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the ordinary step rsight be tz,:lien by the Court to b:ing him here. _ The prisoner was than removed is the custody of au officer, to Guildhrzil. James Gilbert, a i geti 35, sailor, who r, as detaincd from last session, was charted with feloniously receiving a bank-note, value Si, the property of George Rice. The prosecutor was now an eating•houv , ket.per, carrying on business at Woolwich, bun in December, 1849, held the situation of midshipmen's steward on board her Majesty's steam•frigate the Firebrand, which was then off the coast of Greece. The prisoner was employed on board as gun-room cook. The prosecutor had at this time 39/., consisting of gold and notes, locked up in a drawer in his berth, and on the 27th of Decem ber he missed the money. There was among the money the half of a 5/. note belonging to the Portsmouth Branch of the Bank of England, the other halt of which the prosecutor bad sent to his father, who lived at Ports mouth. About six months after the occurrence the pri soner was invalided aad sent home. The prosecutor returned to England shortly afterwards, and gave a man named Robinson, who was also one of the crew, into custody on suspicion of committing. the robbery, and he was ultimately indicted and convicted. From circumstances which came to the prosecutor's knowledge he had reason to believe that Gilbert had been engaged in the transaction, and after looking for him for some time, without success, he met him accidentally at the Mitre Tavern, Woolwich, and then had him appre hended. The possession of the half note was traced to the prisoner in the following curious mariner. When a person looses the half of a note, and desires the other half changed, the bank first ascertains that the lost half is still in circulation, and then requires the party to make a declaration as to how he lost it, and to give an indemnity to the bank by two respectable house holders, in case it should make its appear. ance. The prisoner fulfilled these requirements, and obtained tha five pounds. The account he gave to the bank was, that whilst on board, he was engaged in cutting the note, but was suddenly called upon, and as he turned round the wind blew the severed half out of the port hole and into the sea. Conclusive evidence in respect to the above circumstances having been adduced, In defence the prisoner said, Robinson owed him some mess money, and on leaving the Firebrand ho handed the half note to him, and he was ignorant of the way he had became possessed of it, until Robinson was tried last session. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sen tenced to twelvemonths' imprisonment, with hard labour, in Maidstone Guol. LITERATURE. THE PERILS OF FASHION. 3 Vols. Colburn. This is an attractive and interesting tale which forcibly exemplifies the evils arising from the present system of education. The heroine is young and beautiful, without a care save for the pleasure of the passing hour, and no wish but for admiration and amusement. However, her life is not always so prosperous, and heavy trials befal her, some of which are the consequences of her own thoughtlessness, and which cast a shadow over her life. The end is to-. tally unexpected, and few would be able at the com mencement of the third volume to surmise the close. The characters are varied and entertaining, though not always showing the most pleasing side of human nature. The vexations and disappointments met by Mary D'Arc in her brightest moments are sufficient to show the perils of fashion, or, in other words, the punishments likely to befal those who devote their lives to the pursuit of idle and selfish pleasure. The Greek mother, Viscountess Leverton, is a gentle and amiable character, but totally unfitted by nature and habits for the difficult task of educating her daughter and guarding her from the dangers of the world. The style is lively, and the story does not fail to interest, 'while the number of scenes and persons introduced present continual novelty. The following extract shows the moral which the work inculcates : "It were almost worthy a prize essay to pronounce oa the best manner in which the years between eighteen and twenty-eight of a woman in the middle ranks of life should be passed; that is, where an early marriage has not given its interests and occupations, Are they to be coquettes, bluestockings, sisters of mercy, artists, musi cians, needlewomen, or cooks? All are objectionable as far as wifehood is concerned; though a little borrowed from each character would not be a bad foundation. But then they are so incompatible —at least, so the world is pleased to consider them—and therefore, for want of a better, the old system prevails; and women are educated solely with reference to the ten years, which is about the average of their spinsterhood after emerging into public life.' " Trained for attraction and display, they perform Well the task which has been assigned them. The scene changes —they are wives. The role has not been studied, and into what a labyrinth of woe and worry, disappointment and disability, ennui and amazement —the real amazement' of the marriage service— does their new life lead ! Men cannot teach ; they scold or despond ; they coax or they bully ; they be come tyrants or indifferent, but they cannot teach be tter things; an d so i t appears that these joltings in the matrimonial li ne o f road cannot be mended. There are clever, amiable girls who can never be at fault in any position, there are some who gain wisdom and savoir faire in a long ma jority, maidenhood ; but the ma it must be confessed, make sad work of wedlock." --- COLONIAL MAGAZINE and EAST INDIA REVIEW. Life In this number there is a description of " Bush in Canada," an arti c l e on " England and her ~ vasn• • which treats o f th e management of Colo- Ilization, and the injurious consequences of frauds re ating to the advantages that accrue to emigrants. 111 -8 JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE AND MENIAL PATHO LOGI,. Edited by Forbes Winslow, M.D. TtThe first ar t i c l e i s on C r i me, Education, and Insa- Y• The s econ d i s on t h e P sychology of Epochs. here is a review of nervous influence which is Written by M rs . C ar l eton, and which appears to pos .. c onsiderable m er it, an d , f or a l ady, uncommon rd surprisin g i n f ormat i on. T he important lunacy b ts of Mrs. Catherine Cumming occupies half the nogg, and will be doubtless perused with interest by this who are desirous of obtaining information on L'is awful subject. Tg- E CHURCH OF ENGLAND QUAR TERLY . C.The Ti me of the End," REVIEW Christianity in the ni ted States, and W or d sworth ' s letters on the Apo e4l37Pse occupy the chief part of this number, whil , e , the usual literary part consists of a review of " Lufra, a Poem by the Rev. James Bandinel, and a half-hour With Longfellow. There is much in this work to in terest and i nstruct the general reader, as well as that which is more Suited for the theologian and the con troversialist. TE bl A OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) AlisicnasTEß, TIIESDAY.—By the Asia steam- Packet, which arrived in Liverpool only at ten o'clock we learn that there is now an excess of steam this morning, 33 2,000 bales in the total receipts of cotton at 42,900,000 bales. the ports estimates of trop are more deci- These accounts, dedly in favour of together with dull markets in the south as well as the north, and a further decline of i t o .le. , per lb. at I\l ew York, have tended, in t s h o i m s some elegree, to increase the unfavourable bias in the tent to which this has been .— Those spinnYearr:sZay Perhaps be best stated thus h . ave become willin g to ace contracts are running out declined last week. Tnis tipt prices to-day which they . has led t o more apparent inquiry , and indeed to rathe r had to report in our m ore actual business, than we who are still well 'tat account. But those spinners firmness at the pre "gaged continue to exhibit great is the \Pious quotations. A good deal of irregularityhwever, pretty co us of these differences. It is, . however, way would evident that very little further giving ions. The 4ritl uce a considerable amount of operat Unfav ourable course of th e Exchanges at Calcutta end ,_ l 11 o mbay, whi c h h as b ecome so very serious to the sel era of imports at the former place, appears to be t ouch felt in this market, for the India houses are to t zegle ecir t ing both yar ns an d goo d s. T he cloths a d ap t e d h trade cannot be sold to-da y except at a de cline, which, in the ab sence of the test supplied by Positive offers, does not show itself. The makers of such fabrics , however, wou ld not be disposed, with the orders they hold, t o ma k e any but a small con cessirtiion. There i s a turn also in printers and 36-inch shngs against the makers, with a like bias in do mestics and other coarse goods. 1 / 1. ROCHDALE, M°INDAT•••-•The flannel market con tinues in a languid state, and a very limited amount of business has been transacted, at former prices. It was stated on the market that one manufacturer is calling together his creditors, who are summoned to meet him on Tuesday, April 6, in order that be may lay before them the state of his affairs. The wool market is flat, with little doing, and prices firm. HALIFAX, SATIIRDAT.—There were more persons in our piece hall to-day than there have bee n f or S ome weeks, but there was no perceptible increase iu the amount of business done. There is more confi dence in the yarn market, and by the great diminu tion which has taken place in production, the spinners are enabled to keep the quotations firm, though they are much below the point of remuneration. The t ransactions in wool are somewhat more extensive, it and the terms are scarcel so favourable to the biyer. y RUDDERMELD, TUEsD&T._The goods most in de mand to-day, in th e Cloth Hall, have been fancy woollens, chiefly doeskins of check patterns ; Crapes have also been inquired for. The trade of the week in the warehouses has been rather below the average, there having been a scarcity of buyers in town. Wools continue firm, and A fair business has been done in them. TOTAL WRECK OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAME BIRKENHEAD. FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY - FOUR LIVES LOST. The following particulars relating to this fearful disaster, which has thrown a gloom over the whole community at the Cape, have been collected from various sources : Her Majesty's splendid steamer Birkenhead, Cap tain Salmund, arrived in Simon's Bly on the 24th of February, with reinforcements of troops for the Cape, consisting of the following draughts for the different regiments on the frontier : " 2d (Queen's) Foot—Ensign Boyland and 51 privates. "6th Regiment —Ensign Mitford and 61 privates. " 12th Lancers—Cornets Bond and Rolt and 6 pri vates. " 12th Regiment—Lieutenant S. Feirciough and 71 privates. " 43d Light Infantry—Lieutenant Girardot and 41 privates. 45th, attached to 12th Foot-4 privates. " 60th Rifles, 2d Battalion-41 privates, attached to 91st regiment. " 73d Regiment—Lieutenants Robinson and Boot, and Ensign Lucas, and 71 privates " 74th Regiment—Major Seaton and Ensign Russell, and 66 privates. " 91st Foot—Captain Wright and 61 privates. " Staff-2 surgeons and 1 assistant-surgeon. " Total-12 officers, 472 rank and file, 2 surgeons, 1 assistant-surgeon, 25 women, and 31 children; 3 women had died in childbirth and 1 of consumption on the pas sage, and 3 births had taken place. "The women and children vrere landed forthwith, with the exception of those who were afterwards saved from the wreck. " Lieutenant Fairelough, of the 12th, and Mr. Fresh field, clerk of the vessel, were also landed, and lett be hind sick at Simon's Town. " The steamer proceeded on her way to Algoa Bay and the Buffalo, at six &mock on the evening of the 25th. " Besides those of the original roll left on board, Mrs. Nisbett, wife of Quartermaster Nitbetf, who is in ser vice on the frontier, and a person named Andrew White, a servant of Colonel Cloete, went as passengers in the vessel. The total namber of souls on board was, as ac curately as we can ascertain, 638." The first intelligence of the wreck reached Cape Town on Friday morning, the 27th inst,, at half-past nine, A.m., Dr. Winne, of the ill-fated vessel, having ridden up from the place at which he landed for as sistance. Shortly after a statement made by him was published. It is, however, con s id ere d to - be so inaccurate that very little faith can be placed in it. Next morning the following official documents were published : " Castor, Simon's Bay, Feb. 27. " To his Excellency Lieutenant General Sir !Hurry G. W. Smith, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, &e. " Sir,—lt is with much pain I have to inform your Excellency of the total loss of her Majesty's steam-ship Birkenhead, at two o'clock on the morning of the 26th inst., near to Point Danger; and I regret to add that from the statement give❑ by Dr. Cuthane, assistant surgeon of the ship, it would appear that only about 70 persons are saved out of about 630 souls, nine of whom have landed, but the others are in two boats, and had proceeded seaward, to be picked up by a sailing vessel. " I have dispatched the Rhadamauthus to the scene of this fearful disaster to afford all possible relief, and to search for the missing hosts. " As it is possible they may be compelled to effect a landing, I would be glad it your Excellency gave in structions to the resident magistrates and field-cornets on the coast to keep a lookout for them, and render every necessary assistance. "I beg to inclose Dr. Culhane'3 statement, and have the honour to be, your Excellency's most obedient servant, " C. WYVILL, Commodore." " Since writing the above, the Rhadamathus has towed in the schooner Lioness, which vessel picked up the two boats mentioned. The sufferers, 116 in number, are at present on board the Castor, and the Rhadaman thus has again proceeded to the scene of the wreck. I annex a list of persons saved. Dr. Bowen, staff-sur geon, reports that several of the soldiers reached the land on rafts. _ _ THE SUN, (Copy.) " C. WYVILL," " STATEMENT OF DR. CIILHANE, OF HER MAJESTY'S LATE STEAM. SHIP BIRKENHEAD, " That her Majesty's steam-ship Birkenhead struck the gouud at two A.M. on the morning of the 26th of February, somewhere near Point Danger, and in twenty minutes after filled and went down. The quarter boats were lowered, and about 65 persons got into them; the gig was also down. While getting the paddlebox boats out, the heave of the ship in sinking washed them away. Many were drowned below before they could effect their escape to the upper deck. Dr. Culhane and eight men landed in the gig, near Port D'Urban, where Mr. Phil lipson has a store about thirty miles from the wreck. Nothing had been heard of the other two boats, except that they pulled out to sea to get picked up by a sailing vessel." Lin: OF THE PERSONS SAVED FROISI THE BIRKEN- HEAD BY THE THREE BOATS. " Officers—Dr. Culbane, assistant-surgeon ; Mr. Richards, master's assistant; Mr. Renwick, first-class assistant-engineer; Mr. Hire, clerk " Seamen and StAters—John Bowen, Thorns, Dunn, George Till, John Smith, Charles Noble, Thomas Daley, Thomas Langmaid, John Ashbolt, George Randall, John King, Thomas Dew, Henry Cheeseman, Abel Stone,John M'Cabe, William Chase, George Kelly, Martin Niole, Robert Finn, George Windsor, Thomas Harris, John Lewis, John Wood. " Marines—John Drake (sergeant), William North oven (private), Thomas Daniels, John Cooper. Boys—W. Gale, Charles Mathews, J. R. Howard. " Total, 33 in number. Soldiers.—John Moore, M. Maley, P. Peters, John Peters, Thomas Chadwick, Robert Page, Henry Double, Henry Vernon, James Gild ea , B en j am i n W or ill, P. M'Crery, 2d Regiment ; Sergeant Teile, W. Bash, Wm. Clark, Thns. Coa, James Goldin, John Herrich, James Wade, William Welch, 6th Regiment; Daniel Waters, Thomas Sangaw, John Irvin, James Johnson, Robert Dolan, John Yale, John Simon, P. Ward, 12th Regi ment; John Herin. E. Ambro se , J ames W es t, 43d Regiment; Adam Keating, 45th Regiment; William Barlow, Thomas Nutall, Thomas Smith, W. Sooter, 60th Rles; Sergeant iiilberry, W. Bushe, Thomas Casb, James Fitzpatrick, W. Halfpenny, P. May, M. O'Brien, P. Lynch, John Sullivan, William Wood, 73d Regiment; Sergeant Harold, William Boyce, Charles Ferguson, James Henderson, D. liirkford, Walter Taylor, John Smith, Charles Walker, Daniel Shaw, 74th Regiment; John Stanley, David Carey, P. Mullins, P. Canny nham, John Gingham, 91st Regiment; John Lamb, John Walmsley, Frederick Winterbottow, 9 Ist Regiment. " Women —Mrs. Darkins, Mrs. Net,bitt, Mrs. Mullins, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Gwichar, Mrs. Spruce, Mrs. Hudson. " 13 children. " Mr. Bowen, staff surgeon. " Total-1 officer and 62 soldiers; 7 women, and 13 children." "Colonial-office, March 1, 10 o'clock A.m. " The following documents, received from Commodore Wyvill, are published, as affording some further relief to public anxiety. " JOHN MONTAGU, Secretary to Government. " Castor, Simon's Bay, March 1. "To his Excellency Lieutenant-Governor Sir Harry Smith, G.C.8., Governor and Commander-in-Chief, &c., Cape Town, " Sir,—l beg to report, for your Excellency's infor mation, the return of her Majesty's steam-vessel Rhada manthus from the scene of the melancholy wreck of the Birkenhead at this anchorage, at three o'clock this morning, having on board 68 of the survivors who had succeeded in landing on the coast near to Point Danger, of whom I send lists, and from Captain Wright's state ment I find that no others have been saved. The coast bad been examined for upwards of 20 miles by a whale soldiers very boat, rati by people on shore, and by the heats of the Rhada nthus. instructioen7 Dyer's Island had also been searched. All the j %ff sufferers of this unfortunate wreck are on board her ships Castor and Rhadamanthus, and the thinly clothed. I have to request your directions may to the disposal of the troops, and beg that furnished. ybe given for the necessary clothing to be I have the honour to b e , Si r , your Excellency's " C. WYTILL, Commodore." 01)---------F4(1.:FFICERS AND SOLDIERS " LIST D O E F D T O H N E NroeiatNETs iluther, W. Babb, J. WHO HER MAJESTY'S Snip B i l i E ß FROST THE WRECK OF "John Dodd, 12th Lancer;I E TEAD. ?went; J. Kitson, APDonnell, White, J. Boyden, J. Smith, 2cl. R. Hunt, M. Battey, J. llobdy, Bridges, G. Wells, W. Smith, L. a iga t i l i l l Regiment; G. 12th Regiment; J. G, , rim, G. Peterii:'d.' Brachley, M. Hornett, P. Allan, J. w o ,: ld LYons, G. Regiment; Sergeant D. Andrews, A. La e k;:tld , 43d J. Hanlon, 11. Maltier, J. Stanfield, 60th R ,, R l.7 e _Vo„, Sullivan, J. O'Reilly-, W. Dobson, P, Taylor, 7 3 41 D. ment; G. Taylor, M`Mullin, R. Hartle, J. Keatb,l: Munroe, J. M‘Gregor, J. Miliree, 74th Regimens; J. Holden, P. Flynn, J. Cordey, A. M`Kay, A. Hutson, j. Laucev, J. Haggard, 91st Regiment. " Officers—Captain Wright, 91st Regiment; Linte -1 rant Gerardot, 43d Regiment; Ensign Lucas, 73d Regi ment; Cornet Bond, 12th Lancers. 1 " Total, 46 soldiers and 4 officers. "LIST OF OFFICERS AND SEAMEN OF THE BIRKEN- HEAD TAKEN OFF POINT DANGER. "Edward Closser, A.B ; Samuel Harris, A. 8.; Thomas Handran, stoker; Edward Wilson, boatswain's mate; James Weasum, sailmaker's irate; James LicY, captain mizetitop; James M'Neel, cooper's mate; Henry Maxwell, quarter-matter; A. Jeffry, paymaster and purser's steward; E. Gardner, stoker; R. 'rig le, A. 8.; John Hoskins, stoker; W. Luck, Private, R.M.; Thomas h!arns, ditto; George Wyndham, B. first class; Benja min Turner, ditto. I :Officers—Mr Barber, assistant-en g ineer ; Mr. Ar chibald, gunner. Tet a!, 2 • officers and 16 seamen." The following report has been addressed to the Commandant of Gipe Town by Captain Wright, of the 91st Regiment, one of the survivors : " Simon's Bay, March 1, 1852. Sir ) —l( is with feelings of the deepest Kegret that I have to announce to you the loss of her Majesty's steamer Birkenhesd, which took place on a rock about two and a halt or thr. - .0 miles of Point Daugor, at 2 A.M. 26th Feuruary. " The sea was smooth at the time, and the vessel was steaming at the rate of ei . 7,ht and a half knots an hour. She struck the rock, and it penetrated through her bot tom just aft of th.: ioremast. The rush of water was so great that there is no doubt that most of the men in the lower troop deck were _ drowned in their hammocks. The rest of the men and all the officers appeared on deck, when Major Seaton called all the officers about him and impressed on them the necessity of preserving order and silence among the men. Ho directed me to take and have executed whatever orders the commander might give me. Sixty men wero immediately put to the chain pumps on the lower afterdeck, and told off in three reliefs; CO men were put on to the tackles of the paddle box boats, arid the remainder of the men were brought on to tho poop, so as to ease the fore part of the ship. She was at this time rolling heavily. The commander ordered the horses to be pitched out of the port gangway, and the cutter to be got ready for the women anti children, who had all been colleted under the poop awning. As I soon as the horses were got over the side, the women and children were passed into the cutter, and under charge of Mr. Richards, master's assistant, the boat then stood off about 150 yards. Just after they went out of the ship the entire bow broke off at the foremast, the bowsprit going up in the air towards the fore topmast, and the funnel went over the side, carrying away the starboard paddle-box and boat. The paddle-box boat capsized when being lowered. The large boat in the centre of the ship could not be got at. "It was about twelve or fifteen minutes after she struck that the bow broke off. The men then all went up on the poop, and in about five minutes more the ves sel broke in two, crosswise, just abaft the engine-room, and the stern part immediately filled and went down. A few men jumped off just before she did so, but the greater ❑umber remained to the last, and so did every officer bl3nging to the troops. All the men I put on the tackles, I fear, were crushed when the funnel fell; and the men and officers below at the pumps could not, I think, have reached the deck before the vessel broke up and went down. The survivors clung, some to the rigging of the mainmast, part of which was out of the water, and others got hold of floating pieces of wood. I think there must have been about 200 on the drift wood. I was on a large piece along with five others, and we picked up nine or 10 more. The swell carried the wood in the directio❑ of Point Danger. As soon as it got to the weeds and breakers, finding that it would not support all that were on it, I jumped off and ' swam on shore; and when the others, and also those that were on the other pieces of wood, reached the shore, we proceeded into the country, to try to find a habitation of any sOrt, where we could obtai❑ shelter. Many of the roen were naked, and almost all without shoes. Owing to the country being covered with thick, thorn) bushes, our progress was slow, but after walking till about 3 P.M., having reached land about 12, we came to where a waggon was outspanned, and the driver of it directed us to a small bay, where there is a hut of a fisherman. The bay is called Standford's Cove. We arrived there about sunset, and as the men had nothing to eat I went on to a farm-house, about eight or nine miles from the Cove, and sent back provisions for that day. The next morning I sent another day's provisions, and the men were removed up to a farm of Captain Smales', about 12 or 14 miles up the country. Lieu tenant Girardot, of the 43d, and Cornet Bond, of the 12;h Lancers, accompanied this party, which amounted to 68 men, including 18 sailors. " i then went down to the coast, and during Friday, Saturday, and Sunday I examined the rocks for more than twenty miles, in the hope of finding some men who might have drifted in. I fortunately fell in with the crew of a whale boat, that is employed sealing on Dyer's Island I got them to take the boat outside the seaweed, while I went along the shore. The seaweed on the coast is very thick, and of immense length, so that it would have caught most of the drift wood. Happily, the boat picked up two men, and I also found two. Al though they were all much exhausted, two of them having been in the water thirty-eight hours, they were all right the next day. except a few bruises. It was eighty-six hours on Sunday afternoon when I left the coast since the wreck had taken place ; and as I had carefully examined every part of the rocks, and also sent the whale-boat over to Dyer's Island. I can safely assert that when I left there was not a living soul on the coast of those that ;,had been on board the ill-fated Birkenhead. "On Saturday I met Mr. Mackay, the Civil Com missioner of Caledon, and also Field. Cornet Villiers. The former told me that ho had ordered the men who had been at Captain Srnales' to be clothed by him, he having a store at his farm. Forty soldiers received clothing there. Mr. illacktor, the field-cornet, and my self; acoompani,d by a party of men brought down by Mr. Villiers, went along the coast as far as the point that runs out to Dyer's Island, and all the bodies that were met with were interred. There were not many, however, and I regret to say it could be easily accounted for. Five of the horses got to the shore, and were caught and brought to me. One belonged to myself, one to Mr. Bond, of the 12th Lancers, and the other three to Major Seaton, of the 74th, Dr. Laing, and Lieutenant Booth, of the 73d. I handed the horses over to Mr. Mackay, and he is to send them on to me here, so that they may be sold, and th a t I ma y account for the proceeds, "On the 28th of February her Majesty's ship ithadamanthus was seen al" Gandford'a Cove. I went down there, and found that Captain Bunce, the Commander of the Castor frigate, had landed and gone up to Captain Smiles, to order the men down to the Cove so as to embark in the steamer to be conveyed to Simon's Bay. On Sunday, when I was down on the coast, the field-cornet told me that at a part where he and hie men had been a few bodies were washed up and buried; also a few boxes, which were broken in pieces and the contents strewed about the rocks. I then ceased to hope that any more were thing, and came down to the Cove to join the other men. We arrived there at about 6 P.m. " The order and regularity that prevailed on board, from the time the ship struck till she totally disappeared, far exceeded anything that I thought could be effected by the best discipline; and it is the more to be wondered at, seeing that most of the soldiers had been but a short time inthe service. Every one did as he was directed, and there was not a murmur or a cry among them until the vessel made her final plunge. I could not name any individual officer who did more than another. All re ceived their orders, and had them carried out, as if the men were embarking instead of going to the bottom; there was only this difference, that I never saw any em barkation conducted with so little noise or contusion. • " I inclose a list of those embarked, distinguishing those saved. I think it is correet, except one men of the 91st, whose name I cannot find out. The only means I had of ascertaining the names of the men of the different draughts, was by getting th em f rom t h e i r com rades who are saved. You will see by the list inclosed, that the loss amounts to nine officers and 349 men, besides those of the crew; the total number embarked being 15 officers and 476 men (one officer and 18 men were disembarked in Simon's-bay). "I am happy to say that all the women and children were put safely on board a schooner that was about seven miles off when the steamer was wrecked. This vessel returned to the wreck at about 3 r m., and took off 40 or 50 men that were clinging to the rigging, and then proceeded to Simon's Bay. One of the ship's boats, with the assistant-surgeon of the vessel and eight men, went off, and landed about 15 miles from the wreck. lied the boat remained about the wreck, or returned after landing the assistant-surgeon on Point Danger—about which there was no difficulty—l am quite confident that nearly every man of the 200 who were on the drift wood might have been saved, for they might have been picked up here and there, where they had got in among the weeds, and landed as soon as eight or nine were got into the boat. Where most of the drift wood stuck in the weeds the distance to the shore was not more than 400 yards, and as, by taking a somewhat serpentine comae, I managed to swim in without getting foul of the rock, or being tumbled over by a breaker, there is no doubt the boat might have done so also. " One fact I cannot omit mentioning. When the vessel was just about going down the commander called out, " All those that can swim, jump overboard, and make for the boats." Lieutenant Girardot and myself were standing on the stern part of the poop." We begged the men not to do as the commander said, as the bout with the Women must be swamped. Not more than three made the attempt. " Oa Sunday evening, at six P.M., all the men who were at Captain Smales', and the four I had with myself on the coast, were embarked in boats and taken on board the Rhadamadthus, and we arrived in Simon's Bay at three A.M. on Monday, the Ist of March; 18 of the men are bruised and burnt by the sun, and the Commodore has ordered them into the Naval Hospital. The rest are ail right, and 70 require to be clothed. I need scarcely say that everything belonging to the men was lost. " I have, &c., " EDWARD W. C. WRIGHT, Captain 91st Regt. "Lieutenant-Colonel Ingleby, R.A., Com mandant of Cape Town. " P.S.—I must not omit to mention the extreme kindness and attention shown by Captain Smales to the men at his house; and by Captain Ramsden of the Li&n schooner, and his wife, to those taken on board his vessel. " E. W. C. W." " LIST OF PERSONS DROWNED. " The following is a correct list of the name of the persons drowned:— Co ' lp D or r a a l ug m %2d an o u r s, Q v ue r e iv n a 's tes m Regiment—Ensign ,Ki n sey, , B G o y e l o a r n g d o , Marsh, James James CO Roley, Jos. Burke, Charles Cornell, Coull, Forbes, e, Richard Coleman, William Clay, William xn , , Gr een, John Greenleaf, john Howard, George 'gra. Patrick Jame. Nu Laverey, John Martin, Chas. Mooney, Price, Jobtx"Muiichael O'Connell, James Oxley, George ne s ,,y, N athaii 7, Timothy Simmonds, Frank Shock- Walker, Thop,i iro Thomas, Samuel Vesse, Webster, Zwyker,' band- masot,dfall, Geo. Weller, W. M. Wheller, " Draught 6th R o y a l o hn Mills, William Day. Abraham BID-Iv,, Michael -1 - I giment—Ensign Mendford, John Begon, Putrick Begon, Beckett, Witham Brown, Bromley, Dennis Cofieht gi°ant'riWilliam Begon, Joseph son, Thomas Firm, W' inia _ Patrick Corrigan Hugh Dick- Joseph Hudson, Henry ii.-Zin Fletcher,John John Grady, Kitchen, Henry Lorebuart, John m a Kell Willitan Cornelius Maloney, Patrick Maloney,y , rhos.Rugh Murray, Michael Morgan, John Olrensha, Charles ir lltal Malone y, trick Ryan, J o h n Ryder, J ohn Reanunington, ne n' oin Pa. Spicer, ;lark Somerton,_ Michael Star, John Smith' Edward Tobey, G eo rge Tully, John T erne Y, George Worth, West, Thomas White, James i a. 4; ---.lbarn, Henry Jacobs, John Lewis, Patrick Ma ann, j o ,„ „., t-- , uarris, Alfrcd Clifford, John Croker, James Hanley, " Draught 12th Lancers--Cornet Ruh, Sergeant John Straw, G. Hutchins, G. Euglison, Coalborn. " Draught 12th Regiment—Privates Thomas Archer, Armatrog, Barrett, ]3ellinghao, P ()swell, George LONDON, EVENING, APRIL 7, 1852. Bradly, Byrne, Carrington, Cellus, Clines, Cummons, poop s t ruc k hi m on the h ead, and he never roseCostello,lo, Cragg. Deremick, Durkin, E ng land, Field, again. All were clinging to the raft till it Fe zgerald, Flateesan, Feanley, F r ee man , Fi n n, Grin- broke up, end then some swam back to the w ! , ek, shaw, Hart, Hay ward, Samuel Johnston, Wootton, and some to the maintopeatlyard. About forty-five Keleher, Kerry, Lambdo n , Lawlor, Lee, M‘Derrnott, people were on the yard, where they remained ab ou t M'Donnell, M`Morrow, mattra e er s , Mealey, Mullany, tevelhe hours, till the Lioness schooner came and to o k Moran, Morrison, Muni, O'Connor, Owen, Palmer, them off, about two o'clock on the Thursday afternoon. Petifer, Pucell, Renalds, Roach, Shepard, Smith (2,714), About 100 of the soldiero were drowned below. The Spriggs, Thompson, Tigne, Wales, Wilson. vessel filled so fast that they had no time to get up. " Draught 43d Light I n f antry—Sergeant Willi am F rom the time we first struck, which was about two Hicks, Corporal Joseph Harrison, Corporal Benjamin I o'clock on the morning of Thursday, until the vessel Cousins, John Anderson, John Butler, John Byrne, i was all to pieces, was about half an hour. Captain Sal- William Ballot), Daniel Brennan, Thomas Cave, John mond might have saved himself easily, bat he remained Cosgrove, George Gilb am, William do Bank, Thomas giving order s un til t h e a f ter part o f the vessel surg e d, Dews, William Donald, Joseph Penning, Kelly, Houton, and threw him overboard ; he might still have been al , Quade, Michael M. Rerklin, John Riddleston, Reardon, Sullivan, Vickery, Edward saved if it had not been for this accident. Young Mr. Quin, Maurice Welsh, Charles Renshaw, Shepherd, John Mt, of the Lancers, asked the sergeant of marines to try and save him ; he did try, and got him on the raft, Liam Tucker. but as it surged against the rocks it parted, and he sunk. " Draught 45th Regiment—G. Cocker, William Con- About 117 men, women, and children, came into Sireon'e sell, M. Daughtery. rimothy Sheehan, Wil- Bey on hoard the schooner, and about 30 or 40 lauded on " Draught 60th Rifles—Corporal Francis Curtis, another raft. That number could be counted on the James Brown, James Brookland, James Callaghan, Wil- beach. Of the 45 that remained on the yard were Mr. Hire, ham Chapman, Eli Elliott, Th omas F ros t, A r thur Ha- the clerk, John Drak e , sergeant of marines, John Cooper, milton, Michael Keleher, William Kelly, Charles Lucas. private marine, John King, a stoker, and 42 soldiers— James Maher„, James Moore, John MeAcy, Daniel when all, with one exception, behaved most admirably. M.Quacle, Petrick O'Brien, Thomas Peacock, John They were rather in a hurry to get into the schooner's Rees, William Russell, Thomas Seutts, James Storey, boat when she came to take them off, which nearly Patrick Stokes, James Thompson, William Wilkins, caused an accident; but all were saved. The behaviour Wilkinson,William James Wilson, William Woodward, of the crew was admirable--all obedient to:orders. There John Wallis, Simon Jacobs, Joseph Ladd. is no chance of Captain Salmond being alive. Mr. " Draught 73d Regiment—Lieutenant G. W. Robin- Brodie, the master, was in the act of clearing the paddle son, Lieutenant A. 11, Booth, Thomas Bermingham, box boat, when the ship parted in two, and he was James Bernard, James Beggam, William Be e man, Da- killed at once. Nothing oculd exceed the kindness of niel Buckley, John Byrne, William Barton, John Bryan, Captain Ramsden, of the Lioness schooner, who took us Michael Caffy, Matthew Collins, Patrick Corney, John on board; he clothed us and fed us as well as he could; Clements, Charles Dawson, Hugh Deegan, William Dad- and we shall always remember his kindness. It is sup ley, Patrick Doyle, Hugh Feehy, Matthew Fitzpatrick, posed when we left Simon's Bay that there wore about Michael Flanagan. Hugh Feely, Michael Frontal. Ma- 486 officers and men of different regiments, besides lachi Garin, Michael Gavin, Samuel Giles, John Grant, women and children, and ship's company of the Birken- William N. Hall, John Harmer, Patrick Feanley, Re- head, amounting to about 115. It is feared that, on the bert Hinchin, Michael Henley ,William Kearns, Timothy whole, not less than 500 lives have been lost. Skelly, George Lawrence, Thomas Larkin, Michael "We presume a naval court-martial will be held on Maher, John Maheys, John Murphy, Thomas Murray, the surviving officers of the ship, by which f u ll p art i cu - Patrick O'Brien, William O'Connell, Michael Roonan, lays will be elicited. At present we are unable to furnish George Randall, George Darcy, Willi am Fly n n, Philip any further details which can be relied on of this ap- Scott, Timothy Sheehan, Daniel Shea, James Sullivan, palling occurrence." Robert Shepherd, George Smith, James Wilson, Wil - The following is a li s t of officers and seamen saved ham Holmes, James M`Murray, from the Birkenhead : " Draught 74th Highlanders—Major Seaton, Ensign " Dr. Culhatie, assistant-surgeon; C. B. Renwick, Russell, C or por a l M. Mathison, Corporal William Laird , assistant - engineer, Ist class; B. Barber, assistant-engi - George Anderson, Archibald Baxter, John Binnie, neer, 3d class; J. Freshfield, passed clerk; G. W. S. Robert Blackie, Waner Bruce, John Cattanach, John Hire, clerk; R. B. Richards, master's assistant; J. Arch- Cowan, David Cousin, William Donald, David Donald- bold, gunner. son, James Gibson, Charles Gow, D. R, Gormon, Wil- "Ship's Company —J, Bowen, A. 8.; G. Till, A. 8.; Liam Graham, Thomas Harriso n , Alexander Henr i e, J. Sm i th, A . 13.; T. Dunn, A. 8.; C. Noble, A. B.; T. David Hunter, James Kirkwood, John Lowrie, James Daley, A. 8.; W. Langmaid, A. 8.; J. Ashbolt, stoker; Morton, Al e x a nder Murdoch, Alexander Mathison, G. Randall, stoker; J. King, stoker; T. Dew, stoker; H, Thomas hiarwell, Alexander Miller, David Miller, Maxwell, quartermaster ; E, Wilson, boatmate; J. George Miller, William NlSAnley, J ames m‘Ki nnon, Lacey, captain ma i ntop; J . Measure, sailmaker's mate; Edward 'Lend,d, J o h n lopclarney, Thomas Robertson, W. Neale, captain's mate; J. Tiffrey, paymaster and Ebenezer R u th e rf o rd, John Sharp (1), Duncan Shaw, purser's steward; T. Aandrain, T. J. Stoker; E. Gardi- Robert Smith, William Smith, Robert Stewart, William nor, stoker; J. Hoskins, stoker; E. Croker, A. 8.; S. Stewart, John Thomson, Adam Thomson, Francis Harris, A. 8,; R. Tiggle, A. 8.; H. Cheeseman, A. 8.; Turner, R o b er t w e le s r, George Watson, Pieter Hamil- A. Stone, ord; J. Weates, stoker; W. Chest., stoker; ton, John Nelson, 'Thomas Pride. G. Kelley, stoker; M. Bush, A. 8.; R. Finn, A. 8.; G. "Draught 91st Regiment—Sergeant William Butler, Windsor, A. 8.; T. Harris, A. 8,; G. Lewis, A. 8.; T. Corporal Ale x ander Webber, Joseph Burt James Bryan, Woods, stoker; J. Thttlan, A. 8.; J. Dyke, A. 8.; J. James Buckham, Wm .Whibro, James Cavan e r, Daniel M , C art h y, A . 8.; T. F or b es , A. 8.; H. Bewhill, seaman ; Daley, James Drury, Hugh Ford, Patrick Gaffy, John W. Woodward, seaman; T. Drsckford, seaman; T. Harsher, Stephen Higgen, Patrick Iliggan, Thomas Jays, Coffin, seaman. George Kemp, Francis HackenneY, James Evans, James "Boys—W. Gale, C. :Mathews, J. B. Howard, G. Montgomery, William Mathson, John Smith, William E. Windhion, B. Turner. Smith, Leke Smith, Patrick Smith, W i lli am Cl ar k , " Marines—J. Drake (colour sergeant), W. North- James Tenn e y, Ch r i sto pher Ware, Alexander Welling- oven (private), T. Daniels (private), J. Cooper (pri ton, Joseph Grant, John Moore, Willia m woodman, vale), W. Luck (private), T. Keane (private). George Justs, James Moon, William F oster, William " Abstract—Officers 7; , seamen 42; boy ,s 5; marines, Measures, William Sedgewood, Patrick Kelly, James Dd 6. Total, , 60. Laney, Alexa n d er ed.F e d e n, Henry Haywood, Patrick " List of officers drowned—Mr. R. Salmond, master Hussey, J o h n S weene y, David Pratt, James Walsh; commanding; Mr. W. Brodie, master; Mr. R. D. Speer, passenger, Andrew White, a servant, second master; Mr. J. 0. D. Davies, second master; Cornet Bond, of th e 12th Lancers, one of the sur- Mr. W. Whyham, chief engineer; Mr. C. W. Hare, vivors, gives the following particulars : master's assistant; Mr. James M'Clymont, assistant en "We left Simon' s Bay at seven o'clock o n th e even - gineer; Mr. Deeley, ass i s t an t engineer; Mr. T. Harris, in;; of the 24th. At two o'clock the next morn i ng I boatswain; Mr. James R o b er t s , carpenter.,, was awoke by the vessel striking upon a rock. I im- The Gape Town Monitor of March 3, says : _ mediately dres se d m y se lf and went on d ec k , an d "It th us a pp ears th at out o f t h e 638 on b oa rd a t the found all in confusion. I heard the captain give orders time of the wreck, 184 in all have been saved, and 454 to back her, whi c h I h ar dly think was carr i e d i nto o f our f e llo w - crea t ures h ave b een su dd e nly launched effect, as th e fi res were a lmost immedi ate l y ext i n - i n t o e t ern ity. W e h ave h ear d t h at t h e devastation of guished. lie then gave orders to Major Seaton to g e t the sharks which surrounded the rafts and spars theher sergeant the horses up an d th row t h e m overboard, an d I , w i th a wrec k i n s ho a l s , wa s mos t d rea df u l . Th e scene is and some men belonging to the 12th Lancers, rowing to contemplate." succeeded in doing so. I then went on the poop, wh ere The troops on board con s i s t e d of 499 officers and the capt a i n was stan di ng. He told me t o go an d get men; th e crew, 132 ; women an d children, 12; total, the women and children up; which I did behcarrying up 650 persons. two of th e l at t er . T he others followed, an d were i mme- N ames of the officers on board the Birkenhead when diately lowered into the boats. At this time the greatest lost:— order and regu l ar it y preva il e d. All the officers were Cornets Bond and Bolt (12th Lancers), Ensign Boylan then employed with gangs of men at the pumps ' Queen's), Ensign M e tf or d (6 t h R oya l s ), Lieutenant and a ( 2 d number o f so ldi ers wi d er t h e c ommand of M r . Brodie, Fairtiough (12th Foot), Lieutenant Girardot (43d Light the ma s t e r, were en d eavour i ng to haul out th e pa ddl e - Infantry), Lieutenants Robinso n an d Booth and Ensign box b oa t on the port aide, w hich was nearly Hi hoisted out Lucas (7. blenders), Captain W r i g ht (91st Regiment),3d Regiment), Maj or S e t on an d Ensign Russell when th e tackle broke, and it remained fixed in the air. (74th g The fora part of th e ship now broke off at the fore mast, Dr. Bowen and two other stuff surgeons. and soon after sh e crac k e d in the middle and filled with The following are the officers of the Birkenhead, water. A great many of the men on the troop deck taken from the Navy List for January:— were drowned in their hammocks, not being able to effect Master-Commander R. Salmond; Master W. Brodie; an escape. All those who could succeed in reaching the chief engineer, William Whyham; Assistant-Surgeon poop now crowded there, and the captain sung out to W. Culhane; Second Masters J. D. Davis and Robert those that could swim 'to make for the boats,' of D. Speer; Clerk, John Freshfield. which there were three at a distance of 150 yards. They did not come nearer for fear of being swamped. A gig on the starboard side was then ordered to be lowered, in neheas Mr. nolt, of the 12111 T. —titiceib, who wee unable to swim, and several seamen, were seen to enter; but in lowering it ono of the ropes broke and she was swamped. Poor Rolt rose, but was unable to reach the shore, and was drowned. The poop immediately afterwards, owing to the force of the water rushing up, went down, draw ing all those who were on it, as well as myself, under water. I rose to the surface almost immediately. I had one of Mackintosh's life preservers on, which may be filled in the water, which I did. The sea at this time was covered with struggling forms, while the cries, pierc ing shrieks, and shoutings for the boats were awful. I I swam astern in hopes of being picked up by one of them. hailed one 60 yards off, but could not reach it, as they pulled away, I suppose, for fear of too many attempling to get in. I then turned round and made for the shore, about two miles distant, which I finally succeeded in reaching, at a little after five A,M,, by swimming only. Two men, who were swimming close to me, I saw dis appear with a shriek, most probably bitten by sharks. I fortunately hit on the landing place, but owing to the great quantity of seaweed I had to struggle through, and being quite exhausted, I a l most failed in reaching it. I then walked up a sort of beaten track from the beech, in hopes of finding some habitation. In doing so I perceived my horse at a short distance, standing, in the water on the beach. I got him our, and then re turned to the place at which I landed, when I saw a raft, with about nine men ° I I it, endeavouring to land, but they dit succee doing d in go until they saw me on the rocks d no t snding opposite to the proper spot; they then steered straight for irle, and finally landed at seven A,M, Lieutenant Giardot, of the 43d Light Infantry, was one of them. At the same time two or three other men were thrown on the rocks cff a spar, and landed, very much cut and bruised, and entirely naked. We all then proceeded up this t rack, and, after two hours' march, we saw a waggon along the shore, to which we went and obtained some bread and water. The driver directed us to proceed furth er up tho beach, and at five miles' distance we should find some fishing cottages be longing to Captain &males, where we urrived, very much fatigued at noon; here we ob ta i ned some more bread, and then marched on to Captain s tnales , residence, a b out 12 miles off, over the sands. On our way thither we met a bullock waggon, which took some of our men, who were too much knocked up to proceed, back to the cottages we had just left. At seven o'clock P.M. our party, ing of two officers and fou r consist men, arrived at Captain Sneaks', where we were most kindly received, the men being provided with both clothes and victuals. Captain Smnales immediately dispatched a meesenger for the field cornet and magistrate of the district, who on their ar rival proceeded with us the next morning to the scene of the wreck. On our way thith er we met numbers of men who had landed. Some came ashore in the paddle box boat, which had floated up; the one was full of water, and the other keel upperrnost. One of the ship's quartermasters told me that there were seven others in the boat with him, which was full of water. The how ever, all died from cold, having bean many . hours in the boat and quite naked. He had his clothes on. We also met Captain Wright, 91st, who had landed ou the spon soon; ho had been along the sho re and had picked up several men. Some rafts reached ti e shore with bodies lashed on them quite dead; other bodies washed u some of them dreadfully mangled by ehurks. Her Ma p : jesty's steamer Rhadamanthns heye i n eight on Sunday, took us off, and brought us into Sinew s t . Bay he next morning. " The time from when the ship struck to the period at which the poop sunk, and those on it were precipi tated into the water, did not occuPY More than twenty minutes." COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lord Colville, and Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Sey mour, visited her ltoyal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester-house, Piccadilly, yesterday afternoon. His Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg visited yesterday her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester•house, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at his resi dence in St. James's-place ; and his Royal Highness the Count d'Aquila, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook street. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, took pony and walking exercise yesterday in the garden of Buck ingham Palace. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yesterday included his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, his Excellency the Portu guese Minister and the Countess Lavradil, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke, and Lady Eli zabeth York. A deputation, consisting of Lord Glengall (chair man of the Waterford and Limerick Railway), Sir Edward M'Donnel (chairman of the Great Southern and Western Railway), Mr. Barlow (Governor of the Bank of Ireland, and deputy chairman of the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway), Mr. H. A. Herbert, M.P., and Mr. Pennefather (chairman and director of the Killarney Junction Railway), Mr. Murland and Mr. Evans (chairman and deputy chair man of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway), Mr. Redmond (chairman of the Irish South-Eastern Rail way), Colonel Chatterton, M.P. (director of the Cork and Bandon Railway), Mr. James Clay, M.P. (chair man of the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway), Sir Mathew Barrington, Mr. Jeffers, and Mr. Kane, had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Duke of Leeds had an interview with Mr. Se cretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. The Bishop of Cape Town had an interview yes terday with Sir John Pakington, at the Colonial office. A deputation, consisting of the Hon. Mr. Hincks (Inspector-General of Canada), Sir Percy Nugent, Bart., Mr. O'Flaherty, M.P., Mr. Perry and Mr. Stirling (directors), and Mr. Hemans (engineer of the Midland Great Junction of Ireland Railway), Mr. Hartley, and Mr. E. O'Flaherty, had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester day, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Austrian Minister had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation on the subject of the proposed re moval of the Courts of Law and Equity from West minster, to the Inns of Court, had an interview with Lord John Manners yesterday, at the office of Works and Public Buildings. The deputation consisted of Mr. Gregory (President of the Incorporated Law So ciety), Mr. Coverdale (Vice-President), Mr. Ludlow (one f the members of the council), and Mr.- Mau ghan (secretary). Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Rev. W. C. Dowding had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial-offic e. _ A de p George Lake Russell, J. V. Prior, .an d t Lord Selwyn had an interview yesterday John Manners at the Of fi ce of Works ¢ d Public Buildings. w w ith the w n The Duke of Atholl had an i ntervie Earl of Derby yesterday. Sir Matthew arrington also had an interview with the Noble Earl . 1 3 A deputation on the subject of steam commu2. Ica tion with Newfoundland ha d an interv i e w with Sir H 10 .0 : i 4 T he , ' John Pakington yesterday at the Co o ni ß al r - o offi deputation consisted of Messrs. J. N. Hunts, W. Schenk, and C. 1 Holmwood. unemployed A deputation of w eavers, consisting of John Tempest, Thomas B u ck, and William Sponv, had an interview with t . h Right e W. Henley y e sterday at the Boardof Trade. Lion. J. - Mr. Mullings had an interview with Sir John Pa kington yester da y at the Colon i al - offi c e. Dispatches w ere rece ived from the Governor of South Australia at the pa t c h e s were sent from t he Colonia l-office to the Go vernor of Gibraltar. saved froth the wreck of A byain. . . SURVlVOR. ofli T ce b r e commissioned o f f N o t l A h l o e ß w a ß i r n t A u g T y n:a V w r narrative, wasißvYe, the Birkenhead, has been banded to us for in sertion : " She left Simon's Bay at about Six o'clock in the evening, and everything went on comfortable until about a quarter before two in the morning, at which time the vessel struck upon a rock, which made a hole in her port side under water, just before the paddle-wheel. She began to fill immediately; hands were turned up to get the boats out; lowered two cutters down and one gig; then turned to get the paddle-box boats out, but the pin of the davits was rusted in, and would not come out. At this time the vessel was swinging and grind ing, and grating against the rocks very much. A party see to work at the chain pumps to the after cockpit. The next thing was to throw the horses overboard, end get all the women and children in the second cutter, which Mr. Richards took charge, of, with orders to land them et the nearest place. 'rimy could not land en account at the breakers; so her head was put out to sea. Just at this moment, the Birkenhead parting in two ju=t, before the engine, the fore part o f t h e deck sunk with several people on It. Captain Saltnend then gave orders to do the best they could t o save their lives. The other cutter and gig were then l y i ng off, manned. Several men then jumped overboard and s w a ra to the bolts, the captain standing on the Poop giving orders. Up to this time perfect order and discipline were observed; all the men quiet and steady, and obe dient to orders. At this time, the captain was standing on the poop with several others; the atter part of the ship then lurched forward, aad all were thrown into the water. Some swam to the boats, and some to the wreck. Ac this time the maintopmast and rnaintopsail yrrd were out of water, and all that could made for the topsailyard. P art o f t h e f orecas tle deck was then float ing at about t wenty yar d s ' di sta nce. Captain .!3almond swam for th e wrec k t h at was floating; and as he was swimming something that was washed off the LITERARY FORGERIES. —M. de B acourf, one of the e xecutors of the late Prince deTa!leyrand, h as wr i tten a letter to the p ublic journals, stating that trauds, similar to those lately discovered in England relative to Shelley's l e tt e rs, have been attempted . i u Prance t or l etters falsely by stated to have been written the late Prince acourt, " a certain. 'el have in B my possession at present," says M. de nu mber of those lett ers, g exceedingly well the writing of the deceased Prince, but which have been declared by the persons intimate wi h he deceased, such as M. Guizot, the Duke de Broglie, Count Mole, Duke Pasquier, &c., to be forgeries." • METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE.--01 1 Monday the Committee dec l a re d t he preamble a the Go vernment Dill proved. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (CONTINUED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.) Sir,—On Monday the sth the Government inti mated that it gave up the intention of conferring the franchise on the Militiamen. " The attempt but not the deed." The public thirst for an extension of the franchise will not be abated by this indication of the direction in which the tendencies of the Government were moving. In consequence of questions asked, a discussion arose on the subject of the lonian Islands. What a humiliating sight to see, that England with all her supposed advantages, is just as unable to govern any dependency without the constant exercise of brute force, and just as unable to win anybody's lova or obtain anybody's confidence, as Russia or the Turk. Rightly, in some senses, said the member of the Bslgian Chamber, who rose and roundly declared, that the English were pirates and barbarians. We have not, at least our Government has not, got beyond that phase of society. The Romans were gentlemen compare d w i th us. A late exhibi tion of art bad for its subject, the Britons lamenting the departure of the Romans. Who ever lamented the English, or failed to greet their dep ar t ure as a riddance ? This may fall heavily some day, if among the chances and changes of this mort a l lif e, the political existence of Great Britain should come t o d epend upon her popu larity among her neighbours. What a breaking up would upon that day be ! What sullen ghosts of in jured individuals and injured races, would start up and scream for retribution ! And why should it have been so, and why should not Britain have been the nurse of liberty and happiness in all quarters of the globe ? Simply because the worse portions of the porter-pot had rule. Because the froth at the top, and the dregs at the bottom, carried it against the wholesome middle part, in which the value of the draught resides. One principle officially announced by the Govern ment on this occasion, was significant. It was, that " offences of the press are the last to which trial by jury ought to be extended." It follows of course, that they are the first from which it ought to be taken away. You see where we are going, " pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat," like the young lady coming down the ladder to join her lover. For those who have eyes to see, it is time they should employ them to the use that nature iuten led. In the Committee of Supply 460,0001. was voted for the expenses of the Kafir war without a division. The rule laid down by authority and precedent, is that any man may incur expenses who can, and there is nothing to be done but pay. Pay first, and discuss after, is the law upon the case. It would be as con trary to bienseance as making " a horrid noise" when broken on the wheel, to talk of voting against the payment. It would not be destoor, as is the term the Orientals apply to the law of custom by which they are despotically ruled. Anybody who did it, would lose caste,—would be held as not coming within the conventional decencies of life. It would be as bad as a woman's clothing her nakedness, by adopting the Bloomer costume, and cutting off the chance of the pleasurable exhibitions the public every now and then through accident enjoys. And still, what prospect, wh a t poss ib ility, is there of checking irrational expendit ure , i f this rule is to prevail ? Let it go on till people a re t i red of it ; only let us assist the arrival of that period, by pointing out the facts. In the debate on the Corrupt Practices at Elec tions Bill, another of those tokens occurred, which like the smells from a slaughter-h ouse, Warn us poor dumb beasts of whither we are being coaxed or driven. A move was made from the Tory side, to insert in the Corrupt Practices Bill, an exception in favour of " reasonable refreshment." Why is not the voter to refresh himself I And by what rule of policy is he to be refreshed by the candidate, any m ore than the candidate by the voter? Further still, what is to be " reasonable refreshment," and how is it to be measured ? A captain in the navy . affirmed upon his word, th a t h e saw th e armo urer of his ship supplied from tim e t o ti me w ith half a pint of beer in a hor n , b y a b oy th a t wa it e d o n him ; and on taking note by his watch, he found the horn came every five minutes, making nine gallons in the twelve hours. Is nine gallons to be " reasonable refresh ment ?" If n o t, w h ere i s t o b e th e limit? The evident result of such a legislation will be, that in all bo roughs where a certain cl ass o f vo t e r s exists, the claim for " reasonable refreshment" will take the shape of a ki n d of head- money , an d an y candidate who will not give it, will be told " Oho, then we will vote for somebody else that will." The remark able thing, was the number o f M em b e rs from what is called the Liberal side, wh o anno u nce d their good wishes in favour of the plan. Such is the manner in which under the present circumstances all evil things put forth the leaf; and the subject is by no means done with, though withdrawn for the present. On Tuesday, after some debate on a Bill aimed at improving the condition of the Ballast-heavers on the Thames, the House was counted out at an early hour on the Suitors in Chancery Relief Jarndyce and Jarndyce, it appears, must go on for the present. And now, if nothing unexpected occurs to the con trary, I will take my leave till, probably, the 21st. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. Blackheath, 7th April, 1852. THE " COUNT-OUT." The following is a list of the Members who ware at heir posts last night when the House was counted out:— Barron, Sir H. W. Mailings, J. R. Barrow, W. H. Pinney, W. Bell, J. Scobell, G. T. Bernal, R. Spooner, R. Brotherton, J. Strickland, Sir G. Deedes, W. Tennent, R. F. Dunne, Colonel Thesiger, Sir F. Hamilton, —. Thompson, Colonel Henley, J. W. Villiers, C. Hindley, C. Walmsley, Sir J. Hobbouse, T. B. Walpole, J. H. flume, J. Williams, W. Joilitre, Sir W. Willoughby, Sir 11. . Milligan, R. Wilson, James THE LOSS OF THE BIRKENHEAD. It certainly cannot be imputed as a fault to the Admi ralty or the Government that a naval officer of good re pute for skill ,and competency should in an unhappy moment of temerity have navigated his ship in so reck less a manner. But the Board would not have been the Board if it had altogether omitted such an opportunity of raising itself in public opinion. We must refer our readers to our Parliamentary report of this day for a true account of the zeal and energy displayed by the Admiralty, and our good old friend Sir John Ommanney upon so momentous an occasion. Will it be believed that the Duke of Northumberland, the Frat Lord, actu ally made this reply to a question addressed to him last night by Lord Monteagle as to the fate of the Birken head? "As soon as the news that it was lost reached the Admiralty by the newspapers, the Admiralty !en s t down a message by electric telegraph to the Admiral in Devonport, to inquire whether there was any truth d not ent in lsocsosr scorns the report; and, it there was,why he Admiralty, e s i: , their 1 telligence of it immediately to the bserv . ed No agents had sent it to the newspapers in Lon d on. return n ei t v h e an a k d s dltional tans wer turn hie had attentionbeen such Sir t John ty tostytOt eo n; s in h aa s sv n et n n e oe y . liveihn:imintoc 9 n a n n de l a additional step.— the Birkenhead, and of 454 that since his meritorious exertio ns the Amazon, Sir JohnOmmanne t y o The honours, and been to Court Birkenhead will, no doubt, help step.-7imes. ___ — , -- voR THE MIME RIFLES. BIRMINGHAM, T U ESDA 7HE CONTRACT,' for A" y .......w e are happy to st a t e some weeks h ave existed the differences which b e tween the m aster rs of this town h at length stockers and i finshe arranged, and that the ave been satisfactorily p y 1 of 23,000 DI" , Government line rifles will be contracts fora om sup menced and speedily execu t e d. It immediately recollectede that wh en will be the specifications from A f Ordnance the Boar - ° • were first received in this the operative gun-finishers issued a circular to town the 0 /makers lik e l y to make tenders for the con tracts stating that the prices they should require would be for stocking 3s. 9d., and for finishing 12g. 3d., making for the two branches 16s. To these demands when the Ordnance orders were received the successful contractors demurred, and offered the old prices paid for the last line musket—viz., for finishing 10s• 54. and , as. `d. for stocking, or 13s. 103. for both branches. Thus matters have stood since Ja nuary, and had it not been that the Board of Ordnance was ultimately compelled to act with promptitude and decision, the contracts in all probability would never have been fulfilled by the Birmingham makers, but have been transferred to Enfield for execution. The latter end of last week, however, the contractors received information that if the work was not ac cepted yesterday Mr. Lovell, the inspector of small arms, was authorised to remove the materials;which had already arrived in Birmingham, and that the contracts into which they had entered would be con sidered null and void. This information was given to the men ; and it was also intimated, that although the Board of Ordnance had previously resolved that the Tower work should in future be done in Bir mingham, in all probability the rejection of the pre sent contracts would have the effect of entirely and permanently excluding Government orders from Bir mingham. This n o tifi c atio n had its effect, an a brought the contendi n g parti e s to terms. The four contracting firms and a deputation from t h e c a. Gun makers' Society ( o f which Mr. Smith, h I vteae, embers) and Mr. Frost, secretary, were respective cases were appointed to state their respe d by to two arbitrators, and to be bo n e _ re Mr. d upon ^ their decision. The arbitrators agree ears two ex- Westley Richards and Mr. Joseph L with the perienced gunmakers, in no way t c° o k place at the Tower business. The interview a d temperate discus- Odd Fellows'-hall last night, and ensued. The matters Sion of some hours' continuance d were debated with the in dispute, as we are informe WEDNESDAY - 2 ',;;T_;~ i 4;; greatest good humour on both s id es, and ultimatelY' the arbitrators decided that the prices paid by the , contractors to th e mEn s h ou ld b e for finishing, -1 9 s. ; : 10111 tthatS 7 for stoehing, as. 7d. ; thus, for both branches, 15s. 7d., being sd. less than the demand made by the men, and Is. 9d. more than the terms offered by the mas ters. The masters are also to be liable for all risks over which the stockers and finishers have no control. Such, as we are informed, are the terms upon which this long and unpleasant dispute has, to the satisfac tion of all parties, been settled. The operatives eu logise the kindly feelings manifested by the contract ors, and it is to be hoped, now a public calamity, so far as Birmingham is concerned, has by timely con cession been averted, that no further cause of disa greement will arise during the execution of the Ord nance contract. f ~y -= r NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. His Grae? the Duke of Northumberland held a levee at the Admiralty at Whitehall yesterday, and it was at tended by the following officers:— Captai.ns—John C. D. Hay, George Mantel, Charles Edmunds, William Smith, Sir Thomas R. T. Thompson, and Thomas Bennett. Commanders—John W. Finch, Edward A. Inglefield, Charles Haddon, Herbert G. Austen, Cheesman Henry Binstead, Joseph M. Mottles, John Clavell, Henry Baker, Sir William S. Thomas, Lewis do Tessier Pre vost, Thomas 1). Stewart, James Rawstorne, Thomas Miller, Henry D. Rogers, and John M. Hayes, Lieutenants—franceson S. Tremlett, Edward A. Biackett, George Walker, Griffith G. Phillips, Charles R. Malden, Samuel 0. Wooldridge, and George T. C. Smith. Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, C. 8., held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty at Whitehall, which was at tended by the following officers:— Captains—George Manse!, Thomas Bennett, and T. L. P. Langharne. Commanders—Michael De Conroy, William Neame, H. Harvey, John G. Wigley, T. D. Stewart, Thomas Miller, and Charles H. Beddoes. Commanders—George C. Kerr, Benjamin Sharpe, F. S. Tremlett, Henry B. Everest, Justus B. Kosystra, George Walker, John H. Glover, Edward A. Blackett, Samuel 0. Woodbridge, R.N., and L. G. F. March, Royal Marines. Masters—J. B. Tucker, Joseph Chegwyn, William Parker, and S. Spain. Paymaster and Purser—F. C. Dusautoy. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 6.—The utmost distress was caused here this afternoon by the telegraphic news of the loss of the Birkenhead steam-frigate, the commander and many others belonging to this port. The news was scarcely believed, so astounding and sudden was the an nouncement. We cannot attempt to paint the distress which this calamity has occasioned, but we trust the local authorities will not be behind their neighbouring officials of Southampton in the desire to alleviate the sufferings of the relatives of the survivors by organizing with the utmost alacrity some means of relieving those now plunged into misery by this harrowing catastrophe, The long looked-for Vulcan screw troop frigate, Mas ter Commander Penn, :arrived at Spithead yesterday, from the Cape of Good Hope (last from Plymouth), having been upwards of four months on her voyage. The Court of Inquiry (Captain Purcell, of the Sa perb; Captain Robinson, of the Arrogant; and Captain Warden, of the Retribution) which sat last week on board the Victory to investigate the causes of the An telope steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Young, hav ing got ashore on the Isle of Wight, having disposed of that case without the necessity for a court-martial, the Antelope has since left, under the command of Lieute nant Young, for her destination—Gibraltar, to relieve the Janus. The Sprightly steam-vessel, Mr. George Allen, Act ing Master commanding, returned from the eastward yesterday. _ _ - The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, will be paid down at Spithead to-morrow. The Avon steam-tender, Master Commander Veitch, arrived to-day from Devonport, and proceeded on to the eastward, after discharging supernumeraries. The Drake lighter sailed on Monday evening for the eastward, with stores for the Arctic squadron. Wind south; weather fine. SHEERNESS, APRIL 6.—Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Sprightly, tender to Victory flag-ship, Portsmouth, Master Commanding Mr. G. Allen, came in here on Sunday afternoon, and after disembarking a few seamen gunners for the ships in port, proceeded to Woolwich. Her Majesty's ship Waterloo, 120, flag of Vice- Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, struck her topgallant masts on Monday. The brig Moses John, Wilson master, from London for Sunderland, put in hero yesterday morning wind boned and short of provisions. Her master reports there are upwards of 100 sail of light colliers riding between the Nore and the blouse. THE FLAG LIST.—The present number of flag officers, including the " active list" (101), "service pen bion list " (10), and the " flag officers on reserved half pay " (42), is 133—only two more than were on the list prior to the plan of naval retirement adopted in June, 1851. THE COAST GUARD RETIREIIENT.—The plan of coast guard retirement for the lieutenants employed on that service does not appear to be very highly appre ciated. The first class list, t) consist of ten officers at 301. per annum, is filled up; but on the second class list, which is to comprise 20 officers at 201. per annum, there are only thype who have accepted it. ENGINEERS OF TH n 0,17. Nair.—A place in the official Navy List has at length been assigned to the engineers of the royal navy, from which it appears there are of inspectors of machinery afloat, 2; chief engineers, first class, 13; second class ditto, 16; third class ditto, 50. Two of the first class and eight only of the third class are unemployed. All the second class are in active service. • WooLwics, APILIL 6.—The Highflyer steam-sloop, Captain Henry J. Matson, has been placed under orders to leave Woolwich on Saturday next for Portsmouth. The Adder steam-vessel arrived at Woolwich to-day from Chatham, and brought round two boats and a quantity of stores. The Monkey steam-vessel, Second Master Sallenger, went up the river to-day to Deptbrd to tow the Isabel screw steamer, Captain Bentsen, to the Downs, on her way to Bebring Straits in search of Sir John Franklin and his companions. THE ARCTIC ExPEDITION.—Mr. Hay, lecturer on chemistry at Portsmouth Dockyurd, arrived at Wool wich to-day, for the purpose o f instructing the four bom bardiers of the Royal Marin e Artillery attached t o the expedition, under the com mand of Captain Sir E dward Belcher, C. 8., in the mo de of adjusting the p lates cover it n h g e and su l p attaching hu r i aci d used th i ae7P;arlywaniiec batterie s , i t b e i ng intended to take to the Arctic Re g ions a number o f tubes charged wit h 201 b. of gunpowder e ach, to be used in bursting the ic e, in order to force a a and manipulating Passage up Wel lington Chann el with the steamers of t he - expedition . The cases wi ll be discharged b y th e electric fluid from* battery, the parties opera ting a galvan ic being at a safe distance on board the vessels, as long coils . lied covered with gotta g of wires will be SHPP a percha. Mr. Hay , y, after inaruct i ng the bombardiers, will give lectures * alvanic battery, and the uses to w g htch it may be ap plied, in the presence of the whole f expedition previous to their leavingW • e the officers of the Sa turday next, the day at Greenhithe. The chain present fi xed for proceeding to cable testing-house has been placed at Mr. Hay's contr o l on his instructions, and for the facility of carrying ,a battery was in course of pre paration to•day. THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Mr. Charles Kean is doubti‘thi Majesty jeps tuiyse Duchess en o s w as rapidly recovering from d his late severe indisposition, and no a s h( it much s account.ol() iafe Royalnnhtxle health. THE the drama of the Corsican Brothers on Monday next. Her C . publicKD DESTITUTION n o : n s lmTh s state Highness Prince Albert, together with h lt a h ve graciously sent to inquire of Mr. From the various reports in cir culationiety has been evinced by the general Conse quence of the distress existing in the Isle of Skye, a sermon has been preached at St. Matthew's Church, Denmark-hill, by the Rev. Steven Bridge, A.M., in behalf of the suffering Highlanders. The sum of 170/. has been contributed by the congregation ; 1051. of which has been paid into Messrs. Ransom's for the Skye Emigration Fund—the remainder is appropriated to the relief of present distress. Ou Saturday the churchwardens of the parish of St. Thomas distrained, under a warrant signed by the city magistrates, on the goods of the Rev. Ignatius Coning ridge, Roman Catholic priest, in consequence of the non payment of two church-rates, amounting to twenty-five shillings. The articles distrained were sold by public auction, and were purchased by a gentleman of Mr. Collingridge's congregation, and by him presented to his reverence. Winchester Journal. FATAL ACCIDENT AT SHAW FARM. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held before T. W. Marlin, Esq., the coroner for the borough, at the Town Hall, Windsor, on the body of William Laurence, aged 54, a labourer in the employ of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the Shaw Farm, Windsor Home Park. It appeared from the evidence of John Ezell, a fellow-labourer, that the deceased was en gaged in cutting hay from a rick, and that on descending a ladder from the rick, with a cake of hay on his head, his foot slipped, and he fell with great violence to the ground: Before witness could render him any assistance, deceased cried out, in great agony, " I'm a dead man, John ; my back's broken." On medical assistance being procured, was found that the legs of deceased were paralysed, and t he spine of his back broken. He lingered until Monday_mol Do ing, when he expired.—Verdict, " Accidental death." ii .e. eap . A it is a r l o .. Folk c a ci 1 al rr : i dtr e to r eu e dot , a ld n B e x r o mr extra licentiate: ceased has left a widow and five young children. the:: :;:i A tt t edm e ci ni -n b ar e: ROYAL COLLEGE or PHYS h I a C v I I :ll ' ti p ate. held on MandaYs terly meeting of the Comitia Majors, of the college :—Dr. undergone the April 5,5, the following gentlemen, cessary examinations for diploma, v The electors Royal t r , himself in favour Chelsea;L ieb er m a n p n r ,. C s l a a l ham-road; considers that _set, Montague-alsqoufatrhe Eccle siastical aencdounty cess and of the . ens f t h e public 'trea s ury ; llercul Pr. Osborne, Southampton , movEuE have Abler Ellis pledges y ' es Ellis ' coun E ty LE: f T c ro av N an Esq., barrister-at -1 w_ fvaanrasdll'dtour.rten. addressed b o o n rk th s at sh ,, o a u r l ti d ci b es e es for the poor and that the cap !!!!!!! is also defrayed out o the elected, to bring question of the removal undertakes, if of these taxes of foreign produce ought to be ad • as will allow to native Produce is about?. per millelipurtem. muted on such terms only remuneration for diliuent and sof the same articles a fair at Paris .on Londonp sk i l ful labour." Posufthoalplaiiednwiinexpedient, and MONEY MARRET. The quotation of gold at Paris nce of at 3 s / h . 0 fltelsb.elinOgid.2s73rs, ounce ( according to the new tariff ), which, at the English standard gold, u t li f ee ollo f w or s gives an exchange of 25.22 ; and the ex change that gold is in Paris. about 0.51 per cent. dearer in London than i s 4304 , per By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold 31. 17s. io & mark, which, at the English Mint price of of 13.7 and ; d the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short bei •ng 13.81, it follows that gold i.l 0.40 Per CCU d OM 14 14911d011 thm to lianabargil. uNOI ;