The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-15 00:00:00

TEI LOSS OP TER NORWEGIAN STRAYER.

The following is the official report to the Privy
Council for Tiede relative to the loss of this vessel :
•• My Lords,—ln pursothee of anises received from your
, lordship', I have, is conjusetion with Captains Rains end
, Baker, se nautical memeors, held on inquiry the en.-
,into CIIDMIDON at sodiog the lose of the Norwegian oa St. Paul's
Island, at the *ensues of the ()sada. Lenience, in Jame
lan. The Norwegian wee se hoe threw steamer, built at
Uembarton in 1861, of 2,449 gross sad 1.1188 registered toe-
sage, with two engines of 450-horse power, owned by
Messrs. Allan Brothen, of Liverpool, Glasgow. sod Most-
owl, aid forming one of them line tradiag between this
country and Canada. She was seder the °rimmed of
Yes. Andrew Dl'Master, who held a oertillathe of com-
petency, dated 23rd of February, 1864, sad had a mew
of stghty.eight hands. The Norwegian, in all respects
well found and equipped, left Liverpool on June 4 last
with 59 cabin end 267 steerage passenger., and a panel
cargo. Nothing occurred to call far comment until the
10th, when they encountered fogs ea the banks of New.
foesdisod, which continued momiseelly ler three dap,
during which time every precaution was taken by sounding,
slowing, and stopping the engine.. Upon Saturday, the
13th, the fog cleared off. and the enclose were put os fail
speed,k and at noon a good observance wee obeLieed, which
the ship in Ist. 45 54 N., king. 64 54 W. From
this panne • course wm steered to make the island of St.
Pierre, which was pawed about 6 p.Ol. at • disk's* of from
15 to 20 miles. This come wee ethenpsetly slightly
altered for the pelage between Caps Say end the Island
of fit. Paul. About 2 a.m. an the 14th lend was supposed
to here bees seen by the nester admete, which they took
for the lead to the eastward of Cape Rev, sad the
ship's cosine was emerdiegly kept a little more to
the westward off the land. The weather up to
4 a.m. bad been moderate and fists. At that hour
a dense fog set in, when all mil was taken off the ship, bet
the vessel continued her course at full speed, going 12
to 13 keen an hour. At 6.45 a.m. breakers were reported
ahead. The twister, who had be endeck from 2 a.m.,
immediately ordered the beim to he put hard a.port, wad
the theses to be stopped sad rirsereed, bet before
order nand be affectedly carried eat the di4 ran ay:lithe
reeks. end *innately became • total lose. Seek am, ,
theta*, ef this disaster. Sverythiag that Nikki peissibly
dose to Nave llie and property was at own awned out, sod
ell she peseespes, mew, and snails were laved. Great
coedit led's@ to .111. r. Own:ben, the provident if the island,
whose kindness and humanity to the shipwrecked managers
wed crew were very eriespnimers. Is ornamenting upon
the lose of this flee sad plod& voted I bans a most die.
agreeable duty to perform. Moe keg services of the master,
who, up to this fetal orearreeee, appears to have enjoyed
sad deserved the ocalletene• of his einem and the public for
• keg series of years, daring which he mover met with se
snidest, mance hat enlist the sympathy of the court in his
bleat. Bat se frequent of late have &neaten occurred in
this particular navigation, that it is haperstive upon these
charmed with the conduct of such an inquiry as this net
to shrink from the conclusion, however painful, clearly
pointed oat by the evidence. The cowrie steered from
woe en the 13th towards the Golf of St. Lawrence ap-
pears to have been judicious, bet in opening the Guff due
allowance dose not mem to have been made foe the influence
of the string currents known to is this vinniq,
a het whisk from hie long should have made
the mater extremely candour, and undoubtedly
have preventeel him running at full speed, or even at half
speed, is the midst el so douse a fog, not rely to avoid the
al the hod, but the poseffiffity of collision with
aaolker vowel. Bearing in mind the judicious conduit of
the meter during several dap on this voyage while awning
. be teaks, I am utterly at a lees to meolort for the =bee-
quest want of caution, whisk, to my spindle% led to this
catastrophe. Bet the safety of the page deemed' that so
grave a fault should be visited by heavy oeseurn and should
be followed by such a areteace as shall meek the determina-
tion of the court to provost, if possible, the recurresee of
similar dashes. It as my panful duty, therefore, with the
full otheurreace slay asesiems, to suspind the certificate of
1111r.,Aelhew illlester for the period of twelve calendar
meniehe hymn the date of this report. —I have. he.,
" T. S. Bemis, Pollee Iliegistrale.
"Llymesol. Oct. 10, 1863.

"w. meow is this repott—HT. HARM, R. B. Rua,
Nthßail Assrasers."

Tin Nisourtn Elmo!, OP vas UNITID P111113T-
?BUZ Cgtracm.—A. public mrms& for the exposition et
United Presbyherias principles. was held at Moe= liseeast
Chebel. =Tined& innoloo, whisk was =ohne=
by the Taylor Dr. Lin (Lesbos), Dr.
M•Farlan (Lostios), and other . The boob=
of the mood was resumed =derby, when a depstaties
was rewired hots the Welsh Oslvinistie Metherme. from
whose entemeals it appeared that there wan • else, manila.
ties =loess them and the UM= Presbyterian body, sad
fishes siselpnaties woe ere long probable. Is eassexin
with an overture from Neweastle, the eyed adopted reso-
lution protesting spinet the increasing tendency to Bar
bath desecration, and calling epos the churches to use
their iallueses in promoting a doe obeernon of the day-
Attar some discussion as to the claims of New.
walls, London was fixed upon as the pine for
the next meeting of synod, the meetings to be held in
Albion OhapeL The question of Amnion slavery nine up
is rustles to an overture from Newcastle. calling upon the
synod le address a remosetranee to the clergy of the Co..
federate Ms= no the subjoin of the =firm issued by the
latter carnally in defence t slavery. After • goad deal
• dbermen, during which it was ocisiesded by some that
the synod should not mix itself tip with a semi-political
question, a general resolutioo was adopted, expreerau ixbene
adhering of the aye= to their Unmoral: before
abhorrence of shivery. The rermsokor of the day was
o•Clipial by a =cumin of the quest= eta =spiels sane
of the preebylerian churn= Dr. nog (al Lesdos),
Is as liatoced• and eloquent paper. argued that the
alternative of the Free Chinch eel the United Presbyterian
Church tailing and retaining churches now in Signed,
sad the alternative of hires two ckurchee sottish dib-
bled, one is theilaod and soother in Englascl, were sites=
with difficulties from which there was 00 =ceps
fussed
• complete and comprehensive union. Other speakers
addressed the he,.., utter which a committee wee appointed
to prepare a report upon the subject, ad the synod ed.
Mused. A irmiewszy waning was held is the seinlag.
TUB BALLOT Soca/Tu.—The first meeting of the
cormithee otter the ream was bold en Tuesday loot. The fel.
lowing subscription weee•rmeassed :--Mdward Pion, 11. J. Sperm, 11. ;F. Wedgwood, M. 2s. ; Jobs Theritt,; ; Stafford Alhs, 11. Is. ; Thomas Wood, 11. la ;
Pastes, U. ; R. Brows, 11. The conenittes then
took easeidention the rash of the resist eluiduss
Pontefract, Coventry, and Tanworth, and same to the fal-
lowing norm= therein :—" The norm= henivested
with the dohs* at Pestefrest, Oovestry, sad Ihetweeth of
hhonds ennead to the bath* attributes that defeat to the
Art that sun electors were isdnposed to vote for asedi-
dans net tly advanced is liberal= to suppers that
mess= sod the committee woad mgr
soon all heal leaders of the liberal party the
impedes= of selecting as ormidates neetionea
whose ouhaloes es the question of the ballot are
in accordance with those of the of their ."
The acionnolthe also came to the en
the isapneiss =arm at Berms* :—" conistitgee
feels alissenno in recording she inetseviog alhoshoseut, la
sp,te et party des, IIibOWII so Os epee of the ballot by the
late George Potts, Req., ILP sad the enmities trust.
the hinds of purity eel freedom of elestiso is Baristanis
will =an every nerve to neon is the near of Mr. Pune
so reliable a supporter of the hake es Mr. Thomas Lloyd%
With pseud to Readiag, the follewhig hooka= was
a :—"Rememberes the Ion; warm= support
wil=the borough of Reeding has given to the cause of
the ballot by the VOts of both her rumbers, the committee
eoulklailly elm= that eoestituoury will do its duty at
the ousting armies by retuning a elaclidatio who will sop-
piet the =boa foe the ballet whitener =de is poorl
meet."

MANCHESTER UNITY 07 ODD FKLLOWS. —The
Volunteer Lodge held he auaiversery dimmer A 6 the Whit.
tingt,osehris co Tuesday needs& P.P.0.61. Barris presid-
ia& and P.G. CLiloott occupy leg the viess.amir. The loyal
and pabiotio toasts being duly honoured, " The Lodge"
followed, which wee respooded to Neother Shamed, Ole
escreten who stated the reosipte he
ad been 7W. aodlb.
paysneng 561. 11., the balsam in hood beim 191.7 a is the
Noodles Savings Bank. The °hairnets proposed " The
likaekiatiar Theity," saying it now nombened 360000 mein.
ben, sad had upwards of 2000.0001. saved mplus capital.
and had to it. operations effected peat pod.
The District
Moors." " Widow and Orphan Fund." and other toasts
followed, and were remoulded to by leaks' officers. The
Dunham .1 Hem Lodge Mod attended. nd several eminent
'mallets metributed to the enjoyment of the 'vesting.
lizw LAW (iN STACIE CARE AG* LACENEES.-
17adir Anoint set of porlimeet (16 and 27 Vie.... 33) stage
aerie. beams will in haul, expire co the Ant &today is
November. By the law is force such Limnos expire on the
6M Iliteslay lo October. The permit Gimes are to °mi-
lieus In operation mail the period ammlikeed, and the
balder of a lissom is to he shapable with the duty until
the Pest anode, in November, oboes the bum be mom
diseoetinuad.

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lieueedies Locm.—We usdatmlead that Me impressice
Maim sunset Moat Nicol, t. edam at w Wad Regi-
mes** olio w disarmed ou ileaday ulebt le St. Attrittrtet
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; rebeollasal. attar sinful examisatioa, twine declared his
ieYrtiet tiam mourissee me met tke result of am 'emotion
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maw rpm the sleets of 110.110610kA. w.. booed ae Timm.
day mitb the soma mili berms, wltimb amid Dot
berm bras laid ides bedtary kis selhumbelly daeth boom
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delhamte imbiediao to ..be easy witb Mama 'The or
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Me abimellyard b hair Oligerds, mad were /allowed by
the nialimma aad hinds .mm mad a amber ell tbe
mei to Mr regime. idyll AIM A ea edema prior-
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lo miaow ilk. lama tribute at apipaslao .is bed
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hi thew hes of the y, to be ma Wm, to kit totiattot
aM Air mmatry.--Soidasieu.
PALotn. Os" Sznattro
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