The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-20 00:00:00

SERIOUS STEAMROAT oOLLISION ON
ROW.

Citizens—were aground in front of Westminster.
The passengers, after considerable delay, were got
small boat' and rowed ashore. At Ellackfrisrs.
bridge great consternation was caused amongst •.
foot puipengers and those riding outside of
vehicles in consequence of the sadden snapping of one f,
telegraph wires, stretching from Chatham-place to Albion.
place, o• the " op" side of the bridge. It will be -
bored that this wire broke soots few months back,
its fall dragged • gentleman off an omnibus, by wl
received such severe injuries that death resulted.
nately, when the wire broke this morning, it fell iat
river, and did no harm. The gale did serious damage
shipping in the river, and also to many buildings
suburban district, of the metropolis.
At present it would be impossible to give -
correct number of the casualties. A man
who was navigating • barge off Pickle-herring-tier,
blown off tato the water, and was drowned. At'
of Ilitionermare, Horsersouger-Lane, • Large armor
board, nailed to the top of the premises belonging
Swale, was blown down, first striking a man on thi
and then forced by the wind through the window
shop. Whilst the gale was at its height, about ha
four in the morning, the chimney of • four-roomed
N 0.4, York-street, Globe-road, Stepney, belonging to
&aka Gobbell, was blows down through the roof. Tb
wifs,and two children, respectively three pen at
sasstks, were in their beds asleep, and in an iastaat
Imam buried amoopt • heap of bricks and mortar,
mean volumes of dust rising in the air.
'leered away it became manifest that •
lied occurred. Two neighbours, with In
at the risk of their lives, entered the ruins, and-
In polling out of the dibris Mr. Gobbell, who had
• modem wound over the temple. The
addested. comparatively speaking troiej
Gala wire got oat was found to be deed.

DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK.
PORTHCA.WIy GLAMORGAN,
1110XDAT Niagr.
I regret to have to report (writes Capt.. P
Rai.) a isd wreck, with sseMilos of life.
This morning, shortly after midnight, it then
bard from the wastwa4 with rain, a signal of distress
M.D. aposseatly a tar barrel, burning, in the direction r
Tusks! Bak.

With all iesible haste the lifeboat of the
boat institution was launched, and, after • heavy
peached to when the vessel was oappoeed to
night was very dark ; but she wee at last discover,
held sufficiently long in view to ascertain that she
two-masted vowel, well in upon the rock.
The lifeboat was then anchored to win&
rations made for vowing down upon the sees
deny disappear= from view. The boat lay
two bows, when seeing nothing further of this
proceeded on the return, which was
through a heavy sea.
Previous to =whoring. whilst skirting the reek
of the lead, the boat shipped several very bear
the light, M, but site behaved
every eowddeuee to the mew, to 14101111 grad
for risking this lives in the sillompl le r '
oreatures.

This Wiwi( • gesatity of wreck was NM
with the ebb elk weelirsaing the worst ►
the fate al the eetceieeete ew.

A serious oollisiou, attended
damage, took place vesterday evening
wick steamboats off the Cherry•gan
pears that the two pasessger boats, named
the swift and the *bd. Proceeding frees •
site directions of Loodawbridge and Woolwic.
into each other almost at full speed opposite
Clitegy-prden Pier. one boat striking
Dearly amidships. The boat from Woolwich
the shock of the °effigies back down the river

Thames-tunnel pier, the curet the other %
her deck, so that all aorta to set her free %
for a time. The alarm among the passengers s.
and it required the utmost efforts to prevent in.
them jumping into the river under the impression .
both vessels would go down. Inspector Judge and this
the Thames police immediately rowed t the
and succeeded in separating the reseed', in
however, the Woolwich boat had her
and spoosons completely torn away, as
quantity of woodwork. Several of the mei
more or lees injured, and one young woman had to
vayed oo shore I. a boat, to the London Hospital,
was found that W had received aa injury to her th.,
serious character. Numbers of river thieves are stet
have instantly coogregated about the spot, and the
had the utmost difficulty in pesvestisg their
appropriating the Boating woodwork and other
eause of the catastrophe is at present
doubt, the blame being, as usual in such cam.
the current and the strength of the tide at the

LL D. W. P. Li L 88.
Leith. - - - - -
-
- -
Balmy - - - - - -
Valenti* . - - - -
Rolyttead 11 N.A. •10 e • 117 ,
Liverpool SI W.N.W. 9 11 e 1 0.
Pembroke W.N.W. 7 9
POWISIKO .S. W.N.W. U 10 C 5 O.
Jersey
Brest
Lorient 414 W.N.W. 6 6 0 5 .
Rochefort 86 LL W. 6 6 r - .0s
Plymoutb .30 W. 10 10 * 5 0.10
Weymouth
Portsmouth lt W.N.W. U 12
Sew. - • - - •
Loudon
vermouth 'JO N.W. 15 11 • • 0.31 f
Scarborough U N.W. •II 1 -
Shields - -.l
'SUM&
WlD•Stiosi. .1111111 DAT..
N.W. to N.B. id 110OTLASD. N.N.W. to W'
back, strong gale, strong, tOWOttiO
tome WOW.
N.N.W. to N.N.L. a IWIRLAND. N. to W. and
gale. Ktio/IS. rainy. strong, rainy.
W.N.W. to N.N.L, W. comm. N.W. to 8.W.,
dam, some rain. winally.
W. to N. and bask, a N.W.FIiAtiCIL As next above.
gale, rainy.
W.N.W. to N.N.E. LW.113144A120. N.W. to S.W. Ic
and back to LW., a W. strong, si
gale, rainy. tl#l.
As above. 11:IWLAND. As above.
N. W. to N.E. and K. Qum W. to B.W.
back, a gale, with
--N.W.,strong,o6
rain or scow.

ENTRAPPING OP NEGRO BOLDINRA TOR
FRINCR. —lt Appian that the Seine has sailed from 3,
ardent for Mexico with some 400 or 500 of the Vies
negro soldiers. The men had been brought dose tt
Cairo in the mud manner, little inspecting what was Sc
to befall them. "Late last night, says a letter oi
sth, " a body of polio, wee sent down to the harbour. all
they seized all the boatmen they could lay their harsh t
and despatched them to Make, a place at the swami
the harbour, some three miles beyond the tennious
railway, and when the Isthmus of Boaz Csnal
pony has opened its qmirriee. The Being moms
Mid got op attain and was lying off the same wet.
the assistance of the boatmen, the operation of salmi
the unfortunate emigrate was soon performed. Etri
morning all was over, and so well bad the thing beet r
aged that the Seine was miles away nit at sea lose
fore there was even a suspicion in the town of whit
happened. It is said that the men are required to:
form the rough work of the camps iu Mali" for
Europeans have been found altogether unfitted
which, it asserted, the negrose, from being ,
to the effects of • tropical clirnate, will be so
undertake with impunity. Bat no person. of °ours
pecta that • single one of these unfortunate
re crestune;
ever turn to Egypt to give an nocourit of his 'mien
in the New World. Among the native inhabitants ei
town the news has produced no small consurnatioa.
not, perhaps, that they feel much sympathy for the b",
hut many amen them, sad more especially the Berber •
Nubians, feel that their skins are not so fair but tb.,'
might also be looked upon as proof against iv.tck
farms and ousiito prilto."

amfeolutePrlnsedteamers Pnwad.l7.B—tia. steamers—two emialoafraithevilelaron:anddsboated" gra7n:detilti.of
ere aground in front of Westminster- bridge.
;en, after considerable delay, were got of in
a and rowed ashore. At Blackflies-
it consternation was caused amongst the
ogees and those riding outside of the
onsequence of the madden slapping of one of the
irea, stretching from Chatham-place to Albion.
" up" side of the bridge. It will be renew
his wire broke some few months beak, sad h
ged • gentleman off an omnibus, by which he
h severe injuries that death resulted. Pet•
o the wire broke this morning, it fell into the
id no harm. The gale did serious damage to tin
the river, and also to many buildings n the
striae of the metropolis.
t it would be impossible to give anything like
her of the casualties. A man named Hanford
rioting • huge off Pickle-herring-tier, we
to the wither, and was drowned. At the come
nre, Horsemonger-lane, • large announcesen
to the top of the premises belonging to 511..
blown down, first striking • man on the hied.
reed by the wind through the window of th,
Ist the gale was at its height, about half-pat
morning, the chimney of • four-roomed home,
-street, Globe-road, Stepney, belonging to Mr.',
iell,was blows down through the roof. The OW*.
. two children, respectively three years and eit,
re in their beds asleep, and in ea instant I
ad amongst • heap of bricks and mortar, in.
nee of dust rising in the air. As soon as the
y it became manifest that a fearful eatastrmi,
• Two neighbours, with two polioe-coostables
1 their lives, entered the ruins, and- gnome&
at of the dlbris Mr. Gobbell, who had receive
mod over the temple. The two children wen
comparatively speaking noinjured, bat In;
es got cot was found to be dead.
DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK.
PORTHCA.Wiy GLAMORGAN,
11101 DAT NIGHT.
to have to report (writes Capt. Buchat
. wreck, with morifice of life.
ning, shortly after midnight, it then blowis
he weetwarsl, with rain, • signal of distress
eerily • tar barrel, burning, in the direction of ti
k.
possible haste the lifeboat of the National Lit
stion was Labelled, and, after • ham pall, a.
o when the vessel was supposed to be. Ti
wry dark ; but she was at last discovered, as
mtly long in view to ascertain that she 1114
I vessel, well in upon the rock.
oat was then anchored to windward, end prep
le for veering down upon the vessel, but its sts
poured from view. The boat lay at anchor 1.
when seeing nothing further of the vessel, a
an the return, which was accomplished safe
Leavy IS&
to anchoring, whilst skirting the rock by men
, the boat shipped several very heavy seas,
the light, &a, but she behaved nobly, gmi.
doses to the crew, to whom great praise as di
Muir 11•44 in the attempt to succour their
dog • gesanty of wreck was nee pasts( din
is tide, senflriaing the worst snaninions
the eetmanure wow.
- -
; srzuraoAr COLLISION ON TS •
RITE&
as collision, attended with oonsid
ok place yesterday evening between two W
abets off the Cherry-garden Pier. It I
the two pasethger boats, named ..•
and the Sybil, proceeding from the •
ions of Loudon-bridge and Woolwich,
other almost at full speed opposite
len Pier, one boat striking the oh i„
Ishipa. The both from Woolwich was drives
f the collision back down the river as far as
net pier, the sties of the other vessel being is ,
that all 'diarists set her free were men • •
The alarm among the passengers was en • ,
'sad the utmost efforts to prevent numb=
ing into the river under the impassion It
Inspector •
would go down. Judge and thin
▪ police immediately rowed to the is
deal in separating the Tomsk in doing wle :
the Woolwich boat had her
DOB completely torn away, as was ale
woodwork. Several of the passengers
injured, and one young woman had to bee
ere is • boat, to the London Hospital, when
hat she had received an injury to her thigh':
aster. Numbers of rives- thieves are matte' $
tly omogregated about the spot, and the me
most difficulty in pew►esting their complier
og the floating woodwwoorkk and other wreck. .
se catastrophe is at present involved in •
blame being, as usual in such ores, thrown ,
and the strength of the tide at the moment. 4:
MUM RIPORT.—(THIB DAY).
rummy, JAIMART fa, 8 a.n.