The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-14 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE TAOUS.

SOUTHAMPTON, IN mama: MORNING.
The Tagus has arrived with the Peninsular mails.
She left Lisbon °Wats 9th inst. Amongst the pea-
singers is Senor Don Fonts, the Portuguese Minis-
ter ofFiamos.

LISBON, Nov. 9.
The Minister of Finance, Senor Fontes, who, in
reality, is the be/khans of the present administration,
left for Ragland, by the Tagus, this morning unex-
pectedly. The object of hie mission lies under a veil
--some any the negotiation of a loan, and matters
connected with the Central Peninsular Railway
Company. His advent will, we make little doubt,
be hailed with satisfaction by the Portuguese bond-

holders.
Mr. John Fowler, C.F... came out by the last
packet, to examine the proposed river embankment,
docks, and railway to Clem. This gentleman di-
vested hie ention to the enterprises with a view to
lore upon their commercial value. Mr. Fowler
was graciously received by the King, as well as by
Dom Fernando and the Duke of Baldanha, who all
listened with him at considerable length upon the
snbjecr of these works, and of similar undertakings
adapted to the present wants of Portugal. The works,
of the Cintra Railway have been commenced MI
Belem and Caxiu, by about 300 workmen, under thel
direction of French engineers. Mr. Fowler returnsi
is the Tagus.
The cholera has made its appearance in the city,
bat as yet its effects are slight. When the steam'
transport Robert Lowe called here the medical officer
represented that as he had some 300 invalid soldiers,
en board, who had been a month at sea, a walk on
the beach would do them much good. Accordingly
be wrote a certificate showing that no case of con-
tagions disease had occurred on board, and the British
Vice-Consul forwarded this in a petition to the Board
that the boon might be granted. But no! Intention
was hand, and although the space where the poor in-
valids Mee to walk is marked out on the shore, and
by soldiers, the Board said their informs-
tics to
the vessel did not warrant consent to
the request.
The exchange on London is at 641 to 641 for gel
days, and 541 to 54! for 30 days, with little paper
offering and money over. The transactions in stooks
and shares have been limited.

THE WEST INDIES.

The Royal West India mail packet Atrato, Capt.
Repeal, Admiralty agent,Lient. Henry Stewart,R.N.,
arrived at Southampton yesterday, with the Wee
India snails. The dates of sailing are :--Greyhtwel.
Oct. 17; Panama, 24; Honduras, 17 ; Carthage.%
26 ; Jamaica, 27, 8 a.m.; Demerara, 25 ; St. Thollille
31, 4 p.m.
The Atrato brings 45 passes ; among whim
are Lieut. Holt, 2nd West India t ; Kulp
Tucker, 3rd West India Regiment; Mrs. Tooker,
Mies Low, Mr. and Mrs. Adams, Mr. Carpenter,
Mr. Fredericks, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Hay, &c.
The freight on baud includes specie to the amount
of 834,708 dols.•, namely, 488,282 dole. value in
silver, and 346,428 dole. valve in gold.
H. M. ships Termagant, Medea, and Intsum were
lyisg at Port Royal. The &pie& sailed on the
24th for Bermuda, to join the admiral; the Terms-
pet and Medea were to follow her in a few days, to
term a court-martial at Remands, ou the captain and
eaters of the late Wolverise, for the lam of that
v°B2.l* Lint. Wilcox, a the Wolverine, had died Accompanying the /cereal de St. Petasboolt
of yellow fever. The Atrato brings five invalids Nov. 4, iA • ___t of the Hareems journals aad
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hoes the squadics. lodes will be os sale in the ensuing year at the
Tams islands generally are healthy, and the weather meat of the government bookreller. The Pe
seek as rejoices the planter. are 161 in number, the Snell& thirties, old gip,
The Jamaica legislature met on the 18th of Oats. The Kneliels was follows :—The Arr•Jorraili.
' ber, when the session was opened in a speech from Blackwood's, Lady's Moraine, Wiburgh dthwise
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his Excellency the Governor. Be congratulated the Curti?. Botars:cal Magazine, Edin R111_1!",:l
ISMS' bran iii upon the complete somas of the London News, Ledv's Newspaper, Llile Ma's
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financial measures of the previous session. m The teasuess, irsdeutit's Maga:;sia,
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