The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-25 00:00:00

HEAVY STORM ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.

Captain Cannon, R.N., the honorary secretary
of the Weimer branch of the National Lifeboat lostitation,
writing last night, reports :—" We bad a tremendous storm ,
of wind and hail last night, amompauied by lightning, sock
as we have sot had for some time past. I send the report
of t►e coxswain of the Widmer lifeboat relative to the
launching of the boat on the occasion Sept. 23.—At
about 11.30 p.m. we observed the light vowel at the
Booth sand head ire four guns, and throw up flee or els,
rockets iu as E.N.E. direction, indicating that a vessel she'
ea the Goodwin beads in that di_retion. It was Mewing
fresh from the &W. at the time. The lifeboat's crew was
immediately emerobkel, and the Widmer lifeboat launched
shoat midaight, sod proceeded wider sail in the dime-
rim indicated by the rockets. Oa reaching the seeds
about a quarter mat 1 o'clock, cm., we could see
no vessel upon the Goodwin. We tacked and west
to the light vessel- They informed us that they had
seen two flare-ups or signals of distress to an E.N.E direc-
tion, bat they had seen no vearreL Aftor this we returned
, to the made, and rap along the inside edge tower& lbe
Mama. At this time, about 3 a.m., it came ea to blow
heavily, the wind shifting about. accompanied with isle sad
hail, thunder mod lightaiug. We took is sail, sad eaohmed
the lifeboat near the edge of the mods, and there waned
for daylight. AI &30 a.m., being good daylight. we could
see that no vessel was on the Goodwin, or otherwise requir-
ing our maistance. We weighed anchor. and retuned to
the shore about &90, sad housed the lifeboat, which had
behaved remarkably welL—Bigned Thomas Bothell, cox-
swain of the Wilmer Lifeboat of the National Lifeboat la.
stitution.'—The expanse to the institution of launching the
lifeboat on this occasion was 151. 10.. The cost of the
boat was presented to the society by the Royal Thames
Yacht Club."

The Emperor and Empress Napoleon three days
back made an exclusion is the Souris mama from Bayous',
to the mouth of the Adair, and returned by lead in the
mooing to Biarritz.
Tao CHAINIL Fumr.—The committee of citi-
woe met yeMerday, at 4 o'clock, at the Mansion Hesse, to
mike arrangemeete for the entertainmeet of the admiral
and officers of the Channel Fleet. The Lord Mayor pre-
sided. It has Mee definitely imaged the • bassieet will
be rives on Monday by the citiseas to Admiral Dame sad
the officers in the Ro•M Room of the Manske Home, aid
• grand hall on the following seeing.—/Mbise Rwasing
Asa . .

AN INCIDINT ON I'l(mm—A somewhat eitginlar
eifollllllilllloll conned an picket three or four eighth ego.
Otinithe eight a mat tamed Hears Greed, Company B.
usdredth New York, was killed while is discharge of
his duty, and the body lay between the lithe. Oeptein
Aires, of the Third Rhode Wand, shortly after the west
bad been made bows, leaped epos the top of the lad pis
ranol and shouted to • rebel pith* " Rem yen ; we herr •
man killed out there and want to bring his body ii." "
replied the rebel. " three of you may mem ever forth"
W hereupon °Waits Ayres started with thrones'sk seeking,
isoludleg himself, four altogether. The rebel theory*
fear men appweekieg him sled Were they had
far, "Bale r The thennesed hoeing been oeme-wiriti
the rebel said thee :—" I mid but three et Gene
awe—ens meet pi back.' Osystaia Ayres then retuned, aid
ma followed scram after by the three men bootleg the deed
body .1 the, ethende. The rebel was arta* eery
obliging, sod what motive pied him to extend enole •
*mho
Ak rennet be y sesseeted for.—Lctier from
Morris ar&
Ts a Suva tit DIELAWARLA.IO7OBt every 11.7.:d.e
hoer of • sew stampeded sieves is as. meaty.
so frequent have they beeeme d loth that no earpriee or
comment is melted thereby. Our pee* seem le bore set-
tled Ist° a state of apathy and fetiffereecie wee the enbjeth
The latest GAMwe have heard of mme oil ea Beady sight
last. Some 115 or Imre Nevem lime, ewers, sad addend,
betimes to persons needles tied seer Older feint Neck,
that eight and heed tag epee • have took mita liat-
Litoweed beat, while they carried to the creek, sad thee
made their snipe. One ventleemss, we understand, last
on this uremia eleven of his ewer. Durieg the pest
week set thee Um dap Degrees from this wisieitt bete tut
of, mud V thweel mum meelmehaesbese lett without heads
to with owl mew *it iseuir. wept —Port Mew
Amu . Withla the agsrst week •Lqa pusher of dares
taw abeetheleibege Merest pert, of this musty, our owe
aelektambeed esstsibeties to some extent to the exam
At the rate to which this thing hes hese voles on for
time past, our comity must soon be drained of this
of populatioe.—Bockiific fkatiari.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

(adore Mr. Commissioner Conlbotiru.)
RE CFCELIA WHEELER.—APPLICATION FOR sun=
This wag Reapplication for release from custody. The
bankrupt Cecelia Wheeler was described as a boarding.
house keeper, of Princes-square, Bayswater.
The statement of accounts, prepared by Mr. S. L. Ram,
of • street, shows debts about 3001. ; mama, ni'.
She bi a furnished house, and had taken in boarders for
about three years. The failure was attributed to the OM.
, receipt of remittances from her brother in India, who for.
merly assisted her, but ceased to do so about a year ago.
An order for bankrupt's release was roads.
as MARY MAN °MON.—THE FILITA or LITIGATION.
The bankrupt, a widow, was described as of Falkoer.
alle►, Cow-cress. She bad been a sew netrese for about
two yarn, and, according to the statement of Br.
Raban, only owes about WI. She alleges she deposited
good' as security with her detaining creditor, ani although
she afterwards offered him the amount of bit loan, he re.
fused to return them. She brought an action for their
recovery. but was consulted, and arrested for the cods.
An order was made for bankrupt's liberatson.
lu QUESTIONARTOTHE PRIVACY OF DISPUTED