The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

ENGLAND TO AMERICA.

No hostile Amor estiems Ise
To war with impious bomb
hi* land around a common sea ;
Os. people in two ludo.
In vela, our Itiodrod doom to part,
Are wawa between us thrown :
The tide whisk warms a Bntish heart
le that which fills your own.
No lemma rangid on either hooch,
But like se angel stands
To cull new hopes from each to each,
And link our loving lab&
No ahip that mile from either 'bore,
While to and fro it plise.
But weaves the thread of frieodship o'er
The gulf that 'twist us hen.
No pilgrims from our harbours part,
Or come with eager oars,
But give you more of England's heart,
And more to us of yours.
No song that soothes our children'. rest
But unto yours is dear
No lay that stirred our soldier's breast,
But yours has glowed to hear.
No fame that dashed on Britain's brow,
But gleams at yours alike ;
Then, if you cap, aloure us now,
Forget it all—and strike!

THE AMERICAN Drinucuirr.

ARBITRATION NEJLTING AT BRIGHTON.

marcarroN, MONDAY.
A great meeting was held in Brighton Let night
es the AltieriCall mseetlou. 1,200 ponces were present.
Mears. Coainghass aid White, the two borough members,
addressed the meeting. The following resolution and
mienionsi in favour of rafemog the gumless owe is dispute
between the two ocematrine to arbitration were almost
garameamy tarried :
litensived,—That the dispute between Englaod and
America having ceigiasted in the misinterpretstice of inter-
natiosal Imw, ream Moe from any intended insult to the
British di& this messing in of opiates that the whole
matter in espies shield be referred far arbitratios to a
neutral power, eel this a war with Amities loader *Riding
circumstances would be unjustifiable and dmeryisg the eon-
damnation of the Realists people."
"TO TUT IlltalT HUN. I.OID PALMSOS, FIRST LORD OF TIM

TREASURY.

"The memorial of the working men of Mehra, in public
meeting assembled,
" Respectfully shower,- That your memorialiste are of
minion that the dispute now strung between Ragland and
America nistani to the arrest of the confederate commo-
nroom Mra easftlidallasid Meer, oa board the Trent, ought
to be viewed mamas • question of misinterpretation of is.
tenatiessi law this as intended insult to the British flag,
mad that the timer d war is this stage of the proceedings is
a marediseir thegelkg of your loniship's foveroomost et
UM, wham L...d armed:Ai, as Plenipotenttery of Great
Britain to the °gaper et Paris, expeemed in the name of
hie Oensumest the Mr that Maks hernia she.. wity
eerier enimindentanbog may arra should, before
appeelissto arum, have recourse, so far am eircuttrumes
might Aow, to therood aims of a friendly
Power. Your wmariali 1. feel that while peat
awlwerful arras are 'amorally am enable to
' friendly ranceetranee, She irritating threat of armed
rotor) barrios them as to a dismal of justice sad to
, forgetfuluess of their own tree interests; and therefore
they view with regret the excessive warlike preparation
new beteg made, sad repeetfully urge rah to be tacos-
anent with, and is defiance of, the humane and
enlightened proposition of On Paris Coofereoce. Your
imemorialiste respectfully beg to Trend your lordship
that the Brinell parliament ins comeented during many
years of peace to vote the necessary supplied. for
the resiatemance of a wide-mread and expensive
dipirimari earriee, for the special object of protecting
the bosom sad intermit of the nation against the fearful
.coda of If. cud property which war entails ; and that
should peace now be broken between the two orateise,
it will practically be as admiasiou that diplomacy
bee failed in its objects, and that, therefore,
the large semis of money thus annually voted are a
wasteful sad useless esperiture of the public funds.
Year memorialist' also remember with gratitude and
adatiratice the foreman of your lordrip's govern-
ment towards America in the case of the enlistment
Amur sad is the Br Juan affair, and humbly repreeent
Wt, as by this erne the honour of the country was nobly
elaistaised, your lordship's government will use every
effort and erre' all pacific expedients tuber than sever
the bead of mutual esteem and commercial interest which
have far so many yeses secured the propels awl welfare of
the Anglo-Brom nee la Great Britain mad America."
The proceeding did eel terstimans till 11 o'clock.