The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-31 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON AT
QCEENSTOWN.
QUEENSTOWN, Acousr 31.

The Inman steamer City of London, from New
York on the 20th inst., arrived here at 11 a.m. to-
day. She brings 180 passengers and 16,908 dole.
and 3,678/. in specie. She landed 21 passengers,
and proceeded for Liverpool at 11.10 a. m .
Her news has been anticipated by the Hibernian,
which brought despatches from New York to the
20th evening.

The engagements for the Great Prize of Paris to
be run for in the year 1866 are now closed. There are 94
honer entered. There were 83 entered for the year 1863,
and 125 for the year 1864. There are 142 horses entered
for the year 1865. There are 53 French horse* and 41 Eng-
Leh entered for the year 1866.
The inhabitants of Chilons-sur-Ssone were much
sidonialted on Wednesday last to see the eon, which was
shining brightly, soddenly obscured by a cloud of insects
which fluttered in the air and intercepted its rays. The
inhabitants began to shower water over them, sod the
ground and the towers of the cathedral were quickly co-
vered. They proved to be winged ante, very rare in France,
but frequently seen in hot countries. A change of weather
was predicted by some old people, and the prediction wee
quickly accomplished, for heavy rain fell shortly after-
wards.

The members of the Russian royal family visit-
ing this country have during their stay in Loudon made
repeated visits to the British Museum. On Saturday the
Grand Duchess Olga Nicolajevue, wife of Alexander, Prince
Royal of Wurtemberg, unaccompanied by any one, paid a
farewell visit to the museum, and was received by Signor
Yenisei, the principal librarian ; and yesterday the Grand
Ditches Marie Nioolajevoa and her husband, Maximilian
Joseph Eugene Auguste Napoleon. Duke of Leuchtenberg,
Prince d'Eicbstaedt, also paid a farewell visit to this insti-
tution, and, the chief librarian, extending over an hour their
stay there. Signor Peuirri is, we regret to say, ill at pre-
sent, bat not at all seriously.
SILENT VILLAGERS. —The Nazione of Florence
says :—" Is the villages of Antigosuo, Amelia, and Due
Ponta, which stied on the same hill in the province of
Naples, reside about 30 men and women who. from a sin-
gular religions fanaticism, have made a vow never to speak.
For some years past they have maintained silence. A
tradesman (a grocer) is mentioned, who carries on his basi-
n's without uttering a word. Should a customer enter his
*bop to purchase anything, he weighs and sells. If the
buyer has any observations to make, he listens and does as
he is requested. Beddow, his wife speaks for him, and
most ungrudgiogly."
THE BISHOP OP NATAL AND THE BETTLSH
Assocurros.— The following appears in the Times :—" A
paragraph has been going the round of the journals to the
effect that I have received andaacepted as invitation from
the authorities to attend the approaching meeting of the
British Assoeistico,' to which it is now added that I am
about to ' take part in ita proceedings.' Will you allow me
to say (In order to prevent mistakes) that I have received
no such invitation ; that I purpose being present at the
meeting of the association, as any other member might he ;
and that I hope to derive pleasure and profit by taking
part' in its proceedings as an attentive listener ?—I am,
sir, yours faithfully, J. W. NATAL 23, Stssez•plaoe,
August 30."

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