister in employ-
ing his influence to create new ties between England
and the United States. We do not forget, either, that
he belongs to a family of diplomatic renown ; nor
that one of its members was once an official resident
in the United States : nor that he was secretary of
war, and proved himself a man of ability during one
period of consequence to the fame and the military
success of his country. Should the European powers,
under the fear that the blockade of the Pirates is to
be extended one of these days to themselves, engage
in a crusade against your country, it seems to us that
we cannot well be mere spectators of these difficul-
ties. Our trade -,pith England would be its chief
reliance, if the European ports were closed to your
manufacturel. Any serious attempt to restrain our
existing intercourse would at once compel us to main-
tain our rights ae neutrals, and it would be very pos.
sill, that your fleets and ours would be combined to
make common cause. How important it is that the
two countries, of one blood, and language, and reli-
gion, should at least towards each other cultivate the
closest and friendliest ponce:ions. Human liberty
has no other hope but in this good understanding,
and no email difficulties should be allowed to impair
it. Besides all this, tt..e movement in France to cur-
tail the elective franchise is considered here as one
likely to be followed np by more disastrous ones, and
if the Napoleons or the liourbone can strengthen
themselves, or change the form of government as now
existing, by hostilities with England, we think they
will be quite likely to have recourse to them. tro
doubt the extreme monarchists in your country would
be glad to have an opportunity of sustaining their
own principles by the downfal of republicanism in
France; but it would be a most expensive vindica-
tion of monarchy, and each as your national debt has
illustrated in times past, much to the dissatisfaction of

your taxpayers. -
We trust, however, that the peace of Europe may
be preserved for the eake of humanity, and that all
the apprehensions which are excited by the arrival of
the Atlantic may be speedily allayed.
On the same day of her return to this port, we were
muoh startled by rumours in relation to Cuba. It