The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(sr ATLAIITIO rumissni THROUGH MR. RIUTIR'S £G CT.
NEW YORK, APRIL 24.
Cloaing Prices :—Gold, 1394. Sterling exchange
on London, 110 k. 3-20 Dented States Bonds,
1882, 13e1; ditto, 1886, 1101; 18-40 Bonds, 102 g.
Illinois, 143 k ; Erie, 701. Cotton : Middling
Upland, 32k. Petroleum, standard white,
Flour, extra State, 10 dole. 40c. ; oorn, old mi
1 dol. 17c.

TIIE CAPE MAIL.
The Vision Company's steamship Briton, Captain
Kerr, with the above mail, arrived at Southampton
yesior4hr. She brings 67 passengers, 2,7001. in
specie, ,U 2 packages of cargo, and 40 bags cd
mails.

II was stated that gold-fields of great richness
exist between the Zambesi and the Transvaal in
the Mekonoe country. These fields are descaibed
as only sixty miles in length and twenty in
breadth.

From specimens which have been obtained from
the quartz it was considered that the yield of gold
will exceed the Australian and Californian averages.
Port Elizabeth papers say that the native
stronghold Kilme was taken by the Free State
Burghers on the 22nd ultimo, capturing 1,500
horses, 8,000 sheep and goats, and 11,000 head of
cattle, with the loss of only three men.
The Basutos went off in the direction of Baaigo,
Moeheah'a stronghold.
The colonial parliament was expected to meet
on the 28th May.

AMERICA.

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The Royal Hail steamship Aube.'Asian, from New
York on the 15th inst., arrived at Queenstown at 10.15
a.m. yesterday, with 344,162 dole. in specie, She landed
116 maks of mails and Eve and proceeded im-
mediately for Liverpool ; well. made the passage
la eight days fourteen hours.
NEW YORK, Aria 14, NOON.
At the impeachment trial yesterday the ob-
jected to the testimony of Lieutenant-GeneralSherman
ia reference to a conversation held with Kr. Johnson
relative to the intentions of the latter in removing Mr.
Stanton. _

Btanberry stated that the counsel for the defines
expected to prove by thiitastimony that the object of Mr.
Johnson wee to pt • case into the amts. Chief Justice
Chime decided that the evidence wee admissible, but the
Senate, by 28 to 21 votes, overruled his decision.
Lientonsawl-General Sharman was recalled by the de.
fence yesterday. The Senate sustained the objectwas•
raised by the mans ere to a question as to whether the
witness advised the President to remove Mr. Stallion. la
answer to a question by Senator JOIIIIICO. whop Mr.
Chars ruled to be admissible, and which ruling was sus-
tained spinet the objection of the managers by the
Senate by 28 a 25 woke, G•neral Sherman
that when the ‘siddsmt offered him the Bsoretarytt
War ad interim, Mr. Johnson claimed that he lad the
tight? under the Tenure of Ofiles Law, so make an od
inlersw eppointnient, but that his obis,* was to have the
aka adatWMmed in the interests of the whole wintry,
and bring the tenure law before the Supreme Court far
deities cometitstMosally.
General Sherman also deposed that tke President bad
intimated that he had no intention to use force to eject
Mr. Stanton. _ _

Tieneraliteade has &approved of the arrest of Judie
Pope, of Alabama, for empanelling an exclusively white
jury, and has censored the ofiker making the arrest.
It is repented that the Scrims and Indians of Bites'
meditate an attack upon the Arseriaen
Advice& from Iliandlan state that a CitL
bottle was immi-
nent between Generale Martina and Alamos.
Thirteen Antietam war vessels were at Maatlen.
NSW YORK, Aram 15, bloaralto.
The impeachment trial yesterday was postponed on
amount of the ilium of Attorney-Omani Sanberry.
defence and the prosecution are endeavouring to mom
the privilege of closing the argument.
General Sherman was examined yesterday privately
before the impeachment managers.
The republicans of Pennsylvania having racennal
Sweeter Otmeron to urge the kenafer of Mr. Stanton to
the Treasury department in the case of the eased= of
Mr. Wade to the preeddey, Mr. Stanton wrote to Mr.
°amens, stating that War-denier te retire fres the priblis
and to hold thefilcooaly until the eppcint-
neaminat his successor shall be onslinned.
A complimentary dinner will be given to 18z. nodes
Dickens on the 18th hulk by the press.