The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC.

The American mail-steamer Arctic, Captain Luce,
arrived at Liverpool last evening, at a quarter past
seven, with the usual mails, 113 ixissengers, 200,000
dollars, and 3731. sterling in specie on freight.
The Arctic left New York ut noun on the 2nd inst.,
and has experienced head winds and adverse weather
all the voyage.
When the Arctic left, the steam-ship Baltic, which
sailed hence for New York on the 22nd ult., had not
arrived at that port.
The American adviccs by this arrival state that a
reaction against the Fugitive Slave Bill had strongly
set in. The Ohio legislature had passed resolutions
by a large majority iu favour of a repeal of the
obnoxious law, or, at least, a great modification of it.
The denial of juries to slaves put upon their trial
was condemned in a very emphatic manner. In
addition to this expression of feeling from one of the
most important states of the Union, a state couven-
tion fur Massachussets (without respect of party)
had been called, to assemble in Boston on the Nth of
April, to express the feelings of that state in favour
of the repeal of the Fugitive Bill.
In Mississippi, measures have been taken for a
thorough organisation of the Union party. Dele-
gates have been chosen to a state convention for the
nomination of a state ticket. The Southern Rights
party are forming a similar organisation. The old
party lines are abandoned, and the question of
slavery made the exclusive issue.
Jenny Lind had arrived at Nashville, and was ex-
pected at New York en route to London in May.
The Virginia legislature has passed resolutions in
opposition to the disunion measures of South Caro-
lina, and expressing an unwillingness on the part of
the people of the state to take any action calculated
to destroy the integrity of the Union.
The legislature of sew Jersey hare enacted a law
prohibiting the employment of children under ten
years of ago in factories, and providing that ten
hours shall be considered a legal day's labour iu all
manufacturing establishments.
A collision took place between two steamers on
the Ohio River, below 11-heeling, by which fifteen
lives were lost, and one of the beats completely de-

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stroyed.
Our whims from Texas relate principally to the
Indian difficulties, but give no news of importance.
A public dinner has been given to Daliel Web-ter,
at Annapolis, Md. by the delegates of the State Con-
vention. It was attended by a large number of dis-
tinguished citizens.
The packet-ship Washington arrived at New York
on March 31, with 961 pa...mongers, making a total,
including the officers and crew, of 1,010 persons, the
largest number probably ever conveyed across the
Atlantic in a single merchant vessel.
A fatal conflict had taken place on the Erie rail-
road, in the state of New lurk, in which several
Irish labourers were killed. The riot took place
in consequence of an attempt to prevent labourers
working when others had struck for higher wages.
I The Sheriff of Ocnncssee county had called for 200
stand of arms to preserve order.
Large numbers of passengers to the Crystal Palace
were about to leave New York; few berths were
vacant in the steam-ship Canada, from Boston, on
the 9th, and the Baltic, from New York, on the 16th
inst. It is stated that several leaders of the Irish
Directory in New York were among the inteaded
voyagers.

The construction of the Erie Railroad was to
be completed by the lath of this month, " and," in
the figurative language of the Tribune, "by the let
of May the iron horse that quaffs the waters of the
Hudson in the early morning will ere nightfall cease
his toils upon the far distant shores of Luke Eric."
In anticipation of the opening of the road, the directors
of the company have made arrangements to ticket passen-
gers and check baggage through to Chicago, Detroit, Cleve-
land, Toledo, and other places on the lake. On the arrival
of the trains, the steamers at Chicago, Queen City, or Key-
stone State of the Detroit line, the Empire, Saratoga, or
Alabama, of the Cleveland or Toledo line, will be in readi-
ness to convey passengers directly throti;h to those plae;.s.
The steamers Albany, Diamond, and Fashion will also form
a line between Dunkirk and Cleveland. landing at the in-
termediate ports. These steamers are all first-class
are fast sailers, and have superior accommodation. When
these arrangements are completed, it is intended to convey
passengers from this city to Dunkirk in sixteen hours (night
line eighteen hours); to Cleveland in twenty-six or twenty-
seven lours; to Detroit in thirty-six hours; to Cincinnati
in forty hours; and to Chicago in forty-eight or fifty hours.
The President has officially recognised G. Aikin as
British consul for California, to reside at San
Francisco. . . _

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Generals Scott and Cass bad been nominated for
the presidency—the former by the Wing Convention,
in Michigan, subject to the decision of the National
Convention. _ . .

Our athiees from Yucatan represent the situation
of the Peninsula as daily becoming more deplorable.
The apathy of the inhabitants encourages their
ferocious enemies in their efforts to exterminate the
white race. A conspiracy was detected on the Pith
of February in the city a Merida. It was formed
by the convicts in the city prison, in conjunction with
sonic of the soldiers. The plan was arranged to re-
lease the prisoners, assassinate the city ottlecni, and
then plunder and burn the town. The plot was dis-
covered a short time before it was to have been car-
ried into effect. The ringleaders were arrested and
condemned to death, but the execution of the sea-

mice has been postponed, and the case kat since been
transferred to the city of Mexico, and still remains
undecided.

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At :New York adtices had been received from
layti to Feb. 6. Tlw island was in a state of general

tranquillity. The report of a sanguinary engagement
betwetm the Hayti:ins am! Dominicans appears to
have been without tbuntlation. The eonferenet-s be-

tweet' the American agent and the British and
French consuls have thus far lud to no &sided

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halts. It is thought that a plan was on foot for the
union of the two parts of tho island under the govern-
ment of the Emperor Faustin.
From Carthagena w•e learn that on the 25th of
February a second shock of earthquake was ex-
perienced at Santa Martha. Several houses were
much mju►ed.
(For markets see last page.)