The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-30 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OP COLONISTS FOR
ALBRITLAND.

An interesting scene took place yesterday at
the East India Docks, Blackwell, on the occasion of the em-
barkation of the first thousand colonists, who are now on
their way for New Zealand, in order to found the new
settlement of Albertland (named after the late Prince Con-
sort), aliont 50 miles from Auckland. The colonists con-
sisted of nearly all classes of society. An enclosure and
covered platform had been constructed on the North
Quay—the platform being gaily decorated with legs sod
evergreens, and also with the banner of the colony, a
crimson shield in the centre of a yellow cross on a green
ground, and edged with a deep border of lace. A number of
te3 utlemen, among whom were Mr. H. Twelvetrees
the chairman), Rev. T. Pencore, Rev. S. Edgar,
.A., minister of the settlement, Rev. W. Lin-
dell', Rev. F. Tomkius, LL.D., Mr. W. Heaton, and
Mr. W. R. Brame, president of the settlement, took part
in the proceedings, several of them delivering addressee to
the friends of the emigrants, who had assembled to witness
the departure of their relatives. Two vessels, each Dearly
a thousand tons register—the Matilda Wattenbach, Captain
Courtier, belonging to Mesas. Wattenbach, Hedger, and
Co., and the Hanover, Captain H. R. Rich—bad been
chartered to convey the colonists to Auckland. On board
these commodiom vessels, which, gaily decorated from
stem to stern with the flags of all nations, were lying in the
outer basin, close to the river, and ready for starting with
the tide, a busy and animated scene was being
enacted. Passengers and vehicles, with articles of all
kinds, were constantly arriving during the morning at
the ships' sides, till the moment of departure, while in
the state cabin and steerage berths the wives and daughters
of the colonists (many of them educated and delicate women)
were busied in putting their limited space in order. As
soon as the meeting was over a procession of the emigrants
formed, and headed by the bands, made for the outer basin,
where the,vessels were lying. About half-past one o'clooly
all being on board, the signal for starting was made, and
the Matilda Wattenbach was taken in tow by the steam-
tug (amid the cheers and hurrahs of the spectators on shore
and the 'colonists who clustered round the sides of the
vessels like bees) and brought out into the river, the band
playing the National Anthem and gun,firing. The Han-
over followed, but while attempting to clear the entrance
to the docks,the towing hawser snapped • this, however, was
soon remedied, sod said the cheers of spectators, the
booming of the guns, and the strains of band playing "The
girl I left behind me," she followed her consort on her way
to the Chaim&

THE INDIAN TAairr.—An operatives' meeting
WAS held is Stevenson-square, Manchester, on Wednesday
night, to discos* the suoject of the Indian tariff. Resolu-
tions condemnatory of that part of the tariff which affixed
a duty on cotton and cotton yarns were unanimously passed,
and a petition based on them was adopted. It was further
agreed by the meeting that measures should be taken to
send a deputation of operatives, which should represent the
whole manufacturing districts, to Sir Charles Wood, to re-
present to him the general opinion of the injurious opera-
tion of the import duties in India.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THI RlVER.—Yesterday
morning an inquiry was held at the Spotted Dog Tavern,
High-street, Poplar, respecting the death of Mr. William
Hubert, aged 35, who lost his life upon the river Thames
last Thursday night, under the following circumstances:
It a from the evidence that deceased was superin-
ing the conveyance up the river of an iron bridge, up.
wards of a hundred feet in length, from the works of Messrs.
Rennie at Millwell, and that the ponderous mass was sup-
ported on large blocks of timber pieced across two
at some distance from each other. Owing to the unwieldy'l
nature of the floating structure, it was found necessary to
have it towed up the river at night, to obviate the chances
of a collision with moving craft, end when it had got oppo-
site the Victualling Yard at Deptford, something went
wrong in the darkness, and the whole affair became un-
manageable Deceased jumped from one of the barges on
to the bridge, which projected considerably forward in the
direction of the steam tug, and ran along to give some in-
strnefions to the captain of the latter, but, not seeing an
unprotected opening in the bridge, he fell through into the
water, and sank instantly. Boats were immediately out off
to his aanstance, but the body was not found until Sun-
day morning. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
Death."

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