The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-11 00:00:00

AFRICAN DISCOVERY.

Letters Eve been received, dated the 28th of
February, from Mr. Richardson's expedition, which is
accompanied by the two German doctors, Barth and
Overweg. The party had at length broken up from
Ahir, where Dr. Barth bad made an excursion to
Aghades, and had entered Nigritia. the country or
different states that lie around the Lake Tshad, the
borders of which are so very little explored that it is
likely that the travellers will be kept in that neigh-
bourhood a good while. A little after Christmas
they arrived at a place called Darnergu, and proceeded
to Zieder, where the three travellers parted, each
of them taking another route with his followers. Mr.
Richardson is gone on the direct way to Kauka, not
far from the shores of the Lake Tshad, the capital of
the empire of Bornu. Dr. Overvveg has taken a turn
to the west, into the country of Adar, with the view
of making a geological expedition, while Dr. Barth
went by Tessana and Ketechua to Kanu, the place
from where his letters are dated. At Kauka
all three hoped to meet again very soon after-
wards. The travellers are still in high spirits, and
do not complain the least about the hardships of
the journey and ill-health. Their means, however,
are almost at an end, as a new supply, which
was forwarded last summer, has not reached
them yet. The goods with which they travel and sup-
port themselves are unfortunately very unprofitably
selected, so that they fetch only half the price theypaid for them at Tripolis and Murzuk. Besides, pass-
ing from the country and protection of one chief to
that of another has cost them a great deal, as they are
obliged to pay very high for every person and camel.
They hope, however, to find at Kauka the long-pro-
mised supply,. and letters from Europe, for which they
have been waiting since June of last year. Their cou-
rage was not broken the least, and they still keep up
the plan to approach the Upper Nile as soon as they have
explored the vicinity of Lake Tchad, provided that
the British and Prussian Governments will help them
on. The interest of the scientific public will be
principally excited by a very extensive report, which
has been received from Dr. Barth, about his excursion
from Teentellust to Aghades, where he witnessed the
investiture of the new Sultan, Abd-el-Kader, and
collected a quantity of materials about the history,
topography, and ethnography of a hitherto almost
unknown spot south of the Sahara. The report, to
which a complete glossary of the ilaussa and
Enghedesie languages,
some itineraries, and maps are
annexed, is now in the hands of Lord Palmerston, and
there is every reason to hope that it will soon be
published, and will occasion a general interest for an
expedition which has undertaken to examine the very
core of the unknown continent, and to solve also, if
possible, the ancient mystery about the source from
which the Nile originates.

. THE DERBY POLICE "DONE."
starather amusing incident occurred at the Derby
tattoo
ISaturday last, which is worth recording. It
appears
that the Watch Committee have given the police
force of Derby leave
of absence, and ono week's pay, to
visit the Greatroceed ,t Exhibition, ten of them being allowed
to p
that the Midlandad time. Some of the force hearing
Midland
Leeds to London Company was taking parties from
paid 10s. GI, for ss. each, whilst from Derby they
thought it would be a good plan to send to
Leeds for some
coe!,equent'y they tickets,se to get into the train at Derby,
Jeffries) to Leeds to
ra
nut one of the force (Police-constable
purchase the tickets and hand then]
into the train to
at
Derby was
But, unfortunately,
the railway station
Millsy the
so crowded with trains
on Saturday that Mr.
manager of th© goods
department, ordered that the Lids train should riot come
into the station-yard, but be
line,
on to the curve
leading. on to the Nottingham ne,,cwhere it was to be
joined by the train from Derby, policemen, with
their wives, and accompanied by thehetown crier, were
for the train ou the Dieter.
anxiously weitina
to the rand
tingham the
were in great dismay on seeing it turn 'e .En' and
tingham line. The train, however, stopped, °
gut out
man who went to Leeds to purchase the tickets
and proceeded to the platform etel gave
them to his
anxiously-waiting companions. But how were the
to get to the train? After a short consultation the;
agreed to go down the line in a body and take their 1
places in the north train. They did so; but to the '
mortification of them ell they were noticed by Mr. Mills,
who sent a policeman to fp:ch them all hack, and they
were told that unless they took tickets from Derby the
same as other parties, they would not be allowed to
proceed with the train. the policemen on duty
on the line wore also tined ss. each for allowing them
on the lino without a written order. Mr. Thompson,
superintendent of Derby police, was sent for, and a
" row" ensued, but the " force" were obliged to pay the
Derby fare, and sink the ss. each which they had paid
for the Leeds tickets. We may state that the reason of
the fare being only ss. from Leeds to London, is in con-
sequence of the Midland Company competing with the
Great Northern Company for the north through traffic.
—Nottingham Journal.