The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-19 00:00:00

THE CAPE MAIL.

The Union Company's Cape Royal Mail steam-
ship Saxon, Captain Ed. Baynton, arrived at
Plymouth yesterday morning with the month's
Cape mails. She left Table Bay Dec. 14 ; St.
Helena, Dec. 22 ; Ascension, Dec. 26 ; crossed the
Equator Dec. 28 ; and touched at Vigo to coal on
Jan. 14, leaving thence on the 15th. She brings 75
passengers.
The governor's scheme for allaying the dis-
tress in the colony was progressing satisfactorily,
and the list of guarantors for the estimated
10,0001. for the western district was filling up. His
excellency had further directed that Friday, Jan.
12, should be observed as a day of prayer and
humiliation in consequence of the drought.
At Natal the estrangement between Bishop Co-
leus() and his clergy continued, but the bishop still
maintained his determined attitude. By the
arrangement which bad now been come to an early
service was conducted by the dean at the cathedral
ou Sunday mornings, the dean also administering
the communion, while the bishop occupied the time
ordinarily devoted to public worship.
Sir Percy Douglas and staff were on the annual
tour of military inspection in the western districts.
The prospects of the farmers continued to be very
unsatisfactory in the colony from the drought, and
bubiness was still very dull. The Union Company's
royal mail steamship Roman arrived out in Table
Bay Dec. IL

The sudden death is announced of the Rev.
James Carver, M.A., chaplain of the Debtors' Prison in
W hitecross-street. The rev. gentleman as
the oldest
officer in the corporation. having been appointed io 1828—
thirty-eight years ago. The appointment is voted in the
Court of Aldermen.'
THE WRECK OF THE SHIPS ROYAL ALBERT AND
THE OKALONA.—LIVERPOOL, THUBSDAY.—" Nothing yet
seen or heard of the captain and crew of the Royal Albert"
is the brief but painful telegram received here this morning
from the neighbourhood of Bode Bay, Cornwall, where the
Royal Albert was wrecked. The cargo still continues to
be washed ashore all along the coast. From the manifest
of the cargo on board the ill-fated vessel it appears she bad
on freight 2,623 balm; of jute, 250 bales of cotton, 74,176 lbe.
of tea, 11,412 =nods of linseed, 16,380 maned. of rape.
seed, 5,458 maunds of poppy seed, and also large gnni-
ties of lac dye, shellac, and safflower. In re-
ference to the steamer seen a few days ago by
Captain Pendleton, of the Amnions ship Excelsior,
off Toe Island, we learn today that she we. the maw
steamer West Indian, Captain Biddle, homeward bound
from the West Indies to this port. Yesterday
afternoon she wee reported to be off the Fastest.
signalling for steamtnip from Cork, and as several
large and powerful togs, sad also one of her
Majesty's war ships are on the look oat for her, ell fears
may be dissipated as to her safety. The large American
ship Chalons, Captain Thatcher, hence to Baltimore, is •
total wreak pear Fayal. The crew, however, have fortu-
nately been saved. The screw steamer Florida, Mies to
New Orleans, has been impelled to pat back to-day. The
steamer Ada Wilacas, from Alexandria to this port, barn put
into Falmouth with her machinery out of order.
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONR SHELLING DAY.
THURSDAY, JAN. 18.—Adusimions on mem; 3,198;
ditto by assice tielreas, 1,548 ; total visitors. 4,748.