The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-03 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

CAVE OP 0007) 110?!.--Vie h 9.1•11 ',tarn to
ifth bale. The intelligence from the north-east fron-
ds, h rwhar unfavourable. Petunias had renewed his
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to create disaffection amongst countrymen, and
big nomad, arms against the government ; in easesquenos
et maw, Sir Harry Smith had despatched troop to the
errantry, and was about proceeding then is
. He had issued a proclamation, °fain a
sow of 1,0001. for the capture of Preteens, and
▪se MA toe any information which would lead to
bear ho. The ports of Cape Tows, Simon's Bay, Algae
say i Natal had been declared free warehousing
Ng's; auil at Port Beaufort, Monet Bay, Waterloo Bay,
jab lendon, sub collectors were stationed to enter or
doe h for or to the United Kingdom, or any other
item pniesies. The import duty on British goods,
Odin,; Britith pesemions abroad, was fixed at fire per
Cep c 1 spore s, and on foreign goods twelve per cent.
As articles were rand : Coffee, British, 51
fa cwt. ; coffee, foreign, 103 ; fish, foreign, all ports,
pen, per emit ad eiafoine ; flour, wheaten, foreign,
Y. pa nivel of 196105. ; gunpowder, 3.1. per lb. ; neat,
noW. ts. 94. per cwt.; foreign, 3e. per ewt. ; oil, amine,
pipe .2.52 gallons imperial ; fen ign sperm, 71. lftay
el, pc cwt.; rice, 1.. 6d. per net.; sugar, not refined, tram
▪ is-cessions, 2s, 3d. per cwt. ; foreign, 4e. 6d.; British,
weed, nee:Andy, 3s ; ditto foreigo, 6s. ; spin* ha per ftal. ;
e 414. on lb.; tobacco, uninanufactured, 12s. per con.;
maist,ctaroo, 20e. ; cigars, ss. per 1,000: wine, bottled, six
ei se 'din, 4s. p,r darn; ditto, twelve to the gallon,
la; la wend, la 6.1. per imperial gallon. The fallowing
Ebbs cr• to he admitted free : Bullion, casks, staves,
yip ai.al elapses* pints; coin, diernoeds, hones, mules,
ems, sheep, weak, end all other live stock and live animals,
06, 'wine, end Oasts, andspecimens illustrative et ward
blowy. Oenpender, arms, ammunition, or utensils of war,
pr "inlaid is be imparted, except from Great Britain or
sup bialth pmeassion ; and bo, ke, which are prohibited
efb in Eaattad, are likewise prohibited.
CAS ADA.—We have dates by the Hibernia of '
fs 15'. alt. from Montreal, and the 11% from Quebec. '
B way qad that the Lion. W. H. Merritt had received the
taient of President of the Council in Canada.—'l he
(Canada) Pad* states that government have
beirmiaell upon giving free grants of fifty acres of wild
Mg as 'mien locating themselves in the newly-ear.
• tornships on the Ottawa and Madawaska rivers.—
ne tartan in the vicinity of Prescott (C. W.) are
Wilhiet.rd at the proven of the potato rot. A few days
or, peatoes wen feet ly offered in the streets there fug lid.
me end some were sold as low as sd.—According to
be Esneralits AM paned during last session, the tax on
seestrm.arriviag atQuobse was doubled after the lOtli Sept.,
• par head.—Tne wheat crop in Upper Canada, it is
▪ wiL average fin eat bushels per acre. In the opinion
et many wderuMy accurate judges. the crop of last year did
est averse* more than ten bushel, per acre.
The Hiowing from the Mohtreal Herald shows the de-
sert is the trade of the port of Montreal " Vends arrived
Mm the opening of the navigation to 6:h Sep:., 1847, 170 ;
L, 6th zhipt.,l34B, 92 ; decreme, 73. So much for the naviga-
tes last sad the exclusion of foreign shipping. Lanvin
One lin were partially suspended, and we had es • eon-
mpurce, and for the firit time, German vane's. Tiffs yen
an ea,. illy the reflection that they might he here, if the
wen ot of toe law had bet made permanent."
The F ronto Glob. thus nmelades an article on the prospect
• inunentive prices being obtained for Canadian pro-
ber, o cont, quince of the partial failure of the crop, .fie.,
in V,/ iid : " One thing appears perfeely certain, we
Emil ti able to obtain a good price for any quantity of pro-
les a . have to spare. We ay congratulate ounelveson
fee or- p. eta of our trade during the coming season, for
nee r urns an now large, whilst our hat Hines in.
am 4 art not great. The spring importations of the
per ssn exceedingly small, and for the fall, though
Mr?,n peopottion, they will be much less Important in
memat than ikon of former years. VY e are intormed that
be gawks of pods is the country are very low, and that the
Imeno.ns who have already commeneed making their fall
peettaws, are ordering largely, la anticipation of a profit-
able fusions. • very large quantity of wheat has been
Pledis.ed is Tomato within the last few days, mostly at
4s. fel to 4s. 10d. Nethwithetanding the favetutable news
by the ,teaser, there @ppm se be no disposition to false
lb pies. We repko ie see that there is great tinwialies.
ems to eater tate speeallehee elasilar to that of 1846. We
bowls trent that bene owe is the betimes will take
smelt v hum pet expethisse. - -

NOVA Beinli.—The Bt. Andrew's and Quebec
%Sway t abeat to berme a reality. Growl boa beta
lakes in the solgideswelwed of Bt. Andrew's, awl tb five
or Is met aim on saw Wan under ocatratt.—The
ism thellit bee approwsil Y Neweraadload awl New
Browewlek.

AFRICA.—ALOI3I6.-.411 ARAD MITRIRM.—On
the 1.. alt. is Arab amid Sahli Ben &Akira we tried for
the warder of Bea lbripti, at Ma Philippeville Aseare. The
Owe: hkeitif(wbe SINIMINI gaits t thio/reeerd•
hie AU wens pig cm, exempt wire he addressed the mart
L.) samat of die while cirelaietamies.
&I'M bed Irma his ems latimaes Mend, " I loved km
Me my father," mid the yelemer. " Lett year be waamd
firm Swap, sad I let them to Yea. Whoa winter MIS
lia my tars wasted mosey, earl I irked him for them. MI
aid he tad saw, bet the triesiddp of ass fa al a prim.
be abut ad. DM Segel mid to sae, ' Bather, I have ao
isou, eive this, bet them is a teem is my home,
lite it, lad I will thee geodeally pay yea.' Mb cam
berlic.: re., sad I accepted it. Living is the ease
low ge grew to love each War more sad more,
at Maw I loved Ma Min sad non; but foe Ida,
I fiwatl too late that his love we fee my wits, not ke me.
Oae do, I quarrelled with my wite—obe flew to Hee herd
I went .1) him and arid,' My wife has offended me, bat I
• pardon her. Tell me whine to find her awl I will treat
km se net the loot day of oar martian.' Bat he refused,
4 tat aamiefeas were remod. The following eight we the
bap a I emir kayo, awl the thing for veagreacie absorbed
11111 inly. My wile mberaed to me neat day, bat it we
tee leo." The plow r proceeded with hi. ',ratios at
masid. rattle ksatk. and stated that he armed himself with
• pistol. donate and a yataghan, and walched for
he &gut whoa be came oat of the bath. Be at ones fell
epos bon, and fired both balls into his body, after which he
hewed at rum with his yataghan on head, body, and arms.
The bpd) was subsequently found covered with 26 wound..
When s .fah Ben &ibis* bad finished bis speech, he became
perfectly cAlm again, saying he was quite ready for death.
The court seateaced him to 15 part at the gasp.