The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-06 00:00:00

PORT BROTHERS.

TO Til IDITOS 07 THI ZIPRISS.

Sts,—ln reference to all article in your journal
of this day, quoting the Ckvelsad Herald of August 29th,
in which a circumstantial account is given of a titmice at
which '• Mr. Fay" was preseot, and successfully exposed
with derision of the public by the Rev. Mr. Dobbs, I beg
to state that on S.turday, 27th August, I left New
York in the steamship Britons* for Glasgow,
and. encerquently, was at ma on the date men-
tweed. I obese ye, also, that the 29th of August
is a Sunday, on which day there is no Cleveland Herald
published ; so that the oonooctor of the circumstantial ao-
count was probably at sea also. I have not been in Cleve-
land for some years past, and my wile never appeared I.
public is soy capacity whatever. lam accustomed, how-
ever, to this kind of attack, but the article referred to is
written with more skill than care.—l am, Am
October 5. 0. M. FAY.

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Dlr. Fay moat *stile this cootroverey with the Toronto
Globe from which the extract to which he refers was
tekeelj

DRATH OF Ma. WILLIAM TAIT. —With much
regret we (Scotsman) bare to 'immune. the death of Mr.
Tait. of Prior Beak, formerly and long known to the public
as a publisher and a politician. and from first to last held
in much esteem by a large circle of private friends. About
16 years ago whets Mr. Tait retired from business, he pur-
chased the house and property of Prior Beak, Dear Melrose,
where he has chiefly resided ever since, though
still retaining his house in Edinburgh. HM naturally
vigorous frame and careful sad temperate habits
ensured him good health until last January,
whim • severe influents was followed by a slight attack
of a paralytic suture, from which be never quits rallied,
and which was twice repeated. Latterly his weakness is-
creased, and on Monday, though there was no decided
change for the worse, 1.. requested Matte takes from Prior
Bank to his house in Walker-street hers, when he tepidly
sank and expired at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. His age
was 72. He was unmarried, mid the nearest relative he
leaves sister, Mrs. Adam Black.

Ms RIM ROMAN CATHOLIC RE►ORMATORY IN
Lesser.—At the monthly meeting of the Liverpool
was opened yesterday, Vie following resolution wee unani-
mously agreed to : " That this council make an order for
the payment of the sum of 1,5001. towards the expresses of
fitting up the ship Clarence as its fleet establishment as a
reformatory school for itoman catholic boys, on the con-
ditioo that the inaneeers of sock school do receive therein
from time to time, when enabled to do en, Rome. catholic
boys committed from this borough, and directed to be sent
toe reformatory school," The expense of fittiog up the
ship Clarence, which it may be remembered was lest by
the government a short time ago, will be about 3.5001. The
government expended about 1,2001. upon the vessel,
and the committee therefore owe the government this
maciest. The committee of the institution have received
closet/one to the extent of 2,0401., sad the *lineal subs:rip-
Mona promised op to the present time amount to 7501. The
whole of the donatione have been absorbed in Attie, op the
mem, and *deg her io a enevealsist position in the fillimma
Darin the discussion at the soeneil meeting yesterday it
was stated that a very large properties of the juvenile
*Moder" brought before the magistrate* at the police courts
were Roman catholic, and that the authorities imperials:tad
considerable difficulty is dealirg with them owing to the
eon-saisteem up to the present time of a Roman catholic
institution similar to the Akins., to which the childree of
protestant persota are generally met. The Clareom bait
accommodatioa for about 250 boys, bat the actual number
to be received will be Axed by the ipwernmeet inepeotar.