The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-29 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

By the arrival of the Great Britain at Liverpool
yesterday we have extra advices from Melbourne to
the 27th August, swo days later than those brought
by the last mail.
The excitement upon the convict question still
prevailed, the press continuing to discuss the sub-
ject with much earnestness.

The latest advioes from New Zealand are of a
peamfal nature. The tribe of Tauranga natives
have given up 180 stand of arms, and were gulag for
peace. The government had granted them terms,
and also allowed them to retain • portion of their
lands.

From Adelaide we learn that the government bad
signified its intention of expending 70,0001. next
year in encouraging immigration.
Several new gold diggings had been discovered
near Talbot, Victoria, and the Landaborough rush
was still attracting considerable attention. Several
additional claims were bottomed at Talbot on the
26th of August, giving a prospect off the bottom
of three pennyweights of gold to the bucket of wash
dirt. The rush has been named the Darling Flat,
and is estimated at from four to five miles long.
Great excitement prevailed in consequence of the
discovery of the new diggings.
From Sydney we learn that a new gold field had
been discovered near Rockhampton, and it was ex-
pected that as soon as the speculators returned a
great rush would take place.

THE WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, AND

MEXICAN MAILS.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon
arrived at Southampton last night with the above
mails, 93 passengers, 2,029,790d015. in specie, and
1,840 packages of cargo, mostly cigars, bark, India
rubber, cochineal, and indigo. Among her pas-
sengers are Vice-Admiral Kiugoome and staff from
the Pacific. She left St. Thomas on the 4th. The
first few days were fine, but since then she has had
a very rough passage.
Cortina, the leader of the liberal party in
Mexico, had given in his adhesion to the Emperor
Maximilian unconditionally. The Emperor was
away in the interior but was expected to return
shortly to the capital. His Excellency Don Pedro
Escandon, the envoy from the Emperor Maximi-
lian to the court of Brazil, has arrived by the
Shannon.

I FORILIGIC-OTTICIL OCT. 17.—The Queen has been
pleased toappoint George Samuel Leeson Hoot,
DOW her Majesty's Consul at Peroambooo, to be her
Majesty's Consul at Rio de isneiro. The Queen has also
bees graciously pleased to appoint Bentieck alum Doyle,
Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Girthagena, Coifed
States of Columbia, to be her Majesty's Consul at Pernaui-
boom. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap-
point Albany Foublaoque, jou.. Esq., now Legal Vice-Consul
Caneallier and Registrar of her Majoity's Consular Court in
Egypt, to be her Majesty's Consul at Carthagena, United
Stamm of Columbia. The Queen has also been graciously
Zedto sppoint Charles Livingstone, Req., to be her
sty's Cosset at Fernando l'o.—Gautts.
RAILWAY COMPZNBATION.—YESLOTday, at the
Lord Mayor's Court, the oompsoestioa case of " Reviled',
v. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company,"
wee appoieled to be heard in respect of the late premises of
the plaintiffs in Fsmingdon-strset. Mr. Hawkins, Q. 0.,
and Mr. Erase, Q.C., appeared for the claimants; and
Mr. Lloyd, with whom wee Mr. Rome Lloyd. represented
the company. Instead of the ma* coming Were the jury,
however, negotiatioss for an arraogemant took place.
Ultimately Mr. Hawkins announced that a 'Ailment had
bees effected, andel' the jury would have to do was to give
radial for 7,3001. by moms.