The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-26 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

TRIESTE, SuptDAT.

The steamer Australia arrived here today at 2 a.m.
in 120 hours from Alexandria, which port she left on
the 19th inst. _ _

The India mails were to leave on the 20th with
advice@ from Bombay to the 2nd of January ; Cal-
mat, December the 22nd ; Madras, December the
27th; and Hongkong, December the 16th.
Sir J. Bowring had applied to the Indian Govern-
ment for troops.
The Bombaymoneymarket was tighter. Thebanlks
had again raised their rates of interest. Both im-
port and export markets were very firm. Freights
had advanced. Exchange, 2s. 2 5-16 d. at Bombay.
At Calcutta large sales of indigo had taken place
at full prices. Freights were firm. Imports were
generally in moderate demand. The money market
was sweltered. Exchange at Calcutta, 2s. 2d.,
2s. 3d., to 24. 2 7-16 d.
At Madras indigo was very firm. Supplies were
short. Imports were steady. Freights had receded.
Exchange at Madras, 2a. 2ld. to 2s. 2ld.

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CEYLON, Dcc. 29.
A portion of the troops are held in /tidiness for
China.

133,000 cwt. of coffee had been shipped. The Java
coffee crop was 867,000 piculs in 1838, against
1,284,000 in 1636.

CHINA.
Yeh continued obdurate.
The French Folly fort had been taken and
destroyed.
By the last accounts the Chinese bad set flu to
the Factories.

All the Hongs had been destroyed.
The Oriental, Agra, and Mercantile banks were
on fire. There were hopes of saving them.
It was reported that Admiral Seymour would
no longer spare the city of Canton, and that the dis-
charge of rockets and shells had already commenced.
Commodore Armstrong attacked and dismantled
the Barrier forts, in consequence of the Chinese
wantonly firing on a man-of-war's boat under Ame-
rican colours.

The prices of tea bad advanced. The supplies
were short everywhere.
The silk arrivals at Shanghai were 67,000 bales;
the settlements, 61,000 bales. Prices 20 dol.. to 26
dole. higher. Exchange 76.
Exchange at Hongkong, 4.. &L to 4s. Std., owing
to whims from India.

MAURITIUS, Die. 7..

In consequence of the demand for Australia only
one-third as much sugar has been sent to Great
Britain as in 1845.

AUSTRALIA.

The Melbourne adrift. are to the 30th of October.
The total amount of the gold produce for 1836 is
estimated at 120 tons.

The markets for imports had generally much im-
wove&
The Heather Bell was about to start with the
mails and a large quantity of gold.

UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
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LIVERPOOL, MOXDAT,

The Royal Mail steamship Niagara, Capt. Winck-
man, which left Boston on the 14th inst., and Hali-
fax on the 16th, arrived in the Mersey this morning,
with the mails from the United States and British
North America, and has brought thirty-seven pas-
sengers and 250,986 dollars to specie on freight.
She has had to encounter westerly plea in the
Channel. Passed the R.M.S.S. Africa hence on the
morning of the 25th ; the Asia arrived at New York
on the 12th of January, and the U.S. 'Warner Prier
son on the 13th.
In the Senate, on the 9th inst., a bill was intro-
duced asking for power to make contracts with the
Telegraph Company, establishing communications
between Newfoundland and Ireland.

Our despatches from Washington report that Mesas.
Kelsey, Orr, Davis, Ritchie, and Warner, were ap-
pointed on the committee to inquire into the charges
of corruption preferred in the Rouse of Representa-
tives.

We have received California advice, to Dec. 20,
and nearly 2,000,000 dollars in gold. The mining
news is favourable.

The markets are dull.

The steamer Sierra Nevada had left the San In

with a large number of recruits for Walker. An
attempt bad been made to sink her at her moorings.
Arrivals of goods large, but demands slack. Mining

wa favourable. Markets dull.

Advice,' from San lasi del Norte, to the 22nd of
December, report that no tidings had been received
of Walker for some days previously. Scott had
quarrelled with him and stopped running his boats,
and Walker had seized for his own use all the
steamers on the lake and rivers.
The church of Guadaloupo was still held by the
Americans, who refused to surrender, though desti-
tute and subsisting on horseflesh. They were to
be attacked, immediately after which the bulk of
the allied army would proceed to operate with Gene-
ral Canes against San Juan and Virgin Bay. The
loss of the filibusters since the 24th of November was
stated at 300 ; that of the allies small. Private
letters state that the Indians at Metro had
risen against Walker, and killed 13 filibusters.
Walker, with 150 men, had attempted to retake
Onutada, but was repulsed. Canis, the com-
mander of the Costa Rican forces against Walker,

Wu near or in Rivu on the 12th, with 800 men.
Walker had 400 men at St. George, a mile or two
from Rivas, and Canu wrote that he should attack
the Americans the next day, unless Walker
took the initiative. The whole force wind
the filibusters now in the field, according to Costa
Rica papers, is about 2,000 men ; 600 more from
Salvador and from Costa Rica would enter Nicara-
gua immediately. Walker's whole force was not
reckoned to exceed 800.

Advices from Kansasreport that the Free State
Legislature met at Topeka on the 6th instant, and
adjourned until next day.
Governor Robinson had resigned. Lieutenant-
Governor Roberts was in the territory, but failed to
attend, and much dissatisfaction prevailed in cense-
sequence. A United States Deputy Marshal had
arrested seven members of the Free State Legis-
lature on a writ issued by Judge Cato: over 30
names were attached to the writ. The prisoners
were taken to Tecumseh for trial.

From St. Louis the weather on the plains is re-
ported to have been more severe than ever known
before. It was rumoured the Comanche Indians, in
the south-western part of Kansas, had murdered

two United State; surveying parties, and that
another party had been nearly all frozen to death.
Money at New York is in good supply, and easily
obtained at 7 per cent. on call, and 9 to 10 per cent.
on first-class short paper. Stocks lower and dull.
Exchange on London, 108; to S.
Ashes quiet at former prices.
. The cotton market very heavy and dull.
Floor steady, and breadstuffs generally firm.
Provisions in improved demand.
Iron active.
Freights to Liverpool firm.
Later news from Mexico reports that it is General
Alverein's intention of supporting Conlon- -
government.

NEW YORK, hx. 15.

is •
The Mexican war steamer Iturbide wrecked at
Vera Crux ; 98 men perished. The frigate °nada-
loupe and several other vessels were lost in the hurri-
cane.

WASHINGTON, Jis. 14.

The Transatlantic Telegraph Bill is reported by
the Committee without amendment, and is made the
special order to-day in the Senate.
HALIFAX, JAN. 16.

Nothing of interest here except the close of the
great cause in the Supreme Court " Hill v.
British Government:" verdict for the plaintiff,

10,6941. 19s. M.

SPAIN.

MADRID, .1474. 24.

The Queen is progressing regularly towards reco-
very. According to the Dior* Espanol, it is quite
decided that the Queen will go into Andalusia, and
that Marshal Nirvana will accompany her.

NAPLES.

Letters from Naples state that King Ferdinand
has conceded the gas lighting of Palermo to the
French company De Fargens.
An amnesty is spoken of on the occasion of the
approaching accoactiement of the Queen.

A letter hematites of the 22nd announces the ar•
rival there of the Bing of Sardinia on the previous
afternoon. He embarked immediately on board the
Govern°lo and sailed for Nice. The weather wag
remarkably fine. The electric telegraph being in-
terrupted between Nice and Turin, his,Majesty's
arrival was not announced on the 22nd.

A letter from Turin of the 23rd inst. announces
that Sir James Hudson, British Minister, the Duks
of Cimmmont, French Minister, M. Brassier de
Saint Simon, Prussian Minister, M. Lanny, Bel-
gian Minister, the Chevalier Souza, Spanish Chargh
d'Affaires, and several other members of the diplo
matio body accredited to the Court of Piedmont,
have gone to Nice. Count Pear, the Austrian
Chargf d'Affaires, alone of all the foreign Ministers
has not gone.

The ;indents of the University of Turin have
sent addresses to the students of Pisa and of

Florence, thanking them for their subecription to
the fund for purchasing cannon for Alexandria, and
for the sentiments expressed by them in forwarding
their subscriptions.