The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-19 00:00:00

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

The steamship Bahama, from China for London,
passed up the Channel off Plymouth on Monday
night. She left the Mauritius June 27, and Simon 's
Bay July 10. The Bahama brings eight days' later
news from the Cape than that brought by the
Golden Fleece which arrived on the 9th inst. The
June mail steamer Briton had not arrived out,
and the Bahama, therefore, partially forestalled the
Briton's news by bringing European intelli-
gence to the 26th of May from the Mauritius.
The Bishop of Cape Town had cited Bishop Co-
lons° to appear before bun on the 17th November
next

The House of Assembly had passed, by an over-
whelming majority, the loan bill, which is intended
to provide for the revenue deficit. As regards the
manner in whichtbe loan should be negotiated, the
government advocated six per cent. debentures of
the usual character. Mr. Solomon favoured ter-
minable annuities at twelve per cent. Mr. Moltem
advocated ordinary• debentures.
Thegovernment had been defeated on their crown
lands policy of reassuming disposal of these lands.
The railway bills were passed, but merelyempower
the government to prepare surveys. The Roads
Bill was likely to last another year.

The Chamber of Commerce had received a letter
from the governor declining to introduce a bill to
abolish the general clauses in special mortgages.
The Swedish consul died on the 7th July.
The frontier mail arrived on the Bth of July,
but brought no news of importance. The Union
Company had offered, for 4,0001. subsidy, to run
a steamer between Natal and Mauritius. The
inhabitants of Adelaide had adopted lynch law,
and punished Kaffir thieves by flogging and
administering purgative doses.
The Vigilant arrived on the 2nd of July from
Rio, and the Valorous on the Bth of July from St.
Helena.

The Tien-tain would not leave until after the
English mail had arrived.

THE GALWAT PACKET SERVICE.

(From the Freeman's Journal.)
GALWAY, ldoNner EVIRING.
The noivenality of the interest felt throughout Ireland
in the success of the communication with America rid
Galway has been illustrated in • remarkable manner here
to-day. From all parts visitors have come to witness the
sailing of the Hibernia to-morrow, and accompany her with
their best wishes for favouring winds and • speedy and prie-
paeans voyage. The streets of the town wear as unwontedly
busy and animated appearance, and the faces of all, both
the residents end rialto:ire, are expreseive of the general
happiness at the resumption of a great Irish enter-
, priu, which can be made the means of conferring groat com-
mercial and other benefits upon the whole country. The
8.30 train from the Brcedstome this morning was an no-
usually heavy one, and brought • very large number of par-
. eons to Galway, Including Captain Mangle', the vice-chair-
man of the Atlantic Company. The Lord Mayor of Dublin
came in it as far as Hollinger, where he stopped for the
purpose of continuing the journey in the special train com-
ing from Belfast, and which would run in at this
station upon the main line of the Midland Com-
pany. The arrival of the special train direct
from Belfast was rightly considered • remarkable
event, not only in the testing of Galway, but of
the whole country, and was a great tribute from the
North in support of she Atlantic Company's undertaking.
This train was run by the Ulster Railway Company at their
own expense, and auried nearly 300 gentlemen, who were
invited by the Ulster Railway Cempany,aud who are repre-
sentatives of and connected with the leading mercantile and
manufacturing establishments of Belfast, especially those
engaged in exporting, and who are likely to avail them-
selves of the route traversed to-day and the ships of the
Galway Mail Steamship Company for the carriage of
their goods to the western world. The train left Belfast
at eight o'clock this morning, and arrived here at three
o'clock. As it ran alongside the platform the crowd
assembled greeted the occupants with a hearty cheer, which
the gentlemen in the cerriagee returned with a hearty good
will. The train consisted of tint-class carriages of the Ulster
Railway Company, and was driven by two of the most
powerful engines of that company. It carried needy 300
gentlemen. It came by Portadown, Monaghan Road,
Clones, Cavan, Mellinger, and Athlone. Amoagt those on
the platform were : —Sir Thos. Burke, M.P. ; Denis Kirwan,
D. L ; Captain Mangles. Alderman J. Reynolds, Lewd Clan-
morris, Mr. Morrie, Q.C., ho. Nearly all the Belfast
visitors were entertained at a sumptuous dijeaner, provided
for them in the Railway Hotel.
The followieg communication, dated Galway, August 18,
has been sent to us from the oompany's olSce :
" The screw-steamer Hibernia, Captain Leitch, gelled at
2.45 p.m., for St. Johe'a, Newfoundland, and Butte with
22 mad beg', 100 pusengen, and a general cargo ; all well.