The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-22 00:00:00

their congratulations to Prince Charles upon la
official recognition by the Porte as DolsPodar of the
Danubian Principalities.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAIL,

PLYMOUTH, Ocr. 22.
The Union Company's steamer Roman with die alley
;
mails has arrived bent Her dates are Table Bey ma'.
September, St. Helens 27th, and Ascension lit Oct. lbe
brings 58 peseengsra, inedading Sir Perry Douglas, get.
Commander-in-Cbief at the Cape of Good Rope, see 9m,
two Mises. Beagles ; Lkllli. Byng, 99th Regiment, A.D.C.
Lient..CoL Montego., 10th Regiment, from the Cape ; cap,
ten Sall, lZth Regiment, from the Mauritius ; Copies
Bickford, R.N., Governor of Ascension, and family ; mt
Captain Elliott, R.N., and Mrs. Elliott, from Assemble.
The cargo I-reindeer 5 boxes of pieces, 1,090 bake of west.
3 bales of Angola 865 boas of rice, 112 begs of cedes.
1,948 begs of copper ore, 67 bake of sheep skins, 1,349
bundles ow hides, 6 mess ostrich feathers, 6 cases old
copper, 3 seeks and 18 mass of wine, 10 packages sr sad
skins, 57 tasks of troy, 835 bundles of cuir yarn, am 9
cases of gambles from Ceylon.
The Roma experienced light southerly wands sad
calms to lat. 16 isorth, then a light northerly bream is
Madeira, and, eroming the Bay of Biscay, light northell
airs end a heavy westerly sea.
At the Ceps cattle stealing continued rife, especial,
in the frontier district.. It wee, however, generally id.
witted that this crime was caused more from weal
of employment in the present depressed cesdi.
tion of the colony than in any actual foodless
for such thefts on the part of the natives. As
matters improved generally sheep and cattle stalks ,
will decline in proportion. The farmers, especially these
in British Kaarsris, were, however, inclined to take straw
measures to protect their property, independently of Ike
government and the armed police.
biabnost every division of the colooy abundant sek,
had continued to fall. The drought was eatirely broke
up, and the colonists were looking forward hopefully fir
return of favourable seasons.
The settlement of the Free State frontiers was being
interfered with by the Basntos, and the land cassia.
stoners were unable to mark out the sew farms a itheat a
considerable escort. They had encountered threatening,
and warnings on every aide. The Basuto' were said to be
starring, and a rewound of the war wmfeared. The aspect
of frontier Alliers was otherwice pacific.
The third session of the third colonial parikureat was
opesed by Governor Wedebouso on Sept. 6. New gows%
went measure were announced in the form of three
for the establishment of a new government paper currency.
for the revision of the customs import tarid,
and for the imposition of an export duty. The
harbour commissioners will require 50,0001. mow to
complete the breakwater and locks, which may be ex-
pected to be ready for the reception of shipping by skied .
of next year.
The mail steamer Meters arrived out Sept. 15, sad the
Cambrian on Sept 17.

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE STANDARD
THEATRE.

LATEST PARTICULAR/3.—MM DAY.)
This great fire was not entirely ertinguilbld
during the night, and firemen were actively employ/4 Is
preventing any fresh outbreak. In some of the imbue
immense beams of timber, which are still berm%
and as they burn away the heavy brick vele
lean and sway to and fro to the danger of the
firemen working below. Amongst the other property de-
stroyed were the whole of the manuscript plays, optre,
to. The whole of the corps dramatigue will be KUM
lame. Mr. B. Wright, the lowoomedian, hu aloes isolpr
perLy valued at over 100/., and amongst the other sedan
are Miss Rita Percy, Miss Saunders, Mims Rose Wasksi
Miss Clara Griffiths, Miss Ada Harland, Mr. H. Warr -
Mr. 0. Fyson, Miss Armitage, Miss Laura Ashby, ad
Rogers, Mr. Littleman, Mr. Smallchild, about 40 WM d
the corps de ballet, and also Miss Thome. Plumb of
200 hands are thrown out of employment. The aura,
dew Unent was 100 feet long, and out of the rut quoit,
of eoenni not a single piece has been saved Wirt •
A very pitiable scene presented itself at re lady Oar
this morning. Many of the pertormers not baring lewd
any thing of the fire until they read the repeal ai thole
breakfast tables, hurried to the spot in a Mak of*
wildennent, and mould see prly the principal
facing the Great Eastern Railway, and the store receneuti
anything like intact.
The tottering walls present such a dangerous apperiest
that even those who have lost property by the dilutor MB
very properly prohibited from entering the mins M us*
for it. It is stated that several of the metropOes
managers intend to give benefits to the burnt oat Wand
other enplogis.
Captain Shaw thus describes the damage :—"204111111,
street and 28 to 34, George.yard, Sher/ditch. inuaisd.
Theatre, John Douglas, proprietor. Cause not lusea..
Main building and contents destroyed. Principal eekswe
and store rooms over damaged by fire and hest. list
to 31 in George-yard burned out and roofs off. 32asiE
severely damaged ; all used as dressing rooms and mot
nicating. Insured in the Phenix and North ibid mi
Mercantile Fire oases.