The Express. — 1866-09-24 (London, England)

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAIL.  PLYMOUTH, Sap" 22. The Union Company's steamship Celt, from the Cape, hasarrived here . Her dates are—Table Bay, 20th August ; St. Helena, 28th ; Ascension, Ist i3eptembor ; 84, Madeira, nth. She brings 60 passengers, including SurveyorGeneral Bell, Staff-Surgeon Major and Mrs. Powell, and Mr. and Mrs. John Paterson.  Se►eral led mace of suicide had occurred in the Cape colony : Mr. Henry Borgmann, • merchant at Allem! North, one of the referees of the Frontier Commercial and Agricultural Branch Bank, obtained access to the bankinghouse, which adjoined his residence, and after business hours abstracted from the sate about 45,0001. Of this 40,0001. was in bills,l,lool. in gold,and the rest notes. On the police discovering that he had perpetratedthe robbery, end being about to take him into custody, he retired to his bedroom, ostensibly to change his coat, and there shot himself dead. His estate is said to be hopelessly in. solvent, principally from his having speculated beyond his means, through which he was unable to take up • quantity of his paper, which was in the bank and spproaching maturity. Mr. A. J. Zeederberg, • wealthy corn factor, carrying on business in Cape Town, committed suicide by killing himself with • knife, near his country house at Mowbray. His mind bad been a good deal utast by • stormy meeting of shareholders of the Cape Commercial Bank, of which he was one of the directors, which had been held • few clays previously. Captain Stephan, late of the schooner Jon. quille, which was wrecked in Hondeklip Bay, six days after the wreck walked to the end of the jetty there, and having fastened one end of a rope to hie waist, and the other to the woodwork of the jetty, jumped into the water and drowned himself. He wrote • letter to his father informing him whet he was about to do. The loss of the schooner bad rendered him insane. The legislature of Natal had passed a measure with the view of establishing • reciprocity treaty between that colony and the Cape Colony, by which the trade between them was to be free and their produce mutually exempt from customs duties. In the event of such an arrangement being entered into, it was expected that the whole supply of sugar for the Cape colony would be drawn from Natal. In the Natal colony ecclesiastical matters were quiet. Dean Green had returned from Cape Town. Two series of services were held as heretofore in the cathedral. Bishop Colenso was systematically developing his theological views in the sermons which he was regularly preaching. The colonial secretary bad formally stated in the Legislative Council that the government bad received no instructions from England to recognise Bishop Colenso. The Bishop of Cape Town was making every preparation to resist the law-suit brought against him to show cause why the title deeds of the cathedral should not be made over to Dr. Colenso.  Her Majesty's ship Challenger arrived in Simon's Bay on July 31, from Rio, and left August 5, for Australia. Icarus left Simon's Bay July 12 for China. Swallow arrived in Simon's Bay from Batavia, left on July 21 for Spithead. Rapid was left in Simon's Bay. Valorous left Algoa Bay July 24, for St. Helena. Pearl arrived in Simon's Bay Aug. 20, from China. The United State frigate Junata, Capt. J. J. Alury, was lying at St. Helena, bound to Brasil. At Ascension were the Flora, Jaseur and Pioneer. The Bristol having broken down was de. 'patched on Aug. 28 to England for repairs, accompanied by the Leander, from the Pacific. The Union Company's steamship Saxon arrived out July 26, and the Roman Aug. 12. The Diamond Company's steamship Raffraria arrived out Aug. 5.  Pt