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Te English Mail, which arrived at Haii- fay om the UZ7th instant, in the R. M. Steam- ship Canada, was received here, by the Mail Steamer Princess of Males, on Friday morning jaet. We are in possession of Englh«h papers as jate as the 16th instant. But the news furnished by them is aet of a very important character ihe mest interesting items, however, which we

can glean trem our files will be found below.

GREAT BRITAIN,

Prom the opening of the week, ending October t5th, more confidence began to be felt, and an improving tendency to pervade al! Stock Ex- change Securities. No great increase of business certainly took place, but the tone of the various markets was much better than it was a week be- fore. Stil a large amount ot sensitiveness re- mained, which caused a relapee, on the announce- meut that the Banks of France and Holland bad raised their rates ef discount. At the close of the week & better feeling prevailed, aad Consols mer: than recovered the fall, whilst the markets generally assumed a better tone

he terrible calamity which occurred at Erith, on the banks of the Thames, on the morning of the Ist metant, when two wwder stere-houses exploded, destroying life and property, is net the firet case of the kind that bas taken place of re- cent years, but it is incalculably the most disas- treus, Five persons were killed, §ve more are missing, and seven of the sufferers are in the Hospital, one of whom is net expected to survive fo give an idea of the terrible nature of the accr- dent, t will be sufficient te state that 1040 bar- rels of gunpowder, or 104,000 Ibe, exploded on the metant, and the shock was felt Lie that ef an earthquake at forty and even fifty m les from the place where it occurred. Indeed, ‘he shock is said te have been distinctly percep! ble at Cain- bridge, wlich must be from the seen mity nearly twice the largest distance mentioned lt was at frat believed that the cata:trephe arose from seme burning tebacco, used by one of the wen on board of the two barges conveying the powder to the storeheuse, having come inte con- tact with the inflammable material; but this statement has been coutradicted by Messrs. Hal

whe declare that the cause of the calamity is|

pecely conjectural.

The lamentable inerease in the number of distressed operatives in the cotton districts is be- ginning tu attract general attentio Between the early part ef September and the comimence- ment of Oeteber the number of the parechially

relieved had increased by upwards of 12,000. The |

inerease was general, only two districts—the Fy ide and Mace! esticid—showing opp site resulis Siill, the contrast this year as compared with inst year ia encouraging. In Octobs<, 1563, the

number parochialiy reheved amount to 133,000. |

This year, during the same month, the number in the tweuty seven unious of the cotte: district was 8,080, hewse are the figures of Mr. Faruall, the Poor-law Coanmissioner, but the statistics of the Relief Coromittee show that the nuiber of per- gene in the receipt ef relief amounts to 114,000

It ia apreuneed that the Prince ond Princess ot Wales will shortly return from their incoguito visit to Sweden and Denwark. It acema to have been the imteativn of the young cu ple tu have returned howe by way of Paria, but fer some reason er otber this intention bas bee. abandoned

The health of Lord Carlisle is so critical that a aqececessor had te be found fer him in the Lord- Licutenaney of Ireland, aud Lord Wodehouse has bees induced to accept the position.

The owner ofthe blockade runner Laurel pub ish- es a @ ter, denying the -@ tement that Semmes had asxiled in his vessel as stated, the and ridiculing idew that the itéle steamer Ranger, of less t}ian 10U tons, is to be manned and armed from the steamer Laurel and cenverted into ai re

senally demanded from stakeholders ter the intended fight, on the ground that he was | at the place fixed tor the fight, while Mace failed | tu appear.

could have ne claim owing te the noufulfilment |

of conditions as to referee, and wiees wu ual | shop, and who, to apply his own howely! ) phraseology, in answer to us at the moment, |

agreement Was come to, the affair wae a draw Coburn expressed a wish to fight, but only in Lre- | land, o¢ failing that, Conada.

Another Lond a Cera Merehant, Mr. A. Drere ten, exmuitied suicide ju consequence of embar- rassments.

Engagements between French treens and Arab insurgents in Algeria, on the 29th and 30th Sep- tember, resuited in S00 Arabs being killed and wounded, and over 109 Fieuch.

INDIA.

The laat Bombay mail confirms the impression which wrevieusly prevailed that the Indian Go- vernment Were preparing for an expedition inte Bawetas, te punish the Klan for the outrage «dered te the Hen. Mr. Eden, the British Envoy, when he went to that country on a mission of peace. The conduct of our Envoy, as we showed at the tune, was the reverse of prudent; but he was treated with such marked indignity that te allow the brutalities practised on hii te escape chastisement would be te encourage those bar- bariars iv their ingulence. At the some time, it is painiul to know that officiai imbec lity will in- volve as in a war from which neitner honor nor profit can be derived. We learn also by the same mail tuat an embassy from Koeland, in Central Asia, had arrived at Cashmere, on its way to the Vieervy of India, the object of which is to pro- cure acsistance from the Indian Government to repel the attempts of the Russians to uiake a high- read for troops through that country. Sir Char- les Wood does not appear te be very popular with the Indian authorities. He and Sir Charles Denison, the Governor of the Madras Presidency. are at is-we relative to an order which the for- ret has insisted upon being carried out. It re- lates to the position of the Indian | cal officers, and the Governer ef Madras refuses his assent on the ground that * the instructions are opposed to the Koyal wishes, aud are a flagrant violation of the guarantee granted by the lunperia| Parliament to the officers of the army of the late Company.” "Thia is bearding the Indian Seeretary in London with a vengeance, and there must be strong greund for dissatisfaction when language so un- compromising is used.

NEW ZEALAND.

It is eatiefactory to know by a telegram trom Suez that the revelted Maories in New Zealand have acknowledged defeat by making their sub-

wissioa, and giving up their territorics as a proot |

of their sincerity. It 1s to be hoped, now that peace bas been restored, that the experience of the past will net be lost upon the New Zealand Executive. These savages were entitled to more consideration than they lave received, and the ecnse of wrowg under which they laboured has produced a war which no one can look back on with any feeling akin to satisfaction. Now, that if has closed, a pew era ought to mark the policy tuwarde tee in the island. ITALY.

Manseriies, Oct. 7.— Prince Hu:nbert has ar- rived here, and will embark immediately. Let- ters from Reme te the 4th instant state that the Pope had declared, in the presence, of visitors, that prudence Was necessary, but that it were idle te hope that the Holy See would treat with the Kinuglow of Italy. A rumour wos current on Sunday that a deuwystration had beca projected, Lut the requiete preeautions having been takeu by the French troops, tranquility was maiutained, The Austrian Atubassador was expected at Rome ou the Mth.

THE VIENNA CONFERENCE.

The wuth sitting of the Conference took place on Tuesday. It daily becomes more apparent that the negociations, which ace being vigorously curried on, are taking a favorable turn. Eadre- dandet says :—** The conclasion of pence is near at band, Denmark baving consented to {x at a round sum of nine millions of rigsdalers the share which the Duehies are said te have in the public pro. perty of Denmark. Tins amount is consequently to be deducted from the portion of the Danish public debt which it hud been arranged should tall tu the charge of the Duchies,"’

THE STATE OF JUTLAND.

The Berlingske Tidende contains a very dis freasing account of the hardsinps ty whieh the people of Jutland are subjected by the ariny oi eceupation. Alter showing the great interest, commercially aad fiwaacially, whe!) Denmark nitet bave na 6 peeltiewment of the matters m dispute between ber and Germany, and the sbcurdity, therelere, of supposing that Denmark i* throwing any wbel@eles In the way of an equi- table adjustment, the Berlingske Tiduade proceeds te say :—" The information we reesive from Jut- land is most afflicting, and it would appear an though the German authorities were striving te wake the yoke which they bave imposed more in- tederatle every day to the unfortunat inhabitants _ Tt is well known that after the allied Powers engaged to keep in Jutland euly such © anuagber of troops as was re- quired by purely military cunsideralions, yet the army ef eeeupation ameunts to ve! ween 35,000 sud 40,000 men, gud the cust of theiy maintenance is nearly £112,000 per mouth. Morenyer, by a reeent order of General von Falgenstein, gli the

troops have been concentrated iu the a me which

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LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE. . German soldiers and officers. But this is not

1. Under pretence that the ordinary revenues lof the province are inadequate to apply the wants lof the army, all the imports from the Danish isles

are subjected to a customs duty, whilst, at the same time, the exportation of the cattle, butter, | and the ether agricultural products of Jutland is jprobubited. These measures, i which were already in force, and which are en- tirely opposed to the text and spirit of the urmis- i tice, are causing the total ruin of the people

PRUSSIA.

The semi-official Norddeutsche Allgemsine Zei-

tung coutralicts the news published by some |

| journals of the resignation of the Minister of Fi- nance ov account of a disagreement with the | Minister of War. The ramored resignation of | Privy Councillor Duncker, confidential adviser of

the Crown Prinee, is likewise declared tu be)

unfounded. [REDUCTION OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. | The Qesterreichische Zeitung says:—‘ The re- | duction of the Austrian army is a positive fact. iin Venetia alone the reduction will ameunt to 115,000 men. All | Venetia at latest on Saturday next.”

SPAIN. | Mapam, Oct. 13.—The Politica asserts that the Democrats will demand permission to bold {| public meetings. The Corresponde neia and Pyeca i state that the Pacific Squadron will be reinforced. | Senor Maon will accept the post of Ambassador | to France.

GREECE.

| Vienna, Oct. 15.—The Vienna journals pub- i lish advices from Athens, stating that Earl Russell bad addressed a note to the Greek Cabinet, de- lelaring that Engl nd recognised no factions in avd condemned anarchical demonstra-

rreece, | tions. | necessity England would, in conjunction with France and Russia, take measures for the main- ltenance of order and the strengthening of the | reiguing dynasty.

| CHINA.

| According to the latest intelligence received |

here from Japan, the state of affairs had become | more complicated. ' tilitres in the Straits of Shimonnsaki. An attack 'ou Prince Nagato’s fortifications was expected. | H————iiP —

NEWFOUNDLAND.

| By the mail from Newfoundland, which arrived here on Friday morning last, we are ‘in possession of papers to the 20ch instant. Bat these contain nothing of interest.

Several addresses have been presented to His Excellency the Governor, congratulating him on his arrival and assumption of the | Government of the Colony, and requesting i his acceptance of the office of Patron of va- pees institutions. | Exeelleney returned an appropriate reply. The Standard says that the fishermen of | the North Shore of Conception Bay the past }summer will not average five quintals per 'man. What they are to do the present win- | ter to sustain their fawilies, is a mystery tu a. Government must come to their relief ; if so, the best thing to do will be to make the people clear ground and sell it cheap, and ' encourage them to cultivate it. ! The press calls upon the Government to 'make timely provision for the impending | distress in Bonavista | H. M.S. Medea, Capt. Preston, arrived at St. John’s from Battle Harbor, on the La- |brador. Weare bappy to give place to the | following note respecting the fisheries ;—At

}Cape Charles and Battle Liarbor — seines, vel Cruiser.) from 250 to 300 qtis. : at Occasional Harbor Ceburn, accompanied by his friends, had per-} nt :

the stakes

—seines, from 400 to 700 qtis. ; at Ship Har bor—boats, from 40 to 50 qtis.; and from 80 to 200 for seines at Indian Tickle. We

Stakeholder explained ‘uat Coburn! give the information just as it was received | LAT

irom @ person who had landed trom the above

remarked ‘the fishery has been what you

jmay call a fair average voyage, one with | effect upon the Confederates, as will be seen

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BERMUDA.

il. M. Steamer Jason arrived at Halifax, on the 23rd instant, from Bermuda. glad to learn that the yellow fever is fust dis- appearing. The Halifax Recorder of the 2ith gives the following :—

The Bermads papers ere filled with lengthy accounts concerning the capture of the U.S. Steamer Roanoke, and subsequent movements of the captors. The Gazette, of the Ith, furnishes the following paragraph relative to the seizure, confirming the statements received through other channels :—

The somewhat unusual spectacle of a burning ship was to be seen from the east end of our Island on Sunday. The Roanole left Havana for New York a short time since, and when some distance from land was captured by a number of Confede- rates who had shipped as pussengers. Most of the officers surrendered quietly; but one, a Duteh- man, who does not appear to have understood what was said to him, was shot dead; and another of the crew, who offered some slight resistance, was wounded. The vessel was brought to the neighborhood of this Island this day week, and nightly visits were paid to Fathom Hole, where she was provided with men and provisions. A brig went to her with coal; but the weather proving tea stormy, it was finally determined to abandon the prize, which was effected on Sunday —the crew and officers landing in beats, when they were inmediately placed auder arrest by the authorities.

From the Bermuda Mirror, of the 15th, we ather the following particulars of tie sub sequent trial of Braine and his associates :—

The trial, to which we alluded in our last as going on in the town of St. George, in reference to the capture of the Federal merchant steamer Roanoke, terminated en Wednesday last, by the withdrawal of the charge of “ piracy,” the accu- sation having been found, on examination, to be ‘untenable. It appeared on trial that the Roanoke, asteamer plying between Havana and New York as @ passenger vessel, left the former place on the 28th ultime with a number of passengers, amongst whom. it afterwards turned out, were ten Confede- rate officers, under the command of Capt. Braine. (the same person who captured the Chesapease, the history of which is still fresh inour winds.) When at sea Capt. Braine demanded the surrender ot the ship te him, as an officer of the Confederate States. The capture was easily effected, as little or no resistance was made by the erew. It was the intention of Braine, after obtaining possession, tu steer for these Islands and land the passengers and crew, and then carry the vessel to Wiluing- ton; but finding, on reaching this place, they had not sufficient coul for that purpose, they burned the vessel and landed at St. George’s—the passen- gers in the meantime bavirg been put on board the brigt. Mathilde of Lalitax, which vessel put in here and landed them. The captors afterwards landed at St. George’s, aud were immediately ar- rested by the authorities and put in prison, to await their trial for an act of piracy in seizing the Roanoke. When they landed three of them were dressed in the uniform of the Coufederate States, and had their commissions in their pockets. Braine had also special instructions from the Con- federate Government, authorising him to seize the vessel, which document he produced at the time; and, notwithstanding that heavy buil was vflered, they were incarcerated.

We trust for the sake of all concerned that the authorities have acted right in the matter; though we have our own 6pinlon as to the propriety ot their conduct. The matter will probably be settled between the Home aud Contederate Governments.

he particulars of the trial had not been pybiished when the Jason left. ee a fom 1 ST. ALBANS RAID FROM CANADA.

The following despatches throw some additional! light upon this extraurdivary movemeut:—

Twelve of the St. Alhans raiders have beer cap- tured in Canada. The one in jail at Saint Johus states that the ruid was couducted by a Captain in the Confederate service. Persanus concerned in the raid say the amouut taken from the bank was SL22,000.

The ‘Evening Telegraph,’ published at St. Al- bans. says feurs are entertained trom the «sympathy shown at St. Johue for the St. Albems robbers, that an attempt will be made torescue them. A cavalry force hae been called out, and are wow gaurding the jail. Hon. J.J. Abbott, KR LaFlamme and Hon J. H. Cameron have been retained as eonnsel for the rebels, and Mr. Devlin tor Federal authorities.

Bennett H. Young, calling himself a Lieutenant, who commauded t:e robbers, has sent @ letter to the ‘ Evening Telegraph,’ iu which he charges the citizens of Vermout with violating the English and Canadian laws.

The arrests were made over the line by citizens from the northern tawns of Vermont lot she zi ties delivered to the Canadian anthorities. reported that a from Judge Aldis, more have been

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t is h has just been received the Supreme Court, thus two » and that $70,000 a all

foam tang tes ie el toe ane T ‘idan u wi arters. udge Aldis of Vermant ial! ive i tatious of provisions and fursze See been - os we a ae

se auch angwented that it is materially im t por le tu meet the burdens imposed : they bave only ane or tie ee ae with the Canadian authorities. in order

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following up the legal ste necessary to bri thieves ond es ros to jastes. He Cees once tc Moutreal, where he bad @ sutiefuctery in-

that the rebels mivh rouxlit beture Jade Cor-

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added to those} 7 funder the direetion of Sanders aud other noted | bert, and no doubt seems to be entertained that it

suldiers on furlough wall leave ,

Ear! Russell further stated that in case of |

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| feared that they would be brought before an under | magistrate, w hose sympathies might be at variance with the legal aspects of the ease, aud discharged, as in the case of the Chesapeake piracy. i

I understand that he has been successful, and re-| turns to St. Albans to-night to eonsult with Gover- | He hns telegraphed that the rebels

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as s ail sth On real | ine rtion of the ¢ have plenty of money, and have sent to Moutreal | busine 868 portion ) aw : l for tha best counsel, ‘They are probably acting) fjre originated in @ liquor store kept by J. Hul

rebels iu Canada. | A deapateh from St. Albans, 23nd, says :—

| The preliminary bearing will ee? be at } St Johus ou Monday or Pnesday. The raiders vow admit the facts, but may thendeny them. If iden- | tified. us some, if not all will be, the fucts will be proved, and Judge Corsoul will so report to Gover- nor-ieveral Meuck, when a reguisition will be nade. ‘

TVhe decision will be of such magnitude as a pre- leedent that the status of the rebels will not unlike- ly be referred for the Home Government to deter- mine. The Canadian authorities show severy disposition to admivister the law impartially.

Civde, the lender, was taken at a house about three miles southeast of Frelighsburg. He ex pressed to his captors his regret that his purty did not burn St. Albans, but they were so faust for plun- der that they neglected to do so. |} wo companies of * Veteran Reserves’ from Con cord, N. H., went to Derby Line yesterday, to protect that locality from invasion. ;

Yho raiders are mostly young men and claim to hail from Kentucky, and insist that they are in the ‘Two of themclaim to have captain's commissions. A small quantity of rebel money was found on them.

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Respecting the Calais Bank “ raiders,” Collins & Co., we find the following in the Bangor Cou- rier of the 2ist:—

“ Yesterday morning, Wm Collins, Francis X Jones and William Philips, were taken to ‘Thomas- town toserve three years inthe Maine State Prison. Deputy Wardeu Maxey took them to jail at Machias and brought them through this city, where they took the steamer Katadin. These three men were arrested when the raid was made on the Calais Bank, and were the only ones secured. When they were taken from the jail at Machals a large crowd collected around the stage. ‘The ptisoners commen- ced barrahing for Jeff Davis, much, to the sxtisfac ition of the copperheads, who eXpressed their | sympathy as openly as they dared to.

These prisoners were quite talkative and pretend- ed to expect to be released as soon as Jetf Davis made ademand for them,which be would do at once, is they were prisonersof war. The captaiu or ringleader, Collins, said they were regularly in i} the Confederate service, and were sent there to take | the place, a feat which they should have accom- plished had it uot been for treachery. _

He suid thé St. Albans affair was by his men and that he had plenty uf friends on the other side of the line—and that they Lia? friends on this side who would assist them if they dared. ile knew who to call upon in this city for help, and it would not be refused. He evidently knew his copperhead friends in this city. One of the men claimed to be trom St. Loois, Mo, the captain from Missis2'ppi, and the othes from New Orleans.

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Captain SEMMES AGAIN | Semmes sailed from

rebe! service.

ArLoat.—Capt. the Mersey on Sunday llast, on board the barque Laurel under the command of Capt. J. F. Ramsay. The | destination of the Laurel is rather, at pre- sent, myeterious, but so far as the Customs’ | bill of entry show, the vessel bas certainly cleared for ports where Conlederate precli- | vities predominate, viz, Nassau, Havana, }and Matamoras. She is merely « tender and /carries out to @ certain latitude guns and

‘ammunition for a new Screw-steamer, of |

which Capt Semmes is to take command | Chis vessel is supposed to be a new screw st: amer which was lying at Maderia on the 3d

jingtant, and was there known under the name |

lof the Ranger The Ranger isa large

fand very switt, and will, no doubt, should }she actually turn out to be the new cruiser, | - .

| prove a tough antagonist to any Federal war '

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{the Laurel eight officers and 100

i} most of whom served with him on board the

Alabama.

| —_— ened - + “ST NEWS FROM SEAT OF WAR IN THE STAIES. | War news is of a quiet nature. “enera! | Butler’s retaliatory order has had a salutary |

| by the following :—*+ Richmond papers o | the 19th say that the rebels have withdrawn | | the Union prisoners from work on the forti- | fications on account of Butler's retaliation! in placing rebel prisoners in the Duteh Gap | | Canal.’’ | By the steamer Mourning Star at New | York, from New Orleans, we baye late infor- | jmation from Mobile, Several army officers | made a daring reconnoissanes in Mobile Bay jon the 10th, passing inside of all obstructions, | }and returning sately. One of the gunboats. | | while reconnostering in Navy Core, was fired linto, but no serious damage was dune. A | severe storm had occasioned some dumage to one or two sailing vessels, and a coal laden brig was driven ashore, which will probably be lost.

The extreme seyere trade regulations ol General Canby have effectually stopped all business at New Urleans. There is nothing later from Mexico to confirm the capture of Matamoras by the French.

A letter to the New York Acrald, dated | Chattanooga, 16ch instant,states that the smali garrisons at Daltun and other places were ordered to evacuate, which they did, saving much valuable property. They were then occupied a very short time by Contederates, but on General Sherman pressing them so closely, they alsu evacuated, and all those places claimed to have been captured by the Confederates, are now occupied by Northern troops. Southern papers consider General Sherman's position critical, and also that of Hood's equally so, but say they think, i! Hood can keep his supplies, Sherman must evacuate Georgia. But they admit that Sherman's position cuts off Hood's coumuni- cation with his base. The Georgia militia have again been ordered out, and are to rendezvous at Macon.

A desputeh dated Lowell, Mass., 224, say that a very destructive fire occurred last night, about 9 a. m., at what is known as Dracut Navy Yard, which was totally des- troyed. ‘The large new brick mill, counting room and two wooden houses belonging to the Merrimac Woolen Company were als: destroyed. Total loss about $250,009. Insured $200,000.

A raid into Western Kentucky, by Confe- derates under Forrest, is in progress. The raid is for political effect. Great excitement exists in consequence of it. The steamer J. C. Irwin blew up on Sunday morning, while lying at Eddyville, on Camberland River, destroying the boat aud killing a large nuw- ber of persons.

A Federal expedition, composed of eolored troops, made a successtul foray from Rodney to Fayette, Miss., on the 2d, while another expedition attacked the enemy at Woodville, killing 40 and capturing two officers, 54 wen and 2 guns. Gen. A. L. Lee's expedition, towards Clinton had passed threegh that place, still pressing onward.

The result of a recent raid by Federal ca- valry in the Luray valley, Va., as reported by an army correspondent, was 6500 head ot! eattle, 500 horses, the destruction of 32 flouring mills, 39 distilleries, 4 blast furnaces, and upwards of 50 berns.

From Missouri, we learn that Glasgow was captured by the Confederates on Saturday, together with six companies of the 43d Mis souri. Ridgely, Platte County, has been plandered by guerillas, and Smithfield, Clay County, burned. Business was suspended at St. Joseph and Kansas City, and Leavenworth was being fortified.

The rebel Congress meets in Richmond. on 7th Nov. General Lee reporis that Mosby, in the capture of a train at Duffield, on the Ba'ti- more and Ohio Railruad, on the l4th, took 26 prisoners, including two paymasiers with $168.000 in Government funds.

Rel accounts atate that 200 Federals were drowned in the attack by Forrest's men on the Federal foree near Eastport, Tenn., (be- fore reported), and claim the capture of 3 guns and 25 prisoners.

The Richmond Lraminer says the report of the capture of Rome, Ga, with 2u0 pri- soners, is without foundation.

The trial of the 150 persons recently ar- rested in Washington and Baltimore on the charge of furnisling govds to rebels, com- menced in Washington on Thursday, before a commission of which Gen. Doubleday is Pie- sident. The first case was that of Jobnson & Sutton, a business firm of Washington. The principal witness was Pardon Woreeley, a resident of Massachusetts when the war broke out, who testified that he was officially employed to dise»ver blockade runners, and also to obtain information in the valley from Mosby and other rebels. As a means to this he peddled among them,some of which he pure from this firm, who were in‘erm-

Capt Semmes took with him on board | men, | destroyed,

THE FIRE AT EASTPORT. Through the kindness of Mr. W. F. Alexan- der, messenger for Turner's Express, we (St. John Telegraph) are enabled to lay belore our readers the particulars of the destructive fire at Bast- Saturday night, by whieh the principal

eer tes ity was deatroyed. ‘The

jis the work of au incendiary; but what motive | could have induced the act, or who the perpetra- ‘tors were, seems to be involved in impenetrable mystery. That it was the result of a preconcert- ed plan appears certain. The first alarm was about 12 o’olock, at which hour a fish house at Dog Is- land, about balfa mile from the city, was discoy- ered to be on fire, About an hour afterwards, when all the firemen and engines were away at this fire, the gonflagration broke out in the place already indicated. The wind was blowing from the eastward at the time, and the fire extended along Water street in both directions, until it reached the Frontier Bank on one hand, and Crawford’s Hotel on the other. Extending back from Water street, it reached Mr. Joseph Guani- son’s residence on Boynton street, and Mr. Knox’s house on Rice’s Lane. The Engines were brought tothe spot with all the speed possi- vie, but the fire bad already attained suck head- way that the most strenuous exertions of the firemen were unavailing to stop its progress, Wi- til the beet part of the city was a mass of rulus, Several of the neighbours trom Campobello went over and rendered valuable assistance. The to- tal loss, it is said, cannot be far shortot $500,000. Dealers had just laid in their fall stock of goods, upon which many of them had little or no insur- ance ; and out of the whole, there were not more than two or three who were fully insured.

It is remarkable that out of a very large nuw ber of safes, not mere than one or two stood the test of the fire, the contents of all the others being completely ruined,

We subjoin a list of the chief sufferers :—

William P. Auckman, Dry Goods Dealer; C. Jackson, Confectioner; 8. Sherlock, Dry Goods (a portion of his stock saved); Campbell Bros., Dry Goods; Daniel Savage, Jeweller (oo insur- ance); J. Gleason, Shoe Dealer (both store an d residenc® burnt); i Burgin, Dry Goods ; George Rice, Shoe Store; E. E. Shead, Apothecary: in addition to this stock Mr. Shead lost $2000 in Government bonds which were in his safe. Gideon Stickney, Furniture; James MeGuirk, Liquors ; J. Witherall, Bootsand Shoes ; P. Cobe, Clothier ($1300 worth of stock lost and no insur- ance); L. C. Norwood, Confectioner; D. Barry, Dry Goods; Bradford Bros., Clothing; Shead Bros., Apothecaries; Turner's Express Office, (furniture and papers saved); W. Winchester, Confectioner, (stock partly saved); Eastern Ex- press Office, (safe and papers saved, but furni- ture and a large stock of goods belonging to an auctioneer burned); Fisher and Milliken’s large store burned, but most of the stock saved ; Hinek- iev & Co; G. F. Wadsworth, Groceries; J. Shieids, Liqnors; P. Houghton, Groceries; Rk. Mowe, ot, Grocer and Ship-Chandler; D. J. Odell, Grocesies; Peabody & Cummings ; Wads- worth & Ritehte, Groceries; 8. B. Hume & Co.; D. Perkins, Grocerics; W. W. Chapman, Furni- ture; Union Store, Groceries; R. M. Tuttle, do; Clark & Webster, Hardware; E. H. Andrews, Groceries; H_ Pike, Butcher; Simon Steves, do ; P. Whalen, Groceries; Dr. Spinney’s Office : Dr. Patterson, Dentist; John Steves, Boots and Shoes; W. H. Mack, Watebmaker; Miss Bowman, Milli- ner; John Buckman, Fish; J. G. Fewcomb, Gas Fixtures.

In addition to the above the Offices of Hon.

syron Bradbury, J. W. French, Dr. Mowe, and others, Were consumed; several stores also, besides | those mentioned. The Sentincl Office, we are informed, was j quite destroyed. A schooner laden with coal, ly- ing at Union Dock, was burnt to the water's edge and hull sunk. ‘The schooners Astrea, Ben- jamin aud Atlanta were all wore or less injured. Wadsworth’s, Union apd Kilby’s wharfs were all

| nounced, with the Telegraph and other offices, | were burot te the ground. ‘Lhe property ef the persons mentioned above were all destroyed ex-

ve | cept those otherwise noted. PILE}

A Public Meeting of Inhabitants of Lots 11 &

12 was held this evening at the house of Mr. Hugh Callaghan, on the Main Western Road, for

| the purpose of applying to the Beard of Education, | to furm their settlement mto a Schoel District and |} giving a name to the same; when, after several) pow j names had been proposed and rejected, that of

INVERNESS Was unanimously adc pted. JOHN CAMPBELL, See'y of Meeting.

Che Examiner.

October 31, 1864.

Charlottetown,

INTER-COLONIAL UNION, (No. 4.) QueBec, OcT. 18, 1864. When I elosed my last letter at this date, Lun- derstand that the debate in Conference was then in progress touching the coustitution of the Upper House under the Federal Government, as inti mated in my last. I believe this principle was agreed to: that in choosing Councillors, the choice should be confined to the several Legisla- tive Councils in existence in the respective Pro- vinces at the time the Union was to take effect, excepting Prince Edward Island. That favoured place was to have the whole Island for a chvice. Whether this may be deemed complimentary to the Island, or whether it was supposed that the present Legislative Council there does not, or is not likely to afford suitable materials for a selec- tion, are points which I am not prepared to dis- cuss jut certain it r, the principle, as I have stated it, was carried.

Wepnespay, Oct. 19,

The most important feature in the whole fabric of the Federal Coustitution engaged the delibera- tions of the Conference for the whole of tuis day, that is—Rvpresentation of the several Provinces in the Lower House, or House of Commons, as it is tobe styled. The principle agreed upon at the Charlottetown Convention was, as I am inform- ed, that population should be the basis of repre- sentation. This principle did not appear to be acceptable to the P. E. Island Delegates, owing to the seantiness of the population of the Island, and they laboured strenuously and unanimously, I understand, to have their case made an excep- But it was argued that if the prin- ciple were departed from in one ease, it would af- ford serious ground for discontent if rigidly en- foreed with regard to all the rest of the Pro- vinces. I cannot now review the arguments on both sides with which I have been made acquaint- ed, but this I hope te dv when the whole frame- work of the Constitution is ready to be presented to the public, which it is the intention, I believe, of the Conference to do. I ean only state now a few bald facts, such as come to my knowledge, the same as they do to any other person in Quebec, and such as I find noticed in the Teronto journals. The following bas been agreed upon as the scale of representation in the House of Commons. Ca- nada, Upper and Lower, to have 147 members ; Nova Scotia, 19; New Brunswick, 15; Newfound- land, 8; and P. E. Island, 5. The Island Dele- gates wanted to get six representatives; but as a concession to this would disturb the whole prin- ciple ou which representation was to be based, the Conference did not feel at liberty to agree te it ; and the Island Delegates had to covtent them- selves, T understand, with voting against that part of the arrangement. Indeed, T do not see that six would be any more service to them than five in so large @ Parliament. But my opinions on this point, with some additional information as to population, &c., will be given in a subsequent letter, when the whole business shall be com- pleted.

tional one.

A grand Bul! was given this evening, expressly in honour of the Delegates, at the splendid re- sidence of Mons. and Madame Tessier. The worthy host is President of the Legislative Coun- cil, is a Lawyer of high standing, and is one of the Professors of Law in the Laval University. The purty was chiefly French—indeed the only oues of British and Irish origin present were those from the Maritime Provinces. Bad and broken English was much in vogue during the evening When conversation was carried Gu with the English and Irish, who have all determined upon studying Freuch forthwith. ludeed, the venders of Freuch Dictionaries and Grammars are beginuing to find a considerable number of

ed of his contraband trading, but not the ob-

ra ee

custowers amongst the people from the Lower

The Frontier Bank, as already an-|

back to their Down East homes, forgetting much

‘of their mother tongue, and talking a strange con- | glomeration of English and excessively bad Frenehb. But ene word for Madame Tessier’s gay and brilliant party—the crowd was excessive, I could not compute the number present; but they all seemed to enjoy themselves—the spread in the Supper Room was superb, and the party did not separate until about 3 o'clock on the fol- lowing morning. I think it would be advisable tu be somewhat reticent hereafter regarding the social parties in which the Delegates engage in this stupendously hospitable City, lest it should be supposed they do nothing else but frolic. 1 will try to do it; but I am afraid I will not succeed.

Tuurspay and Fripay, Oct. 20 and 21.

The Convention has been engaged most dili- gently those two days in defining the powers ot the House of Commons—its duration—mode otf election—qualification of members,and par:icular- ising the subjects which are to come within the scope of its control, The term of its existence has been fixed, I understand, at five years—the qualification of members to be the same for each Province as that which now obtains in each; and the election laws now existing in each to apply to the election of members for each.