The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-22 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Hamburg and American Company's steam.
ship Allemania arrived at Southampton this morn-
ing with 75 passengers for that port, Havre, and
Hamburg ; 60 sacks of mails, 183,37.1 duls. fur
London ; and 70,636 dols. for Paris.
(Per dilemma* ria Sceraumpton.)
NEW YORK, FEB. 11, 1./.x .s.

The House of Representatives has adopted a
resolution directing that all the impeachment mi.
dence taken by the Judiciary Committee be referred
to the Reconstruction Committee.

A bill has been introduced in the house to
authorise the redemption of legal tenders in
gold after the lit December next at the rate of
30 per cent. discount, the discount to be reduced
1 per cent. monthly until the legal tenders are
withdrawn or raised to par.

A resolution to remove tho national capital to
the valley of the Mississippi has been defeated in
the house.

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed
the applications of Georgia and Mississippi for in.
junctions against the execution of the Reconstruc-
tion Act, upon the grounds that the court has no
jurisdiction, the question being political, not judi-
cial, and that the applications do not specify any
apprehended danger to person or property.
The Alabama election returns are incomplete,
but it is generally conceded that the proposed 7011.
stitution has been defeated, less than a majority of
those registered having voted.
Mr. James Guthrie, of Kentucky, has resigned
his seat in the Senate. The Kentucky Legislature
meets on Tuesday to elect his successor.
It is reported that Mr. Seward has requested
Messrs. Charles O'Connor and James T. Brady to
go to Europe in order to defend American citi.
zoos prosecuted by the British authorities foe
Fenianiern.
A resolution has been introduced in the
sippi Convention to disfranchise for live years all
planters who have intimidated or dissuaded negroes
from attending elections or political meetings.
It is reported that vessels and arms are being
collected at New Orleans to assist the rebellion in
Yucatan.

The New York papers publish intelligence from
Mexico stating that Generals Canales and Cara.
vajal are organising a revolution at Tamanlipas.
The report of a revolt at Sinaloa is continued.
Lozada still governs Jalisco, and defies the
authority of J ULM.

(BY ATLANTIC TELIORAPH, THROUGH NIL ENCTEHN orxv.l
THE NEW AMERICAN MINISTER FOR
ENGLAND.
WASHINGTON, fi R. 2.
President Johnson has nominated 47euersl
M'Clellan as minister to Great Britain.
NEW YORK, FEE. 21.
The National Company's steamer Helvetia has
arrived out.

Closing prices :—Gold, 1411. Sterling exchange
on London, 110. 5-20 United States Bonds,
1882, 111} ; ditto, 1885, 1091 ; 10-40 Bonds, 105}.
Illinois, 139 ; Erie, 70i; . Cotton : Middling
Upland, 24i. Petroleum, standard white, 26.
Flour, extra state, 10.30. Corn, old mixed, 1.26.

The Press of Vienna publishes a long list of the
objects belonging to the Emperor Maximilian which have
been distributed since his death amongst his relatifs&
The King of the Belgians obtained the Craw cf Knight of
the Order of Guadeloupe. which his deceased brother-in•
law wore during the siege of Queretaro. The Count de
Flambe received the Emperor's gold watch and chain ;sod
the Queen of England a medallion containing a lock of the
Empress Charlotte's hair.
A Madrid journal says :—" The golden rose sent
this year by the Pope to the Queen ie not, al might be
supposed, an object of trifling value ; on the contrail. 11
is a truly remarkable work of art, representing • branch
of a rose tree, with the thorns and buds in pure gold, and
having at the extremity a flower of larger size. The
bough resin on an elegant pedestal d silver gilt, which
bears the papal arms among its ornaments. The intrinsic,
value of the present, calculated by the weight of the gold
only, is about 40,000 reds (4001.)"
RIPIIIIEZNTATION OF LAMBiTH.—Alderman
J.
C. Lawrence, who formerly represented this borough in
parliament, and who at the last general election pol;k4
nearly 5,000 votes, has signified his intention of becoming
a candidate at the next election for Lambeth.