The Express. — 1852-04-07 (London, England)

AMERICA.  A Washington correspondent of a New York journal, states that the difficulties which it has leen alleged have grown up. between the United States and Great Britain, in consequence of a dispute between the Hudson Bay Company, and the collector of Astoria, have been greatly magnified. The facts arc briefly, that, under the Oregon treaty, the Hudson Bay Company has permission to have any stores for its use carried across Oregon, or from port to port, on its way to the Company's settlements, free of duty. The collector at Astoria ascertained that the vessels thus employed were in the habit also of carrying goods for other parties, claiming it as a right under the treaty. Of course, no such right exists; and as it is a direct infraction of our laws, the collector gave nodes that tulles, it was stopped he would bo compelled to seise the vessels. Thereupon the captain presented the ass to the British government, and the papers were forwarded to Mr. Crampton, the British minister here, for explanation and investigation. He understands that the Secretary of the lressury has satisfied Mr. Crampton that the collector's position was in accordance with law, and that the assumptions of the captai; are wholly untenable. The affair may thus be considered sittled. _ _ .  The letter written by Oemeral Scott, last winter, in favour of the:compromme sesarares, has bees mown to several southern men, who have exproseel *sow selves satisfied with it; sad. straage to say, it is equally satisfactory to sash swam nos as Seward and Truman Smith. IFts=ritai is regarded as a master.stroke against The members of Vim Semakeasamittee on lits Canadian reciprocity schwa have sot yet taken it up; but, according to the etwrespeadent of the New Yolk lleraki at Weans/lea, the semmittec are strongly opposed to any sows width will not include an interchange of all @Mho, the growth, product, and manufacture, of each eramtry ; and if any bill is reported, it will include all these, and not be confined merely to a few articles for whish the Canadians can find no market at home.  The steamer Benjamin Franklin, from Chagres, reached Philadelphia on the 21st, with 100,000 dole. in California gold dust. Baltimore advice* state, that on the night of the 20th, six men and one woman were =mamma aR a house in Doddridge county, Vt. They weft 1.11. grating west, an stopped at Umlauts* lee the eight. A large amount of money which they had with them was stolen by the murderers. The atrocious deed is supposed to have been committed by parties who broke out of jail at Lynchburg. A dreadful conflagration in Cincinnati has occurred, which has destroyed propwty to the extent of 100,000 dollars. From Canada we learn that geworoomot bee advertised for tenders with the view of coliohNolokti a lino of steam-chips to run between Om& sod Liverpool. Parties tendering arc rogokod to Moto the terms on which they will engage to MB • Hao of steamships between Liverpool and Illeafreal, semi-monthly in the slimmer, and in the winter between Liverpool and Halifax or Portland, or such other Atlantic port u may hereafter be determined on.  The engineer reports that ths Northern Railroad 6 progressing satisfactorily. The cotton em p will turn out much larger by at leabt 300,0100 boles than was calculated.  NCRIDE IN THE STRlZT.—Yesterday morning, a man named Thomas Sheen committed suicide by lespina from His third flow of s boar In Hart-street, CaveatTbe unhappy man's frame wra aomplately smashed by the falL He wsa, however, token ap alive the Immers-by, who lives he had yrioaaly , sad conveyed to Charing-eross Hospital, where he Ilvad hat a kw bean. No motive is amianable for his rash act.  •