The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-27 00:00:00

THE CRUISE OP THE GALATEA.

According to present arrangements the Galatea,
26, wooden screw frigate, under the command of Captain
his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, will leave
J'lymouth on the Ist proximo. to complete the programme
so unexpectedly brought to a close by the attempt on his
royal highness's life last year. The original programme
of the second voyage Las been to some extent altered, the
intention to visit the islands in the Pacific and to proceed
Northward as far as Vancouver's Island having been
abandoned. On leaving Plymouth the ship will proceed to
the Cape of Good Hope, calling at Madeira en mutt. She is
expected to arrive at the Cape by the end of Deuember ;
and after renaming there a few days, will sail for Swan-
river, Western Australia. where she is timed to arrive by
the close of January, 1•69. Early in February she win
leave for Sydney, calling at Adelaide and Melbourne,
which will OMAHA] a delay of probably eight or ten days ;
and about the middle of March the will continuo her
voyage to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand,
arriving at the former port about the end ef the mouth.
The Galatea will remain there a short time, and is
appointed to leave Auckland towards the close of
May for Yokohama, in Japan, the distance being
about &OW miles; and she will probably reach
the latter port by the end of June. Sae will then return
by way of the Gulf of Pectin, Hong Kong, Manilla, Sin-
gapore, and Penang, and proceed to Calcutta, where 14he
may be expected to arrive by the end of October. On
leaving Calcutta the Galatea will continue the return
voyage, calling at Trincomalee. Point de f talk or Colombo,
proceeding thence by way of the Mauritius to the Cape of
Good Hope, which port she will again reach by the middle
of April. After leaving the Cape she will call at St.
Helena, and is expected to arrive in England at the close
of July, I‘4o. The cruise of the Galatea will thus extend
over a period of one year and ten months, and by the time
the ship again reaches an English port she will have
covered a distance of upwards of 39,000 miles.

TEE "COUNTESS OF DERWES-TICATEIt."—On Fri-
day aftemeon, Superintendent %tephenson visited the
encampment of Lady Amelia, ou the road adjoining Dil-
sten Castle. Two stunmonses were served on the countess,
.one for causing to be erected a wooden building, so as to
be an obstruction on the highway, and the other was for
occupying the said building. (Jii each of the male at-
tendants four summons.s were served, one fur erecting
or assisting to erect a wooden building, so as
to be an obstruction on the said highway; a second
charge is for occupying the said building, a third is for
making or visisting to make a fire on the side of the same
highway, so as to be an obstruction on the highway to
the danger of persons passing and the injury of the !ugh-
way, and a fourth charge is for placing a quantity of
stones and timber on the said highway so as to be an
obstruction. On Saturday evening a public meeting was
.beld in the Drill Shed of the 11th Northumberland
(SandLoc) ]tide Volunteers, Corbridge, to support the
Countess of Derwentwater in Ler claims. There was a
large attendance of workusg men and lads, with a sprink-
ling of volunteers in uniform. Mr. M. Lowes, Corbridge,
presided, and in opening the meeting, briefly said they
were assembled to offer their warmed sympathies on
behalf of the Countess, who was claiming the evestes of
her grandfather.—Northers hails( .E.rjir...
MANSLAWMTF.II AT PlXLlCO.—Yesterday after-
noon Mr. S. F. Laugharri, the deputy coroner for West-
minster, Leld au Inquiry at the Booed-room, Ehury-
bridge, touching the death ce Stephen Brake. a butler in
the service of Mr. Henry F. Chorley, residing at No. 30,
Yaton-place West, Belgrave-square. The main feats of
the sue were reputed in our plaice intelligence on Friday
lot. Mr. Bury Hutchinson appmtred on behalf of the
friends of the deceased ; and Mr. W. D. Smyth was in-
structed on behalf et a young emu, named Charles Wil-
liam Templernan, the !.on-m-law a,f the &sassed, through
whose violence Drake is alleged to have died. Several
witnesses Laving Leon examined, the jury, without heada-
limo, found a verdict of "Manslaughter against Charles
Templesnan," and upon this he was formally
cenwnitted to take his trial.

TIANI•IKE A/101;10N. —An not of last aewtion
provides for the expiry on the let of November next of
seven provincial trusts. The most int/dor-taut abolitions
will be Hume at Hereford, Eery St. Edmewbs atul DeVilre4,
on account of the keen parliamentary mntetti which
they have gone through. The Devizes gates eurroundei
all the outlets of the town, and the " f reedomi of the road"
is to be marked by a banquet and a bonito, fur which
latter parr two of the obnoxious turnpike gates were
by the townspeople at the sale of the trust
prog4nzz
and Co., Belfast, ere the largest
Isomers of Whisky m the world. noir OW lAsh Inisierle news.
I=gby the nustiesl seine= m witerence le hewn annoy,
in casks end awes tor house use ex eimpartallen. Qmote,
liens on to Mews. Nast& and Os.. Ilsitasts ea
Ikea& rose, WJX—taavertlesnent.
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tory ito la woo No artiste of foodless were taso.uowy
ooriv•A Lon lOW, Campo'''. MEMO' of Hest, Vawl after
norul foOrnuthmo, mak,. the noire/ of flan ',Muir. the
rarbruon. " 111.. jury of WieextubOon /vivo, .lev mn-
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