The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

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FINN IN A STEAM SHIP. —On Monday the
coal buoker of the Norfolk steam ship (beloagiog to LW
Great Eastern Railway Company), which was lying aloik
side the pier at Harwich. was discovered to be on bra. TCe
casualty was discovered about 4 a. W. by one of the Custom
house °dime, who was on duty at the time, and be ion
diately alarmed the crew. Prompt exertion were main
to subdue the fire, and it was got under in • few horn
but not before considerable damage was dose, pert of tb
cargo being spoiled. In the confusion the captain was fee
gotten, end be wan not discovered until Dearly. 8 o'clot.
when he was foiled to be speechless ; he was immediao
conveyed on shore to the Pier Hotel, where proper restos
tires were applied, fortunately with success.
THE ACCIDENTS TO THE INDIAN MAIL STEANEri
—The Peninsular acid Oriental Company's steamer It*
goon, which was stranded near Aden on. the 10th instant I
supposed to have been commanded by Captain Burns, a
experienced °Meer in the company's service, but this is en
quite certain. Captain Parcheesi took the Rangoon oath
India, and he might have born in ocinunaod of her on to
first voyage. It is feared that Lady Elgin was casein
, home in the Rangoon. Sir John Bowring, when retort*
from China, was on board one which was wrecked nes
Ades, and he lost some valuable papers in consequence.
Lord Elgin and Baron Gros, the French *miasma/ is
China, were wrecked in another of the company's stamen
at Osylos, and their credentials to the Chinese court rem
lost is the wreck. The Rangoon is believed a
be stranded on a beach about four miles from Ades
• The danger of a steamer being stranded these is its getet
distance from all appliances that can promptly saga
getting her off. The mails which were ou board the Ear
goon. and which would be due in England on the 46
proximo, eaunot now arrive before the 15th or 16th noniron
The breaking down of the steamer Bengal at Aiken ion
delay the outward Australian mail of the 20th of November
last a week or more in reaohieg its destination. lean of dr
new steamers now at Southampton will, it is expected, to
hurried off to India in consequence of the double direst
of the stranding of the Rangoon and breaking dove of ths
Bengal. One of the oew steamers, the Golconda. was w
have bad bar trial trip yesterday. The fleet of the Peniesshr
and Oriental Company, including those which an building.
*assists of 49 ships.
LONDON AND MEDITEREANZAN STEAM NAVP;k.
TION COMPANT.—The fourth annual meeting was held mie
today at the company's of Feochorch-street, L. 8.
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the annual
and moved the adjournment of the meeting to the 27t1
January, 1864. This motion heeling. been carried, and thee
being DO other bosoms; the proceedings terminated.
The "Antiquary ' would have stoutly mail
tamed the impoWhility of a mesaaye being received iu Lois
within • few minutes of its bein^ written in Edinburgh. But::
is undeniable. Equally so is the fact .4 grey hair being frior'
I to Its natural coloer, and neuralgia and neri.nis hen !ache eun,
by Herring's Magnetic Brushes and C..nibs. P., rent imp").
meats have made them almost infallible. —N CombW"'
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