The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-24 00:00:00

It has been recently e:timaqd than ;he vs :u
slave property held in this c)ur.tri
600,000,000 dollars. This is a very itr.

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the valuation of southern interests.

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good deal of arxiety oa the part el flu. xutrs.
It is rumoured that our Coarge trAtt.tir.- in Por-
tugal i 4 about to return home, io cot, qintets.:::i.e

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refusal of the Portuguese governmect to pay up tte
American claims. If so, the Pres:dent, in a incissze
to congre,s, will recommend imm.d:ate acd .101,0
measures for redress. There. is, therefore, quite a pro-
bability of a brush with that country.
The pass :ite et the Atlartic born^. in 11 day'
8 hours, has excited the liveliest pleasure in this city.
With the excerion of a single wave, which broke
upon her dick, she was vertictly dry during the
whole voyage; and the p isseneters are ',eta in their
admiration of the comfort and quiet t enjoyed on
board of her. Mteth regret is feat be •he eorumere:A
public at the smallness of her utsi!s. en I t.e, Erg:l*h
Poet-office is accused of keeping beck a loge number
of lettere, which Aren't' have come t er. for the
Canard steamer to follow.
As I close this letter we hear fre Wiueilit.gtcm
that Mr. Clay has been able, to resume• hie sea' in the
Senate. The chances of the compromise are raid to be
better.
The Rochester knockers have come to th's rity. and
now converse with ghosts for I del. a ticl et. the
ghosts appear to bs a very ignorant set of betr.v.
They have had the experience of two worlds. gird Yet
know very little of either. It is to be ret,,r, tted that
they have received the sapprt of some very resist,'
table parties, who have heard the tappings. had in
occuionally correct answer, and cannot eaplam
why the sounds are made! There are four women
and two men engaged in these deer lopm ents, and there
is therefore to want of confederates. There never
was any scarcity of fools.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIORSN'E.
NEW YORK, Jts, 1°
The Spring busineas has cloud this year much earlier this
must. and has not torn ,o heavy as was antkit tint. rte.-err
from the Amens Staten to California his heal a hal ettort
although it is coaddently expected thsetbe ncult •tll hreate.::
insanueh as the tau sumo fnau tbe gold &Stow "Te
and thins is so longer a dada that theowsy on Cables,s a"e''
immense as llb been, wilt be retutned with inten,at. the
by we canals gum a war id/sable dettelencv a. contur,
ot tact year. Thts hashers COOPed be theunprecatentot Mosel
products in rho Waiters aid South-Wagers Stxtea -the eurtt.
trade having beta &angled, and large rhipments of 1", "
intended I& this market. having bras reel to
&e., m• 1."-t
form highelair arenireProtuThi.ina,P"'"‘butTiatbetteor letiTtst
of time for the sumni.e. tun to ripen a tountiful hut'-,
Exchange on England haa been in fair Anima. Ant totes
made from 109 i to UN; the bull of the tandwas !ea!
baa been at 100 f to Its. ttanee hue been the
Walt MinelPally confines' to sight dnifts. The near from Ext-te
or the late 'Melton front the Wand of Cuba hove lot pnxitanPn`
marital arm( upon our money marker. Norio& abort of actu...:;:.
Eaton with Spain or some of the other Euneran powers ,
the quiet and bealthr state of nee measure agates
lXirropt. -The America's &vices received at time of (Mr he
Ith Mat., removed in a measure the came appreht noon wle
_t
existed in the minds of shioperit relative to the tolttiosl Nutr.4
In Franca, sad. the maunderatanging exivting beton'', 11.'
Kies powers. (In receipt of letters the market Wextur acto:;•1„..
the daily sales from 4th to tith mat. ranged t non 1.200 to 2.1‘
onto.
Tn-sist the lama:idiom. In romequencc of the soap! ••! 'er!,
lawn c intelliance from the *nth niti are to the avotfo4CL.,
bare been very extrusive, amounting ful:y ti,WO txos.