The Express. — 1855-10-16 (London, England)

THE UNITED STATES.  The United States mail steam ship Baltic, Capt. Comstock, arrived in the Mersey on Sunda) morning, with dates from New York to the 3rd instant, 174 passengers, and 249,162 dollars in specie on Mt. Pacific arrived out on the 3rd, having been detained outside the Hook all the previous night, on amount of a *over* stars In the United States District Court of Philadelphia, Charles Harty had been pronounced not guilty, and E. H. Perkins had been found guilty, of enlisting recruits for the British service. 13entenee was deferred. The seaming up al the judge wee desidedly anti-British. The steamship Adriatic, now being built for the Cates line of steamers, will be, when completed, a most magnificent vessel. She will measure 6,600 tons her length will be 343 feet on the broad line; depth of hold, 33 feet t breadth of beam, 60 feet. The &deices of the fall of Sebastopol created a great sensation at New York and other places. The partials had an enormous sale. In Canada the exultation was very great. The yellow fever was abating at Norfolk and Portsmouth.  The Star of the iWst asilCieiege Law had arrived at New York. with dates to Sept. G. and 088,599 dollars as freight.  An earthquake had occurred at San Francisco, but it did no damage. The Amphitrite had arrived at San Francisco from Ayan (Amour River) and Silks. At the former place she burnt a Russian steamer, but spared the town. It is stated that out of a train of 300 emigrants who were travelling through Oregon, 150 were killed, and all their acres captured. The remainder of the train reached Salt lAke City in a starving condition. Near Fort Colville 70 whites had been murdered by the Indians. The Oregon gold mines are better spoken of. The Oregon had arrived at Panama from San Francisco, with 956,013 dole. in specie, 197,285 dole. of which was on English account. The steamship Uncle flan had arrived at San Joan del Bud from Acapulco. During the voyage she lost thirty-three passengers from cholera. At San Juan the British mail-steamer Teviot and frigate Eurydice were Wag in the harbour. The entire of a Pacific cargo, valued at 70,000 do's., had been carried by the Panama Railroad to Aspinwall and re-shipped to New York. We have advice* from Valparaiso to the 30th of August; Callao, Sept. 11 ; and Parts to the 16th. The Chili= Congress was occupied with many important questions, amongst which the most important was an act to reform the Tribunals of Commerce, by simplifying the proceedings and rendering the adminatration of the law more prompt. A consular treaty, celebrated with Ecuador, received the sanction of the Senate. A bill was under discussion to allow vessels that wished to sail under the national flag to be registered in any port of the republic. The damage done by the late storms in the south was estimated at nearly 400,000 dole. Sixteen lives were lost by shipwreck. The high pries of flour still continued, and in Conception the bolder. were asking 17.50 dole. per 200 lbs. The prospect of the ap prosching harvest was good. H.B.M.'s ship Rattlesnake arrived at Valparaiso on the 13'h of August, and sailed on the 24th for Rio Janeiro and England. The northers, during the fortnight ending August 14, had done considerable damage in the bay, bat in the south they bad done much injury and destroyed much more property, including two or three mills. In the port of Constitution, Mauls, 16 vessels were driven ashore. The rise of the river was terrible. The aspect of affairs in Bolivia was bad enonith. Even before Congress assembled for the scrutiny of the votes for the President of the Republic, the army had proclaimed Genera Cordova, the eon-in-law of Belau, President. This resource of the ancient Roman legions in times of anarchy shows the situation to which Bolivia has arrived.