The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-19 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

One day's later news from the Cape of Good
Hope informs us that the Neptune, convict-ehip, took
her departure from Simon's Bay at eight o'clock a.m.
on the 21st of February. lo the evening of that day
a general illumination took place, when the city was
never known to have presented a gayer scene. The
Istreets were thronged with spectators.

LONDON llostgrAL.—Yesterday the annual dinner
of this institution took place, at the London Tavern, Bishop.-
gate street. The Duke 01 Cambridge in the chair. About
150 gentlemen sat down to dinner, and amongst the company
lore Mr. Betts (chairmen of the Eastern Counties Railway),
lgr. C. ILTanter, Hr. W. C. Cotton, and a very large combo
of gentlemen of the Jewish persuasion. It appeared from a
statement made by his Royal Highness, in proposing " Pros-
parity to the London Hospital,' that the number of in-
' patients admitted into the hospital, from the let January,
1849, to the lit Jenuary, 18.50, amounted to 4,402. Of them
3,743 were discharged during the year 1849, and 298 had
died. The oat-patients (including ofidentr, treated as out-
patients) were 16,816, making the total number of patients
admitted sines the publication of the lest report 20,906.
11 Having mentioned these particular?, the Chairman observed
that he visited the hospital about throe weeks ego, and he
was happy to say he could make • most favourable report of
the manner in which it was oonehtmed.—The Met having
been responded to, blr. Turner proposed "The Health of the
Duke of Cambridge," and his royal highness, In returning
thank', said it could hardly be supposed that at his time oflife
" these great dinners " afforded him any particular gratifies-
ti as, except in so far as he believed his presence was 'produc-
tive of good. He had not many years to live, but he
begged to remind the company that he had • sop who, he
was quits ore, would willingly follow his example
in doing the best he could to promote the interests of
the various charities in which the metropolis abounded.
He (the chairmen) Was highly gratified by the
compliments which had been paid him, and he sin-
cerely hoped that all who were younger than he was
would, when they arrived at the age of 78, enjoy as good
health as be did at the present moment. (Cheers.) Various
other toasts were proposed sad warmly responded to in the
course of the evening, and the secretary iumouneed a list of
subscriptions amounting to about 2,6001., of which sass 4661.
was contributed by members of the Hebrew pennaidoe.
BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.—Yes-
terday evening a meeting of the board of directors sad mem-
bers of the above institution, was held at the committee-
rooms, in Paternorteurow, for general business. The annual
statement was coneratulatory on the continued prosperity of
the institution. The invested capital in the hand.s of the
Commissioner, for the Reduction of the National Debt, being
18,4611. 16e. 9d. There had been expended, 4001.16 x. 4d. in
relief amongst 39 retail booksellers, and their assistants, end
the widows of such, making a total so disbursed since 1837,
of 2 037 N. Bd. The financial statement, skewed the income
milting from donations, subscriptions, dividend', and a legacy
of 601. from the late J. Biggs, En., and another of 401. from
J. Hatchard, Esq., to amount to; 1,5231. 18s. 64., whilst
the expenditure, including investments, left a balance
in hand of 178 f. 6e. 6d.

PROPERTY IN IN LIVISRPOOL—OR Tuesday Messrs.
Whitenley, auctioneers, offered for sale a remarkable Pro-
perty—the Howard and Roscoe Arcades in Liverpool. The
Arcades, which are in the very centre et the town,
consist of shops whiA, in latter years, have been
exclusively devoted to the eels of furniture, second-
hand. The property offered complied alto the " Water-
loo," the second-best hotel In town, several large
buildings, and some uncovered pieces of land in close con-
tiguity with Bold street—in all, 14,000 square yards of land.
To. rental from the property is 4,2001. per annum. The
sale necessarily excited c.•naiderable interest, and many
gentlemen (through m dives "(curiosity only, it now seems)
were attracted to the sp it. Not a bid was made. A valua-
ble warehouse in one of the beet sites in town, fronting the
Prisms Dock, which cost in building 16,000'. ten years ego,
was also put up, but with no better eseesta, not a bid being
made. A vela tbld house in Alfred-atreet was in like near-
innate condition.