The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

At half-psst three yesterday afternoon the British
and North American Itqal Mall steamship Africa,
Captain Harrison, arrived in the Mersey from New
York direct, with the usual mails, 80 passengers, and
specie to the amount of 684,000 dollars on freight.
11w Africa sailed from New York at 10 a.m. on the
16th instant. _ .

The Atlantic, Captain West, mired at New York
on the god, and the Asia, Capt. Lott, on the Gth, as
the Africa sailed. _ _

Madame Sontag was still in New York, and had
given four concerts. She was to have gone to Phi- •
ladelphia on the 11th, where several musical societies
were making arrangements for welcoming her upon
her arrival, and escorting her to her hotel. Madame
Alboni had given her first concert in New York, and I
met with a most enthusiastic reception. Catherine I
I Hayes was at Beaton, making arrangements for
going to California.
A great excitement had been created in the busi-
ness community by the announcement that the house
of Brown, Brothers, and Co., one of the most exten-
sive concerns in the country, had lost through the
dishonesty of their cashier, Mr. George W. Bowen,
• son of one of the members of the Philadelphia
branch of the firm, the enormous sum of nearly a
quarter of a million of dollars. The rumour proved
true, as the firm have preferred a complaint against
their cashier before Ja.tice Osborne, charging him
with embezzling at various times during the past two
years sums to the amount of about 220,000 dole. A
warrant was issued for the arrest of the accused, and
placed in the hands of officers of the Lower Police
Court, who served it, and brought Mr. Bowen before
the magistrate. lie stated that he had control of the
financial department of the concern, and that he was
vested with a power of attorney to sign checks and
transact all bank accounts foe the firm. Mr. David
A. Comstock, of New York, was also under arrest,
charged with having received a large amount of
money from Bowen, knowing it to have been felo-
niously embezzled. An investigation had been held,
but was not decided upon when the steamer sailed.
A "difficulty" occurred at a public meetingat Ports-
mouth, Norfolk, ou the 2nd inst., between the Hon.
Henry A. Wise and J. G. Holliday, the President of
the Whig Association. The " lie " was given, and
blows were exchanged, when their friends interfered
and restored order. A duel was anticipated.
Two fires were kindled at Moyamensing, Phila-
delphia, on the Ist. The Layfayette Hoge Company
were out, but, expecting to be attacked, they left the
ground, escorted by the members of the Moyamen-
sing Hose Co. In Fitzwater-street, near Tenth, the
carriage was assailed by members of the Washington
Engine and Franklin Hose Companies. Bricks and
stones were thrown, and pistols discharged. The
members of the Lafayette Company left their car-
riage, but rallied, and assisted by their escort, put
their assailants to flight. Thomas Little, an adher-
ent
of the Washington Company, and formerly a
Cuban prisoner, was shot in the abdomen. William
Harvey. of the Franklin Company, was stabbed in
the back, and severely wounded on the head.
From Canada we learn that the Canadian govern-
ment had voted the loan of 400,000 dollars in aid of
the sufferers by the terrible fire which lately occurred
in the city of Montreal.
The steamship Prometheus, Captain Sellew, arrived
on the afternoon of the 3rd from San Juan del Norte,
with Nicaragua correspondence from that port to the
20th, and the Gaceta of Costa Rica to the 4th ult.
The political news from Costa Rica is of little in-
terest, but it appears that the country is rapidly pro-
gressing. By the last steamer from Europe, the
report arrived at Costa Rica that the government
of her Britannic Majesty had determined to send
a consul, oe charge d'affaires, to the republic of
Costa Rica.

The Oeceta contains two very remarkable articles
upon the future of that country, which it predicts
will become one of the most enlightened and liberal
in its relations with foreign nations.
The same newspaper styes, also, a report from
Gautemala. It appears that on the 12th of August
General Chiquimula departed with some soldiers in
the direction of &cam which was threatened by
robbers. He encountered them at Cordoncillo, and
killed several of the highwaymen, and the others
passed on to the frontiers of Honduras, and took re-
in the mountains. The general pursued them,
1 but be was not permitted by the authorities of Hon-
dares to enter into that state, and was forced to re-
turn with his divides.

The
s and Nicaragua geverument had selected the Web-
ter Crump.. pejo*.
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the eillehd papas. sad is es a
Tae Dizzeroa or TKO leap OF NICARAGUA TO ITS

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Iris a& as the Legidative Amiably has decreed the
knowing:
The &aids sad Chamber of Representatives of the state
of Nicaragua is eineohni,
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et, and the stipends. et* liseggehe emit.
Articled The we of Nharegue is dispelled to have the
senior stertedgesestweennestioa with the palate inantioaed,
arlsinstere.
Ami.brite slob ef Nkomo& protests selnealy
gigot as haisa faterfinease in the steles et its prom-
inent. sad spinet the nn a how to owe, its will or vio-
late in rieds.
Oben la the Roll of Seism of the lipase of Represen-
tatives, Managua, July 14,16!1.
Ammar Avans, Rep. Prat.
=Caudle I
Bahasa, I
To the Exigently', Nall of the IsWs Ransgas. Jut,
18,1881.
Manna It. Mom" &nob beet.
J. De J. Rohl/no, 1 ammo saw.
T. Cisme,
Therefore, let it be executed. J. L. Prxxoa,
%press Mester of the Govsysineat of N intrigue.
hisaegas, Jell 19,1869.—A eras copy.
CASTILLOI4 Ikefalll7 of YONS4II Affairs.
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By this arrival we harm that the Anisekaa steam
ship Ohio, and two other Amebas sainmses, bad
arrived at New York with panniers and specie,
via Panama from California, one of whisk had two
millions of dollars in gold dint.
The Catania was to Lave Ban Fransins• as the
Ist of , with about 2,400,000 dollars in
goll4ast, the assonat in the hands &pas-
sengers. The total shipmanta of gold from Ban
Francisco by steamers and sailing vess b inns the
' let of January to &inseam. (sight months) had been
29,196,966 dols. Quarta-orashing was being de-
veloped with success. Bickner was rather prevalent
in some districts. The screw-steamer Pioneer had
been totally lost. The passengers were saved. The
emigration by way of the plains was extensive. The
news from the mines was very favourable. At one
place a piece of gold weighing 26Ibs. had been picked