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About twenty years ar, as many of our readers will remember, 31r. who had successfully devoted his life to the work of Christian inatnic tion and charitable effort amongst the fierce and heathen populati••n of theseislands, was barbarously munlered in cohl blood, together with bin c pa- Ilion in miiiiimiary lalvour, Mr. If APULIA. During the last few months this murderous scene has been re-enacted on about the same spot, in the massacre of Mr. and Mrs. Goeotec, a missionary and his wife, who had been living on the island, and labouring amongst the natives for the last five years. Thu cause of the murderous attack was, how ever, it appears, a holly different in the two cases. WILLIAMS was not murdered because he was a Miasionary, the inhabitants being ignorant of his character, but simply because he was a white man. It was an act of blind revenge on the part of the natives for outrages against their fellow countrymen committed by white men who had previously touched upon the island. Mr. t hIRISIN WWI murdered because he was a Missionary, and in that capacity presumed by the natives to command supernatural powers which ho had exerted against them. This fanatical feeling, and its tragical result, throw so instructive a light on the native character, as well as on the way of dealing with it for purposes of religious instruction, that the case, on this ground alone, well merits special atten tion. The massacre was perpetrated on the 20th of May last, and the main circumstances connected with it may soon be told. Mr. and Mrs. GORDON, as it appears, are the first missionaries who have resided on the Island of Eramanga since the mar tyrdom of Wru.r•irt and HARRIS. They went there in 1857, and have remained there ever since, labouring for the temporal and spiritual benefit of the natives, and it would seem with a cer tain measure of success. A small chapel had been built, and K ACIAV, tho murderer of WILLIAMS, WWI one of the few natives who showed • friendly feeling towards the now settlers and received reli gious instruction. The natives Si a body were, however, still hostile and suspicious, and a few months before the massacre these feelings had been roused to savage intensity by the breaking out of the measles amongst them in a violent form. The infection, carried by trading veletas from Sydney and New Caledonia, spread with alarming rapidity, and—as might naturally be expected amongst • savage population—with the most fatal results. As the distemper had previously been unknown amongst the natives, they attributed its presence to the foreigners, mid denounced it as the " white msn's curse." Hut while popular feeling in the island was thus raised against white men in general, there were special circum stances which directed it against the missionaries in particular. Mr. Goitteis hail at this very time more than once solemnly warned the people against impending judgments if they continued their idolatrous practices. This is sufficiently shown by the following extract from his diary refeniii4 to the prevalence of the disease :—" It " was preceded by nearly • universal opposition " to the Gospel, and much murder and idolatry. " I felt sure that Gun would visit them in " judgment, and warmed them most solemnly but " a few days before they were attacked." From the disesae following close on these warnings, the natives, we are told by • correspondent on the spot. believed that the Missionary had prayed to his Goo fur it ; had, in fact, invoked the " white inie.'s curse " on their heads, and that it had been sent in answer to his prayers. This belief readily gained acceptance amongst the natives, because it perfectly harmonized with the notions of witchcraft and evil influence which pre vail unreservedly amongst them. Mr. (!cram knew, indeed, that his life was in danger from this very cause. In recording in his diary a danger from which he had kist escaped he says :—" It is " almost impassible for a minister to fall into " greater perils than amongst such • people, for " their belief in witchcraft is universal, and they " seem to look upon me as their destroyer." Still, however, he did not desist from his warnings and denunciations. About • fortnight before his death, we are told, he preached at Bunk hill, and sharply rebuked his hearers for their idolatry and wickedness. This roused the excited feeling of the tribe to • pitch of vindictive hostility, and they resolved on his death. How this resolve was carried out will be seen from the account of the massacre given by the only Englishman on the island at the time : From the amounts which I Ism pthered from the attar. ithe writer Rem) yen may nil, sa the correctness of the followin g deeriptiee of the anuessus attack. About soon of the 20th a party of nine natives, of whoa the chief, Lova, was the leader, called at the inquired for Mr. Gerdes. They were Wormed Chet he was working • little farther dowc the bin, at • home which he was building as • winter reed &ace. 71,y went towards the place, but in passing throegli a grove se er the house eight of the moo cociemded themselves, while the Math, wised Neru-bu.leet, went THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1861. furtho down to inveigle Mr. Conlon into the trap thus I kid f or his destructicie. Mr. I:onlonlred t neifortunatedy, sent all hi. boys away to gather grans ix the roof of the new house, and wad unattended, when Nan-be-lent waked up to him, and asked foe eorne calico for b insult and the others of the party who, be raid, were waiting at the Illiision houle. Mr. Gooks took up a piece of board, and wrote on it with a piece of charcoal, " Give these men a yard of cot. tee each.' This be gave to the savage, and told hint to take it to Mrs. Conlon, who would give him what he wanted. This, however, would not have suited the intentions of Nara he-feet. He told the missionery that ova wished particu. lady to sam hint, :toil to ;;et some medicine for a sick man, and that be had. therefore, better go up to his own house. Mr. Gordon, pointing to a plate containing some food which Mrs. Giallo.) had scut lola, " 1 hare not yet eaten, but sever mind ; I can tie .o a. well at the house." And wrapping up the plate in his handkerchief, he started up the 1.111, hillowed by the native. On arriving at the am bush Narn.litt.leet buried his tomahawk in Mr. I Zmoloo's spine. lie immediately (ell, uttering a lowl rry. Naru-liii.leet gave him another stroke on the ri,;Nt ..10 of the Deck, which almost severed the heed from the laxly ; and the others, rushing from their concealment, quielly cut their poor victim to piece.. While this tragedy was being enacted, another native, whose name was " ttuhen," ran towanbi the mission•house, and Mrs. Gordon, who ha,l been alanotd by the &•slash yells and laughter of the savages, had run out, and was standing near an out house. She askol °Own what all that Dons war ►bout? He laughed ■o-1 said, "Nothing: it's eddy the boys atnusing thenoels ea." She said, "Where are the boys!' and turnol round. t totem then, with the tomahawk, which he carried eourealeil heliind !us back, struck her a blow below the Amidst blade ; and, on her falling on a heap of grams, he tautly cat the head off, and otherwise mutilated her io miens Faris of the holly. It is perfectly clear that Mr. Gosnox, the vic tim of this fanatic hatred and revenge, was a most conscientious and devoted missionary. He not only preached to the natives, but went about amongst them doing good, and supplying their wants to the utmost of his power. During the prevalence of the disease holabourtd incessantly toarrestthecontagion and relieve the suffering of its victims. Even this, however, did not in the least disarm suspi cion. And it is quite certain that, with the utmost prudence and circumspection, his position amongst such • people was always one of great peril. But we cannot help feeling that this coura geous and devoted missionary needlessly aggra vated the dangers of the situation by his ill-timed denunciations and repeated warnings of Divine ' judgment against the alarmed and excited natives. Had such threatenings and denunciations formed an important part of the message he had to com municate, it would still have boon in the highest degree impolitic to urge them at such a moment. But so far from being an essen tial part of the Gospel message, they seriously misrepresent the spirit and meaning of Christianity. Outward prosperity and adversity, physical good and evil, were no doubt, to some extent at least, as Lord BAcIIN suggests in his celebrated essay, the rewards and punishments of the Old Testa ment. But surely the New Testament nowhere justifies the assertion that the rejection of the Gospel message will be followed by definite tem poral loss or direct physical suffering. No doubt inch a doctrine would be intelligible enough to the idolatrous natives of Entmanga. Like all savage, superstitious tribes, they implicitly believe in witchcraft, incantations, and evil influence, in the existence of • malign supernatural power, which their priests can move at will for their own purposes. Mr. Gosnox's threats of Divine judg ment would thus accord pei:ectly with something already in their own minds. They would regard him as a priest uttering hostile spells to move the unseen Power over which he had control. But however intelligible it might be, such a doctrine would convey to the native mind a most erroneous notion of the new religions truth propounded for their acceptant*. To their dark minds it would naturally appear simply as another form of the paganism withwhich they were familiar. In their view it would appeal to the same motives of terror, and produce the same physical results. Probably no amount of caution could have averted the 'Mal result. But it would certoinly have been better for all concerned, for Mr. Goabox, for the Mission, and for the natives, had the Missionary's dogmatic statements been more strictly confined to that charity which is the essence of the Gospel, and which in his life and death he so well illus trated. IDt Court. BALMORAL, Barr. 29. The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince's Alice and Prince Louis of Hew, left the Castle yesterday morning at half-past 8 o'clock, and drove by OW. le ton to the Derry Bhiel, at which place pools, were in wait ing ; the royal party rode thence op Glen Derry by Loch Dulochan and Bohm na Main to Loch Ayes. Iler Majesty returned in the same manger, and reached the Castle at a quarter past 8 in the evening. Princess Louise rode out attended by Lady ChurehilL Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, attended by Baron Westerweller and Major Elphinstone, drove to Loch Bulig. The Earl of Dalhousie arrived at the Ceatle on a visit to bet Majesty. Then was no addition to the royal dinner party. sen. M. —-- - - - The Qum aad Plisee Ceased, Primers 11401114 a, Prin. sees Alin. and Prince Loa/ of Hew. attesdad by the Ladies sad Oasitiamse is Waiting, attended Dirios Servies I the Pasish Church of Crathis. The H.,. Mr. Muir officiated. Comsat Rodeboale had an interview with the Duke 411 Nomads yesterday, at the (At:pia-office. Mr Douala Daly had an interview with the Duke of N•weastle. Mr. Am ple& hed elm an iuterriew with his Grace yesterday. at the Co!coal-office. Despatches were wet yerter , :ar from the CalovistoMee to the thwereere of the West fedi. foisted., British Culumhia, sad to the Lord High Commissioner of the Imam Wands. Lady Edith and the 3fartinia of Hastings have wired as CbuddiesHeeel, from St. Leonard& The HI/n. diaries 111urray has returned to Cla. ridge's Hotel. from So3t 4xl. The Hon. Mark and Lady Gertrude Rolle have arrived at Clarldge's Hotel, from Stevenstope, Duero. Bir Henry Balwer, English ainbssaador at Con stantinople, has just pawed through Paris op bin way to EaglaiaL A paragraph in the papers lately stated that Bishop Bming.in • farewell address to the clergy of Glossae ter. expressed his hope that they would get on better wit► their new bishop than with him, and that be would do his best to keep ia with and plowman parties. The reversed prelate writes :—" It is r much due to the clergy of my diocese as to myself that I shook' positively deny the accu racy of this statement. It has bees my constant wish and endeavour to act wit► fairer' and consideration towards all pities ; sad the peat kindness and hearty support which I have ever moved from my clergy, accompanied at the present time with strong exprorions of regret from all parties at my leaving, fully justify me in the belief that my endeavours have not been is vain. Nor do I doubt but that my successor will fully deserve and obtain the earns ' confidence and cordial co-operation which I gratefully ac knowledge to have been ever manifested towards myself." DEATH OF MIL Alain' IL SMITH.—Wu regret to announce the death of this gentleman, brother of Mr. Albert Smith, whom he has only survived some eighteen months. Mr. Arthur Smith was well-known in literary and theatrical rectos as one of the clearest mi oded and most practical men of the day. Be had the management of his brother's entertain. meet, sad all the burner arrangements of Mr. Charles Dickens' Readings were entrusted to his care. He was one of the Committee of the names Fisheries Primarration Society, and the mother of • clever and witty little book called "The Thames Angler " Mr. Smith was is his thirty seventh year. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELTARASPI.) FRANCE. PARIS, Ocr. . . The Mweiteur of this morning contains an im perial decree, dated Oct. 1, according to which the ports of Marseilles, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rouen; Havre, Dieppe, Boulogne, Calais, and Dunkirk, and the custom-houses of Tourcoing, Roubaix, Lille, Valenciennes, Mulhouse, and Lyons are, dating from the Ist inst., open for the importation of cotton and woollen yarns of every description, either of English or Belgian manufacture. By the sante decree the following articles of English or Belgian origin or manufacture cannot be imported into France, either by land or aea, except through the custom-houses appointed. The articles referred to are :—All goods paying a duty of more than 20 francs per 100 kilo. ; also coached', playing cards, chicory roasted or ground, cutlery, .-.kin and leejlier work, articlea made of horse or cow hair pure or mixed, chemicals, ordi nary soaps, drinking glasses and crystals white and coloured, window glass, coloured glue polished or engraved, watch and optical glasses, and all other glass ware not mentioned iu this category, sea-going vessels, hulls of sea going vessels, river craft, Alpaca, llama, and Vienna w0.,1 awl camel's hair yarn. The Meailear also announces that the Emperor presided yesterday at a Council of Ministers at St. Cloud. The attack was to be renewed the following (lay. Meanwhile the Federal' had been reinforced by 4,000 men, and other reinforeementft were rapidly approaching. It was expected that Ceacral Price's retreat would be cut off. Six hundred Coniedenttes hare been routed, with heavy loss, at Blue Mills Lauding (Missouri), by 1,500 Federal*. COMMERCIAL DITELLIGk:NCE. Cotton buoyant. Middling Upland, 214 to 22. The breadstulT3 market is excited, and all quali ties have considerably advanced. Provisions dull. Stocks quiet. New York Central, 73i ; Illinois, 6r4 ; Erie, We. Exchange on London, 109. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (moo on ow] COBRIMPOYDEIT.) PARIS. TIYISDAT EVE-YURI. On the eternal question touching the " Eternal City," the Opinion Nationole this evening indulge s in some plain speaking, which is worthy of all com mendation. After declaring, with a fineness of distinction the exact meaning of which I fail to ap 'tedium', that he is neither the " enemy " nor the "adversary " of the government, M. Gueroult, the principal editor of the Opinion, sake how much longer the provisional state of things in Italy, which daily threatens intestine anarchy and foreign war, is to endure, under the protection of the French flag ? —" To prevent a oountry from organising itself, and to perpetuate in it a state of revolution, is neither wise nor moral."—" We do not wish to harm Italy, and yet we do harm her. Once more, we ask why ?" "If we are really for the Pope, it must be admitted that we have taken a very odd way of supporting him ; but if we are really for Italy, a like observa tion occurs."—" The clerical party amuses us of being insincere, and the liberal party taxes us with cowardice ; there are whispers of our want of fore sight, of irresolution, of a drifting policy."—" We desire nothing so much as to believe that all these suppositious are false, calumnious, unjust ; but we hear them, and are at a loss for an answer. We foul humiliated that such things should be said of french policy."—" This provisional state which we deplore has already loot for France a portion of Italy's gratitude ; and if it is prolonged it will hurt our reputation in Europe, and at home will alienate from the Emperor's govern ment thole sympathies which were gained by the Italian war, the amnesty, and the decree of Nov. 24."—" Even assuming that the government policy is at bottom excellent and irreproachable, it is at all events so unfortunate as not to be understood ; it is a policy which encourages adversaries and dis courages friends."—" It is but lost labour to try to conciliate the clergy; they are as inimical as it is possible to be, and nothing will rally them ; but the clerical party ban no other strength than that which it derives from the hesitation of the government. Let us withdraw our troops from Rome—let the temporal power fall—and within a fortnight the clericals will cease to aflect surprise, while the true friends of the Emperor's government—those who do not look to a revolution, but to au existing con stitution, susceptible of improvement for the real isation of progress—will rejoice and feel re asaured." The expectation which I expressed two or three days since that the settlement at the Bourse would be "disastrous," has been fully realised. The panic to-day was worse than ever. Rents fell 50c. for cash, and 40c. for account, closing at 68fr. 16e. and Mfr. 10c. Mobilier fell 22fr. The Italian Loan fell 35fr. The Orleans Railway felll7fr. 60c. ; Southern, Mfr. ; Lyons, 121 r. 50c. ; Western, Bfr. 75c. ; Northern, 6fr. 25c. ; and Eastern, Ifr. 26c. The marriage of the King of Portugal with the Princess of Savoy is stated to be now quite settled. Several provincial journals complain that, not withstanding the assertions of the Constitiaionnel, the impertinent inquiries of the police into the private history and affairs of journalists continue to be made in a most offensive way. The Chrmaque dr l'Ou est has been asked for the names of its Paris correspondents, and whether it has any connexion with the legitimist committee of Paris. A "hero of Caatelfidardo"—one of Lamoriciere's papal Zouavea—who has just keen tried at Oran for rubbery and desertion, made some curious dis closures as to the system of recruiting at Marseilles fur the Pope and his young friend Bombs 11. He was enlisted under a false name as au Austrian subject, and furnished with a false passport. De sertion from the Roman army is, he declared, punished with bard Libonr for life and dogging, but for which, be naively added, "everybody would desert." When he got back to France, after his service in a destitute condition, the Archbishop of Aix gave him and his comrades Mr. ea:h. A great volunteer sham fight and review took place on Saturday last in the park of Sir John Maxwell, at Polk*, between two and three miles from Glasgow. At the termi nation of the review Sir John Douglas delivered a short address to the officers. He said, "I hope you will express to your regiments how very much gratified we feel at the appearance of the volunteers. Sir Hope Grant, who has just left the field, said be had been much pleased with the display. The only thing wanting is strict discipline. If attention bo poid to that, the volunteers this day reviewed will form as tine a body of troops as any in her Majesty's army." The Ami de la Religion announces that the Count de Clisniberd is about to undertake a voyage to Casten. tiaople. The lialio of Twin announces that the difficulty which had arisen between the cabinet of Madrid and the Ijaliaa government respecting the archives of the old Nea politan amoebae.' has been terminated through the media tion of France. The archives are to he delivered op to the latter, who will in her turn hand them over to Italy, Spain being thus relieved from the dilemma in which she was placed by her non•recognitioc of Italy. The pamphlet of Father Passaglia against the temporal power of the Pope is written in Latin. Its title is " Pro aural Itediang ad Epiecopos Catholics, auctore Preebytero Catholico." One of the paseages is as follows : " Who can be so blind (says the reverend author) not to see that the Italians an reduced to that deplorable ex. tremity that there is not distant but imminent danger of the greater number among them seceding either openly or in their hearts from the communion of the church, and that that affectionate mother runs the risk of losing those of her children who are most dear to her. See what is now taking place. The greater portion of the cler,•y stand out In violent opposition to the greater portion of the laity; several bishops have abandoned their flocks, and the pastor of pastors himself—the successor of Peter, the august Vicar of Christ upon earth—hurls censure and excommunieltion on the Italian nation. One might think that of the double faculty of punishing and forgiving the shepherd of souls retains only the power to punish ; thus we see all the priests busily engaged in blaming, in opposing, in ascending that all in Italy ardently desire and embrace—all, both the great and the lowly." A letter from Berlin contains the following The numerous councils of ministers held at Coblentz prepare the ►iberal measures which the government will adopt, after the coronation, against the reactionary party. They are said to be • new batch of peers, the removal of high reactionary functionaries, and also that of • large num ber of superior officers in consequence of the great maw envies. Also the reorgaslatioo of the Berlin police, the bulk of which ham relapsed into the old tormenting sod brutal system, is said to be decided upon, and truly it is high time." HIJNOARY. PESTH, floe. I. The Penth journals of toelay state that the Dos nians 111111 Servians have declared themselves in favour of the 3lonteuegrins. They also state that the mountain defiles leveling to the interior of Montenegro will be defended to the last, in order to gain time ; as it is expected that a diversion will be made by a Hungarian legion under the command of General Turr. A commissioner Las been nominated for the comitat Faith. Count Karoly has returned unopened the order of the government requesting him to remain in of The meal of the Comitat of Peeth has been depo cited in the National Museum. A denial has been given to the statement of the Pays that General Klapka, M. Knasoth, and Gene ral Turr would have an interview with M. Dunk on the subject of the affairs of Hungary. VIENNA, Ocr. 1. The Vienna papers of thin morning published a telegram from Trieste, announcing that 70 boxes, containing 3,000 rifles, which had been declared at the Custom-house as bar iron, had been seized on board an English steamer. The evening papers contain a later telegram from Trieste stating that only one box full or rifles had been seized, and that this bad been despatched to Trieste on board the steamer by mistake. ITALY. REGGIO, SE?. 30. Mittica, a bandit &Aid, has beeu killed, and hill baud destroyed. Brigandage has now terminated in the province of Reggio. Boma reactionary agents who had disembarked at Agropoli have been arrested. NAPLES, Ocr. 1. Handbills have been circulate.' in Naples, bear ing the words " Italy, Emmanuel at Rome with Garibaldi." Several groups of people are now amembled in the Strada di Toledo. Numerous patrols traverse the city. It does not appear that a demonstration will take place. NAPLES, SOT. 30. Three more English war vessels have arrived here. The number now lying off Naples is eleven. ROME, Biter. 29 (rid Marseilles). The Abbe Passaglia'e pamphlet, entitled "De Canes Italica ad Episcopas Catholicas," written to prove that Pius IX. should renounce the temporal government, has created a great sensation here. It :las greatly irritated the Pope. The Jesuits are now occupied in endeavouring to refute it. The Abbe Passaglia has arrived at Rome with a foreign passport. The appointments to the dignity of Cardinal, which took place in the Consistory held yesterday, have produced a bad impression iu Rome. The Pontifical government experiences difficulty in meeting the expenses of the Administration. The Marquis de Lavah•tte is expected to arrive here about the middle of the present month. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Ocr. 1. It is rumoured tbat Count Bisma.rk Beleinbausen will replace Count Pourtales at Paris, the latter proceeding to London, and that Couut Colts will go to Bt. Petersburg. SPAIN. MADRID, Sm. M. The Correspnetlencia Autorafa of to-day asaerts that it has received information from a reliable source that a marriage has been arranged between the King of Portugal and the Princess of Savoy. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Om. 1. The Federal Council has entered into negotia tions with Holland fur the conclusion of a treaty of commerce. AMERICA. (Per North Briton rid QUINIC and Londonderry.) NEW YORK, BErr. 21. The New York Times of to-day says that the British Government will hereafter communicate with its consuls at the seceded ports by means of the British war vessels. The Washington correspondent of the same paper cons'ders it possible that General Fremont will be offered a less important command, thus necessitat ing his resignation, in consequence of the difficulty between him and the President. A deserter from the Confederates at Munson's Hill reports that Generals Beauregiusl and Johnson were there, and states that the main body of the Confederate troops, comprising about 100,000 men, are at Fairfax and Centreville, which pointa, ac cording to the same authority, were visited by President Jefferson Davis on Tuesday last, when he reviewed the troops in person. It is reported that 11,000 Confederates have taken possession of Mayfield, Kentucky, and are fortifying it. Jefferson Thomson'. force of 23,000 men has moved to New Madrid (Missouri). General Mitchell, of the United States volun teers, has received the command of the military depot of Ohio, comprising Ohio, Indiana, and much of Kentucky as lies within 15 miles of Cincinnati. The headquarters at the latter place, and as much of Virginia as lies west of the Blue Ridge mountains, constitute a separate command, under General Rceencranz, and aill in future be called the department of Western Virginia. The oltice of the Louisville Courier has been seized, and one of its proprietors arrested. Ex- Governor Morehead has also been arrested. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT. NEW YORE, Barr. 21. The battle at Lexington (Missouri) was progress ing on the 18th inst. General Price then attacked the Feder&ls with 90,000 men. The Federals numbered 3,500. The Confederates were scattered by a bayonet charge of the Irish brigade. THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Ocr. 1. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Oneida, Captain Bevis, with the above mails, arrived this evening shortly before six o'clock, with 63 pas sengers, specie value 120,141 f. ; also 3000 bags coffee, 398 barrels tapioca, 664 bales tobacoo, 30 packages crystals, and 165 packages sundries. BUENOS AYRES. AuGu-rr 27. By latest advices from the frontier General Ur quiza's army was eleven miles distant from the Buenos Ayres forces under General Mitre. Nego tiations fur peace are entirely broken off, and a general action hourly expected. Buenos Ayres is declared by the authorities under martial law, and the fortifications of the town are rapidly being completed. Business is at a standstill, and the flocks are autreriug greatly from continued drought. General Flores has left this city for the army, accompanied by his suite. He commands the right wing. The dry goods market has continued throughout the month in a paralysed condition. Since the arrival of the English mail there has been little or no demand for dry ox and cow hides. Tucuman has been desolated by remarkable con flagrations, in which growing crops, herds, and many human beings have been consumed. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Ocr. 1. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Tagus, Capt. Hall, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 15 passengers, 8 packages of specie value 2,2311., and the following cargo—viz., 225 half chests lemons, 165 boxes grapes, 143 boxes eggs, 15 baskets chesuuts, 18 live oxen, and 15 packages sundries. The Tagus spoke the Ellora on the 29th ult., standing south-west. The schooner Harvest Home and the steamer Rotterdam had arrived out at Lisbon. The Vasa' de Goma sailed from Lisbon for Gib raltar on the 23rd ult. The meal Portuguese squalron and a Brazilian corvette were lying in the harbour. • LISBON, SErr. 27. The Italian Legation in this city has opened a subscription in aid of the funds for erectibg a monument to the memory of Count Cavour in Turin. The anniversary of the death of Dom Pedro IV. was kept iu Lisbon with tho tistud solemnities, the King, as is customary, attending the high mass in the church of St. Vincent de Fora. The vintage has been gathered in many parts of Portugal, and the yield of grapes has proved much greater than last year. Mr. Henderson, who has for many years filled the pest of translator to the British Legation, has died of consumption. The new laws relative to the stamping of bills and receipia are productive of the greatest confu sion, and it is thought they must undergo some modification. It is rumoured that the Portuguese government has notified to England a desire to bring the exist ing treaty to a close. This is, however, not very probable, inasmuch as the English govern ment in such event could make the disadvantages of the commercial relations between the two countries weigh sadly against Portugal. The weather has become much colder, attended with showers of rain. Exhange on London is quoted 531 to ; Paris, 530 ; Amsterdam, 421 ; Hamburg, 48 ; Genoa, 526. Reuter, Three per Ceuta., 48f. Coupons, 43g. Deferred, 40. Lisbon Bank shares, 584. Commercial and Mercantile Banks of Oporto, 258. A rumour was in circulation yesterday in Paris of the death of the Rev. Father Lacordaire. The report, we (Oatignaxi) understand, is premature, but no hope seems to exist of his ultimate recovery. Six ships of the Channel Fleet are at Berehaven. The others, namely, the Hero and the Trafalgar, are ex- pected immediately. They experienced very heavy weather at IaII during the week, having sustained some damage and lost several of their boats. At the Capel-street Police-office, Dublin, on Saturday, a gentleman named Manning, having an estate worth 8004 per annum in the county of Louth, was, at the instance of the guardians of the North Dublin Union, charged with deserting his wife and daughter, and leaving them chargeable upon the union for support. An applica tion for bail on his own recognisance", first refused, was ultimately granted, Mr. Manning promising to meet the claim of the guardians and to pay the expenses consequent on his arrest. He also promised to perfect a deed by which his wife would be entitled to 401. per annum for her support. - - THE QUEEN'S PRIVATE VISIT TO FETTERCAIRN. —The ladies of Fettercairn are wrath that the Queen should have stayed over all night in the village without their knowing it or seeing their sovereign. Some too, who lie op lodgers are thinking over the appearance and looks of certain gentlemen who resided with them on that memo rable night, with a view of seeing whether they may have been among the honoured. At one house, where a stranger slept, the good lady ordered all the bed clothes to be reli giously put by, and preserved for ever and ever, in the hope that the stranger was the gallant Prince Louis of Hesse, which he wasn't. On being undeceived, she called out from the top of the stairs, in an agitated but efitetive manner, " Jean ie, woman, wash th' claw, the chield was only a commercial traveller."—Cafedieniao Mercury. THE RETURN OP THE COURT FROM BALMORAL.— It is expected that the Queen and suite will arrive in Edin burgh, on their return from Balmoral, on the evening of Tuesday, the 22nd inst., and that on the following day his Royal Highness the Prince Consort will lay the foundation stones of the new General Post-office and the new Industrial Museum buildings. The Court will leave Holyrood Palace for England early on Thursday morning. We understand that the Lord Provost's committee have the subject of the ceremonial to be observed on the 22nd inst. wider their con sideration ; and we presume that in a matter in which the public axe so generally interested this committee will be enlarged so as to include representatives from the other public bodies who, it is expected, will join in such procession as shall Le deemed most suited to the occa sion. Of course it is well understood that as the Prince Consort, and not the Duke of Athola, is to lay the foundation stone., the Masonic body, as such, cannot be expectedto atteud iu their official costume. But it cannot be doubted that, as on the occasion of his Royal Highness inaugurating the National Gallery structure in 1850, the leading citizens as well as prominent persona from the neighbouring towns will gladly avail themselves of the op portunity of celebrating the commencement of two build ings like the Now Industrial Museum and the New General Post-office—the one important as the head of the depart ment for Scotland, and the other intended to have special bearing on the resources of the country, and beneficial effect on the industrial youth of Scotland. Of the actual details of the ceremonial . nothing can be even indicated at present ; but it is hoped that they will harmonise us much as possible with the character and magnitude of the edifices (which will be the largest in the metropolis), and give full effect to that picturesqueness which the situation and outline of moot of our streets generally impart to a well organised proces sional spectacle. Scotsman. WHITEHALL, Hen. 28.—The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Matthew Rodger to the church and parish of Sliettleston, in the Presbytery of Glasgow, va cant by the death of the Rev. John iteltitchie Leck ie.— () zate. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862. Her Majesty's commissioners have received a communication stating that a commission has been appointed to represent the interests of exhibitors from the United States of America in the coming exhibition, consisting of the Hoo. William Seward, Secretary of State, the Hon. Edward Everett, and several other distinguished gentlemen. Com ' ndsaions Inmate° been appointed at the undermentioned colonies :—Barbactoes --Stephen Cave, Esq., commissioner. Bermuda—His Excellency the Lieutenant-Goveroor, presi , dent ; and Hopei Frederick Plow, Esq., honomty secretary. Nova SooUs—The Hon. Joseph Howe, chairman • and R. G. Hallibneton, Esq., secretary. Prince Edward Island —H. Huard, Eat., secretary. The building committee held a meeting at the offices of her Majesty's commis sioners, ID the Strand, yesterday. Her Majesty's commis sioners have given notice that DO further applications for space can be entertained. DEATH OF THE REV. T. F. FOORD-BOWEN, D.D. CHAPLAIN Of ORDINARY TO THE QUEEN.—Thu venerable clergyman expired at Folkestone, on the 29th of September, at the advanced age of Kb. Dr. Foord•Bowee was educated at St. Joho's College, Cambridge, and obtained his degree of B.A. in 1800, and of B.D. and D.D. in tat In 1802 he was appointed to the Rectory of Cowlam, Yorkshire, valued at 301 St. • in 1803 to the Vicarage of (Jake, Somerset, valued at 34et ; and in 1820 he was appointed by the crown to the Rectory of Barton.in.the.Clitv, in the diocese of Ely, value 3171. The deceased was Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen, and deputy.clerk of the closet to his late , Majesty William IV. At the Tynemouth Pier, Newcastle-on-Tyne, yesterday, while some of the workmen were removing one of the cranes, a large stone slipped, and fell upon two of the moo, literally crushing one of them to atoms. The other man died shortly afterwards. CITY COURT OA SEWERS. —•— The weekly meeting of the CommiiNionern of Sewers wipi held yesterday, at Guildhall ; Mr. Leputy CHRISTIE in the chair. THE. METROPOLITAN GAS ACT. Mr. Alderman DAMN, chairman to the Central l;as Com paoy, said he wished to draw the attention of the committee which had been arpointed to inquire into the qiieitidn of raising the price of gas, and the provisions of the new act, to a oorreepundenu) which took place in March lest between the Comnnamoners and the Great Central Gas Company. lie then read a letter from Mr. Dew, clerk to the Commis. siouers of Sewers, to the secretary of the compauy, which was as follows : "Metropolitan Gas Act. "Sir,—ln reference to the provisions of the al,ove and more particularly to the 27th clause, 1 am ilireet4 by the Comniissioncrs of Sewers, who have the same under their coesideratien, to inquire of the directors of the (anal Central this Company, who have, it is uoderstool, laud on their gas to the house of Dr. LetheLy, who act. no chemical examiner of gas fur the City, whether they will accept of the tests which be may from time to time make of their gas, as fully mtistying the requirements of the 24h clause, although Dr. Letbeby's house is situate at inure than 1,000 yards from the works of the Great Central Gas Company. (Signed) " Jan. UAW, Clerk. Commissioners of Sewers." He said that lie thought it very desirable that the corn. mitten should have their attention drawn to that letter and the answer from the company. Dr. Letheby, be said, had requested that the gas might be laid down to his house, and it was done at the company's own expense, and Dr. Letheby had a complete apparatus fitted up at the London Hospital, also at the expense of the company, and they were quite willing to subject their produce to his err mination. The letter from the company ran as follows : "Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 9th ultimo, I beg to say the company have laid on the main fur the purpose of supplying gas to Dr. Letheby's laboratory, and ant de sired by the directors to say they are willing to accept the tests which Dr. Letbeby may from time to tame make at his house in Finsbury.aquare, as satisfying the 27th clause of the Gas Act of 1860. (Signed) "R. A. M.4IBBEY, Secretary, "Great CentrAl Gas Company." The Alderman then moved that the two letters be :referred to the committee now sitting. The CHAIRMAN asked if the court wag to understand that the company were willing to waive their right of three hours' notice Mr. Alderman D.UUN replied they were quite willing to do so. MY. DE JERSEY then seconded the motion, which wee agreed W. IMPROVEMESTB COMMITTIL A report was read from the Improvements' Committee, stating that, in reference to the memorial of the inhabitant. of Paternoster-row and St. Paurs•churchyard, praying the interference of that court to prevent the recurrence of the nuisance caused by the tallow.melting business of Mews. Knight and Co., in Paternester-row, whine premises have been lately destroyed by fire, which was referred to them, they had been attended by the memorialists, and had heard them in anjiport of the memorial, and informed them that the commission possessed no powers to suppress the nuisance, and had no funds to induce the proprietors to abate it ; and as regarded the question which had been raised, whether the entire destruction of 42, Paternoster. row, and partial destruction of the premise, in the rear ex tending to London-bouselard, might not afford a suitable opportunity for effecting upon reasonable terms a public im provement by widening the narrow passage leading from Paterooster.row to St. Paurs.churchyard, hod directed their officer to ascertain the terms upon which the property required to effect the improvement could be obtame4 and had held a conference with their solicitor and surveyor, who reported that Messrs. Knight end Sons held leases for twelve years of 42 and 43, Patdrooster•row, and the com mittee were of opinion that the compensation required by Messrs. Knight for the removal of their trade, besides the requiring the payment of the value of their lease, was so exorbitant, that they regretted they could not recommend the application of so large a sum from the funds of the rate payers for the improvement required. DANITAIIY CONDITION OF TEE CRT. Dr. Lwriimir reported upon the state of 191 houses that bad been inspeeted during the week, and submitted a list of 33 places for sanitary improvements. lie likewise reported that the markets and slaughterhouses had been duly inspected, and that tho officers had seized 62511 w. of meat and 117 head of poultry as unfit for human food ; 4:1011e of the meat were from diseased animals, mid 193 from animals that bad died from natural muses. In every ease but one the salesmen gave notice to the inspectors of the arrival of the meat at the market, and all of it has been destroyed.. human food. The mortality returns for the week are a little above this average fur the season ; 48 deaths have been registered daring the week, instead of 45, which is the average for the corresponding period of the last five years. 23, or nearly half of the deaths, were among children of leas than nye years of age. and eight were among old persons of 60 and upwards. The principal causes of death were as follows : plithisia, 4 ; mesenteric disease. 2; scrofula, 4 ; infantile 2 ; hydrocephalus and nnovolsinus, 7 ; continued fever, 4 ; croup, 2 ; diphtheria, I ; and searlee fever, 1 Misty births were registered during the week, 23 boys and 35 girls. HEALTH OP LONDON. The Registrar-General's return mtatta tho total number of deaths registered in London in the week that ended last Saturday was 1,105, which, as compared with the returns of four previous weeks, exhibits but very slight variation. The average number of deaths in corresponding weeks of ten previous years 1851-60, corrected for Increase of population, is 1,329, and if the deaths from epidemic cholera in the corresponding week of 1854 are excluded from the returns on which the calculation is based, it will still appear that the rate of mortality that uow prevails is com paratively low. The births in last week exceeded the deaths in the same time by 740. . . . . The . deatha from diarrhma, which in One week in August ezieeded 200, nod in each of ten weeks since the middle of July exceeded 100, declined last week to 68. Four deaths are also referred to cholera or choleraic diurrbces. A girl, aged 9 years, died at 5, Bess-street, Borough•road, of "cholera." But while &arrives is diminished, there is a perceptible increase in scarlatina, the death' from which rose to 55 in the week. Of these 55, 7 occurred in Islington, 3in the sub-district of St. George-the-Martyr, Holborn, cud 6 in Deptford. At 55, Eagle -str e et, Hulb oro, a woman died after childbearing, a case in which, according to the verdict of a coroner's jury, "the midwife was culpable." It w. pears that four members of the same family (a labourer's) have died within six days, three of whom were children, and died from scarlatina. The registrar of St. George-the- Martyr, who recorded these 4 deaths, adds that scarlatinais very prevalent iu his district, and that in one family x per sons are inflating from it. Three children have died from the same disease in a family at 110, Newatreet, .Deptford, in which two others hare been attacked by it. Six oonagenariaus died in the week, the oldest of whom was a widow 96 years of age ; she died at Fulham. Last week the births of 925 boys and 9'23 girls, in all 1,848 children, were regiateted in London. In the ten nor. responding weeks of the years 185140 the average number was 1,659. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE EARL OF ABERDEEN.— The tenantry on the estates of the late Lord Aberdeen in the parishes of Tams, Meddle, &c., Aberdeenshire, some time ago originated a movement among themsdves, with the view of giving a tangible and enduring form to the feelings of high respect and veneration with which they regard the enemy of the deceased noble man, in particular a■ a kind and considerate landlord. Though the whole of the teneutry have not yet been waited noon, the tum of about WO& bee been very readily subscribed ; and it has been resolved, in concurrence, it is understood, with the views of the present eerl, to erect a monument (a square tower) on the hill of Yth.ie, where it will be seen both from iladdo House, the family residence, and from a large portion of the estates. The memorial will be a very creditable erec tion ; for, in addition to the above amount, not only will more money he raised, hut great part of the labour of the erection will be done gyetnitoWdy by the tenantry—a most respectable and substantial body of men.—EtlinturgA Courant. CONSECRATION OF THREE NEW BISHOPS. —The consecration of three bishops of the (-lurch of England is expected to take place in V. estminster Abbey on 'Friday. November 1, being the Festival of All &iota. The three Drwho are then to be raised to the episcopate are Dr. Thomson, to the see of Gloucester and Bristol ; Dr. Caulfield, to that of Nassau (Bahamas) ; and Mr. T. N. Staley, late tutor of St. Mark's College, Chelsea, to the missionary bishopric of Honolulu, the capital of the Sand wich Islatidi: It is understood that the sermon will be preached by the Bev. William Denton, M.A., incumbent of St. Bartholomew's Church, Moor.lauc, Cnpplegate, who has been most energetic in promoting the establishment of the Dew missionary see. FATAL POISONING or THI I an-Lin &rcr or MoNIIoUTIISHIRIL —We (WANG% Daily Press) have to record a melancholy cased poisoning, which has resulted in the death of the Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire, Camel Hanbury Leigh, Esq. It appears that a few days ago arrangements were made for painting some of the rooms at Pontypool Park, the seat of Mr. Leigh, and that gentleman, who was 88 lean of age, went to spend a few weeks at Plymouth House, Penarth, where he was accompanied by !_rortion of his family and his s alet, kiddie/dale. While staving at Plymouth House, Mr. Leigh received a alight bruise from a fall, and his medical adviser was seat for and prescribed some medicine. At the same time Mrs. Leigh was using a lotion for wine trifling ailment, and the bottle containing the lotion and the medicine were placed in the same room. On Friday the valet gave his master what he thought to be the medicine, but which in reality was the lotion, and although the mistake was immediately discovered, and every effort was made to counteract the effects of the poisocous liquid. Mr. Leigh speedily became worse, and shortly ufterwanis expired in the greatest agony. The valet had been wane year, in Mr. Leigh's service, and is distracted at the dreadful mistake he has made. f 1 I 1 I from the ( town the ; spoor to t Had chime del ck the r , effect queeti willt xav: gay a I mol opet 11081 Rich the Inn- caws Bom, and it wi and spot. and expr Tutu that the] the lag. apick4 i 1 t. ; : ; -