The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-11 00:00:00

THE AFRICAN MAIL.

(lIT ELECTILIt; TZLEORAPH.)

(►EON Ova OWN CORRESPONDENT)
PLYMOUTH, WZDNUDAT.

The African Royal Mail steamship Ethiope, Cap-
tain George Corbett, arrived here list night. Her
dates are—Cameroon, September 27 ; Old Calabar,
29; Fernando Po, October 1 ; Bonny, 4 ; Lagoa, 8 ;
Accra, 10 ; Cape Coast Castle, 11; Liberia, 13 ;
Sierra Leone, 21 ; Bathurst, 26; Teneriffe, 31 ;
Madeira, November 3.

She brings as cargo 2,184 ounces of gold dust,
368 casks of palm oil, 63 packages of ivory, 209
boxes of oranges, 7 bales of moss, 40 pipes of wirier
22 bags cochineal, and various sundries. She brings
also 12 passengers, among whom are Lieutenant
Taylor and Ensign Thornett, Gold Coed Artillery,
from Cape Coast.
At Fernando Po was the Alecto; at Lagos, li
Heels, Hecate, Antelope, and Bloodhound; off
Whydah, Tearer, and Firefly.
The Ethiope spoke the African mail screw steamer
Gambia, forty mile] west of Monrovia, Oct. 16.
At the Cameroon, the season was sickly—several
deaths had oecu-red amongst the Europeans. The
same may be reported of Old Calabar, notwith-
standing a fair average trade was doing. Trade
at Bonny had been stopped for forty-five days, but
was again resumed, and was proceeding with tok-
Table activity.
An agricultural exhibition was to take place this
month at Liberia, when prizes will be given for the
best specimens of the produce of the country.
The quarantine regulations are being rigidly en-
forced at Madeira on vessels coming from Lisbon, on
account of the fever at that place.
The Susquehanna (American screw frigate)arrived
at Madeira, Nov. 3, from this port.
The squadron on the coast were all well. The
endure seemed to be hard at work, and slavers had
lately been taken at Sierra Leone—one captured by
the Alecto, which was the fourth prize this vessel
bad taken within a few months.

INDIAN MUTINY RELIEF FUND.—Among the re-
cent contributions to this fund is one from his Majesty the
King of Greece, who has forwarded through his minister at
the British court a cheque for 4001., with en intimation that
he had directed that list, of enbecriptions to the fund should
be opened by the Prefects throughout his kingdom. His
Majesty the King of Sardinia has also contributed a donation
of ten thousand franca, and several members of his Majesty's
government have liberally subscribed in aid of the fund.
Information has been received from Constantinople that the
contributions made there already exceed 1,11:01., and are ex-
pected to be considerably increased. A donation of 2601. has
ales been received from his Highness the Maharsjah Duleep
Singh, with expremions of epode' interest in the cases of
native Cluiatisna who may have been reduced to a state of
&Ines in consequence of the mutinies.
MILITARY DINNER AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—
The 68th Light Infantry, so deservedly complimented by
his Royal Higbee.. the Duke of Cambridge on Thursday
lest, when he presented them with new colour., have re-
ceived cedere to embark for India, where, if opportunity
ears they will doubtless add to the present fame of the
regiment. The officers of the oorpe have liberally proposed •
farewell dinner at the Crystal Palace, and the men, accom-
panied by their wives and children, will leave Portsmouth at
en early hour to-morrow (Thursday) by special trains for
Sydenham, where they will roam at pleasure until one o'clock,
when they will be summoned to the conoert.room to discuss
the good things to be there provided by Meagre. Staples. We
wish the pant fellows. &want day and • safe return from
the errand of justice on which they are to be dispatched.
DEATH OP THE DUCHESS DE NEMOUES.—The
Gaud arender announces the death of this larnenled Princess,
whom 4o:catchment took place at Claremont en the 28th
ultimo. Her royal highness bad gone en favourably ter
some days, and the attack under which the Prisms. each
yesterday was aa sudden as it was unexpected. The Duke
de Nemeses, and the whole of the members of the exiled
royal family, are plunged in the deepest grief by the 'delta-
lion. Intelligence of the sad event wee forwarded by express
to Window Castle at en early hour yesterday afternoon, and
the Prince Concert Immediately proceeded to Claremont to
pay a visit of condolence. The Duchess de Nemours woo a
daughter of the Grand Duke Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg nerd
Gotha, and was consequently cousin of her Majesty and the
Prince Cowart. Her royal highness was born in 1822, and
married in 1840 the Duke de Nemours, by whom she has bad
four children—the Count d'Eu, the Dm d'Alencon, the
Princess Marguerite, and, after an interval of eleven years,
the West whole birth has preceded by only • few days the
untimely decease of Ita illustrious mother.

Dr. Livingstone, the celebrated African traveller,
delivered a lecture on Friday night is the Prince of Wake'
Schoolroom, Rugeley. The doctor has been on a Malt to
T. B. Horshal, Eq., M.P., for Liverpool, at lth *eat, Bala-
mow ; and at the earnest request of a number of the inha-
bitants of Rageley, cordially consented to deliver an address
hie Atrium explorations. The room woe coortisd, and
•a vicar dooopild the chair,