The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

THE SUNKEN MORTAR VESSEL.

PORT/3110171H, J*w. Is.
A @Moog party of dockyard fifteen win Mat oat
yesterday to the spot when the Rev. Mr. Bertbsa's I &die-
rsbber maiming starter best, or raft, was mink es Friday,
at the 15th discharge of the Ig-loch mortar, with widish ha
eapabilities were being totted. They went oat la the Pigmy,
itemiser, which bad is tow a dockyard lump, or lighter, to
ad is raisin the raft. The water was shallow, but the raft had
turned over, with the mortar beneath embedded la the said.
Toe mesas at bead was not sufficient to accomplish the
object, and the party had to return late harbour, sad
prepare for mother trial es another day. A diver west
below late the water, aid examined the position of tha raft
and the mortar. From whet meld be ascertained, the raft
110/ split at her sides by the dolma of the 00041110i0a at
11 the discharge tithe mortar. &ms persons think that the
chugs of powder, which amend the disaster, was too great
The Tipton also diseemired the body of the missing mamas,
Robert Chanters, gusset's mate, on board the Imellest
The body was tMhtly entangled is the gear older raft, and
could not be set at liberty. It will have to rentals there till the
raft is raised. It appears that mese other seeress narrowly
emceed drowsing in a similar IMISESI. They were sbo
dropped ender water. bet fortunately disengaged teem-
selves is time to save their lives. As bbbbb trial to raise the
raft and mortar and secure the body of the itafertssate
mamas is to be made to-sorrow.

Coertammos or MINUTES.—At the meeting of
the Mullikin* Vestry on &nudity, a legal opiates by Mr.
Peebl.y was read In answer to the question whether a
Taoism:4l passed at the Ant meeting of the vestry ites be
tessidered wit a resolatite (without eissibuistios) es, eider
the 67th motion of the Local Menegement Let, oninot be
revoked (•seept as then mestionrci); or whether the rem.
learn mast not (so far as retards the entry of St. Meryl.-
hose) betwate complete by eonfirmatios at a eshesqueat
samba& before ileac Weald to be a valid resolusSon withia
the mooing of the 67th eectios." Mr. Peehley gives the
following epistles I think the proper course to be adopted
by the vestry is, to @amply with the requirements of each at
of parliament—that is, to have the settles signed (sods',
mottos 60 of the Metropolis Local Meagreness Let) by
two Numbers provost, and to have the same eatriee approved
of and cotfirmed sad &good by the °Animas at the nest
meeting, atroordiag to the provinces of the load mem This
Ocian• should be equally observed whether the emblem
I matter of each 'anise grime seder the pomade" or the
metrepoiltas est. TM. advice rests is the view that the
ooslirstation, Lo., Teri red by the local acts are sot amts.
eerily ineossistest with the provisions of the metropolitas
aet." The opiates of Mr. Pashley nee ordered to be
entered apes the slashes, sad aided spin.
A FASIIII KILLED BY • BIILL.—Mr. Freargrieh
Sergesat, mos of Mr. James Serreant, 'UMW, of Northill,
west on Monday last into the bevel where was •
ball which had be.. is their possession five years,
sad up to that day had always bees emndeved very
quiet. The bull, which wee nested by three &aims,
rushed at Mr. Frederick Sergesats husked his hews, aid
gored him se frightfully that bodied the same day. It wee
stated at the inquest the oireemed had inn bees maddingta
lidding • pig, sad that he west to the Mall with has&
severed with blood. Several jurymen remarked that bulls
always tensed greet inrltatioa at the eight .6 bleed, sed it
wee matt deepens. tel pumas to mimosa then with
bloodstain' either cm their heads or clothes. The nre re.
tuned a mean el.. Amidestal death." The isesseed wee
N Isom Ties.