The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-08 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The British and North American Royal Mail
steamship Arabia arrived la the Nang yesterday morale&
with advice. from Boston to the 88th, sad hem Halifax to
the 28th ultimo. She brought 80 paiseriims, among wham
are three consul passengers. News generally anticipated.
The Arabia experienced moderate winds, with dense fogs
occialonally. On the 30th ultimo she spoke the Astoria.
On the 2ad instant, at 4 a.m., in tat. 49 46 N., 100. 40 83
W., during a fog, with a moderate northerly keens, she
exchanged missals with the steamship Great Beaters, bared
to Quebec, with troops,. The leviathan was programag very
satideeteetly towards her destination—having distanced

about 1,700 miles from port, in four days aad eighteen
hours. On the 6th she paged the Asia, bound west.
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The steamship Europa had arrivedat Halifax ; the Astglo-
Haus atFather Poiat; meddle Kangaroo and the Brawn at
New York.

- H XS. Jason arrived at Havannah on the 19th, as bat
way to the Ifindmippi.
The Federal cruiser Harriet lone arrived at New York on
the 25th, from Fort Monroe, with the mister and throe of
the crew of the prise brig Hollis Jackson, and four allows
anti nine cithe crew of theprivateer Savannah. Capt. Barker
and the crew of the privateer Savaasah were arrested
immediately open their arrival, by District• Attorney Smith,
°bawd with treason, piracy, and robbery as the high seas.
Two of the crew are Sootehmea, named Coid and Palmer ;
three others are Irish.

Several armed schooners were fitting oat as New York,
to look after the small privateers issuing from the southern
rivers.

Ou the 25th the President sad Yrs. Liacolt attended the
funnel of a private at Washiagtes, sad afterwards reviewed
the 37th N.Y. Regiment

The Ohio 10th Regiment left Washiestes for WINIIII.II
Virilela on the 24th. Two more regiment' were to leave.
A dempatch, dated Washington, June 25, says:—" The
seeding of four additional British regiments of infantry sad
artillery to Canada, and a British fleet to the southern
mat, excites some remark here, u well as the harsh corn•
mute of the British proms upon the United States. While
the friendship of Great Britain for the United States is
shown to be hollow, or secondary to ita cotton interests, and
hypocritical upon the sub)** of dairy (the British people
havingdose more to divide the United &stem than Southern
azireatiers or Northers aboalakils). re adlothalealiou

have awarsikes, Moompaaylag the eerie's' of troops sod
leek while teems ell islestion of heetility to the Ueitedl
801661."

Is the Virginia Note Oinveetion at Richmond, on the
19th, Yr. Blow presented the following resolution :—" The
calmed the Federal government now Is command of an
may guttered on the soil of Virginia have inaugurated,
apparently with the 0000011T1009 of the authorities at
Washingtoo, a system of warfare unknown to the uses and
practice of civilised nations, by enticing away from the
owners, protecting, and holding, slaves, the property of
citizens of this commonwealth, whether said cilium are
combatants or non•oombatants, and for purposes not yet
developed ; therefore, Resolved.—That the committee en
finance inquire into the propriety of setting aside all debts
due by the commonwealth of Vieginis to the citizens or car-

porstions of such states of the !areal ITaion or citizens of
our own state sa are not engaged in or sustaining this war
GI invasion ; sad that said debts, *widowed by beak eon.
pool, or etbsewira shill be bold as a had hod fir the
future lademaifkatioa af all leaser eareafaed dr hereafter to

be swelsisei by teersirt sea ealswful MUMS and acts,
eel le mesh by Mime er etherwise." Mr. Eau, a
hit the purpose of (mewing similar
lesses be tie serieweet @mistimes sections et the state, the
resolution he es 'sodded es ID Include other property than
that vested in *res. Mr. Mow incepted the am
and tbs tlesoin WWI adopted. The convention=
an amendment to the constitution of the coofedeested
states, allowing to Virginia the right to secede on certain
contingencies.
Priem Alfred was enthuiaatioally received at Toronto
en the 25th.

The Fox Club held their annual Rah dinner at
the Trafalgar Hotel, Greenwich, an Satarday—Prenztjathaei
Marquisof Toeuelmail, Earl of Albemarle, Red m
the RiOt Hon. Z. Elim, Y.P. • Dr. Lmhbastaa, Lim
&ado, Mr. F. Hendee, M.P. • Rid of Cenmerdown,
G. Y. Philips, Bart. ; Visoonnt'Eveteley, Hen. F. Wove,
Mr. Row'snd Mates, the Ham. H. Duncan, Lord Mostya,
Mr. leaspitoe, Y.P. t Wong Challoaer, Mr. John St
Asbyti, Y.P. ; Mr. A. M. Stephesam, the Mae. R. Coke,
Sir Thomas Birch, Bert. : Lord Canso" Calmat Caulfield,
Viscount Rap:lb/JD, M.P. ; Lord Orman., General Sir H.
F. Davis, Bart, M.P. ; Colonel Castaises ; the Hon. Fits.
ZiVernon, Sir IL J. Chobneley, Bart ; Lord Carew,
.a?, Mr W. Gibson Craig, Bart. • Lard Leigh, Mr. Ed-
ward Mos, Y.P. ; Lard Chasham,'Ooketel Adair, ha.
CAPTAIN BURTON AND M. CHAILLU.--Captain
Barton, the well-known African traveller, writes to the
Times in cuisines to the late scene at the Ethnological So-
ciety .• Mr. Malone began by interrupting the proceeding.
with leashed cheering, a practice not nire, I believe, in the
House of Comma's, hat hardly admiuible into an ethnolo-
gical society. He then rose, and, after a preamble touching
the &raven of his disposition, adopted a tone and style of
address which would have caused the coolest temper to boil
over. My wonder is that M. du Chelan restrained himself so
long. M. du Malta is a foreigner—one reason formarlem ;
he was our guest—another reason • he has been subjected
for the last two months to unusual annoyances—a third
reason. I venture to hope that the priori excluded from
the future meetings of the Ethnological Society will be,
not M. du Chaillu, but the gentleman who, after taking
undue advantage of our protecuou, insulted a foreigner and
a guest, and received (and quietly pocketed) his punishment.
I am, sir, your obedient servant, RICHARD F. Munroe, M.
Ennio. Soc.-14, St. James's-square, July 6."
SALE AT NEWSTEAD ABEZY.••-01:1 Friday, there
was a sale by auction, at Newatead Abbey, of valuable
erects, formerly tho property of Lord Byron. Many of
the lots mined only moderate prices. The first printed
copy of his early poems, with autograph, after a vigorous
competition, fetched only 61., Mr. Webb being the pur-
chaser ; and a pair of brass candlestick., used by his lord-
ship in college, were bought in by the same gentleman at
31. 10a Lord Byron's punch-bowl, broken, but repaired,
and not perhaps intrinsically worth Is., realised N. be, A
marble bust, life sive of Charles 1., on marble half column,
chiselled with great delicacy, sold at 15f. to Mr. Redfern,
of Warwick ; and a bust in the same miss and style, of
William ILL, at the same price, to Mr. Woodgate, of
London. Musical instruments, and portfolios of music, the
former embracing flutes, guitars, harpsichords, musical
bores, and haiw ; and the latter, copies of the best operas
and standard classical music, brought gond pricer. Tiers
were pipes of every design and pattern, in which mat be-
came paramount to utility, and in all cases the articles put
up were disposed of at fabulous prices. Some curious and
valuable article, in Dresden china, plat, and plated goods,
were subsequently disposed of to advantage, and the sale
concluded with the wine department, iu which were some
small lots of hock, of 1816, a few dozens of the same
wine "from Lord tsyrou's cellar," and a large quantity of
various wines of later vintage:, which went off at large
premiums.
RAILWAY CommirrErs.—The bills of the Ross and
Monmouth Railway, and Hereford, Hay, and Brecon Rail-
way have been withdrawn. The Lords have agreed to the
amendment made by the Commons in the Metropolitan
Railway Company's Improvements Bill, and in the bill of
the North London Railway for the widening of their line
and other purposes. In the case of the Swansea and Needs
Itclyra Bill it has been decided that the promoters may
with it, provided the powers conferred on the South
S'aTe".'sßailway Company and also the power conferred on
the company to enter into working arrangements with the
Swansea and Neath be struck out of the bill. A com-
mittee consisting of the Duke of Rutland, chairman ;
Viscount de Vesci, and Lords annoys, Methuen, and
Armee, has been appointed to consider the South Wale*
Mineral Railway Bill, the Vale of Clwyd Railway Bill, the
Cleveland Railway and the St. George's Harbour Bill.