The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-26 00:00:00

TIIE UNITED STATES
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

LIVERPOOL, StAIDAT, JOLT 23.
At half post five o'clock this morning the British
and North American Royal Mail Ship Africa arrived
ie the Mt owe from New York, from which port she
oiled on the 14th. The Africa brings 108 passengers,
sad taiti,ooo dollars in specie.
Among the passengers is M. Kossuth, who en-
gaged his under the assumed name of " A.
mZ•pli h." gral:Refor London by the 9.30 train yes-
terday morning.
The United States mail steamer Arctic had ar-
eirttl out at New York on the 14th, with the usual
malls from hence, and the royal mail steamer was
.ell by the Africa within twelve hours sail of that
port.
Th, Leo tire at Montreal is described as one of
the most stensive ever experienced on that conti-
zoo. Tlw times raged for two days, and destroyed
about I. ease houses. The loss is estimated at one million
sterlirg. Thu pros incial government has placed the
sure of 2../001. at the disposal of the relief committee
for the immediate relief of the sufferers, and private
eubseriptions in their aid are to be commenced forth-
with.
Another extensive fire had also occurred at Roston
en the loth instant, which destroyed property to the
amount of half a million dollars.
tbsee go county wu visited on the 9th instant with
a very destructive haCstorm, which occasioned con-
siderable damage to property in the vicinity of
Palermo.
In Baltimore upwards of three hundred houses
were submerged by reason of a freshet which
°outwit there on the morning of the 13th. Another
freshet occurred on the 9th in Vermont, which
cermet away two railway bridges, and a dwelling-
houw. near Richmond.
The steam propeller City of Oswego came in
collision with anot.ter steamer in Lake Erie, on the
12th. and immediately sank. Between fifteen and
twenty p><rwas are reported to have lost their lives by
the accident.
The houses of Congress had been busily engaged
wirding• up the nmattling business of the session.
fhv appropriation for additional compensation to
the Collins line of steamers was carried by a INV
jot" Iy of 2in the House of Itepresentatives. The
steamers are to be kept on the route.
The following are the particulars of the fire on
board the City of Manchester, announced in the
accounts received by the last mail from America:
As the City of Manchester was coming up the bay
OP the afternoon of the 9th, the bar-keeper went be-
low to draw some spirits, and the cock being hard to
turn. he struck it with his foot to get it free, which
threw down the light which he held in his hand.
The spirits !wing at the time gushing freely from
the cask, ignited, and in a moment the room was en-
trivet' in thanes. The bar-keeper and one of the
stewards received such injuries, that they have since
both expired. A tire-annihilator being brought into
use, the dames were soon subdued, and it is not ex-
pected that the cargo has received much damage, if
any.
In the southern states, the whip have declined to
sanction the nomination of General Scott fur the
pnsidentehip, and fresh opposition continues to pour
in eve re day from the slave states.
In the Ilouse of Representatives a bill had been
reported authorising the postmaster-general to con-
tract fur the transportation of mails twice in the
month. in first-class steamers, between New York
and Galway the sum to be paid not to exceed
10,000dols. the round trip.
According to the Halifax British .Interican large
quantities of gold have been discovered in Nova
Scotia, and persons are going to that place by
thousands.
A noted character, named George E. Hamilton,
who had obtained a considerable share of notoriety,
and several large sums of money, by issuing fraudu-
lent tickets of conveyance to California, has been
arrested and committed for trial, for having com-
mitted a forgery on Messrs. Tapscott and Co., of
Liserpool and New York, to the extent of 25,000
dollars.

Several deaths had occurred in New York from
sun-strokc, and the vrtather had been intensely
sultry.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, Jean 14.
The demand for exchange is rather more active this last
week; sterling rules at 1101 to 1101. Continental bills
are done at an advance on late rates ; franai 6.16 to 6.174.
CoTTuC i* a little more active, without especial change
in pm's, which, imam...need by lightness of the meek, tend
if saythinr, in favour of owners-1,140 bass were dYjMea
of at 91e. fir middling, sod 91e. he dint Oilman
hansnsturre.—The market fee Ora rod Weston en.
kibits so emeatial variation. TM husillivrei=ft=
h still spirited, and there is IMMO
Rem prices w ith imbrue receipts Mae alakelble cep'
plies are well maintained. The laden tab us met
Ina so moth, is eassairiosso of the seismal aloe of
astion grades, and sesreity of lestorn froleett. Whist
Mine Wry hem, though It tikes mungla after which may
be secatinted for by the high claim of hoiden end the
searc.:y of easels. Rye is doll mod assfuell et M. per
buthi.l. Oats are pretty actively jagpsirml aAar erliher. to
444 e for Wasters, sad 44e. to 465. he Stahl ppaws bush&
Corn Arun active and buoyant, ths fivsanabM oda=
from Ecutlad coon the isiesnco of heavy ma
imps. solos weans& bushels utunorthentallis
at 42e. to 594 e. ; abed Wages at Ma. to 61e. ; sr • mai
yellow at 62e.
FIZIONTe.—We Mediae aato of 11•1111111ons4.
nose to Ward, windy Is elf np. at 10d., sad 1,110 do.
at Is. 16,000 baholsof ars were aimed at 31d. in bulk,
sad 3.000 bosh& el what at 4d., Masi by tho vessel.
Cotton was at ed. ToLtalas thaw woo a far amount'
Onion at parkas atm Moen Immo deetation of mo-
unt to notice in rates be Nom whit Odalsods. • Teasel
ins chartered to load with ask In the laddill provinees.
for Roll at 7Se. 6d., and sarfkut to Mire. sad book at
2.0011 dollars. One was also taken for the West ladies at
:vc. to rotors with salt at Ile.