The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-12 00:00:00

WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

LIVERPOOL, TOZSDAT NIGHT.
The African Mail steamer Athenian has
arrived with advice* from the West Coast of Africa,
1,837 ounces of gold dust, 8,8001. in specie, and a
full cargo, consisting of palm oil and ivory. Her
dates are—Fernando Po, Oct. 28 ; Cameroon,
30th ; Old Calabar, Nov. 1 ; Bonny, sth ; Benin,
Sth ; Caps Coast Castle, 14th ; Sierra Leone, 41st;
Teneriffe, Dec. 1 ; and Madeira, 3rd. The Athe-
nian brings no news of importance. Trade was
dull, and the country quiet.

Signor Mancini returned to England on Monday.
Advises from Constantinople state that Omer
Paths is eesionaly indisposed.

The performance at the theatre of Niamey was
Interrupted by a painful incident on Thursday last. After
the flint act of the Pardon de Ploertnet, M. Brucker, the
leader of the ortheetra, having gone on the Wage for some
pupae connected with the performance, fell heavily to the
floor in an apoplectic fit. Be was removed to his residence,
where he died shortly after.

The Charirari publishes a caricature, in which
two Chimes mandarins are represented in the background
in great affliction, while in frost two French soldiers appear
in the utmost delight at beholding • silver piece of Mr.
dancing about most joyously. "Ah I" cries out one of the
soldiers, " that excellent Mr. piece. Here, then, it tune
up again. Who could ever have imagined that it would
have found • biding place in China!" " Ay," replies the
other, "and see bow happy it wean to again beheld its
aoontrimen.•

A Paris letter in the Nord says :—" In society
an affair which has occurred at the Cercle Imperial is the
subject of much conversation. The cashier, or steward, I
know not what is his right title, but a young man who kept
a carriage and lived in grand style, has taken to flight, leav
log a deficit of a hundred and some odd thousands of
francs. This has caused great agitation in the club ; some
members say that the Committee of Surveillance ought to
pay for not having been sufficiently watchful ; others that
the sum must be put down to the account of profit and
loss."

LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE ITALIANS.—A few
Mihtneee, interpreting the eentiroenta of gratitude by which
Italy is actuated towards her illustrious advocate before the
Areopagus of Europe, have conosived the idea of promoting
a general subscription. to be extended to all parts of Lom-
bardy (without, however, excluding the rest of Italy), for
the purpose of offering to Lord John Russel!, se a grateful
acknowledgment of his efforts for the national cause, a
endue in Carrara marble, the work of the distinguished
Milanese sculptor, C. Romano. The figure aymbnlisee the
" Conviction of Italian unity," and represents a beautiful
maiden in a sitting posture. On her arm she wears a brace-
let, on which is graven the motto, " Italia Una," and her
eyes are intently fixed on a diadem which she boWs between
her band+, and on which are executed in relief the memorial
"miens of the various territorial divisions of hely.—
Prospectus of Me Maoism. Container..

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The number of patients treated at the Samaritan
Free Hospital for Women sod Children, lidwerds-etreet,
Fortmupeguare, during the week aiding Dee. 8, tree Mk
et whack 1134 yen new eases.