The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-22 00:00:00

THE CAPE MALL.

PLYMOUTH, Dsc. 21.

The mail steamship Briton arrived here this
evening at 10 o'clock. She left the Cape on the 20th ; St,
Helena 28th ult.; and Ascension on the 2nd lost; she
brings 39 paseesgers.
Bishop Colenao's trial commenced at the Cape on the 17th
ult. in St. George's Cathedral before the Metropolitan
Bishop of C►pe Town and two suffragans, the Bishop of
Graham's Tows and the Bishop of the Orange Free State.
The accusing clergy, the Dean of Cape Town and the A rchilea-
coos of Graham's Town and George Town were present to
support the charges they bad preferred. Dr. Bleck, curator of
the Grey Library, attended on behalf of Bishop Coleuso,
aed read a letter from the bishop denying the jurisdiction
of the court, and handed in a formal protest against the
proceedings. The Dean of Cape Town supported the charges
in en eloquent and forcible speech, characterised by deep re-
search and great ability. The trial was expected to extend
over several days. The question at issue would finally per
'sloths hands of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
A civil action was pending against the Dutch Reformed
Church for suspending from the ministry the Rev. Mr.
Robs. oc • charge of heresy.
The Federal steamship Vanderbilt returned to Cape Town
from the Mauritius, and remained in Table Bay until
October 27. She then proceeded to A ngra Pequina, the
Confederate rendezvous, and carried away a quantity
of calm stored on Penguin Island, which war
annexed to Cape Colony, two years acne.. The Vanderbilt
also seized the British barque Saxon, of Cape Town (lu British
waters it is said), that vessel boing supposed to have been
laden with part of the cargo of the Federal barque Conrad,
captured by the Alabama, and converted by Captain Semmes
into • tender to the Alabama, and renamed the Tuscaloosa.
The Vanderbilt then put • prize crew on board the Saxon,
and seat her to New York for condemnation, the crew of the
Saxon, with the exceptio• of the mate, said to have been
shot by • Federal ofßeer, were transferred to a coasting
vessel, and forwarded to Table Bay.
There had twee destructive storms and heavy floods in
the eastern province.
Provisions continued plentiful and dump.
Trade was reviving,

THE MUSD= IN Warantas—The magisterial
investigation with reference to the murder of the Kings-
wood coal hawker was resumed on Saturday, and lasted
seven hours. It bee been decided that there boo case
wawa the two younger wieners, and the evideoce against
old Hicks and Kendall, while strong *Dough to justify
suspicion, is, as the matter deo& at present, far from being
conclusive as to their guilt. One of the most important
points of evidence brought out on Saturday was the coo.
venation between old Hicks and Kendall, overheard by the
witness aag.t. Wafts@ was cleaning • deep ditch, and
wagonettes by the prisoners as they passed the spot where
be was at work. Old Hicks said, "That was the way to
do the —, kill him ;" to which Belida' replied, eithm.,
•' lib • bed job ," or, " be • bed job," whose eouW
not en which. The evidence showed that the presser Hicks
evideetly bad • strong animus against the deceased. The
iaveatigaboa was adjourned.