The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-18 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID. MAT 17.

The Senate has authorised the government to
increase the naval forces of the country if circum-
stances should require it.

THE CALCUTTA MAIL.

SUEZ, MAY IT.
The Candia, from Calcutta April 23, arrived at
noon to-day.
She brings also the Bombay extra mail of the
4th May.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
MALTA, MAY 17.
The Delta left at 4 p.m. to-day, and the Muailia
leaves at 6 a.m. to-morrow.

The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
20th and the latter at Southampton about the 27th
inst.

OUTWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

The Ripon, from Southampton 4th inst., arrived
at midnight on the 13th, and left at 4 a.m. for
Alexandria.

The Nyanza, from Marseilles 12th inst., arrived
on the 15th at 6 a.m. and left at 11 a.m. for Alex-
andria.

AMERICA.

CROOKHAVEN, MAT 18, 5 a.m.
The Inman steamer City of Cork, from New
York, is now wailing Browhead signal station.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 18.

The Union Steam Shipping Company's mail
steamer Cambrian, Captain Smart, with mails from
the Cape of (loop Hope, &c., has arrived here.
She left Cape Town on the 10th of April, with 158
passengers, including 80 time expired soldiers
belonging to various regiments.
The Cape parliament was to meet for business
on the 13th ult. It was expected to be an im-
portant amnion. Besides the primary question of
retrenchment to make the income cover the expen-
diture, the subjects of parliamentary reform, on the
propriety of substituting one house for two, the
introduction of a system of responsible government,
with the abolition of grants for religious and educa-
tional purposes, was expected to come under dis-
cussion.

The state of affairs in the Free State was still
undecided. The probabilities seem in favour of
war. The %autos appear determined not to give
up any portion of the country beyond Caledon
River without a struggle. The renewal of war was
excessively popular in the Free State.
The frontier press insisted that if the proposal
to withdraw the imperial troops from the colony
be carried out, there should be no imperial inter-
ference with the management of native affairs.
The Military Defence Association has enrolled
great numbers of men. Petitions to the Queen and
both Houses of the Imperial Parliament against
the withdrawal of the troops were in course of sig-
nature in Cape Town.
The Customs duties for the quarter ending
March, were 88,0001., being 33,0001. in excess of
the corresponding period last year. Weather mild
and showery. The ship Hotspur, from Calcutta,
left Table Bay for London on the 7th ult.
The barque Logan, from Shields, 99 days out,
was spoken by the steamer Khartoun, in lat.
25.25., lo.ng. 10.29. The Logan was in a leaky
condition and had thrown 80 tons of cargo over-
board. The crew were well and wished to be
reported.
The Spanish iron-clad ram Numancia, from
Batavia, arrived at Simon's Bay on the sth ult.
Trade was reviving at Port Elizabeth. The
Customs duties for March were 21,0001., being the
largest amount ever received in one month.
Wool was arriving in large quantities for ship-
ment.

Locusts had appeared in the district of Cradock.

Another telegram states that the Wasp has
foundered in Table Bay. All hands perished.

Two cans of cholera have occurred at Berlin.
A robbery has been effected at the British Embassy, and
Lady Augustus Loftus hen lost jewellery to the value of
about two thousand dollars.