The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-16 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY.
The ship Suffolk, 1,100 tons, Commander J. B.
Martin, belonging to Messrs. Money Wigram and
Sons, of London, from Melbourne., May 30, was off
Start Point at 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening,
bound to the Thames. She has on freight 10,000
ounces of gold, a full cargo of copper, hides,
wool, and tallow, and 215 passengers, viz., 35
cabin and 180 steerage, who have among them
about 500 oz. of gold.
The Suffolk rounded Cape Horn June 23, and
crossed the Lino July 18 • from the uorth-east
trades very light winds and calms prevailed.
She spoke, June 15, lat. 49.37 S., long. 143.21 W.,
the Aurora Australis, 21 days from Hobart Town,
for Loudon ; 17th, lat. 5.34 8., long. 22.30 W.,
the ship Golden Rule bound southerly; 18th,
Lt. 1 13 8., long. 23.43 NV., the British ship Robert
Peelaford, 97 days from Calcutta, for Liverpool ;
20th, lat. 7.13 N., long. • 24 W., the Hamburg
ship La Rochelle, 90 days from Akyab, for
Falmouth ; 20th, lat. 7.13 N., long. 24 W.,
the Dutch ship Nova ?Amble, bound southerly ;
23rd, lat. 1&29 N., long. 24.32 W., the Norwegian
barque Celeritas, 28 days from Hamburg, for Bom-
bay ; 27th, lat. 22.27 N., long. 34.38 W., the British
ship Chickwickbi, 108 days from Bombay, for
London ; Aug. 3 lat. 33.55 N., long. 39.50 W.,
the British brig F con, bound northerly ; and 4th,
the American ship Bc:nsteid, 142 days from Cali-
fornia, for London.
The Alfred, Captain Dickenson' sailed from Ply-
mouth Sound last evening, and the Copenhagen,
Godfrey, on Wednesday evening—both for Mel-
bourne.

FRANCE.
Up to the time of our going to press our tuinal
French parcel had not arrived.

THE COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE

AND THE ZOLLVEEEIN.

The following memorial to the Foreign Minister
from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce was recently
despatched from that city :

" To the Right Hon. the Earl Russell, &c., her Majesty's
Priacipal Secretary of State for Fors'gn Affairs. The Me-
morial of the Board of Directors of the Manchester Chamber
of Commerce, by their chairman,—Respectfully
That your memorialists have reason to believe that negotia-
tions are now pending between the Emperor of the
French and the states of the Zollverem, with •
view to the conclusion of • commercial treaty. That
your memorialists, bearing in mind the manner in
which the interests of Great Britain have been re-
wetly ignored in the case of Belgium, are naturally
desirous that an opportunit so favourable for placing our
commercial relations with y on the most favourable
footing should not be allowed to escape. That to this end
your memorialists would express an anxious hops that your
lordship will enjoin her Majesty'srepresentative at the court
of Berlin to exercise the utmost nee during the nego-
tiations above referred to. That, independently of the
services in such matters which this country has •
right to demand from her 'Majesty's representative, your
memorialists would respectfully suggest the employment of
• special commissioner, of acknowledged ability and com-
mercial experience, to aid and assist in the negotiation now
pending. May it, therefore, please your lordship to take
the matter into your consideration, and adopt such mea-
sures as may seem best calculated to place our commercial
relations with the states of the Zollverem in as favourable •
position ill may be conceded to or enjoyed by any nation
whatever. And your memorialists will ever pray, /cc.—
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors,
(aid)
"Ma ccor-u ROM, Vice-President.
" Mane r ester, August 9,186 L"
The following is Earl Russell's reply :
"Foreign Moe, August 14, 1861.
" Sir,—l am directed by Lord Russell to acknowledge the
receipt of the memorial of the Manchester Chamber of Com-
merce, which you forwarded to his lordship on the 9th
instant, suggesting the employment of a special oom-
miasioner to assist her Majesty's minister at Berlin during
I the negotiations now being carried on in that capital for
the conclusion of • commercial treaty between France and
the Zollverein ; and I am to acquaint you, in reply, for the
information of the directors, that Mr. Ward, her Majesty's
Chargb d'Affaires and Consul-General at Hamburg, has
been directed to assist Lord Augustus Loftus.-1 am, air,
your most obedient, humble servant,
" Malcolm Roes, Seq." " E. HAMMOND.