The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-12 00:00:00

THE SINKING OF THE DUCHESS OF
KENT STEAMER.

GIUTZIEND, WEIThIeaDAT, AroreT 11.
This afternoon, at one o'clock, the jury empan-
t.,:.4 to investigate the death of Mr. John Bard, who lost
I...;ife by the collision between the Dockess of Kent, Rams-
ter. and the ftsvensbourne, Antwerp, steamers, which
• place in the river, off Northfleet, on the Ist July last,
ad by +bids the former was sunk, re.aseembled for the
11..rdurne, at the Town•hall. Ware Mr. Hilder, the lbw.
rub coroner, further to promos Wile inquiry.
At additional batch of whams, who were present whew
• ((ideas occurred, wire esaansinsd, hat their lividness
,ats.aid nothing worthy of being aided to the statements
t!. casualty which have already appasnal Ili tie Deilif
,A-s On the conclusion of the evident*.
M• Hind, on the part of the fries& of the deasanal,
• before the coroner addressed the jury, to offer an
r+a rtation or two as to the property which it was stated
so found on the body of Mr. Bard. He felt it kis *IV
arra that statement. It appeared that a day ea Was Mar
tc.c.mitatig of the Duchess of Kent, property whisk bad
`eta n-covered was conveyed to the offices of the CAM-
Merrill Steam Packet Company in end
pwhafte• were oppesneeedd to be dried. New, what struck
tat as most ratraordiaary oath. part at the gangway, and
stith showed at least a peat d of SOVIIMMIS. was MO
t.. that. amongst Mr. Bard's
.map was a mid
eta:unman order for SOL, which be (Mr. Hind) Wie
ile-
Yarded to hint, and two circular 100. twinebut the mast
esgalw part of the business was that the rt heat the
wopersy for IS days without making the dirt Ie
lid out Mr. Bard, although in the ewes 77.15 e posed*
'Loh be then produced, there was novelties es hi-
" The address of the swam
ldts ,tard, 9, Salisbury-attests. /head.
In od :dies to this there was es the euirtre of
(:ir-
Lad•.) addrem, in Charaw-hew b• beamed
%sty, showed great sophisms air p% Ist lee
a act taking any steps he I days Is led set the =Ft
Ir Sod.

Mr Parkinson, in &hem of the Ceenmerelal ileara-
Ntet Company, said they hod eat the 'lightest idea that
of one was drowsed. het, oa the 111607, they
.111171*-
--.4 that all the prengen were
_theL immor%
• 4,1 ah
oy feel tlpi:skimstbssarilirti is NOSS .t• 1117
ascr'sprirate
;ono remarked ire esspasir peedielly well kart
11•r.d..4 wiry 616 ef a pence not
',Alm, for t • rase ef 11/ dep de lie lease crew,
as ta doubt did, 111111.11 • =Odes ho dr yards of the
gatbmans of the eseigemy that did on. Ind kit.
Sir l'askiasoa said the rases shy dad odd rake ia-
SI," woo that they were besdig eery day to rezrall
al rhea they irlesied losheetise it aiMRetL.
The Cmester eareesed Ye arreties that the tartar wr
re rakers reaerases he die gaddle, art thee pew
fort to seed over Na erdease, essiststre as_l=
lair se its eerfiledas elerwser. The these
*MT bad ie deride were whether, he dr lier pTros,
frep tendered the amides was free on aseldeat MOW
Wit It the 'else et the lido, or whether are was fay
441410. • se Weise attaching to *see who bed
"'tkane oft e Duchess of Kent, or of these who bad the
wasoei of the Itannabourna at the tiame. It dry WM
efspoo,4l that any one was to blame, they were knot 10
thatatter go before smother tribunal.
Tae Iwr. at • quarter put lire o'clock, retired to err-
I" •r verdict, sad after an absence of nearly two hours,
dt.urned into court.
~rt man then read the verdict of the jury ea
••• —That the de said Jobe fiord mime by has death
_ aa ie.-Meats' collision between the Dishes' of
°AM Wilke Itseensboura• steamers, of Northfleet. es
So le fry, The jury cannot separate without
!rPwciag their fe..lings in terms of strong condensnatioa
• "Olnilftel ei the neeleet of the owner, of the Mobs;
it der met advertising the property of the mid Jolla Bud,
tttleireutedy, they having had the mane of ascertaining
wee front papers found in his luggage, which was
teet4 fess tiie wreck.
TM prof...mail gentlemen attending for this vorielle
hay.sx tendered their acknowledgments to the
"'", tear the way M which he had conducted the ievesti-
rv• • mil Ney hi. mune', and urbanity, the precutting,
" war protracted sad important inquiry terminated.

7 Tor. Enclitic TELViItAPII is complete to Exeter.
'h•rtof .111 erlee•—two for the nee of the railway COM.
Pa.% two hie consmereial and other intelligence, and two
6!he Admiralty, who will thus be enabled to continual-
nob the great naval arsenal at Plymouth, and have
tts' menu et aseertaining the shipping intelligence of the
L"qt As the electric tekgraph ha. been instrumental in
'4lstuti the a.:,optios of Greenwich or midway tine in
l'unessituated on or near the other great trunk Ens*
atlrl'auttd Kingdom, we may expect, ere lon, to hear
Rhea the towns ronnieted with the lines of the Great
tern. Busted and Eaeter, and South Nina Railways,
adopt Greenwich time. At present there exists
1:.? saosioly in the west Oof England is tho time vies-
w the NINA intelligent persons in the largo towns—
'ltti as Bath. Iltistnl, Eirter, and Plymouth.iredeeir"
'• %toe ibid. nation .1 or Greenwich time should be the only