The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-28 00:00:00

INAUGURATION OF A SCHOOL OF ART

At Lambeth, yesterday afternoon, his Royal
Highness the rrince of Wales laid the first stone
of the Lambeth School of Art, an the site of the
old Vauxhall Gardens.

THE CAPE MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, June 27.

The Dane, Captain Hoffmann, with the above
mails, arrived here this evening. She brings 52
passengers and a full cargo. Her dates are—
Cape, May 22; Helena, June 1 ; and Ascension,
June 5. Much gratification 'Was-expressed at the
Cape at the coming return of Sir George Grey,
and the expected visit of Prince Alfred. Prepa-
rations were being made to give the prince right
loyal welcome. Government affairs were much
neglected, and were left to stand over until the
return of the governor. A parliamentary finance
committee has been appointed to consider whether
the government of the colony, can be carried on
with the present revenue. Some method of
direot taxation was expected. A motion had
been made in the House of Assembly for institut-
ing a responsible government. The dissolution
of the House was expected to take place at the
close of the session. A census was ordered to
be taken in March, 1861. The schedules contain
74 distinct queries, one of which is—How many
pigs have you ? The Convict Exclusion Bill had
passed both Houses. The subject of more
frequent mails to England had been brought
before Parliament. A fortnightly mail
was wanted. All the Paaol district
canteens had been shut up to prevent
drunkenness. The population on the :Kaffir bor-
der was very unsettled. A Dutch Reformed
Church Conference on doctrinal subjects has been
held. The Church of England financial question
was still unsettled. Major-General Bolton was
dead. Business very dull, and no speculation
was going on. The rate of discount had not
advanced. The Bank was allowing 5 per cent. on
deposits. White wine was quoted £lO, Pontac
£l3, sweet wine £lB, brandy £24; wool,
unwashed, 11d. to 12d; washed, ls. 6d. to ls. 10d.
Nothing of importance from the Orange Free
State.

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, June 27,

The screw-steamer City of Baltimore, (of the
Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Com-
pany's line,) arrived off here at 7.30 p.m., from
New York. She landed passengers, &c., and pro-
ceeded onwards for Liverpool at 8 p.m. She
brings $113,068 in specie. She passed the royal
mail steamer Persia, outward bound, on the 26th.

News anticipated.
The Etna, the first of the Cunard screw fleet
coaling at this port, arrived here this afternoon,
and embarked a large number of passengers, took
the latest telegrams, and proceeded to sea again
at 8.15 p.m. All well.

SOUTHAMPTON, June 27,

The Hamburgh-American Company's screw-
steamer Saxonia, which left New York on the
15th, arrived off the Needles, at 11 50 p.m.

MAIL NEWS.
GALWAY, June 27.

The mails for America were sent from Dublin
per 1 p.m. train to Londonderry, in compliance
with orders from the Post-office. A telegram
subsequently arrived, consenting to their going
per Parana. They were transferred to the down
train at Ballinasloe, and will arrive here about
3 p.m.

The Olympus, with the first battalion of the
22nd Regiment, arrived at Malta, from England,
on the 22nd instant.

The following appeared in our later editions of
yesterday :

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

Themails from Calcutta and China have arrived,

INDIA.

The Calcutta news is only to May 19th. The
trial of the indigo rioters had taken place, and
the sentences were expected to produco a good
effect.

The Bengal Ilitrkartt, alluding to the case of
the Tasmania, says it appears from evidence given
in a trial before the Supreme Court, that the
contractors were forced by Government to pur-
chase from them old commissariat stores.

At Calcutta the produce market was without
any animation, and the stagnation in the import
market continued. Piece goods declining. Yarns
very dull, and prices had fallen. Metals ex-
tremely dull. Freights showed a little down-
ward tendency.