The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-14 00:00:00

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL

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8017TELLYPTON, SATURDAY.

The Cambria has arrived with the heavy portio n.
of the Australian mail. Amongst her cargo is gold
dust to the value of 72,1281. sterling. The mail
contained about 100,000 letters and above 100,000
newspapers. The Cambria spoke the Indus, Elena,
and Teviot.

THE PENIAULAR MAILS.

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SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIGH?.
The Tagns has arrived with the Peahenlsz max.
She left Lisbon on the 9th inst.
The reports of the vintage in Portugal are still
very favourable. The French Lizarist priests and
Siwers of Charity are very unpopular in Lisbon,
where they have been publicly insulted ; and the
French Ambassador, it is feared, will make their
treatment a political question with the Portuguese
government.
It is feared that Sir Morton Peto's railway con-
tract will not be ratified this year by the Cortes,
Exchange on London, 631 for 30 days, and 531 for
90 days.

SYRIA.

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BEYROUT, iIILT 24.

In several of my former letters I have mentiaMil
the disturbed state of Mount Lebanon. The relies
Caimacan, or lientenant-governor, has been for *
long time so very unpopular, that at last the Pate
has determined upon making a special inquiry into
the complaints of the people, and an Imperial em-
ulsive.: has been here now some six weeks for this
purpose. Dry by
.day we have had the Christian
mountaineers pouring into the town by hundreds, in
order to lay their complaints before the above of&
dal, and so well have they supported by evidence
what they allege against their governor, that he has
already been ordered to cease from collecting the
revenue, which is a pretty certain din that his rule
will ere long cease altogether. As usual in the East
—arm in Syria—the question of the Caimscan has
=a local political one, and is die.
with no small vehemence by theme
who are for or against the individual. Tie
Wendt and Austrian consuls are favourable to the
puma man being continued in office, the Russian,
l'imeeband English wish him turned to the right-
shout. Th. former two gentlemen—as do all the
Raman catholic priests—support the Caimsean, be-
cause (himself a Maronite, which sect is in commu-
nion with Rome) he has always shown himself
favourable to pretensions of the Latin (Romanist)
priests in the mountain. But on the other hand, of
the mountaineers who wish him turned og the
majority are either Marmites or Oreek esthetics ;
and the priests of thus sects are nearly all against
him, although their European confreres—the
Jesuits. Oarseldas, and Feminism' who come to
this senntry as miviseariee— all meek and preach
In his favour. The English want is against the
man, for the simple reason that he (the Canmean) is
a most undoubted rascal, and has, for his own base
ends in raising money, been guilty of more unjust
actions than even people in the East can put up
with. The Russian meal is spinet him, bemuse
be has, or is said to have, persecuted some members
of the Greek orthodox church. But the most curious
pert of the story is that throughout the whole of
Mount Lebanon people talk of the " English" or the
0. Frisch" party, according as they wish to desig-
nate those for or against the Canuman. That the
fellow is a sootindrel there can be no doubt, that is,
see-half of the acclimations made against
Citrus ; and it is to be hoped that he will not
law yarned& in bin present position.
pp In esinmercial matters Syria is beginning to
opla what !be lest daring the late crisis.
is mum =edit is geed, and
liminess. teeth in super., end imports, io mash
aims batik then it has keen far our due pet-
MIS Peon& company formed for the purpose of
making a road between &mat and Dantannw, has