The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-26 00:00:00

DENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Whereas, a joint committee of both Houses of
Copper has waited on the President of the United
States, and requested him to recommend a day
of public humiliation, prayer, and fasting, to he observed by
the people of the United States, with religious solemnities
and the offering of fervent supplications to Almighty God
for the safety and welfare of these states, His blessing on
theirarms, and a speedy restoration of peace.
And whereas, It is fit and becoming in all people, at all
times, to acknowledge and revere the supreme govern-
ment of God; to bow in humble submission to his
chastisements, to confess and deplore their sins and
transgressions in the full conviction that the fear
of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and to pray
with all fer►ency and contrition for the pardon of their
past offences, and for a blessing upon their present and pro.
spective action.
And whereas, When oar beloved country, once, by the
blessing of God, united, prosperous, and happy, is sow
afflicted with faction and civil war, it is peculiarly It for
us to recognise the land of God in this visitation,
and in sorrowful remembrance of our own faults and crimes
as a nation and as individuals, to humble ourselves before
His, end to pray for His mercy ; to pray that we may
be saved from further punishment, though justly deserved ;
that our arms may be blamed and made effectual for the

reestablishment of the law, order, and peace throtigh.ixt
our country, and that the inestimable boon of civil
and religions liberty, earned through His guidance
and blessing by the labours and sufferings of our fathers,
may be restored to all its original excellence. Therefore I,
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do appoint
the last Thursday in September next ea a day of humilia-
tion, paver, and fasting for all the people of the nation, and
I do earnestly recommend to all the people, and
especially to all ministers and teachers of religion of all
denominations, and to all heads of families, to observe and
keep that day according to their several creeds and modes
of worship in all humility, and with all religious solemnity,
to the end that the united prayer of the nation may ascend
to the throne of grace, end bring down plentiful blaming'
noon our own country.

In testimony whereof I ha►e hereunto set my baud, and
caused the great seal of the United States to be ailed this
12th day of August, A.D. 1861, and of the Indepetdence of
the United States of America the eightykixth.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

By the President,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The New York Shipping and Commercial List of
the 14th Gaye :

The great event of the times in financial circles has been
the advent of the Secretary of the Treasury, in Wall-street,
who came from Washington expressly for the
purpose of holding a consultation with banker
and capitalists, in regard to the new United States
Loan authorised by Congress at its late extraordinary
session. Two or three meetings have been already held
without, however, arriving at any fixed conclusion. and
the final meeting was adjourned over until to-day, when •
general meeting will take place of the !audios hankers
of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. The
bankers and capitalists, without exception, so far as
we can learn, manifest a perfect willingness to
support the government to the full extent of their ability,
though many of them are not altogether satisfied with the
manner in which the loan will have to be negotiated. It is
the general opinion that Mr. Chase has not been in-
vested with sufficient discretionary powers, and the
provision made by Congress for the redemption of the
treasury notes, which are to be issued and thrown on the
market, is regarded rather nufavounsbly, and as not being
at all calculated to tempt capitalists to subscribe
very liberally. Nevertheless, the bankers and
monied men generally appear to be animated
with but one idea, and that is to furnish the government
with means, and to do everything in their power to support
the nation's credit. The meetings which have already been
held here and elsewhere have demonstrated this fact in a most
striking light, and have also proved that the leading bankers
and capitalism are even more unanimous than has been gene-
rally supposed. Some diasstisfaction is canied by the clause in
the Loan Bill which prohibits the secretary from accept.
ing bids below par for the 7 per ant. notes, and it is
argued by some that, bad Congress left it optional with
Mr. Chase to negotiate the loans according to his own
judgment, he would have experienced no difficulty in
obtaining any amount for which be might ask.
The weekly statements of the banks show a large increase
in the specie. The reserve is now upwards of 48,600,000
dole., and the usual California remittance of 941,031 dole.
will increase it to nearly, if not quite, the unprecedented
amount of 50,000,000 dole. The movement still presents
the some features—a rapid accumulation of specie and a
steady catraction of loans. The decrease on loans ia
1735,169 dole., and the increase in specie 2,403,935 dole.
Business has been light and operations have been conside-
rably interfered with by the inclemency of the weather.
Some of the leading articles affected by the treaty, or the
supply of which is limited by the blockade, continue in
active demand at rapidly enhancing prices.
In the money market there is nothing new. Loans on
call, stock securities, 4 to 5 per cent. per annum ; ditto on
bond and mortgage, 6 to 7 per cent. per annum ; prime
endorsed bills, 60 to 90 days, 6 to 7 per cent. per annum ;
ditto four to six months, 9 to 10 per cent. per annum ;
first class single signatures, 17 per cent. per annum.
On the stock market yesterday the operations were
very light, but the market was generally firm. Tennessee
Sixes, 454 to 454; Virginia Sixes. 51 to 544; Missouri
Sixes, 444 to 444 ; Pacific mail, 764 ; New York Central
Bad, 744 ; Erie Rail, 264 to 264 ; Reading Rail, 364 ;
Michigan Central Rail, 424 to 4'24 ; Panama Rail, 107 to
108 ; Maxis Rail, 644.
In exchange there has been a rather bettor business for
the steamer, though at somewhat irregular rates. At the
close there was little doing, but prices generally were firm.
We quote bills oo London, 106 to 1074 per mot. ; Paris,
Mr. 324 c. to sfr. 40c. ; Amsterdam, 394 to 394 ; Hamburg,
344 to 35.

QUEENSTOWN, ACCENT 24.

The Royal Mail steamiddp Attica, Captain Neill Shan-
non, arrived here at 6 p.m., and brings 59 passengers. She
aided all mails, swept those for Liverpool and the Scotch
marls, and proceeded at 6.30 p.m. all well.
The Africa left New York ; on the 14th inst., on which
day the Persia arrived out.

QUEENSTOWN, Aucuer

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Arabia
arrived here at noon today ; embarked mails, pa mongers,
and latest telegrams, and proceeded at 4 p.m. for Halifax
and Boston. All well.

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FRANCE.

THE CESSION OF SARDINIA OFFICIALLY
CONTRADICTED.
PARIS, Aucuar 26.
The Moniteur of this morning contains the
following :
" Mr. Roebuck has recently affirmed that be
knew of the existence of a convention by which
the island of Sardinia would be eventually ceded
to France.

"We give a formal denial to this assertion. Not
only does such a convention not ex kt, but even tho
thought of entering into negotiations on this sub-
ject with tho cabinet of Turin ha., never occurred
to the Emperor's government."

ITALY.
THE ENGLISH AT NAPLES.

The Paris correspondent of the Indjpendance
says :—" The new position which England is seek-
ing to assume in the affairs of Italy is the topic of
every conversation here. English troops land every
day on the territory of Naples, and in the evening
they re-embark. They have given General Cita-
dini a half battery of rifled cannon for the arming
of Fort St. Elmo, with the necessary munitions
for their use."

NAPLES, Ayala 24.

News has been recei red here that Colonel
Loren hiis attacked Chiavone's baud on the moue.
tains near &Ilia, in concert with the French.
...... .

Advicee from 'Sore to the 23rd inst. state that it
was rumoured that some French troops had arrived
at Castanvita, in order to prevent Ohiavoue from
entering Roman territory.

FLORENCE, Ammar 25.

The Nazione of to-day publishes adespatch from
Rome, dated 23rd inst., stating that a baud of
600 reactionista had set out from Rome in the
direction of the Tuscan frontier.

PARIS, Avower Z.
The Pays of this evening says :—" tieneral
Pinelli Las defeated a band of brigands in the
environa of Avellioo„"

TURIN, Acausr
The Chevalier Visone, lutemlant-General of
Piacenza, will temporarily replace Signor Cantelll
at Naples.

HUNGARY.
PESTR, A ',GUM' 25.
Two circulars, addressed by the Hungarian Chan-
cellery to the Obergespaus of Hungary, arrived
here yesterday.
One of these circulars contains the assurance of
the Emperor's intention to maintain the' Hungarian
constitution intact.

In the other hopes are expressed that the public
mind will remain tranquil until the assembling of
the new Diet, and that the attitude of the people
will be such as to render a reconciliation possible.
The Emperor also solemnly declares that he has
no intention of incorporating the Hungarian crown

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• v.,1. with the crown lands of the Amktrian em-
or, but that he wishes to maintain the self-go-
ruutrot aui independence guaranteed to Hungary
imivriAlrescript of 1790.

CROATIA.
Acculr 21, E%Extxu.
Toe Creatiasi Diet Itaa peered a bill, abuliehing
tt.r etteinbei.al laww ton the urgitnizatimi ..1 the
truntser.