The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-01 00:00:00

FRUIT.

DR. LIVINGSTONE'S EXPEDITION.

News has reached Cape Town from the Zambezi
mission. Dr. Livingstone was pursuing his dis-
coveries with his usual success. He was about to
proceed, without any stoppage, up to the Makalolo
country. The Ma Robert was entirely disabled,
and the party were about to proceed on an over-
land journey; on their return they expected to find
a new steamer ready for them, with which they
would try to reach the great lake Nyassi by the
Rowara river, said to flow out of it, and to be navi-
gable 100 leagues in length.
The follow letter from Dr. Livingstone reached
Cape Town shortly before the Dane sailed :
" Mazars, Zambezi, March 25, 1860.
" Si—We came down again to the sea in the
hopes of meeting a cruiser, but, none appearing, we
return hither and find a passage down to Quilli-
maine for Mr. Rae, our engineer, who is sent home
on duty connected with the expedition.
7‘ We now proceed without any stoppage up to
the Makalolo country, and will, on the way,
examine every inch of the river up to Victoria Falls.
We shall be able to say definitely whether a good
steamer may stem the rapids of Debra-Rasa. Our
opinion, founded on what we already know, is
that in all ordinary floods the passage would
be easy for a powerful boat. The present flood is
the highest we have witnessed, and our poor frail
steamer, made of a material which quickly under-
goes chemical decomposition, and ought never to
have been employed in an experiment of this
nature, shows a decided leaning towards settling
and being borne away to the Indian Ocean. If
we get her up to Tete she will never go more.
"We spent 23 days down in the Mangwoi
swamps (which we believe to be the hot-beds of
fever) in the most unhealthy period of the year.
We had touches of the complaint, but the mode of
treatment we adopt renders the fever not more
formidable than a common cold. This is one of t e
benefits our expedition has to show, and_to Dr.
Kirk and myself not a small one.--I have, 8.7 c.,
"DAVID LIVINGSTONE."

THE DUKE of NEWCASTLE.—The arrangements
for the grand masonic proceedings in connection with the
installation of the Duke of Newcastle as Provincial Grand
Maste for Nttingham are assuming a more definite cha-
racter, and theo demonstiation promises to be of a splendid
description. About 400 tickets have been taken for the ball,
and the attendance at the banquet will be so nnmerousithat
doubts are entertained whether the Corn Exchange will be
large erough. The reports which have been afloat that
the Prince z,if Wales will be present on the occasion are
we believe a letter has been received from
rre
not coct, andhighness's
secretary, stating that his engage
his royal
ments are such that ho will be unable to attend.
Notting-
ham Journal.
ACCIDENT TO LORD STAMFORD'S EQUIPAGE..
As the Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington
were proceeding down Belgrave Gate, Leicester,
day morning, on their way to the "meet" at Gad on Mn-
desby, othe
carriage, drawn by four beautiful horses, came in contact
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with a milk cart and fish dray. One of
was thrown down, and was dragged u waredws
along the paved gutter by the force of tile other three. The
horse was fearfully injured and bled profusely. Lord and
Lady Stamford escaped without injury, and took refuge in a
neighbouring house for upwards of an hour, awaiting a
change of horses. One or two of the bystanders received
slight injuries, and were liberally recompensed by his lord-
ship. The cause of the accident is not clear.—Leicester
Journal.
DREADFUL MURDER IN FIFESHIRE.—On Wed-
nesday evening about six o'clock a brutal murder was per-
petrated in the village of Torryburn, Fifeshire. At the
above hour an under gamekeeper named M C ann or M' Kenn,
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a_ n Irishman, employed on the estate of Oakley, entered the
house of a carrier named Dobbie, residing in Torryburn,
and, taking a deliberate aim at him with his gun as he sat
beside the fire, shot him in the head. The unfortunate man
only survived a few minutes. M'Kenn was imnaediately
apprehended and locked in the county prison on a charge
of murder. It appears that a few days previollo to pae
murder Dobbie and M'Kenn had some nusunderstanding
in a publichouse in the village, but their quarrel was
stopped by the intervoution 01 some persons present.