The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.

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telelaaekis suatiaary of the following appeared la yes-
terday's Bapreas.]
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
By the arrival yesterday at noon of the United
States mail steam ship Atlantic, Captain Briggs, we
have advice from New York to the Bth instant, Cali-
fornia to the 16th of July, and Havana to the 2nd of
August. The Atlantic brought 110 passengers and
half a million of dollars in specie.
Ske re_ports the arrival at Boston on the 2nd inst.
of the Royal Mail steam ship Asia hence ; at New
York, on the 4th, of the Vanderbilt steam ship
Arie from Southampton and Havre; and at the same
port on the Bth of the Collins steam ship Baltic from
Liverpool.
The steamer, Northern Light, arrived at New
York on the 4th inst., with the Californian advice
and 940,000 dollars in treasure.
A frightful riot occurred on the 7th inst., at an
election at Louisville, by which a great injury to
life and property was occasioned. It was caused
thus:
In the first ward, as two gentians* were riding in a CAT-
rise they were fired at from a house oontaiaiag Germans
or Irish. One gentleman was wounded, sad the firing was
repeated, when Edward William., watchman of the Seated
ward, Joseph Selvage and John Latta, Americans, went to
the scene of the trouble, red they also were fired at. Latta
had his leg badly shattered by a musket ball, and Selvage
and Williams were also wounded. Euggsrated reports
then spread to the lower parts of the city in regard to the
affair, causing a large crowd to assemble, thirsting for re-
venge. They gatherea around the house from where the
firing had camelopard, took two Christens from it and beat
them so badly that their recovery is considered very doubt-
ful. The house was then completely sacked.
The crowd then proceeded to the houses on the corner of
Shelby and Madison streets, from whence Germans had
been seen firing, riddled two groceries, a beerhouse, and
two houses, all owned and occupied by Germans, and in-
jured severely several of their inmates. They then went to
Jefferson-street, where a party of gentlemen coming into
the city had been fired upon from a large brewery, sacked
the houses around it, burned the brewery, and beat a
'Lumber of Germans whom they captured terribly, and also
shot an Irishman, who died this moraing. In the street
below an American was slightly injured by a shot, whoa the
Irishman who fired it was captured, beaten, and Mot.
Shots had been fired from all the houses which wore
attacked.

The crowd now talked of sacking the Catholic Church,
where it was rumoured firearms had been secreted ; but
Mayor Barbee and others pleaded with them not to do so,
and prevailed upon them to leave it alone.
The disturbances were now supposed to be over, as the
crowd had marched to an engine house in the fifth ward with
their cannon, and were beginning to disperse; but after
awhile it was learned that while the troubles had been
going on in the upper part of the city, several persona had
been fired on in the lower part of Main-street, and that at
about five o'clock in the afternoon, two Americans had been
shot at from an Irish house on the corner of Main and
Chapel-streets, and this without the slightest provocation
being given on their part, as far as could be learned; and
this started the disturbances afresh. The Irishman who
shot Rhodes was then taken, and immediately hung, but
was cut down before life became satinet.

Thirty or more shots were fired from the Irish home on
the corner of Main and Chapel-streets, and it is impossible
to ascertain the number that were wounded.

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The inmates of a row of Irish houses, owned by a man
named Quinn, fired on a party who were passing by, when
they turned upon their assailants, burned their houses, and
killed several, all of whom were Irishmen.
. .

Some of tie Irishmen in these hoagies were burned to
I death. A woman and Quinn are among those who were
killed. Eight to ten houses were destroyed, and the nun.
ber burned to death and killed is said to be from fifteen to
twenty. _ _

Late accounts from Florida represent that the In-
dians about Fort Myers remained quiet, but that they
had no idea of emigrating to the West. The troops
enjoyed excellent health.
The Pennsylvania papers are filled with accounts
of terrific rain storms, floods, dams carried away,
barns struck by lightning, horses and cattle killed,
&c. In one township four barns, one grist mill and
a dwelling house, were either injured or totally de-
stroyed by lightning on the 7th instant.
The news from California is interesting.
Oa the 12th ult., Messrs. A. A. Cohen, late re-
oeivers of the assets of Adams and Co., and J. C.
Wands, a member of that firm, were charged with
frauds to the amount of 400,000 dollars, by Judge
Chambers, of the late firm of Page, Bacon, and Co.
In an affidavit of Judge Chambers, he alleges that
the firm of Adams and Co. have been engaged for
several years in palming off inferior dust upon the
firm of Page, Bacon, and Co.; that • regularly
organised band of disguised accomplices had been
maintained in the various mining districts of the
interior, where gold dust is bought and sold. The
defendants were held to bail in the sum of 420,000
dollars each, and an order for arrest was issued by
one of the courts. They have published • card re-
futing the charges preferred. Mr. Dillon, the
French consul, had become involved in a quarrel
with the agent of some French property owners,
and the misuuderstanding would have led to a hostile
meeting but for a difference of opinion as to the
weapons to be used on the occasion. Dillon had no
relish for small swords at last accounts. A number of
duels had taken plume. Mr. Lippincott and Mr.
Tevis had a meeting at Downieville on the 14th ult.;
Tevis was shot through the heart—weapons, shot
guns, distance forty paces. The news from Lower
California is important. The steamer Sierra Nevada,
which arrived at San Francisco on the 16th ult., had
31 fatal cases of cholera on board. Energetic efforts
had been taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
A fire broke out in San Francisco on the 4th of July,
and before it could be checked nearly eighty thou-
sand dollars worth of property was destroyed. From
the mines all accounts agree in pronouncing the
present one of the most successful years since the
discovery of the gold. The number of workmen was
steadily increasing, and the yield will probably exceed
that of any other twelve months in the history of
California. The State was generally healthy.
CoL Kinney arrived at St. Juan on the 16th ult.,
with twenty-four men. Col. Walker was at Leon,
and it is stated that, having become disgusted with
the treachery of his allies, he contemplated joining
the government party. Costa Rica, it seems, has de-
termined to take a hand in the war, with the deter-
mination and the means to crush out filibusteriam
entirely.
We cave files of papers from Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, the former up to the 14th July, and the latter to
the 21st. The insurrectionary or democratic move-
ment in Nicaragua was in a state of disruption, and
many of the chiefs had crossed the frontier into
Costa Rica. Some Nicaragua troops also crossed
the frontier and made arrests on the Costa Rica ter-
ritory of refugees who had sought and obtained the
protection of the government. Still further compli-
cations are therefore probable from this violation of
international law. The Provisional Dictator of
Nicaragua had issued a eirenkr to the clergy, asking
them to exhort their flocks to rally round the govern-
ment for the protection of their altars and firesides.
In this manifesto the filibusters are represented as
ready to defile the holy of holies and to set up an
abominable creed instead of that which was the faith
of their Nicaragua lathers.
We have later news from the Sandwich Islands.
The aeath of the Ron. A. Paki, the last of the family
of the old chiefs, is about the only event of intere.t
recorded in the papers.
By the steamship Oswald, arrived at New Orleans
July 25, we have important news from Mexico, dated
to the 19th ult. Santa Anna had, of his own accord,
proposed the formation and inauguration of a new
constitution, is a circular addressed to the governors
of the different departasata and provinces. The re-
volutionary party had proclaimed this as a sign of
weakness and insecurity on the part of his highness,
mad a sure omen of their ultimate success; whilst
most of the government newspapers say that on such
a subject the opinions or feelings of organised ban.
ditti were not consulted. It was reported that Oen.
Comoufort had been defeated. The Secretary of War,
Blanco, had an interview with him near Michoacan.
Senor Itorbe made a liberal and enlightened address
to the Legislative Council, in which he sketched out
the reforms needed by the country and its people, in
the presence of Santa Anna.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, eooc•r 8.

Foreign exchange continues quiet. The remittances Jut
now are limited, which accounts for the redacted movement
in specie and the reduced rates is starling exchange. We
quote bills on London at 9 1 2 to 10 per cent. premium.
On Paris, Of. 15c. to Of. 12e. 1 2.
The Corrox circular of T. J. Stewart and Co., of this
date says:—The market has displayed rut &mum slum
our issue per Feriae, on the 25th ultimo, caused mainly
by the favourable advice. from Liverpool Iu that period.
Bananaturrs —The flour market wee dull, and common
sad asthma miss sold on tarns is favour of purchasers.