The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-18 00:00:00

THE UNITED ESTATES.

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LIVERPOOL, THVEADAT.
The steamer Europa has arrived. A portion of
the news hu been anticipated, via Queenstown.

The steamer Indian hence reached Quebec on
the let.

Numerous state elections took place on the day
before the Europa sailed. In Massachusetts
the republicans were triumphant, Mr. Banks
being elected governor in New Jersey and
Michigan, the republicans are also said to
have been successfuL The returns from New York
are indefinite, but it was thought that the Republi-
cans had elected their candidate for governor.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, VIA HALIFAX.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, Evan's°.

The miles of cotton in this market during the past
two days amount to 6,000 bales, at a decline of tc.
to I. per lb. in prices. Middling is quoted at 111 e.
to 11 [c., but these figures are almost nominal.
Breadstuff* generally are firm in price, but the de-
mand is dull. Provisions also are firm. The stock
market is dull, at a slight decline in price.

(FROM 01:IR SPECLAL

NEW YORK, Ocr. 30.

The indications, so far, are all in favour of a Repub-
lican triumph at the approaching election. It would
perhaps be more correct to say " Opposition" than
" Republican," for the antl•Lecompton party is made
ap of malcontent democrat "Americans" as well as
of Republicans—the only test being disapproval of
the policy of the President upon the Kansas ques-
tion. But the Republicans are the gainers in my
ease ; for it is their cause which triumph', and they
are accordingly indulging in the fiercest exultation.
It would be difficult to give you an ideaof the excite-
ment by which all classes are pervaded. The Demo-
crats so noisy two years or even a year ago, have not
a word to say, and are hardly showing fight at all,
There is every probability that the Republican ma-
jority will nearly reach the same height as
in the last presidential election, when it
placed Fremont higher by eighty thousand
than his competitor. But all, as I told you in my
last letter, acknowledge that this is bat a prelimi-
nary skirmish. It is when this State election is over,
and the whole of the Free States stand unmistakeably
oommitted to Free-Soilism, t hat the real struggle aim-
menose—the struggle which is to decide who shall be
the next president. If the New York majority is
large, the Republican choice will unquestionably fall
on Seward, obnoxious as he is to a large number of
northein conservatives. The policy of choosing an
obscure individual simply because he has few poli-
tical enemies, and relying for the suotess of the
party on its " platform " in manifesto, u in the last
election, is not likely to be again followed. The
Conflict has now become one es Centralise., and it is
necessary to pet the ablest and longest tried man of
the party in the foreground of the battle, if for no
other reason, for the reason that if a Free-Soil president
is elected next time he will have to deal with crises
each as have rot yet arisen in the history of the
Republic,; and which will try the resolution of the
bravest and the wisdom of the most clear-headed
man in the party.
The Southern papers are already overwhelmed
with dismay by the result of the Indiana, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania elections. They all declare they see
little further hope left for the South in the Union,
and denounce the "unionists," as they call those
who preach union and repudiate " sectional dif-
ferences.

An incident—one of the many which now and
then occur—which took place lately in Indiana has
tensed intense exasperation on the northern side of
the border. An old man named Bell, living in
Louisville, in that state, was some time ago seined,
by a band of ruffians who ease across the Ohio
from Kentucky, and carried over to Kentucky and
lodged in gaol, without any warrant, upon a charge
of having aided fugitive slaves. Application was
made for his release on bail, but the amount fixed
by the Kentucky judge was so exorbitant that
he was 'unable to raise it, and lay there for some
months. One of his sons, who was in California,
heard of it, came home at once, and, asabited by some
friends, rescued his father. The son was himself
seized in Indiana without a warrant, and earned off
in a similar tnanner a week ago, and is now lodged
in prison is Kentucky, without any apparent pro-
I epeet of his immediate release. The excitement in
Indiana consequent upon this outrage has been so
great, that it is with difficulty that an girded party
has been prevented from crossing the river and com-
mencing a civil war. Every little collision of this
sort widens the breach between the two notions of
the Union.

We have had a long letter from President Benson
of Liberia, vindicating himself and his governoreni
from the charges made against him in connexion
with the Regina Cali affair. It seems now to
resolve itself into a question of veracity between
him and the French officials. There is a large party
here who devote themselves sedulously to vilifying
the blacks and decrying all their efforts at self
vernment, to whom this affair has been quite
godsend, and it is most desirable that something
should be done to thoroughly authenticate the Libe-
rian version of the story. France is a formidable
antagonist for such a republic as Liberia to contend
with upon a question of evidence ; but President
Benson makes the French consul at Monroe one of
his witnesses.
I hope to know enough of the probable result of
the else ion on Tuesday, in time for the steamer
which leaves Boston on Wednesday, to be able to my
something about it in my next letter. In the maga
time no other topic has a chance of exciting any
interest.

THE INDIA MAIL.

(IT sraaauo Tamura.)

(THOM OCR OWN COLIMPONDIXT.)
IiOITTHLIIPTON, TNCWIDAT.
The newspaper despatches from the India ma.
packet Ceylon, have arrival here from Falmouth. The
Ceyks hal eighty peommgere. Amongst her cargos gads
to the value at about two hundred pounds, and nemb
three thousand bales of oak. SeTiOtte accidental had hop.
pined ts) two of the one. The Ceylon had put into Pala
month through straw of weather, and to take in coals.