The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-01 00:00:00

THE CAPE MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, TRUISDAT.

The Union Company's Cape Royal Mail steamer
Briton, Captain Boxer, arrived here this afternoon
—from Table Bay, June 20 ; St. Helena, July 2 ;
Ascension, July 8 ; and Madeira, July 22. She
lost au anchor and cable in Table Bay when getting
under weigh, a heavy gale blowing at the time from
the northward, which afterwards delayed her for
several days in her passage to St. Helena. From
theme odour.' and light winds were expo:kneed,
thus causing her to make such a long passage. She
brings 82 passengers from the Cape, two from St.
Helena, and one from Madeira. Her cargo consists
of 501 bales of wool, 1,178 hags copper ore, 213
tusks ivory, 200 wet hides, 100 bales skins, 31 qr. 20
half sums wine, 9 cases feathers, and several cases
of sundries. She touched at Madeira to coal.

At the Cape the Governor had sent down to the
House of Assembly the bill for the annexation of
British Kaffraria. This measure, besides incorpo-
rating British Kaffraria with the Cape Colony, pro-
poses to add three members to the Legislative
Council, two for the eastern and one for the western
province ; and ten members to the House of As-
sembly, four for the west and six for the east.
The inhabitants of British Kaffraria were violently
opposed to annexation, and the colonists generally
held much the same views. The Crown Lands
Bill, by which the Governor proposed to pay the
colonial debts by appropriating the proceeds of
the sales of those lauds (that is, to fonu a sinking
fund for that purpose), was also not very popular.
It had been read a second time, but was nut likely
to pass through committee without considerable
modification.

The estimates bad been almost entirely passed by I
the Lower House. A usury bill had been carried,
after much violent opposition, iu the Upper House,
and it was under discussion on its second reading
in the Home of Assembly, where it was believed it
would be rejected.
There bad been a good deal of heavy weather,
and a melancholy shipwreck took place in Table
Bay on the night of the 15th of June.
The barque Valleyfield, Captain William Bur-
ton, from Liverpool, for Cape Town, while
attempting to make the anchorage in the
Bay, struck on the reef stretching out from the
lighthouse at Green Point. Captain Burton, the
first offioer, and seven men were drowned • the se-
cond officer and eight of the crew, including the
captain's son, escaped ; two of them swam ashore,
four got on shore in the ship's longboat, and the
other three were rescued from the rigging by
prompt assistance rendered from the shore.
The night was exceedingly dark and tempestuous,
and running before a strong north-westerly gale,
with a heavy press of canvass, the vessel struck
with such violence that in a few minutes she was
in pieces. The Norwegian barque St. Olaf also
went on shore in beating into Table Bay, but after
discharging cargo was floated off with but little

damage.
The total revenue of the colony for the year end-
ing 31st March, 1862, was 586,0211., and the expen-
diture during the same period 533,2 W, leaving a
surplus of 33,7571. For the quarter ending Slat
March last the revenue was 141,8471., and the ex-
penditure 128,2391., showing a surplus to the credit ,
of the quarter of 13,568/. As compared with the
preceding year the revenue for the year ending
31st of March was greater by 84,7091., and the
expenditure during the same period was less than
the corresponding period by about 24,3851.
The commercial reports were pretty much the
same. Being winter there was naturally a decline in
business, and trade dull. Farmers were busy with
their agricultural pursuits. The aspect of things
generally might be considered favourable.
The Briton, having landed her mails and coaled,
left this evening for Southampton.

RBOIBTRATION OF camas.—Thin being the Ist
August, the overseers are to publish the lists of voters by
having them fixed on or near all the church and chapel
doors in their parishes, and must keep copies for sale and
for inspection, without fee, between the hours of ten and
four o'clock daily, except Sundays, during the first fourteen
days of the month. Parties improperly omitted from the
lists of voters must send in their claim to be registered to
the overseers on or before the 28th. In case an elector has
removed since the last mistration, bat continues to occupy
premiere in the was city or borough, he is still entitled to
the frenehise, under the 28th section of the Reform Act,
which parsons oocnpying different premised in sus-
, eanion te be registered. In this ems, to secure the vote
the party mud claim to be registered to the parish to which
be bee removed, if the overseen of that parish have not
`already loserted his name. All the qualifying promises
=Abe assarroed in the list or claim.