The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-23 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Our New York correspondent, writing on the 11th inst.,
says We are hourly expecting Kossuth in the Missis-
sippi. Preparations arc making to receive him in a grand
style, rind a subwription is already opened for thJ purpose
ut giving him 20,00J1. for his personal support."

I ESCAPE OF .%N ITALIAN REFUGEE TO LlVER-
roma—By the screw steamer Arnu, which arrived at this
post from Italy last week, we hod transported to our shores
an interesting ranges., in the shape of a mere boy, 16 years
of age, whose name, for obvious reasons, wo are not per
nutted to mention, who hail literally to "rue his country to
save his neck." Italian hour before the Arno left Leghorn
he was brought on board concealed in a sack, and placed for
safety among the provisions in the 'mare. The person in
charge of " the parcel " paid its passage money to Eng-
land, and thus far was all Captain Hamm knew about
the matter at the time. On getting clear of the port,
however, it turned out that " the sack," like many
of those occasionally dropped in the Bosphorus, con-
trailed a living freight k and a dark-clod boy made
his appearance to claim the protection of the com-
mander of the vessel. Ilia only credentials were an
appeal to the sympathies of human nature in assisting a
fellow-creature in distress, and a letter of introduction to
Messrs. M•lican, 31•Latty, and Ca., of this town. It ap-
peared that this young gentleman ad a number of other
precocious spirits had formed themselves into a secret so-
ciety or club, fur the printing and circulating of religious
and political works, among which the distribution of the
ltible and pamphlets on the " freetiom of Italy " formed a
prominent part. The authorities having got wind of their
proceedings, several of the members were arrested and
summarily shot; and to escape a similar fate, our hero was
embarked on board the Arno. His parents knew nothing
of his connexion with the adhir until startled by the appear-
ance of the soldiers to demand the person of their son ; and
fur a couple of days previous to the Arno 's arrival at Leg-
horn, he had b..en removed front house to house in the
suburbs of the city to escape detection. Liverpool
Standard.

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EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDING AT TUE !HARING-
II.III SILISIONS.—On Saturday last a person of the name of
James Irving was called upon to plead to an indictment
fur receiving goods, knowing Limn to have been stolen,
upon which Mr. O'Brien (instructed by
i Mr. Thomas Hard-
ing, solicitor of Birmingham) handed n a plea on parch-
oLlit, that the grand jury which had returned the bill had
not been properly constituted, inasmuch as a gentleman of
the name of Aspiaall was on that jury, and Mr. ATinall
was, at the time of his so serving as a juror, one of the
council of the borough. Furthermore, that by the ..ith and
pith Wihians IV. (commonly called the Municipal Act)
town councillors arc absolutely incapacitated from sitting
on any grand jury, and that such act did not provide fur a
mere exemption only. Sir Earelley Wilmot, Bart., on be-
half of the prosecution, obtained time until the following
Monday to file a replication or demurrer to the plea, and
the learned recorder (M. I). Hill, Esq., Q.C.) instantly
adjourned the sessions until that time. On Monday
morning Sir E. Wilmot filial a demurrer, and the court
theref ire made a very able and elaborate statement, setting
out the law upon the subject, in which it appeared that no
similar proceeding had taken place for upwards of four
hundred years. fhe learned recorder, however, did not
finally ilivose of the matter, but adjourned the sessions
until the 31st of October, to afford time far a more full and
complete consideration of the case, and refused to proceed
with the trial of any more of the prisoners. Another ob-
jection was raised which applies to every prisoner who has
been tried, namely, that there were 21 upon the grand jury
' instead of 23, and we understand that this will be sufficient
to reverse each of the convictions by writ of error in the
Court of Queen's Bench.

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I ON TUESDAY A GRAND MASONIC DINNER was
risen at Portsmouth to Lieut.-Genend Sir C. J. Napier,
G.C.8., by the lodges of that town, namely, the Phoenix
' Lodge, 319 ; Royal Sussex Lodge, 423 ; and Portsmouth
Lodge, 717, Upwards of 110 blethren were present.
Brother Lord George Lennox being in the chair.
FIRE AT Bow-coSIMON TAR WORKS.—This morn-
hie, between eight and nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the
extensive tar works' belonging to Mr. John Bothell, situate
ou Bow-common. From the immense height the tiro rose,
it sets at one time apprehended that the whole factory
would destroyed, and expresses were despatched to Lon-
! don for aid. The fire originated from some unknown cause I
amongst the tar, whilrt running down the wooden spout
into the cistern, and the liquid being of such an easily
013r:toter, it lye May extended to a number of
.sp:e casks in the open yard, And also to • large quantity
of tar in another part of theiyard. Fortunately, the factory
escaped.