The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-11 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM SHIP ATLANTIC.
Omen ova OWN CORRESPONDINT.)
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY NIGHT.
The steam ship Atlantic (the first of the new line
of steam-ships between the city of New York and
Liverpool)
as has jot arrived in the Mersey. She
Holyhead- to-day at 11.30 forenoon, and but
for the breskieg down of her machinery, would, it is
stated, have barn here thirty hours previously. She
has a large number of passengers on baard.
The Atlantic brings seven days' later dates from
America, but there is nothing politically important in
the intelligence.
A fire had taken place in the city of Mexico, by
which property to the amount of half a million of
dollars had been destroyed.
The New York ffetakl, refbrrirg to the Nicaragua
treaty, Intimate that it lays the foundation of a com-
plete revolution in the commerce of the world, and
also sows the Reels of a naval etroggle between the
United Slates and England which will eurpses any-
thing of the kind which has erer taken place in the
history of the human race. It refrains, however, from
publishing particulars of the treaty.
A steam-boat on the Ohio took fire, by which up-
wards of 100 persons were killed.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The state of trade throughout the union generally wea
somewhat better than when last reported. Menetory efairs
at New York were showing still further sym,.:oma of im-
provement. tini•ed States S tees were quoted at 1181.
T Ty Notes, 1161.
BkRADSTCTIN.—The market for brrail.tuffs was 114/11C-
what brisk ; prices had slightly advice. d, and conaiderebie
transactions had taken Once, at the following quotations
Vbstern Canal fl..ur, 5 dole. 25 to 5 dole. 371 c. per brl ,
very firm ; Gen Noce prime wheat, 1 dol. 28c. to 1 dol. 300.
per GOlha. ; southern wheat, 1 del. 14e. to 1 dol. 16c. per
GOls. ; Indian corn, round yellow, 60.. to 620., a•eady:
do. fiat yellow, GO:. per bushel; do. ,outhern white, title. to
GOc. per bushel; Indian Meal, 2 dole. 73c. to 2 dots. :Ile.
per barrel.
Corrore.—The market in cottons at New York wee re-
ported active, with a mare elv.:n ordinary amount of bust.
ness doing at advancing price.. The latest quotations were :
New Orleans an.l Mobile, middling fair to fair, 13 to 131
cents. per lb. ; tip:sneis and Fl.aida, 121 to 13 cents. per lb.
The exclisuges r trigs as follows: 0 t London, 1091 to 1092,
the tendency of the market being upward.; on Paris Hors
we. a firm market at 5.27; on Hamburg, 301 to 35: ; on
Bremen, 781 to 781.
Inov.—The market for all descriptione continue. dull and depressed.
English bus are offerel from the what at 37 dole.; awl Scotch pig,
at 21 dole., ail woad's. The receipts of the latter ileseriptlon, how-
ever, have been brae, and there lime been occasionally forced v at
something under prim. A hvninn.l tons English bars sold from
yanl at 37 d015...50c., via morsibs.

Faanans To Livaaroot. —We notice engagement.. since our last of
20,000 Wrath. corn, at 3d., to be bagged to the ship. Cotton, per
bale ; and 145 tle,ces rive, part le. bd. to London; 2,000 ls.rro Is
naval More., Is. ed. • SW bones bacon sod 125 barrel. lard, 22e. Gd.;
400 barrels oil.take, 20 tom furs, and 25 boles deer.sklno, on term,
nut made pub"e ; 30 ball-pipes awe, 23e. per tun; and 320 tierces
beef, U.
. . .

The American ship Metcalf, dna been chartered to load
deals, &c., at tlurbec for Liverpool on private terms. We bel eve thus
the first Amer.ean iihip taken u.p here to load in a &Mtn pion for
lowland ceder thy met/wool misty. To Noland were token 20 tons
niatraranv, at .2.15.; 1.0 barrels alines, 27a. 6d.; So tierces rice, 3iis.
To Ilausi.urith, cotton, cent.; too tons St. IJoiningo tom xi,
225. 6d.; 100 bane:is oi', 2e.; ,00 Was coffee, 6 dots. ; and to St.
retersburgh, 300 tons St. Doming lisrwood, 30..; and ';on Laguna,
275. rd. to Havre. They are very inactive, and our coot Aides are
little better this nominal.

New ORLGANS, APRIL 22.—The news by the America
►as cline to hand. but la not yet telly developed.
The sales 01 carton lathy. cre 2, belts, at one•eighth of a cent.
advance ; bringing middling, 11
Corn mt.^.iies to m...• oriented, with ages at 73e. to 75e.
Ohio Sour remains dull .‘t 5 dol..