The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

AFRICAN MAILS.

ARRIVAL OF THE CHARITY.
The African Mail Screw Steam-ship Charity).
opton Atkins, arrived in the Plymouth S lund on Than-
t,'mora,syt, at an o'clock, with the usual mails from the
eat coast of Africa.
par o)w000rio dates ars—Fernando Po, 27th October;
Csiatraies River, .Bth; Lagos, 31st; Acre, Nov. 3rd;
Cie Comet Csetk, 4th ; Monrovia, 7th ; Sierra Leone. 9th ;
oisbis,ilth ; Guree,l9th; Teneriffe, 22nd ; Midsize, 24th ;
run ads, Dec. 1.
The pritions of her Majesty's ships wire the following :
in, TIT c,off ; Polyphemus, spoken with four hours
from Linos, where she was bound ; Penelope, also
wand fa imps, at Ai-era; Plumper, off Caps Palmas, fur
Lko', Volcano, at Monrovia, bound southward; Phnom'',
spoken 0,11 within a few hours of Sierra Leone, going
.. ~tolaid; and Britosaart, off Sierra Leone.
7,,,,,geri pr " Charity."—Mr. Richard Cummins ;
oipia Grote, and two distressed seamen from Lagos;
Capt. Johoson, tw, children, and two servants, from Tens-
Tide , opt. Chevalier, 'tom Goroe ; Mr. Anthony Tree',

ftota 11,ney.
She brows I;500 ounces of gold dust; 21,0001b5. of
; diS puncheons of palm oil ; 199 ivory teeth ;
of bees wax ; 3,835 lbs. of arrowroot ; one box
a pa:l and silver specie ; palm nuts, ginger, pepper,
elgerciod, &c.
Thv caloeial armed sh Dover was lying off in t river
Gichis,preparetory to a
pacific exploration of that river as
hr boats CIS ascend.
I!;• Eldorado, Crocodile, 31erabout, Anacreon, French
so.ef.war steamers, and Polynure, were lying off Gores,
ugh September.
The °roomiest, frigate, loft for St. Louis, and the Flam-
beaus, on the lOth September, for La Plata.
The Ebro, Spanish man-of. war, was at Tenerife.
The African mail screw steam ship, Forerunner, was
*ones with outside Sierra Leone ; all well.
Licos.—King Akatoi died on 3rd September, and was
sec:sided by his son Docemo, over a town which has been
two-thirds disamit:ed and depopulated during the civil
taught between the late king and the Chief Ageism and
Opellew. Un hearing his cousin's death, King KOCIIILII
seat a message to the people of Lagos and the British
Consul, to the effect that he was prepared to resume the
throne from which he had bees driven. On this the consul •
deified the interference of the British squadron, and an
expedition had been sent agoinst him, bat had proved an-
eseceesfel.
By the last accounts in the beginning of November, the
Bnush squadron were solleeting off Lagos, for the purpose
of maim; another incursion's a more formidable scale.
The nest ma.: will bring the news of the details of the
projected invasion.

PIE c'.l PE OF GOOD HOPE.

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The overland mail places as in possession of Cape
letters and papers of ten days later date than pre-
vious &deices. The intelligence is not important.
The colony appears to be settling down again to the
pursuits of peace.
Lieutenant-Goverror Darling has sent the follow-
ing answer to an address from the inhabitants of
Worcester :
o.wernment-honse, Cape-town, Sept. 21.
Gentlemes,-1 hive had the pleasure to receive, through
Mr. Van Ikeda, your letter of the 14th inst., incloeing an
address from the inhabitants of Worcester, which had bees
prepared in anticipation of my visit to that town en the
recent occasion of proclaiming the road through Be'.ia
Coot open for c use.
I request you to assure the gentlemen who have taken
se :dub trouble to offer zoo • hearty welcome to their
town, that I em deeply gratified by the assurance their
address conveys of their confidence in my desire to dis-
churge my duties with the single object of promoting the
true interests of the colony, and that I gratefully wham,-
ledge the sentiments, so flattering to myself personally,
which they have been good enough to expecte.
They may met assured that the enlightened statesmen
(to whatever political party they may belong) who from time
to time form the ministry of England, web understand the I
dAre Tenor between those temporary, irritations and
estraneenients that occasionally arise distant adman
sad that deep rooted dislike to the dominion of the
parent state which can only be satisfied by a transfer of
allegiance.
It the repeated assurances of her Majesty's subjects in
this colony of continental extraction, and the united testi-
mooy (almost without exception) of all those who hays
here represented the crown of England, were not sufficient
to r. lute the imputation of disloyalty to which political
malice or intemperance may comeisaally, and perhaps hos&
lesq, give utterapence, the argument atll sosa la the addimit
with which the inhabitants al Wessrater have hemerel
might well be regarded as imadnelat. Why demi& die-
content be alleged where not a saws for disconteat ma say
longer exist 7 For where, it may well be asked, mom the
face of the earth, is the power whose subjects enjoy asleep
a measure of real protection of life and property, se mash
encouragement to industry and enterprise, and sash per-
fect liberty of thought, speech, and action, es do the sub-
jects of Great Britain, in every spot throughout her wide
spread dominions, where the principles of her wonderful
constitution have even been but partially established !
These principles are about to be brought into operation
in this colony upon • basis mom popular than that on which
they rest in the mother country ; but when I bear in mind
the steady, reflecting, and God fearing character of the
middle classes of the people, I feel every sealldeass that
the experiment could nowhere he more misty tided than
among ourselves.
Earnestly hoping that the ialtabilmas of tbs Molise of
Worcester may rapidly realise the admalays mid* die
completion of the Bain's-pase--a work that /MOM everbot-
ing credit upon all those who origiastoi It and bays been
instrumental in its completioa--ssaast fail to see/m-1
have the honour to be gentlemen, year very faithful ser-
vant, C. H. Ataxia°, Lieut.-Gsversse.
The Cummercial Advertiser remarks balms :
In another column will be foetid a good example of the
tone and temper of mind which governors sad
should cherish towards each other, in the repljbEE
Lieutenant-Governor to the Worcester address.
standings will occasionally arise in all eseMninlielariell
where there are good lineations, sad
side, reconciliatlon is easy sad becoming; Thaoeleirftei
assured of the good nameless of her Majesty's poommesse,
and have takes every suitable opportunity o
their sentiments with franknees and sincerity. Theg=
number of persons who have bees labourieg foe two se
three years past to awaken discord and sow dissensions, have
slunk from view, and were warmly worth a pealing atla-
s:ye by either party.