The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Inman steamship City of Paris, from New
York, arrived at Queenstown at 12.30 p.m. yester-
day, with 153 passengers and 913,387 doh,. in
specie. She landed the mails and passengers, and
proceeded for Liverpool immediately.

(Per the City of Paris.)
NEW YORK, Jumm 15. 3.15 P.Y.

Surratt's trial was resumed E;n the 13th instant,
but Judge Fisher wan unable to attend, and the
other justice was unwilling to proceed with the
case.

Advice, received here from San Luis Potosi to
the 28th ult. state that Maximilian's plea denying
the jurisdiction of a court-martial to try him had
stopped the proceedings until the law on the sub-
ject had been discussed by Juarez and his ministry.

- Maximilian charges General Marquez, who was
in command of the capital, with failing to come to
the relief of Queretaro as ordered.
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The siege of the capital was progressing slowly;
10,000 troops from Queretaro had arrived to rein-
force the attacking party.
A portion of Dias's command are reported to
have mutinied and pronounced in favour of the
Empire. Eighty-seven were captured, and imme-
diately shot.

ATIIIIIPTED INVASION OF THE PAPAL STATES.—
A letter from Florence, dated the 21st inst., and pub-
lished by the Dibats, says :—"On the night of the 19th
an armed band, composed of from 300 to 400 persons, at-
tempted to enter the Pontifical territory. It was stopped
and dispersed by the Italian troops stationed along the
frontier. About fifty arrests were made. The invaders
offered no resistance. The importance of this event arises
especially from the fact, thus clearly proved, that notwith-
standing the apparent calm, the idea of overthrowing the
Pontifical government has not been given up. According
to the information which has reached me, Garibaldi had
nothing to do with this attempt. Efforts had been made
to lead him into it, but without success—at all events, for
the present. The initiative of the movement appears
to come from elsewhere, and it would seem that the espe-
cial desire was to throw difficulties in the way of the
ministry. There are two plans for the overthrow of the
Pontifical government; one consists in invading the pro-
vinces, and in morally forcing the Pope to call in the
Italian troops to restore order ; the Pope would thus be
reduced to the city of Rome, where he would be allowed
to reign peacefully. The other plan, which has the sup-
port of Mau.ini, consists in effecting a revolution in Rome
itself, so as to allow of the principle of non-intervention
being invoked. Although the attempt of the 20th June
has failed, it appears to me difficult to believe in an indefi-
nite prolongation of the stator quo."

Our correspondent writes that within the last
few days a gentleman connected with the management of
Crete affairs in London has been down to Liverpool and
purchased two of the fastest blockade runners that were
ever constructed on the Mersey. These steamers were
built especially for running the blockade from Sasso, &c..
to some of the Southern porta, but the collapse of the
civil war in America left them an " unprofitable lot" on
the hands of their owners until Saturday last, when they
were purchased for a trade fir which they were originally
intended. These vessels are constructed of iron ; have
good carrying capacity, combined with a light draught of
water. They are propelled by paddles, and their speed
is of such a character that the Turkish fleet will have hot
work of it when the blockade runnin; between Syra and
the coast of Crete commences in res'ity. Both of these
new blockade runners will leave the Mersey for Syra in a
few days fully equipped and manned for the work for
which they sn me wen adapted.