The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-02 00:00:00

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

LIVERPOOL. Nov. 1

The West Coast of Africa royal mail steluner
Biafra arrived in the Mersey this morning. Her
dates are :—Old Calabar, Sept. 27 ; Cameroon',
29 ; Fernando Po, 30 ; Bonny, Oct. 3 ; Benin, 4 ;
Lagos, 6; Jellah Coffee, 7 ; Aocra, 8 ; Cape Coast
Castle, 9 ; Cape Palmas, 11 ; Monrovia, 13 ; Sierra
Leone, 16 ; Bathurst, 19 ; Teneriffe, 24 ; and Ma-
deira, 28. She brings 2,118 ounces of gold dust.
Benin and Bonny were rather unhealthy, both
the captains and chief officers of the vessels Lily
and Julia Ellen having died of fever. At all other
porta trade was brisk, and oil plentiful. There is
no other news of importance from the coast.

The Mojsuilile of Oct. 3 says that accounts
from Hisser. Sim, and Bickaneer were very didreming
as regarded the effects of the famine- It was reported at
the latter place that parents were selling their children to
save both from starvation. _ __

The new suspension bridge at Niagara Falls,
commenced over a year ago, will be completed about the
end of November. The bridge extends from a point just
below the American Falls to • point on the Canadian side
just below the Clifton House. The span is 1,264 feet and
4 inches, and the two cables are 1,900 feet long. In each
cable there are seven wire ropes, each two and • half
inches in diameter. The span is said to be longer than
that of any other suspension bridge in the world.
ANOTIIffit ArLAlrric CABLm—We (New York
news) are informed that negotiations are being earned on
with the American Atlantic Cable Telegraph Company, of
this city (who have by act of Congress the excluam right
of landing • cable on the coast of the United States, except
the coast of Florida), and some foreign capitaliide, to join
Sem In laying a cable direct to Belgium to
heels boa parbialed for nearing a most liberal em-
ceed= tram Ss govereemmt of that country. It is said
responsible parties hive signified their readiness to enter
into • contract to put down • cable for 600,000/.
A MILITARY SCANDAL IN POOXA.—A general
court-martial was recently held at Camp Poona for the
trial of Lieutenant H. H. Lowe, of the 48th Madras In-
fantry, on the follower, charges : —First, in having, at
the regimental mess, made use of the following provoking
WoolseyFrosoly blaultaritlelanguale to Lieutenant Charles
Blerkin, of 12th binhimeat of Madras Native
Infantry ' You are nothing mom or less than a spy, to
And out what I did, and go and report it, sneaking spy,"
or words to the like effect ; secondly, in baying said to
Lieutenant Blenkin is • mocking and sneering tone,
" What were you afraid of last night, ak P Why did you
stop at the door r or words to the like effect ; and
thirdly, in having at the mate time and place
sedil—'s ewe burn to throw this at somebody's head.'
albs mew time looking at and leaning melon the table
towards lieutenant Charles Woolley Blenkin, thereby in-
abatis eat be was the person to whom thie insulting
andigoTakilli Magner was 'dammed. The court found
aU charges proved, and sentenced the prisoner to he
cashiered—a sentence which has been approval by the
commander-ia-chief, Sir W. Ilasalleld.

NATIONAL EXI'IIIIITION OW WONCO Of ART, AT
Lisma—Bsbank of sebabsioss, Saturday, October 31: By
sews **MN 1,0 III) ; by payment at IL asok, 3,974—
WA 5,038.