The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-03 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

The United States mail steam packet New York
arrived at Southampton yesterday, with specie for
England value 80,680 dole. dhe left New York on
the 21st ult. The political news is (pith unimpor-
tant. No speaker had yet been elected.
The New York Herald of the 21st says :
The Senate wee not in emotion yesterday. The house was
enraged In a protracted dissuadon upon political mattes.,
amid unusual oonfusioit and uproar, both on the Soot of the
hones and awing the spectators in the valence. In tog
course of the debate Mr Sherman, the republican nominee
for speaker, delivered a speech explanatory of his poei.im, in
which be said he would never explain at begin his views
with referee°, to the Helper book until the resolution des
cluing the endorsers of that volume unfit to be Speaker was
withdrawn. Mr. Clerk, the mover of the resolution, smarted
his intention to persist in pressing the resolution alluded to.
There was much bad feeling mandested throughout the m-
elee, and the have finally adjourned till Monday.
A Washington despatch of the 20th ult, to the
New York Herald says:
Realf, Old Brown's Secretary of State, has arrived, and
will testify before the Senate Investirrailog Committee to-
morrow. It is stated that he declares that the movement of
Brows was separate from all political organisations and Fob-
ticians, end that he knows twilling to implicate soy member
of the republican party. He will testify to a correspondence
between John Brown and &satire Wilww ; but he asserts
that Mr. Wilson denounoad the proposition of Brown to run
slaves out of slave Stated as an se: of madams. This will
probably inclose the committee to call Wilson ea a witness.
Joshua R. Giddings and John Brown, jun. of Obis, arid
Amos A. Lawrence and Mr. fiante-rn, of Masischneetts, will
be sulitoenned as witnesses. It-elf is looked upon as • most
Important witness, se he has indicated that he will nuke •
clean breast of the affair. sod it is understood lot will Impli-
cate prominent pertains in Now York and New England.
A report had prevailed for several days past that
Postmaster-General Holt contemplated resigning his
position. This originated in an understood difference
between him and the other members of the cabinet
respecting an interpretation of the law relative to
the curtailment of the mail service; but it was under-
stood before the steamer's leaving that the conflicting
views had been reconciled. _ _

Tile Democrats of the Mazart-hall faction, in the
27th congressional district of New York, held their
convention for the appointment of delegates to
Charleston on the 19th. A resolution selecting the
Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson as a candidate for the
Presidency was adopted.
The ihqairy into the Lawrence catastrophe was
still going on.

The Bishop of Algiers, wishing to correct a mis.
sta,euseut made respecting himself in the dlgerw Noscorik,
caused a Ibtterto bs addressed to the journal for that purpose.
Me editor hes replied to the prelate as follows :—•rThs
right of reply being pertional, and not to be exercised through
• third Peron. au communication on your part will be at-
tended to oaten witiressed to us by yourself."