The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-07 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF A CAPE MAIL

The Diamond Company's Cape Royal Mail steam-
ship Kaffraria, Captain Win. Donald, arrived at
Falmouth on Tuesday morning from Table Bay,
Jan. 2 ; St. Helena, Jan. 10; Madeira, Jan. 30.

At Natal, from the far north, there were news of rapine
and bloodshed. Idapog, the scourge of the Lydenbseg
district, the north eastern portion of the Transvaal terri-
tory, bad been ravaging the country side. Thirty-eight
houses on scattered farms had been burnt down. Some
Dutchmen and many friendly natives had been killed, sad
stock had been plundered in large quantities. In mass-
quence of these occurrences trade was at a standstill there :
no ivory came in, and no trade went on. The natives seem
to presume on the division of the Transvaal
forces in the direction of Moehash. Dr. Mann,
the superintendent jof education in Natal, was to visit
England in March, specially delegated as an emigration
agent for that colony. Colonel Bisset intended to proceed
to N. Man's Land, and make a formai declaration of the
Queen's sovereignty over the territory. In Maritzburg
Cathedral five servings ware held each Sunday,
two by the bishop and three by the dean,
the one ecclesiastic directly condemning the
doctrines proclaimed by the other. The Rev. Mr. Tonnages,
the only Coleosooian clergyman in the diocese, has been
abandoned by his pariahioeers, and told than they hence-
forth would have nothing more to do with him or his ser-
vices. He had consequently left hie o,urch and proceeded
to Pietermaritzburg to assist the bishop in the eervioes
of the cathedral there.

A Malta correspondent says :—" A new line of
Spanish steamers to run bet wean Barcelona and Alexandria,
touching at Monodies and Malta, bear bees formed ; the
Ent steamer of this line basing already anived here oo her
way to Alexaodria, It will doubtless prove highly advan-
tageous to the commeros of this island in these days of in-
creasing means of steam communication."
CAPTAIN WAKE, R.N.—The committee for pre-
senting a sword of honour to Captain Wake, R.N., beg to
announce to the subscribers that they have received a letter
from Captain Wake, in which, while thanking them for
their friendly intentions, he states that his duty as an
officer in her Majesty's service forbids his accepting their
kindoess. All subscriptions will be returned by post.
Anonymous contributors will kindly seed their addressee
to the bon. secretary, Mr. James freyberg, 41, Chet r-
equire, S.W.
THI WAR BETR'KEN SPAIN AND CHILL —A
proclamation by her Majesty in Council appears in the
Gazette of last evening, declaring the strict and impartial
neutrality of this country in the hostilities between
Spain and Chili, and strictly charging and commanding
all her " loving subjects to observe a strict neutrality in and
during the aforesaid hostilities, and to abstain from vio-
lating or contravening either the laws and statutes of the
realm in this behalf, or the law of nations in relation
thereto, as they will answer to the contrary at their peril."
THR LATE MR. W. F. WINDHAM. The exact
cense of the death of the late Mr. W. F. Windham woe
the obstroctioe of the circulation by a clot of blood in the
pulmonary artery. An a/roar/inept had been made by Mr.
Windliam's uncle, Lieutenant-General Sir 0. A. Windham,
C. 8., which was on the point of being earned out whoa
Mr. W. P. Windham died. By this arrangement Mrs.
W. P. Windham was compelled to pay hoc husband an
annuity of 5001. until 1869, to be increased to 1,5001. after
that year. The execution of this arraogemeet bad been
delayed in oonsequepos of Mr. Windham baring changed
his solicitor. The effect of Mr, Windham's death will be
I to deprive Mrs. Windhim of the annuity granted on Mr.
I Windham's life, and also of any interest whitener in the
Hepworth estate, the meta of which will accumulate need
1869, to enable certain charges to be cleared off. After
1869 the prate accruing from the estate will be applied es
directed in the will of Mr. W. Howe Wiedbant, father of
Mr. W. F. Windham. Mn.e Windham has directed lir.
Beating, of London, to arrange the funeral of her husband,
who will be interred in the family vault of the Windham.
at Falbrigg, Mr. J. Mitten, the present owner of the
I Irelbrigg estate, having signiaed his colsont to thin sr-
I seasmasat.