The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-22 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The Union Company's steamer Roman, with the
above mail, arrived at Plymouth yesterday evening. Her
dates are, Table Bay, 20th tilt ; At. Helena, 28th ult. ;
Amerika, tad inst.
Sim briap 67 paessopm, among whom are Lord Landys
and the Hon. P. de Roubaix.

The Cape parliament, although it bad been 64 days in
ninon, bad done little beyond voting estimates. The
votes for the police and gaols were reduced by about
16,000 f. A motion, declaring that the time bad
arrived when the establishment of • nepoosible or party
govern meet was expedient and necessary, had been dinned
for three days. Most of the members of the greatest par'
liamentary experience sod influent* were for the change, but
it was known that a numerical majority of members would
record their votes against it. The government had main-
tained perfect neutrality in the matter. A vote of censure
had been passed on the colonial engineer sod the Chief
Commissioner of the Works Department foe extravagance
and inanition,' in constructing public works. The governor
had offered to remove Mr. Scott Tucker (who is now in
England on leave) on a handsome retiring allowance, and
to alter the management of the Public Works Department.
The government proposal for purchasing the Cape Town
and Wellington Railway bad been referred to • select com-
mittee. The proposed new railway schemes had gone no
further than the government being empowered to prepare
careful surveys and estimates for the guidance of the legis-
lature next year. The Assembly had refused to authorise
the expenditure of 4,0001. per annum for • trigonometrical
sot rey if the colony.
The weather continued fine, with frequent showers.
There had only been one severe gale during the whole
winter. Penang, was abundant and provision plentiful
sod falling in pries. Business was dull and money scene.
The banks wen unable to discount even first-class paper.
The Gorgon had arrived with news from Zambesi. Dr.
Livingstone was about to proceed to Great Lake Mynas.
At the University Mission, River Shire, the Rev. Mr.

Sondamore was deed. Animal food was so scum that it
was feared the missionaries would not be ►ble to remain.

All was quiet on the frontier. In the free state the moor
meat in favour of re-annexation was extending. Negotia-
tions were pending with the object of triaging Baautos also
under British rule.

The Odin arrived and left on the 30th May for Ports-
mouth. The Osprey arrived, and sailed for China.
The Roman made the passage out in 30 days, and hams
in 31 days.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH. JOLT 2L_

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The Alacrity, 4, screw vessel,Comakander J. K. E.
Baird, arrived at Spithead last sight from ge Mediterra-
nean, and received orders to proceed eastward to pay off,
having been three years arid a half io commission.
The Newcastle, hired sailing transport, came into harbour
this morning, and has lashed alongside the dockyard, to em•
bark a detachment of the sth Lancers (dismounted) for
conveyance to India. The headquarters of the same regi-
ment will embark on board the Ilerefordshire, sailing inn-
'Port.
The Conflict, hired sailing heightehip, arrived to-day from
the Thames. and will embark another detachment of the
20th regiment for cooveryance to Calcutta.
Io Monday's impression it was erroneously stated that the
Widmer Castle bad arrived at Spithead from ladle. It
should hare been the Newcastle, outward bound to India.

Corrox FROM TURETY.—The Albanian, which
sailed direct for Liverpool yesterday evening with a large
general cargo, bad on board upwards of 700 bales of cotton—
the largest shipment of the staple ever yet made from this
ow. A considerable quantity of this was of Georgian
growth, a description shipped to England this season for the
first time. The Italian, which is to sail to-morrow for the
Name port, will also carry a number of bales of oottou. This
article will henceforth form • large item in the exports
from the Bosphorus. It is a remarkable fact that up to two
years since not a single bale was sent from this, whilst the
number already sent this year amounts to several thousands.
—Levant Gerald, July 8.
THE CHARITY SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE CRYSTAL
PALACE.—The London charity-school children held their
annual gathering, for the sixth time, at the Crystal
Palace yesterday. The earlier portion of the day was fine,
though cloudy, so that the subsequent inclemency of the
weather deterred very few intending visitors. About
three thousand of the children started before 10 o'clock
by special trains, while about a thousand more perforated
the journey in vacs. By this arrangement they had abun-
dant opportunity for ranging over the palace and grounds
before the arrival of visitors, and they appeared to
enter into the spirit of the day's festivities with character-
istic heartiness and glee. Roamiog about at will• they
found in the various portions of the palate plenty to
excite their interest and stimulate their curiosity. Some
of the schools were scattered about to little knots of
threes and fours, but others, marshalled by stricter die-
ciplitarians, performed the tour of the building is formal
ion. At one o'clock each of the boys and girls was
Lmrceeeselive half • pork pie in the north corridor. To thieap-
poiotmeat all, as might have been expected, were strictly
punctual; and indeed this portion of the day's proceed-
ings was evidently regerded by the children as amongst
the most important. Shortly after one o'clock the seats
in front of the Handel orchestra began to be occupied,
is anticipation of the singing of the children, which was
appointed for three o'clock. The youthful vocalists have
gone through no less than twelve rehearsals, in five different
churches, and appeared yesterday to be not °illy well ac-
quainted with their parts, but laudably anxious to carry off
the palm for their respective schools. Shortly after three
' o'clock the children had all taken their allotted places, and
they kept pretty quiet until the Appearance of their coo-
doctor, Mr. Henry Bucklers', who was welcomed by a
hearty cheer. Mr. J. Coward, the organist of the Crystal
Palace, presided at the grand Handel festival organ, Mr. T.
Harper performed on the trumpet, and Mr. Chipp me the
new Handel festival drums. The mem commenced with
the Old Hundredth Psalm. The seats in front of the
orchestra and the gallery opposite were crowded with lis-
teners, who testified their gratifieatios by hearty applause,
in which the children themselves at first tined with great
gusto, and continued to do so until checked by their
teachers. The performance concluded at about half-past
four o'clock with the Notional Anthem. After this the
children rewarded themselves for their quiet and eodur
arcs during an hour and • half by indulreg in continuous
rounds of cheering. Subsequently they dispersed about the
building, a few of them, despite the weather, going into the
grounds for the pumas of seeing Mt. Coxwell's balloon
ssoset ; and early in the evening the whole party returned
• to London.

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