The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-20 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.

(P/LOM 003, OWN

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

This day the United States mail steam-ship
Atlantic, Captain Briggs, arrived in the Mersey
with the usual mails from the United States and
British North America.

She sailed from New York on the Bth inst., and
has brought, besides the mails, one hundred and ten
passengers, and half a million of dollars in specie on
freight. _ _

The Royal Mail steamship Asia, from hence on
the 21st ult., arrived at Boston on the god inst.,
and the Ariel, from Havre, arrived at New York on
the 4th.

At Louisville election, which took place on the 7th,
there were great riots. There were several persons
shot, and twelve houses burnt.
Our dates from California are to the 16th ult., with
the arrival of nearly a million dollars in gold. The
intelligence from the mining districts is reported
very favourable.
The New York money market was unchanged at
the departure of the steamer. Stocks were im-
proving. The exchange on London 109; to 110.
The cotton market was firm.
The market for breadatuffe rather eager.
The provision market steady, without alteration.
Freights firm.

General !Emma has appointed Lieutenant-Colonel
John Stewart Wood, 13th Restiment, Assistant-Adjutant
General to the Forces in the But. Colonel Wood was
formerly Major of Brigade to General Simpson when Com
mondani of Chatham garrison, earl is considered a thorough
soldier having been Adjutant of Sale's Brigade.
The war in the Crimea is very popular swept
this soldiers in Juitaios. Th• Tyne mail packet which
arrived from there this month, brought a number of
volunteers from the artillery Sores, sad aeol reached by
the last Jamaica packet that several companies from the
West India regiments had also volunteered to pressed to
, the Crimea.

DUBLIN, AronnlB.
The news of the victory of the 16th, received hers
last evening, produced immense excitement, coming
more especially as it did after a day of pinta
anxiety arising from the vague rumours that had
been spread that government bad received some on.
portant news, which was moat probably of an unfa-
vourable character. Innumerable stones of dismal?
had got into circulation, and some of these were given
with minute details, how the allies had made another
assault on Sebastopol, and how they were repulsed
with terrifio carnage ; but Lord Panmure's authentic
despatch at length dispelled the cloud, and changed
state of painful suspense into one of unbonn&ijoy.
It is a pity, however, that if government was in poi.
session of the news for some time, as it is said tabus
been, so much scope should have been given to the
alarmists, to the prejudice of business and the annoy.
once of the public.
The most glorious of all possible harvest weather
still continues uninterrupted, and nothing finer than
the present agricultural prospects of the country is in
the memory of the oldest farmers. The labourers its
receiving from 2s. 6d. to Zia. 6d. per day, and the
supply of them is scanty, even at this rate of wages.
The potato blight exists, but appears to excite AO
great alarm.
Mr. Duffy has at length issued his promised ad-
dress to the electors of New Roes, and to his friends
in general, explaining the cause of his retirement
from Parliament, and from the country. He admits
the total break up of his party, and the failure of all
the Young Ireland projects ; and he divides the
blame of this between the apathy of the people, and
the hostility of a portion of the Irish Roman Catholic
bishops and clergy.
The Limerick Reporter charges Mr. Daffy with
being the cause of Lord Palmerston's refusal to grant
a free pardon to Mr. Smith O'Brien, owing to the
extremely injudicious course which he adopted in
attempting to browbeat the government.

A CRIMEAN COURT AT THE CRYSTAL
PALACE.

A new feature, which promises to be a source of
great attraction, has been added to the sights of the Crystal
Palace. The stationery court ku been emptied of what it
originally contained, and a series of objects introduced all
having reference to the Crimea. A very interesting portion
of this series at present consists of a large number of views
of the country now the seat of war. It is imp:legible to
speak too highly of their excellence. They are painted in
body oolaur by an artist named Boesoli, of wham we have
before spoken. This gentleman lived some time la the
country, aud was employed by Prince Woronoff,
Under the patronage of the Prince, he visited
every part of the Crimea and made numerous
sketches. Fifty-two finished paintings made from these
sketches are hang up in what will in future, we suppose, be
called the Crimean Court. One great value of the paint-
logs is that they represent many parts of the country in a
condition is which they exist no longer. For instance,
there are several representations of Sebastopol in it was
before the " destroying fingers " of the allies had dons so
much to mar its beauty. There is acarcely any portion of
the country rendered celebrated by the late events which is
not represented. But as paintings they pastas also great
artistic merit. The original sketches by Simpson, the helm.
grapher, which are now well known, are hung up in the
court, tho centre of which is occupied by the raised plan Of
Sebastopol. It is intended to mak," the court a receptacle
of objects of interest coming from the Crimea.