The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-02 00:00:00

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The mail steamer Norman, Captain Boxer, ar-
rived at Plymouth yesterday. She left the Cepa
of Good Hope on Feb. 21st.
Her cargo emulated of colonial produce valued
at about 12,0001., comprising 269 bales of wool,
200 oaks wine, 2,0001. worth of ostrich feathers ;
also, French eoirs to the value of 4,0001., and
1,2001. specie for St. Helena.
The following is from the summary of the Oape
Mail:
The vise disemelme not spread to the extent anticipated,
and it is now oalcolated .lay the yield of wine this season
will not, aeon the whole, be mut.' less than that of last
year, owing to the larje additional extent of land lately
brought under sit eyard cult,vation. Two descriptions of
gripes have been chiefly affected, the bsanepoot and inns-
mold, and in come places these have been almost en-
tirely deetroyed, but thimedesetiptions ;roan which we obtain
by far the greater part of the vintage have suffered com-
paratively little, and a large proportion of the principal
vineyards are reported in a healthy and flourishing state.
Alth6oouogghh the total quantity of wine, however. may not be
disdsishtd, the quantity available for exportation to the
home market will certainly be much lees than for several
years put, owing to the greatly increased local demand.
Cape Town hes been enlivened during the last few
weeks by the arrival of 12 large French men of war
and transports, on their way to China, eight of which are
' still at anchor in Tails Bay. These vessels have on
beard upwards of 6,000 troops, and about 300 officers. It
was at first intended, on the part of the French general
iu couunand, to have the men landed and entamped
during their stay here, but no instructions having
been received to that erec., they have been landed in ile-
tachmenta of two or three hundred a day, and allowed a
run of 24 hours on shore, which they enjoyed with all the
lighthearted gaiety of their nation. The otßoers have been
Pied at Government-house by the Lieutenant-Governor,
Lieut.. General Wynyard, and also by his Honour the Chief
Justice, by the Hon. Mr. Jnitioe Bell, by the French consul,
M. Hausman, and by the Swedish consul, Chevalier Let-
terstedt ; and yesterday evening they were again enter-
tained at the Commercial Exchange at a grand ten, given
by the principal inhabitant, of Cape Tows 1* their honour.
Dunng the month several English men-of-war and gun-
boats have also arrived as their way to China.
The Cape Parliament had beau further prorogued
to March 21st, but it was not expected that it would
assemble before the middle of April. The Cape
Mail says
The following men-of-war Sr. at present in Simon's Bay ;
8011011/011 Oleg) Vulcan, steamer; Sphynx, steamer, and
steam gunboats Havoc and Hardy (fur China).
Three additional vessels have touched here with time-
expired and Mgalided troops from India, vie.
arrived Jan. 21-1 left 28th. Marlborough. arrived Jan 80;
left Fob. 2. South, arrived Feb. 2 ; loft tith.
The only immigrant ship arrived during the month is the
Maria Some*, which entered Table Bay on Satonlav last
(Feb. 18), bringing • welcome addition to our still too
limited European population. The previous writ ale by the
Jalawar have long since met with satisfactory employment.

The Opinion Nationale 'Wes that the chief oom-
mood of the Papal troops wee offered to Genend Chan-
gander, before General de lamoriciZre wee tueutioued, but
declined.

The Abb6 Huc, formerly a missionary in China
and Thibet, and well known for his excellent wort ou this
last named country, has just died in Putrid, after a short
diner.

M. Bethmont has become so much worse that his
physicians have little hope of his recovery.

• ,
The widow of Captain Tonto, late of the 40th
regiment, who was killed by an uafortunate accident on the
Lyons railway in August last, when the regiment was on
its way home from Italy to the kit. Maur Camp, has re-
covered from the company the Luxe sum of 70,000 fr.
damages•

. . .
Mlle. Talons at present in Paris on her way
to London, being engaged at Her Majesty's Theatre. kidlle.
Titiens has been singing at the Opera House in Barcelona,
when on her cloning night the subscribers presented her
with a laurel crown in silver, with berries in gold. It was
her benefit night, and the house was crowded to excess;
the fair srtiste receiving the crown on the stage, with every
manifestation of favour Spanish enthusiasm could bestow.

The first representation of Meyerbeer'n Croeiato
is Alin., after a slumber of more than a quarter of a cen-
tury, drew an immense audience to the Italieue at Paris on
Tuesday. " But, though," says Gefigssasii, " the principal
parts were strongly cant, the result cannot be milled satisfac-
tory, the gen,ral impression on the public being that it waa
hoary and inanimate."