The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-29 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

Yesterday morning, shortly after three o'clock, the
British and North American royal mail steam-ship
America, Captain Neil Shannon, arrived in the
Mersey from Boston and Halifax, having left tho
former port at noon on the 17th, and Halifax on the
19th. She brings New York papers to the 16th
instant—but on this occasion we are without the
usual telegraphic despatch from New York via Hali-
fax—and the usual mails from the United States and
British America. The specie brought by the Ame-
rica is not so large in amount as we have lately been
accustomed to receive, amounting only to a hundred
thousand dollars. She brought also fifty passengers,
and a fair cargo, chiefly from the British provinces.
The United States mail steamer Pacific, Captain
Nye, from hence, had arrived out at New York on
the morning of the 14th instant, having been detained
several hours at Sandy Hook for want of a pilot.
The British mail steam-ship Europa arrived at
Halifax from hence on the evening of the 15th, and
at Boston at 4.30 a.m. on the 17th instant.

The news brought by the America may be charac-
terised rather as interesting than important. In the
business of their state elections the people of the
Union are considerably occupied, and now that the
Cuban excitement has died away, no topic of all-
absorbing interest commands public attention.
The actors and participators in the anti-slavery
riot at Christiana, Lancaster co., Pennsylvania,
wherein Mr. Gorsuch, the owner of a fugitive slave
from Maryland, together with his son and some
other persons were shot dead on the spot, have been
arrested and committed to gaol on the charge of
treason. There were 21 prisoners in all, and their
capture was effected by the United States Marshal
Roberts, Commissioner Ingraham, the United States
district attorney, Recorder Lee, two lieutenants, and
about .50 of the United States marines. The party,
upon reaching Christiana, immediately proceeded
to discharge their duty, by scouring tiro woods
and surrounding villages for miles. They laboured
incessantly the greater portion of the day and
night, and succeeded in making twenty-four arrests.
In the possession of some of the parties, or rather
upon the premises from which they were taken, seve-
ral guns, dirks, and huge clubs, were found. Some
of the guns were heavily charged, and arc now in
the hands of the proper officers. There was but one
disposition manifested on the part of the authorities
from Philadelphia, which was promptly seconded by
the prosecuting attorney from Lancaster, Mr. Thomp-
son, and a portion of the police from that city, who
made some eleven arrests on Friday, conveying their
prisoners to Lancaster gaol. The excitement about
Christiana and neighbourhood was intense, and hun-
dreds of the people were in attendance during the
examination of the prisoners on Siturday afternoon
and evening. It was after nine o'clock before the
officers of the United States concluded their arduous
duties, the heat being intense, and almost suffocating
throughout. Several other arrests were subsequently
made, amounting in all to 30. A number of the pri-
soners were brought to Philadelphia, and lodged in
Moyamcnsing prison. With one or two exceptions,
they are all coloured people. Their examination was
to commence immediately, before the United States
commissioner. _ _ _

Three captains of the late Ilung,arian army had
arrived in Washington, as delegates of the 128 Hun-
garians who lately arrived in America front Shumla.
It was stated that they have been directed by Kos-
suth to advise with Mdlle. Jage,lo (now Mrs. Toch-
man) about the means of reaching the colony which
Gen. Ujhazy formed, where they all propose to settle.
There arc 13 Hungarian ladies with them, all mar-
ried. The delegates were introduced by Major and
i Mrs. Tochman to the President, and cordially re-
ceived by him. In answer to their salutations, the
President expressed his satisfaction that they and
their leader, Kossuth, have chosen this country for
their home, and assured them that they will find
friends wherever they may settle. Wm. W. Corco-
ran, a wealthy broker in Washington, has offered to
pay the passages of the exiles from New York to
New Buda, the name of tijhazy's colony in lowa,
their destined home.