The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-01 00:00:00

LADY MONTAGUE.

TWO HUMMED AND SEVENTY-FOUlt DEATHS.
For some days past the marine department of the
Board of Trade have been prosecuting an inquiry relative
Ito a fearful case of mortality, involving nu less than the
I frightful number of 274 deaths on board the British ship
the Lady Montague, recently retrrued to the port of Lon-
don, after a voyage of nearly tour years' duration. The
circumstances connected with this deplorable affair have
excited coLsiderable attention in the City.
The attention of the Board of Trade was first drawn to
the melancholy :occurrence' from the eircurastar.ce ,'f an
unusual amount of money being paid into the Merchant
Seamen's Fund, as " Dead men's money," by the owner of
the Lady Montague, in accordance with the Mercantile
Marine Act ; and upon the ship's log being examined, the
fearful amount of mortality was disclosed; hot the only in-
formation to be gleaned us to the character of the pesti-
lence was, " that portions of the provisions v: ere unfit for
use." Inquiries were ordered to be instituted, and the fol-
lowing is the result.
" Ottice of the Committee of Privy Council of Trade,
June 9, 1952.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Couacil for 'I rode to cell your attention to the en-
I closed summary of deaths on board your yew!, the Lady
Montague, during her voyage from China to Callan, in
18.30, extracted from the kg, and to request that you will,
if you are able, furnish my lords with the number of pas-
sengers who sailed from China in the vessel; and also with
any reormation you may be able to give with regard to the
cause and circumstances of this frightful series of calamities.
" 1 am, sir, yosr obedient servant,

" T. H. FAhatli.
" John Vans, Esq., shipowner, Southampton." •
" Summary of extract from the lsg of the ship Lady
Montague, from Cumsiog Moon, in China, to Callao :
Feb. 17: Received the emigrants on board. 18th to 28th :
Number of Chinese died, 7 ; remarks—two Chinese jumped
overboard, and were picked up. March Ito2l : Died, 91
Chilies° and two Lasears; remarks—one Chinese jumped
overboard, and was drowned; several described oa being
found dead in the morning, having died during the night.
April 1 to 13: Died, 61 Chinese, two Leiters, and the se-
cond mate of the ship; remarks—during the passage several
casks of water were found to be sour, and perfectly unlit
for use; also, the fish seut en boar.! for the use of the emi-
grants. April 13: Died, the steward; Olio arrived at
Hobart Town. April Li to 30: Died, live Chinese and two
Wears. April 30: Ship sailed from Hobart Town to
Lima. May 3t031 : Died, 10 Chinese, 7 Lescars, and 2
of the crew, the surgeon of the ship, and one apprentice.
June 20 : Died, 7 Chinese, 4 Liman, and second mate of
ithe shin. June 27 : Ship arrived and anchored at Callao.
Total deaths : Chinese, 171 Lamers, 17 ; crew, 7. From
the above it would appear that 193 persons died oetween the
18th February and the 28th June. it is, however, men-
tioned in the log that the Governor of Callao came on board
to ascertain the number of deaths and to cause the ship to
be fumigated, and the result is stated thus : Number of
deaths, 245 ; remaining, 201.—T. H. F ."
The communication brought a reply from the ovrger, in
which he states that he is unable to furnish soy additionai
particulars, that the captain had died, and the unite, in
disobedience of his orders, Lad chartered the ship for the
conveyance of emigrants, in consequence of which he had
been superseded.

THE LATE CLERICAL OUTRAGE AT BIRMISGUAM.---.
With reference to the extraordinary prat.* eilings at the
meeting of the Church Missionary Society in Birmingham a
few days since, a correspondent says—" A meeting sympa-
thising with the its,. Mr. Gale, the assaulted, was held at
the Town Hall, last (Tuesday) evening ; with &single excep-
tion, it was the largest meeting that has taken place in the
Hall for several years ; eight thousand peptone attended
and those present, by their demeanour throughout, afforded
umnistaken evidence of their indigestion at the brutal out-
rage of which Mr. Gals has been the object. Alter a very
able and spirited address by Mr. Gale himself, who was fol-
lowed by the Rev. B. Grant, Mr. George Dawson, M.A.,
Mr. Joseph Sturge, and other gentlemen, the chairman
(Mr. Alderman Baldwin) put resolutions to the meeting
recognising the rights of free discussion, con-
demning the conduct of those who were matrumental
in preventing Mr. Gale from submitting his amendment;
I.also recognising the usefulness of its object in so ha as his
purpose was to secure the most likely class of persons to
promote the cause for which the missionary soeiety was
instituted. The meeting sea. of a most enthui.ta,die cha-
racter; the conduct of Mr. Gule's clerical a.sailunts was
most freely commented upon ; anti some tittles was laid on
/ the fact that the only meetings in Birmingham for several
years where the aid of the police has been really necessary
I to preserve order, were two at which reverend divines were
the disputants and each other's assailants. There are two
on dits afloat with reference to the matter: one Is, that
poor Mr. Gale has lost a curacy in a highly populous die.
trict—value MI. per annum ; and the other, that he hu
already commenced an action against Mr. Bielby, by whom
he was assaulted."

LONDON AND NORTII WESTERN RAILWAY.--
Return of traffic for the week ending June 27, 1852
Passengers, parcels, carriages, harms, not mails,
33,1041.18 e. 01.; merchandise, 16,7261. 10s. Id.; cattle,
1,1611. 19s. 10d. Total, 41,0471. 7..11d. Corresponding
week, 1841, 6.3,3871. 4%. 104. Ditto, NM, 49,0771. Os. 74.
tigr: 1850-1,104,869/. 17s. 6d.; 8.1-1,179,112 .7s.
1762--1,182,8911. 7s. Ild.
SECOND CLASS EXPRESSES ON TUE LONDON AND
NORTH-WT.IIMM RAILWAY.—This company has just in-
troduced a system of second clue express fares into their
fast trains, with the exception of the express train that
darts ISO p.a.