The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-29 00:00:00

LETTER FROM OARIBALDL

The following Letter from General Garibaldi h
been received by the Countess of Shaftesbury..
" Southern Army of Italy, Messina, August

" Dear and Excellent Lady, —Amongst the ne.
fortunate eircumstancoi of my life I number tk
of having acquired for my country the sympathy
the generous Ladies of England.
" Be pleased to interpret my gratitude to thol
most valued and moat kind friends to whom It.o
owes so much.

" With the most profound esteem, I remai
Madam, your devoted servant--G. GARIBLIDI.
"To Lady Shaftesbury, President of the Lad'
Garibaldi Benevolent Association."

AN APPEAL BY SYRIAN LADIES.

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The Marseilles journals publish the followl
address :

BONE LIDIZZ OY THE ECHUTLAN COLONY AT ECTROLr
TO THE LADISH OP HAIISEILLZIS.

Syria has just been visited by cruel events, whit
have lunged numerous Median p,polation into
must frightful misers. Your hearts will be affected In
and we do not doubt your charitable zeal, to which we
make an appeal. We do not ask you for soy assist,.
in looney to assist the poor ere:Alum around us. in.,
are charged with the distribution of the sums in tendol f
them. What we ask of you is clothes—linen, and such
and ends as yyou no longer require fin your own
The eaEeringe of 110 many frwilies without shelter
be still greater on the approach of winter. There 6163
the moms of supplying them with daily I read. We e:
also think of clothing them. for the rubbers have left ti
nothing but a few tattered rags.
In the work-room we have just fitted up our indte.tr,
applied to the making of dresms and clothes for the le
especially for their little children, from garments Lost ott
the rich and well to do. We darn everything to aceout.
bits of linen, curtains, canvass, men's and women's dreg
But, alas! our fingers must soon stop for want of
terisla to make up. Do not permit them to remain i.
ladies, but collect from about you whatever will supply
with work, and send it to us. . .

We appeal fr our poortuifortunates to the nserehant“
Alanseill; can they not find in the corners of their san
Louses u few cuttings and odd piews to offer us as
limy Ged blows the charitable efforts you will mak,
behalf of the unhappy victims in Syria!
Beyrout, August 1, 1860.
(Sizned) Countess of Perthuis, president ; Eliza
von Woolibeeker ; Eliza Dolniunotska ; Ads:.
Coggin' ; Fanny de Piociotto ; Festal's:a ; .1.
C. Portslis ; Catherine Laurens; Fanny Tend.
pier; ; Josephine Laurwth.; Louie
de Perthnis.

SHELTER FOR SHIPPLVO.

REPORT OF THE SELECT COMIEITFEE OF Till
ROUSE OF LORDS.

This morning was issued the report of the wit
committee appointed to inquire how far it may be Fact'
We to afford better shelter to our shipping upon our cm
than is at present afforded, by the adoption of some
for the construction of breakwaters 3134 harbours les: ce
and bettor adapted for certain localities than the sy.tes
solid masonry hitherto in nee; and whether any
aears likely to be also serviceable for the ie yr-
ie.•
odour national defence ; and to report to the los.ot
report is as follows :—" That the conunittte have at 1,
considered the subject-matter referred to the ,i, :ant
examined several witnesses in relation thereto, and
designs for floating and other breakwaters have bee...
before them. The committee feel the importance of al
ing every means by which harliours and breakwaters •
k's costly construction than those at present in oeur,
formation could be placed on various parts of the c.
They have taken much evidence on this subject, and
hail their attention especiully called to floating bleak% si..
of which several plans have been submitted to
Upon the advantages to be derived from thew ounetructi.
the evidence is coudicting. The committee tire not pmr.. .
to recommend that the government should undertake T
task of constructing breakwaters on there principles, I
looking to the vast cost of harbours constructed up,a I
systems hitherto in use, they area opiniou that a nosier
sum nay be advantageously expended by government
testing any plans which may ofl'er a prohobility of import..
results in great future moving of looney, sail
protection to life and property in various loco it:
To carry this object into effect, the e,minittee reconno.•
that a sum not exceeding 10,(10.11. lie placed at the disp
of the Admiralty. The commitme have received eviden,
the question of the deposit of s.lt in the large harbour, s•
under construction. dome witnesses have stated at
these harbour* are gradually deteriorating from the
lotion of silt. The hydrographer of the Admiralty la
however, informed the orm !!!! ittee that at !hirer, Pettis,
and Kingstown, recent soundings show that there is uo
posit. The sliirht silting of a few inches at Holyhoul Refia
Harbour may, it is stated, fun Iv he attributed to foc e.
lion* of tens of stinie, fresh hum the quarry, that la
been tippol into the sea iu the construction of the be,
water, and that this cause of deposit will aNstirolurw
cease when the works are brought to a else. The coin,:
tee further recommend that the attention of the Adtc if
and than! of 'presto should be invited to this
subject, to consider whether any facilities ran be cur'.
piddle bodies or to private companies who may drop..
their own risk, to improve our harbours, or to give net ,-
protoetiou to ~,:r crowding tunic. And the committee
direoted the minutes of evidence taken before thee,
getlier with an appendix, to be laid before your lord-h: •

ABERDEEN, Arcrigr 25.—The Arctic, Carl
Reid, from Straits, which arrived hem ye,ter,l,-
110 tans of til, and G to 7 tons how, and trports the I
Franklin mad tiophia, with fair cargoes ; the later
her Ch.-3 no, also ono 1, old. lo• deownial
Polar Star, Unioll. Ignatius, and Alert. of Petro.—
Emus sod Label, of Hull ; all fairly fished.