The Daily Times. — 1860-12-13 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SIERRA LEONE.—H.M.S. Espoir arrived on the 2lst of November, having in tow a magnificent, clipper slave brig, which she captured in lat. 7.10 N, log. 12.,46 W. She was fitted for carrying 500 slaves, which she would have taken on board the following morning. The captain and supercargo had landed with a ho-K - BUM uf-munov fur the purchase of the slaves. She.had slave decks laid ani irons on board, also coppers for cooking. rice, and slave canoes for passing the slaves through the surf. When taken she had no papers' or colours; her cargo consisted of rice and water. —H.M.S.. Industry arrived on the 20th of November from Miyo, with 200 troops belonging to the 2nd West India Regiment, wrecked in H.M.S Perseverance. The West Africail Herald says :—" The municipality of Cape Coast has ceased for the present to exist. It .seems that the King. and native. chiefs and captains of the town object to the municipality on the very substantial ground that the existence of that body tends to diminish their -authority and reduce the revebue•they (the chiefs) derive from hearing causes. There can be no doubt, however, that every native of education and intelligence, appreciates the good the mayor and councillors effected. In abolishing for the present the municipality, the governor and his council have, we know, not acted hastily. The matter has been well weighed and thoroughly discussed ; and we understand that the -circumstance that has had most weight with the executive government, in arriving at the resolution we have recorded, is, that there are not educated natives of position in sufficient nuMbers to enable the late mayor and councillors to be relieved by others." His Excellency the Governor and party arrived at Accra on the 20th inst. His Excellency was saluted both by the fort and by the natives. The chiefs of the interior who were to meet the Governor not having arrived at the. departure of the mail, his Excellency took a short cruise in the Alecto as far as calling at Anamboe and Winnebah on his way hence to Accra. His Excellency was pleased with the reception given him by the commandant of Winnebah. Captain do Ruvignes,_.commandant_ n£ Accra. had_ given general satisfaction. .. Under date September. 30, we arc favoured with the following from Cameroons : Barque Lotty Sleigh ready for sea, and will sail next spring ; on the 15th instant the master, James Irving, died of congestion of the brain. Barque Moselle loading for Liverpool. Brig Eleonore, of Hamburg, will sail for Gaboon on the 12th prox. River very unhealthy. 11Ir. WDermotf, agent of Messrs. Ashman, of Liverpool goes home by the Ethiope from ill health. Nothing doing in .trade.. The captain of 'the brig Commerce died on the 27th, and hia-son died the 'following day. It is with regret we report that, a few days ago, Captain Kirkwood, of the barque Guilford, belonoing was drowned whilst going on shore in his boat at to Hutton and Cookson, of Liverpool,  Camilla. . : A murderous 'attack was made,, ou the 3rd November, on Mr. Charles Bannerman, the editor and proprietor of the West African Herald. The assailants were Joseph Adams, a trader, and several of his slaves. They were brought up at Cape Coast and sentenced - to • six months' imprisonment with hard labour. The trade on the Gold Coast was brisk. The Ainericans were carrying all before' them in the shape of trat._________ ______ - ,  , CORONBIeS INauEsTs.—The Coroner .held thnfollow7 ing inquests yesterday.—On the 1)0,4 of Sarah Jane di.abam, a child five weeks old, that. was smothered by being overlain, in bed in Finny-lane Thomas7strect. Verdict accidental death.—On the body of a new-born child. It. was found that the child was still-born, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly.