The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-11 00:00:00

rim FOREIGN MAILS.

THE HF.avr INDIA AND CHINA MATI,B.-
800711AlrrION, MAY 9.—The Peninsular and Oriental COM.
pony's steamship Syria, Capt. Leckie, with the above mails,
arrived this afternoon. She brings 158 paaaengers, specie
2,7851., and 2,398 packages of cargo, including 1,000 bales
and eves of silk, value 80,000/. sterling. The Syria ex-
perienced fine weather during the passage ; on the 2nd in
lat. 37.12, long. 2.30, passed a large buoy painted pink,
and having a large nage on the top, and on the Bth
paged a schooner yacht showing commercial code
11.V.0.C. GIBRALTAR, MAY 4.--E:ohmagea are quoted on
London, 90 day'. date, 498, Paris, sf. 22e. ; Marseilles,
Si. 22c. ; Madrid, 8 day's sight, to die. ; Oadiz and
Seville, par to j dis. ; Malaga and Miami, 4 dls. ; Valen-
cia, par; Barcelona, par to pm.; five-franc pieces, 3 dollars
percent. pm.
DESPATCH or BRAZILIAN AND RIVER PLATE
Blatus.—floovitaurros, Mar 9.—The Royal Mail Com-
pany's steamer Oneida, Captain Basks, sailed to-day with
mails for Lisbon, Pernambuoo, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro,
Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, &c. She took out 58 pas-
sengers and a general cargo, including English gold coin,
141,540/. ; jewellery, 601. ; French gold coin, 1,800/. ; and
jewellery, 4,5121. Among the passengers by the Oneida
are the Viscount and Viscountess Itaborbay and family.
DESPATCH OF MEDITERRANEAN AND BOMBAY
MAILS.-800THAMPION, MAY 9.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Bangalore, Captain Balkan,
sailed this afternoon with mails for Gibraltar, Malta, BOW-
bay, &c. She took out 28 passengers and a full cargo, in-
cluding bar silver, 4,0001., and bar gold, 10,000/.
BOMBAY MAlL.—Sraz, Mar 9. —The Delhi, from
Bombay 25th ult., arrived at 2 p.m. to-day.

OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL.—QUEENSTOWN, MAY
10.—The Royal Mail steamship Russia arrived here at
8 a.m. to-day. She embarked 84 supplementary sacks of
mails, passengers, and telegrams, and proceeded for New
York at 3.30 p.m. All well.

OUTWARD ANIRRICAN MAIL.— QUIZNESTOWN, MAY
10.—The Inman Royal Mail steamer Etna arrived here at
10.30 a.m. yesterday. She embarked mails and pas-
sengers, and proceeded for Halifax at 3.30 p.m. to-day.
All well.

Quazturrows, MAY 10.—The Ouion steamer
Minnesota, from New York, arrived here at 11.30 a.m. to-
day. She brings 58 passengers, of whom she landed some,
sad proceeded immediately for LiverpooL

OUTWARD CAPE MAIL& —The Union Company's
Cape Royal Mail steamship Briton, Captain R. W. Her,
embarked the fortnight's Cape mails in Plymouth Sound
yesterday morning, and proceeded on her voyage. She
takes out also 34 passengers and a large general cargo. Her
mails consist of 21 sacks of letters, 74 sacks of newspapers,
and 17 sacks of books.

ROYAL. HORTICULTURAL SOCIRTY.— The third
spring show of this society was held on Saturday under
very favourble auspioes. The weather was fine, and
the show was good, and attended by a very numerous and
brilliant company. Many new forms of palms were
contributed by the various exhibitor'', and a goodly
number wee furnished from the society's gardens,
at Chiswick. Altogether the show wu a successful one,
and the fellows appeared to thoroughly enter into the en-
joyment of it. e band of the Royal Horse Guards
attended, and played a series of popular operatic music.
Amongst the principal prises awarded by the judges were
the following: Azaleas, distinct, amateurs : Mr. A. 'Wilkie,
Oak Lodge, Kensington ; Mr. T. A. Steel, Marlesford
Lodge, Hammersmith ; nurserymen, Messrs. J. and C.
Lee, Royal Vineyard Nursery, Hammersmith. For and.
miles, amateurs : Mr. S. Tames, laleworth. Alpine curl.
sales, open : Mr. J. James. For Alpine'plants : Mr. S.
Salter, Versailles Nursery, Hammersmith. For polyan-
thuses : Mr. J. James. For rhododendrons, three kinds,
open: Mr. A. Wilkie, gardener, Oak Lodge, K
Six beet pots of lily. ee valley : Keeers.Reeves=Z
nurserymen, Notting-hill ; Mr. James August, prdener
to the Rev. A. IL Bridges. For miscellaneous collections
of plants in flower open : Mr. B. S. Williams, nursery-
man, Holloway, tint prise Mr. W. Bull, nu
Chelsea, second prise ; Mews. T. and A. Smith
prize ; and Mr. A. WDkie, fourth prize.

MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.—A fearful CAAIe Of
stabbing occurred in Liverpool shout midnight on Friday.
It appears that a number of men, after drinking together
ea a pablic-house in the neighbourhood of Bevington
Bash, adjourned into thistles!, where &dispute arose upon
a religions 'abject, and • good deal of angry feeling was
displayed. Amongst the men were two named Edward
Barley and Arthur Brook. Some of the party made use of
an expression which seemed to give Bailey much offence,
and
.provoksd him to say, " Are you coming to murder us
Papists" The man replied, " I am not ; I have
nothing to do with it, for I am one myself." An altercation
Caen took plum between the two, and Brook, appre-
hending • fight, went in between the disputants to
prevent it, when Bailey, who is a butcher, drew his half.
from its sheath, ran up to Brook, and plunged the blade
into the poor fellow's breast ; be then deliberately with-
drew the weapon, replaced it in the sheath, and ran
away. The wounded man was liken home sa soca se pos-
sible, and expired immediatelr after reaching his mo-
derate. The patios were at ones apprised of the murder,
and west in search of Bailey, whom they took into custody
at his own house, but not until the front door bad to be
burst open. On being charged with miming the death of
Brock, he replied, " I have nothing to say against it."
Bailey was on Saturday brought before the Liverpool
police magistrate, and after some evidence bad been
adduced, the inquiry was adjourned until Thursday next.

Tat ATTEMPTED MIIRDIIR IN NOWTON-FOLGATZ.
—Lot evening Mrs. Grommith was pronounced by
the surgeons in attendance upon her to he somewhat ini.
proved, but to be still in great danger. She has so far
recovered comet:loneness that she has bean able to give her
husband an account of the manner in which as was
attacked by Mackay. From eireamstanose whish are
within the wledge of Mr. Groesanitb, and of his yaang
moss, there is now no doubt whatever that the at was
tpremeditated, and that for some days previous to Friday
Weir=had conceived a violent anklpath,y fee hi.
her children. .Mackey ban sot as yea Ism ar-
rested.

Tas COMMIBBIONAIIIB AT CAUJICIL—Yokeday
morningspirod deal of interest was excited in the Strand
by ting ei body of Oosimissionsins, so well erganised
by C Walter, marching in military order, end pre-
tided by an effective band. to church. The earvies they
attended was at St. Itishaells, Berisigh-elreet. It was
very heartily rendered, with the existence of • Wchoir,
the sermon being preached by the Bev. O. P.
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_the incumbent.

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