The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIAN MAIL

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Rhone,
from the West Indies, arrived at Southampton
yesterday, with 174 passengers; 367,626/. sterling
in spec;e; pearls to the value of 3001. ; and 1,9117
packages of cargo, consisting chiefly of cochineal,
tobacco, cigars, and bark.
The Rhone left St. Thomas on the 13th, and
experienced tine weather throughout the
The British ship Empire arrived at St. %17(g3itas.
on the 12th. The British brig Susannah Temple was
wrecked near Matanzas. Intelligence from Bogota
says :—" The Legislative Council met on the 3rd.
The Procurator-General had entered an accusation
against President Mosquera and the Ministers
of State and of the Supreme Court of the Union.
The accusation was handed to a commission of three
members of the Council, who were to return their
decision in six days."
In Chili the government were making great pre-
parations for constructing fortifications in anticipa-
tion of another visit from the Spanish fleet. Com-
mercial confidence was undisturbed. The Spanish
fleet was wintering at Coquimbo. The Chamber
of Deputies had voted eight million dollars for the
construction of docks for commercial and defensive
PVelleclereal crop was abundant, and large exporta-
tions were being made to Sydney. It was reported
that a cargo of 500 African negroes were recently
tended on the coast of Cuba, and were rapidly dis-
persed among the sugar plantations. The sugar
crop in the island was stated to be below the
usual average, and was the same at Porto Rico.
In New Zealand everything was quiet. The gover-
nor had returned to Wellington from Auckland.
The House of Assembly was to be opened on the
lth July.
It was reported that considemble sickness pre-
vailed at Panama, but despatches from the isthmus
lot having come to hand, the statement requires
confirmation.

The weather wee very dry at Antigua, but vege-
tation prospects were encouraging. The crops
were nearly all reaped.
On estates at Jamaica little was doing. The
weather was favourable for planting operations.
!the season for coffee was good. Pimento crop
indifferent. _ _ _

Yellow fever still prevailed at Newcastle Barracks.
Immigration from the United States continued
to occupy attention.

The Cape mails are to be despatched from Fal-
mouth by the Kaffraria steamer on the 4th proximo.
Letters addressed per Kaftan& via Falmouth will be
sharged 4d. only the half ounce.
Tai AzzazBINATION or LOPZZ.—A letter gives
Ae following details of the assassination of Lopez, who
betrayed Maximilian :—" I arrived here to-day, and
learned the startling news of the assassination of the
traitor Loper. The partiealan of the assassination are
tis follows:—Lopes was stopping at • hotel in Puebla,
Where his wife *spurned him from her presence. Early one
tug' • Mexican arrived, and familiarised himself
'th an ostler in a livery stable adjoining the
otel. General Miguel Lopez was inquired for,
not being in, the stranger was told that the
would be at dinner. Before the dinner hour
returned, and was pointed out to the stranger, who
made special cote of his man. When dinner was called
Lopez and his assassin occupied opposite seats at the table.
After some minutes, daring which timethe stranger called
for and drank a glass of wine, he deliberately rose, drew a
concealed knife, and sprang upon Lopes, and stabbed him
loins times. The stranger then took his hat, and, as he
started to leave, said, ' This is the way all traitors should
be paid.' No one interfered or prevented the assassin
from leaving. Thus was the blood of Maximilian, Mira-
Mon, Moja, yes, and thoumnds of others, avenged."—New
York Tribune, August 14.
GOING Alban.—The new town of Jidesburg, on
the Union Pacific Railway, is growing rapidly in scene
things. The Omaha Herald. says it has one hundred and
twenty whisky shops for • copulation of about three
thousand. At a recent meeting of the citizens it was
=to form • civic, government and to adopt the
r, laws, and ordinances of Omaha. They have
elected • mayor and tidy council. The mayor was only a
five days' resident of the place, and none of the council
had been there over ten days. Rents are enormously hick.
One man pays 100 dols. a day for a Sept for • gambling
and billiard hall with one table. Another rents a build-
ing, part shed part canvas, for 1,000 dols. a week.—New
York Paper.
THE Mosourro IN NEW Yost.—The New York
Tines of Aug. 11 says :—" Our readers who have availed
themselves of the streets, alleys, highways and car routes
of the city during the past six days will understand us
when we remark that mosquitos, as such, have been un-
pleasantly numerous and tremendously active. Car
driven, conductors, stage drivers, apple women and other
ter gpy people who were compelled by the public champ.
their avocation to be much out of doors, sought
refuge in handkerchiefs muffled about their necks and
little bottles of very strong hartshorn, with which they
&anointed the itching palm, or other parts, as bites might
demand. Men of science Were seen to cock their beads
knowingly to one side, and after • little scratching were
heard to remark that the mosquitoes evidently came
from the sea. Perhaps they did, and if the men of
science will kindly tell when they'll go back to the
ses, in the name of a bitten public we will heartily
thank them."

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THE SECOND SEAT FOR MERTHYR TYDVIL.—A
wish having been pretty generally expressed on the part
of some of the leading nonoonforzoists of the united
borough of Merthyr and Aberdare that an invitation
should be given to Mr. Henry Richards, of London, the
secretary of the Peace Society, to come forward as a candi-
date for the second seat conferred upon the borough by
the Reform Bill, an influential deputation recently waited
upon that gentleman with a view of obtaining from him a
peonage to allow himself to be put in nomination. No
definite answer was then furnished, but subsequently a
letter wen received, conelnding :—v As the election
will not take place before 186 u, I feel reluctant to com-
mit myself to a candidature which is to last for two years,
upon data so indefinite as those at present before me.
I will tell you, however, wh►t I am willing to do should
that be acceptable to my friends in the associated boroughs.
Without formally putting myself forward as a candidate, I
will come down and address two or three meetings, so as to
afford the people an opportunity of becoming acquainted
with me and my political views. Should the result prove
satisfactory perhaps there may grow out of that a requi-
sition, or some other mode of ascertaining the wishes of
the elector*, actual and prospective, which will be more
definite and conclusive than the mere votes of public
meetings, however enthusiastic. And if it should appear
that there is a large body of your people who are desirous
that I. a brother Welshman and a brother noroonformist,
should, to the beet of my ability, represent them in parlia-
ment, then I will do my utmost to fight their battle and
win it."
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Miteen•rer Semis/ea ORPHAN ASYLUM.—A gene-
ral half-yearly meeting of the governors of this institution
was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Rishopegate.
street, for the purpose of electing 20 children, viz., 14 boys
and 6 girls, to be received into the asylum, out of • list of
59 candidates. The concluding paragraph of the report of
the committee presented last February sets forth—" That
an unusual number of disasters at see, and a season of
much mortality, have considerably augmented the list of
candidates applying for admission, and they cannot but
think that • glance at the particulars connected with the
applications received will constitute a more forcible appatl
than any they could make to the sympathies, not only of
those who are more or less dependent upon the sailor's
exertions for their position in life, but to the public gene-
rally. Viands have foundered, accidents have happened,
privations have been endured, and dines° at sea and M
foreign climes has camed off its viatime—and the result is
that the children of a class of men to whom this country
and Englishmen individually owe so much are left depen-
dent upon the bounty of strangers for their maintenance
and support. That the salum can but alleviate • tithe of
the distress which thus arises acd seeks its aid is evident,
but in doing even this the management feel that as an
eminently national institution it strongly commends itself
to national support."
BELFAST AND COUNTY Dowx RAILWAY.—The
report of the directors to be submitted to the half-
yearly general meeting of proprietors, to be held on
Saturday, 31st of August, states that the receipts for
the put half-year amount to 21,3091. 13s. 3d., being
an increase of 1,3811. 10.. 7d. over the corresponding
period of last year. The traffic charges show an
increase of 154/. Bs. 10d. compered with the
corresponding half-year ; this, however, is entirely re-
ferable to the general advance in wages and prioe of
stores. The out of locomotive power bas increased
by 2201. 4a. 7d., to which the same observations
apply ; the additional traffic has, therefore been
carried at a comparatively small increase in the
expenditure. After making due provision for payment
of interest on loans, he., there remains a balance
available for dividend of 6,2841. 19s. 3d.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD
Isuirwrox. Number of patio* for an we* ending
Anoint 24, 1,015, al Which 264 wan sew twos.