The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-10 00:00:00

GREECE,

The Trieste eMzette has the following, from Athens:
The attention of the government is at present engaged on
a very serious affair; it proposes to conclude with the
patriarch of Constantinople • treaty which will completely
clre the relations of the Greek church, which had de-
e itself independerd of Constantinople since the estab-
lishment of • kingdom_, and which had for its chief a synod
chosen by the King. By the new treaty the Greek church
will cease to be an independent member of the dogma of
Anatolia, and will return under the full and entire autho
city of the patriarch. The orthodox Russian party have
long looked fur this result. It was M. Degliganni, who,
when Greek chargi d'affaires at Constantinople, succeeded
in concleding this treaty with the support of the orthodox
party. The Greek ministersare now about to present it to
the Chambers.

A COLLIER BRIO DESTROYED BY FIRE.--Ott
Monday night, at eleven o'clock, information was received
at the River Police-station, North Shields, that a vessel
we. in Eames at Jarrow, about two miles up the Tyne.
The police immediately unmoored the river engine, and had
it towed up to the scene of disaster. The vessel was lying
off the Patent Slip, and was io one sheet of flame. Shortly
after the engine arrived the masts fell by the Teasers side,
sod, notwithstanding an immense column of water was
poured upon the burning vessel, it was not until four o'clock
in the morning that the fire was extinguished. The vessel
was a total wreck. She was the Countess of Durham, be-
longing to Messrs. Storer, of Bedford-street, North Shields.
The fire had originated in the cabin, it is supposed by the
carelessness of the cabin boy.
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—A meeting:of the share-
holders of the Caledonian Railway Company was held at
the London Tavern yesterday, to consider and adopt the
heads of agreement for the amalgamation of the lines be •
longing to the company with those belonging to the Edin-
burgh and Olasgow. The amalgamation was determined
on by a l►rge majority; sash lies I. to defray its own work-
ing taproom.

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF TILE ATLANTIC.
A telegraphic summary of the following appeared
yesterday in part of our impression:
The American Mail Steamer Atlantic, Captain
West, arrived in the Mersey yesterday, soon after
noon, with the usual mails. 130 passengers, and
420,000 dollars in specie, chiefly in salver. Amongst
the passengers were M. and Madame Goldschmidt,
who have taken up their residence for a few days at
the Adolph liotel, where apartments had been pre-
viously engaged for them.
The Atlantic left the wharf at New York on the
29th ult., and proceeded down to Sandy Hook, where,
in consequence of the dense fog that prevailed, she
anchored till .5 a.m. on Sunday, the 30th, when she
proceeded on her voyage. So.on after which she tact
the American Mail Steamer Arctic proceeding to
New York, and on Tuesday, Juno I, in lat. 41.30, I
lon. 6.1.56, met the Royal Mail Steam-ship Aria, also 1
for New York.
The principal morsel of news communicated b 7
this steamer is the arrival at New York of Mr. 'l'. }.
Meagher, one of the persons who was expatriated
in 1848, in consequence of having taken part in the
attempted Irish insurrection in that year.
The Courier and Inquirer gives the following
account of his escape from Van Diemen 's Land :
For some time previous to February last, arrangements
were in progress, by which, if successful, the exiles, nine in
number, were to be taken from Van Diemen's Land and
brought to our shores. In Janulry the arrangements were
completes', when it was found that in consequence of their
residing so far apart (some ten miles), it would be imprac.
tieable to get them all off at one time, and their friends,
though reluctantly, were obliged to confine their operations
to effecting the release of Mr. Meagher, as his position gave
the surest prospect of success. Everything being in readi-
ness, early in February Mr. Meagher sent his "pato' of
honor " to the magistrate with the promise that he would
consider himself bound by it for two hours after its delivery
and no longer. On receiving it the magistrate gave imme-
diate orders to the constable in Bothwell (where Mr.
Meagher resided) to arrest him without delay. This the
constable refused to do, stating that he was himself an
Irishman, and would ito nothing to hinder Meagher's
escape. This placed the magistrate in a position somewhat
unpleasant, as there was sot another officer within twenty-
four miles. lie, however, mounted horse, and proceeded
to the nearest point, for the purpose of bringing back an
officer to take charge of Mr. Meagher, who waited for his
return until the time promised had expired, after which he
took horse and proceeded in an opposite direction, in which
course he is said to have travelled as fast as his horse could
carry him, for over one hundred miles, or to the point where
his friends had another conveyance in waiting. Atter
reaching Pernambuco, he is said to have been taken on
board the brig Acorn, on the 23rd of April, and by her
brought to this port.
In the Senate, on the 2Rth ult., it was carried,
after various amendments proposed and rejected, by
a majority of 27 to 19, that the present allowance to
the Collins line of steamers be increased to 33,000
dollars per trip, with the proviso that it shall he in
the power of congress at any time after the 31st De-
cember, 1031, to terminate the arrangement for any
additional allowance herein provided for, upon giving
six months notice.