The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-05 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

We yesterday gave a summary of the news brought,
by the Europa.
The proceedings in Coogres4, during the time that
had elapsed from the despatch of oar previous mail,
are fairly stated in the following regume of the
New York Tribune :

The attention of Compels for the last fortnight has been
principally occupied with the subject of slavery. Mr. Clay's
speech, in support of his compromise resolstibns, was an
elaborate and powerful performance, distinguished for is
conciliatory and temperate spirit, and exhibiting the earnest,
vigorous, and impressive eloquence, for which that eminent
statesmen is justly celehrated. Aeiong the opponents of
Mr. Clay on the question of compromise, Mr. Davies, of
Mississippi, has been conspicuous. His speech on the
subject took the strongest ground in /scour of slavery ;
contended that it was a wise sari nee'ul institu.
lion ; sanctioned by the Drity,:and not repugnant to
humanity ; that it not only belongs to the respective states
is which it exist., but to the whole United States; and
that it is necessarily involved in the constitution of the
Union. He assumed *the legal existence of slavery in
Cali-
forols and Mexico, and that the Mexican laws for its aboli-
ion were destitute of validity. Mr. Butler, of South Caro-
line, has maintained similar views, in a vehement speech,
declaring that the interests of his constituents were of more
importance than the preservation of the Union, end warmly
oppAing the ►dmiation of California with her present con-
stitution and bour.daries. Mr. Horses Mann, of Mama
chusette, has spoken with great ability in the House of Ite-
preeentativ. s as the other .ids of the qu stion, deseribiug the
effect on Southern interests of a dissolution of the Cot in, and
deel.riwg that no motives could compel the acquiescence of the
north, in the further extension of slavery. The last important
speech in opposition to 'Mr. Clay, was made in the Senate on
Monday, by Mr. Downs, of La. He con-ended that the
prohibition of slavery in the California constitution was
owing to the interference of the executive. In the house a
nuJtion has been made to instruct the isoormittee on territo-
ties to r-port a bill for the admission ~f California with the
boutidariee described In her constitution. An effort was mode
by the southern members to lay this on the table, but
without suco•se. The whole question labours under compli-
cations of a difficult charazter ; no exertions are spared by
the champion aof slavery to p t the admission of Cali
fornia; but it can scarcely be doubted that they will prove
ineffectual, anti that California will be received, without
much further daisy, as a free state.

The telegraphic correspondence of the New York
journals brings down the proceedings in the legisla-
ture to the 19th ult. The debate in the Senate on
Mr. Clay's motion had been again adjourned. The
House of Representatives had gone into committee
of the whole house on the President's mess ige, and
adjourned after hearing Mr. Venable, Mr. Campbell
(of Ohio), and Mr. Mitinehan.
The New York If eekly Herald states that rumours
of a dissolution of the cabinet were gaining ground
rapidly; and that Messrs. Webster, John Davies,
Car win, and Evans were named as likely to ce invited
to fill vacancies.

The Senate had negatived the appointment of Mr.
James Watson Webb, as minister to Austria. The
Senate had confirmed the following appointments:—
Mr. Niel J. Brown (of l'enneseee), minister to Russia ;
Mr. Walker Foreward (of Pennsylvania), chargi2
d'Affaires to Denmark ; Mr. Francis Schroeber (of
Rhode Island), chargé d'affaires to Sweden; Mr.
Wells, Consul at B..tavis.
Thetwo senators from San Francisco, Dr. Givin and
Mr. J. C. Freeman, bad arrived at Wsshington.
The legislature of the state of New York has ex-
pressed itself decidedly against the extension • f
slavery in the Union. A series of resolutions to this
effect were passed in the senate and transmitted to
the assembly for its adhesion. Votes were taken in
the latter house on tte resolations seriatim on the
14th of February, with the following result : A mo-
tion of " the previous question" was negatived by a
majority of 71 to 23. A motion to agree with the
committee of the whole in reporting the resolutions
was carried by a majority of 69 to 21. The first re-
solution to instruct the New York senators in Con-
gress to vote for the abolition of slavery in
the district of Columbia was carried by a
majority of 74 to 17. A resolution to oppose
the extension of slavery into free territory in the
soil lately acquired from Mexico was carried by 71 to
22. A resolution to instruct the senators for New
York in Congress to support this view wit carried by
65 to 24. Resolutions congratulating the people of
Calif ,rnia for having refused to admit slavery under
their constitution ; declaring the adhesion of New
York to the union under all circumstance., and order-
ing copies of the resolutions to be transmitted to the
representatives and senators of New York in Con-
gress, were carried against one dissentirg vote.
An affray occurred in Arequipa, Peru, oa the 25th
of November, on the occasion of electioneering for the
presidency. An altercation having taken place be-
tween two candidates, the partisans of each had re-
course to arms. A combat ensued in which six per-
sons were killed, six more mortally wounded, and
over fifty more or less injured. Great sensation was
produced by this affair in Lima. In Bolivia the peo-
ple were in a state of profound peace.
A proposition hes been submitted to the Srcretary
of the Navy, by Henry Grinnell, Esq., a merchant of
this city, to equip and furnish two suitable vessels for
the prosecution of the search after Sir John Franklin,
provided the government still countenance the expe-
dition by appointing naval officers to take command
of it. The suggestion will probably be adopted. A
number of the most accomplished officers are ready to
volunteer for the service, and among them spoken of
in connexion with the command is Lieut. Lynch.
PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 13, 1850.—Yesterday in the
lower house of our state legislature a bill was intro.
duced entitled "An act to consolidate the loans of the
commonwealth, and to provide for the renewal of
each as are past due," which authorises a new loan to
be made bearing five per cent. interest per annum,
reimbursable at any time after the year 1875. This
loan is to provide for the payment of some three mil-
lions of the state loan now due, and which will fall
due during the present year. The competition for
this loan will make a narrow margin for profits.

JENNY LIND.—Mr. Barnum has addressed a letter
to the New York Tribune, in which he states that he has
ratified his engagement with Mathis. Lind, and for a less
sum than that lady has been in the habit of receiving. He
says : " My agent saw an offer to her of 6,0001. or 30,000 dole.
to sing 12 nights in England, which she declined; also an
enormous offer for the grand concerts at the imperial court
of Ruth', an offer nearly double that of my own, which she,
for reasons, also declined. She was offered 1,2001., or
6.000 dols., to sing in one concert to be given at the Great
World'. Convention of Arts and Manufactures in Hyde-
park, Lonuon, in 1961. It was further intimated to ner
from Queen Victoria, that her services would be desired
about the same period in a contemplated rend sacred testi
vat, at Westminster Abbey, where the tickets will be held
from 2S dole. to 100 dole. each. Bath of these last offers she
was induced to decline, in consequence of her desire to visit
America, as profaned by my agent. In her engagement
with me (which engagement includes Havannab aa well as
the United States,) she expressly reserve. the right to give
charitable concerts whenever she may think proper. Dur
ing the last eight months she has been singing entirely an
tuitously for charitable purposes; and she is now founding a
benevolent institution in Stockholm, her native city, at a
cost of 350,000 gob."

Russia.—The St. Petersburg journals of the 10th
Feb. state that the export trade of 0 letaa in 1849 ansiunted
to 13,177,626 silver rubies, the imp Tt trade to 10,373,360
S.R., being a total of 29,560,986 BR. exchanged with
foreign markets. This is far less than in former veers ; in
184611 amounted to 30,608,462 13 R. ; in 1847 to 4.5,87.5,560
B.R. ' • and in 1848 to 30,061,881 S.R. It is, howevir, more
than in 1844 and 1845, in the form.r of which it arnounnd
to 24.070,177 S.R , and in the latter to 26,190,102 S.R. The
two years previous to 1846 wens the most lucrative since the
foundation of Odeon. The Si. Petersburg Jownat accounts
for the decrease in the foreign trade last y oir by the com-
mercial crisis which prevailed in the west of Europe, the
complete destrecion of mercantile credit, and by thy total
failure of the crops in South Russia, which camp. 11, dt
suppling
ctteeuegrotanmar
would have
surp..ies which,
been Ripped for
abroad. Th. chief export trade constals in corn. A total
quantity of 1,642,1391 ehetwerts was tzported for the sum
of 13,168,937 B.A.

Sr. PETERSBURG, FEB. 22.—The St. Petersburg
Zeiturig of this day announces that the Stu'amide, of Tiflis
hasissued orders that preparations shall be made for a grand
I exhibition of the materi.l productions and works of srt of
Transoorcasia in the course of this summer. The same
journal goo on to state that only four years ego there was
not a single artist at Tiflis, and that a ayry extraordinary
improvement has taken place in the arta since that time.
FUNERAL or SIR WEI. ALLAN.—The remains of this
distinguished Aran were conveyed on Prioay to their resting.
place. The funeral was, as much as possible, a private one.
The academicians and associates of the Rlyai Scotti-h Aca-
demy, of which Sir William was the president, ..seemhlrd in
the Royal Institution, and proceeded Irma thence in mourn-
ing coaches to the residence of the doomed in Great Ktag-
street, when they joined the other friends. The plea) of
sepulture wee the Dean Cemetery.
DETERIIMILD SUlClDE.—Yesterday, a person
named Vincent, who lodged in the house of Mrs. Well', •
tobacconist, who carries on business at 35, Regentditreet,
Westminster, committed suicide by shooting him., If through
the head with a pistol. The barrels of the weapon burst
upon the discharge taking place, and indicted frightful in-
juries upon the upper portion of his pogo. His death was
almost instantaneous ; and it is stated that the condition of
mind which led him to commit the rash act, was produced
by loatoontinued taming from dimes.