The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-29 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

(li BRITIIIII ♦AD IRISH KAGAITIC TILIGIUMI.)

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY Mos.rnick

The steam-abip Kangaroo, from New York,
Aug. 13, via Queenstown, has arrived ; bringing
90,330 dole. specie, and 240 passengers.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Persia, Captain Jad-
kins, whica sailed from New York on the 17th inst.,
arrived here at about half.past seven this morning,
bringing 138 parengers and 378,682 dollars in
specie.
The mails were under the charge of Mr. Nub, of
the London Post.offiee, and, under the new arrange-
ment, were sorted on beard ready for delivery on the
arrival of the vessel. Mails for the Europa, which
wailed this morning, were also made up on board the
Persia, thus giving the passengers the opportunity
to announce their safe arrival.

On the night of the 17th the Persia exchanged
signals with a steamer bound to New York, supposed
to be the Asia.

The steamer City of Baltimore, hence, arrived at
New York on the 15th inst.

Mr. Otway, the British Minister, was, at last ao-
counts, in the city of Mexico, the despatch for his re-
call not having been received. There is such in-
formation in this city is justifies the assertion that
the vacancy thus occasioned will be filled by a suc-
cessor friendly to the Juarez government.
Mr. Cyrus W. Field was making energetic efforts
in New York to obtain subscriptions to the new
capital of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. As the
most conclusive way of satisfying these sceptics who
refuse still to believe that the cable was ever brought
into practical operation, copies of the 400 messages
which passed through the cable, verified under oath,
are published in the New York Herald, and occupy
seven columns of that journal.
Professor Alexander Demitry, translator to the
State Department at Washington, had been ap-
pointed Minister to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and
would proceed on an early day to the scene of his
labours. It is said that the mission had first been
offered to, but d,clined by, General Cushing, ex-
Attorney-General of the United States.
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Late advice, from Texas state that yellow fever
had become epidemic at Brownsville, and that troops
were being organised for northern Mexico.
The State Reform School at Westborough, Musa-
chosen", an institution for juvenile offenders, had
been set on fire by one of the youthful inmate', and
was almost entirely consumed. The building con-
tained at the time more than 500 boys, but fortu-
nately no lives were lost.
Advioss from Pictoa, Nova Scotia, state that a
Boyars gale had visited that region, doing much
damage, and occasioning a fearful less of life.
On the south side of Prince Edward', Island espe-
cially the wrecks of vessels hid been numerous, and
the lass of life amounted to SO.

The New York Shipping and Commercial List
notices u a rarity the shipment of 1,500 barrels of
flour to Liverpool. The exports of breadstuff* in
this direction has been suspended for a long time.
The accounts of the growing cotton crop continue
to promise a large yield, notwithstanding complaints
of too much rain in parts of Alabama and Georgia.
The Havana correspondent of the New York
Herald, writing on 9th inst., states that three car-
goes of African slaves were hourly expected at Cien-
fuegos, and that business was very brisk with them.
325 " free " Coolies had been landed from a French
ship. The Havana markets were unchanged.

The Prins d'Orient ant ounces that Mehemet-
Ali-raolts, the last son of Mehemet Ali of Egypt, who has
arrived at Constantinople from Marseillos, at or having
visited the principal cities of Europe, proposes t) open hie
aloes to European society, which is considered a remark-
able sot of innovation on the part of • high Ottoman
functionary,

The annual musical festival at Baden commences
to-day, under the dire,tion of 11. Berlioz. Mdme. Vlardot
is the prhseipal vocalist engaged.
Vesuvius is bursting out into patches of fire in all
directions Professor Palmieri describes the proms as fol-
lows —" The firs runs along in hidden aid naturally-
formed conduit*, the walls of which it bursts through when
in any great man, and then overflows. Every *pot of fire,
therefore, does not imply that a fresh mouth has been opened,
but that a rupture has taken place."
We read in the Montrose Reriesr,—" The arrival
of the Chief Juat ice of England at the Cloys gathering WA
heralded by a buzz of conversation. Doubts were expensed
by the young biddies whetter he would come with a mace
or a sceptre; and they were apparently much surprised to
see a plume-fend elderly gentleman, mounted on a high-
land pony, with a twat d snit of quiet check and a fait-looking
little cap, instead of that ideal chief parlor, with a robe and
wig, and all ate issignia of offlos, which they had pictured
to themselves."

The remnant of the gallant body of men whose
Barnes are imperishably linked with the heroic defence al
the city of Dubow, the 32nd regimen; have just arrived at
Dove; to take up their quarters I. that gertisea.

A Jew, residing at Lyons, lately lout his puree,
ceetaning 1,200 tr., sad be advertised the loss in the nasal
way. The next day he received this letter —"Amiable
Isreelita—lt is 1 who hare toned your 1.200 fr., and yon
may weepp for them, tor yoo will never et them beck 'galas
las leading the life of a Sardsnapalas. Here is an wool
of what I hero this day bad for breakfast and for dinner.
(A detail of the two meals was here glees.) I shall continua
lire in this manner. graoiou. Hebrew, until 'our 1,200 fe.
are exhausted, and 1 will finish by drinking* glum of waste
your heath."
On Friday Mr. J. Townsend, ex M.P. for Green-
wick, applied at the Town bell, Leicester, for a license for
the Lamear Haan for the ensuing mason, and the applica-
tion wee granted. •