The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-31 00:00:00

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itottritEaL, Jurs .
A long and distressing drought, excessil
*lames, and unusual mortality, have
land of Canada this summer. For the last

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the thermometer has ranged between 84
decrees of Fahrenheit in the shade. The
stricken pauper emigrants whom the careful corm
and affection of the mother country for its infant
impel it to send hither, have already arrived
St. Lawrence, to the number of fifty thousand
between the quarantine station at Wow
and the different landing places as far as Kingston, die off '
Tepidly at the fearful rate of about 300 per diem in the ag-
• Many that wander into the city of Montreal are
up dead in the streets. Norte', doctors, clergymen,
end seamen, hardened by a life of 'espcsoare in every clime,
elek beneath the contagious influences to which their
haamae attendance on the sick subjects them, and
ems of virulent typhus are Incoming frequent among
the population not otherwise exposed to the infection. In
the See of these perils, nurses and medical attendants are
treeesaleg scarce, and difficult to obtain at any mt. The ex-
pressed administering to the necessary wants of the emigrant.
ander these trying circumstances will probably exceed
10,0001. for this season. Much warmth of feeling exists in
Moaned on the subject of the government and corporation
arrangements for the accommodation of the sick in such manner
as to prevent the spread of contagion, and two or three public
meetings, such as our Yankee neighbours would call
" Indignation Meetings," have been held, at which strong
reprobatory and suggestive resolutions have been passed, to
the reprobation and suggestions whereof the civic authorities '
have not heretofore deigned to pay the least attention,
whereupon, as it is but natural it should, the warmth of
indignation has gone on increasing.
Among the important measures submitted to parliament
this session, that for the substitution of a new and covaider-
ably reduced tariff of duties on imported articles Am
the mother country and foreign states deserves preedessol
attention. The introduction of free-trade principles into the
colonial system, as far as possible, is the object of this
change; and then, by the reduction of tolls on the
government canals, and the free navigation of the
St. Lawrence, should the home government grant that
boon to the colony, it is hoped to obtain a large portion of
the carrying trade of thelpset Western States of America,
and with it augmented committal wealth.
A measure for the settlement of the university question
has been introduced by tho ministry, which, by dividing
the education endowments between the church of England,
the methodist., Roman catholic., and presbyterians,
so as to enable each to have o university with power to
confer degrees, will probably succeed in promoting an area-
-1 meat among the disseatients on that long-unsettled question.
The Church of England, Toronto University, wit receive
nearly a double amount of annual contribution from,
the permanent fund to the others. Two at Kingston,
the catholic and presbyterian, will receive 1500/, a year
each, and the same amount will be paid to the Wes-
leyan educational establishment, Victoria College, at Co-
burg. To satisfy all parties in such • division of
funds would be a hopeless ta,k; hut the country is tired
of the question, and ardently desires • settlement which
shall be productive of some fruits of learning in the country ;
anti I think that settlement may be expected this time.
The govern^ eat scheme includes a great expaneicn of the
coma. on schools system, sea addition to that portion of it
which relates to the universities.

In party politics there is nothing new to narrate. The
ministry of the day manage to maintain a working majo-
rity, and the opposition seem to have lost all present hope
of shaking their position, whilst some of the " loose ti-h"
members of the house, who began the fashion by voting
with the opposition, under the belief that they would soon
be in Dower, are beginning to discover ingenious grounds
for a difference of opinion with their allies, with a vi.w to
justify themselves in res,ming their old places under the
ministerial wing, at the first available opportuni•.y.
The temperature has undergone a salutary change within
the last twenty-four hours. The thermometer is hourly
sinking, and at 'his moment (night) ma.ks no higher a
grade than GO deg.

THE BRAZILS.—Her Majesty's packet Express,
Lieut. James commanding, arrived; at Falmouth, on Thurs-
day night, from Rio de lantern, June 3; Bahia, 14 ; Per-
nambuco, a-A change of ministry had taken place at
Rio, and the new list was publishtd, as follows :—For the
Home Department and Finance ad interim, Alves Branco ;
for Foreign Affairs, Saturanino, er Nicholas Pe-
reira; for the Portfolio of Justice, N. P. de Campo.;
Vergneiro ; fur the Marine Department, Candido Baptista;
for War, Machado. The committee appointed by the senate
to ineestigate the returns of the Pernambuco senators had
declared them void, on account of corruption and violence ;
the government had not pronounced on the matter, but
the result was anticipated at Pernambuco. The new
French and English ministers had been well received
by Roma at a private interview. On the IG:h Slay
Sir Thomas Herbert arrived at Monte Video, to propose an
armistice between the combatants pending the negotiations,
which was speed to ; and in consequence of this
arrangement it was supposed that the blockade
would bo raised. The following ships of war were
at Monte Video:—Raleigh, Eagle, Melempus, Satellite,
Racer, Firebrand, Alecto, Lizard, Harpy, Victoria (tender),
and the Rattler. The latter was waiting to take Mr. Ouseley
to Rio, from whence the Curacoa x ould bring the ex-minister
to England. The Griffon brought to Rio the mails from the
river Plate. The Petrel, following packet, bad not arrived out.
The barque Achilles, of London, from Port Phillip, got on
the English bank at Pernambuco, as June' 1, and by assist-
ance from the Express was got off, but in a sinking state :
her cargo would be discharged : her mails are come home by
the Express. A great scarcity of vessels existed at the Bra-
zilian ports for taking off the produce, which had depressed
the ranee of coffee 100 stir.

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