The Express. — London, England, 1851-09-09 00:00:00

TRINIDAD. From this Wind we learn that the changes that will be Progimed is the esmaittee on the warden erdintince- will only have fist &air aim to nabs the ordinance yet more ellsehrd anti better salsabied to csa7 o the views of Lord Flessik, awhile instance fra st med. The Port of Spas eassals o et August g, with reference to this sausase. ayes Haring become, as we sincere convert to the r polis " ArlaMed ale rhh ll4ll 4l Measure of Lord Harris's afar we are mations to sse it worked ,t hate the mg whisk will neon I i t , smash at • late hour, t fell sesame cdpegelarity W ' waren in to= it emternuy entitled. At the Board of Council on the let of Al got a abgabh hem the secretary of state was read, with lie* _in SIB ordinance passed on the 6th May last, and entitled "ha ordinance fur encouraging the introduction into this of fns black and eolouted immigrants from the Villa gr a ns of America and the British North Amadei= pre• Mores. Earl Grey states that he approves of the fifteen I in every respect, with the exception of the clause which has reference to the naturalization of American inosigranta arriving in the colony, and as regards which be sub. wits some amendments for the consideration of the council. The colonial secretary laid on the table several voluminous communications from Mr. Pollard, the agent sent on for facilitating the immigration of free coloured persons from the United States. A communica tion from Mr. White, the joint immigration agent for 1)e- 1 =rare and Trinidad at Calcutta, was read—pointing out' various abuses in the existing system of Indian immigration, and seegesting the proper remedies. On the motion of the colonial secretary, the attorney-general, the colonial treasurer, and Messrs. Rennie, Lush, and Hume, were appointed a standing committee, to consider all commu nications received from Mr. White on the subject of Indian immigration. The Colonial Secretary stated to the board that Mr. Caird had instructions from the Secretary of State that shipping had been taken up for 1,000 coolies for 1852. A petition from the town council of l'ort of Spain, repro meting the insalubrity of the present private slaughter houses of l'ort of Spain situate to the windward of the town, and praying for their suppression, and for authority to erect public slaughter-houses to the leeward of the town, and to enforce the use of the same , was read by the elerk. It was referred to the soli citorgeneral to bring in an ordinance on the subject. A communication was read by the clerk from Mr. Altonse Ride, requestiug the council to increase their vote': made in 1847 for steam communication with the adjacent g a e• of Venezuela, from 500!. sterling per annum to 1,000!., in favour of a new arrangement, which would place Tri nidad in direct communication with the littoral of the re public of Venezuela, from Ciudad Bolivar to Maricaibo, as will as with tha islands of Marguerite and Curtain. The attorney-general and Messrs. Rennie and Lash were ap pointed • committee to take Mr. Reed's proposition into consideration. LEEWARD ISLANDS. The St. Luria Palladium of Aug. 8, lays : The sugar crop of latil is nearly closed. All that remains of it to be manufactured or carritd away may be taken in one or two shiploads. It may be as well, for the informa tion of our readers at home and abroad, to give an account of the amount of our exports to date, and, elinparing it with that of last year, show how things have not turned out to be quite so had as wo had had reason to fear in the early part of the crop season. In the following table we place the exports of the eight months of the present year elapsed to date, against the total quantity shipped in the whole of last year . hhde. tn. 9'415 hhds guitar plugged Dem lto Dee. 31,1050 3,734 171 1,3717-= 4313 Ditto from Jut. 1 to Aug. 8, 1551 4,097 335 3,34=44U Surplus to date There are still, to onespieks this year's crop of sugar, from 600 to 70 4 ) casks to be shipped, making a surplus of some 1,100 hhtls. over last year. Judging from present appearances, we may venture to say that, unless some extraordinary countentroko occurs in the weather, still greater fruitfulness will crown the exer tions of the St. Lucia planters next year. The Union Estate, ono of the finest, best installed, and most productive estates in the island, and which comprises upwards of 1,000 acres of land, of which 63 arc in cane cul tivation, has been knocked down this week at Marshall's sale for 6,500/. sterling. The purchaser is F. Loustan, Esq., as agent for Edward Lumley Woodycar, Esq., resid ing at Aix, in France. Lieut.-Colonel Cobb, 2nd West India Regiment, arrived at St. Lucia on the 30th of July, and 011- mimed the government of' that island on the same $43 47 tee - 4 - - " Prom the other islands the only important item of intelligence is that of a frightful eruption of the long dormant volcano of the Peke Mountain, in Marti nique, which took place during the night of Tuesday, August sth. Like the great and memorable erup tion of the St. Vincent Soufriere in Ihl2, the pheno menon at Martinique is described as having been ac companied with " a noise similar to the approach of thunder, still nearer and nearer, with a vibration that affected the feelings and hearing." I tappears, however, that, beyond a layer of grey sand, gritty particles of calcined earth, and fevilla, found in the morning upon the streets, houses, and shipping, as having been thrown forth by the volcano in the night, the people of St. Pierre were, up to our accounts, uninformed of the effivts of the phenomenon. The following extract of a private letter may, in the absence of more collected particulars, give some idea of the eruption: St. Pierre, Aug. 6. A strong rumbling noise was heard last night, which con tinued from about midnight to four o'clock this morning. At daylight this 'needing we observed three streaming chimneys of smoke on the Pelee mountain. One of these was of black smoke, rvembling the smoke of a steam-ship, though ten times more voluminous than the chimney of our stram.frigute. The other two were formed of a whitish smoke. I assure you I sever before saw anything so grand. The town is all covered over with grey ashes. A great many p.-noes have gone to the Mount, but cannot reach it before night. There has been nu shuck of earthquake felt, but persons living in the neighbourhood declare that they were driven from their homes by the strong smell of sulphur and the fill( of danger from their vicinity to the eruption Another letter of the same date says: We hail during the night an eruption of the volcano on Maud Pelee, The whole town, u far as the Slouillage, as well as all the eurroundirg country, is covered over with ashes. The population of Precheur had to fly their hones during the night, and come the whole way to St. Pietro. As for my family, it was not until rising this motraing we heard of the occurrence, there not having been, thank God, any earthquake. It ie not possible to give you say particu lars of this phenomenon or its effects ; you shall soon have them is the journals. It may, however, be inhumed that no calamitous result has arisen from it, tor, had thaw boos say, we should have known it by this time. The Vile.: Mountain (r s the SC Lewis Pearlisats), which is the highest land in Martinique, stasis at the mods of the island, and, according to the isaLyablithed authority in 1831, reprawatod as as of 4,1304 English feet free the hod of sta. It is from this mountain chiefly that the 1111111=1101111 rue by which the Ward Y watorsi_ ; ash. slheash strikingly characterised with Ow bsdeliblo wads of an ancient volcano, we do not renseuthet to have ever fallen in with the neon' of any 7 of its seretions. It is to be hoped that amongst those iabahisoal eharelto have been attracted to the site of this volcano by its mast eruption, some scientific explorer will be hood to enlighten us with the result of his observations on no interesting a phenomenon. There is said to be an identity of origin in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- a connection , more or less intimate, in the agency of the one with the other. In the ease of Etna end Vesuvius, it is recorded, they rarely return to a state of activity otter an interval of repose without some antecedent earthquake, the latter usually ceasing as soon as the vol cano has once established for itself a vent whereby the elastic vapours can discharge themselves. So, too, we have seen that the earthquake which destroyed Caracas in 1812, at the same time that the shores of the Mississippi were in sympathetic commotion, was followed in eight days by the memorable eruption of the Soufriere in St. N'incent. May it not, then, be hoped that the awful oscillations of the earth, almost continuously in action durninagg the last two months it the neighbouring island of Oandaioupe, winnow be :it an cad? A letter, dated" St. Thomas, August 4," says: The " dengue," which latterly prevailed at listrannah, has made its appearance here. It is a species of influenza, brought on, it is supposed, by the excessive hest of the wea ther and frequent slight showers. Nothing of the kind ever proved so general. Three-fifths of the inhabitants have been attacked. The disease is harmless in its ranks, though exceedingly annoying. The symptoms are slight fever and headache, followed by sever catarrh and cough, which gene rally disappear in twelve or fifteen The accounts from New G renada are disas trous. No remittances could be sent from Bogota to Carthagena, for fear of robbery. Trade at the latter place was completely at a stand-still. Panama is in an unsettled state, owing to the revolution in the interior. The New Grenada government had de manded supplies from the inhabitants of Panama to put down the revolution. Tho latter refused to grant them, and threatened to set up an indepen dent public. CITY OF LONDON REOISTRATION.—AO,OIIIIII6 to the abstracts of claims a persons to bare dads memo in serted in the lists of 'seem haw whisk tiny bane been omitted, and Idols to MIMI in the Isis reforned to Mr. T. Y.l4CbeWs fee Skytool, at Ile amides he rho City of Lorin , en the 24mi ra ss izz Mows : Freemen sad Memnon : Mime. 2i 214. In habitant beessimbiers : I eilleilless. Total dim IS; trod ob*domo. I,ISL Tuba fiend °bleeding, I,SSI. The ilmoollme, wadi to be 14, end tbs objections 86 am Om they were lest year. Tue BMUS WHITE Hume FilasaY.—An act was aseeed ia the late swim to asosadi tbe site Meting to the MOM White Huth. ikkasy. The ammiedeaers et the lieslai Massy us now empowered to sigalete the thee (set labs mere .11A Masa days) between eso sad ef berrlase. Proper whoa nets aro to Isla tits mega bersiag *Away ocentomio, they way le soloed. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, Guided by these principles, Spain is determined to fol low the sere aerie. At peace with the government of the United ftgrikand respecting as she does all the rights of Americo& sMs, she will treat and punish as pirates those atbwturerr who may invade her territory, without xeciriag edema they come from or what country they to. If, m anseseerres of General Enna having divided his ferer, the earedstleu of Lopes has not been totally annihi leassl with's Ms twenty-four hours, its ruin was nevertheless imminent sad certain, according to the last accounts. Pur- ISA by the fterdsh troop is every direction, the 200 men W teretrel whir Mr were arrehiey on the 16th towards Areatia, IM only read that the well-concerted measures et dr etpriegernal had left him open ; and in order ots meet Lope these he had already sent a part of the garrison of Bawreeh. while three columns that were formerly In Las Pear hareseed Idat *a every direction. Brag sew are of the brae, the captain-general had or dered the triers commanded . by General Enna, and those of Brigadier Itesake, to remain in observation from Mariel to the mouth of the Rio Blanco, while those under the orders of Colonial Elijelor were to return to Finer del Rio with the purpose of opposing any new expeditions that might be sent from the United States. The next steamer will most pro bably bring the news of the total destruction of Lopez and his band, against whom the spirit and feelings of the country have shown themselves most decidedly hostile. Nowhere have they found the slightest support nor sym pathy ; on the contrary, wherever they have arrived the Inhabitants have abandoned their homes and occupations to join the troops and tight them. The Spaoi.h minister has deemed it bar duty to submit these observations, and to present an exact narrative of the facts to the editor of the Times, and he sincerely trusts that in his impartiality and sense of justice he will bear them in mind, or will have the kindnos to give them room in the columns of his well credited and widely circulated journal. Sept. 0. XAVIER A. Intent:. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.-THE SEARCHING EXPEDITION. The following letter from Captain Parker, of the Truelove whale ship, giving an account of Captain Austin's expedition up to the 13th of September, 1f iO, has been brought by Captain Ord, of the Tyne, of Berwick-upon- Tweed, which ship arrived at that port on the 6th instant, from Davis' Straits. From this letter it would appear that the searching ex peditions were about to enter into winter quarters on the southern shore of Cornwallis Island, in Barrow Straits, and Capt. Parker, of the Truelove, transmits a letter from Mr. Kane, surgeon of the United States' expedition, which will bo read with the deepest interest by all concerned in Sir John Franklin's expedition. The traces of Sir John Franklin's expedition, which had been already repot ted by Captain Forsyth as having been discovered by Captain Orumanney and Lieut. Bcrtie Cator, had been further fol lowed up by Captain Ommanney, Captain Penny, and Cap tain de Maven, of the United States expedition, placing be yond a doubt the safety of Sir John Franklin's ships up to this point, which was their tint winter quarters, and during their sojourn at which there is not the slightest ground for supposing that soy disaster of any description bad occurred beyond the ordinary casualties of life among such a num ber, three men having died of the two ships' companies up to April, 1816, about which period they would be preparing to push forward on the main object of the expedition. The persor.s whose graves arc hero reported formed part of the expedition. Mr. M'Douitld is assistant-surgeon of the Terror. " Davis Straits, July 24, 18.51. " My Lords,—May it please your Lordships to receive at my hands the inclosed testimony, received on the 12th of July, of the American searching vessels, of the azeouut of their voyage in search of Sir John Franklin. On the 13th of September, 18.50, they left all the searching vessels at Cape Martyrs, Coruwallia Island, they not bring enabled to pursue any further westward direction from that date. A harbour called the Assistant Harbour, discovered by Captain Ommanney, three miles south of Cane Martyrs, was the place in selection by them to winter in. The bay ice was forming very strong at that time, yet the Advance and Rescue were determined to proceed homewards ; but, unfortunately, however, a gale sprang up and drove them up Wellington Channel 50 miles, and afterwards they were frozen in. I have not yet been enabled to get further northwards than the Devil's Thumb, and the time being limited for my sojourn in that quarter, I cannot give you any more particulars, excepting that the two American vessels and the Prince Albert were left by us near the Duck Islands, the wind being southwest and blowing strong at that time. The American schooners have left some de spatches fur the Admiralty at Sievely, which in due time I hope will be received. At this date lam off stolstinburg. The ice in my voyage northwards seemed to be very light, but I could not get through it in time. The Ame rican captain De Haven told me that the winter was very mild, and that he can give no further particulars respecting Sir John Franklin than the in closed account. He said he was determined to go to the 'seat of search again, alter having wintered ; and all the documents received from the Admiralty and others I gave to him. " I remain, my lords, your lordships' most obedient servant, " J01t7.4 PARKER, _Mater." [Memorandum from Captain Parker, of the Truelove.] "I. On the 26th of August, 1830, traces were found to northward of Port Innis, Wellington Channel, confirming those previously found at Cape Riley by Captain Omman ney. These consisted ot fragments of clothing, preserved meat tins, and scraps of papers, one of these bearing the name of M'l)onald, medical officer in the expedition. " 2. On the 27th Captain Penny's parties reported graves. These were at once visited by Captain Dr Haven, Mr. Penny, and Dr. Kane. They bore respectively the names , of W. 13raine, R. 31., and John llartnell, of the Erebus, and John Torrington, of the Terror, the date of the latest death being the 3d of April, 1846. Added to these sad but unmistakeable evidences were the remains of the observatory, carpenters' shop, and armourers' forge. Upon the bill side and beach were fragments of wood, metal, and clothing, with stacks of empty . meat tins. Everything indicated permanency and organisation. There can be no doubt that the cove between Cape Riley and Beechy Island, facing Lancaster Sound, was the tint winter sta tion of the missing vessels. On the 31st ot September the impervious ice of the Wellington Channel underwent a complete disruption, and by the Gth several vessels pene trated to the Cornwallis side. Such, however, was the impenetrable character of the pack in Lancaster Sound that by the 10th of September the entire searching squa dron were again concentred about eight miles south of Griffith's Island. This was the furthest westing attained by the American expedition. The latest dates from Commodore Austin are of the 13th of September. They were then in momentary expectation of =km; winter quarters, and it is probable that a small harbour discovered by Capt. Ommaney about three miles east of Cape Martyrs will be the haven selected. Thence the American vessels, while proceeding homeward, were frozen in opposite Wellington Channel, drifting during the ensuing winter from a latitude of 75.2.5 throughout the channel and sound into Baffin's Bay. Their liberation, atter much exposure and trial, took place on the 10th of June, 18.11, at a point south of Cape Walsinghatn 63.30—a linear drift exceeding 1,050 miles. The commotion of the ice with its attendant uncertainty was their chief source of trial. Every officer and man had marked scorbutic disease, but no deaths have occurred. The crews are now refreshed, and the expedition is endeavour ing to regain the seat of search.—l have, tee., E. K. KANII, Surgeon to the Expedition." DEATII CoY MR. WILLIAM NICOL, F.R.S.E.—In oar obituary of Wednesday loot we intimated the death of . . this gentleman, which tools place at his residence, Inver leith-terrate, on Tuesday last, in his 83rd year. Mr. Nicol commenced his career as assistant to the late Dr. Moyes, the THE BPANIAH ACCOUNT OF THE CUBAN The Spanish minister, in consequence of the er roneous accounts of the late events in Cuba, which could only have gained publicity " from the want of a correct and authentic information, and from the exaggerated accounts of the American newspapers," has caused the publication, in a morning contempo rary, of the following " exact report of what has happened in Cuba during the last invasion." The ' facts " are taken from official documents," for whose veracity the Spanish minister " himself becomes responsible": The attempt at Round Island, and the expedition of Car denas, had clearly awl frankly established the respective positions of the Spanish and American governments. While the former announced in the most public and solemn man ner its determination to apply with the utmost rigour the law of the rights of nations to the invaders of Cuba, the latter, through the proclamation of General Taylor ' de clared them outlaws, &ado:eluded from all protection. Both governments did repeatedly warn them that death as pirates should be the consequence of their crime; but this advice, perfectly unnecessary in any other country, was not, unfor tunately listened to in America. The expedition of Cardenas took place, Spanish blood was spilt in that most unjustifiable aggression, and at last the criminals fled. The Spanish governor, who had' in his power the prisoners taken at Contoy, carried his generosity to the eatent of imprudence ; some of them were • acquitted, the others forgiven, not a single victim fell ; in , i fact, it was impossible to carry further the effects of clemency. Soon, however, were felt the results of such a generous conduct. The sedition of :Puerto Principe, the ruing in I arms of Aguero and his few adherents, stimulated by the expectation of a new expedition from the United States, and the final landing of Lopez and his partisans on the northern coast, soon convinced the Captain-General of Cubs of the fatal effects of former lenity, and of the necessity of the prescriptions of the law being applied with the utmost severity. Being therefore decided to act with energy, be received at 3 o'clock in the morning of the 12th a despatch from the captain of her Majesty's frigate Esperanza, addressed to the Governor of Marie!, advising the approach of a steamer. Tho captain-general, calculating the direction of the sus pected vessel, did not hesitate one instant, and at 7 o'clock that same morniug the war steamer Pizarro, under the com mand of General Brutillos , sailed Crum Ilavannah, with seven companies of troops (about 700 men) having in tow a schooner with the horses belonging to the staff officers, and a few soldiers of the Regiment el Rey, all of them cora -1 mended by General Enna. The Pizarro anchored the same day in Bahia Londe, four leagues distant from i'layitas, where the pirates bad landed in the morning. Lopez had divided his forces. About 400 men were possessed of • village called Las Poses, and 100 more were placed in El Menlo,i a small hill with a few houses that look upon the coast, with the probable intent of assisting the landing of new expeditions, or to secure a re treat in case of defeat. General Enna, impatient for fighting, and no doubt de ceived by the many and contradictory reports consequent upon the hour and haste, divided also his small forces. Two companies attacked the hill El Morello ; two more re stained out of the seat of action; and himself, with only three companies, attacked the main body of the invades*, consisting of at cast 350 men, protected by the houses of the village, by some defensive works rapidly made, and by the difficulties of the ground. General Enna had therefore to fight &gaited an enemy not only superior in force, but who had besides the advantage of being defended by strong Parapets. The Spanish troops attacked with the bayonet, receiving the fire of the enemy, and they met with the most desperate residence. The loss on both sides was very considerable, and both parties fought, man against man, in the streets of the villages. The Queen's forces had 120 men wounded, and a considerable, but yet unknown, number of dead, among whom was the second major of the Leon regiment. General Enna, who had his horse killed under him, funnd himself obliged, in consequence of the position occupied by the enemy, to wait for the artillery and to retreat with his small force. The pirates left the village to attack him, but the general charged them with his few men and com helled them to re-enter their sheltered positions. lie then halted at • short distance with his little force, which he had yet to divide by the necessity of transporting and escort inig the wounded to Bahia Lends. There he remained, without being at all molested, till the 15th, iu the morning, when he was reinforced by four companies of infantry end 140 horses, that the captain general of Cuba had sent, under the command of the colonel chief of the general staff, and on that same day he was also joined by another column, of live companies and two moun tain pieces, under the orders of Ihigadier-General Don Martin Rosales. - _ . . The invaders, who had remained inactive since the en counter on the 13th, contrived to leave the village of Las Poses; and, by the latest news from the Ilavannah, dated the 17th, et eight o'clock in the morning, it is known that Lopes had only with him 200 men out ot the 500 he hail at the time he landed. All the others had been killed in the affray of Las Pons, or had been dispersed and shot by the troops and by the country people, who had spontaneously set on their pursuit. In this number are included the 50 adventurers made prisoners by the crew of the steamer Habanero. The fol-. 1 lowing are the circumstances and particulars of the execs tions :—They had been taken in four boats on the coast of Cuba in Spanish waters. They formed part of tho expedi tion of Lopes, and they were all found armed, with a chief lad five o ffi cers at they head. They arrived at Havannah early in the morning of the 16th, and having been found guilty by their own evidence and declarations, they were shot at half-past eleven, near the Castle of Ataxia More than 20,000 spectators were present at that melancholy some, and raised their rims for the Queen and for Spain. The troops had formed a square, the cavalry and the civil guard being on the sides. The colonel was net alone, the live officers together. and the other individuals 10 by 10. All of them were immediately withdrawn teem the place of execution to make room for their unfortunate fellow sufferers. Their mortal remains were, also, immedi ately placed in 10 hearses, furnished by the funeral under takers, who, deemed all in black, carried them to be decently buried. The troops marched round after the execution and then withdrew; not one single corpse remained in the square; then, and only then, were the people allowed to enter the pla c e e where such a painful act of justice had been performed. This is the exact and true narrative of what has occurred to the prisoners. All the disgusting details which errone ously have been published in the English newspapers are calumnious fabrications of the America prom It may be matter of opinion whether the application of the low is eon venient or not ; but certainly no act of acemeory cruelty can be imputed in this case to the Spanish authorities in Cuba. They have fulfilled a painful duty, but they have fulfilled it with the dignity and decorum that becomes honourable and gallant men. In judging of their conduct in this affair, it is indispen sable not to torget for one instant the peculiar nature of the aggression and the precedents of this question. The rights of nations consider the invaders as pirates; the most summary principles of justice, and the duty which all governments have of protecting and defending the society intrusted to their care, demanded a prompt and exemplary punishment that might deter others from embarking in similar under takings. The American government, through the channels of Gen. Taylor and Mr. Fillmore, had mast publicly declared them outlaws ; the Spanish governor had on his side an nounced more than a year ago his firm determination to ap ply the law to the utmost extent, after having tried with out sumo a useless system of clemency, for which he was accused, both in England and America, of weakness and want of energy. Not only was the right of Spain placed beyond all possible doubt, but its wateumment was con sidered and invoked as the preeervatimetsmiety, threatened to its foundation by the wild and aseiviliasil policy of the American adventurers. The Weems sod remarkable articles published by the English prem andthelimmible rea =yed seine of the most distiagukiesoi enstommit of this tonal lave taught Spay, lad oho ad shindy been swam at 11, hew eonvensent and hew zenemary it we= in pranks die mono. kw of the rights of nations the modem headset al Arena end dibustiers. Spain kw 1.11111.1 tie primary and the most simple of her duties; W mhe tried "pia a sputum of Weft and in dulgeseeterhidi hewer amiss= bed already condemned ao imene wed absurd, site might have been very pro wl ammed elabemlosing the cause of universal justice, r essia leeragiening defenceless the cause of la dela; dandy, of betraying by her =gnaa aai wadmem fie arsond intim that Providence bra Lill mem dlipsimamenle. Vadat similar circumstances what memley hen wearastai to a WOW way ? it is natural and tme ewilleleed that mankind will *slaw at the bland nib serdhlei for polidadminees dirks a civil stria. psalm amay more amilimt and 1111111111111111 executions Ara Man d Savannah have WINS pima is the Zarope without me tme raising Its wise lemon of cruelty the in which they were perpetrated ? But when the victims, whitener degree of pity they may =cite, are unknown adventurer* and mammary foreignmes " without a Ood, without a law, without a Ilse"—who, m the Timer so sensibly mays, " are clearly se guilty l o i f= as any felon who ever swing in 6*h/enema OE Man to attack the "anomie= of a govememend at perm wish their own, and to divide smog themedves the plander el the espeditioa"—ma them appear anwintwal the rodibia lion et the law, and ma it bee ameldneeil se a wastes Mal cruelty ? Were they ignore= of the law ? Were Wm wit aware long ago of what suit of pentangle awaited Swim? Did they sot an with psalm& knowledge sad awl rainy ? Or dem the consist ht theme bs ad invedm hafted of 20 es SO 1 This wild he lm& a memo why it became nem and emeenelere to ant wide all someity; bemree die gnaw the samba dm Crwas dm ; dm man warless sad deliberate ime the anew Impaadont sod pernicious the impunity et the phars baby id simeresity would have been in sari a awl a proof of ward= and impotence which would ban besught mom of Sea eilicsatzers to plunder and den=the hied of Cuba blebmital preeadnere ars ammalteil, when is to be paw? mem hemline and &mat gmeramment than that of The Inglide ewe& thareselenn.-da deny not fer al& am with army ozempise or sets m aumossun and harries whams& t Meat hem lbelead rem* dons with the =the Chinese sees ? Can the aneaber of the Memo of that were Artie Havanna be eampred with thee of these so justly exterminated by the naval forces of Oren Britain? And yet those Chinese pirates went not in search eit=and within her own possessions; they did not go de. y to spill the blood of her soldiers and her su bjesiS we In rob them of their property. gbe court. BALMORAL, SUNDAY, Barr. 7. The woods in the neighbourhood of Balmoral were driven yesterday for deer. In the afternoon her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, drove to Birk-hall, and afterwards visited the Duchess of Kent at Abergeldic. The Hon. Miss llyng was in attendance on her Majesty. The Marchioness of Douro has relieved the Countess of Desert u Lady in waiting to her Majesty. Lord John Russell has arrived at Minto Castle, on a visit to the Earl and Counter of Minto. The Earl and Countess Grey have also arrived at the castle, on a visit to the Earl and Countess. _ _ --- ----- Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterda7 from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were also received from the Governors of Heligoland and Lurks Island. THE PERSIAN This distinguished functionary is staying at Craw- • ky's Hotel, Altirmarlo street, until a proper residence is selected and fitted up for the Persian embassy. Instruc tions were sent to Southampton from the Foreign-office, the Treasury, and the Board of Customs, to pay the Persian ; Ambassador all honours in that port, as soon as his arrival there was known in London. His excellency, when he em barked on board the Euvine, at Consuintinople ' was es corted to the ship by all the must distinguished Persian merchants resident in the Turkish capital. Previous to his embarkation the Persian flag was sent on board the Euxine, a beautiful green embroidered one, the emblem on which j was a lion with a sword in its mouth. This magnificent standard was flying on board the Eusine when she entered Southampton Water. His excellency is a Ilussulman, be longing to the great Mahomedan sect of Ali. He is re markably strict in his religious observances. Every evening whle on board the Euzine be prostrated himself and said prayers for about two hours. lie had a number of orna ments in his possession adorned with jewels and pre cious stones. One of tli..se ornaments contained an emerald as large as a small plum. Most of these bad been presented to him by the Shah of Persia to mark the favour and esteem of las sovereign for him. Amongst the treasures he has brought to this country are some beau ti'ul rugs and carnets. He has also presents for the Queen of England. Amongst his baggage were two immense trunks, Idled with treamre, which he would not suffer to be placed with the ordinary baggage. Ho was three months travelling from Persia to England. He made a prolonged stay at Constantinople. About four years ago it appears anindividual came to this country as the representative, in some degree, of the Persian nation, but fur some cause or other he was not received. The political relations between this country and Persia have always been managed hitherto by indirect means. 'fheir arrangement and the settlement of commercial relations between England and Persia, on the part of the latter by a duly accredited um bas-ador high in his sovereign's favour, can scarcely fail to be of advantage to this country. WRECK OF THE ROTTERDAM STEAMER " APOLLO." DOTER, MONDAT.—lntelligence has reached this port of the disastrous loss of the Apollo (not, as cur awed yesterday, the Fycnoord) screw steam-ship on the Kentish Knock Shoal, and considering the state of the weather, and the peculiar character of the cargo of the un happy vessel, the escape of every soul on board may be deemed most surprising. The Apollo was an iron built vessel, and in consequence of the rapidity and success of her trips was deemed one of the finest " screws " that entered the Thames. She was between SOO and 600 tons burthen, with engines of nearly 300 horse power, and it is stated was the joint property of the two companies who own the large fleet of steamers engaged in the cattle trade between Rot terdam mid London. Since the period of her construction lat Glasgow, about two years and a half ago, she has been looked upon as the finest vessel of the squadron. On Saturday forenoon, about 11 o'clock, she left Itotterdainfor thc Thames with a cargo of cattle and provisions. She had on board seventeen passeugers, amongst whom were three ladies. There were also on board the drovers, who had charge of the cattle ; and her crew, including Mr. Smith, the master, the chief and second officers, engineers, etc., amounted to about 2.i. There were thus altogether on board some 47 persons. Iler live cargo consisted of about 160 head of cattle, and perhaps 800 or 000 sheep, and in the lower part of her hold was stowed a vied amount of provisions, butter, cheese, Ate., the whole forming, as may be imagined, a very valuable freight. In her ordinary course the Apollo would have reached Brewer's Quay, just above the Custom-house, on Sunday, in time to land her live stock for Sunithliad market. On the night setting in the wind, as we are in formed, got up rather strong from the north-cast. It was, however, favourable for the vessel's course, and she there fore had the advantage of both sails and screw. At mid night the watch was changed; but we have not bad the means of ascertaining who was in command at the time of her striking, or the particular bearing she was steering. The force of the wind had increased, and juat before 2 o'clock iu the moruiug, whilst proce.aling at the rate of about 12 miles an hour,the Apollo struck 01.1 taut formidable shoal to the Channel navigator, known as the Kentish Kumar, 30or 40milcs from the entrance of the Thames. The shock consequent on her touching the sand may be judged from the fact that she was under sail and steam at the time. An immediate turn out of passengers and thou: of the crew who were below fol lowed, and the excitement amongst them at the moment may possibly be conceived. Mr. Smith, the master, con sidering his trying position, is described to have displayed much coolness and self-possession. Nothing daunted by the formidable waves which made almost a complete breach over the Apollo now that she had struck, and was sweeping the cattle on her deck overboard, he adopted the most prompt efforts to back her off. lie resorted to every other possible stratagem to free her from the shoal, but all failed, the violence of the surf bumping her with much force, and eventually embedding her in the sand. However, one more chance presented itself of saying her from destruction ; the tide was flowing, and a hope was entertained, not withstanding the desperate character of the weather, that she might he floated as the water gained iu depth over the sand. The violent sea that swept over her speedily light ened her of her deck loads, and it was thought that this relief might succeed In getting her off ; but unfortunately, as the cattle were carried overboard, the bow compartment was rapidly tilling with the water which carried away her .ergo. During this critical period the captain and part of the crew kept to the wreck, and indeed till past high water, and when she was sinking rapidly into the sand. Some time previously the boats had been launched, and the usual precautions taken to preserve the lives of the passengers and those on board. About daybreak a sloop connected with this port observed the position of the Apollo and bore down upon her. The passengers having been placed on board of her, with such portions of their baggage as could be got at, the sloop cruised about the spot in order to rescue Mr. Smith and those who continued on board the wreck. The change of the tide altered the situa tion of the steamer, and her front compartment being filled, it was quickly discerned that she was founder ing down the edge of the sand. A rush was then made to the boat, and as the master and those who bad continued with them were making fur the sloop thr:A polio went down. This was between seven and eight. The sloop then made for this place, which she reached in the course of the even ing, when the whole of those rescued from the Apollo were safely latided. At present it is difficult to state the real cause of the un fortunate disaster. Mr. Smith and his officers are repre sented to be very steady, careful navigators. The Dutch pilot was on board, but his duties are only confined to the ' difficulties of the Dutch coast, and it would seem that on nearing or reaching the Thames an English one is gene rally employed until Gravesend is reached. The night is stated to bare been exceedingly boisterous, and at times it is known that compasses on board iron vessels are not so accurate as could be desired. . . The loss of the Apollo must prove considerable, but it is stated that she was the subject of several insurance.. eminent though blind lecturer on natural philosophy. Dr. )[oyes, at his death. bequeathed his apparatus to Mr. Nicol, who then lectured on the same subject as his predecessor. Mr. Nicole contributions to the Edinburgh l'hilosophical _ EARL DL GREY, it is stated, has given notice to his JOlllll6l wore various and valuable ; the more important view to being his description of his successful repetition of Dube- numerous tenants at Harrold, Carlton, &c., with a mimes celebrated experiment of igniting spongy plains the entire re-adjustment of rent, adapted to present circum by &dream of cold hydrogen gas ; also his method of pre- stances. i paring fossil woods for microscopic investigation, which THE MOORS.—The Right Hon. the Speaker of the led to his discovery of the structural difference between the House of Commons passed through Forms en route to Caw arucarian and coniferous woods, by far the most important dor Castle and Inverness, accompanied by Sir Henry Mild. in fossil botany. But the most valuable contribution to ma!, after a week's visit to Major C. L. Cumming - Bruce, physical science, and with which his name will ever be M. '., at Dunphail. The Speaker and Sir Henry, notuith associatod, was his invention of the single image prism of standing the boisterous winds, bagged, on the 27th ult., 51 calcareous spar, known to the scientific world as Nicol's , brace grouse, 2 snipes, 1 mallard, 7 hares, and 5 brace of prism.—Scolamass. I black game, on the Dunphail moors.—Ediuburgh Courant. A CROWDED EXCURSION TRADI.—The second cheap , ATI • E TO THE ST • LATE LORD 111ELVILLE.—We excursion train for the season, from Southampton to Lon- , „„ Aers tend that it has been determined to place the pro don, ran yesterday. The train was to start at half- past 6 --- I posed statue to the late Lord Viscount Melville in the centre in the morning and return last night. At 6 o'clock up- of the large open space in front of the County Buildings. wards of 3,000 persons were assembled before the Southamp- I 1 The statue will be in bronze, and has been intrusted to our ton Railway station. The carriages for the train had not townsman, Mr. John St ro ll . The subscription list, which arch ni, however, from London at the time for starting, and l the crowd was consequently kept outside the station until appears in our advertising columns, is headed by his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, who gives the munificent sum of the carriages did arrive, which was not until 7 o'clock. "and rho Bank of Scotland, of which the late Viscount When the station doors were opened the crowd was so' 34/ 2 1 was so long a director, subscribes& like amount.—Ediribaryls great, and so eager to get in, that the windows of the station were broken, several persons were injured, and a great Courant. number of hats, shawls, bonnets, caps, and shoes, THE FORTHCOMING REGISTRATION.—A new law i were lost. Numbers of women fainted or were for the registration of voters, passed in the late session, will taken ill, and children were nearly crushed to death. come into practical operation in the forthcoming revision of A large number of Southampton tradesmen and others the lists of voters commencing from Monday next. The allowed their servants to travel by the cheap excursion new law is entitled "An Act to amend the law for the re train yesterday, generously paying their fare and expenses gistration of certain persons commonly known as ' corn up and down. A large poem of '' maids of all work," as pound householders, and to facilitate the exercise by they may be truly termed, dressed respectably, each with a persons of their right to vote in the election of bornuah little basket of provisions far the day, were, with the crowd, members to serve in Parliament." By the Reform Act it was congregated early before the sta ti on. Owing to the in- lawful for the occupier of a house of the required amount =ens* pressure of the mob many of these poor 'ornate hag in a city or borough, to claim to be rated to the relief of the their clothes torn, and many of them were so frightened, poor in respect of premises whether the landlord was or was that it was feared their day's enjoyment would be oath not liable to be rated, en S such occupier paying or tender abridged. The last batch of excuroonuds did not got away ing the rate payable was to be put upon the list. " And from Southampton before half-pot 9. The railway Mesa whereas it is ohm incanvardsnt or impeactimbie fee suck and servants acted in a most praiseworthy manner, sad did persons to make ormianal deo in ropes& of each arm, lust all in their power to keep order and prevent a •dimO, bed many persons ane ennoegusatly dancieed s th e f ranc = they could not amerced. The first-class carriages wars MO it is therefore anarmi that no porno so darning to be with thina-class passengers, and many got into the 11111rdwee and paying or tendering on on blame the 2 "li Jn i :rd without paying at all. About 3,000 persons storied by ths rates due MIAs Mb January prooding. shall be reb train, numbers were sent away fur want of moss. MY or to make ray "maw claim "•= i° w a l a r i n getel. .. 7 man ' them poor persons who had come a distance of Moir iq Irma the possiss la ee, go and see the Exhibition. It was considered prods* tr 1614411111 dal alik use Ittt ie bn i t sl essu rmcl e. aelbe. tba keep the doors closed until the carriages arrived Orr Jr , rad to be regbiliel ea • cotes l' es o re d, By aesesellary .." theses. ems rum passengers to get into them, became, if the szoodonsir premise ow .--- sesiv m b k ,.. z posee )time had been admitted, the platform mould have hem hisalmi to this sal ea s tles ingssab. ramenhe im am, up; no arrangements could haw brm armada 11l W. mill Im. rimewaii dam, soon very miens widest win Jabs* love hipposed wi I . .. . • • THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The tide of visitors, which for some weeks past hos rolled somewhat slowly towards the Crystal Palace, showed symptoms yesterday of-an intention to resume its wonted strong current. The crowd appeared to consist mainly of agricultural labourers, and operatives from the factory die tncts, the farmer Indicated by great numbers of smock frocks, while their more intelligent fellow countrymen figured in moleskin and velveteen. A second detachment of Sardinian workmen, to the number of 45, were also pre sent, all decent looking respectable men, but presenting in their moustached lipe and heavily bearded chins, a striking contrast to our English artisans. Their first visit was to the Italian section, where they all clustered round the Turin table as if anxious to make their compliments to an old friend. Another foreign visitor of Nome consequence was Signor Angelo Lusnergh, an assis tant at the Roman observatory, who has been sent over on a special mission by his Holiness to inspect the machinery at the Exhibition, and make extensive per. chases of mathematical instruments. 'rho ultimate *boot of his mission is, of course, guarded with all the Weiler that distinguishes the councils of the Vatican, but it as shrewdly suspected that the Supreme Pontiff, having had his attention called to the subject by the press of Europe, has at length become dissatisfied with Dr. Cullen's mate suremeat of the Sun's diameter, and has determined to clear up the knotty point by a new survey, aided by all the appliances of British mechanical skill in the construction of astronomical iustruments. In corroboration of this con lecture, it may be mentioned that the Signor spent some nights in the Greenwich Observatory previous to his visit to the Crystal Palace. The Swedish section, which since the opening has been as barren as the Carpathean Moun tains, now, at the eleventh hour, begins to show symptoms of very forward incubation. A red curtain shuts out the ! curious, while within the sounds of hammers arc heard in• eessantly. The nave in front is strewed with packing eases, and some lofty poles indicate the approaching instal- lation of the great vase, which our cotemporaries call granite, but which the Swedish Consul insists is true por phyry. The other articles to be exhibited arc mainly spe• ennuis of Swedish progress in the useful arts. In the Ame rican section, Mr. Hobbs, the Leviathan of lock smiths, and patron saint of picklocks, was yesterday the great centre of attraction, and his colloquial passers were severely tested by the thousand and one explanations he was obliged to give of the mode in which his late achievements were effected. Like all truly great men, he wears his honours most meekly, contenting himself with calmly meeting the vulnerability of all British locks and the impregnability of his own. Ile looks upon the Chubb victory as the smallest of his feats, roundly alleging that the locks bearing that name, once the household word for secu rity, had been picked even by amateurs long before his attack. Making the usual discount fur transatlantic idealit y , the broad fact still remains that the American has found a "sesame" for both Bramah and Chubb; and it appears, further, that the directors of the Bank of England, no bad judges in such matter,., have given in their adhesion to the new faith by ordering several of his patent locks. His pattern lock challenges the world, and it is rumoured that several gentlemen who take an interest in such matters have solicited leave of absence from l'entonville and Tot hill-fields to see what British genius can do in solving this new difficulty. In the Russian section the note of departure has already been sounded. The Emperor has scat over for his costly ebony casket and his pictra dun table, and the executive committee have given permission for their egress, subject to the usual Customs' regulations. The other articles, the property of private adventurers, will probably find resting-places in this country. The malachite doors, although still unsold, hale many . admirers, among whom Mr. lloltord, the great dmencan merchant, is mentioned; and the diamonds have had several eligible offers. 'fhe promised horses are not to conic, the artists conceiving that the remaining hours of the Exhibition would not allow the public sufficient time to appreciate their beauties. Canada continues to exhibit un abated interest in the success of the Palace of Industry. Some loyal individual in the Cobourg district has sent over a workbox in black walnut as a present to her Majesty, which, although not a wo der in workmanship, is valuable as exhibiting the capabilities of this wood, which it is hoped the Exhibition will be the means of introducing exten sively to European commerce. Another recent contribution would seem to indicate that the Canadians arc the greatest politicians in the world. It is a portfolio containing speci mens of the 98! newspapers which daily, weekly, and semi weekly, enlighten the Acadian lieges on all mutters of mundane interest. There journals read in total freedom from stamp, advertisement, or paper duty, take no heed of superficial inch measurement, and are consequently sold in immense numbers at prices fluctuating between a penny and twopence each. On each transmission by the poet a penny postage is demanded, but it seems that this forms no bar to their circulation. A special jury has been sitting fur some days in this depart ment, to award the 1001. which Lord Elgin had given to be divided proportionably among the most distinguished Cana dian exhibitors. Their laboun were completed yesterday, and the report sent off. To Mr. Perry's fire-engine was awarded 201., a success which probably foreshadows the ex hibitor's success before a more important tribunal. 101. each is given to the blanket manufacturers ; 51. to the wheat exhibitors, and so on. All the exhibitors in this section are sanguine in hoping that the results of the Exhi bition will be most favourable as regards their important colony. The suddenly increased attendance yesterday at the Crystal Palace, exceeding 56,000 before four o'clock, was taken by the police as a symptom that the few remain ing days of exhibition will rally large crowds from all parts of the country. It is known that the anxiety to see its wondrous contents is leading to great sacrifices among the labouring classes all over the kingdom. Amongst other proofs of this, it is mentioned, in as letter from Leeds, that on the afternoon previous to the last excursion train leaving that town for London one pawnbroker received a bushel and a half of watches in pawn from parties about to start. The police numbers yesterday were : Cash account, Sept. 8. Season tickets At the doors Total r e ceipts £2.767 17 0 The following shows the temperature during the day, as recorded by Mr. Bennett's thermometers, being the mean result of ldd readings:-10 n'e.oek. 55; 12 o'clock, ; 2 o'clock, 62; 4 o'clock, 63; 6 o'clock, 61 ; mean tempera ture, GO. 9, 1851. SPORTING. TArf ERSALL'S.—NIONDAT. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 5 to 2 apt Mr. Parker's The Cvleulator (t II to 4) le tot Mr. Pollee. Owyck (4 II to 2) 6to I Mr. Martinson's Neney it 7to I) 10 to I Duke of ttlehmoniPeAstigone 20 to I Mr. Robron'e The Sweep Of the very few horses backed fur this event, the Calcula tor, Cos.ack, and Antigone were most in demand. Clarissa is quite out of the betting. Si. LEGER. 7 to 4 apt Level Enlivtrie IlernAodes (take 2 to I) 3to 1 Sir J. Hawley's The Din 1650 to 200 t) 6 to l Sir J. newlere Aphrodite 20 to John INy'eliit 16 to 1 Mr. A. Niehiire Newadoeter (t) 5000 to 50 Heron Itotbechild'a Languish eoit (t) Several parties were envious to take any advance on the odds quoted aged the two favourities; Aphrodite was not in force, and John Day's lot was almost friendless. INDICAS Mkt CUP. 6 to 3 saw Swirly (taken) CESARhWITCII STAHL& --....--.... 15 to 1 apt Mokanos A . to apt Sir Charles (r) 20 to 1 Grout Duke I 50 to Officious (t) 21 to 1 MarkTapley So to Cpleps(t) 33 to 1 Conlidence 50 to La Fiancee (t) 40 to 1 Champion (t) I 40 to Gurfo.th 40 to 1 teinrice (t) ICOO to 5 buitanado(t) 50 to 1 Eise.citer (t) THE CAMERIDGE•iIIIRE STAKES. 20 to_l apt Curl (t) I 25 in 1 us: Eara Middletou(t: 40 to 1 apt Garfettb iFFE RACES.-MONDAY. (By Eleetris Telegraph.) HEATON PARK STAKES of 5 SOTS. each and 25 added, the second to save his stake ; fur 2-yr•olda and upwards. One mile. ......- -. Mr. 3. ..Osbqrae's !goal, 2 yrs 1 Mr. Walk r's Mold of Team Valley, 5 yrs Mr. Inman'. MO. Fanny. 3 pa . 3 WILTON Cue of 100 sovs., added to a handicap of 15 'son. each, 10 ft, and only 5 ft if declared: the second to save his stoke, Two miles and a dis. Lord Wiltsn's Herbert, 5 Ire, Da llb Mr. M. Char.ton ed Mary la, b..ler, aced, 6.11310 2 Captain geott's Avis, 3 7,0, Sot 9lb Two-YEAK-OLD STAKES of 5 sovs, each and 30 added; colts, fist 710; fillies, &c., Bst 31b; the second to save his stake. Threequarters of a mile. (14 subs.) Mr. 1. Osborne 's Merry Bird 1 Mr. Jones'. Travestat 2 Mr. Stewart's Ban•lre 3 LICHFIELD RACES—MONDAY. (By Eketrie Telegraph ) PRODUCE STAKES, of 10 sows. each, and 20 added ; for 3 yr old colts, & t 61b; and fillies, fist 31b, One mile. Hr. liostja's b filnulistose out of Princess slice (showed 31h). Mr. Copeiand 's Orlu STAFFORDSHIRE STAKES, of 10 Wars. each, h ft, the sc cond to save his stake. Two miles. (24 subs.) Mr. Copeland's Psodlewlek, 4 yrs, Bet 1 110 1 Mr. Mott odflAdfinder, 3 yrs, 7sl Mr. Yardley ad Maas& 3 yrs, art 1215 3 TWO-TEAR OLD STAKES, of 10 SOTS. each, h ft, and 40 added ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, winners, &c. Last half-mile. (3 subs.) Mr. Merry's I be Ithariol out of likirelLa's dun Mr. Eykos's My Fancy NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—ADMIRALTY, SEPT. B. Commodore M. Seymour, to be commodore of let class, end superintendent of Devouport Dock-yard ; Commodore E. P. Von Donop, to be agent for mails.—Lieutenants: C.l). B. Kennedy to Calepso; If. B. liodgkineon, Esaillent ; and J. G. ()Loden h, Centaur, Tice Pasley.—Midship seen : R. 14.3durdo, Rattler; and L. Wildman, Modesto. — Naval cadet F. H. Maswell, Albion. It is reported that Captain Charles Eden, private secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, will sawed Commodore Seymour as suVrtendent of Sheerness Dockyard. W.ESENTATION OF BRECON.—The protectionists of Brecon and its neighbourhood are striving to induce Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., to come forward at the nest general election to contest the representation of the borough with Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, E.g., who has for some years put been the sitting member. TIIE CATASTROPHE ON THE BUCKING- HAMSIIIRE RAILWAY. BICESTER, MONDAY NIGHT. The disastrous consequences of the terrible acci dent which took place at the railway station near this place have been fully disclosed in the account already published in the Ezpress. The excitement occasioned by the un fortunate catastrophe throughout the district for mile% around is intense, and its painful character has been much increased today by the continued arrival of the relatives and friends of the deceased parties, some of them in an agonising state of mind, and altogether unable to bear up against their misfortunes. A brief description of the railway station and its vicinity, and a statement of the few Lets which came under our own observation, will enable the reader to understand the bear ings of the evidence which follows. The Railway is a double line from Dletchley to Winslow. A little beyond the latter place the road diverges one line to Buckingham, Brockley, and Ban bury, and the other to 'limiter and Oxford. In approach ing 'limner, therefore, we have only a single line of rails, but about 200 yards below the booking-office, there is a " biding "or " turn out " on to the down platform—and into this "siding " all down trains stopping at Bicester are turned by means of " facing points," which are always what iv called "right" for the siding. The points aro kept in this position by mechanical means, consisting of heavy weights, and a through train cannot pass the station upon the main line from Winslow to Oxford, unless the pointsman forces the points open and keeps them in the same position until the train has pissed. It is stated that the !limner station officiule expected that the train to which the accident occurred would stop at tho station, while it is asserted on the other hand that neither the engine driver nor the guard had any instructions to stop there. The lice has a alight curve from the Louden side mail it approaches within about 200 or 2.541 yards of the station, and the siding takes a slight cur , c from the points. One suggestion is, that the driver was running his engine at a higher speed than is usual upon the line, say from 1.5 to 48 miles an hour. Another suggestion is, that the volute were sot fully and freely opened, or that they were opened and not kept open. A personal inspection of the line enables us to state that the facing ends of the points have not any indentation or marks upon them, and this should perhaps lead to the conclusion that the engine mounted the rails after the points hail been partially or wholly passed. And that some disarrangement of the points was the cause of the accident is probable, inasmuch as the tie-rod connecting the two points was forced from the screw-mitt, and the near down side joint chase close to the hinge of the points was split asunder longitudinally on the rest of the inner rail, and apparently from lateral force. It is very possible that the leading wheels of the engine may have passed through the open points, and on to the straight or main line, but that the points were closed against the trail ing wheels, for although the engine is one of Stephenson's six-wheeled locomotives, the middle wheels are without flanges, and it was found be experiment yesterday that when a piece of iron of the thickness of the Ilange of the lending wheels was placed between the shoulder of the point iron and the rail, about 12 feet from the face of the points, sir., the distance between the leading and the trailing wheels of the engine, the points were so completely closed by their own spring, that while the tirst wheels were upon the main or straight line, the latter wheels could and would be thrown upon the rails of the siding. In this cam the trailing wheels would mount the rails, and an accident must necessarily follow. It will be seen that up to the present time no evidence has been taken of a character calculated to throw touch light upon the matter. The proceedings of to-morrow will be far more in teresting. THE INQUEST. The coroners innuisitron;;;;;;;;i at 10 o'clock this morning, at the King's Road Inn, before Mr. Brunner, coroner for the central district of Oxfordshire. The names of the deceased parties were given as—Eliza beth Easley, aged 27 ; Thomas Noon, aged '-a1; Sarah Sheldon, aged 27; William Sheldon, an infant son of the latter; William Carrier, aged 14; Joseph Luckett, aged 28. The bodies having been viewed and identified, George Garden said—l wits a passenger in the ex cursion train from London to Oxford last Saturday evening. The train started from Eustou-square at half past 4 o'clock. Before I got in I counted Id carriages, including the engine and tender. I get into a second-class carriage. It was the last but one. On starting, I sot on the seat of the carriage nearest the engine. There were, I should think, from 20 to 30 persons in the same carriage with me. 1 saw a soldier in uniform sitting in about the centre of the carriage. We came up to Bletchley. I noticed that when we started from Illetebley the position of tho carriage was reversed, and the carriage in which I sat was now next but one to the engine. Between Winslow and Bicester, I felt a rocking of the carriages. There were two persons on the same scat with me—a male and a female. They sat upon my left hand. By the rocking of the car riages they were thrown against me, and that forced me against the side of the carriage, and hurt my shoulder. These persons clung to me. I had the presence of mind to throw myself on the floor of the carriage. 'the carriage was thrown over directly after this. It turned over on the side I was sitting. It turned on the !Me, and part of the bottom of the carriage flew sot. I got out through the opening made by it. I was not hurt so as to prevent my walking. At the time the accident happened it was light enough tor a person to see a hundred yards before him. I did not consider we were gniug more than an ordinary rate of speed after we left the Winslow station. I did not hear any singing out, nor see any signal before 1 felt the rocking. William Bolton was next led into the room. This wit ness had a severe bruise over the left temple, and was so much injured that he walked with much difficulty. He said—l was a pas.enger in the second class by the excursion train on Saturday [afternoon, front London to Oxford. The deceased, Joseph Luckett. was my cousin. Ile was in the same carriage that I was. My brother, Joseph Bolton, was ;also in the same carriage. My brother and myself sat opposite each other. .My cousin was in the farther corner of the carrh!ge. I considered we were wining very fast after we left Winslow station. As we were coming along my cousin spoke to :ne. He ap peared downcast, and said he wish( 0 he was at his journey's cad as he was sick of travelling. It was light enough at the time to see the persons in the carriage, but I don't know what o'clock it was. I inn not used to travelling by railway. I never travelled any great distance before but once, and that was three years ago. As we were coming from Winslow to Bicester, and just after my cousin had spoken to me, we felt a bumping of the carriages, mid im mediately after a crash, ns if something heavy was crushing upon us. l'reviously to this I had heard the whistle, and I remarked to my brother that it was a long signal. I did not hear any one cry out to stop. The accident wan all momentary. I found myself under a heavy pressure of something ; heard a confused noise of crashing, and then I become insensible, and cannot explain what happened after wards. The crushing seemed to come upon me all at once, and I resigned myself to it. It was like a clap of thunder, and for a time I could not tell whether I was in the carriage or out of it. A gentleman told me yesterday it was Y 4 hours before I was extricated. I r. covered my sensibility some time after the accident. I then found that I was lying with my face upon the ground. It was quite dark then. I could feel a heavy pressure across my back and the lower parts of my body. I had room to move my hands, and I could feel that my legs lay across another lanai% body. Wo spoke to each other. He asked me to *mist him. I told him I could not, and we both agreed to lay as still as possi ble, as we found that by moving our position was made more uncomfortable. I did succeed in removing the necker chief from round this man's neck. I lay so long in this position that the lower part of my body became quite dead. I could hear parties working to ex tricate us. Some of them spoke to me and laid hold of my foot. This caused a trickling" sensation up my leg. I heard the groans of other passengers. I recollect being lifted tap nod brought to this house. I have no broken limb, but am much bruised. I saw my cousin, Joseph Luckett, lying in this room yesterday, and have no doubt of his identity. I could see that he breathed then, but as he was insensible, I did not stop in the room longer than just to see him. The foreman of the jury here called the attention of the coroner to the fact, that the chairman and some other directors of the railway were in the room, and begged to suggest whether it would not be better to ask them to with draw. The Coroner said ho had no objection to put the question to the jury. Ile thought it writ very natural, however, that the chairman and his co•directors, who must feel a deep interest in the matter, should desire to be present ; and had he known that they were to, he should certainly have asked them if they wished to put any questions to the witnesses who had already been examined. Another Juror—But would it not be better, sir, that when the servants of the company aro under examination, the directors should be absent ? 'I heir presence might have the effect of intimidating the witnesses. At any rate, they would not feel themselves so much at ease. Coroner —Oh yes. I qaitc agree with you in that. (Ad dressing Sir Harry Vernev)—l think,Sir Harry, that under the circumstances referred to, it would be better for the directors to retire. Sir Harry Verney—Certainly; I entirely concur in that opinion. John Mason was next sworn—He said, I lire at Oxford. I have sem the body of the soldier lying at this booby. I know it to be the body of Thomas Noon. I have known him for several years. In the pouch of his belt there were 3s. 60. and a railway ticket, No. 1,360, trom Boston station to Oxford and back. William Carrier, the driver of the train to which the accident occurred, was here called to prove the identity . of his own son, one of the sufferers. He said, I ant an engine driver on the Buckinghamshiro branch of the London and North Western Railway. I have seen the body of William Carrier, the younger, now lying at this house. He is my son. lie was a passenger in a second-class carriage from Bletchley to Oxford last Saturday evening. His death occurred at the time of the accident now being inquired Into. He was 14 years old. Mr. F.Franeillon, a solicitor:of Banbury,here entered the room and said ho attended by request of the directors of the London and North-Western Railway, to watch the case on their behalf. John Scott was next examined—lle said: I live at Dices ' ter. On SAturilay evening last I was standing next- the gate where the Bicester and Aylesbury road crows the rail way upon a level, I stood on the Aylesbury side of the