The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-07 00:00:00

By the arrival of the letdown, Mr. J. Venable',
master, I. the ducks yesterday, from Manuallla, is Cuba,.
intelligence has been received of the total destruction, by
fire, of the English vessel Helen, and the marvellous preser-
vation of the crew, who, for upwards of ten days, were
buffeted about in the boats, in the wide Athletic, with hut
trilling provisions, sad exposed to the most boisterous wea-
ther. The Helen, Mr. Terser, eseasuader, lades with •
cargo of general merchandise, sootiest which were one
hundred sod forty tons of India rubber, left Pere, in the
Amason, South America, for Liverpool. Mr. Wallace, a
gentlemen who has attained some fuse as • tutu-
mild, was a passenger in her to Engles& and her
crew, iseludirig the master end mates, numbered tea. 'The
went happily enough until the morals; of the 6th
of agent, the vessel befog is lat. 70.76 N , les. 62 W.,
when at shoat nine o'clock much alarm was caused by a
quantity of smoke being obeerred to issue from the fore
scuttle. Mr. Turner instantly adopted the most prompt
muss to ascertain the seat of the fire, and to suppress it at
its then apparent early sure. The for. kaiak was opened,
and it was then discovered that the lames were raging in
the alter part of the shin immediately below the cahls.Water
was thrown dews the after hatch, and in order mare effee-
tinily to reach the body of fire, a hole was est in the cabin
deck through which a vast quantity was peered. The
highly inflammable character of the cargo, however,
seemed to defy all efforts to save it from
destruction. The destructive element made its way
Ito the main hold, and the intense heat and smoke soon
drove the seamen from the cabin. The flames rolled up
both sides of the versel with such fury. as to render all
hopes of subduing them impossible. Mr. Turner, antic'.
peeing the wad fate of his sh;p, had previously directed the
tong-boat sad gig to be lower* I, and as much provisions as
could he punted placed In them. Bat a isma,l quantity
could be obtained. At length, shout half-pest 11 o'clock,
after exerting every effort to preserve the vessel from entire
destruction, it was deemed prudent to order the hands to
take to the boats. Bodies of flame had shot up through the
hatchways, and the heated condition of her decks proved
that she was a-light below from stem to stern. The crew,
with Mr. Wallace, the passenger, put off from her in the
long•bost and gip, and hovered about her at a safe
distance, in the Imps that her bluing state might
attract the attention of vessels passing by, and in
bearing down would see them, and tick them up.
Mopiimel came, however, without any tail being in view.
Ex se the not irtunate men were to a powerful sun,
the r sufferings from thirst became most intense, sad as
days passed by without there seeming the least chance of
being observed, a terrible fate appeared to await there all.
The boisterous weather tried the boats severely, and the
fear of their foundering kept the poor creatures is • most
painful state of suspense. Several of the men, as also Mr.
Wallace, became much exhausted; and that all of them
should have survived the fearful trial, may be deemed
most providential. At length, on the evening of the
16th of August, towards dusk, they espied a sail is
view. Happily, they were perceived by the vessel, the
Predation, "the" master of whom, Mr. Venable., promptly
bore down to their aid,and nicked them op in 1at.32.46 N.,
lon. 61 W.. the island of Bermuda being some 200 miles
distant. Their sufferisra, however, did set altogether end
on their being got an board the Jordesea. The latter's
provisions, owing t 4 the addition of the Helen's MO, and a
somewhat protracted voyage, ran short, and all as board
were put on • very small allowance, at one time almost nest
to notifies; indeed, but for • supply which was obtaiaed
from the Ocean Wave, homeward bound, they would
have been all starved before they reached the
Chaasel. Strings as it may appear, some rats were caught
on board, and, Wag cooked, were devoured with much
relish. The mutants of the grease pot were also rammsted,
sad, indeed, anything that could sustain life. The escape
of the two boats of the Helen has suited muck atten-
tion amongst the shipping interest. A day or so after
they were pinked up mast formidable weather had set In,
and had they been out in it, that they would all have been
sacrificed there is no doubt.

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bateau Bt. Marpones wed liagedews. It
hamenell about 11 Welton at Waft alight. She was IM
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by the poleseal. Wag her sails, was blew.
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swept hew their westim sad were Mein MI of others
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As EMS& he and the Wuhan hen Liverpook
wen not mho% sad probably will benne total wrecks.
l'he stew won peoldaatiolly and by Mk" to the boats.
Nerfttord of tin Thews, tit west, off lianrieb,
Abileseresh, Tsresindh, mad Bo agta, no fewer than
onsike newels were driven wit., where, up to the
het pen. Owy rarmiaed, without a dress of be psi
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Wit= or aticsoceisa art BADMITON.—On Mon.
day softies wr wrobros Moaned a solitary Teasel toren
about I. Me sing. Thswasirs was very rough at the
time, the wind blew bast *um the &W., the eta rode
mesataine high, sad • ham sok was lt was did!.
colt to Comm the name sr Om ship ibis expoud to the
fury of the olowtowts ; lost it was ovidost that she was
driving
ate tam vied, appeready homed control, and as
if, to the toshaisal pireasilegy of one of the spec-
tators. email mit/am wear use may, seed nor lay-to."
As Ms maks ems ow, either by eons effort made on
bawd, or by muse of the Adds( of the wind, the strange
teatt aboard be muse and was own sialdwg foe our shore.
A. oho drew swam it woo as.. that oho was a schooner of
sews 1M lose burthow. oadthat hoe oohs were all torn, and
is to hum hoe awrio. TM direction she was
now bowisht bee of Bleekroek, and as she drove
swiftly in sae wow got mows the rocks, and being dished
Meet by wind said wave, molained such injuries that it was
edam( dr mast sow boom a wreck. Under these dr-
sumslanses the Car( deardsmen at the Blackrock station
heetirred themselves to render what assistauce they might.
Lima. Pratt lied the rocket apparatus got ready with a view
throwing est a rope to the crew ; but while that was
propering vessel was driven still newer to the shore,
sed it was thoughtpracticable to send out a boat. A small
iiirboat wet asse,dlagly despatched with five hands to work
' thossoll the state of the sea rendered the attempt
M crew succeeded in ruching the ill•fated vessel
Bhe passed to be the Honoria, of Dover, the property of S.
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stone. There was on
and c.nherwey frorCaw d
tbe sepeen, whose name is Coburg, and three seamen.
line of•part of the vessel was stove in, and the hull was
otherwiers injured. The cabin, containing the clothes and
other property of the crew, was entirely carried away.
The sufferers, who were meet' exhausted by their endea-
vours to save the ship, were taken into the lifeboat, and
tsafely chore, where comfortable quarters were
fee them—ia the workhouse! The vessel wee of
IMMO shamilessed, and it was expected that it would go to
}ism is tho night ; but she drifted still further to the
shim wed the battered hull was to be seen on the rocks on
mach the same condition as when the crew
loft hoe. Tim captain's explanation of the cause of the
mesh la, that when out at sea the wind split his sails into
ribber, and being unable to make way against the wind
he was obliged to give up his control of the ship, and
drift with her. But for the slight change in the direction
it wee borne in, it would In all probability have gone ashore
at Newbouren.—Brighfois theandiess.
PAIIPMUSW IN MIDDLESEX. —ln the recently
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that thous was a decrease in the somber of paupers relieved
in tbarier wind Lady-day, 1831, compared with the
likeof am preceding year. In the Ladv-day quarter
of I the amber of in-door paupers relieved was 26,049,
mad I. quarter 1861 the number was 25,049,
whilst of paupers tbo number was reduced from
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LOCAL SMARR MARKETS.

Limaroot., Ocr. 6.—Basins has been about the same
to-day on our share market as we have recorded for • week
put; rather inclining to dulness, and far from active.
Prices, however, are not materially mitered for any of the
leading stoats excepting • very slight improvement in
London and North Western &area The transactions
to-day have been as follows :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire, 6 9.16 d. ; ditto (late Chester and Birkenhead),
21 ; ditto (221. shares), 31 d.—Caledonian, 221—Eastern
Counties, 11 3.l6—Eut Lancashire, 181—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 831 1 I—Leeds Northern (late L. and T.), 18
171—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 181—London sod
North Western, 118 171Ldo. OM shares), 21 p.—Midland,
751 I j 6—North Staffordshire, 43 d.-Bt. Helen's Railway
and Canal (pref. gar. 5 per cent, and div.), 169-Bouth
Eastern and Dover, 211 I—Warrington and Altrinehans
Junction, I p—York and North Midland, 241—Great Lux-
embourg, I d.
Kaaonamsa. Oue. Imam' e...hae lomeepierer,
with rather higher prime. Name leasiske, 181 ; ditto,
Preference Qa.rtent 9t. Lemke Steak, 1171 ; Cheshire
Junction, 6i d. ; Leeds Stock, 841; Dover*, 211 ; Cale-
donians, 23 1-16 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 221.,31 d.
Lisps, Oce. 6.—The market has been very firm this
morning, though very little is doing. There are in fast
very few sellers at present rates. Caledonians in pad
demand. Think Enenaioas No. 2 have been dons at
IL 1134.9 d. and at V. prem.
BIRMINGHAM. OCT. 6.—This market was heavy to-day,
the transactions being chieey in local shares. Old Hake
Kills were dose at 81 and 8/.

IRISH RAILWAYS AND MINLIL—We have been
so long assns omed (*aye the Dublin Munentik Advertiser)
to the taints of our English neighbours shout Irish inca-
panty fee psneveriag eaterprise, that the delusion has be-
COSS • fixed idea amongst British capitalists, who, with
comparatively few exceptions, would far prefer • venture
in an Austria* or Turkish loan or a mining speculation in
Mexico, to aay plaint that could be urged for the develop-
ment dike gnat, but long-neglected, natural resources
of this part of the United Kingdom. Experience how.
ever, is proving that Irishmen themselves, without English
et any other aid, are quite eapable, not only of weir lag
their mines and intending their railways, but that, in peas
deal management of those concerns, they can give a most
valuable lases to the " greet Anglo-Sawn rue" themselves.
Thu present coodition of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway
Company affords a mut remarkable illastratioa of the seen-
nay of oar views in this respect. It win the we red line
established is the United Kingdom, and the first be Ire.
land ; and, necemarily, it was constructed under groat dia.
advantages and at • very heavy colt. But by skilful,
• and honest management—affording to the public all
passible facilities, and thus attracting a steadily increasing
trate—this railway has all along, eves in the recent years
of famine and distress, been paying an excellent dividend
to the proprietors, and now it has arrived at such • state of
prosperity, that the directors, we ondentand, have deter-
mined to announce an increased dividend lathe approaching
half-yearly meeting. For some time past the dividend has
been at the rate of sena pet ant. per annum-31. being
pa
id fee one half-year, sad 41. for the other. But the divi-
dendfor the current half-year will be raised to 61.,
although • pormansat improvement of gnat magni-
tude, at the terminus at the Kingetown end, is
in progress at cionstnietba, involving a very eon-
siderabie outlay. We would bog of our English friends,
who have formed so very low an estimate of our business
habits, to contrast thin with any railway company in Eng-
land or Scotland, when decreasing dividends are so much
complained of, and mismanagement, in many cases, his
amused a want of confidence in railway property. In regard
to our mining enterprises—of such comparatively recent
growth—we have the same satisfactory account to give.
The Wicklow Copper Mining Company has become so
prosperous, and its dividends have so largely increased,
that the market value of its shares have advanced within a
few years from 61. to 331. The Mining Company of Ireland,
'after having repaid, in dividends, more than the satire
paid-up capital, was so affected by the potato disease and
the famine as to stop the payment of dividends for several
yearn. But, having surmounted all those ditlicultin, they
recommenced paying dividends last half-year, and their pro-
spects are now brighter than at any former period.
TAXING ACCOUNTS IN THE COURT OP CHANCERY.
—A very beneficial alteration is made by one of the new
Chancery Acts (esp. 86), with regard to the mode of
taking accounts in the Court of Chancery. Under the old
system, about to cease, it was a prolific warn of delay to get
accounts to be taken in the Master's office. It is enacted by
the 64th section of 16 16 Vic. c. 86, that it shall be law-
ful for the court in any eau, when any account Is required
to be taken, to give such special directions as it may thick
fit with respect to the mode in which the account should
be taken or vouched, and such special directions may be
given either by the decree or order directing such account,
or by any subsequent order or orders, upon it* appearing In
the court that the circumstances of the cue are such as to
require such direction ; and particularly it shall be lawful
for the Coon, in soy cases where it shall think fit so to
do, to direct that in taking the account the books of ac-
count in which the accounts required to be taken have been
kept, or any of them, shall be taken as prime facie evi-
dence of the truth If the matters therein contained, with
liberty to the parties interested to take such objections
thereto as they may be advised.
DEPARTURE OF THE ARCTlC.—Yeaterday after-
noon, at a quarter part one, the United States mail steam
ship Antic, Luce, commander, left Liverpool for New
York, with the very large number of 146 passengers (being
20 morn than were taken out by the British steamer
America on Saturday). The Arctic had also • full general
urge, and the usual semi-weekly mails for the United
Matto and the British American provinces.
SCOTTISH HOSPITAL. Yesterday, a Quarterly
Court of this Institution was held at the Society@ house, in
Crane-court, Fleet.street—Dr. Webster in the chair. From
the annual report, it appeared that the ressipta were
2,9771. 4s. bd., out of which 1,7714 bad boa paid to pow
sinners, which, with other disbursements ha • Musa of
371. 9s. 4d. After transeetiag some realise bellsesa the
meeting separated.
MARIA ANTONIA ILAILWAT.—TraIIis he the week
ending Sept. 23, 1862,X04. ; 1061, UR