The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-13 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

I.IVERPOOL, SATtttDAY.
The British and North American royal mail
steam-ship Europe, Captain John Leitch, arrived to-
night frani Boston and Halifax, with 143 passengers
and 435,986 dots. in specie.
A despatch from AS ashington, dated the 29th ult.,
states that a treaty with Nicaragua is under con-
sideration, having for its object the re-opening of
the transit route.
Arrangements are in progress for the speedy set-
tlement of the questions in dispute between the
United States and New Granada, upon a basis per-
fectly satisfactory to the United States government.
Wc kern from Washington that the instructions
relative to the operations of the troops now detailed
for Utah have been completed. It is designed by
the government to create a separate military depart-
ment of the territory, under command of General
Harney, who will have a force of nearly 3,000 met
fully equipped as an army in the field.
By the steam ship Illinois, which arrived at Ni!
York on the 28th alt., we have advises from
fonds to the sth inst. She brought 1,832,867 dole.
in treasure, and a full complement of passengers.
The total Feral-monthly shipment of gold was
2,268,192 doll. The yield of the mines promises to
be larger than ever before knowu. There was a
report of a defalcation in the mint department at
San Francisco to the amount of nearly half a mil-
lion of dollars. The welter is charged with the
crime, bat it is said that the deficit can be accounted
for by reason of defective flues in the building curry-
ing off the gold dust in large quantities. There vela
considerable talk throughout the state of getting up
another expedition to Sonora, to avenge the massacre
of General Crabbe and his companions.

THE IMPORTATION OP NEGROES FROM
AFRICA.

It appears from an article in the Chorketon Me•
eery, that the pm-slavery patty in the southern states of
America are already looking to the propised itapertstioa al
Afrnun negro,r into the Follett and English West ladle
colonies no on example which the American slaveholdera
may take advantage, to evade the existing prohibition of tha
slave bade. The Mercury solos*. that :—....Enigranis
from Anita may just as legitioistely be brought into the
United State. ee enik.rninte from Germany or Ireland. NO
will the chrumstance of en agreement being previously n d
for employment and wages at all rithrt the legality of the im-
portation. Ilundreds—thoussoil4 are being hope ted dap,'
front Europe, under agreements with the manufacturers of
New England, to carry on their factories. If the Pc"'
moot of the United States shall, therefore, determine that the
importation of negrees from the Atriesn coast, by Englla
and Ennio', as emigrants into the West India Islands. i• net
the Afrienu slave trade, thin the whole trade of bringinji
Iletcleee from .kfriea is &leo op, n to the southern
What dote the illecerrry aim at ? It is, in fart, nothing 101
then African slaves that it would convert the emigrants into
the imoutent they tench Amerieun tad!. Item is a se*
interpretation of the principle of state sovereignty *--
" What becomes of the IlegTele after they ere imported into a
elate will be en affair of the state. The general goverrunesd
can have nothing to du with it. The uufotrement of any
contract fur wages will be entirely within the jurisdiction of
the coturta of the states. And if. public opinion, or the reel
understanding of the emigrunta, establishes practically that
they shall be Mares, there is no wire** by any other Who-
city titan that of the gate. in which they are loeattd."

General Surety has left Paris for London, srhtro
he will remain fur ft short thee, awl then return to the East.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Kr. Casadrionar GoolOws.)

The tell.* we & idcili ii•;onstirc-road, aglow
Tbo. was Me eseuniaation tessung. The accounts prepaid
by Merin. Paul sad Terser showed debts to the amount of
WC ; mats dependent oa say surplus that may be TO•
slued hem the mortgaged property.
Hie Homer add Misers was favourably distinguished hoes
that at builders gemerally, at the books had been well kept,
and the leakrapt wee oceergenatly ebb to show hisasfitore
what his harem:elms had hem
The baaltnipt peened geoppomi.