The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-24 00:00:00

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The Union Company's steamer Norseman, Cap
tain Loads, R. A.R. , arrived at Plymouth yesterdr
evening, from the Cape on the 19th, St. Helena
the 28th, and Ascension on the 2nd, with 84i pas-
sengers, G packages of specie, and a large colonial
cargo. She experienced light trades throughout.
The mails were landed and forwarded by the same
night's mail sewn
trains. ,ton Norseman leaves during tha
night for Southamp At the Cape the
continued very favourable; crops of all kinds,
which were being harvested, had proved abundant.
From most parts of the country there are en-
couraging accounts of future prospects. Farmer
were beginning to get out of their late difficult
With a few such good seasons as at present,
revival of former prosperity seemed cert in. ()rug
to this, there had been more animation int busiminess
during the past month than for arom being
long e--
vious. But business was yet f
or remunerative, and no marked improvement,
expected Entil after the new year, when agricul-
turists had disposed of their crops.
Dr. Coleus° had assumed the offensive, and
threatened to excommunicate the dean and
supporters. He also intended ejecting the di
from the ecclesiastical buildings, grounding
movement on their having met and elected
private room at Pietennaritzberg, the
William Butler, vicar of \Vantage, diocese of 01.
England, as their future bishop. A meeting
Dr. Colenso's supporters had since been held. in
cathedral, when they protested against this
tion, and forwarded a petition complaining
same to the Queen.
The Union Company's steamship
crushed the cradle on a patent slip, and cor
yet be got off.
The Saxon had touched on a sunken
Dniker's island and required repairs. The
not marked on any chart.
The Celt arrived out on the 14th November.
The Diamond Coinpany's steamship Kaffroll
inc I arrived out at St. Helena on the 27th Nov-

It is reported that Admiral Farragut .
year visit the Meditetranean, in the steam screw
the line Franklin, of 3,684 tons, the largest
wooden naval vessel aeons.
The wooden steamship Celestial Empire,
Dort to the Great Republic, of the new line bet'
Francisco and China, was launched at New Y,
cember 8. She is 4,000 tons burden, 376(t. long,
breadth of beam, and is divided into four
oompartmenta. Two other vessels for this
Niphon and the America, making four in all,
building. The line receives a no
subsidy
government, and is owned by the Pacific Mail
Company of New York.
From January 1 to November 30, Ift66,
humigrants arrived at New York from various
ports. This is 20,000 more than arrived during
of 1865.
In accordance with an agreement bet
members of the Old Ruud, the archives of the
Diet are intrusted to Prussian keeping, on
free access to them by every Gernisn State.
of the Diet will be incorporated with the Frani
library, but the maps and plans belonging to
likewise open to the inspection of any of the i
antique furniture, pictures, and historical
adorning the late Federal Palace at Frankfort
presented to the Germanic Museum established
of antiquarians at Nuremberg. It is not yet
how the guns and other armaments of the for
fortresses shall be apportioned.
GREAT SLAUORTER OF KANGAROOS.-
Reptorter says:—" The most extensive slaugh
na
...
roos which has ever been recorded in vict
last Monday on the station of Mr. Whitehead
ramut. About 120 gentlemen and a few ladies
at 10 a.m., and commenced to drive the tano*
a large enclosed space prepared beforehand.
course of the day over 3,000 were killed."