The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-12 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

The steam-ship Empire City had arrived at New
Orleans. Among the passenger on board the Em-
pire City were General William Walker and staff,
who have abandoned the field of operations in Cen-
tral America. General Walker capitulated on the
Ist of May to Captain Davis, of the United States
sloop-of-war St. Marys, and with his staff and two
hundred and sixty men (the remains of his army),
were brought to Panama by the St. Mary!. The
Costa Ricans were not known in the articles of
capitulation. General Walker surrendered because
Captain Davis signified his intention of seizing the
schooner Granada, which held his (Walker's) reserve.
General Walker was kept a close prisoner by the
United States commodore, at Panama. Ten thou-
sand people were present to receive General Walker
at New Orleans, where he made a speech, expensing
his thanks for the splendid reception givn him,
saying that in the mess before him he recogntsed the
American love of liberty, and assuring them that
victory was still sure. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed in the city.
A collision has occurred between the State and
the United States authorities in Ohio. It grew out
of the arrest by the Deputy United States Marshal
of four persons charged with harbouring fugitive
slaves at Mechanicsburg, in Champaign county.
An attempt wee made on the part of the citizens to
detain the prisoners by means of a writ of habeas
corpus, but the 'atter were taken out of the county
before the writ could be served. Another was then
procured in Green county, which was served by the
sheriff, backed by a large body of citizens. After
considerable resistance, in which several shots were
exchanged, the marshal and his assistants were over-
powered and conveyed as prisoners to Springfield,
where they are to be tried for resisting the sheriff.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

The European and Australian mail steam
Jon, Captain E. R. Moodie, strived at Southamnfou yee-
Waxy with the heavy portion of the Amer%lien mails. lira
dram were—Sydney, April 11; Melbourne, April 16; King
Grasse's Sound, Ape 24 ; Ceylon, May 9 ; Aden, May 22;
Alexandria, May 30; Melts, June 8. The Carer on board
consisted of 3,824 m
yth and 11,194 on. gold duet, 49
packages elephants' ,40 bake silk, 20 bales wool, 65
packages sundries.
The small quantity of gold brought from Australia in the
fo the Australian owing
tothetaterteliathan t the
mail reduction of
freight for gold
not known when the Columbian left Sydney and Mel-
bourne. The Oneida wee to leave Sydney as soon
a. possible,, and emus home by wa. of Cape Rent.
The Colomban herald eat a very line ship, but • few alight
midwife during the voyage caused moms dy. The Austra-
lian pameengers were 23 hours in aosi&g the Egyptis
deaert, but they stayed some shod time at Cairo. Some of
the Indian prassagers came home in the Jura, and had to
pay double fare to Alexandris, and many more of them
would have come home if the Jura bed stayed a few hours
longer at Alexandria. A grand ball was given on board the
Jura, at. Alexandria, to the Egyptian notabilities. The
paths would have attended but he wee called away to Cairo.
It is intended to tranship passengers, mails, and cargo at
' Feint de Chile when the Australian company's arrangements
are complete. A testimonial was resented to Captain
, Moodie by the passengers before they Let the ship at South-
' ampton. 8041 a ATCUSIIIIWICO as that of the lathe mail due
) ben the middle et the month, reaching London on the 11th of
the month, was never known before. _

A curious story Ku reached us from Aragon.
is mid that the amide (mayor)
occof village had a sum of
money m his house, and, having asion to absent himself
fora day, he enjoined the strictest vigilance upon his leniente
or afoul', In order that the mosey might not be stolen. Ile
then departed, but happening to meet upon the road some
civil guards or gendarme., he desired them to go to his
home, end remain there until his return. About one in the
morning three men forced their way into the house, and by
their menaces compelled the skalds'. wife to give up the
money, but bdore they mold take possession of it they were
shot down by the gendarme'. On removing the masks that
covered their faces, they Wl* found to be the feeds:dm
eked& himself, the secretary of the corporation, and a
nyder, or alderman.
A letter from Rome states that the Sacred College
has just concluded with Baron de Rothschild a new loan of
about twenty millions of francs, intended to be employed in
calling in the copper money.
In consequence or the opening of the Macon and
ClllO/ railway section, the journey from Paris to Turin can
now be perturand in thirty-ow hours,