The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

WITH INDIA.

STEAM
A report of thecommittoo &Ai me-
Wain. the meson ow which they rem. OOP OW MI6
fer the 'maid monies le two lea sole puddle.
The wheaten melba eemehied sdpemismelfsgal via
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seeseweedettes sod new adore for
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hen fee same tine is eowpodthus, which are described by
the cesessittee is &talk and for each of which tenders have
hen mode.

1. Mos POMMY teats--a line of auxllimy screw steamers
by the Pails Steam Packet Company, in connexion with
the Worn Isdis Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, from
• channel part to Chagres, or Navy Bay, in the Gulf of
Mexico, amen the Isthmus of Parma, by means of a rail-
way--as demdbcd to be in poem of construction by an
Austrian eunqieny--end theme bent Panama, via Tahiti
end Now lealead, to Sydney.
2. The Cep Ilante—A- line of auxiliary screw steamers
from a ehmeel pert teal the Cep of Good Rep, alikar
by an azlssakon of the exisdng line to the Cape, era pp,
rate lima thireughwet, net washing, on tbe outward pump,
at that massy, let calling of Port Phillip, m
eate lagw=
the sad from the former port it is
to ran slim= to Swan River, Van Diensta's Land
and New sml~i.
. .

9. The ladle& hats—A line following the present over-
lead midi mate, heat a channel port tid Alexandria, Sues,
Aden, to Pant de Gas:—From Point de GaUe there are
three megmed sodas el reaching Australia :
Ist. Prom Point tie Galls to Singapore, and then tid
Tonal Straits to Sydney.
tad. Foam Pant de (Salle direct to the west coast of Aus-
tralia, reeding Sydney yid Swan River and Port Phillip.
3rd. From Point de Galls to Singapore, and then oid
the Strobe of Sunda, Batavia, Swan River, and Adelaide,
to Sydney.
The present course of past by sailing vessels is 257 days,
without @Bowing any interval ; and it will be seen that by the
'lndian Overland route this might be reduced to 109 aye,
with an allowance of three days. The committee, however,
not regard rapidity of postal communication as an ele.
amt to supersede everything else, but have endeavoured to
metertain the balance of advantages. Against the Indian
treatithrs inconvenience of three trans-shipments, the charge
paneagers, which would be such as to render it un-
available in all ordinary cases, its inapplicability for goods,
and the fact of its traversing the heart of Europe and
Erypt, and thus being greatly dependent upon our relations
with foreign powers, were considered to present insuperable
objections. With regard to the line by Panama, a tranquil
and secure passage is admitted to be rendered certain; but
the inconvenience of crossing the isthmus (although to be
lessened by the projected railway), and the fact of that
transit being through a foreign state, seem to have deterred
the committee from recommenting it. The Cape route, there-
fore, has been decided upon as the only one presenting a direct
communication withuut any change of vessel, and as being
entirely independent of other countries, while at the same
time it is the cheapest for passengers and peculiarly adapted
also for merchandise. The committee consider it possible
that in this line there may be an uncertainty at first of six
or seven days in the homeward mails, but feel satisfied,
from the evidence of navigators, that when the experiment
of well found screw steamers shall have been sutileiendy
tried there will be little doubt of their maintaining their
engagements. In coming to the determination in favour of
the Cape route, the committee, looking at " the prospect of
remuneration which it holds out to its promoters, and like-
wise at the great changes rapidly taking place in the rt.
quirrments and commercial communications of those distant
partsof the world," recommend that whatever arrangements
may be entered into should be for as short a period as pos-
sible. As the advocates of the Famine line will find
nothing in the report to weaken the paints on which they
have of late so strongly insisted, it is well that its possibili-
ties should not be shut out by the inenretion of a length-
ened contract chewier».

THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE MARY
WHITE, SYDNEY PACKET-SHIP, BY FIRE.
The intelligence of this deplorable loss was re-
ceived yesterday at Lloyd's. The Mary White was a fine
barque rigged vessel, nearly 400 tons burden. commanded
by Cap t. T. 11. Walker. She wu from Sydney, New South
Wales' with a general cargo, and several passengers for
London, a small mail being also on board. From all the in-
formation gathered relating to her destruction there ap-
pears to be no doubt that the fire arose from accident—
evidently through spontaneous combustion of the cargo.
itzort the articles there was • great quantity of wool and
oil. The opinion entertained by the officers of the
dip was, dna the wool had, by a leakage of one of the
ad tasks, gat saturated, and being closely pressed in bales,
OM heated. and eventually burst into flame. The fire
IMO int di severed about midnight on the 14th of May last ;
the lamas la the toreeastle observing a vapour or steam
arising from below, called the attention of the chief officer,
who was on duty at the time, to the circumstance, and the
master being aroused, all hands were turned out, and a
strict search was made to ascertain the cause. Portions of
the cargo were overhauled, and every place was examined,
but nothing could he traced. No heat was experienced,
and the conclusions the men came to were that the vapour
they had seen must have emanated from a quantity of damp
bones end hides that were known to be in the lower part of
the hold. The next day the vapour was again noticed by
the men, and as the evening set in there was a strong
smell of burning wool united with it. The master now
became convinced that the cargo was on fire, and
the passengers having got acquainted with the truth, na-
turally evinced much alarm. The boats were got ready,
and provisioned in case of emergency, while the
scuttle and fore hatch were closely fastened down.
The ship was then in lat. 37.2 N., lon. 29.30, the nearest
port Terceira, being 246 miles distant. The weather was
tine, with strong breeze, and all sail was made fey the land.
During that and the succeeding night and day the smoke
and heat increased tenfold, indicating too clearly that the
fire was gaining rapidly. The pumps were kept going all
the time, and tons and tons of water were discharged into
the hold. By ten o'clock on the night of the 17th of May,
the heat and smoke became intolerable. For safety the
boats were got outagud hauled alongside, ready to julep
into at a moment's notice. Another night was passed in
awful suspense. About five o'clock the crew joyously
dasidad a sail astern. Signals of distress were made, and in
a rot time she came up to the burning ship. She proved to
ba a Russian brig, called the l'reciosa, M. Wcikman, master,
from Rio to Also, in Finland. Ihe moment she came up,
Captain Walker sent off his chief officer to communicate
the perilous condition of his vessel, and to ask if they would
bike the passengers on board. The mate had scarcely
gashed the brig before the tire burst forth from the fore
part of the vessel. As quickly as possible the passengers
were placed in the boats, the females being seen first in, and
were town to the brig fer.hwith. The crew were com-
pelled to abandon the vessel with n a quarter of an hour
afterwards and seek refuge on board of the Itu,ian brig.
Her decks, as it were, blew up, and she appeared in flames
from stem to stern. The Russian brig landed the ship-
wrecked sufferers some days after at Papal. The ship and
her cargo were insured. The loss is said to exceed 21,0001.

IBIS DAY.

RAIL COURT.
Rims* lea limes !ILL

131 ILL AM ATTORNILT C. FORUM—ACT
Arrulostm's BILL.

TO &7CI

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney,
residing in Lincoln's-inn Fields, against the defendant,
a reporter, for 311. 7s. 6d., for work and labour done. The
case was tried on Friday last before Mr. Justice WigMalan,
and a verdict for the plaintiff was returned fur the full
amount, subject to taxation.
It will he remembered that the action arose out of en
action for libel brought against the !Milt' News, by the
defendant, who alleged in defence that the plaintiff bad
agreed to conduct the action for seven pounds. The jury,
notwithstanding some evidence which the defendant ad-
duced, gave the verdict above stated.
This morning the defendant (Fowler) applied in person
to Mr. Justice Erle fur a rule nisi to show cause why a new
trial should not be granted, on the ground of surprise sail
misdirection.
Mr. Justice Erie, on hearing the defendant's statement,
and reading his affidavits, said it was a clear case, and de-
fendant might take a rule.
Mule nisi granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
W. Eipkick, was re-examined, charged with wilfuly
boring two holes in a large gin vat, whereby about' O -
lens of ein was destroyed belonging to his master, r.
James White, Spread Eagle, Oxford-street.
The report of the former examination has already ap-
peared in this journal, and as there was no further evidence
adduced, the magistrate said, the case being one of wilful
damage, be had nut the power of interfering, but if the
prosecutor thought proper to indict the prisoner at tho ses-
sions he (Mr. Hardwick) would hold him to bail to appear
at the sessions.

-ilr—hite—thanksd tho magistrate, and expressed his
determination to prosecute.

WORSHIP-STREET.
.1. Taylor, a labouring man, was charged with resulting
J. Harding. A certificate was handed in from St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, stating the dangerous nature of the wounds,
and from the statement of the police it appeared that since
the certificate had been received the injured man was rapidly
sinking. The only evidence given was to the effect of two
persons having seen the prisoner at the door of SO, Norfolk-
street, Curtain-road, Finsbury, last night shout 8 o'clock,
when prisoner struck Harding a blow on the temple with a
sword about 2 feet long. Harding feU on his knees, and the
priscurr then repeated the blow on the back of the head,
blood Sowing prolusely from both wounds. The wounded
man was taken to the hospital, sod the prisoner was with
difficulty pretested hem the fury of the mob.
Mr. Hamill reminded Wm toe a week, refusing boa.

THE ST. ALBANS ELECTION.—Tai MISSING WIT-
-311164Z4.—The hiding-place of the winders is the St.
Albuks me, for whose sparehaidea the goversaaat
sew thee since manned a yawed et 601. nth. las
beta thearared. lasentor lisebesed, et the ♦ divides
of the antrapolitas pass, has tassel *brae et the sairdag
- r thalegae, whoa ha had Ines thing at their
ord, sad sdkatly well smiled with flab The aim
I•stag imbedded ldiasel4 wasperld to the goltodotato
the asenthr et their Mum to dawn native shire Is Mel
to this. however, the peeks deaterred, ad ea
so heal to the Flask *dimities it was handed to
thinnsa that K ha penned is appreiwadiag the
■sa easy woad be reathinal bed his eastody sad set at
boob. trader thus dreariessaa the inspector has re-
tro* Is mart preyed at hadjuarters, sad thus the
natter at plead death

i. The

GARDENERS' BENEVO
eighth anniversary of this benevolent institution was ccle-
brated yeste-day by a dinner at the London Coff,e-house,
Ludgate-hill. The chair was taken by Joseph Paxton, Esq.,
who was supported by Messrs. C. Dickens, Douglas Jerrold,
Mark Lemon, and some 150 of the subscribers of the insti-
tulles. The cloth haying been removed, the ordinary and
routine toasts disposed of, the health of Prince Albert being
coonigned with a • h compliment far his exertions in fur-
thee* the Great xhibition, Mr. Douglas Jerrold row: to
rem* the health of the Duke of Devonshire, who he said
ter MO of the stewards of Pn•videnec, who, having
been limed with abundance, distributed bit wealth in the
eakination of science and art, and in the improvement of
mankind. The toad having been drunk, the chair-
man gave the toast of the day, " The Gardeners'
Benevolent Institution." lie referred to the an-
cient history of the Greeks and Romans, to show
Met se the civilisation of a country progremed,
became the favourite recreation of its people.—
Mitts Dickens proposed the health of the chairman,
to whose genius, as evinced in the designing and carrying
oat the Great Exhibition, he paid a high compliment —The
health of the Vice-Presidents was next proposed and re-
upended to by If Pnwnell, Rsq., who adverted to the ad-
vantage the horticulturists had conferred on society in the
the public health.—tievend
otherroutine
=lrt a e
given and acknowledged, after which a collec-
tion of near 300 J. was made.

- - -- ---
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN HARECASTLE TUN-
NaL.—Aa accident which ha% had a fatal termination

.
occurred on Sunday evening, in the Harecastle Tunnel of
the North Staffordshire Railway, the unfortunate sufferer
being James Undsworth, the engine driver of the train
which was passing through. tindsworth, who, it is said,
was well acquainted with his duties, left Macclesfield with
the train for Stoke at seven o'clock, accompanied by an in-
dividual, of the name of Hancock, as stoker. The train en-
tered the Harecastle tunnel (all being then right) at about
twenty minutes to eight, but, on its emerging therefrom
into daylight, the stoker. as he himself expressed it, "bad
lost his mate." The stoker having managed to stop the
train when about four hundred yards from the tunnel
month, Mr. Cooper, the superintendent of the coaching
department of the line, who happened to be travelling,
got out of the carriage to inquire the cause of the stop.
peg*, and was informed that the driver was missing in
the tunnel. Mr. Cooper entrusted the train to another
engine driver, with instructions to proceed to Stoke, and
return with an engine and carriage, and to bring surgical
assistance. Mr. Cooper, with some of the company's servants,
then proceeded with lamps to explore the tunnel, and,
when about half way through, they found the unfortunate
driver lying against the wall, tefilitfully mangled, but I
still alive ; kis left thigh was mend from his body, and
also his righel hot and doe beak of his head awl fractured.
Surgical aid was :sezpireedsred ea possible, and the
adortseate Mall was la a earriape, in which he
=41,16.47 I At the hulleest, held at Stoke,
. Harding, Bog., both Mr. Cooper and Hancock
obe ladso gays evidence, the WU. Nadas that the de-
seated was perfectly saber--that when deep entered the
bard Imo woo attosirs Is his draw, that he (lid not
min lima the trek pt oat of dr twirl ; and that, as
die ordora mob a groat arm la passing through, it'
wadi be impoodlio M bier one fall. The precise
errs of dr milork rid perhaps, for ever be
leeched ha =piety s hat it la that the driver had
adendeal Mho grabs bark* dos ream and tender, and
dread der 110 adr. TM guy returned a ver-
digs it 4. aisfikaw dude' The assessed wee about 36
pen of osa,—lNifirdabro. adrotror.

THE EPRESS, -TITESDAINIEVINING,' rJUNEI r 1861.11

Rev. W. Agar, Annier, ii be C., *ferric.
Rey. H. J. Davies, to Oayo-Coawyl Vicarage with Lien-
sawel Vicarage, Canaarthendin ; value 224'. with resi-
dence ; patron, the Lord Chancellor.
Rev. A. W. Edwards, to the hon. Prebend of D onoogh-
more, is limerick Cathedral.
Rev. G. Hills (perpetual dada et St. Niehaus, Great
Yarmouth), to be Cbagials selhest Tunes* mks.
Rev. R. P. Mate, to St. Nary the Orme Perpsteal Cu-1
racy, iCambridgo ; vales 1041. ; patrons, Trinity College,
'Cambridge.
Rev. W. North, to Holy Trinity Perpetual Curacy,
Greenwich, Kent; patron, Vicar of Greenwich.
Rev. J. L. Pyre, to a Deanery-rural, diocese of Cloyna.
Rev. N. Thomas, to Ballaghadereen, Ireland.
Rev. J. P. Waldo, to Belfut Curacy, perish church.
Rev. T. Power, to the Head-mastership of Hereford Ca-
thedral School.

Rev. O. Sparks', to Llansaintfread Rectory, Monmouth-
shire ; value 731.; patron, University of Oxford.

VACANCIES,

PIRPIITIIAL CIIIIACY.—Norwich, St. Martin-at-Oak;
value 1021.; patrons, Dean and Chapter of Norwich ; Rev.
P. Bland, resigned.
CHAPLAINCY.—GeOOII, British Chaplaincy at; Rev. J.
Irsiss, deceased.

SPORTING.

TATTESALL'S—MONDAY.
A heavy settling and a crowded room prevented much
bwiness on future events ; two or three hones, however,
were backed with considerable spirit, and enough was done
to admit of a list of prices

SURKEi AND MIDDLESEX STAKES.
4to I mitt Kr. Bari 's Abdallah (t)
4 W 1 Sit J. Hawks Gladiola

lipltTliUidli9tLAND PLATE

4 to I apt aiiiiiiitty—ti Unit

GODWCOD CUP.

10 to 3 apt reit% I;
10 to 1 seta oilloaltes War Hone
It to 1 Onot Hies Moir
IS to 1 Plum arteme• Tang Altlsidora
ST. MOM
7 to 1 opt Mr J. Besiles 11.1ifodae (4 to 1 t tritely)
7 to 1 pod 1011111IN9onotadr. (11
10 to 1 Lad J. Ototeo Mloorriata (t)
Till MUT.
15 to 1 opt Lord I.oostes Irstlotr to =biros
SS to 1 Delo of lielmod's HOOM.hrewol (t)
50 to 1 Mr. L Molina% Tortes (t)
$3 to I Doke of 11141 m No uoulskia (t)
51 to 1 slr. Bootee DEEM O'Rourke (t)
13 to 1 Lord PoitatemeoUrtvrhoose
40 to 1 Vol. hots (t)
45 to 1 Lod Zetlood'a Amor (t)
CRICKET.

ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. FOURTEEN OF THE