The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-25 00:00:00

OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL

The Valetta, from Marseilles on the 20th, left
Malta for Alexandria, at 11 p.m., on the 22nd lust.

Tux Naw Faosam. Carroty PORT.—Beaufurt, at
which 15,000 troops of the Federal expedition disem-
barked on the Bth inst., after the bombardment and
capture of Port Royal, is one of the chief towns of
South Carolina. This State, having been the leader
in the rebellion, LAB felt the first severe blow which
has been struck by the government of the Unitel
States in this war. The low sandy islauds along
the coast, now commanded by the Federal forces,
furnish the very beet descriptions of cotton any-
where produced. The inland district, behind Beau-
fort, is full of slaves, who form three-fourths of the
population. The harbour of Port Royal is, after
Charleston, the best in South Carolina, and is
acetsaiLle to large ships.
FLNSBURY Eaxi-noN.—An influential meeting
was held on Saturday evening, at which it was
unanimously resolved to support a requisition,
already numerously signed, to J. Remington Mills
We Lave it on good authority that Mr. Mills
is likely to accept the invitation.
M. Cousin, the celebrated French philosopher,
who is in a very bad state el health, by just left PUY
for Cannes.

Fur the seat left vacant in the French Academy
by the death of 31. Scribe, the following are mentioned as
candidates :—M3I. Fleury, Octave Fannie., 31azath,
Girlie, and Jules Simon. _ _

The Rev. R. E. Sanderson, M.A., Las boa
nominated by Mr. Woodard, the Provost, to the post a
Head Master of Lancing School, Swm.

The Roman catholic clergy of the deanery of
Belliorobe, in the county of Mayo-12 in number—lord
adopted a series of resolutions on the apprehended destita•
tioa in the West, and a memorial founded thereon to the
Lord-Lieutenant, begging the interposition of the go% ero•
meat. They assert that the staple food of the people ie
that district has totally failed this year, " ootwithstambez
what a high official excursionist has stated to the o.u.
teary." According to them, "the miserable remnant of
the potato crop which has survived consists, genenaly
speaking, of small unripe tubers, which are unwholeson3e,
and unfit for human food."

M. Koasuvu.—According to the Trieste 17,r..tt,
M. Kossuth is seriously ill ; it is said that he exhibits alarm-
consurnptive symptoms.
Tag BISHOPRIC OF HONOLULU.—TIM Anbbislep
of Canterbury intends to apply to Earl Respell for the
Qoool.l'll license to consecrate the Rev. T. N. Staley,
to the bishopric of Honolulu, and there is reason to hric,"
that it will be granted. The bishop designate has attended
meetings Lately at Maidstone, Innibeth, and other places.
On the sth inst. there were 70,5311 forret:o, a
dour, 1,252,3;17 bushel, of wheat, and 1,395,334 budlels of
corn at Chicago. The storage capacity at that city for
wheat and corn is equal to 5,475,000 bushels. Lariat the
present year 1,259,973 barrels of dour and 423 96.419
bushels of grain had been received at Chicago. nee'
enormous receipts have been owing to the blockade of the
Kisaiseippi river.
The salt crop in Turk's Island lied been tio•
obeyed. The frequent *quails end high wind had dissolved
all the salt in the pans. At the lest &deices there Ira'
about 470,000 bushels on hand.