The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-21 00:00:00

THE ORPHEUS.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH wished to direct the at-
tention of the noble duke to the cireunista.ocee attending
the low of this vessel. It was reported that she Wes
wrecked with nearly 200 men oa board, not in eseesqueees
of sailing against the directions of the chart, but of Indio(
in oonformity with thew. It was stated that when she at-
tempted to take the bar at Maaukau Bay a Bag was flying
indicating that she might do so, sad while obeying that
missal she struck the bar, and was utterly lost Since ISId.
when the chart was published, the bar bad shifted three-
marten, of a mile, and the vessel had thus gone that dis-
bar* from the proper &Ansel. He (the noble earl) wished
M know what steps were taken to obtain information with
respect to chooses affecting nasigatioe, sad what was done
Se movie that information to the officers commanding her
Majesty's ships! It wee alleged that her Majesty's officers
were not unacquainted with the state of the bar at Manukau
Day • and he had seen a letter in a newspaper asserting that
Woo ellipse was ppeereffesscttllyy well knows.
The Duke of SOMEEMET was very glad that the noble
earl had put the question. because it would enable him to
cermet an error into which the noble lord hail fallen. He
. .

was not surprised that the noble lord should have been mis-
led, for he had in point of feet followed the despatch of
the Governor of New Zealand. It was no doubt most pain-
ful to think of the loos of so tee a venial and so brave a
mew ; but it would have been still more painful to suppose
UM such a calamity was at all owing to carelessness on the
part of the Admiralty in orimmunioating to the officer cow-
mandiug her what was known about the position of the bar.
The state of the chart made in 1853 was brought to the
mean of the Hydrographirodlos of the Admiralty at the
latest is 1881 ; and make was despatched to the officer
essammiding on the New Zealand station. A new code of
directions and signals was also sent out. Ofdoets were in-
formed that the bar st Noonkau Bay had shifted, and they
were directed at all the bar harbours on the north coast, to
attention to the devotions-of the pilot. Immediately
es of the loss of the °redoes he (the noble dirks) made
logoiries as to the state of her chart.. He found from
Um bone book kept in the Hydrogniphic-othe that the
IfilW Zealand notice was soot to Portsmouth on the 13th of
November, 1861. end placed is No. 5 Ammonia chart box.
On the Z3rd of November the Orpheus drew this No. 5 box
bees the store, lad the recop4 for it was in the office. It
• moreover, probable, that cia taking the statics for Com-
modore Seymour in July, 1862, other copies, with all spun
aborts, would have been taken to the senior officer's ship.
Cle &turtle', last be (the table duke) sew an officer who bad
bass saved from the wreak, sad from his statement it ap-
pearedprobable that at the moment the vessel ran wooed
the master of the Orphan bad in his band the notice re.
mooting the state of the Mr. The noble earl had nuked him
whet ware Ike general rest as to obtaining intelligence re-
otheliag themes allestim novigatioa All masters of her
Nsjoitja ships wee asermed to report to the Secretory of
the Admiralty, through their captain, the discovery of say
sow reel or shoal. The governors of our Wades and our
smith abroad constantly tent information. Harbour im-
am. aid even masters of morobant meth, did the same, aad
lie Hydrographie-olthe woo in cotatnot merespoedsom with
aR parties who solid famish eakomatiee is every part of
the world. As sass se it sea asseivad, if sossidsred of fair
authority, it was priated and eirenlated, not osly for the
barb of her Majesty's Mips, but of all tomatoes. (Hem.)
THE VIADUCT OVER LUDGATE-HILL

Iced CHELMSFORD Tidied to carnet aa error into
tried he had fallen the other day. He bad stated that
the bill bad not been opposed; bet the rearetazy of the
y had written to lum statism that in point of fact it
bed less subject of a very edam coated. He (the noble
bed), therefore, juiced of regre“fits that the bill had not
bele opposed by the calms, ought to have ampiessed hie
awl that their opposites bad net boom mom eamosafal.
The report of amendemas on the Drainage of Land (Ii
bud) Bill wee received.
The Illegitimate Caldron (Ireland) Bill woo red a third
time and pan
NAVed. AL MUSTS OF INQIIIRY.
Lad HARDWICK& to draw* the attention of the
hems to coeds air inquiry is bat • servica
stigmatised the trealamet of Lard by tar/
meaty, and vindioated the oonchice that °Meer from the
mean lamed ea him oe the meek. at the Vigilant, when
meter his mouread,_ bales rem spina the Chuilloet Sand.
TN Dube rif ISOIMIISET Add thee the Bead of Ad-
..

siralty, ems** that the nook(
Band
the Vigilant oat so
orell•knowa a "heal as the Otallese Band la broad daylight
ea a iron Maeda aid a gom camel tweak bad in eon-
amasses, defused
due inquiry, enters& lord Elphlasimes
They bad le past Lord Illplinstose • mart-
martial, bat bed seat him the alias, as which their mam-
ma was bawd, sad loft bim the slam, after its peroml,
• reiterstiog his derma ; bet this- Lea Ilphismons bed
net ems. in concha's, he dassiled am comae puma
by the Admiralty.
NW • few remarks from Lard Towirezoorn and Lord
Cousarrsa condemnatory of the Admiralty,
Lead BLEDWICHE said he did act
.wish to have
lessilt down a fresh emoure en lord Zifitllletalal, but to
Bove extracisd ea opinion as to the capacity of such tabo-
o&
as courts of Sidle known that mbar a mare
mead have Yea adopted by the Duke of Somerset he wee/d
set here brought forward the abject.
lord GRANVILLE oessidered that not the slightest
am had beds mode spina the Admiralty, and that Lord
lephiestons bad been worse treated by the real of his
friends, who had compelled the First Lord of the Admiralty
Pe reiterate the cenrure, than by the Admiralty itself.
Lard DERBY thought it was cootney to ell ides of
British justice to try, condemn, sad mune se *Meer
vishoot giving him the opportunity of defending himself.
Lard Flphisstose bad been hardly dealt with, and in a man.
car eimiumry to
_the dictates of British justice.
Iced lIIIMMAL mid Lord P2phinstone bad himself ro
ford a court martial, after reading the evidence taken be-
fore the court el Inquiry, end that the Admiralty were
blameless in the matter.
Lewd CHELMSFORD thought that the treatment of
Lewd Elphinstooe had been harsh, and that the answer of
the Duke of Somerset wee mart aneatisfactory.
Lord CRANWORTH waa of opinion that the eystem of
awls of inquiry was most objectioaable, and required
aberatio.

laird aNMAN made a few remarks
The eabjed thee dropped.
SYMPATHY WITH THE POLES.
The Fed of SHAFTESBURY, MAK asenrialeed from
Om lAA earl the Semeurry far Forel,' Affairs that he had
semitted as as to As detpatobes writable bad addressed
to St. Peleesterm, sad Warm/ it • deneable that Woe
Asarramate should be la them Ands wbee the
rpmeatiee of which he hod gime souse eras dimmed, paste
piped the arleletathe of the parties from the =Min is
the City of Lefties be the earleet day after the cloapatehes
Bad bees 11111irli eB saris be could SA Tosood•••0-
MONTS OF Mil CHURCH OF SCOTLAND BILL.
This hall was serl a thh-d time and paned.
Their lairchhipr steamed at half-pest soma o'clock.

HOUSE OF 0011310N8.—MottDAY, Aran. ID.
Tke Brsaaas lath taw ask at 4 dank.
PRIVATE RUBININIL
The bills were read a third time, and pawed
Marginality Central Wales Extension Railway,
Meth and Embus Raid, &sawn sod &Ada& Rail-
way, Puns and Maud Railway Hamilton Water,
Kaisbtoa sod Courtrai Wales Railway Companies, Llaselly
Railway sad Dock ,liaritland Ethasib and Fen Draiaage,
Northampton sad Banbury Jaaction Railway, Peasant*
awl &. Jost Roads, Bills.
The kloylak• Railway Bill and Yarmonte Gas Bill won
read a ascend time.

PELSON MINISTERS BILL.
The Sheriffs a the City of Leedom, haring bees mat-
lamed by the °Maw, appeared at the her et the been,
where they were met by the Serieset-at-Arms. The
apealrer Inviter inquired what they bad to preetwt. iltof
that it was a within from the Lord Mayor aad
meted
against the Prime Mialaters Bill. The petition
wan beaded to the clerk, sad read at the table.

ROYAL 00111ILSSION.
Tho 'ATKA KU was oarairoomrcl to the bar of the House of
Lards to bear Ow royal meant (iron to certain bills (for
whirl no larele report).

MUM OF CAME AND SHEEP.
llb. HOLLAND gavo Qat, ova tbo 21kb hut., be
week! move for Novo to bring to a hill to ortood tbo pro.
violas of tbo 12th sod 1711 t of Visiorio. foe promoting tie
opoood of &nom is cattle sad oboop.

NEW weri.

Oa the motion of Yr. 13x.tJp n Mw wit mar ordered to
belomed far the deepen of • mamba for Now Radnor, is
do room of the lota Eir G. C. Lewis.

IEOII-PLATED lIIILPS.

lir. LONOFLALD asked tie ilemeitsrf—te tile Admiralty
111 W Iron-plate °enmities bad as& ems report oe the
sablesi rehired W tam ; se *Whet bs bed any objec-
tion.* ley the muse Were tie basele. _

Led C. PAGE?es id Irceidelo Committee were mg
Ilbm kat of meshing very dmilastl superb to Gs Adisimalty
dal the experunmets .high had Imam plaos at /Goober,.
sae. If that irdormatioe read he emellomd to JIG iseebsms
*it haus there weld he Ras *maim to faraialdet
hut tho asmoidired it sedsambla mad
pal* al the nmelb a Go experhomete AGM ho
ma' hams to the wadi Mosel
THE ANNAN:IAN NUMMI AND INN TRADE
WITH 1011100.
PILADOCIFA embed to oak lb" Ueda Derstary fart
late Aids artier halsommlima had ben ssisleed oh

THE is

the Foreigneffem with regard to a statement that wee
made by Mr. Crawford to Earl Russell on the subject of
Mr. Adams haring granted a special letter to a vessel which
sailed from this coontry to carry supplies to Matamoras
for the Mazieas goverement.
h to be used
Adams bis the present war
against hobos ; and if so, whether Mr. ad achhow-
lodged the corm-loess of that statement ;in which event
be wished also to ask what course the govei meat intended
to pursue with reference to Mr. Adams ?
Mr. LAYAILD —I beg to reply that this matter is still
ceder the coosiderstion of her Msjesty's government, and
n 0
00mmunsertion bee yet been made to Mr. Adams on the
subject. (Slight murmurs.)