The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-02 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Ocr. 1.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Tagus, Capt. Hall, with the above mails, has
arrived. She brings 15 passengers, 8 packages of
specie value 2,2311., and the following cargo—viz.,
225 half chests lemons, 165 boxes grapes, 143
boxes eggs, 15 baskets chesuuts, 18 live oxen, and
15 packages sundries.
The Tagus spoke the Ellora on the 29th ult.,
standing south-west.
The schooner Harvest Home and the steamer
Rotterdam had arrived out at Lisbon.
The Vasa' de Goma sailed from Lisbon for Gib-
raltar on the 23rd ult.

The meal Portuguese squalron and a Brazilian
corvette were lying in the harbour.

• LISBON, SErr. 27.
The Italian Legation in this city has opened a
subscription in aid of the funds for erectibg a
monument to the memory of Count Cavour in
Turin.

The anniversary of the death of Dom Pedro IV.
was kept iu Lisbon with tho tistud solemnities, the
King, as is customary, attending the high mass in
the church of St. Vincent de Fora.

The vintage has been gathered in many parts of
Portugal, and the yield of grapes has proved much
greater than last year.
Mr. Henderson, who has for many years filled
the pest of translator to the British Legation, has
died of consumption.
The new laws relative to the stamping of bills
and receipia are productive of the greatest confu-
sion, and it is thought they must undergo some
modification.

It is rumoured that the Portuguese government
has notified to England a desire to bring the exist-
ing treaty to a close. This is, however, not
very probable, inasmuch as the English govern-
ment in such event could make the disadvantages
of the commercial relations between the two
countries weigh sadly against Portugal.
The weather has become much colder, attended
with showers of rain.

Exhange on London is quoted 531 to ; Paris,
530 ; Amsterdam, 421 ; Hamburg, 48 ; Genoa,
526. Reuter, Three per Ceuta., 48f. Coupons,
43g. Deferred, 40. Lisbon Bank shares, 584.
Commercial and Mercantile Banks of Oporto, 258.

A rumour was in circulation yesterday in Paris
of the death of the Rev. Father Lacordaire. The report,
we (Oatignaxi) understand, is premature, but no hope
seems to exist of his ultimate recovery.
Six ships of the Channel Fleet are at Berehaven.
The others, namely, the Hero and the Trafalgar, are ex-
pected immediately. They experienced very heavy weather
at IaII during the week, having sustained some damage and
lost several of their boats.

At the Capel-street Police-office, Dublin, on
Saturday, a gentleman named Manning, having an estate
worth 8004 per annum in the county of Louth, was, at
the instance of the guardians of the North Dublin Union,
charged with deserting his wife and daughter, and leaving
them chargeable upon the union for support. An applica-
tion for bail on his own recognisance", first refused, was
ultimately granted, Mr. Manning promising to meet the
claim of the guardians and to pay the expenses consequent
on his arrest. He also promised to perfect a deed by
which his wife would be entitled to 401. per annum for her
support.

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THE QUEEN'S PRIVATE VISIT TO FETTERCAIRN.
—The ladies of Fettercairn are wrath that the Queen
should have stayed over all night in the village without
their knowing it or seeing their sovereign. Some too, who
lie op lodgers are thinking over the appearance and looks of
certain gentlemen who resided with them on that memo-
rable night, with a view of seeing whether they may have
been among the honoured. At one house, where a stranger
slept, the good lady ordered all the bed clothes to be reli-
giously put by, and preserved for ever and ever, in the
hope that the stranger was the gallant Prince Louis of
Hesse, which he wasn't. On being undeceived, she called
out from the top of the stairs, in an agitated but efitetive
manner, "Jeanie, woman, wash th' claw, the chield was
only a commercial traveller."—Cafedieniao Mercury.
THE RETURN OP THE COURT FROM BALMORAL.—
It is expected that the Queen and suite will arrive in Edin-
burgh, on their return from Balmoral, on the evening of
Tuesday, the 22nd inst., and that on the following day his
Royal Highness the Prince Consort will lay the foundation
stones of the new General Post-office and the new Industrial
Museum buildings. The Court will leave Holyrood Palace
for England early on Thursday morning. We understand
that the Lord Provost's committee have the subject of the
ceremonial to be observed on the 22nd inst. wider their con-
sideration ; and we presume that in a matter in which
the public axe so generally interested this committee
will be enlarged so as to include representatives from
the other public bodies who, it is expected, will join in
such procession as shall Le deemed most suited to the occa-
sion. Of course it is well understood that as the
Prince Consort, and not the Duke of Athola, is to lay the
foundation stone., the Masonic body, as such, cannot be
expectedto atteud iu their official costume. But it cannot
be doubted that, as on the occasion of his Royal Highness
inaugurating the National Gallery structure in 1850, the
leading citizens as well as prominent persona from the
neighbouring towns will gladly avail themselves of the op-
portunity of celebrating the commencement of two build-
ings like the Now Industrial Museum and the New General
Post-office—the one important as the head of the depart-
ment for Scotland, and the other intended to have special
bearing on the resources of the country, and beneficial effect
on the industrial youth of Scotland. Of the actual details
of the ceremonial. nothing can be even indicated at present ;
but it is hoped that they will harmonise us much as possible
with the character and magnitude of the edifices (which will
be the largest in the metropolis), and give full effect to that
picturesqueness which the situation and outline of moot of
our streets generally impart to a well organised proces-
sional spectacle. Scotsman.
WHITEHALL, Hen. 28.—The Queen has been
pleased to present the Rev. Matthew Rodger to the church
and parish of Sliettleston, in the Presbytery of Glasgow, va-
cant by the death of the Rev. John iteltitchie Leckie.—
() zate.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862. Her
Majesty's commissioners have received a communication
stating that a commission has been appointed to represent
the interests of exhibitors from the United States of
America in the coming exhibition, consisting of the Hoo.
William Seward, Secretary of State, the Hon. Edward
Everett, and several other distinguished gentlemen. Com-
' ndsaions Inmate° been appointed at the undermentioned
colonies :—Barbactoes --Stephen Cave, Esq., commissioner.
Bermuda—His Excellency the Lieutenant-Goveroor, presi-
, dent ; and Hopei Frederick Plow, Esq., honomty secretary.
Nova SooUs—The Hon. Joseph Howe, chairman • and
R. G. Hallibneton, Esq., secretary. Prince Edward Island
—H. Huard, Eat., secretary. The building committee
held a meeting at the offices of her Majesty's commis-
sioners, ID the Strand, yesterday. Her Majesty's commis-
sioners have given notice that DO further applications for
space can be entertained.
DEATH OF THE REV. T. F. FOORD-BOWEN, D.D.
CHAPLAIN Of ORDINARY TO THE QUEEN.—Thu venerable
clergyman expired at Folkestone, on the 29th of September,
at the advanced age of Kb. Dr. Foord•Bowee was educated
at St. Joho's College, Cambridge, and obtained his degree
of B.A. in 1800, and of B.D. and D.D. in tat In 1802
he was appointed to the Rectory of Cowlam, Yorkshire,
valued at 301 St. • in 1803 to the Vicarage of (Jake, Somerset,
valued at 34et ; and in 1820 he was appointed by the
crown to the Rectory of Barton.in.the.Clitv, in the diocese
of Ely, value 3171. The deceased was Chaplain in Ordinary
to the Queen, and deputy.clerk of the closet to his late ,
Majesty William IV.
At the Tynemouth Pier, Newcastle-on-Tyne,
yesterday, while some of the workmen were removing one
of the cranes, a large stone slipped, and fell upon two of the
moo, literally crushing one of them to atoms. The other
man died shortly afterwards.