The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-28 00:00:00

LADY TRAVELLERS ON TSB WHITS NILE.

At the meeting of the Royal Geographical
Society, held on Monday, the President, Sir R. Murchieon,
stated that, although he had not seen any letters on the
subject, he was credibly informed that three ladies were
exploring the beam of the White Nile above Khartoum ;
and that, having hired at a considerable cost a steamer be-
longing to a relative of the viceroy, they were proceeding
to Gondocoro, whither Mr. Consul Petherick was also wend-
ing his way, against the stream, in boats, in order to afford
succour to Captains Speke and Grant, if those travellers
should succeed in making good their proposed route to the
sources of the Nile from Zanzibar, vie the great lake Vic-
tone Nyanza. The president, haring paid the compliments
which were jowly due to these enterprising ladies, added
that they meat probably, with their steam-vessel, pees Mr.
retherich, and thus ha the grit to brit.g aid to the party
coming from the south. A latter from the eldest of the
three ladies contains an account of a very touching seem
The following is an extract :—After deect thing their essjoz.
went and amusement amid the variety of vegetable and ani-
mal life on the haulm of the great stream, the lady writes:
—" But them arm drawbacks. The shameful slave trade,
though forbidden by the viceroy, is going on as bard as
ever. We stopped one day at • place where there were
several boats full of these unfortunate wietchee, who had
beet disembarked. They look!alsc. miserable that A—

gave orders to have two 'oxen killed to give them a treat,
and she went to see that each person had her portion,
when a woman helix.' • little baby came to kiss her hand,
and told her that she &mime child were sold to one master,
and a little boy of am, with her mother (the child's grand-
mother), being is another troop, she wished robe with them
as long m they remained in that plate. Of course, A
asked and obtained this favour, and the meeting touched
her so much that she begged me to buy and set fiee the
whole family, which we did for 101. The slave merchant
added two old women, starving of hunger, to the lot. The
poor things do not require much food, and of course, on the
first opportunity, we shall try to send them to their home,
if they have any left, or to their tribe, which is is the Dinka
country, further up the Nile."

ALDIMMAN SALOMON!), AND RID CONSTI-
Tuirra—lAat sight, at 8 o'clock, Aldermen Salomon,
LP., addressed a crowded public meeting of the electors of
the borough of Greenwich, at the Literary institution.
Nelsocietrest, Woolwich. The hon. member reiterated hie
views on various important public questions as at previous
mediae held at Greeswich and Deptford. and a resolution
expressive of the utmost satisfaction with his past conduct
as a representative of the borough was unanimously adopted.
SourtEurwron ELacrion.—The porulation of the
borough of Soetbaroptos is 47,000. There are nearly 4,000
Tokens. About 3,000 will, it is expected, poll at the fords.
coming election. The writ will probably be issued to-sight,
and the electioa take place seat Wednesday and Tbgro.
day. Nies of the Southamptos solicitors bare *Ws boa
the Lord Mayor. The election will be one of unusual Wirers
and ezeiteinest. _

Ovssoowrs.--Gentlemen will° do not mind Tay-
fuss Wr price foe a good coot can depend on the sews,
Hamilton aini Rltopiodt,lol, Strand, opposite Meter ki•ll.-.,
(Advottlaessont.)