The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30. 1852.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE 'LONDON
♦ND NORTH•WIBTIIN EAILWAT AT HARROW.

HARROW, WIDNItanaT.
This snorting, at 10 o'clock, Mr. Watley, coroner
be the meters division of Middles's, and the jury naps,
celled ea Friday last, on the body of Joint Bartholomew,
the guard, killed by the late accident to the Liverpool and
Manchester express train, re-assembled at the Queen's
Ants lan, Harrow station, further to prosecute their in-
vestigation.
The proceedings again suited considerable interest, and
Mr. Hayes, of the firm of Parker, Hayes, Burns, and
Twiselee attended to watch the proceedings on the part of
the North Western Company. Captain Wynne, govern.
meet inspector of railway', Captain Bruyeres general
superintanient of the line, Mr. Mennen, chat of the
locomotive department, were 11:10 present.
Previous to the inquiry being proceeded with, the jery,
accompanied by the coroner, Captain Wynne, Mr.
M'Connell, Mr. Sharpe, the head of the firm of
Sharpe, Stuart, and Co., of Liverpool, the makers
of the engine, Mr. Edward Clarke, and other
officials pen-sedn examine the tyre of the engine, which,
in accordance with the directions given by the coroner on
Friday lest, was placed en a groove by the side of the tails,
in order that its strength might be tested. In order to ac-
complish this effectually, the tyre was placed on end, and •
monkey, weighing 18 cwt., was raised by means of •
triangle to the height of seven feet, each foot being equal
te one ton in addition to the weight of the piece of iron.
The weight was then, by mesas of a pulley, dropped sud-
direly down upon the tyre. The effect was to close the
aperture measuring 2 feet 6 inches, 5 inches. Themes weight
was raised a second time, to an elevation of 20 feet, as far
as the triangle would admit, and dropped as before, the
only effect being to reduce the opening n inches more.
The weight of the tyre is about 7 ewe. In order to afferd
the jury an opportunity of judging of the quality of the
metal, the tyre was severed by means of nicking. The
metal presented a beautiful fibrous bright appearance. At
the suggestion of the foreman of the jury the iron was then
removed in order that it might be broken dose to where it
was originally snapped.
On the return of the jury to the inquest roes,
The Coroner said the jury would remember that when
they last assembled it was suggested that they should have
sous independent pence, wholly unconnected with rail-
ways, to speak as to the quality and manufacture of the tyre.
It was left to the jury to name such a person, bet they
having failed to do so, it was suggested that Captain Wynn,
the government railway inspector of railways, should Rad
such • person. On the evening of the sense day (December
24), he (the coroner) received a letter (rem Captaia Wynne,
stating, that in accordance with the donee el the serener
and jury, he begged to suggest that appilethies sherd be
made to Minerellaudeley and Field, the affirms melesers,
to instruct one of their practical foresees to re be an el-
imination of the tyre and state his whim [The letter
was read.] He (the coroner), epee the Neel. ei this nett,
sent to Messrs. Maudsley, and niesekei a ennleminkatioe
from Mr. Mankley, stating that the only peens in his
employ whom he should like to wan with a moor of such
importance was away at present. He had Me received •
letter from one of the jury suggesting a essalerea. That
gentleman was Mr. Edwin Clarke, the angisser of the
Electric Telegraph Company, and on both( written to by
him (the coroner) he had upraised his lageess to un-
dertake the examination.
The Foresee inquired whether Mr. Clarke was at all
connected with railways
The Coroner said he was only unseeted with railways so
far as the electric telegraph was concerned. He was well
emanated with the process of welding and the quality of
iron, having been formerly connected with Mr. Stephenson's
staff. Indeed, so fez u the quality of metal was con-
cerned, he had had very gnat experience, and he (the coro-
ner) thought it desirable that the jury should have the evi-
dence before them that day, which he believed would
prove satisfactory. If, however, the jury were set satis-
fied, he would have the inqueetagain adjourned. He begged
also to state that he had received several enesynsouet-
tars from passengers and others relative to this ecearrenee.
Of coarse, conducting as be (Mr. Waklsy) was a judicial
inquiry, he should take no notice of anonymous comment-
awaits at all; but if any ponces present who were penta-
gon in the train, or others who could give any evidence,
chose to tender themselves as witnesses, be would examine
them. The room was open to any one.
deny Orate was the first witness ermined. He said—
' was the driver of the mine of the express train from
Liverpool and Manchester cm the night of the accident at
Harrow. It took place, as atm es I can tell, on Wednesday
night, the 22nd instant, about flee minute* past 11. It'
occurred at the earn jest beyond the auxiliary signal on
the London side of the Harrow Station. It was en the up
line. The train had attached to it a part of the Midland
train. The number of the engine tau 289; it was a ,
wheeled engine. The tyre of the left leading wheel some
off. Our proper time to have been in LOAM was 23
minutes past 10—that is our time at Camden. Had the',
accident not happened, I think we Mesa her pat to
Camden at 20 minutes past 11. That wash hese been
about an hour behind time. The last to
the usident was at LWOW& After willSrglierrow
Station, I felt a sudden jerk and saw ily ben the
front of the elegise. =lei the whistle twice, and shut
off the stem. The still keyejengleg, end I whis-
tled spin to was the peals. The mere asperesd hen
the train, seal sued over to the Isla wigs I was
thrown over lee the Mehl Miss the seethstained on her
side. The engine 'hailed with her the teeth, and the
coupling ins width atemild the teethe le the brake van
was broken. law the emisees of the Win pen me be.
has I was Wins off the UPS& I lest saw the guard,
Jelm Bartheleasew in the leeks the at Leighton. I
afilleafeefelef geoly at the Mara About two 'siesta,
after mere was turned ever the pods train elite
dem. I led reengei spill hen the hit I beard
the beat of the peels Ode aegis , gad I the le the Moder
limp arias as* leek the Imo Arm the torrier desered
the red light. the stpial M These ere 16 ear-
deem in teeth mei these
Mr. If' (the thief et tee Iseethethse depertment)
=Tthat whoa the seethe was tuned ever es IN side
its, the merseith et eedi • teals wend run the
cache to pass ea flee seas dhows.
Sasso reeonei—The semen we were so mashissidad
time was, that we sin 41 Wares tee late in staring.
It is not venal te be se late with ea ewes train at start-
ing. We are related from waling our time b
inereseed speed. We bane bra arieed up
Mee the heavy
velum* le hey der Iles. Our priori spell
enberm
Leaden gad age* with ea egret lisla is 41 nthe n
hem At lilting the mitisat beepesed we were going
stheet 37 et 311 miles an hew. -I
have been twelve
is the employ of the
m sad have used
Wks meths a math .y, She bad bus
=Birmingham about • Eht I beam She
at
la my satisiesies. It is the premise is plot with
61=leans with ea aerie pain eagles beam elite It.
putpees. I Inge never made say eagedina the
mares linsiso
_We menthe the teethe' Mile every
Isansh end Mink =hal at Hugby. lea mined my
teethe at Mashy es lbw el the The rath
begs wag se men dm 14 ear putsf the read.
The mese had allbeled the seeds rash. When we
lild the reeds run reeplarly, we report it
es the Wise of the peen ant way. When we
ill bed teed we beak it, and this has been done several I
time es mime M the heavy rains. I hare sever known
the NM wane to It Ire been lately. I have never caw
plied etre state tribe rad at Harrow.
LZote j We wonid or 46 ninnies coming from
te Seseew, Mai was under 40 miles an hour.,
There le a bra red bertlin Trine and Watford, sad that
simile weeper men to other parts of the line.
Hy*. Onslier-1 paw the tyre after It was of the wheth
It was Of psi away from where the erne teased era%
The read M barer at Harrow tins la then peels ef the line
when al w
Mu., bleak" I Math it as alert the yards
frees Ise where On treroad. was dr Is where the neer
Wile I thee 614 t Jest the mils were pearly
shit.
&Ord, esperetenthat_ ef police of the Lan-
des emd Ninth Waren Hallway, ides the body of the
temeed. NM he was about 36 pars el gee, and that he
bid been a guard is dr amisy ef the array 7 years.
Hwy Peoliel,thithiresf Otani Mar, was next er-
mined. He nth the gerber erne mere was 216. I
NC Leaden at 36 rimits es Illoplebb was ire agnates
late. lam as aims etworsalias Harrow, and
aerie ailed et re MI Irth en -sound the lin&
About • limner if • rile her the 'Mies lam • while
er
Wensme ilea mid the Abram was &best
laii.Zamile eneitelii—lngesibiely after I
me the light •a press seethed out es te elev. lat
ass
egiered memo ,sielpell all the Mgr spirt her,
barn bed get pee Ibe trout roe Into sone tar-
Asp& The mere gm Seem of the Mee, sad after
rimers Mega a yards the ems te a newt. When the
I to Mar piresege itelde
eaetyse Attru 4:nosesed:
Thiserse. entheneeth the leaks ma, on the down
ile, ad showed ledge dish.
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By the jery.—l saw-twe puweemers get oat of the centre
Imperialist of o anises, aid* I plaited forward.
At this stew et the preaslies the broken tym of the
whoa we brougha Melba reeek- to purommee of the to.
etruedewe of the oiresw. It wUI be remembered that a
pima eflthadbosa alelied elf elms to the pert which
mapped he the of tasting the qaidity of the Ina.
Ottild et emellsat quality, but the welds/

Thum limit Ilbsaps ~.mind by the earmer—l
at Massbadre. ma en as esalweer eV wweldebe et the
firm el " Sheep. IWO. eel Ow" The wpm Owl., wee
weaulhelmeity the lam. The lism Were uggYod b 7
The lies wee wet of ear mtrallelor• ; we pmehesed it
eisktibt la the shop el a tyre. Tie by
wee
dime by is. We lave supplied the mow by me t,
wed the mese Ili was wed a lead tea deli we bed to
Idle = the iliwebeiler sad et their Iles. The aguemai eget SAM We have clewed a
Lim unimmtirrossias led haler lithe woe dmerip-
Ilea /wee pen ap the prim wee RIK mew lime
Owe MIMS here bee best a sewilirehle sedwelha in
the pin dmeted& WI pay Ire me% awl hy leap
lb
awl impemi ambewirm we haveleew ambled to
mere the aft et mweireation. We were beeod by oar
eestrest is Oh ewe te supply the beet material, ; end a re-
duties is the 'weft of mat rim] wee not es item is the
redwilie• el NM We purchased the boo et the Point
Obeli red Asle-tree Compaey of Weilasiewylidailewed
to le se by the Imp of our m I atreet. Owes hem bees
be.. I have 'maimed the irce of obi* die the is com-
posed, .ad I doubt whether I have ever esemi hes or better
polity. I shooldamem the weight of Ile Ore to be
I meet 7 cot. The is ear esistilimeat, on.
trobod se the et tbe Iwwwis et war smiths,
whose IMP Is ism. mks daily lopeetkets myself.

We test the tyres It every possible way. We treat .tee le
the eye ties It easesding. I have exanneed the broken
tire, sad 1 de net flak that is its present stele it Whines
either sousdniss • ssenisdaeas to the welding. The r.
tides of the tire @ppm se have been robbed
After the welding is esesplete we do ass az
test. We plate the tyre es the wheal at Walk.
allow tho 10th or 11th part of as itch In the diesseter et
the tyro fur shrinking. I cannot acomint for the braskiag
of the tyre if the welding is good.
By the Jary—lf the tyrebreaka at all, it is sore to break
of short.

By the Comer—Whoa the welding of the tyre Is pro-
perly tad that part which is broken is as strong as
any other. We warrant the engine by one contract to ran
a thousand miles. [Mr. M.Oonnell observed that the
engine had run a thousand miles.] If it will not red that
distance without repair. we have awake them. I have no
person here to give evidence as to the character of the
welding. No one le the room knows more about it then
Mr. M'Connell. I cannot pretend to account for the
i accident, nor can I suggest any means by which suc► an
laccident an be prevented In future. I don't know hew
we can perform welding better. Our men do not emanate
the work by contract; they are paid to much per day or
per week. I have been a partner in my firm for 17 and in
the trade 25 years. Of actual breakages of oar tyres I
have known only three instances, though we boos loads
730 engines. One of the three instances occurred at the
weld.

-A
pen on here interposed on behalf of the widow and
children of the deceased, declaring that ho was distantly re-
lated to them, and had come 150 miles to represent them.
lie said he shirild tort obliged to the coroner if he would
ask the witness whether the accident di I not occur with a
particular description of engine which had only bees re-
cently manufactured.
In reply to questions from the coroner, put in conseqneace
of this request,
Mr. Slurp stated that the contract was entered into is
the autumn of last year, and that there was no peculiarity
in them, unless it were that their else was unusually large.
He had supplied to the company 20 Wailer engines.
Mr. Edwin Clark examined—l em the engineer of the
Electric Telegraph Company, and reside at 448, Strand. I
have made a great number of experiments on the strength
of iron, of which I have published an account. At the
time of making them I was with Mr. Hobert Stephen-
son. I have seen& great deal of welding. About every 120
yards there is a weld in the works of the Electric Telegraph
Company. I have examined the broken tyre. The ins
appears of excellent quality; it is, in fact, an unusually
good piece of iron. I have examined the part where the
fracture occurred, which I have so doubt wee the added
part. Ido not think the Isaias of the iron was perfect at
the weld. It appears to me that nearly half the weld was
not in cohesion; two-fifths certainly were not. Weld-
ing is a very difficult process, sad requires to be
damp with great care. If the temperature is either
too high or too low, the weld is sure to be bad. The colour
of the metal is the workman's principal guide. Welding is
done both by night and by day ; and variations of light in-
crease the difficulty of the work. It appears to me that the
fracture was not occasioned by friction, as supposed by Mr.
Sharp. [The witness here explained to the jury, by refe-
rence to the fracture, his reasons for holding this opining.]
It is very difficult to test the efficiency of welding. I am
not aware of any mesas of doing so, except by putting a
strain on the metal. The sound Ls not a safe guide ; and
externally the iron in the present ease is perfect.
In reply tea question from Mr. Sharp,
The witness said—The ends of the tyre. do not fit ; but I
do not think that is owing to the circumstance that the tyre
had several blows. The damage done by the blows is quite
distinct from the defect in the welding.
By the Corousr—ln practice, we assume the welded
part of • tyre to be as strong as the rest- We allow a strait
of 10 tons to an unwelded bar, and only 7 to a welded ens.
Mr. Jas. Edward M'Conaell, locomotive superintendentst
the southern division of the line, examined—l am a no-
thuds:al engineer. I have no personal interest in the pre-
sent inquiry ; no complaint having been made against me
In relation to it. I always examine new engines. Whoa-
ever we see anything which looks like a Saw, we test the
tyre with special care, and if we discover a Saw, we con-
demn the tyre. I examined the tyre of this engine, and
saw no imperfection. I have examined the fractured ends
and the metal. I consider the quality of the iron very good.
I have never seen batter iron. I have looked carefully
at the welded part, end I consider the weld unsouad.
The @swats breadth of the tyre is 51 inches. The extreme
thleknem of the outer edge is 2} inches, and of the centre
2 MB, over the flange 3t. Three inches of the tri inches
were sever properly united. Throe square inches of the
surface I deem unsound. I cannot state the proportion of
the mound to the unsound part.
The Coroaer—What &Amelia' would you apply ?
The witsess—l should call it a bad weld. (Laughter.)
By the Coroner—lt is part of my duty to travel a good
deal apes the line, arid I often travel on the engines them-
selves. Whipsawed And the road oat of repair, I make a
retest to the @Vow et the p ntnt way, and it is
his duty iMiedisavly to ram* lbe Mom I have never had
any °unmask" Is mektiariVet bim, and I have frequently
Saud my whim an The sogias 2b9 is very lit
Wired, bet the entire asset be lees than live or six
hundred pew&
By the Censer—Shall you all epos& Messrs. Sharp to
make the dump good ?
Mr. 11•Consell—I at sot prepared to answer that
gut stiee.
Capain Maki showed thst the question was then nada
the esookbedies of the keel eillieen of the company.
Mr. gimp asked the Idiom whether the engine had sot
ran more then MOO mike
Mr. linonnell mid he mold not speak positively on that
point
Mr. Sharp said it the thousand miles had been run the
company email Imes so claim against him.
Ice relit Mr a violin" from the piry,
Mr. IlVonmeffi mid that it was the custom of the com-
pany to test :L
By waive ter about a week before attaching them
to •
dales
weld as many a 53,000 tree • year
at Wolverton. After the teddies hes been executed we
put the tyre an what we all fte@shing Meeks. We apply
pewee emet to satisfy 011111111111111 that SIN to no limousi-
ne's; eel nuefteve that if the 11•8111 emesat of stretching
boil bees applied to the brokea tyre its defective condition
mold have beim discovered. All woos-set tyres are re-
pissed at Welveresn. There are about 311,000 tyres of our
own welding. end I have only knows' one to be fractured
during my in years' experience. That elogle fracture se-
at the weld. I do not consider the welded part
weaker thee the rest. The hammering at that point teude
to the marl. I heard Mr. Clark's evidence on
that bet did set eines, is it.
Feeder** Daps examined—l em manger of
eelesir limo red Company. The tyre exhibited'
we mod `see lebioseit. I gave directions for he 1
meseileolsee to the Avemes of the smiths, John NuttelL
Se hes ban segiopted bribe Arm about two years, hie had
• pied dell et espodesees mid km cowLeder hies. I he-
mpen the work every** It would take three spare= ot ,
as hest to make • geed weld, from three to Am ems being
employed I. the week. Our sea are at posse geld by the
der, mad I believe they were so at the time when AI
wee made. After the weld is made the tyre ktMab
• dual, mode to that described br Mr. M'Cossell mid I
Weld like to ask Mr. MaCesmell le wise re-
aped the weldiag Welverion diem@ bees thee
in posed use. (The maim here deindbei the
Mere warp's mode el otreleldob
_sod Mr. IPOsendl that
of the millersy company, the only Mimes bolsi OM le
the hamar ow a wade is mod, and is the WV. .amore.)
I emesi see any imprison is the time moils& el
The spiky of the meal et the Whom Wm in ',split!.
The wdll le • bed ese. The Mem of lhe bedtime o the
well met be beans byte whole etsiiiimest, re the tyre
pewee Ilmeoph teeny lisle. I ve se disk the tyre was 1
semi es the outside. Ism set peepers! tei say
rolastlielseeseeesee of nit sa snidest as be prevented.
The mak wirer he bee mode • weld. might be pay great
allesties to the melba oldie bee. That is ems of lb. beet
Mob I sea think et. A ka•ssistis 'soh sap Of the weld
medium always provost on
In reply to tie COMM' Mr. ICConnell said it was the
practice of the railway ampany to plain rivets as close as
possible to the weld.
The Censer to Mr. Beyer—What do you think of that
prudes
The Wltemo—Well, I think it's very peed. (laughter.)
By the Commer—The forewarn of the smiths ts a steady
aml lemplesee ems, ash beet smith I ever knew.
Zabagliones havieg eine&
I @aid be was enema to Newer any quer
done v mlght be pet to bin respecting the gassed
memegnesist et the line.
The Onemmer mid the geseral management of the line
did nut oppose to be at all is question. It appeared that
the had gone to one of the first Arms for the es.
mast end woo admitted that after a tyre was at work
Pew
mid dkor eel& bm e some defect whlib so external observobservation.
*6Caplets
7Raba said then were 60,000 tyres belessing to
a sehor '6%.6 The " Aimed that Mr. M'Connell had eked the
al SO

Cagrjital midi WS was the sutler ea the seetb-
; tha aggrepte et the whole lise wee 40,000.
With the easesur's psembeiss ho would ache MS her two
race. Be bed toss es ebessatiss is as et a eels
papers to the east arl this was se el these maims
which wire nen assups is the Noah WUSIMI Ibis ea
toy ether railway. To that the any answer reptile was,
that ate Nash Visitors Ilse was early age Peso as
esturisit is say albs liao, k who salsa UP he aseilists
shield be the =at _tease. Thee Pee 11$S.mist,
lls the easpeets eargisysest, spa white mast the
easy et the petits is sone &pee dephisil ; tad it was
shwa Impassible to press estalesal eassalles bat,
he was haws to soy that. is the pest le•
Mesh se awed to be attributable Si
NMI* a the esstpsey. During the last itz swabs
the sass of the corapsy bad had an sipriesdested
Maids' le patina with--dilicoltis which dame IS
IS pen' espeissee se he bad is,.. sot with S-
an. The 'Me at the Mee lad boss dliersasisd by bad
weehes, sail the *an of bridges sad reels bad waded
M issesse the Masi*, ; but be woe happy to say that
lbw uses bed subsided, sad sawn were rapidly coming
bark Is Sae sad piths, sad that they had weed
thrash at stet spesedested pita ma ha of d iffi-
the eissest** esd et Wary time =Apt het bon sapested slur
sibass_

The Comm iskat Cartel& Hsieh if he mulct say how
mil Om aeiiot u thai Width formed the subject cf inquiry
Wooesdabarmetwatadmiablezahlltsireethat(:C=Ot4L-urktltiy.;°,ozr that
tetehith
e
M IW the names. of nosh as moistest
reemted by ears Is the weldiag. That clots of
dim not Km ht the am of mines mode by the

00eibelli Wolf. The engine in question had hem in us
but a very short time ; the rasa tibia it happened to be
r=liover was in a good condition and of the best sow
on; and the speed was titbit under the usual speed
coasequesee of the state of the roads•
In reply to the coroner.
Mr. Sharp stated that be dil not desire to tall any wit-
SMOKY.

The Coroner than *linseed the jury. Ile said he could
see no blame attaching to the company ; the blame appeared
to rut solely with the workmen immediately engaged is
snanufivturing the tyre. Messrs. Sharp and Co. had an io.
retest in sending out the best engines ; for it was impossible
theist accident °tibia kind could occur to one of their engines
without their sustaining loss both i rkthe ir reputation and their
trade. if he were on the jury the verdict which he would
be disposed to return was one of accidental death, the im-
mediate cause of death being: the bad welding of the tyre.
Considering how essay millions of persons had travelled
on this line, he most say it was a remarkable fact that
duritg his twelve years' experieou lie had never held an
inquest on a first-class passenger. If any thing could skew
the prudence, care, and forethought of the general ma-
numit:dor the different lines of this country, it was oath
a fact as that. He had held inquests on two or three second-
class passengers, and on two or three third. He would
here say that he should be very glad if the company
would pad or cushion the insides of the second and thud
clan carriages with ever so rough a material, because it
would afford a protection to those who travelled in them,
which was now enjoyed by fit st-class passengers only. The
latter had almost entirely escaped injury iu consequence of
their heads coming in contact with cushions instead of hard
boards. When the head struck against a piece of oak, the
skull, if it did not happen to be particularly, thick, must
give way instead of the wood. (Hear, hear.)
Captain Huish said he would take care that the sugges-
tion of the corner was conveyed to the board of directors,
which was the utmost stunt to which he could go in the
matter.

The jury then retired. After being absent for about
half an hour they returned a verdict of "Accidental death,
caused by the fracture of the tyre of the leading wheel of
the engine 289, sea fracture arising from the imperfect
welding of the iron," adding a rceocumeutlatioa that some
bettor means of testieg should be adopted, and a suggestion
that Messrs. Sharp and Co. should make some provision
for the widow and children of the deceased.

THE RECENT lIUItRICANE.
APPALLING DISASTERS AT SEA.
Accounts continue to pour in from all parts of the
coast detailing the dreadful effects, both on sea and land,
of the hurricane of Christmas-day and Sunday last, adding
enormously to the long list of catastrophes which appeared
in yesterday's journal. It is gratifying to observe, how-
ever, that they report a considerable moderation of the
weather. The wind remains in the same quarter, S.S.W.
(in which direction it has been for so many weeks), but a
heavy sea generally prevails along the whole range of coast
In the Swin, and almost at the mouth of the Thames, the
hurricane was as severely felt as In any other part. For
upwards of 48 hours a tremendous sea existed. The
Molise light-ship was swept away by its fury, great bane
occasioned amongst the coasters and small craft, and a
large ship named the William and Mary, from Texel, driven
on to the Gannett Sands. She was between 600 and 700
tone burden, barque rigged, and in ballast, bound to
London. Encountering the gale of Sunday night in
the Swio, she brought up with two anchors and
BO remained until between eight and nine o'clock on
the following (Monday) morning, &when a tearful
blast of the hurricane drove her from her moorings on to
the sand about three miles above the Trinity beacon. In
vain did the crew try to get her off, the heavy sea carried
her further on to the shoal, when she fell over on her
broadside The position of the poor fellows on board then
, became the most painful, the boats being stove in ; indeed
I could they have been launched, their weathering such •
surf was quite impossible. The crew took to the mainmast
rigging, to which they lashed themselves. In this situation,
exposed to the violent lashing of the sea and undergoing
the greatest suffering, they remained the whole of the day.
Night set in with all its horrors, the poor fellows' sufferings
became more severe, expecting as they did every moment
that the ship would go to pieces. About ten o'clock
some smacks came up, and in consequence of. the territic
surf which was running could only approach within
200 or 300 yards of the wreck. However the smacks,
the Traveller and Simperer both of Colchester, contrived
to cruise about the spot, ind by dint of gnat exertion ou
the part of their crew, they, about 3 o'clock in the morn-
ing, accomplished the preservation of the poor creatures,
who were clinging to the rigging, including the master, Mr.
Avery. As may be imagined, they were in a very ex-
hausted eoadition when got on board the smacks. They
were taken on to Brightlingsea, near Colchester. where they
were;landed, and received that attention which their state
commanded. The ship has since goLe to pieces. The oc-
currence of other disasters during the tempest, nigher up
the eastern coast, have been recorded. and between Yar-
mouth and Flamborough Head muen ultimate( appears to
have been done the coasters.

'1 he extent of die stet In the Channel is ;not yet accu-
rately know.. The ill-fated German emigrant ship Louisa
Emilie, driven ashore near Dungeness, on Sunday night,
has become a total wreck. She had between 60 and 70 Ger-
man emigrants on board. The number who met with a
watery grays have been ascertained to amount altogether
to about 40. She struck opposite the No. 3 Dungeness
Coastguard Station. It is supposed that the master
imagined himself fortisar off the English coast than he
really was, end that being suddenly overtaken by one of
those frightful Ss whisk prevailed daring the night, she
was carried with Ireassieue forte on to the shore of the
west bay. The Mild guard had previously observed the
perilous position of theship, but could not by any means
prevent thesetute which followed. The moment the
ship Omsk, bine west Arid, in order to attract the
nativist these en end le obtain assistance. Happily
for them, as geese, of the oast guard were on the alert.
The captain and crew lest Mime sending a life buoy adrift,
which quickly gained the share. The coast guard then at-
tached life lines to it, and signalising the wreck, they were
heeded of end iamb kik, by whirl' means 41 persons were
saved, lade/ins the male and km-oth' crew. Unfortu-
nately at this nee ent Ike ship yielded to the fearful fury
of the surf, she oentenensell to break up, and the whole of
the unhappy heists win reandeed ky_lter perished. The
exertions of the chiefhalms.el the beast Guard Station,
with a Kr. Creasy, einseeled with Lloyds' agent,
the beano= ef Lydd, in the poor creatures
Ana lbe wink an spoken of in very high terms. Some of
the survivors were in • complete state it nudity when
e
bght ashore. They wen sinned es Ifdd, aed th in-
haroubitants of the town mode Kau se esolbeleble as they
could. A large Daintier ofdiseliedi semi, have brae& up at
i Deal, Reinstate, &c., 'Mehl*, the Mena wee et fa neigh' a
large ship called the Kkehen, fres Antwerp ke Liver-
, drove from her seseringe and went ea the Brake
. By somas eznesedisary cinnunetareen she got
liberated from the shed, snit befog nearly fall of water,
went adrift. The mew ebeeideeM km, bat she was pt
hold of by somas Kemple hymen, who eustrived to get her
into harbour.

Tde wreck with we briefly reported yesterday as
bevies Iseppered within • died distaser of Bolt Head,
has boa mosethlitod to have hem • bisque, supposed the
Wiedeson at Lease, mid the% omey seal -belonging to her
peelassi.
Lower down towards lie seen& of the Channel, off the
Cornish mut, math hews was occasioned. Two emi-
grant ships, both bound ihr Amotralia, had • most provi-
dential escape. They ere ssenlared the fall try of
the hurricane, and kr a time were placed in the
=ie peril. One oldie tissue woe the Patrician,kr.
sommander, Wed to Illyilthey from London.
The other ship was the illephia MAIM Mr. Bell, roaster,
whisk left the Thanes • short time dem for Adelaide. She
W aesrb made the onteree el the Channel when she =-
the gale The Ni herbs over bar with gnat
*de m% any* away stensilßrie, lba., sell washing OM-
bead those men, who palsied. With settees difficulty she
seeleimit he run for Falmeeth. which she safely gained.
Norms vessels have 14611. beam lost or eadosely damaged
it this range of meth
lfaiy josses took pins Ilan the storm as the north.
wort mast. bream semitiethg e,esisse destrusties inland.
• voor4 4AM tho Nem reetase, hew Liverpool bound
W thelieftemweew was carried sabers to the northward
et Lowe, Illemear, on Beady— b& aed the
Eiretpart fdm mew oves& Ia the wieleity
Porthat yen. the Calder. tramdr New Toth ter Liverpool,
was driven front her ea to • wet of woks to the
north of the most guard atotke mad become • mesh.
In that portion of Menosrabe Bay which WOW towards
Inventors@ the huntress appears to have doe* a great
monist of ;mischief. Several vessels were driven ashore in
the bay, but no list has Mee obtained of their names.
A ship, called the Rohe des Aug.., was wrecked on
Christmas-day, a few miles to the eastward of Boulogne,
sad " Lloyd's List" contains numerous ether disasters on
that range of coast.
All the reports agree that the hurricane occasioned greater
destruction to life and property than that which occurred
in Janaary, 1339.

DIPARTITRZ OF FRB AILUICAN AND CANADIAN
MAlL.—Yesterday, at thirty minutes past 11 o'clocklia the
fammems,t as United States mail steamship, Baltic, Captain
Onmatenit, sailed from the Kersey with the aqual
47 en, and a large general cargo of merchandise on
hawed. Owing to her not arriving till Friday night it Ti-
vethe most strenuous exertions to get her reedy for sea
t advertised time.

—MIITitiCIIOLTriG'CIDENT TO A YOUNO LADT.,...
The daughter of a respectable farmer, named Pring, re-
slam is the little riling@ of Airliscornbe, neer Honiton,
Does shire, was aceidentally killed whilst standing in the
retiliWis of her father's home, on Christmas morning. It
that the deceased had spent a mirthful Christmas
to father's house, in company with • number of
her friends. It was intended to spend Christmas Day at the
grandfather's hones, where • 1 family party was es.
petted to assemble. The deawd was standing in the
porebway with two other ladies, whoa her amis. • young
sum, who was etumalaing • gut, accidentally bred it off,
not being aware that it wee loe4ed, and the matents were
lodged in the young lady's head, directly behind the ear. I
She fell down instantly and aspired. The ether twee
were slightly injured by the gia•shoW.
Mi. CRAWFORD, lit.P., has gives nutle, that he
will after the mow more for • select eousalttee to in.
quire into the coistitution, melee, and proems of Sheriffs'
Courts in Scotland and the office of sheriff, with • view to
the introduction of:vrich reforms and alterations as may be
required for the purpose of securing cheap and a eedy
Justine to suitors in the above worth