The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-03 00:00:00

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

The Calabar, Captain H. Hamilton, from the
West Coast of Africa, arrived at Liverpool yester-
day afternoon. She brings a large cargo, 2,594 ors.
of gold dust and eleven passengers. She
left Old Calabar August 28 ; Fernando Po, August
29 ; and Cameroons the same day ; New Calabar
and Bonny, Sept. 1 ; Benin, Sept. 2 ; Lagos, 4 ;
Jonah Coffee, 5 ; Accra, 6 ; Cape Coast Castle, 7 ;
Cape Palmas, 9 ; Sierra Leone, 14 ; Bathurst, 17 ;
Teneriffe, 23 ; and Madeira, 25.

The news from the coast is not of much interest.
The Royal Aroh, Cyrene, Aylestone, and Phreno-
logist were at Benin. The Britannia had arrived
at Fernando Po from Glasgow. The Medea, Mary
Black, Moselle, Elizabeth Emery, Daisy, and E.
Cobitone were at the Cameroon. The Invincible
left for Liverpool on the 28th of August. The
Navigator, Ermanjo3, Huddersfield, and Hannah
Selkeld were off the bar at Old Cala-
bar on the 28th of August, and the
Athelstan would sail on the Ist Sept. The Blanche
Watkins, Gertrude, Bentinck, and her Majesty's
ships Ranger, Espoir, and Bristol were at Jellah
Coffee. The George Washington, Amacrae, and
Sunshine were at Old Calabar. The Charles
Benlidi, Courier, Glanmyre, Earl Derby,
Euphrates, Manners Sutton, and Grand Bonny
were at Bonny. The Anna, Emulous and her
Majesty's ship Landrail were at laps. The Royal
Mail steamship Athenian sailed for Bonny on the,
3rd Sept, The Ceres and Alcaig were at Accra.
The Hind and Hope were at Cape Palmas. The
Julia Ellen, Eliza -Hants, and her Majesty's ship
Lee were at Sierra Leone. Royal Mail steamship
'Ape for leeward on Sept. 10. The Corporation
and Success were at Bathurst. The Lady Douglas
had put in leaky. The International was at Tene-
rife. The Royal Mail steamship Macgregor Laird,
Iquia (as.), and Sarah Ann were at Madeira on
Sept 16, and sailed same day for Africa.

THE MED]

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IPONDINT.)
MALTA, Szer. 28.

The cholera has been prevalent in this island for
several week■ back, but limited to four or lire mei per
diem. Lately, however, the disease has suddenly increased,
and sines the 24th, the official reports issued by the
police show an average number of 15 attacks and 10
deaths. Yesterday's report was 19 cues and 13 deaths,
but to-day's is more satisfactory, as it shows 11 and 10
respectively. It appears that the vigorous measures
adopted by the government have been ineffectual in pre-
venting the spread of the disease, which has made its ap-
pearance in almost all the villages of this bland. Severe
distress in the country is naturally the consequence. Com-
merce is much depressed, owing to the long quarantine
imposed here an arrivals from infected ports ; and it would
be well that the term should be reduced, if not entirely
abolished, now that the cholera prevails in this country.
The I'en",aular and Oriental Company have given notice
that they will now receive passengen and goods both for
Southampton and Marseilles ; but at the latter port pas-
sengers are subjected to a quarantine of nvica den, coin-
menc;eg from day of departure from Malta. The total
number of deaths to the present time has been 84, and of
attacks 162.

There is no English man-of-war at present lying here,
and, in consequence of the prevalence of cholera, Lord C.
Paget could not send a vessel for the necessary provisions
for the squadron under his command. The English mer-
chant steamer Laneetield, running between Malta end
MEd", was therefore chartered by Admiral Kellett last
week, and quitted this port yesterday evening for Spemis,
where the squadron in lying, conveying a large quantity of
provisions. It is expected that another merchant steamer
will proceed to Spauie next week for the seine object.

A MEMORIAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN. —There has
just been completed an ornamental drinking fountain,
opposite to Westminster Hall, and in close proximity to
the spot where Canning's statue now stands at the corner
of Great George-street and Hing-street. The fountain is
in the form of the " Eleanor cross," and is executed in
the Elizabethan style. The profuse mosaic enamelling
v•hich ornaments the cone is by Salviati of Venice. The
architect is Mr. Teolon. The fountain is the gift of Mr.
Charles Buxton, M.P., grandson of the late Sir T. F.
Buxton, Bert., who has erected this fountain, as is in-
scribed on it, " As a memorial to those members of par.
liament who, with William Wilberforce, Esq., advocated
the abolition of the British slave trade."

DEAN STANLEY AND THE PAN-ANGLICAN SYNOD.
—We have been requested to state that " an application
having been made for the use of Westminater Abbey to
hold a special service after the close of the Lambeth Con-
ference on Sept. 28, for the bishop' assembled in London,
it was felt that such a use of the abbey was precluded by
the partial, exceptional, and undefined character of the
meeting. But, considering the importance of encouraging
friendly intercourse, and of making the abbey availabla
for the edification of large sections of the church, even
when not representing the whole, and of those outside its
own immediate pale (especially the American prelates)
who are willing to co-operate in all things lawful and
good, it was proposed that the service should be held in
the abbey, without any relation to the conferral* itself,
either for some wefic purpose of charity or usefulness,
or for the 'papers' promotion of brotherly good will and
mutual edihostion amongst all members of the Anglican
communion. This proposal was deeliaed on the ground
that the conference probably might not be closed before
the day named."—Gourdiais. _

SEWAGE AND AGEICULTURE.—La the ante-room
of the Liverpool Town Council yesterday there was ex-
hibited • monster specimen of the marigold wurtzel,
grown on the Lodge-farm cultivated by the London Sewage
Utilization Company, in the neighbourhood of Barking,
and which is manured with sewage from the outfall reser-
voir at Barking. The Lodge-farm was taken about 18
months since when in a miserably exhausted condition
the sewage was applied to the field in which the mangold
grew, and the result is a crop, of which this is by no
I means the largest, and estimated by experienced judges to
amount now on the ground to 70 tons per statute acre. On
another part of the farm Italian rye grass has been sown,
which has already been ant seven times ; two cuttings
more are expected to be obtained, and at each cutting the
average product has been seven tons of fodder per statute
acre, say 90 tons of green fodder, of excellent quality, per
annum per statute acre.
SHIPPING DISASTERIL—THE EQUINOCTIAL GALES.
-Several disasters to shipping were yesterday reported in
the Liverpool Underwriter'-rooms. The Star of Peace,
hound from St. Jago de Cuba to Swansea, was lost near
Long Key on the 20th of August. Part of the cargo and
materials will be saved. A screw Moamar, supposed to be
the Alhambra, bound from Liverpool to New Orleans, wee
seen with shaft broken and screw gone, on the 17th Sep-
tember, by the ship G. A. Barnard, from New York to
'Havanna. A previous message states that the Alhambra
had reached Neiman with loss of propeller. The Rear-
sage, from New Orleans to Boston, which went down at
' Newport, Rhode Island, on fire, has been raised and found
to be serf much damaged.
SINGULAR OPERATION.—An operation of a very
delicate and unusual character was on Monday night sue-
cemfully performed at the Leeds Infirmary. A day or two
ago a mill-hand at Clifford, near Thorparch, named Philip
M'Bride, aged thirty-six, in drinking broth accidentally
partially swallowed a fiat piece of bone about the size of •
penny, Gad all attempts to dislodge it from his throat
failing, he was removed to the infirmary. There the
bone could be seen in the throat, about eight inches from
the mouth, by the aid of the laryngoscope, and three
efforts were made to extract it with the long forceps, but
unsuccessfully. The surgeons connected with the institu-
tion had several consultations as to the beet course to be
adopted, and as there was not the slightest doubt that
death would result if the bone were not speedily ex-
tracted, it was determiaed to perform the operation of
laryngotomy. The operator was Mr. T. P. Teals, jun.,
who made an incision in the throat, just below the
larynx, and the bone was drawn out with • pair of
small forceps. The incision was then closed. The suf-
ferer is now doing well, and sanguine hopes are entertained
of his complete recovery.

The Sheffield Sawmakere Society—a different
body altogether from the Sawgrinders' Society, to which
Broadhead, Crooks., and Hallam belong—have determined
to relieve themselves, so far as possible, from the taint of
the pest To that end they Dave dismissed all their old
°Moors, appointed others in their stead, removed their
place of meeting from a publialtonee to a alas-room of the
Mechanics' Institute, and appointed a committee to weed
the society of " suspicious" characters and draw up a set
of rides to be submitted to Mr. Tidd Pratt for regietration.
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITSD).
—TrafSe receipts for the week ending Sept. 29, 10,8861.
la. 7d.

Sabin anti Afftittarg.

PORTSMOUTH, Ocr. 2.

The Dense, ono of the new clans of screw gun'
vessels designed by Mr. Reed, steamed out of harbour
yestizar edi , for the purpose of trying her speed at the
in mile in Stoke's Bay at light draught of water.
She had, however, not completed the six runs when one of
the connections of the steam pipes gave way, and the
further trial was abandoned for the day. The results so
far showed an improvement upon the speed she realised ,
during the preliminary run last week, having made over
13 knots, which is, however somewhat below the speed
anticipated by her constructor. But the revolutions per
minute made by her engines show more than the average ,
amount of " slip," which will probably be obviated by a I
deeper immersion of the propeller, and a greater rate of
speed may then be obtained. The vibratory motion of the
ship was excessive.
The Nebo*, 72, Lieutenant Commander Payne, made a
trial of her machinery on Monday in the face of a strong
wind, and made between six and seven knots, which
would probably have been ten or eleven had the trial
been made under the usual conditions. The ship is very
deep in the water, having on board several very heavy
guns and surplus stores for transport to Australia. She
will be turned over to the colonial government on her
arrival. Her delay is chiefly occasioned, it is said, by the
difficulty of getting men to ship merely for the outward '
voy.T,Lith the prospect of discharge to the shore on
am at the colony.
The h screw corvette Deemer, 10 guns, arrived at
rbidyesterday from Copenhagen, es route to Cadiz.
commanding allege was introduced to the novel and
military authorities of the port and garrison yesterday,
and to-day visits have been made by other officers of the
ship to the dockyard.
The Golden Fleece, hired screw transport, arrived yes-
terday fromithe river, to embark stores for service in the
Abyssinian expedition. We understand that the Channel
squadron is under orders to proceel on • cruise as far as
Lisbon before rot to the English porta.
The Parsguay, me t steamer, arrived at Spithead
to-day from the Mediterranean, with military invalids and
time expired men.
The Avon, screw gunboat, was launched to-day from the
dockyard.

CHATHAM, 00T. 2.
An order has beau received at the garrison
divesting a detachment of 21 non-commissioned officers
and men of the let battalion of the 10th Regiment to be
held in readiness to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope, to
join the service companies of the regiment. The let bat-
talion of the 10th Regiment will shortly proceed from the
Cape of Good Hope to Japan.

ADMIRALTY OCT. 2. —APPOINTMENTS.—COM-
maiIer G. Pekin to the Rosario, vice Venturme' super-
seded at his own request. Lientensag J,Pitt to
the Duke of Wellington ; and Harry L. H. Vaal, to %be
Plover.

Fvarasa ETPWRIICZATB WITH THZ " MACKLY "
GuH.—We understand that in the course of the ensuing
',salaams fresh experiments will be made at Crosby, near
Liverpool, with guns umaufacturod on the " Mackay "
principle. The guns will be fired at specially prepared
armour-plate targets, and the trials will be witnessed by
representative' of some of the principal govern:none of
Colonel Sir Thomas St. Vincent Hope Cochrane
Trosibridge, Bart., C. 8., Deputy Adtant-General, died
yesterday morning at Queen's-gate, Kensington, after •
very short illness. He wee attending to his official duties
at the Horse Guards till Saturday last. On that day he
complained of illness, and medical advice was aslkd in.
Dr. Prather°. Smith and two other medial gentlemen
atteaded, but the gallant baronet expired yesterday morn-
ing. The late Sir Thome Troubridge had boon in a
desponding state of health winoe the death of his wife, on
the Bath of August last, from fever engendered by cold
caught at the review at Wimbledon.

THE BRITISH BURIAL GROUNDS IN THE
CRIMEA.