The Express. — London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

vr ::: NEWSPAR ir4 l 3 .51 • • ) 41 , a seau,,za No. 4,710.] RS. MONET WIORAM and SONS' ( o f bi t !" Blaetwall. yard, londos) UNII of PACKIT t. ants LI A.—For iIIaIIOIIINK, Port Think% Direct (to lea,. lb. Weis ma gATI•KHAY, Vat of Sept.mher. calling at Irtp mouth . the sagoilk ent new clipper ship 'Flak BRITON 0 , 1,1 I,a. N. Skit N. Commander lying la the lot 1,.100 Socha Tali ship forma ono of Messrs. Honey ;l i = 4.1 440 CClehfik amp of 41 pat:kola, which compilers the • uowi, Kruk Vallti link Norfolk. Linroloodre, and asoo hat, fawn: t 4, and roll twin ships, built and third expressly teethe peelksor trade In Assaults Fleraccoomodatlons tor all damn of sw.eto;ers are tmouiosseA and the 0111 awry an experleseed / taw,. —For freight of apply to wain.). ALLPUIT, a n d sagolAN, silk Ysoes Now Menu and Sons 151 LeadenSdl.arsek—rageensere * this Mao of packets are ear r-7•4 hum Eaddogion 10 Piper* Int•cilue toe wood-sirs Wes sal *wed tyre tar UMW= Ira OVERLAND ROUTIL-00101UNIOATION by n MA% to INIMA, AVINTRALIA, ge... vls EGYPT. Tim PENINSULA% mod ORIENTAL STEAK NAVIGATION O.IIIPANY book PAgall3oll/11 sad readm Cargo sad Paresis far Gibraltar. Malta. Egypt, Aden, toyloa, Madras, Calmly the Strait,. sad china, by their Garners leaving runithaaapkit M lbe 4th mid 20lb at every month. to. Gibraltar. idalta.= A 1... and GalMaY, ..y those of the 12th soli 27th of rack . sad Sir liauritme, it. union, K lug Georne't Sound, Melbourne, sad Sydney, by the 'learner, leaving Southareptoa on tbalo4l of sorry neuith.—lor further partieuMn apply M jig GolaPlars Mena. Laadeuhallutmet, LC., Leedom , or letastal-placo, laatharnpton. WEEKLY STEAM COMMUNICATION to NEW YORK larect.—The LaYERINIOL, NEW YORK, sad PRILA DELI% IA /VITA NI SHIP COMP/1 intend despoSclilsig Owls Siagnwronid Iron Screw steamships, calling at lgusesistows Intarli paastasela and &sinkage, as follows : WUKLY him Livißmoi roa NEW Yoar. KDINBI'IIIII2. Wednesday, fteptember IS. ITN A. Wedemday. September OTT OF WASHINGTON. Wednerglay, October Y. And every SLICVIOCdIag Welne,lay. Celia pieesee, 1. t 7, sod 21 Ruiner, meenrehne to the screw siodellos. Voroani psalm ii follow, Including allprovastewe OWN& Passerst, es for Camas and the Western States hooked Meows* on very s hadasreous terms —Poe further perimeter, vOy to ‘ l lll 1.1 ‘1 1 4yl AN. te. Nagel...Week Urerpool ; et to 1111f1: 4 whl II Arr.% ill, Klux William street, City. VIPHILLIPPS, GRAVES, and PHILLIPPS will d,.p.dch the u.derm.ntiomd IVA-elms iiitssalen fellows roe itoITESI,tII and the SHINY.. the RATAVIEIt every Sun.lay ee.rittaa. at II o'clock, from the British &MI Vanden ateem.wharf. .ut I. alai 17, W. , return Whets. et Id XL The YV[SOO/11). every Thanday morning. e Tower. ran, SI. /or ItRI , AIIA. the ]IIIWK. Wediumeday Keening. Sept VS. finva 11,treel..i.mn. Yves—el. Et &Mg 109. Yrturu UCkaill Isatt..l at .1 I .re at .1 a kin. 1.. N RI ICH, la a kw dayv ror freight, peas ,Rc , apply at Chaplin's Universal= {peat us, W . a 4.• PHILLIP'S, 0/LA V IC4, aid PHI 11. 1.)%1•1•11t. BANK at AUSTRALASIA (Ilion-pada] by Royal Charter, hap, 11e. 4, Threedoeedls street, tondos, frig. 14, 1001. Tr Court d Merlon HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that • II ALF YEARLY lAN 'WEND of 14 a share, being at the rite of 0 per cool. per lumina on the rapltal stork of the Corporation. and sae • Rama, as walltlonal Interest. of 111 s. • share. matte( together £1 .lute or at Use rate of 10 per nat. per YILDWA, will be PAID to ill. Proprietors. free of Income las, at tho office, on MI afkr Tl' PrD % V. the 154 h October heat, between the boon of 111 mg 3 oeloca The Ir;tsier 8.... ks will be denied nil end after Miniday. the 43n1 invt., and euntinne Ito until the Dividend and bonus hecome MAN , . 14 eider of the Coen. WILLIAM MILLIK LN, Secretary. /NASH ADVANCES MADE, without doloy, by Na the 1.. , N1XC1 efIUENT OfrIIPAN Y (Linalt•C lea, bleergal•etrenl ea deredi ol deeds, bI al sale, or ether ap Ynerred sennrigY, luardable by way laslalamete. [Moulton awed ► per amt. an all asonala above eh. LIZ,.* la shares of CIO and Lb each Preapnetassa sad tome Not ben ea applkallas. AMIIIIIW JAYSY SORT. lawmen Madan. COAL 4 by Screw Steamers randFtailway.— 1114:11HIltr end KINGgLAND (v)AL DIVOTS. Nn HAN tt; It.e. sernErs RIK+. .or A(.EN !APIA/IRD. LY.A Sad • Prier for Ilettua and Lalubtua Wallewt, the W boner 1'•... direct from W aellierlea by .mw down% 241. pa lom. Hartlepool, Da; beat mall, lt. Inland—by Hanlon) . otikatersa, aati Illa ; Clew Crow, fia aad 19a. Heratiey, "Why, lla ed.—aet cask Deftest , * screened, Ile say part ei lawks. All svdaws Awl to LISA ami 00. Utter J a ime lambs taws/ 114•1/war. lilabbury„ blimp" or GArSTOVES, GAB BATHS, OAS COOK so APPARATUS, maresnited the bat la Caglasal, At PRILLIIVS, the griped Messier sad manufacturer, and gem tat gaellttar, Jsc , fin, Skinsereinet, Mn. hill, London, [C. PATENT sAVICTIC ATLAS CILANDLLISM, san and Par lierners. !Melds Lamm PMe Rallecting Lampe, Portable either pa or Mt InTube n sod fittings, best :=7. for either kw Sm. dank er hot mbar, Le. , BoND'S PERMANENT )(AMUR° INK.— To &woel diesprointineett from the wMtltuuos of counter- MU. he careful to ask fur the genuine. Ronda rem meat Martin. Ink." and further So distinguish It. .bane, that no napimny him a. or has at any Wm been prepaur4 by hint, the Inventor and Prupeletor. N It. The genuine and arkpaal !Here Permanent Marking lob bean the address ea the label, 2s, Lay lam, West Smithfield, City. OURISTS and TRAVELLERS, Vantors to the age wid% at elbsss, exposed to ts scorching rays of the was awl Meted et dad, will and ROW LAM M' VALIUM a meta peparailea Le the contpleiles. Milifthe y. eed el bwaiwie rod ralweeelea. alhagall tak tool t entabott awl aliertleg the pigmies see- Wien attending restored iaa = aid Oltig Melo el ta• ills. Freckles. to spate aid disaeforealess are emilicated by Its swine= Ons to • healthy parity of empire ion Price es. N. aid Si. per bottle —*old by ROWLAND and MOM. ria. Hat mad by al lblalkit. mod Pattesm kw kOWLANSIV XALYDOX, sad beware et various tables nder Ike sum 111 olLalyear." A NEVER PILING lIIIMEDY. Dr. 11001711 MOOS LIVID PEW. Mewl say Itaresieil Irinehere. Deft Do ridtpool 1 . 9 4 . 7= ha be towel leruhrhie tow ohs Wks bees bilious sad liver kenlist ladkpellea .led. gamer gliilhers. dissister et the .c. WOW earmark es • hal* &porker medi um& it • pother at the bleed, they are Indy esoellest, apenties the Meow h Wee Iffedie. b y sod elreesthem Irk& bonsoll lisbeer—add hy V. Lolteet. aerrrurtreee. sod lc mint deviWsk Is bailer 4.i. awl IL OIL De erre le We De. Seer eae tad tam tills. no pee•hee am • mimes pen imekro• otth Win om lambork" egorm.l Oka Asap. RE, MOORD'S E SSENCE of LIP' rearm Imikeaml to dr air Mattered madders= hi wirloa, hem Is imperial. IY Meer ere penamer. raddlellas aseeessup —dor la ere& wlti rau larreettera d Ila, kr gratitiee far Sda, Net aware& earipirb poseir d readttmeeeriroderee orm—liala na rat non. 11% argot Brand al etailasar: MBUCHAN'S DOMEBTIC MEDICINES. ATER IRMA A-00AM PILIA fre Driblets the blecel, Mireg im the boor:: : mil Hin w i gse p t 4 ll•l•l Vueeerera n b:Lese seittemesse •,. Tbe.• welt theirezhe the wear os of 'sob dleemee , deeming be their emegh raewsleg army un healthy accumulation. WO the limed la Mils{ the whole system renovated. and all the hoMiliets nob aseeedles Is amaze. whilst the duties of life become • Where Ware they bed bete sail and weary border. De net heelltste—do ant delay . a clean stamach must sake • deems left. A clean body tiro emadu pare Weed, e hes the elemeelh be* tad bknal are bum retelehleg and eleemdei the heteele'leelth is see been et the besiashes, wage no tire : strike at the root of year ailment ammo. 1 may. look to yam stomach. (Ni trial of these Pills wtll form ormelcalso. ht bottle., at la ltd. .ea ed.. and lla MN by &THAN and Co., 22, New dassioireet. Oxford vtwiet, Lead" London meats. horelay mid ROM 75, Varritiodon awed: sad to be had of all chemists is tetra mad country, or forwarded cm receipt of stamps. DiP. BRIGHT'S A PHRODISION.—Tbe Phoo h°, Ned NER V IN6 TUNIC.—The new chemical Comb' • seam of Phosphatic salts. quinine. Iron, de., adapted for both toter, conkitoing all the easeutial constituents of the blood. heath, and nerve eabetance —Groat philosoptileal and vhimilcal tweeze h.u. led to the discovery of this Inc. sable remedy in its perfect state , acreeable to the palate. and innocent in r. .1., still preen" lug Its mwdellui properties. afford l wß beisediele relief. and permanently curiae an who slider from writs. and witheriug .4 the Demos sad muscular Oases, npermalorrbma, dises.cs of the kidneys, bladder, all urinary de. posits. sad every other r‘hallaZl we derangement of the system, raltaberating and reinvigorating all the important elements of the human frame Prices, 114. per bottle, or four 1 Is. boffin In oneXa., and In mars rrettehangtbrer 33e bottles. g.t, awing Lllfa Pereelo secorehy pocked. free Bon eameation, teat to any part ut the world. os rretelpt of povt-olltee order.—Prepared and sold only at the Laboratory, 410, Maddox-street. Regmetstreet, W op rate lbe We of st. George's Chun h Loodon, by RALPH BRIGHT, IntalhCr of the Roptl College of *aroma, Ikeetlete of the Royml of Physicians. ItilinboriV i re., Re. . Author of Nervosa Lasustion." its cause sail curs. with es lbw en Spermathrophy, showing the essrvelloits roodoraUve II were of the Deccirdi•cowered and moruterfal remedy, known andeersally as the Aplvrodicloo. "As phosphorus in a stags of Mann Monate. the &Ar se, so the elhausted frame relives atm Imprriolattal with Its electrical properties." Price S.. dd., by post la . abridged edition, Is ,by post 14 stamps. trrea Ole ruidesre of the author 440, Maddox-street, oh , re be Nep be Sally onosulted. from 11 to 4, for the CUT of the awe dirteeeb to which he has for a lesigthent4 period db mdsd hgs ex.:loin stlsstiais TONlC.—Wrisk sad sickly woo= should try WATEILT QCINTU WOW. We beg prepiratlon of Oarebo, reenemoded by 1) , . et the leariet. sod the saftikall pw4,••••• Prppinduisly by IL WATIIII. 2, Mather cabrion.tramil. laohla, sad le ••••••••11 el MI mum, dowlaila, and wise mordire• PK • dors. Whelowis Aloft Limb, W, ntr , rd Ca. Wormier. JOZZAL"S COPAIIINI—Copaiba and Cubeba an S.whtlais bag raMOMM. k.t Ikea an 01 a ta*le sad easier. sail smite collars as, mama. sae mane •BAturasaro. Jams kas readerlair tame wallahk therapaaleara ins gallia lIMMEMIN bi bill Menai la Ms Cocaine ell as This powers ninn km hero lopted the Paris llsdlelas alter inert than a thnuarol bids la Peek. ass' 0111 crc•1 100 • 0 0 via., .tt Thomas's. SmAk and_ St. Bartholomew's, aYanAer th e care or Wean past e" 4 Levee (.Wt. Lawei, • Nov. 0, I %Si The thedifte. wail* Is la form at MlPink Mari ham. sessaa ISOM Is skill ratc Bays, dam st or ramie Wawa Mr at It ; awn ar St. 14 --mow y eve d i aimed* lierserbal. lades . 21. a M ea Vanua, rad. ; wad LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1861. PICCELLENTE BIJOUTERIE COURANT& 1.1 MODULfral SPICIAVX Ise YABILIQUE."—WATHIL !MON sad having been honoured with a First clam Media et the Patio Uni‘ereal Exhibition, accompanied by the shove Iletterle testimonial. respectfully !mite the pul.fle to a.of their GOLD CHAINS and extensive assortment of J Y, all made on the premises. WATILItatffrOS and 1111.4161)KN,UoldsmIths. Manufactory, Ns. Merriette-street, Covert-Auden, W.C. tetablished &DAM. Ammo made of Chains and Jewellery for ls. each. N.B. Thai 1 Wiladdlehment closes at 6 In the evening, and on deturdaye at Wink. CELEBRATED "INDISPENSABLE ' P I OT IT," In as inmenee variety of patterns and textures tor Walking, kiddie, Tramp Wm. or lizietases, boas sw to 705.. larly commended to Tourists and Izeursiouista, and rl tiell re i • obtained wily of X MORO and SOX; READY-MADE and REMPOICE TAILORA. HATTER :A. 11031F.R1, D/LAPERS, K ERA, and GENERAL OUT) i natl. _„ ..... lagroie moos's: Corner of Kum:lrks and /Odra*. Nen (Ilford ctroet, corner of Ilart.street. Comer of Tottenham oncirt.rand and Gaitown 1 Pt asessusa waste : Sheffield and Bradhant Yorkshirs. Aa Immense and choice assortment of goods for all ass ors and :ell morn, in the several above mentioned branches of oar business. MR. MILES' (ALFRED WEBB MILES) NSW AV I nix AND WINTER STOCE for the World-teased Acoteh A StP ILA lb. VioI:SKIS, Is sow replete and reedp for i These Trotpwes were originated lninries, Whowonly address is 7 81/001(41T/ULIT, ANN /V EL-SQUARE, awl who Is Doe toosetted winless pima lottating and &dyer- Using rim SITABLISHIND llif 113111712 Y. Lock-grnrit SEWING MACHINES, m.nn fkeitßed the WINIIIJNI awl WILNON MAN VAC 11711NG 0011 PAN Y, with Recent Improvement.; Crystals Lib Prow New Atyle Hemmer, Kinder l'Order, OMt-es and Sole Roestmeet,Oxforsi•strri t, London. Instructlim kgSt LS to ovvry par amour. Tier Lock.Stltrh Sewing Machine will gather, hem, fell, hind, or stitch with meat rapidity ; answers well for all descrip tions of work; is simple, I . llnipact. and ek-mint In , the wet .111 Tog ravel. and is the name on both soles and the ma. chino le suitable alike for the family or the manufacturer. Illustrated prospectus, with testimonials, gratin Futd post free. REMOVAL—tin or shoot the 20th of September the imeinese of the WHEELER and WILSIIN MA NUFACTURINU COMPANY will be RINIOVLD Io Ili. RNOINTATILIZT. W. LABELS CUT by MACHINERY.—Adh es i ve for marking gouda. 1. per 1,000: diverged ow chernic I, la. tat. k ep t eica Xs stock. with IMMO sad ad, .. mixture. =it, equally moderate. An assixtritrat of lairds for all Coatracts with large commessrs. J. Cll.OliM sad SON, swam% dem machine printer% lithearaphers, and= U. le. Werke, ftlihria'siprdess. 10l Caimiageatomrdul point's. Prise Pd., or post true for is,.. postale stamps. "INDIAN RAILWAY and INDUS FLOTILLA GOANANTISIDI, esaniined and bland delusive. with Ka. Oast. trews the flecial Contracts. as published by order of Ne hemiah By Landis : Mama Nephews, se. Combat FRANCE. --11, - Mon ova ows coanzaroitorsrt.) PAWS, SATURDAY EVENING. I apprehend that the recent mysterious article in the l'atrie, calling upon Italy to volunteer ma terial guarantees to France as a condition precedent to the evacuation of Rome, must have provoked some embarrassing diplomatic notice, for that article (which was heeded " L'Alliance Franco helicons ") is repudiated in very emphatic terms by M. Litnayrac in this evening's Pays. This writer, evidently commissioned this time, declares that " the views developed, or ratheriudicatol. by the i'atrie are altogether at variance with also policy of the Imperial government" That policy, we are told, is simply one of justioe, not one of "encroachment or conquest." France went into Italy for the sake of peace and the balance of power, and not with a view to her own aggrandizement. The annexation of Savoy and Niue was a " niece recti fication of frontiers," which is not to be drawn into a precedent ; and, moreover, since that annexa tion France has solemnly proclaimed the principle of non-intervention. After quoting at length the answer of the Temps to the Putrie, which I noticed on Thursday, M. Liniayrae concludes with these re assuring words : This Wee the Temps is right and the Petrie is yOcrtit. error is altogether p er s ona l. The politi7 " J; (ssistrast) of Italy which it would inaugurate is all its awn. Trams with her 40 millions of souls and her pities waists ao guarantees from Italy. Neither mistruLt nor erequeser—such is her programme - aprogramme applauded by all generous hearts. and b) liberal Europe, and whisk will be applauded by posterity. I incline to think that tins artleie is of more than common importance. It coincides with the sudden arrival of M. Benedetto from Turin. That diplo nutlet, after an interview with M. Thouvenel, has gamble Tronville tosses his family, but will shortly, rt Is said, return to Turin. The absurdity of the note in the Pays (relative to the Ville-la-Grand affair), which struck me yester day, has not escaped the attention of the French independent pry. M. Nefftzer says of it in the Temps : The arremeatation of the Pays is perfectly ludicrous. Row eau it possibly know befotabani the results of the fuller inquiry which it avers to be necessary, and take upon itself to eased that France will torn out to be in the right! This way of putting the ease is not complimentary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is amnia by iamb nation of having acted upon insufficient informatics. Verily thee:Alkalies pews appears lately to be all abroad. The Bourse was flat during the greater part of the day, but became somewhat buoyant at tho doom Rent. ruse sc. fur cash, and fell 10c. for account, clueing at 68.95 and 69. Mobilier rose 1.96. The railway quotations are nearly the same as for the last two days. THE BUILDER, BMICZ-PROPOSAL FOR A SETTLEMENT. The attention of the members of the strike com edttees of the messes and b 'Malayan was on Saturday theme to a letter signed "PeWleola,“ and is supposed to have emanated from an eminent architect. The letter sug gests a plan, which the writer believes would at once settle the dispute, without enabling either party to claim a victory. The opinion entertainedvby the men is that the letter has been pot forth as a " feeler," and has emanated indirectly from the employers. The plan proposed in the letter is as follows :—" 1. That the labour of the skilled workman shall be paid at 7il. per hour. 2. That the working bourn shall be on the Bret five days of the week from 6 a.m. to 5,31) p.m., or • working day of 10 hours, deducting the eseessary time for meal*. 3. That the hours of leaving work as Saturday, which is now granted by the masters at one, sad demanded by the men to be at twelve, shall be settled by arbitration. 4. That all hours of work beyond lOperday shall bee:moldered overtime, and paid far as such, according to the weal custom of the trade. 5. That no man shall be discharged without a day's notice, or its (Milli. valeot in money. 6. That all theold privileges of the trade shall be preaen - ed.” It appeared to be the grimed opinion among the men that there proposals, if made in good faith, might form the basis of as anneal& settlement, inasmuch as they include nearly all that the men have been contend jog for—a recognised number of hours as a day's work, and extra payment for overtime. It is not the mere payment of their labour at so ranch per hour that is so objectionable to the men, but the condition hitherto attached to it by the employers, by insisting upon engagement, as well as payment, lay the hour ; by refusing to recognise a certain number of hours as a day's work ; and, as a consequence, the abolition of any extra payment for overtime. These points agreed neon, the time of Matrix% work on Saturday would be emy of solution. The meesay they will not take the initiative, all their advances havmg up to the present been contemptuously declined ; but they would be willing to entertain any proposition, based on the seg• gestioos of the above letter coming directly from the eniployers. In the meantime, the reentry jobs are being deserted. The whole of the masons esupbsyall by Mr. Myers at the New College at York Mirk taut landlinret, sal at the convict astahllatirnest at Minssinssr, as well as those em ployed by Mr. Smith, at Wirier and at Uxbridge, oilseed working on Saturday. THE A IDISTIBONO Guns as ?Aril% —The experi manta on Cookie) Coles's cupola shield have been brought to a sudden stop by the successive smashing of no less than six vent. pieces io fee day from the Annstroog gum in use on board the Trusty. This really is • moat serious order, the more so as it is not exceptional, having occurred in various other places ; and it mainly destroys our confidence in the present rifled guns adopted for the we of the English Artillery. Nor is die mateer ameliorated by the reflection that the vest-lime cismionally Ohms in the chamber, so as to pre vent its replacement with another and similar substitute. It leaser that as wit stand at preset no dependeoce tun he placed on continuous Lim from the Armstrong ; sod it is of die aliment Isepertasee that the *Wages • the is Oeuniteee ebeehi be thaveaghly awakemei, either te the eemplete sway of the trnlN at the abuideaseat et the preen. eyehole of breech- loading • lasttercee.—./rsey and Nary Gtesettt. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Barr. 3. The New York Times of the 2n41 inst. gives the following account of the capture of Fort Hatteras and (sark : We published yesterday morales a brief announcement of the result of the expedition which lately left Fortress Monroe under the joint command of Genend Butler and commodore Striagham, and this morning we give the full particulars as furnished by our special arrespoodent who accompanied the expedition. As we anticipated its destination WAR Hatteras inlet, which has for some time been infested bye number of pirates, who have run out and in whenever they saw fit with the etanost impunity. The rebels have also recently erected there two forts—one called Fort Hatteras, and the other Fort Clark, moo ntioir about thirty guns, and occupied by some 600 or 7011 men. The expedition left Fortress Monroe oa Monday last, and made their rendezvous off the inlet on Tuesday afternoon, when preparations were immediately made for totaling troops on Wednesday morning. The number landed was about MO, the gunboats inearitime sweeping the beach with shell, to prevent any interference on the part of the rebels. The batteries were then engaged by the Wabash, Minnesota, and the Cumberland with the greatest effect, sod during the first day were pan tially silenced, the troops on shore remaining' in readiness to lend their aid at the proper moment. On Thursday morning the bombardment wma". commenced, the ships having taken up new positions, add such was the terrible effect of their fire that the rebel com ma ndm were speedily drivels to capitulation when our force on shore marched iutu the forts and took pagandom The surrender was absolute nod unconditional, General Butler refusing to treat on any other terms. Up wards of 600 prisoners were taken, including Commodore' Barron, coinmanding the rebel naval forces in Virginia and North Carolina, and assistant-secretary of the Confederate navy, and several colonels, captains, and officers of lesser note. The rebel loss in killed is uuknown, as they are said to have carried away • number of bodies. Two were found inside the forts. Eleven of their wounded were brought away with the other prisoners, who will soon mak this port on board the Minnesota. On our side there appears not to have been • single man killed or wounded, Three vowels were captured, one of which was loaded with cotton ready to run the blockade, and a number of im portant documents were found, which will be of great advice to the government, in determining who are sad who have been its enemies. On the whole the expedition may be regarded as eminently brilliant and suoossefal The facility with which the rebel privateers have been en abled to overhaul and capture so many Northern vessels is explained by one of the documents captured at Hatteras. It is • copy of • letter from Robert G. Scott, late American Coral at Rio Janeiro, giving a list of all the yowls leaving, or to loan that port within a month, with a full descrip• doe of their cargoes and destination. The privateers thus knew precisely when and when to look for the vessels, and six of three amased in the last have been captured. A dimpled', dated IaOILiAViIIA. Kentucky, Sept. 1, mays : " A special dispatch to the New (Means Delta. from Richmond, the 28th, says that Jeff. Davis is so ill that Con gress had adjourned to await his convalescence. After the adjournment of Congress Jeff. Davis will take command in person of the army on the Potomac." The Washington corre spondeut of the New York Herold dada, =Sept. 3 :—" A despatch has been received here to-day from Richmond, via Louisville, announcing the death of Jeff. Davis. This accounts for the display of flags at half-mast from the rebel ramparts to-day." The New York Herald of the 3rd inst. gives the following summary of the situation of affairs : Isformatios reached Washington yesterday shames, which, if true, may make a considerable champ is the for• tunes of the Southern rebellion. News arrived by way of Louisville from Richmond that Jefferson Datil was dead. Our latest accounts of Lim were to the effect that he was very ill, and that the rebel Cowess hail adjourned to await his recovery. If the report of his death is 1:101TOOS, Yr. Stephan, the Vice-President, is now at the head of the rebellious states, and, singular enough, recent accounts re- port him also to be sick at Manassas. It appears that the rebel flap within sight of the Union lines were observed to be flying at half-mast yesterday, and this would seem to confirm the rumour of Mr. Davis's death. Skirmishes were going on all dey yesterday between the rebels and the outposts of the Unitas army near Bailey's Cross-road. The rebel earthworks on Munson'. Hill are completed, and it is momentarily expected that they will open fire upon the camps at Bailey's l'roes.roads. In this event it will become necessary to silence them, and a general engagement may thus be provoked. The State Department has received information from Mr. Adams, our minister in London, that in his opinion the British government does not contemplate any change of position towards this country so long as the blockade is continued. Mr. Secretary Chase has issued au important appeal to the public, in behalf of the popular *bowies that it is the interest as well as the duty of every one who has money to invest, to piece it at this crisis is the hands of the government. He points to the fact that the real and personal values of the loyal states *menet to eleven thousand millions of dollars, that the surplus earnings of the people of these states amount to four bun dredmillions,whereas thereat of the war on the calculation of high military authorities if judiciously conducted will not be more than two hundred and fifty millions. The interest oa the loses at the rate authorised by Con. gm', namely, 7.3-10 per cent., wiU he on loans of 50 dots., on e cent per day ; on 100 dole., two cents. ; on 500 dole., ten cents ; on 1,000 dole, twenty cent+ ; and on 5,000 dole, one dollar. Mr. Chase urges the speedyacceplanee cf this loan, and announces that books will be opened at ogee in the several cities and towes in the United States to receive subscriptions. We have some further details of the affair at Fort Hatteras. The steamer George Peabody arrived at Fortress Monroe yesterday with one of the prism in tow. She re porta that the Harriet Lane was got off the shoals On Satur day afternoon, but not without throwing her coals and her guns overboard. It is said that the guns will be recovered. Another Untied States' ...-anboat also west ashore os Smith's Island, near Cape Cha rles, on the Ist lost. Three pro pellers were at once deapstched from Old Point to her assistance. The frigate Minnesota arrived at this port 7esterday with 674 of the prisouers taken at Fort Hatteras, including Com mander Harrow and the other officers who surrendered. We have intelligence by wav of Cincineati that a Collision took place at Howie Court-house, in Western Virginia, ou the lit inst. between the Union and rebel forces, in which the latter were badly beaten, losing 30 killed, 40 prisoners, aad a large Number wounded. The Union troops, it is said, burned the tows. The following important proclamation has been issued by Major-General Fremont : "Head-quarters of the Western Department, 84. Levi, August 31. " Circumstances, in my judgmens,of sufficient urgency ren der it necessary that the commandiargenend of this depart ment should assume the administrative powers of the State. Its disorganised condition, the helplessness of the civil au thority, the total inaseurity of life, and the devastation of property by bands of murderers and marauders who infest nearly every county in the State, and avail themselves of the public misfortunes, and the vicinity of a hostile force, to gratify private and neighbourhood vengeance, and who And an enemy wherever they find plunder, finally demand the severest measures to repress the daily increasing crime, and outrages which are driving off the inhabitants sod ruin ing the State. lu this condition the public asfety and the success of our arms require unity of purpose with out let or hindrance to the prompt adminstration of public affairs. Tim order, therefore, to suppress disorders, to meiutein es far as now pnctiesble the public peace, and to give security and protection to the persons and property of loyal citizens, I do hereby extend acid declare established martial law throughout the State of Missouri. The lines of the arm► of occupation in this State are for the pnnent declared to extend to Leavenworth, by way of the poeta of Jefferson City, Rolla, and Trenton, to Cape Gireodeau, on the ]Mrs. siesippi River. " All preens who shall be takes with arms in their bands within these line shall be tried by court-martial. and if found guilty will be shot. The props y, real and personal, of all peons in the Wan of Miosoer who shall take up arms spirt the United Siestas, or who shall be directly proves behave takes active part with their enemies in the field, is declared to be esnilacated to the public use, and their slaves, if any the► have, are hereby declared free men. " AL persons whoshall be proves to have destroyed, after the pubbeation of this order, named tracks, bridges, or telegraphs, shall suffer the extreme purity of the law. " All persons mined in tremonable eorrs ji:inden ted S ce, in r i eligr r isZt a h ri e n Public t° t the ettlity by emies d etting or ci'rttese leg false reports or incendiary document., are in their own intoned warned that they are exposing themselves. I "AB persons who have been led away from their allegi am* saw required to return to their homes forthwith. Any such absence without sufficient cause will be held to be pre sumptive evideuoe agaiest them. "The object of this declaration is to place in the hands of the military authorities the power to give instantaneous effect to existing laws, and to supply such deficiencies as the condition of war demands. But it is not intended to suspend the ordinary tribunals of the country, where the law will be administered by the civil officers in the usual meaner, and with their customary authority, while the same can be peaceably exercised. " The Commanding-General will labour vigilantly for the public welfare, an d in his efforts for their safety lie hopes to obtain not only the ac q uiescence but the active support of the people of the country. J. C. Fitgitorrr, hiajor.Ceneral Commanding-" The Louiarille Journal of the let inst. strongly modernism this proclamation, and urges the State legislature, by its I action, to avoid the contingency of any ouch action there. It says the legislature must now decide whether it will agonies a body of local soldiery for State purposes strong enough to enforce the obligation of loyal neutrality, or whether it will suffer things to go on as they have been doing, with a prospect of lapsing at no distant day into the conditioe which in so brief a time has brought on the sway of martial law in Missouri. A letter in the Cineinnatti Ga:tale, dated at Lexington, Kentucky, August 233, says :—" It is much feared that our fiseeesionists, aided by the Confederate States, will speedily to civil war in Kentucky. The prevent signs of the maw exceedingly ominous. The whole of the leaden F that party have, ever sure the late election wes decided by ma immense majority for the Union candidate, been ope ratites to the field with double activity. Although they pro- , MANI to abide by the decision of the people in that election, we tears now that same of their active men have asserted that this vote of Kentucky will not be at all regarded, but that she shall be forced out of the Union." The Richmond papers say that than city is now so well protected by fortifications, masked batteries, and mines, that if a hostile army should attempt to take it, not one in hundred would survive. The Treasury and Tax Act passed by the Confederate Congress for the purpose of raising funds for the prosecution of the war has just been published in some of the Southern journals, and is strongly commended by them. The first section authorisesthe issue of Treasury Dotes to the amount of 100,000,000 dollars, redeemable six months after peace, and makes them a legal tender in the payment of govern ment taxes and other duties, except the export tax on cotton. The second section provides for the issue of 100,000,000 dole. of Confederate Bonds, payable is twenty years. These bonds are to he sold in effect only for specie or military stores, or bills of exchange. They bear S per cent. interest, art interest is payable half-yearly. The third section gives the holders of Treasury notes the option of exchanging said note. for Confederate Minds whenever they may choose thus to invest. The fourth section provides a war-tax, on all persons owning more than 500 dollars, of fifteenth in the 100 deltas,. This tax is for the purposed supporting the government, and of providing for and paying the principal and interest of the public debt. The Provost-Marshal of St. Louis has forbidden any per son to leave the city without a special permission from hie office, and agents of railroads aed steam ships are forbidden to sell tickets to persons without the production of such order. The sum of 100,000 dollars seised by Use Confederates, belonging to the Fayette Bank, has been returned. The Governor of Wisconsin has received authority to equip as quiekly as peesible five fresh regiments of infantry and tire battalion of artillery. The New York Herald copies all the jokes of the London Punch on the American war into its columns, and devotes an a article to prove that they furnish additional evidence of the suimus of a certain portion of the English people to wards the Americans of the North in their efforts to pre serve the Union. — The Survivor New York has seised some 30 or 40 ves sels in New York harbour, under the confiscation law, which are said to be owned at the South. Similar seizures hare taken place at Baton. The LIT Tortugas the place to which the Federal troops guilty of insubordinltion at Washington have been trans ported, is represented to be a most desolate place, without NIT vsgelatioa, and whirs the heat is insufferable. It is also said to he infested with snakes., scorpions, and insects of all dmeriptione. INDIA. • We have received our letters and papers from Calcutta to August 8. As the advices from Bom bay published last week were to August 12, there is little to report by this mail. The Calcutta papers regret the barrenness of the season in respect of news. Their principal theme is the Rev. J. Long's imprisonment. A great number of the clergy and " the higher ranks of the general public," in the words of the Hurkuru, had been to the jail to see him. A native address to him was in course of signature. A Mission Conference had been held, at which Dr. Duff made a powerful speech, and a resolution condoling with the reverend prisoner, and regretting that he had been subjected to a per secution in the harshest form known to English law had been agreed to. The con ference assure Mr. Long of their continued affection and respect, though they think that ' in the introduction to the "Nil-Darpan" Mr. Long might have guarded himself more carefully against the supposition of having adopted as his own all the sentiments and representations of the native author. It is said that if necessary Dr. Dnir will come to England and take the opinion of the British public on the case of Mr. Long and the indigo planters. The llurkunt, which takes part with the planters, states that they would have asked for a mitigation of his punishment had he not declared just before receiving sentence that the irreligious lives of Euro peans formed the grand obstacle to the spread of Christianity in India. We read in the Burkarn :—" Letters from Agra, Delhi, Meerut, and Allyghur gives terrible account of the pestilence raging there. The European troops have suffered severely, especially at Meerut, and regiments have been moved into camp in hopes of putting a stop to the disease, in some instances we believe with success. The amount of rain that has fallen in Calcutta this season is 51 inches, against 31 up w this time last year. Experience teaches us to expect severe sickness here in consequence." The Englishman understands that the Viceroy has determined ou leaving for the upper provinces a mouth earlier than he had intended. His lord. ship intends starting in September, and will make Agra his headquarters. The sum of 3,000 rupees has been subscribed for the presentation of a piece of plate to Colonel Sir A. S. Waugh, K.C.8., director of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. The Mussoorie correspondent of the Englishman relates a circumstance which occurred at Landour, sad which, if true, will bring the parties concerned into trouble. A ge n tleman, returning home from the club on the night of the 18th ultimo, found the way obstructed by a procession of the Taniaa. He forced his way through it, and without any provoca tion was pelted and otherwise ill-used by the mob. The gentleman dismounted from his horse, and, singling out one of the agj,'reasors , gave bim a sound threshing. He then rode up to Landow. and getting two or three officers to join him, re t urned to the crowd, and with his companions rode through it backwards and forwards, destroying the Tazzias with their swords till they were tired of it. A Court of Inquiry is sitting on the affair. CHINA. The Orerkswl China Mail makes the following summary of affairs from Hong Kong : Local affairs are pretty much as usual. The police is a intbject of attentioe as present, and will be for some months to come. The inefficiency of the force is acknowledged on all hands. The Supreme Court has held its sittemp of late in the police magistrate 's court, owing to the dilapidated condition of the present court-house. The Governor of the colony has just goo' upon a trip to Japan in the Inmene use. It is likely be will visit some of the ports on the Yang-tam before returning to Hong Kong. At Kit:igloo, the customs duties still impede trade ; this system does not meow to suit the notions of the Chinese re aling at that port. Wu have no doubt but that the patience and good sense of the consul will overcome this difficulty in the course of time. Canon, about to be speedily evacuated, haa been the scene of a littlainpisode that ma reported at first u something quite serious. The allied commissioners imprimoned a mandarin for the offence of using torture upon a culprit w►o wma brought before him. This was after he had hem repeatedly warned lio drat from mob eats of Cabmen*. The was pro►ed (Stamped, id. Additional.) beyond • doubt, and Yr. Pukes had the magistrate see. Mooed to a term of imprisonment. Then was some demon stration on the part of the people when they learned that their mandarin was in prison ; but later events have shown that this was scarcely more than a formal manifestation of sympathy ; the magistrate was not much esteemed by his own people. Ow of the Customs steamers enraged a couple of refrac. tory smugglers —or supposed smugglers—in the Cankn river a few days ago, and was completely defeated. AUSTRALIA. We have advice' by this mal from Melbourne of the 25th of July. The colony of Victoria was in a state of excitement, caused •by the prepara tions for a general election, the political crisis reported a month ago having been cut abort by the prorogation of the Assembly on the 3rd of July, followed by its dissolution on the 11th. MELBOURNE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. --- The month covered by the advioes now received is de scribed as, in a eornmermal point of view, one of the wont ever known. Distrust was univereal and failures were fre quent. The names of Lazarus and Levinger, of Ballarat ; of Baster and Walker, of Collingwood ; of Mr. Goodman Teals, Mr. W. H. Nich o l son , an d Meson. Bergin Brothers, of Melbourne, are among thine of the failed houses. The money market was without change. The bank tate for first elan paper was maintained at 8 per esaL Many was plen tiful, and the government was about to Woe forthwith a pm• Don (250,000 f. it was thought) of the million of railway debentures metaside for the colony. In emasecimenaof the anal questityet proles. awned the beets were rah* the rate of exchange. Drafts on London, 60 days' eight, la per cent. The quantity of gold brought down by escort during the month was 126,709 oz. against 160,432 in. in 1860, and 189,246 on. in 1859. The following vessels had sailed with gold freights during the month :- -June 26, Jeddo, for point de Gall., 42,522 tn. ; July 2, Bwifteure, for London, 51,216 oz. ; July 8, Adelieia, for Batavia, 148 os. ; July 15, James Wilson, for London, 19,067 oz. ; July 18, J. D. Cooper, for Calcutta, 2,531 as. ; July 7.2, Liooolnehire, for London, 51,774 or. ; July 23, Utopia, for Calcutta, 7,143 oe. ; July 23, Minerva, for Hong Kong, 9,098 or. ; total, 183,489 or. NEW ZEALAND. The Melbourne Herald of July 25 thus sums up the latest news from New Zealand : " Since our last summary the great meeting has been held. The great body of the natives arrived at Ngaruawahia on Monday, the 6th, and the fol lowing day was given up to mourning for Wetini, who fell at Malluetalii. The grand talk did not take place till the next day. " The Governor's declaration was produced and certain passages, apparently marked before hand, were read. The remaining portion was,with the con currence of the meeting, left unread. On the aide of the extreme Kiugites many fiercely declared that they had stopped their ears' to that letter, whilst on the other aide also several expressed their con tempt for the nupepa' A s oli tary more reasonable than the rest, who proposed that the document should be considered, was speedily put down. " After two days of conference, a letter to the Governor in reply to his proclamation wart agreed upon. The letter simply pleads for delay a l il re ft time, with a kind of protest against the road making upon which the military are engaged. " Whilst all this is going on, little is really I known of the actual intentions of the Commander in-Chief. For the time his whole attention seems to be given to the clearing and forming roads, all leading into the Waikato country, and hich must very greatly facilitate future opera tions all which even the Maori, unac customed to civilised war, has not failed to re mark. There is reason to suspect, as well from the speeches at the runanga as from the known jealousy of Waikato, that the natives may interfere with these advances, and that thus hostilities will be precipitated. If so it is thought that the General will confine his efforts to carrying out, under the protection of his present force, the work of clearing the way for future operations. Should there be no such interferenc.-, it is said that General Cameron has expressed his determination not to take the field until he has 10,000 men at his disposal. This number he expects to have during the next spring through reinforcements that have been sent for 1 from the Cape of Good Rope, China, and India." CEYLON. (Freak the Colombo Observer of August 16.) Mr. Lieschiog, the magistrate at Point Pedro, had bad • narrow escape from death by the gripe of • chetah. A cor respondent writes : "Information was given him, about five in the afternoon of July 27, that • woman had been torn by • chetah. He proceeded to the spot with the only serviceable gun be had, • double-barrelled Manton, good enough for • shot, but not by any means to be depended on for ball, as it wabbled in the stock. However, he fixed it as well as he could, en route, and in about half-an-hour reached the village, when he learnt another person bad been wounded. The people took hint to a palmira garden, and there was the cheta lying am comfortably on the ground as if he had been • tame at, in • garden without a single shrub to con ' veal him. Advancing to about 30 paces Mr. L leant his gun spinet • palsies tree and fired. Up jumped the elm* and with three awful roars ran towards Mr. L. This gentleman waited his charge, reserving his fire. To his our. prise the chetah swerved as he approached, and passed the tree on the opposite aids to when Mr. L. wits, within about three paces of him. As ho paned Mr. L fired the second barrel, but the brute held on his way, sprang on • boy behind Mr. L, struck bun down, end made oft ; but as he did so, Mr. L. had the satisfaction of seeing his bowels protrude through a wound. Mr. L. reloaded and went in pursuit, but before proceeding many yards found him lying in a dwelling compound, and unable to rise, and another shot settled him. Just conceive • chetah having the audacity to take possession of a large village and walk about the gardens of the people in bread daylight. I never saw people so delighted as they were at his death. The boy who was knocked down was much hurt. Mr. L brought home the chetah in his bandy, and • splendid fellow he is. The chetah was shot near Catevely church." NETHERLANDS INDIA. By the Dutch mail steamer we (Singapore Press) have Java papers to the 14th July. The attempt§ made to capture Antasari, the chief of the Baniermasaing rebels, had failed, and the prospect of the war in that part of the Netherlands India possession, being brought to an end seems as distant u ever. The Dutch officers, on the contrary, assert that the insurgents are making rapid advances in the art of war, and that they are acquiring greater boldness in facing their opponents. SARAWAK. Advice from Sarawak to the 21st of July state that the Chinese and Malay traders were buy fitting out every available boat for the purpose of proceeding to MIAs, and Oys fur limo. Sir James Brooke was expected to re turn to Sarawak from Muka at the end of the month. At Nuke everything was quiet, the natives were occupied in preparing sago for the market, and industry and content were the order of the day. ARMY MIDICAL DaroarmaNr.—Amaistaat-Sur gen Wakes, having reosatly been tranderrod from the ftlet Regiment to the Staff, with • view to Dia employment in the United Kingdom, be will embark at Bombay, and proceed by the overland mail steamer. Staff-Surgeon Thompson has arrived in Ireland teem England to take medical charge of the unitarians at Colaba. Staff-Aasiatisat. Borisov Kenna, who has recently returned to China, and Staff-iasistant.Survm n Thomas N. Cfßries, from Temple. more, are ordered 'by the Adjutant-General to be attached to the General Hospital, Fort Pita—United Soviet , Gawk. CRVITAL PAIACZ. Baw-a-Caoono DAY.— SATURDAY. WT. 14. Adadsoiou oa farailii, Ll7l ; ditto by seam tickets, 2,764 ; toad. 31%& [TWORENuE NAVAL AND MILITARY. -6-- WOOLWICH, Rm. lb. A considerable force of the 4th Brigade Royal Artillery will shortly proceed to Canada. The bead quartets of the brigade, including Paymaster Griffiths, Ad jutant A. T. G. Peers., Quartermaster Williams, sod Bur gee. J. Dud, will leave Woolwich for Aldeishott oe Tun. day treat A detachment of the Depot Brigade Royal Artillery con sisting of 140 rank and file, under the command of C aptain Clarke, has left Woolwich for Worley Barracks. Lieute nantiColooM F. Radcliffe, of the staff of the depot brigade, has lett Woolwich for duty at Worley. Til• site of the new military hospital to be erected on Kid. , brook-common havieg been clear4aad the necessary drain age provided, the building will be immediately commenced by the contractor, Mr. Myers, of Lambeth, who has just outnpleted the two new wings at the Royal Military Academy. Fifty additional labourer* have been entered for service at this dockyard, to be employed in stacking the immense quantity of timber recently lauded on the wharf for ship buildiag purpeees. The mooed battery of the Bth Brigade Royal Artillery, commanded by Captain C. W. Elgee, has arrived at Dublin from Alderabott. The beeteay comprise, the following officers : ldecond Captain J. H. Brow, Lieutenasta J. /T. Blackley, F. H. goon, and L. Downes. The cavalry depot barraok at Maidatone is now occupied by about 480 rank and file of the 6th Dragoon Guilds, 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoons. and 17th Loner,. By order of the Admiralty a sow essat guard Motion is to be erected at Christchurch, Heats. CHATRAII, Stn. I& By direction of the Admiralty, ood l e s to that sleet having been received this morning, the whole of the anew gnahomm attached to the firelidam Mein nerve at tit port, immely, the Bullfrog, the Gripes, the Julie, the, Oartiation, and the Caddis, are to be furaihed each with a 1011-pounder and 40. pounder Armstrong gigs, M lieu of the , two I:lB.pounders with which they are at mesa armed. The Bombay, 81, lioe-of.battle screw Messier, fitting for the attain reserve, is being fitted with the sew apparatus fur the ventilation of powder magazine. oa board line-ot. battle sod other shim which has beau found toanawer es satisfactorily on board the several ships of war ia which if has beets tried. The Wadded, M, fitting at this dockyard fora training ship fur the Volunteer Naval Brigade, it not expected to be completed until the latter end o f December, when she will be towed round to the Thames, and stationed in tlr City Caul. The copper has been stripped off her bottom, which is now ousted over with the new patent composition, instead of being cuppered. The guns, howitsets, and other description of ordnance mounted oti the fortification@ at Fort Clarence have been removed by the Royal Artillery belonging to the Coast Brigade. The guns u they are removed from the fortifica tions are deposited in store at the Gun-wharf until direc tions have been received as to their ultimate destination. All the ordnance removed from the fortifications see obso lete, and unadapted for the present system of warfare. PORTSMOUTH, Bar. 15 The Firebrand, 6, 'team sloop, Commander James M. Bruce, sailed from Spithoad last evening for the eastward with supernumeraries. Vies-Admiral W. Bruce, R.C.8., commander-is-chief at this port, arrived yesterday, from his annual tour to the Channel Islands, he. MALTA, Bert. 10. Her Majesty's chip Scourge left yesterday with Sir William Cudringiun and suite. She will call at the Balearic Islands is Kerr war to Gibraltar. During her visit to Constantinople Sir William mad* • trip up the Bos plionui and us far as the Black Sea, IMMO very familiar to him duriug the Crimean war. On the her MaTesty'"l" — ship Assurance left with des patches for the fleet at Naples. Captain Lambert, late of the Gannet, leaves by the next packet (the Pees) for England. The Peninsular and Oeiental Company's steamer Manilla arrived yesterday broken down, and cannot proceed on before thin day. Her Majesty's ship Surprise arrived on the Sal tram England. LONDON Scarrrum VoLvvrEsaa.—On Saturday the members of the sth company of the above carpi shot for two piizes at Wimbledoo. The first—a Parian Vase, value 15 guineas, presented by Mr. James Duke Hill, to be de cide' by the highest aggregate number of potato ; the second prise —a short Enfield ride, in case, presented by Captain Carlisle, fur the highest number of hits. The first prim was woo by Sergeant Murray, who sawed 23 points. The second—after a tie between Corporals Davison and Steven son—was woo by the furtner, who scored IS points in 3 shots at 300 yards ; Corporal Stevenson made 3 points. The ranges were 150, 200, 30e, and 500 yards, five shuts each range. The weather wie extremely boisterous, and very unfavourable for ride shooting. A great review of Yorkshire volunteers has been fixed to take place on the 25th inst., at Knavesmire. Every corps is expected to be peewit, except the Ist North Riding Artillery, making a total of 5,500 officers and men. DISASTROUS TERMINATION OP THE AUSTRA LIAN EXPLORING EXPEDITION. (From the Melbourne Herald of July 2R.) - - - Sad news has been received about the exploring expedition. Mr. Bridle, one of the party, arrived in town on the 29th of last month, and reported that Mr. Burke, the leader of the expedition, left Cooper's Creek ou the 16th December, to start for the Gulf of Carpentaria, and that oothing had been beard of bim sine. He was accompanied by Maims. Wills, )(Mg. and Gray, and ail camels and one borne, and left the rermuuder of his party under the charge of Mr Bridle, at Cooper's Creek. The party .111 remaining at the depot were—Denis. Brahe (in char ge), Patton, •Donogh, Dad Malioninital, and camels and homes. Mr. Wright, the officer in charge of the oontingeut party left at the Darliug, moved onwards towards Cooper's Creek. 11 being summer, Dearly all the watercourses had been dried up, and the ravages of scurvy reduced the effective Mani b of the party to an alarming extent. Unable to from these causes, he established a camp and stoc ade at Bella, whew the na tives became hostile, and repeatedly attacked them. Mr. Ludwig Becker, the naturalist and artist, and a gentleman of great scientific acquirements, and Masan. Charles Stone, William Purcell, and Patton died, at various intervals dur ing the jouroey. Three of the hones perished from exhaus. Lion, two of the camels from scab, sea another was lost. THE METROPOLITAN SILK WEAVERS. On Friday evening, a numerous meeting of the operatives in the silk trade took pleas at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Cheshire-street, Waterloo-town, Bethnal green, to erosive the report of the deputation appointed to meet the associated masters iu the silk trete, who Inui pro posed to reduoe the wages of the operatives in the velvet knock of the trade, and 011 other business. Yr. WALKER, an'operAtive in the trade, was called to the chair. Mr. PERRY—who was the exponent of the matter in i dispute between the maaters sod workmen of the velvet breech of the silk trade, the prepeeed reduction apply ing to the operatives in that branch—Mated that sheet twelve mouths ago the velvet hands had agreed to accept a reduction of wages ; and the marten then ad mitted that it was impossible with due regard to fairness, and to the means of existence of the operatives, that say further reduction in wages could be maul. , yet these very masters useciated with other masters to make a further re duction of wages lathe velvet branch, to the extent in some instancee of twenty-five per cent. The consequences of this was that a deputation of the men met the associated masters, or at least eight out of the ten of whiai the body was com pound, wbeu some of the latter said that they could not cattaid apnea foreign competition. Others again said they could not meet the home competition, as some masters were enabled to get their work done at a cheaper rate than they could ; while other masters said they could not cony on business at all at the present rate of wages, end that they only kept open their workshops from sympathy with the workless' men. The deputation of working men, however, showed to the masters that the velvet silk weavers hi this country were working at • lower rate of wages than the °MIMI weavers, and that foreign °empathise could not justify the proposed reduc tion ; and as to the home competition, it did not seem that ' the master, who got their work done cheaper were able to get rid of their stock, while the other nuoster4 were more successful in this respect. Then as to the question of sym pathy with the working men, the deputation void they were of opinion that it would be better for the 01010 to chew for the present rather than that a reduction of wages should take place ; and when the proper time arrived they could reopen with the old scale of wages. lm the meantime the persons thrown eat of employment could seek for parochial ' relit In this Mate matters stood at present, as the mas ters seemed determined to abide by then proposal to reduce the Iles.Tarr= then moved, and Mr. Warm seconded, the following resolution :—" That, having heard of ii most un called-for and unprecedented reduction of wages just made by some of the masters in the velvet branch of the silk beds in Spitaltields, this maenad, consisting of workmen is all brioches of the silk toile, is determined, when the opportunity arrives, to assist the velvet weavers to drive se hard a bargain with their employes* as the employers are now driving with them." ' The readution was unanimously adopted ; and, thanks having been given to the chairman, the meeting separated.