The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-20 00:00:00

THE CALCUTTA MAIL.

(BT THZ HID BRA TzisoakreJ

ADEN TELEGRAPH-OFFICE, .Irsx 10.
The Calcutta mail of the 17th of May arrived
here this morning. _ _ _

The discontent manifested by the late company's
European troops is arrested.
The New Five-and-a-Half per Cent Loan is at 8
discount.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY..

The Ripon arrived this morning with the Medi-
terranean mile, She left Alexandria June 4, Malts, 8, and
Gibral.or, 14. Her cargo consisted of specie to the value of
13,660/., and 1,269 holes and packages of silk. She brings
home 110 pamengers, amouget whom are neatly seventy
officers. Ons of the latter is the famous General Faddy,
who hunted down Tuttle Topee, and with only 60 same
charged the great rebel at the head of 1,600 chosen boom
The general can scarcely be distinguished from an Indian,
his complexion has become so dark from exposure and hard
work.

Her Majesty's ships Orion and St. Jean d'Acre were al
Malta. The Vulture was at Gibraltar. The Ripon pared
the Behar on the 6th inst., her Majedy's ship Hannibal on
the 9th, the Pent on the 11th, her Majesty's ship Banshee
oe the lath, sad the Indus on the 16th. Exchange at
Gibraltar on London, 90 days' date, 501. Freights on Loa.
don and ontports in the United Kiegthin 12 dole. prr ton end
10 per cent.

It is not often that a single steamer is freighted
whh so many Indian r [firers of note as the Nedra", which's.
rived ea the 10th at Satz from Boottay. The officers are .
Major Oen. H. J. Roberts, C. 8., Colonel W. Lan; Colonel
J. Le Grand Jacob, C. 8.; Colonel C. Blood; (B:.)
Lieatr-
Colonel H. B. Edward.,, C.B.

A letter from Milan, of the 12th, says:—" Teeter•
day evestiog the band of the Guides, so well known in Lon.
don and at the Crystal Palace at Syclinham, played for two
hours before the portico of the Scala. Among other sky
" God save the Queen" wee given. Most of the hearers
knew it se well sa I did."

SIIIP ON FIRE IN LEITH DOCES.—Between one
and two o'clock on Friday afternoon, while the captain end
pert of the crew of Uw ship Moire, of itlaerdern, ly.ng in the
Victoria Dock, were absent, smoke wee diecocered
from tb• hold of that nand, and shortly athrwarde It was
obeerved that the cargo, which constaed of gmcoal sad
general merchandiee, woe en fire. The dock engine wad
promptly turned out and trought to bear on the
flamer. The fire, however, It:crewed, and the town's
engine, together with the Fort enema, war brought
out. At last It wee resolved to 'cattle the ship.
which was Immediately done, and the sank. Ihe dock,
however, ass not deep enough to admit of tbe sweet being
submerged, and the Ranee continued to rage immediately
under toe deck, !auditing it necessary to cut oten the deck
in numerous places, to allow the emir, which wee being
irously supplied front the three engines, le boor on dis
Ipml points. By Eve o'clock the fire was extinguished.
he Moira, • floe large ship of 856 tom, bad • fall cargo on
board, and it bad been arranged that As should leave the
dock yesterday afternoon for Melbourne. The ship is valued
at 9,u00/., and the valued the carp is reckoned to mooed
20,0001, neither of which Ia covered by insurance. The ship
has suffered considerable damage, end so has the carpktivit
no &timee of the total loss Les yet bee:. sacertsined. It is
suppned that the the miginared hors apoatmeous combust.
tioin—dietsman.