The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-16 00:00:00

SAILING OF THE GREAT EASTERI

The following is a copy of a telegram received at
the oflicea of the Great Ship Cowpony, this morning, from
Captain Jackson, Company's Agent, Milford :
" TO J. H. TATES, 90, oannon.wrnswr, LONDON.
" The Great Eastern left the gridiron safely at 6.55 this
morning, and steamed down the Haven."

The Royal Mail Company purpose sending their
monster steamer Parana next mouth to the Brazils, to
bring over passengers to the International Exhibition.
ACCIDENT WITH THE SCARBOROUGH LIFEBOAT.—
On Monday an accident occurred in 'mune:ion with the
new lifeboat, which had the effect of painfully reviving the
remembrance of the sad scene of the 2nd of November last.
The recent heavy gales from the north and northmast having
caused a rough sea to prevail along the oast, it was thought
• favourable opportunity offered fee the exercise of the life..
boat and her crew. Accordingly, she was manned, and pro-
ceeded along the shore, the men seeking the ruugheet parts
of tho suit for the display of their abilities and the beat's
qualities. After ranging • mile or two along the coast, the
bust's broadside became opposed to the breakers, when she
was teased about in such a manner that six of the men were
violently thrown out. Captain Woodall, F. 0.8., who cc-
compered them, WAS also pitched overboard. Had it not
been for the lifebelts, which are always worn by those who
outg in the boats of the National Institution, there seems
to be
o be very little doubt that loss of life would have occurred.
As it was, the men escaped with some slight injuries. One
lof them bad his head cut, having come in contact with •
rock when landing. The boat was brought home without
further accident ; but a very painful sensation prevailed
through the town until the particulars of the accident
became kuown.
THE MISSING BOAT or THE OCEAN MONARCII.--.
The boat which left the Ocean Monarch the night before
the ship foundered in the Atlantic has at length been heard
of. It was picked up with its living freight, consisting of
the mate, carpenter, bison and 19 seamen, by the schooner
Oliver H. Booth, from Alexandria, for New York. The cc-
count they give of the loss of the Oisean Monarch is as fol-
lows:—She sailed from New York for Liverpool on the
sth of March, and on the night of the 9th experienced very
heavy weather, during which the cargo shifted, and in
wearing the ship she was struck by very heavy seas, sweep-
ing the decks of everything moveable. Cargo re-shifting,
the ship suddenly sprung a leak to such an extent that it
was impossible to do anything with it. The boats were
ordered to be got out, when four were immediately put
overboard and alongside, the largest of which was soon
filled and cut adrift by one of the seamen in it, he
supposing that more would get into it end swamp it.
They state that they then attempted to reach the ship
again, but could not, and she was soon out of sight. When
they left, Captain Page, the first officer, and the remainder
of the crew were still on bean! the ship, and the boats
alongside. She had 19 feet of water in the hold, and was
settling very fast. The carpenter had his leg broken in get-
ting into the boat. After remaining 48 hours in the boat
they were picked up by the schooner Oliver H. Booth, as
already stated, and subsequently six of them were trans-
ferred to the ship James B. Healer, which supplied the
schooner with provisions, cordage, and chronometer, advis-
ing them to go to Bermuda, which they said they would do,
as they were in want of sails, ko. They shaped their course
for that place. The following cargo was on Ward the Ocean
Monarch :-10,811 barrels of flour, 10,802 bushels of wheat,
33,774 bushels of core, 193 tierces of beef, 76 hogsheads of
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A BAD Titers:mom Comrammis.—One of the Ocean Monarch was 2.199 tuna burthen, and, wiahnirer cant' ni
steam-packets which recently strived at Boulogne from was insured for mow.
England brought as reassager a German, who, while on a ANGLING IN DERWENTWATER.—During the last
board, made acquaintance with some English tradesmen, week or ten days several good fishings have been made,
who were on their way to Paris, and on landing they' one gentleman having captured the king trout of the
all went to the lama hotel. A short time after his arrival season, 44 pounds weight, measuring 2 feet in length ;
the German changed threesl. Sank of England notes, which others also, 2 to 3A pounds, have been taken, which
were soon after given by the waiter of the hotel to • pn- bold out great encouragement to the Angling Mao-
Hems° leaving for England, in exchange for French elation to persevere in their endeavours to protect
money. Later in the day the German sent several other the streams running into the lake, thereby not only
notes of five and tea pounds to be changed, when they increasing the axe but the quantity. of trout. Two
were found to be forgeries. The polio, were informed of salmon also have been caught, a rare circumstance of late
the fact, but before they arrived at the hotel the German years. This may in some measure be attributable to the
had decamped, leaving his trunk behind, in which were salmon act recently passed, as it provides for the free rue
found a number of other notes making up. with those of the fish, which previously were prevented in any num-
' Wad, a total of about 400/. The English tradesmen were hers from getting so far up the rivers at this period of the
erneeled, and underwent an examination, but wale after- year, and if this state of thing' continue to progress Ken,
wage set at liberty. A photographic likeness of the Ger- wick may be expected to become not only a station far
we. was also fined in his trunk, copies of which have been pleasure seekers, but also one for salmon fishing, et a time
nods awl forwarded is different directions, in order to of year when the place is little frequented by the Warble of
lead t• hisseelk— 02•1414*/4 "the season."—Cumbcriend Paved.