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PLYMOUTH, MARCH 3.
The African Steam Navigation Company's • mail-
packet Faith, Captain James Parsons, arrived this after-
noon. Her dates are Fernando Po and the Cameroons,
Jan. 24 ; Calabar, ' the 25th ; Bonny, the 27th • Lago,
the 30th ; Accra,
Feb. 1 ; Cape Coast, the 2d ; Liberia, ;;If''
the 6th • Sierra Leone, the 10th ; Bathurst, the 14th ; iT
Goree, the 15th ; Teneriffe, the 22d ; and Madeira, tha •••
24th.
Governor Beacroft had been up the river Bonny to
settle a "palaver " with the natives, and took the King
with him to Fernando Po.

[PRICE SD.

nicated to Mr. Lucas the order that was received by Dr.
Gray—namely, to reappear again on Monday next, and to
be then prepared to communicate to the committee the
names of parties from whom he had heard, and with whom
he had discussed, rumours of corrupt practices going on
among Irish members.
Mr. E. B. jloche said that he should like to know from
the committee when they intended to examine him, as he
had received an urgent call to Ireland.
The Chairman replied that, so far as the committee were
concerned, there was nothing to prevent him going to Ire-
land at once. There was really no charge against him, and
they saw no reason for examining him at all.
In reply to a similar question, a similar reply was made
to Mr. Daniel O'Connell, M.P. for Tralee.
The next witness was Mr. Richard D. Kane, solicitor,
at Dublin, who said, he recollected investing 4001. for Mr.
Howley, in 1840. His recollection was not distinct, and
he could not charge his memory with having negotiated a
loan to Mr. Curtis. He was not altogether satisfied with
the security offered by Mr. Somers. His dislike to the in-
vestment was not entirely owing to the nature of the se-
curity, but he let Mr. Somers have the money, for Mr.
Howley took the responsibility of it entirely on his own
shoulders. (The witness's recollection as to the circum-
stances attending the origin of the transaction not being
at all clear, he was desired to consult his books in the
meantime, and appear before the committee on a future
day.)
It was then proposed to adjourned to Monday, but it
was ultimately agreed that the committee should meet
again on Tuesday next, at 1 o'clock.

The Affairs of Lagos are settled by Admiral Bruce.
Kosoko has accepted terms, and has promised not to
molest or in any way to interrupt canoes laden with oil
on their passage down the river. An immense trade is
now expected with Lagos.
Major Hill, the newly appointed Governor of Cape
Coast Castle, went out in the Faith ; but hearing on his
arrival that there were disturbances at Accra, he pro-
ceeded on in her. This place belonged to the Danes,
and it is what are termed the Danish-Accra people who
have rebelled. The last accounts state that Governor
Hill has despatched the Adjutant and Commissary to
Cape Coast for two mountain howitzers, some rockets,
guns, &c. Several tribes of friendly allies were ready
to assist the Gold Coast Corps at Christianberg Fort,
where the rebels some time since tore down the British
flag in consequence of the poll-tax.
Accra is almost deserted by the native merchants,
being under martial law. About the let of February
the Ashantee messengers and the British envoy returned
to Cape Coast Castle from Ashantee, having finally set-
tled the terms of peace agreed to on the conclusion of
the war last year.
Governo± O'Connor returned on the 80th of January
to Bathurst, from an expedition up the Gambia, in the
steamer Dover, on board which he received the African
chiefs located on both banks. A survey wade of the
upper branch of the river, which, if correct, will greatly
diminish the difficulty of penetrating into this part of
Africa. . __—
The African Steam Navigation Company's charter
mail-packet Waterwitch, which left Plymouth Jan. 26,
was at Bathurst on the 14th of February. Her Ma-
jesty's paddle-wheel steam-ship Penelope, 16, flag of
Admiral Bruce, was at anchor at Fernando Po. She
was hourly expected to sail for Sierra Leone. The Ad-
miral is coming home shortly. The Antelope, Lieu-
tenant Commandes.C. H, young, was engaged buoying
the River Bonny. The Pluto, Lieutenant-Colonel
Bedingfield, was at Lagos. Her boats were np the
river, settling with Kosoko.
The Polyphemus, 5, Commander C. G. Pillings, was
at Quitta when the Faith passed. The Plumper 9,
Commander K. A. L. Wharton, was at Accra, waiting
to assist Governor Hill. The Dolphin, 3, Lieutenant
Commander E. Wader, was at Sierra Leone. The
Racehorse, 14, Commander E. K. Barnard, was at
Madeira roads, bound to China.

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