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

THE REPLY FROM AMERICA.

Lord Lyons had not received on the 18th inst.
the dispatch sent out to him in the Europa—that
is certain. The Africa, which should have left on
the 18th, was detained by his lordship until the
20th. It is scarcely possible, however that that
steamer can bring the answer of the Federal
government to the Europa's despatch. It is almost
certain that the despatch will reach Washington
by the 19th, and the following is a statement of
the names of the steamers which would leave the
United States for the next 20 days after the de-
spatch had arrived out, their dates of sailing, and
when their news will be due in Seigland :

Wise iteg- Whoa their
Nis el Meas mews le due
Siernees. Ilalted SS N. la lid.
Dee. 20
Avgio4ienes . 21 ~ 1
Glasgow
- 99 21
Matra
mps ~ 21
99 23 "
119 .9
Jura
City el Weshiegema. ,, 24 .- „ 3
Mitosis
Amines Jaa. 1
Nova Hendee
ell/ of lidiaburik
Ni4Pits . 8
The Anglo Saxon, Jura, and Nova Scotian sail
from Portland, and their newt will reach ua from
Londonderry. The Europa and Niagara will sail
from Boston and Halifax. All the rest will sail
from New York.

The news brought by all the New York and
Boston boats will reach us from Queenstown, except
that of the Hansa and Teuton* which will reach
us from Southampton. Each of the above-named
steamers may bring frost Cape Race three days'
later news than that which it kiw from its port
of departure.
The news brought by the Bavaria from Car
Race is nothing more than the effect produced in
America by the version of the English journals,
published between the 28th ult. and the sth inst.,
of the nature of the despatch, and their comments
on the Trent outrage. These journals were carried
out by the City of Washington and Jura steamers,
and the deliberations of the Federal Cabinet must
have been also on the news and opinions received
in this way. It is not probable that the Cabinet
will decide on their answer to the British govern.
went until they have received some farther intelli-
gence as to the feeling of Europe generally on the
Trent affair, and of course Lord Lyons will give
Mr. Lincoln and his advisers a reasonable time to
decide on their answer to his demands. It will be
seen from the above dates as to the leaving of
steamers from America that the Europa will leave
Boston within six days of the reception of the
despatch, and the answer of the Federal Cabinet,
to be sent by that steamer, must be given in five
days. The Europa's news, as has been already
stated, will not be due before next Monday.
News had reached New York that the Southern
steamer Vanderbilt had run the blockade, and
landed at Havannah Messrs. Hunter and Soule,
who were sent to Europe by the Confederates, in
the room of Messrs. Slidell and Mason. They
won about to be conveyed to St. Thomas in the
Royal Mail steamer Clyde. If this is true those
two gentlemen may be expected to arrive in the
steamer which is now hourly due at Southampton.

We were told last week by a telegram from
Violins that the Cavalier° Dwina, captain in the Italian
navy, and his lieutenant, had been eentenoed in Malts, the
one to three months' the other to two months' impriaon-
meat, Nigh hard labour, for assaulting the editor of the
Purtafoglio. The story seemed improbable, and it cam
from a suspicious quarter. We now learn from our own
correspondent in Malta, that the *engem . passed upon the
Italian of was owe of imprisonment only, and that it
was subsequently commuted fur a tine; and this baring
been paid, the officers love been liberated.

It is not without some significance, as bearing
upon the question, that Mr. Adams, the American Minis.
ter, has received from Mr. Seward a despatch, the contents
of which he was directed to communicate to Earl Rumll,
and which states meet explicitly that the act of Captain
Wilkes, in taking Meer'. Slidell and Mason from the deck
al a British mail steamer, was without orders from the
government, th►t be acted entirely upon his own responsi-
bility, and that any discussion, which may arise between
the two goverameete respecting his condor is thus freed
from these arberruaineute which would otherwise surround
it, bed he sited upon orders given to him by the govern-
/neat of the United Stare Up to the time of seeding this
despatch, Lord Lyme bad in his communication with the
govorsaseet at Washington acted in a most judicious and
prudent maser, sad be declared that he waited beim
time from hi goverment before aspersing any opinion
apse the matter. In a few days the country will know the
malted the demands foe reparation made by Lord Lyons.
fipple this *MU is idis sow to sposidate ; bat, if respect
for law—a jet appreelstke of high and homusble feria.
—a regard for the iced 'plaices of the warld—pcodeme sad
imam esese—have not yet beim entirely oblikested
hem the Wads el the goveransent at Washiagton, there
can be no Midi, as to the semi which will be gives to
our just and rfianibia dereadn—Oberreer.