The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

NEW !WINN WALLS.

aTDMIT, OCT. M.
The asw masters, Mars. Cowper. Jan Mier-
tay, end Martin, ham ha area without
Ma and the parliamentary ompaiga will ahartlJ
aniamaa. Tb• Gisausal ream quietism seas
likely to be shelved kr • time, bat the laud bill will
mast inadkal be aniseed. So far ea the
miaisterial plea I. best amertained, it appears that
of yr.& plea dOW waste bads is to be reduced
Ima IL ao Ia pee an, sales to be 'Erected at public
meta, al no leak to be pat up exceeding 640
am ma ia
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Aa vag be illialeklek SIMI masts considerable
di-
asuffl/ ft arlaka as lo dis policy of altering the
raiitta pries ef the mews lead', which has aloe
bona Rae* at IL la Victoria, Beath Australia, and
Tema. Many an convinced it would give rile
lamohaelthy vie-elation, create • land amain, sad
L oda( unfairly towards the awilten of the
to whom des leads have been plsdgeaas
he the isht, weammetaliag to two minions
sad m
e•atlisi.
On the other hand, it is urged that the value of
the security would in no way be impaired, that the
=would simply facilitate the disposal of info-
Gads ausaleable at the present price, whilet
those of good quality would always fetch what they
were worth at the same time greater inducements
weld be held out te immigrants, aid the territorial
maw largely iameasei
la way humbhi lodgment, the upset price might
mhisategessoly be redwood were a tax imposed on
all leads sell. The system to be adopted should be
ens of local taxatioa, and the amounts raised should
le applied to the improvement of roads and con-
struction of public works in the districts wherein
they were levied. This arrangement could readily
be effected on the introduction of the municipal eye.
tern, which will not 106 g be withheld from the
country. The proceeds of the land sake would be
paid late the public treasury, a prelim devoted to
the extinction of our debt, and the romwiader spent
ea works of utility, partly on the trunk linos of com-
await:anon which would remain under the saprwvi-
sion of the central government, partly in greets in
aid to the municipalities of the poorer or more
warmly populated districts. Such is • brief undies
at the scheme I would
On the 17th ult. Si re. benison sailed ham
fillnielain‘tnher Majesty's ship Iris on • visit to Non
to which the Pitcairn islanders were re-
moved oa the breaking up of the penal establishment
those. On his return I trust to be able to furnish
same account of this interesting community. Colonel
Bloomfield, of the 11th Regiment, the lion. J. H.
Plunkett, President of the Legislative Council, and
the Hon. C. Cowper, chief secretary, were appointed
by proclamation administrotoes of government
during his Excellency's absence.
On the 27th alt. the Mamie@ and Orwell
transports arrived with the 77th Regiment, which
comes out to relieve the 11th. Thies troops were
disembarked, but their baggage has not yet been
landed, as the regiment will probably be sett to
India at once, should their services unfortunately be
mitred there.
The
Indian government having notified their in-
tention of sending an officer to Australia for the
purpose of obtaining horse, for the dragoon regi-
=rota on their way to India, • public meeting of
borsebeeeders and stockholders was held recently in
Sydney with a view to facilitate this object.
The friends of the late Captain Green, of the ill-
fated Dunbar, are taking steps to erect a tablet to
his memory.
The Hon. G. R. Nichols, an old public servant,
died on the 12th Sept. last.
Although traffic with the country districts is re-
opened and considerable supplies have gone up, our
market has shown little animation since the de-
parture of the last mail. Excessive rates continuo
to rule for Eastern produce, and this has no doubt
contributed to restrict transactions on the part of

the dealers, who only buy for their immediate re-
quirements.
In the money market a certain degree of tight.
ness prevails and in the face of the large demand for
accommodation, arising partly from the extreme
rates at which ?Astern produce is maintained, and
the demands of the dealers—whose clients hare
incurred losses and require extended credit, owing
to the floods—it is not improbable that au advance in
the rates of discount will take place ere the close of
the year, though this will depend greatly on the
state of the money market at home, and the result
of the wool sales. Exchange on London remains at
2 per cent premium for 60 days Bank bills.
The Centurion, Electra, end Maid of Judah have
sailed since the 10th September ; they convey 3,021
bales of wool, 971 csaks of tallow, and 17,099 hides.
The shipments of gold from let of January amount
to 39,249 ox., and 482,637 son. This doss sot
include the shipments per Simla this month. Grist
dissatisfaction is felt at the proposal of the European
and Australian Company to run their large steamers
from Calcutta to Sues, employing smaller ones on
the Australian line to Celle. The scheme will meet
with the opposition of these colonies.

PORTUGAL

mama ova owe COI2IIIIOIIDIRT )
LISBON, Nov. 29.
I am rejoiced to have to record that the fever
1 appears to be gradually passing into the period of
decadence. The weather during the last week has
been considerably colder than heretofore, and doubt-
less has produced a beneficial effect. Very strong
hopes are now expressed, and by medical men who
have good opportunities of forming an opinion, that
before the middle of Ileoember the disease will have
departed. M. Sucinet, a physician, nominated by
the French government to study the prevailing
epidemic, arrived here some ten day.s ago ; be ualso
accompanied by M. Guyon, who is known as the
author of several works on epidemics. They have
visited some of the hospitals, and I believe the
k ,1
result of their observations will be forwarded to
I I Paris by this packet. I have not yet definitively
Deed their opinions, but common report gives them
li !
to be to the effect that the disease is caused chiefly
by the unwholesome state of the sewers and the
pneral dirty condition of the city, and that it is of
the typhus class. On the 26th inst. the new cans
is of fever were reported 169, and LS deaths in houses
j and hospitals ; on the 26th there were 149 cans and
5 1 • 32 deaths ; and on the 24th, 179 eases and 64 deaths.
The King has nominated the Bishop of Coimbra,
3 , Memel Bento Rodrigues, to the vacant seat of
Patriarch of Lisboa. The prelate of coarse awaits
i the confirmation of the Holy See, and its usual so-
companiment, the elevation to the dignity of cardinal.
.
5 There is no news of importance of a political na-
ture to communicate. The King appears to have
gained a lasting place in the egimation of his people
by his noble and unselfish conduct during the last
few months, and to have become popular in the
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highest degree.
I understand that the Portuguese government
have arranged to seed 200 men to (ioi on board the
ba'N'lZy v.tliw generalte complaints are heard from the
P wine-growers that the process of powdering the
vials with sulphur, so extensively practised to de-
stroy the disease, his left an unpleasant taste and
smell on the wine. 1 believe, however, that a sys-
tem has been adopted of treating such wine with
pulverised charcoal, which has the result of counter-
, acting this effect. It is now said that in many dis-
tricts the yield of oil has fallen short of the
average.
On the 19th inst. a very sensible shock of an
earthquake, which endured for several seconds, was
felt in the city. The papers also state that shocks
were felt at various places throughout the whole it
Portugal.
In foreign exchanges no material alieraticie hes
occurred this packet. On London the rate at 90
days' date has bean 64j, with paper over, the de-
mand being exclusively for short dates. On the other
places some transactions have been effected at the
following quotations, at three months' date ; via.,
Paris, 616 ; Hilit 48j; Amsterdam, 431 ;
i Genoa, 515.
The stock mar et sterhehti the OM
mated being nominal at the following rates:-.-
1 I Three par Cent. Coupons, 43 to 44 ex divided;
Defamed, 26 to 27 ; Bank of Portugal, 6 to 9 per
met. peoi a I Bank of Oporto, 22 to 22/ per cent.