The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-19 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

ARRIVAL OF THE CONVICTS.
We have rei-ived advice. from the Cape down to
the 21st of September, from which we learn that the
Neptune had arrived at Simon's Bay, with 282 con-
victs on board. The following account of her arrival
is extracted from the Caps of Good Hope Shipping
and Mereentik Gazette :
The Neptune (which 1 ft Bermuda on April the Ned, and
Pernambuco enituguet the 11th d arrived hi Simon's Bay about
6 p.m. on Wednesday lase, with 282 convicts en board, seine
having died at sea. A 9 her arrival was known in Cape
Town, and at half-pas' 12 the same night the members of
the Anti Convict Committee of Visildies proceeded to Si-
mon'. Bay, to take such immediate precautions as the use
might require. Early the next morning the slum was
given by the sounding of the gong at the town-hall, and the
tolling of bells in tee churches. Though great excitement
prevailed, the general feeling was evidently one of relief and
satisfaction. No tigeritico of ooinion ar eared to exist as
to th necessity of employing instant and decieive measures
to put an end to the morose and anxiety which have now
Prevailed for nearly three months, end have been—al was
justly remarked by • member of the aseociotion--di.organi-
eing everything, government, society, and business of every
kind.
About eleven o'clock a letter was sent to his excellency by
the municipal board of Cape Town, stating in plain terms,
that as " the people have determined that the convicts must
mot, unmet, and shall nut be landed, or be kept in any of the
ports of this colony, the board trusted his excellency, in ac-
cordance with his slum expressed &wire to promote the well-
bring of the colonists, would order the Neptune, after vie-
tualliog, to leave our shores, and declaring that his excellency
would be responsible for any coirequenoss that might ensue
from his refuel to secede to this request."
At half-past twelve a reply was received, informing the
board that his excellency would adhere to the determination
which he bad previously announced, stet to relieve the sur-
genn-superintendent. The ship woald, therefore, ride at
anchor in Simon's Boy until &deices were received from the
home government, which would probably be within •
month or six weeks. His excellency concluded by regretting
the tone of the board's letter, which the prevailing excite-
ment might excuse, hut could not justify.
The reading of the le et r wee followed by groans end
other expressions of disapprobation. No further proceedings
wore immediately taktn, as it was considered advisable to
wait for the report of the committee at Simon's Bay. The
excitement throughout the town continued to increase.
Many mercantile estahlist.ments were clued, and baseness
was generally suspended.
It is expected that a meeting will take place to day, after
the receipt of intelligence from Bimen's Bay, when final re.
solutions will be adopted, and rigidly carried into effect.
The perlect union and fixed determination which exist leave
no doubt that the peaceable and legal measures which will
be adopted will be crowned with complete moms.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A STOCK-BROKER.
INQUEST.-THIS DAY.

At nine o'clock this morning, Mr. Bedford held an
inquest at*, Plough. Carey-street, Lincoln...inn-fields, on
John Thomas Wildman, a stockbroker, late of 40, Shades-
bary etreet, New North-road, Elostat, aged 48. Mr. Ben-
jamin Wildman, decoase+i's brother, deposed the deemed
had beam a stockbroker. On Friday be mw deceased in King's
College Hoer ital, suffering front the injuries al which he died.
Mr. George Znom, house surgeon stated that deceased was
bet to the boepital between 2, and 3 o'clock on Friday
morning. His thigh-bane was frastarod, the scalp on the
left side we. lacerated, and he was the worse for liquor. The
pollee said that he had fallen from the seem& fbor window of
Conivor's eaffeohouss, Holy well street. Dammed mated that
be lived in the New North road ; bat, when interrogated as to
the canner in which he ant with the %juries, he became mo-
rose and silent. He lingered until Saturday moraine. when
be died from esbaustiou. the re snit of the shock and fracture.
—Mrs. Sarah Collies:, landlady of the coffee house, said ths
deceased, accompanied by a young man, mita to her home
shortly after ten on Tamed', night. He was vide sober,
and had some coffee and tout. After reading, ha and hie
friend retired to bed on the second door. About two o'clock
the following morning, she nil awoke rya comb, and found
the dsoered had fallen from the wiadow into the street,
when be lay dressed, bleeding end ineassible. Deceased's
friend ruined oat of the home ia his shirt. ezelairaing,
Ob ! my God, my friend ha. throws himself out of the
wiadow go and tell his friends." He soon afterwards
droned himself, started cif again, and waa not since heard
of. Neither witness nor deceased's friends knew Ma young
Naas. nor anything about him. Diseased freimontrd her
hour.—Mr. M. F. King, residing in the esenshonse, coml.
bomiel the last witams.—Policreosetable Cribb, carriedF
raked dossased from the ground, and with assistance
him to the hospitaL While doles is demised frequently
sealants& wMy God, what mystery is this? West have
I does f He was qui e stupid from the fall, and
, had ban drinking.—Miss Wilduan,deoessed's sister. entered
the inquit-room at this stage of the promodings, in a wild
; distended Mile, and was with the pastes; diMealty mimed
and istlnssil to retire. Hsi imamse adeetod to lean
every one ursoent.—Tbe Carcass sammed up, sad somisdnil
1, by espreming nawilllapass M skint the Inquiry until the
young man who was last in eel with diseased was pro.
duel.—Thetregory folly agreed with the coroner, who or-
' &red the to search for the young man. He then
• adjourned inquiry.