The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-25 00:00:00

THE CAPE MAIL

PLYMOUTH, Macs
The Union Company's steamer Roman, from the
Cape en the llth ult., has arrived here She
brings 60 pasessigers, 2,0001. in specie, and a full
gemmed cargo. Her dabs are St. Helens, Feb-
ruary 27th, and Ascension, March 2nd. Among
the Roman's passengers are Colonel Morrison,
Surveyor-Generel of Mauritius, and family,
mid Dean (keen and Mrs. Green, from Natal.
The communications addressed by Governor Sir
P. Z. Wodehouse to Moshe* the Basuto chief,
and to the President of the Free Stets, notifying
the intention of the English government to receive
Basutos under its protection, have been very dif-
ferently received. The Basutos were veryjubi-
lant, but President Brand had refused to grant a
osesation of hostilities, and had gone to the front,
to push on the operations of his commanders
against the Basuto..
Business at the Cape was dull, and the impetus
given to bade was not such as had been expected.
The Liverpool ship Columbus, with coals for
was abandoned and burnt in lat. 30
song and long. 86 east, on Dee. 31. The crew
were in the boats three dam, when they wars picked
up and landed at Algae Bay.
The British barque Teresa, from Rangoon for
Antwerp, was found leaky and abandoned on
Jan. 21, in lat. 11 south, long. 86 east. Her crew
were rescued bythe ship Eddystone, and landed at
Table Bay on Feb. 18.
The ship Tugela, of Aberdeen, clipper line,
stranded at Durban, Natal, on Feb. 3, and
has been since that time condemned. The schooner
Curlew, belonging to Messrs: Fleming and Co., of
London, was lost at Brava, on the east coast of
Africa, on the 10th of April 1867. The mew bad
only just turned up, having been seven monde' at
the scene of the wreck, and then moved to
The Roman beings news from Natal to the 10th
Februaarryy. Herr Minch bad arrived at
Durban,
and specimens he had colleetedorA
in oil nodules, imbedded in fine white quarts.
B. ease to reveal to the govenement for 3,0001.
the Ile of the gold Suds, and merle he believes
that 11011116 of Wm will prove tither then those
II god* or Australia.

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Armlaelxv, MAIM 21.—Commander Tames
Boucher Ballard has hew this day promoted to berating
captain, under the provision of lien liajosty'rt'ociers is
mumil of Ist August, 1850, 9th July, 1864, and 24b
March, 1866. Usulte.
karameaxTamon Lacoanarrsz.—/di.
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Walsh, Ole of the present PO WI, It* launderer. will •
retire from that borough and fill hie father's seat tliadeor-
shim), Sir John Walsh, the preeteemember, being.ons of
Lard Derby's new pesos. Lord Inshore is the Esramincli-
date far Leominster, sad will probably tai retained with.
out tion. His lordship has kissed a learthraddress
M sells himself • liberal-conservative and • sepporteref
Kr. Disraeli. He enamels Lord ihneley's foreign policy of
son-intervestlon, hopes the chunk rate question will be
settled, and believe' that the slate of Ireland will have
sums " medical and hiding ormenre" pissed thiosession.
Tam LONDON WOAILIND Maw AND TM IRINA
C The total abolitioa of the Irish church establish-
meet, with a reaervstieer for life interects. being one of
the points of the sum of the Loads. Wedding
Kens Association, that body intend calling a peblie molt-
ing of the working see of Lemke on as early day in the
ensuing week, in support of Kr. Gladatom's resolutioes
now befere the Home of Commons. Berm ti.tuembeni of
parliament and other gentlemen favouable to the move-
ment have already signified their intention.to be promet
at the womting, which it I. handed shall beheld Inoue
of the large metropolitan halls. A sub•conmittee of, the
association has be.. app.sivand to mats the newts/ay
arreagemente for the rmstass. Should the weather mom
at all favoumble, it is likely that an out-d for meeting will
be held on the same evening, as it is not :bought probable
any bill will he salltedealipt Urge to omitrie.the number of
permits that will *Mead the meeting.

Goz's HoiettlYAL.—The governorate( flop'h Hoe-
• ban thio week bees presented wide stew *nom by
Me. John Angeles, pained expressly nphies forth. deco-
radon of tbo siek wages Them sae away mimed du-
pligates of the &ninth previous works, panted in pure
water 'doer mixed with a powerful.pneervegive men-
ds'. The pietures avenge 8 feet by 'I feel sede, gad are
mmarkabig for their homely and dwarfed chasseter. To
snow the public en opportunity of jpdging.at the merits
ef the gi the seeersem have been eroded the use of the
Gallery .1 the 3aaWuls of Panama Wales Colours, 53,
Pall-neaS, which will be open for the ashibition of the
pictures for a fortnight.
Tin CALLOONLA RA ILIVIT.—At a. meeting on
Masday between the (Ikeda' el no Widens& Railway
and the Investigation Committee, ia yea arranged that
immediately after the half-yea* mooting the board
of dinners should mean four noseens in the board
oho wen to retire was net decided en—and the fol-
lowing gentlemen weft appointed to ill the vacancies
thus provided :—Mr. James Taylor, merebint, Leith ; Mr.
J. J. Belts., merchant, Gisegem ; Ms. Jas. Clark, Park-
circus, Gluey ; sad Mr. Jab& Cowen, manideetarer,
Glugow. It was also resolved that the committee abould
give to supped to the board in carrying out the various
in tubst:.:2..rti.,ThrirtrJ/ter. prancer
Canna. Sir Ann. Others Maitland, which are to be
filled by Mr. Davies, solliter. Perth, and Sir Theeses
Gladdest., of Femme. The intinestice which bee been
made es to the manta the forthcoming dividend is quite
unewthesised, sad resolves it into mere gums. Under the
jaintrpmeespeement with theNerth British Company it has
been imaged Ned an inceeseg shall be effected, dating
cedein Lem next week, en Odic rates, which
rtr is b:hblYouot have been menesonald dope:wed. It hes
Minna, be
proposed by the Cal Company that
if ties North British should forego proceeding with their
Conbridge inadving • nudes on the joint funds
—then the toils en the Kaaklead nun* ever which
they now posing running powers, should be musenuted
into fixed payment, the amount to be NOM lby arta-
Ireton is erg of dilemmas, while either eempemy that
gees Snit to parliament should include clause la the bill
Seen Se be applied for giving legislative sealers sad ea-
that* te the arrangement We leant that a iodise el
ghereheiden intend to far inendien wind the
Misdeed= and North Beni. Companies gaming out the
resent joint pane It is sold to be unequal in
it. opmetisne, end ywe advised that the sets of per.
limiest el the companies do not authorise such ea agree-
meat—Need British Med.

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flame le be of Me meet ehameter. Typhus
fewer of a very sewers fermi has broken oat aniceset the
popekika, both native and foreign and ie
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to the stage of and destitution teem mat a
food sad expesare to istlersensy of the imam
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are dependent as magi* charity far their daily sew
tweansr, and many have already suesemired te tYI
=ll malady. On the reale of the above
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