The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

DROWNED AT SOUTHEND.

TO THE IDITOR OF THI RTPRTZS.
Srit,—ln your impression of the 24th inst you
state that on Monday lest a gentleman of the name of
Terry was drowned at Southend while bathing, and that
the mss was very rough at the time. But as 1 wee an eye-
witness to this sad caterreeee I think it only right to the
public that you should hear my version of the SOCikilgit, of
which I can vouch for the truth. On Sunday afternoon,
about 1 o'clock (not Monday) a Mr. Berry (not Terry) got
into No. 8 mashies, on th• west ride of the pier, for the
purpose of having a baths, but not laic after be was
missed, and, the net being procured, he was dragged ant
after twenty minutes had elapsed. Dv, Warwick (to 'been
all praise is due) wu quickly oa the spot, but after
trying the usual remedies for more than an hour the poor
fellow was given over as dead ; and, se to the sea being
rough, it was gaits the reveres, but the tae was (as you
have it in your impression) rising rapidly at the tiros.—
I am, Lc., F. L. T.
London, Assad 25.

THE CAPTURE OF THE GZOILOIA. —Our Liverpool
aorreepoodeet writing yesterday seeping rya :—" The ex-
eitooseut caused by the capture of the Confederate crater
Georgia still continues, and the modes & oar government ha
the mutter is the subject of much dhounkm. We have it
from good authority that though the Georgia wee idealised
to be sold by public =Mb" she was disposed of by private
treaty, and that the ocreditiose of sale did not Waled' any
statement ma to the ship's freedom from captors ; Weed, El
wee well known &tithe time that the acts of a ship of war,
belonging to a State is bestiality with another, disc
to the vessel eves ether she has ceased to by
bog to the Withal owners. Oar gore summer, bee
some time mess imbed a general order to the MUHL
tore of customs at the different British ports relating
to the ships of war balms* to the Northern mid Southern
belligerents in America. Owe paragraph of this order, and
the ace most applicable to the present case, is to the fol.
lowing effect That no ship el war belonging to either
of the belligerent powers 1 North Amain shall be allowed
to enter any of her Majnity's ports for the purpose of beim
dismantled or sold.' This was issued, as we bath above
stated, by the Leeds of the Treasury, and Mr. Bates, the
gentleman, who purchased the Georgia, most have bees
fully aware of this order in council. Indeed, a lathery
man, holding a oemmisairie is the Coafederate savior, mid
an acting agent for his governisset here, says that the Om
federate Stites of Ammiessokl the Georgia outright in good
faith, ea 'she cans quite melees to them.' The Georgie
certainly has not come up to point of speed to what was
expected from her wham she Ant touched the Clyde—'L
fact,' says the gentleman above alluded to, • she in one of
the greatest tubs that ever left the Clyde.' Bat the vessel
I strong; else has shinnied aid riled very well, coesiderthe
the average rate of sell* of other INDIO* and se a maim
has done gaits suffuthet to raise the ire of the Northers
shipowners. Her mew, too, iris very numerous—too much
so, indeed, for a vessel of her sins mid tomitme,aad ibis feet,
taken in connexion with the nominal charter to the Porta-
ges:ire government, and with the vessel having a large and
meet valuable cargo on board, will no doubt go against hoe'
THE ALBERT MIDIOZTAL STATUE AT PEETH.-
The arrangements in ettonexios with the ithageraticao 1 the
memorial statue of the late Prime Consort on Tuesday
next are about completed. It la understood that her
Majesty the Qow will ante* at the emend Make, Perth,
on Tueda montog, et 8.46 Her Majeeey, the yothser
members of the royal family, and mute, will partake of
bre.Mfast in the rooms belonging to the several
railway companies mieversing et Perth. At 9.46
her Majesty, scrompenied by the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Goths and the younger
members of the royal Lundy, will leave the general station
is the royal carriages, and proceed to the site of the memo,
escorted by a detachment of the 11th Husain, red pre-
ceded by canines ootheiniag the Lord Provost, nxmistrates
sad Tows Connell, the dowses el the uscorporated trades,
and the statue sommittes The route to the North Inch
will helloes King's-place, Marshall-place, 11 iere'estreet, St.
Johnstreet, George-streth sad Charlettentnet. The royal
pasty, on anivieg at the site of the statue, will be resolved
by a guard of bower, who will present arms, while the
military beads will play the fleet stanza of the Nattered
Anthem, without drama. Prayer will be offered by the
Itev. Mr. Bardoe, of the Emit Church, and se address will
be presented to ber Majesty, but not read. On the
status ewes unveiled, a battery el artillery, to be placed
upon the North Inch, will ire a royal salute, sad the beads
Ice full form will play the National Anthem. Oa the depar-
ture of her /Meaty the bands will agaiu eh** op the Na.
tinsel bathes. The route bask to the geoid malice will
be by Athole-etreet, Xethveriatreet. Buttx-street, sad Keys.
place. Her Majesty Ca meshing the station will teas bar
passe in the mat sakes eseriye, sod proceed to Balmoral
eft the Scottish North Bemire Beilwey. The Lord Provost
sod magistrates have tamed a proclamation recants:mats(
Tuesday nest to be kept ea egesend bolidsy, and the abut-
ting op ef all shops and other plasm of beater. It ie in-
leaded to have volunteer hattallth drill upon the North
lath is the coons of Tuesday, M a seMeieet force can be
brought together. It is ea yet istieterasisett whether Chore
shall be • public dither on the comatioe.—Seofseien.
The number of patients relieved at tho Hospital
for Diseases of the Beer% dr, Marpret-street, Cavesdieh-
worm wee 107 dozias the week.