The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-15 00:00:00

THE EPIDEMIC AT LISBON.

(MOM OVII OWN CORAINPONDINT.)
LISBON, Ocr. 8.
The fever is unfortunately still devastating the
business pert of the city, and trade is almost para-
lyeed—eo mach so that the receipts of the Custom-
house, which are usually 2,0001. or more, are now
only some 2001. per diem. All Lisbon is flying into
the suburbs and into the country ; the principal
warehouses are closed, and the opera-house and the
theatres are almost deserted. Many of the English
community have fallen victims to the fever, which
appears to be of a most virulent kind, and to set all
medical skill at defiance. Prayers are publicly said
every afternoon in the principal parish churches ;
but unfortunately I cannot yet record the decline of
the malady. Many of the cases are attended with
black vomit, and the disease is designated by the
faculty as very difficult of treatment.
The sanitary authorities are now directing all their
energies to cleaning the sewers and other deposits of
the city. The Custom-house is being cleaned out, and
all kinds of filth is being brought to the light
of day and removed. I believe that in the ware-
house No. 1, the window, which by direction
of the Marquis of Pombal were made open to the
ground, were blocked up in 1832, and the store has
since remained in darkness and abomination. Some
old casks of rotten pork and bacon had leaked
during the coarse of years upon the floor, and I be-
lieve buckets had to be put into requisition to
cleanse the place.
Now, however, whilst Lisbon is in such a fearful
state, the health authorities still persist in maintain-
' ing their quarantine absurdities in all their pleni-
tude. As an instance how the sanitary re-
gulations are conducted at this calamitous time,
I will mention that of the English vessel, New liar-
riet, whose muter having died on shore of yellow
fever contracted in Lisbon, the vessel was actually
sent down to the quarantine ground, and having
remained there a week, and not being able to obtain
prative, although the crew were, and had all along
been, in perfect health, she sailed under quarantine.
The most ridiculous part, however, is, that the work-
men and the pilot who went on board from the city
were ordered to the Lazaretto by the health board,
there to be daily purified, and afterwards to return
to the city, where the epidemic is now raging. The
force of folly can no farther go.

A letter from Marseilles says that on Saturday
morning last two highwaymen, aimed with guns, at=
the diligence which rues between Brien°lles end Aix.
were several ladies In the coach sad two studente, and on the
boo beside the driver a postmen wee mated. The latter, ter
rifled by the threats of the robbers, handed over 40fr. which
he hod about him. During this operation the other robber
kept hie gun prevented at the travellers inside of the coach,
who delivered up their purees, containing in all about 400 h.,
with which the highwaymen withdrew, threatening the ma-
wagers that if they made any noise they would retain end
shoot them. The gendarmerie are in pursuit.
DESTRUCTION OP A FLOUR Mot..—An alarming
fire broke out at the flour mill of Mr. Crandon, Whitley-
bridge, near Poutefract, at about three o'clock on Sunday
atoning led, Shortly after the discovery of the Os the
whole of the roof fell In with a tremendons creek and in
about three boors the mill wee gutted, there being nothing
left standing but the outer walla. About SOO begs c 1 dour
sad a large que:t=3.7l corn were consumed, and the whole
of the haw sal with 12 pairs of stows were de-
stroyed. The damagedone amounts to about 10,0001., only
2,0001. of which a covered by insurance. It is thought that
the abaft, In the top story became boatel for want of oil,
end that the Ora, having originated in that part of Use mill,
gradually dasotaillei to the lower room.