The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-20 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

The royal mail steam-ship Africa, Captain eyrie,
front New York. arrived at Liverpool yesterday morn-'
ing at half-past 2 with the usual mails, 75 passengers,
and about a million dollars of specie in silver and gold.
The Africa left New York at 12.20 p.m. on the Bth
inst.. and arrived at the bar last night at 9 o'clock,
where she had to wait upwards of four hours fur
water. The Humboldt was met by the Africa at 3
o'clock on the afternoon she left New York, and
would arrive the same evening ; she also met the
royal snail steamer Asia at 9.50 a.m. on the morning
of the Itth inst., about twenty hours sail from New
yok.
There had been two arrivals from California, viz.,
by the Empire City, on the 7th, with Havannah
dates to the 2nd, and 350,000 dollars specie ; and
also the Prometheus, which arrived on the 4th,
bringing 41;5 passengers, and gold-dust of the value
of a million and a ballot' dollars. The City of Man-
chester screw steamer from this port arrived at
Philadelphia on the 3rd inst.
The political news by this arrival is less important
than the commercial. There had been almost a
minty panic in New York on the 2nd, 3rd, and 9th,
and severed of the banks had been severely run upon :
they had, however, stood well, and by the, oth it had
shund, and it was hoped the crisis had passed.
Still, however, confidence was slow in returning, and
money was almost impossible to obtain, except for
bills of the very highest class. Stocks, which had
been very much depressed, were recovering, and the
foreign rate of exchange declining.
A great entertainment had been given to Commo-
dore Stevens, W. K Stevens, and J. A. Hamilton,
at the Astor House, to commemorate their return

from England. Commodore Stevens, in his speech,
made warm and complimentary mention of the kiud-
mess and welcome he had received here from all
parties.
Miss Catherine Hayes, Mrs. Warner, Madame
Anna Thilion, Miss Cushman, and His., Laura .Iddi-
son, w re all performing in New York to crowded
audiences, and each in her walk giving delight to
the ears and hearts of our transatlantic friends. Miss
HQ es is a gnat favourite, and has gained great
reii.e, by giving a concert for the benefit of Father
1141.... he w and the temperance cause.
(to Tuesday, Sept. 30, says a New York paper,
Deputy Mars'hal George D. Gates, of the Northern
16-tritt. arrested, at a negro hut near Jamestown, in
Chvatauque county, an alleged fugitive slave, named
Harrison, and brought him to Iluffidothe next morn-
ing. Dunkirk, under a strong guard and bawl-
tuthil to constables Harrison and Best, so as to
make a rescue snore difficult. 'f he coloured popu-
lation were a good deal excited, and followed the
efliurs with their victim in sreat crowds from the
bolo to the gaol. The clannant is a 1)r. Par-
son., Hardy county, Va. Harrison left there with
son other fugitives in January last ; two of the
party returned about six weeks ago for their wives,
and wear arrested, and then exposed the where-
&beat of their companions. This resulted in
Harrison's arrest. The officers had warrants for
three other fugitives who were in Jamestown, but
gay escaped into Canada. After a brief hearing the
commissioner decided that he was a fugitive slave,
mil that he would make out an order fur his return,
ado t which be was ironed and taken to gaol. The
coact-house was crowded with excited citizens, who
made a show of resistance, but, after some slight
skirmishing IS ithin and without the court-room, liar-
risan was eddy lodged in gaol. To prevent the
cseupt or rescue of the prisoner he was handcuffed to
a ItufLelo constable. The negro is a mulatto, and
about 19 years of age. When about being removed
from the court-room he said, " I would rather die
than return to slavery."
A fugitive slave was arrested at Syracuse on
Wednesday, October 1, and brought belare United
States Commissioner Sabine fur examination forth-
with. 'the bells of the different churches coin-
messed tolling, and handbills were distributed
calling on the citizens to congregate and
see a negro kidnapper. The commissioner's
ethic was soon crowded, and a rescue was
einiesdully carried out. The negro was at once put
on his way to Canada, and the agent of the claimant
arrested Tor attempting to kidnap a citizen of the
county. The slave was afterwards recaptured, and
two military companies wiled out to guard hint.
Stevens! white men were arrested for assisting the
negro in his attempted flight. This being the county
fair day, a large concourse of people surrounded the
police-office, where the negro and the white men
weae undergoing an examination. About dusk the
crowd began to throw stones into the window of the
polka-office pretty freely, which caused the adjourn-
ment of the corgi till 8 o'cluck the fullowing morn-
Leg. Fir a while after the adjournment, the crowd
seemed to disperse ; but at about t4l o'clock they be-
gin to break in the windows and doors, and thus
and, an entrance into the building, and carried off
negro. All sorts of a-caik,ng were used in the
allevy. Pistols were fired from both sides, but we
meet learn that they took ellett on any one. Seve-
ral p raona were badly hurt front clubs and stones,
but bone seriously.
lass from California is to the 6th September.
Tin eine- of San Francisco and Sacramento have
again been the scene of a terrible tragedy, in the
summary execution of criminals by the hands of the
particulars of the affair areas follows:

tlo 22inl of August, In conformity with the seutenc _
pa, i upon thins by the law, Thompson, Robinson, and
are hanged in saeramcnto, for highway rob-
in is Oa the morning of the ca-cution Robinson was re-
pry-s,l I,y the governor, M•Dougal, notwithstanding which
tb. I,,todate tuoke the prisoner, and caccuted him. On the
Ina-4v pees nuts to the above (which took place on Friday)
tb e,v, row, with his aids, went in the middle of the night,
ent scned,without opposition, the two prisoners,\Vhittaker
se.; MACs who were placed in the custody of the
committee. This caused a tremendous excitement,
but on amount of the forbearance of the committee under
eacumstanece quiet was restored, and everything was
thAhlit to he at rest until Sunday morning, the 21th inst.,
*lan a portion of the members of the vigilance committee
breke into the county gal, took the prisoners, drove them
11.• n is *carriage to the committee rooms, and in seven-
ty, a minutes from thetime the men were first taken from the
R,: they were hanging in front of the committee rooms on
Batt, ry-strect, in the pr. stnce of 20,000 people, all of whom
at ',YAW of the act.
The accounts from the mines continued to he very
esti-factory. One vein in Miraposa, worked by a
steam machine, was realising from 600 dols. to
1,400 dais. daily. A company of four men, working
a quartz mine at Mount Ophir, were taking out on
an average 3.000 dols. a fortnight; and the Canon
Creek Mining Company were realising upwards of
4.000 dols. per day. A very large and destructive
ETV had occurred at 'Marysville, California, supposed
to be the work of an incendiary, by which upwards
uhf N4ll buildings had been destroyed. The leas is esti-
mated at sio,ooo dols.
The steam-ship Lafayette was entirely destroyed
la lire. while lying at Chagres, on the 11th Septem-
bit. The passengers and crew were all saved ; part
of the freight was lost. She had arrived there a few
ill! 0 previous, and had taken on board a few passion-
rs to return, some of whom—such was the rapidity
ith which thu names spread--saved nothing but
the clothes on their backs. The Lafayette warn
under the command of Captain Stoddard, and was a
new ship. She had only made a voyage to Europe
Melons to going to Chagres.
Adviees from the city of Mexico state that the ca-
binet resigned in a body on the 2nd of September,
and much disaffection prevailed throughout the
eountry,which was in the most deplorable and abject
wnilition. The Convention of the Governors of the
different States, called for the purpose of devising
sonic means for the relief of the difficulties under
whirls the people are now labouring, had met, and
without taking any decisive action on the subject,
adjourned, causing great dissatisfaction.
'fhe revolution in Northern Mexico, thus far, has
proved entirely successful. It commenced at Ca-
margo, where t'he patriots attacked the Mexicans.
The patriots came off victorious, having taken the
town by storm, with a logs on the side of the Mexi-
cans of f.. 0. The government troops were in trenched
in a church, with artillery. The revolutionists are
commaided by Carabajal, who has also with hint two
companies of Texans. At the last accounts they
were marching on Matamoros and Reynosa. Gen.
MAI," who is at Matamoros, has only 300 troops.
Ile had made a requisition oil the city for 2,04 k), but
the city refused to raise a single man. The plan of
• the revolutionists was a pronanciameate, which was
widely circulated. Tampico and its vicinity is in
the .male of the insurgents. The people of Meta-
t'rz, are quietly awaiting the arrival of the liberat-
-e army.
Advites from Nicaragua state that General Munoz
11;4 matched upon Granada, the seat of Senor Mon-

tenegro's government, with a view to capture the
city, and put an end to that government. No infor-
mation as to the result had been received, and it was
reported that the expedition had halted by the nay
at Nicaragua. We see no reason to doubt his success
in this enterprise, as the strength on his side is much
greater than on the other. There may be blood shed,
but victory will probably be with him. At San
Juan much excitement prevails, owing to the
appointment of an Englishman as local agent for
the American Ship Canal Company.
The Governor-General of Canada had sent for lion.
Francis Minks to Drummondmille, to confer with
I him relative the formation of the new cabinet.

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WEST INDIES.

Via New York we have advices from Jamaica to
the 29th ult., which state that the cholera was pre-
vailing in that island; eleven deaths had occurred
during the week ending the 29th. A smart shock of
earthquake had been klt in Port of Spain, but no
damage was done. Antigua, St. Vincent, Grenada,
and Dominica papers furnish no news of interest.