The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-23 00:00:00

bestes, 'award from Kingston, aed some
o_„fliet be rely .nsible for its non-distribution. It
IF ;jog twfr_htful to contemplate—that an entire
u,„l°s-; nt of pihee should have been left to die of
veil the comforts derived from their
kop:es, tx4l it*. • .ist •
;64 woun:ain di
stricts of the same parish the
Oen DA to be equally destructive. It has ap-
ed at Kaden', a property upwards of 3,000 feet
lesel of the sea, sad the finest climate
..
on the face of the creation, and it hu touched
0e1ti,1.1.6 in the parishes of Port Rid and
de..indnw. It lug been frightfully malignant at
en rare plantation, the property of the Duke
d iikie.ghmi, and it hum nifested heel( at Char-
iot, Ct.ester Vale, Newton, and other pro-
al situate at an altitude that has hitherto
iet.d le belle diseases.
mother acenunt Wats. that—" When any oue of
attseked with the disease, he or she is at once
116.it.n by lather, mother, brothers, sisters, und left
tLr elute people to attend to them as they best
to Ow Denature mother, when an infant three
roe uld was attacked and carried to the hospital,
Waed to herb
repl reqaested by the manager to go and
dri child, ied coolly that the child might
die, hut she was not going to risk her life for the sake
of s OA. The result has been that she was last
gigt.t hi rAil attacked, and died at 4 in the morning ;
tad tree child is recovering in the hospital In-
deed, unless you were on the spot, you could hardly
goecrice the want of feeling displayed by the people
ronuels each other. I have limn I,..its6lletl to pay
fee culling* before they would itril;l-hoe- to inter
the atad. 7am awry to say the disease has broken
to: afresh at Winchester, and I hear of thirteen deaths
at Beth ; several at Holland and Duckenfield, as also
at Stokes Hall, Hampton Court, Pleasant Hill, and

THF EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1850.

later intelligence from California, and a large quantity
of gold duet, at least three millions and a half. It
appears that gold is still plentiful in California, and
the amount we may now expect monthly will be nt
least 3,000,000. A very large number of persons are
returning home with their earnings. Upwards of
1,000 persons were on their way back by the Nica-
ragua route, which though yet a tedious one, is copal-
' dered much more healthy than that of Panama. It
is quite melancholy to hear how many deaths occur
among the Californians, whether on the land or the
sea. Unfortunately the cholera has been brought
into San Francisco by an American mailing vessel,
and several deaths had occurred there already. Con-
sidering the exposed and careless lives led there
by a large proportion of the population,
we expect to hear of much sickness and distress.
Many persons die on the Isthmus. One house in this
city has lost three agents at Panama within two
months past, and the forwarding merchants ars con-
tinually changing the names of their firm, in conse-
quence of the mortality among the partners. Mean-
time the railway company is constantly recruiting its
forces on the line of the road, and appears determined
to effect its purposes. A large party of engineers has
also proceeded to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, to
commence operations there.
The intelligence from Oregon is to tne 25th of Oct.
Eight hundred thousand bushels of wheat have been
grown there the lest season, and a vast quantity of
fine potatoes. The Californians will therefore no
longer be indebted to the Atlantic or South American
states for food. They will get it quicker and cheaper
from Oregon. Quite a number of steamers is already
in the local trade. The overland emigrants of the
present year had nearly all arrived, though not witti-
est severe trials and a great dimunition of numbers.
Efforts are making to induce the government at
Washington to send our great line of battle ship, the
Pennsylvania, carrying 120 guns, to the GrestWorld's
Fair. I think it quite probable she will be sent.
Through the exertions and great influence of Mr.
Creekey, our consul at Southampton, she will pro-
bably harbour at Southerrpton. I do not see why
this port should not rival very shorty Liverpool or
London. It is mach easier of access than either, has
superb docks and plenty of water. Mr. Cuskey is
doing every thing to favour that pert, and should be
aided by your government in his generous attempts
to give it importance in the United States.

P.B.—ilhoo writhst the above tel doopotebes ad- i
oho the stelval of the Europa ; it is sold that option has
whoosh! Oto id. ill Liverpool. We prepared our radon for
this as Batorday hot, sad the tows regains, therefore,
l ao oothhost.
tovairoot. CIAMIFICMIO-11—Loriumm AIM BILIONIIIIII.
Inhofe. to I Felt l4 to
Ordway lf to IS I Fully tolz
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to 13 Good rod as atooloal.
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CANADA,
O.r oorresposunt writes as follows :
MONTREAL, Duo. 9.

The press is occupied at present in the discussion
of a local topic of some interest,—the Jesuits' estates.
These were alienated some years ago, when the order
of the Jesuits was suppreseed, and applied to pur-
poses of general eduoation. I believe it is true that
the catholic, are anxious to get the whole in their
possession again, which causes some jealousy and ex-
easement on the part of their protestant brethren,
bat no attempts at change have yet been made. It is
merely articles in the Melanges Religetax, the organ
of the Roman catholic bishop, that is causing all the
trouble. _ .

.
There m no other Canadian topic of any intereat,
bat the excitement on the papal question has reached
this colony.
The weather is beginning to get very severe. The
ground is covered with snow, and it is not likely that
we shall sea it again until next spring. All wheel
carriages have disappeared ; nothing is to be seen but
sleighs.

COMMERCIAL.
Quotations se dated in my ►est letter ; but the business
done Me Men purely retail. The busy moon is over.

Zbe Court.

WINDSOR, Dzo. 21.
The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes.
The royal family took their usual &fringe. Prince Albert
west oat shooting this morning, attended by Lieut,Colonel
the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel Sourer's. The Earl of
Lincoln, Lord and Lady Ashley, and Lieut.-Coloael Reid
(R H.), arrived at the Castle to-day on a limit to the Queen
and the Prior.. The rtyal dinner party this evening included
the Duchess of Rent, Ltdy Fanny Howard, Baroness de
Speth, the Heel of Lincoln, Lord and Lady Ashley, Hon,
Kn. Charlie Oriey, and Lieut.-Colonel Reid (ILE ).
Dec. TA.

The Queen and Priam Albert walked this memoir in
the Blips. The royal family took walking exceeds'. Her
Majesty and Priam Albert, the Princess Royal, the lathe*
and gentlemen of the mart, and the dementia household.
attended divine envies this morning in the private chard.
The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley oMmated. The Harlem
of Kent also attended the service.

A deputation consisting of Lord Montanle, Lord
J. Chichester, M.P., Sir Dtl Lacy Evans. M.P., Mr. Fits.
stephan ?french, M.P.. Mr. 11.Callagh, 111 P. Mr. T t,
M.P.. Mr. Soleil., M.P., Kr. Greene, M.P., Rev. Mr. Daly,
Mr. 011aberty, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Rainey, Mr. D. Daly,
and Mr. Blake, had an interview with the Transatlantic
Packet Station Commission, on Friday, at the odic* of the
Beard of Trade.
Despatches for the Governor of the Gold Cout
were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colosial

PENSIONS ON THE CIVIL LIST of 1001. niece each
have been granted to George Petrie, Esq , LLD and to
J. Sitio, Esq., M.D. Mr. Petrie is a member of the Royal
Ifibensian Academy of Arts, and Vice• President of the
Royal lAA Academy of Sciences. He is author of the well
known treatise on the " Round Towers of Ireland," and of
many other antiquarian works. Dr. Hitt° has been deaf
and dumb from an aceideot when a boy, in spite of which
difficulties he travelled through many lands in connexion
with the Missionary Society. With hie physical failings he
has done much for the cause of biblical literature, and is
she author qf many works, such as the " Pictorial Bible,"
" History of Palestine." " Cyclopselia of Biblical Litera-
ture," &e., Ac—Observer.
APPOINTMENTS.— Mr. Arthur Russell—whose
father was employed for many years in the dipl maths service
—has been appointed to succeed Mr. Charles J. Grey u one
of the Private Secretaries to Lord John RusselL—Mr. Con•
grave Brackenbure, who has been for some time doing the
duties of Consular Assistant to the British Idhidoa at Madrid,
has received the appointment of her Majesty's Consul at
that capital.—Sir John Alton liannatyne Murray Mac-
gregor is appointed President and Senior Member of Council
at the Virgin Islands—Mr. Philip B. Wodehouse, for some
years employed in the civil service at C. ylon, District Judge
and Member of Council in that island, will succeed Major
Farman as Superintendent at Honduras.—Mr. J. V. Dryer
dale is appointed Colonial Secretary for St. Lucit—Mr.
Robert 0. Machugh is appointed Treasurer at St. Lucia.—
Mr. W. 0. Alves is appointed a Member of the Council of
St. Vincent—Mr. R. Gordon is appointed a Member of the
Council at Tobago.—lbid.