The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-02 00:00:00

HESSE CASSEL.

Letters from Cassel, of the 28th ult, announce the
return thither of the prime minister, Hassenpfing,
from Erfurt. The Hessian numbers at Erfurt admit

that the speech of General Itadowilz had made a
deep impression.

PORTUGAL.

[By Electric Telegrspb.]

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.

The Pacha has just arrived from Lisbon, with dates
to the 29th March. The law for the press passed the
Deputies on the 23rd. The Bank Charter passed
without alteration. The finance minister has solemnly
dc :laced that payments will not be stopped, but
that he will go on paying all debts due regularly
after July lat.
The British squadron arrived off Lisbon on the
26th, and has taken up a position which has caused
some alarm. _ _

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Au American squadron is expected, to enforce

Exchange, 54! ; discount on Bank note', 18 per
cent.

MALTA, Malice 26.

It is reported that Austrian Lloyd's Steam Naviga-
tion Company intends to run a line of steamers from
Trieste to Alexandria, touching at Corfu and Malta,
and vice verso. This is just the line that is wanted,
and one that would pay them well. Let the steamer
leave Trieste on the 26. h in the morning, on the 28th
she would be in Corfu, leave the samo evening for
Malta, and arrive on the 30th. Here she would have
ample time to coal and prepare for starting for
Alexandria on the let or 2nd, immediately after the
arrival of the overland mail. Pusengers by the
French steamer of the 24th, 25th, and 26th, from
Marseilles and Italy could and would esprly avail
themselves of an Austrian Lloyd's boat; besides, in-
stead of having only Trieste open to the 261), passen-
gers could also be booked in London and Paris to join
the steamer at Malta aiei Marseilles, Everybody
here admits that some competition is wanted in the
Alexandria line; and, did the Austrian boats run, I
venture to predict thit half the passenger.on this
line would prefer their comfortable aooommodation, at
half the cost of the Peninsular and Oriental Company,
to the privilege of being a first-clans passenger, at an
extravagant rate, and one which many cannot afford,
bat must pay, or mess with the servant,. In Austrian
Lloyd's boats you par 121. from Alexandria to
Trieste, passage money in the first class; table money,
ss. per diem, with extras, may amount to 50s. mom.
Thus,for 141. 10s. the Austrian Lloyd's Company will
now carry you a distance of 1,200 miles, and feed you
too. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers
from Alexandria to Malta, charge a first-elan pas-
senger 121. 10e. for a distance of 810 miles : thus, for
21. more the Austrian boats take you half as far again
as the Peninsular and Oriental boat.. The second-
elan passengers in the Austrian boats, are, in
many circumstances, on a footing with the
first, at about two-thirds of the expence. In
the Peninsular boats, a second class passen-
ger must mesa with the servants, and dare not
approach the quarter deck. I have heard scores of
persons who have travelled in Austrian Lloyd's
steamers, speak in the highest terms, of the excellence
of the baits, the goodness of the food, and the kind-
s.= and urbanity of all their officers.
H. M.'s steamer, Spitfire, came in
.yesterday from
the fleet ; al'o 11. M.'. steamer, Triton, with the
mails from Corfu and Petra.. The screw steamer
Dumbarton Youth, left Malta for Cnr.tanti

unpin as the filet : when ninety mike to the
eastward of the island she sprung sleek, and returned
to port an the night of the 22nd: she had gone
into the new dry dock to be repaired. The
Spitfire brought down the mails of the French
strainer Limier, which got ashore in the Dar-
danelles.. Hi& steamer Porcupine took out her
mail., and carried them to Athens. tLient. D'Augilar,
late of H.M. steamer Firebrand, came down in the
Spitfire, having bean tried by a wart martial foe
fighting with the second master, and sentenced to be
dismissed his ship and put at the bottom of the list.
He went home in the Lone.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Cape journals to Jan. 19 state that in consequence
of the 16th being the first day of the criminal ses-
sions, the meeting of the amoolation wu but thinly
attended. No business of importance wu brought
forward, but several most interesting communica-
tions from the country were laid before the meeting.
One from the chairman of the Anti-Convict Associa-
tion at Oraaff-Reinet, which inclosed the sum of
611. 16r. 9d., the amount collected in the village of
Richmond towards the indemnity fund, by the Rev.
Mr. &enrage. The sum of 161. les. 6d., towards
the Mlle obiect, wu received from Bredaadorp;
and letters tom Swellendam and Burgheredorp
sated that collections would be raised as
soon as the necessary arrangements could be made,
towards this fund. A letter was received from Wor-
cester in reference to a sale of cattle by Mr. Gluier,
and letters from Malmesbury and Cradock, with copies
of resolutions which had been adopted by the Anti-
Convict Associations of those places. A communica-
tion was read from J. 0. Smith, Esq., of Port Eliza-
beth, which inclosed the sum of 661. towards the
damages and expenses incurred in the case of Norden
v. Fairbairn, and which had been collected at Pert
Elizabeth within a few hours after the deo.aion of the
court was known there.

H.M.S. Athol', F. P. Paten, Big., sailed out of
Algoa Bay to'rable Bay on the Ist.

AMERICA.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRISPORDRWL)

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, MIDNIGHT.
The steamship Canada, Capt. Harrison, with a fort-
night's later mails, has just entered our river, having
sailed from Now York on the 20th, and Ilal.fax on
the 23rd ult and after a rapid passage passed Holy-
head this afternoon about 3 o'clock.

The Canada had a large number of passengers on
board.

There is no political news of importance by this
arrival.

Mr. Calhoun was not expected to survive above a
few hours.

Upwards of 80 lives had been lost by the burning
of a steamer on the Alabama river.

- - - The expedition in search of Sir John Franklin,
which started by private subscription, is to conii,t of•
two or three schooners suitable tor the navigation of '
the Arctic seas, of from 70 to 90 tons burden. Lieu-
tenant Derhaven, who was attached to the exploring
expedition, had accepted the command of the enter-
prise, and world sail about the lat of May.
Californian advice. are to the Ist of February. The
inundation of the Sacramento had subsided. At
Sonorian Camps much gold had been found, one piece
weighing upwards of 231bs. It was reported that a piece
of nearly 851 b. bad been picked up. Vesiels continued
to arrive at the rate of from six to twelve each thy.
Prices had ruled rather high in the fall. The calmed
at San Francisco had established a chain gang of
criminals, for the purpose of employing them in public
improvements.
The population of San Francisco alone is estimated
at 50,000. An effort was making to form Benechia
into the chief port of the Pacific. All the accounts
agreed that a fair yield has been derived from the
mines. Pressure of money was great.
There are dates from Kingston, Jamaica, to the Ist
of March. A protectionist meeting, convened by
the mayor, failed in consequence of the scanty
attendance.

Cotton cultivation continued to occupy public
attention. Active operations had commenced for the
purpose of producing cotton in the parish of ht.
Dorothy. In various parts of the country there
had been a great deal of rain, ar.d at St. Thomas's-
in-the-East the weather was so boisterous that the
mills were compelled to be stopped, which would
very much retard the present crop. From the north
side of Jamaica the weather was very severe. The
British Admiral ►t Ilaquayre had given notice that
it certain claims of English merchants were not
complied with he would bombard the port. The
Maryland Sta'e measures had authorised the fund-
ing, on the 12th of May next, 50 per cent. on the
back interest of the debt.

ll,Nl.'s ships Trincomalee, Imam, Sappho, and
Vixen were in Port Royal harbour.
Dates from the city of Mexico are to the 19th of
February. The insurgents, under Fernacciez, were
reported to have ciptured Victoria, the capital of
Tamaulipas. Government has marched a body of
troops to oppose him.
The Chamber of Deputies had passed the bill to
discount the indemnity due from the United States.
The steam-ship Cherokee had arrived with 250,000
dollars of gold-dust.
From Hayti advicts arc to the 24th of February.
Foreign merchandise was depressed, in consequence
of certain decrees issued by Soulouque. Coffee was
coerce and high, and provisions plenty.