The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-01 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

Advisee had been received from Hayti to the Bth
inst. The daughter of President Geffrard was killed
by a gunshot while occupying her father's chair, on
the evening of the 3rd inst. The shot was fired
from the gardens adjacent to the palace. Great ex-
citement existed in consequence of the act. Busi-
ness at Port-au-Prince was dull.

A very destructive Are had occurred in Chicago.
The entire block bounded by Clinton-street on the
north, Canal•street on the west, and Lake and Ful-
ton-streets, wee burned. Blatchford's lead works,
the Hydraulic )lilt, and the block by North Jeffer-
son, Clinton, Fulton, and West Lake streets, were
also destroyed; also a large amount of other po-
perty, including a considerable amount of lumber.
The total loss is not less than 600,000 dollars; in-
sured for 230,000 dollars in New York and New
England companies.
A disturbance had taken place among the work-
men on the Bergen Tunnel, in consequence of the
non-payment of their demands upon the contractors.
They refused to work, and caused considerable
obstruction to the Brie Railroad trade. Mach ex-
citement was created.
Several

had been reported by the
Mormons at the Balt Like.

EMIGRATION FROM THR MERMIT.—The official
returns of the emigration from the Mersey for the quarter and
month ending yesterday, show a ooneiderable Improvement
in the trade over the previous moth of August, and over
the corresponding period of 1868. Daring the past month
7,000 passengers sailed from Liverpool, including 300 cabin,
of whom about 1,700 were English, 300 Scotch, 4,180 Irish,
end 500 natives of other countries. In August the numbers
were 376 cabin and 6,346 steerage, and in September cf last
year 393 cabin and 6,978 steerage. The e ere independent
of the passengers carried out by the mail steamships
franc this Dort to the United Swam, Canada, and
Africa, who do not oome "under the act," nor owe
subjected to government icapecsion. The largest mount
of emigration has, am might have bean expected, been
to the United States, about 4,600 n, Including 245
cabin, basing sailed daring the meat d whom 900 were
English, 300 Scotch, 2,800 Irish, and 300 torsiguere, apart
an the previous month 307 cabin, and 4,276 Mame pr-
esagers , end in the corresponding period of last year, 809
oath and 4,698 steerage passengers. la short Alp." ohs
somber of passengers to the United States numbered 213.
To Canada the only emigration has been by the sail mew
steamers, which, although they carry oat a large numbered
passengers weekly, do not come Nader the provisions at the
Ala of 1854. To the Anetralian colonies the endentans ham
elm improved, four ships having sailed for Victoria, Mel-
bourne. having on board 36 cabin and 933 steertzsz
eees-301 English, 124 Scotch, 473 Irish, and 31
against, in August, 64 cabin and 894 .
and, in the oomepooding period of 1868,18.71==r;14/
steerage pawners. These returns include 300
by the ship Ildton foe Melbourne, which was am to
return to port foe repaint, but she aill reril in a day or two.
One vessel sailed toe Now South Wales, Sydney, with 406
dovaramentsmigrante.l67 of whom were Eu 40161449
end 169 Irish. To New Zealand one ship was dell=
with 10 cabin and 214 steerage passengers, 126 English, 26
Scorch, end 6) Irish, against 189 in August. To the Cape
of Good Hope one ship sailed with 406 steerage passengers,
sent out at the expense of the colony, and 'elected by the
Hoe. William Field, the comail*-'--er in Ragland. Apo-
't colonial

dm vowel le am waft he are, oho with eanicren—ra
for the Coped Cleed Hope, the selection of Mr. Field. To
the Wet IBS* South America, Weet Comet, err.,
there her ben se seahrtation " under the act" doruli
the seredii.

T!AMORE LIFEBOAT.—TRAMORE, NEAR WATER-
Foss, SEPT. 28. The new lifeboat whkh the Makes!
Lifirtmat Institinke sent to this pleos some time since had
her quarterly ezeraise on Monday, in the of • large
crowd of 'wagon. The day was very vocable to bet
tboroaghly the capabilities of s ill.boat • it wee blowing heel
from SW., with a heavy surf rolling into the bay. After
haring been launched from her new carriage, the lifeboat
proceeded in gallant ells through the broken ma, and her
Whew ir.ur in it was the admiration of all prams who wit.
nested it. Afier getting beyond the broken she pulled
about for some time. The Trenton lifeboat establishment is
• w probabl ow of the atom complete da the Irish cart. Then
are now stationd ea It, sixteen lifeboat establebroante, on
which the society be. weeded upwards of 6,0004
JEWELS AND EFFECTS OF mist LATE MAJESTY
Tll2 (WREN or POSTVOAL.—By the steamer Ellors,which
arrived at Southampton en the 2 let ult., MOMS. Dan-
lop, Scholles. and Co., meshed meats= packages, contain-
ing the jewellery, valuable.. mid Whom of liar _late Majesty,
whom untimely .ad early dames met el our readies are
well acquainted with. Tbe packages In question were in
transit from hie Majesty the King of Portugal to the hem
of the late gams, Priam Hohenzollern Dusseldorf. On re-
ceipt of the packages at Sostlempene, they were et mice
despatched by Meows. Dusky to their London agent, Mr.
T.R. Browne, Lad being of immense value were forwarded
by hint, under pedal home from her Illsjeety's Cu.totoo,
it dap at liseseadmalal dark, to their destisiike.