The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-27 00:00:00

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OT ['WARD AMERICAN MAIL. QURENSTOWN,
APRIL 20.—The Royal Mail steamship China arrived here
at wren a.m. to-day. She embarked 00 supplementary
sacks of mails, her passengers, and telegrams, and pro-
ceeded for New York at 3.,3) p.m. All welL
SOUTH IRETON, APRIL •rs.—The Hamburg and
American Company's steamer Sasonia, from New York,
arrived hers to-day, with 134 passengers for this port,
Havre, and Hamburg, 48 sacks of mails, and 115,928 dole.
for London, 51,000 dole. for Paris, and 800 tons of cargo
for Hamburg. On the 23rd she spoke the English ship Men.
oete and the barque Maid of Queenstown.
OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL. QUEENSTOWN,
APRIL AL—The lumen Royal Mail steamship City of New
York arrived here at 7.30 a.m. to-day. She embarked
mails and passengers, and proceeded for Halifax at 3.30
p.m. All wall.
grzes 4TOWN APRIL 25.—The National Steam-
ship Company's et:tamer Denmark arrived here this even-
ing, embarked passengers, and proceeded for New York
immediately. All well.
HALIF %X, APRIL 25. —The Inman Royal Mail
steamer City of Cork arrived here to-day. All well.
DESPATCH OF MEDITERRANEAN MAILS.— SOUTH-
.oirrow, APrll. 23.—The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamship Metall* C•ptain Almond, sailed this
afternoon with mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean,
Egypt, Aden, &c. She took out 23 passengers and a
general cargo, including sovereigns, 150,000/. for Alex-
andria, and gold and silver watches, gold thread, An,
value 310/. 55., for Bombay.
DESPATCH or CAPP. or GOOD HOPE MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 25.—The Union Company's steamer
Norseman, Captain Ladds, sailed to-day, with mails for
the Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, de. She took out 40
passenger, and a general cargo.
ST. NAZAIRS, APRIL 26. —The steamer La France
has arrived Isere. She brings 147 pamengers and
1,900,000 f. in specie. A conflagration had taken place at
the railw iy station at Colon; 40 waggons laden with
merchandise were destroyed.
HEAVY AUSTRALIAN MAILS. —SOUTHAMPTON,
APRIL 2./.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Bangalore, with the abate mails, has arrived here,
with 180 passengen, 1,214/. In specie, and a general cargo,
Including silk, to the value of 77.0001. Between Malta
and Gibraltar she experienced heavy gales and high sea.
On the Thscl inst. she spoke the Delta. GIBRALTAR,
APRIL 20.—Exchange on London, 491; on Paris, 5.22;
Madrid, tar to J discount ; Cadiz, par to 4 premium.
INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. —SUEZ, APRIL 25.
The Nubia, from Calcutta March 31, and the Rangoon,
fromßombay 11th inst.. arrived at six p.m. yesterday
,and six a.m, to-day reepectively. The Carnatic, for Bom-
bay, and the Surat, for Calcutta, left Suez on the 19,h
Inst. at ten p.m. and midnight respectively, clearing off all
cargo.

CIDRALTAR, APRIL 23.—The Delta, from South-
ampton 14th MIL arrived today at eight a.m., and
leaves at three p.m. for Alexandria. Experienced bad
weather. _ _

(4011RNSTOWN, APRIL :N. —The Guion steam-
ship Manhattan, from New York, arrived here at 30
today, with 101 passengers, of whom she landed some,
and proceeded immediately for LiverpooL

Foams-ernes' APRIL 23. Her Majesty's
Minister at Florence has recrive,l a note from Count Me-
raabrea, the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, informing
him that arrangements had been mails by the Director-
General of Customs with the administration of the North
Italian Railway Company, by which all theluggage of those
• travellers who enter Italian territory merely in transit, and
which is not intended to be opened in Italy, will be
" plombe" unopened and sent on under the guarantee of
the railway itself to its destination accompanied by a tic-
' lust of registry ; and that only hand-begs and these boxes
or portmanteaus which are not consigned in the above
manner, or which are intended to be opened within the
Italian territory, will be examined at the custom-house.
The Italian minister adds that travelled themselves will
• be informed of this arrangement on their arrival at Buse,
to which place this measure more particularly applies.—
• Gaz,tte.

COCKEItreeUTH ELEA -no/T.—The nomination of
• candidate to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the late Mr. John Steel, M.P., took plate on
Saturday. in the pretence of about 3,000 peooe. Mr.
• Joseph Brown, merchant, proposed Mr. Isaac Fletcher.
F.R.S., of Tarn Bank, Workington, as a fit and proper
person to represent the borough. Mr. John Pearson,
• manufacturer, seconded the nomination. Mr. Joshua
Jenkinson, of Anfield, proposed Major Green Thompson.
Mr. George Mawson seconded the nomination; and no
other candidate having been proposed, the two candidate'
addressed the crowd, who subjected them to • good deal
of h.nter, but, upon the whole, listened to their speeches
with patience and good humour. A show of hands was
then taken for each of the candidates, and was declared
by the returning officer to be in favour of Mr. Isaac
Fletcher. A poll was demanded on behalf of Major Green
Thompson, and it will take place to-day.
BREAKFAST. —EPPS'S COCOA. —The very agree-
, aide character of this preparation has rendered it a general
favourite. Invigorating and sustaining, with a refined and
grateful flavour developed by the Wald mode of Praliandlou
applied, this cocoa Is mei as their habitual beverage for
breakfast by thousands who never before used cocoa,
It is made simply by pouring boiling water or milk on
the preparation as sold In tin dined 1=1,14. This Cocos
was originally Introduced by JANIS and Co., the
• homoeopathic Chemists first established in this country, with
the view of prnvnling for those under treatment an attractive
and perfectly reliable preparsUon The increased coormaption
consequent on its adoption by the general VOW, Me Is no
degree been allowed to Interfere with that elaborateasse to
erh,,h it may be said to hays owed ite inmelli—f*M4