The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-25 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The " Oidium Tuekeri " has attacked the vines in
the vicinity of Valencia, in Spain. " Our vineyards,"
sap a local journal, "now present a sad spectacle.
Tke loss is incalculable." The malady, it seems,
displayed itself very suddenly, and in three
days the vines were rotting. It is said that
the olives in some parts of the neighbourhood of
Valencia have also been attacked by the malady;
and great fears ere entertained that the mulberry
trees may be attacked lidewise.

THE UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL. SUNDAY.

The British and North American Royal Mail
steamship Africa, Captain Harrison, with the usual
mails from the United States and British possessions
in North America, arrived in the Mersey at an early
hour this morning. The Africa sailed from New
York at 12.10 p.m. on the 13th, with 83 pas-
sengers and 877,933 dollars in specie on freight. Her
mails arrived in charge of Lieutenant Scriven,
Admiralty agent.
The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic and
the Royal Mail steam-ship Arabia, both from this
port, arrived at New York, the former on the 10th
and the latter on the 13th inst.

The New York Crystal Palace was to be inaugu-
rated on the 14th, the day after the Africa sailed,
though it would be a month before all the articles
were arranged and the show completed. On the
12th not one of the departments had all its articles
arranged, but the English exhibitors were most
behindhand. The show promises to exceed the
most sanguine expectations of the projectors. Pre-
sident Pierce is to be present at the opening cere-
monies, and has commenced his progress north for
the purpose. At Baltimore and Philadelphia he has
been received with great cordiality. He is accom-
panied by three members of the cabinet. Mr. Secre-
tary Marcy is not among them. It is said that a
difficulty has arisen between Mr. Marcy and Mr.
Buchanan, the newly appointed minister to England,
in consequence of which the latter will throw up
his commission. The secretary is unwilling to give
the envoy carte blanche in regard to the fishery ques-
tion, and hence the disagreement.
The Washington Star, of the 12th, names Sweet.
zer, of Ohio, as likely to try for the British mission
in case Mr. Buchanan declines.

A hurricane swept over the neighbourhood of New
IYork on the evening of the 9th inst. At Halver-
straw a large wooden building occupied as a lodging-
house, was hurled into ruins, five persons being killed
upon the spot, and a dozen others wounded. Several
other accidents have been reported.
The Hon. Senor Borland was at New Orleans on
the 9th inst., awaiting instructions prior to depart-
ing for Central America.
By way of New Oilcans we have one or two items
of news, brought from Havannah by the Black
Warrior. It is rep,rted that a wealthy Frenchman,
named Forcade, had been arrested on a charge of
being extensively engaged in the slave traffic. Several
petty Cuban officers had also been placed upder amid
for similar reasons. Rumours were also current at
Havannah that the Chinese, or coolies, on one of the
interior plantations, had revolted, and that in the
course of a fight an overseer was killed.
The mail steam ship Illinois has arrived at New
York with the Californian mails of the 16th ultimo.
The Illinois had on board 1,833,714 dole. in specie.
The news by this arrival is not remarkably impor-
tant. The Sun Francisco Ereninjt Journal says :-1
"The news from the mines is not very encouraging.
The mines arc overrun with emigrants. Every otter
branch of industry is very dull. While die (Talon
remarks :—"1 he interior press speaks encouragingly
of mining matters. The rivers are, however, un-
commonly high, and miners will be unable to
thoroughly drain them until very late in the sum-
mer. The dry diggings are being rapidly supplied
with water by means of canals or ditches. Some of
these companies are realising much money from their
investments."

The San Francisco Times and Transcript says:
The Golden Gat* carries a good account of our agricul-
tural prospects for the present season. The harvest has
commenced, and from every part of the state the report
is that the grain product will vastly exceed that of 1852.
All sorts of field crops arc cquaPy good. From every Ste.
tiers of the Placers we hear of most satisfactory results, in
deed mining has never been carried forward with such
general success. Quartz mining has received a fresh im-
petus from the influx ,4* capoal, and will soon contribute
largely to the gold product of California. Commercially
the intelligence is not so favourable to interests abroad. The
market is overstocked with many of the chief articles of
consumption. Some lately arrived cargos have been sold
at a discount of 10 per cent. from the cost. Consignees
are instructed to hold on far higher prices. Shippers, how-
ever, fail to order th^m to draw for the freight, and this
expenditure alone equals half a million per month, requir-
ing that mount of goods at least to be forced upon the
trade. It was very warm weather yesterday in San Fran-
i cisco, decidedly the hottest day in the season. At Miry*-
: vine on the 14th the heat was almost intolerable, and Sacra-
mento fared little better. At all these points, however,
and, indeed, throughout the state, general good health pre-
vails, for which it behoves all people to be thankful.
Duelling. seems to have become almost epidemic
in California. Ron. Messrs. Gwin and M'Corkle,
members of Congress, after exchanging three shots
ineffectually, with rifles at 30 paces, were reconciled
by the mediation of their seconds. Mr. John Nugent,
of the San Francisco Herald, was badly wounded
by Alderman Raves, having suffered a compound
fracture of the right arm. Dr. A. B. Crane, formerly
of Louisiana, died on the 12th ult., from the effect of
a wound received the day previous in a duel with
Mr. Edward Toby.
At the beginning of June the wheat in a field
in Calaveras County stood over seven feet high, the
heads being six and a half iochee long.
The ship Carrier Pigeon, Captain Doane, from
Boston for San Francisco, went ashore on the 6th
ult. in a thick fog, on Point New-year, about thirty
miles south of San Francisco. At the time of the
accident it was blowing strong from the north-west.
Fifteen minutes after the ship struck there was
seven feet water in the hold, and in half an hour the
water was above the lower deck.

In addition to the Californian news, the Illinois
has brought later intelligence from Peru, New
Granada, and the Sandwich Islands.

The Peruvian minister for Bolivia hu returned
from Tacna to Arica, having found it impossible to
arrive at any satisfactory arrangement with Hahn.
The minister directed from Tacna a communication
to La Paz, explaining the object of his mission, to
which Belau responded that he, the minister, would
be well received io La Paz, but that the government
could not admit of any proposals to arrange the
pending difficulties. Meanwhile Peru continues her
preparation for the expected war. The Peruvian
squadron had arrived in Arica. Belzu had as yet
scarcely taken any measures to resist the enemy.
His entire force in La Paz consists of 1,800 men, and
he seems to be eontldent that the Peruvians will not
venture to invade his territory.
Among other atrocities, it is related that Belzu
had seized 600 horses on their way from the Argen-
tine Provinces to Peru, belonging to a Peruvian mer-
chant, but destined for the service.
The ill feeling against Belzu'e policy increases
daily; great dissatisfaction prevails in the country, and
the Southern Provinces only wait for a favourable
moment to take up arms against him.
Chili continues highly prosperous.
From New Granada, we learn that an attempt was
I made at the capital to raise a revolution, on Bth June.