The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-28 00:00:00

Total manta £1,328,762 6 2
The general meeting of the shareholders of th;
Bank of Liege was held on the 19.11 inst. The ac-
counts submitted to the meeting by the managers
show a net profit from the operations of the institu-
tion during the year 1849, of 138,942 f. 530. After
appropriating 27,788 f. for the reserve fond, aexording
to the legal requirements, and a farther sum of
9,558 L am remuneration fur the eerv'ees of the mans-

item remained 100,369 f. which it was decided
to apply to the paymeot, on &Wafter the 21st March,
of a dividend of 295. oer share. There will then re-
main a surplus of 1.227 f. 33c. to be carried to account
oldie following year.
Two days' later dam and advices have been re-
ceived from New York. The commercial news is not
important. At New Orleans on the 3rd cotton had
declined 3 per cent. in price, and the New York
market was extremely dull for this staple, the sales
on the Bth not baring exceeded 700 bales at previous
rates. The oorreepoodetes which had passed between
Sir H. Balser and Mr. Clayton, at Washington, with
respect to the commercial relations of this country
and the United States, bad been presented to Con-
grew, and after some diaciusion was referred to the
committee of commerce. The letter of our minister,
which we subjoin, will be read with satisfaction by
men of all parties in this country :

British Legation, Washington, Jan. 8, 1860.
Sir,—lt bevieshone represented to bet Malesty's Revere-
se at that there Is some idea on the part of the government
of the Uaited Eiwes to increase the dud. s upon British Iron
imported late the Usited States, I have bees inetraited by
t is Befesty's goverment to norm to the United States
government the hope that no addition will be sada to the
duties imposed by the prettiest tariff of the United States
which already we** heavy epos British production, and I
meet bet Mem, for my own rare, that an augmentation
of the dashes upon British products and manufactarre. made
• t • summit wheel the British goverenteut have by a variety
of measures been facilitating the commenee between the two
countriee, would geode's • very disagreeable effect upon
public opinion ia avail myself, Be.,
Haunt L. Stamm".
The arrival of the West India Mail steam-packet
Thames bring dates from Jamaica to the 22nd and
from Demerara to the 18th February, and the usual
Mexican mail.

She brings on freight, in dollars and gold dust,
1,997,809 dollars, of which 91,597 dollars are for
account of the Mexican dividends, and the remainder
consists of remittances on meichante account.

Prom Jamaint we learn that the weather generally
had been favourable for the growing cane', particu-
larly on the north aide of the island, whilst in the
opposite direction the severity of the weather had in-
tenupted the manufacture of sugar and done the
crops no good. In business there was no improve-
ment, and all descriptions of I ading imports, includ-
ing breadstuff', were looking down in price, codfish
only excepted. Sugar was quoted 11x. to 13s. for
drat, and 13s. Bd. to 18s. for ordinary to fair ; rum
21 proof 3e. per gallon ; Pimento, bd. per lb. ; Log-
wood, 40s. per ton. Exchange on London, i per
cent. prem. for 90 days, and 1 per cent., for Bank bids
of same date. There is nothing of a political nature
of the least interest in the news from this island.

Advice, from Trinidad of the 21st February, men-
tion the appearance of the small pox, which,
although of a mild character, bad ended
(*tally in several casts ; and, on some estates
hadinterrupted the sugar making foe a
sheet time. The weather wee extremely favourable
to the ga,hering in of the canes, and the yield this
year was expected to be a full average and of a good
quality. Labourers were in plenty, n happy con-
trast to the want experienced in many of the isla Ate.
Three vessels with cargoes bad already sailed, and
others were loading for England. The admiral,
Lard Dundonald was to leave the next day for
Cbagres.
The accounts from Demerara are to the 18th of
February. The line of railway was giving much
satisfacuon, and a new section was about to be
opened. At a meeting of the Combined Court it was
resolved that the duties on wines and spirits should
be devoted to pay the interest on the loan expected
to be granted by the home government for 260 0001,
and that s sinking fund of 2i per ornt, should be
formed to pay off the capital in twenty years. The
mulct was well supplied with provisions hos the
United States, which were being offered at reduced
rtes. .

The new Mexican tariff, which came into operation
on the 24th Deormbar last, applies come important
modifications to the former awe of the legislature and
the tariff of 1845. Com'pared with the restrictive
commercial system pursued by Mexico till the last
war, the new law is of a decidedly liberal character,
inasmuch es it opens Mexican ports, to a much
greater extent, to foreign trade, whilst du-
ties which formerly opaated as a complete
prohibition an greatly reduced. It is to
be hoped that the results of this step will be such as
to encourage the Mexican government to proceed