The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-06 00:00:00

HOLSTEIN.

(IZON 0171 OWN COII2IIPONDENT.)
KIEL, Fee. 2.
Affairs here begin to assume as aspect so serious
that, notwithstanding the importance of the affairs
now occupying attention in England, it is siessasary
you should be informed of their actual condition.
The arrangement which wee made for the purpose ef
terminating the state of hostility in which ties
Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark was
found to be in 1849, had not the effect which wee
inteaded of removing the antipathies which each en.l
tertained towards the ether, but rather the reverse,
for while the Danes considered that they had their
obtained an advantage, they allowed no opportunity
to escape by which they could hope to display th
superiority and power, while the other, feeling that
they were oppressed, only submitted to the yoke ea-
til circumstances should arise which might give them

an opportunity of throwing it off. The war between
the Western rowers and Russia has deferred this
much-longed- for (open ss mat ion of their hopes,and they
have at last become so impatient that they can scarcely
be induced longer to bear the burden. They thought
that, as the great powers of Europe were fully coca-
pied with their own affairs, they would have the
&IMO of trying their strength singlehanded with
Denmark. and at believing that peace would inter•
ewe, they contemplated a manifestation of their
visa and feelings at the meeting of their national
Diet Lt helm at this times, which the change in the
posture of European affairs has not been sufficient to
compel them to forego. At the first meeting of the
Diet accordingly they refused to allow M. Van
Scheele, the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs,
who is also minister for Holstein, to take any part is
their del.herations, and they then proceeded to ca.
eider as to addressing the King foe the purpose of
obtaining a more jut recognition of their rights and
privileges. The royal commissiocer who is appointed
to attend at these sittings at once stated that ash a
discussion woe beyond their powers, and then left the
assembly ; bat they nevertheless proceeded in the
coarse they had adopted, and the motion arne
carried by a large majority, • committee
being duly appointed to carry out the Ow
oat
of the Diet. The royal authority hay-
ing thus been set at defiance, they did sot halt is
their mantes. They proceeded to give a statemat
of their grievance, with regard to the unconstitu-
tional sets of the ministry in the arbitrary removal
of judges, the compulsory introduction of Danish
currency, &c., in direct violation of previous ar-
rangements. to which they attached so mach
importance that an impeachment of M. Van Scheele,
for an abuse of power and unooestitutional exercise of
authority in his functions, was carried by 41 to 8;
and the same will in due course be prosecuted before
the High Court of Appeal of Holstein, which holds
itssittinp in this town, es men as the requisite for-
malities are completed; unless, in the meantime, a
prorogation should take place. This, however, would
probably only be adding fuel to the fitme already
kindled. The subject engrosses the attention of all
claws here, and those who last week could only speak
of their profits and advantages, as neutrals, arising
out of their trade with Russia, or of the benefits they
expected to derive from the return of the Brithh fiat
to this anchorage, can now only think of their posi-
tion as Hastriners, and of the consequence, of the
renewed collision with Denmark, which all anticipate.

A telegraphic despatch from Hamburg inferses
that the King of IA nark has annulled by royal
rescript the deliberations sod Totes referred to is the
preeeg letter. The Bing has also refused to re-
ceive any address.

CPS= m OWN

11880 W, Van 1.
The weather for the lest three days showed signs
of an alteration foe the better, and people were
unanimous in their hope that the improvement might
continue, but this morning the rein again descends
as asstaL Seldom has the Carnival yam so dell an I
aspect.
Bechar Fonts still delays the presentation of his
measures to the Cortes. ?deny are of opinion that
the Minister of Finance will have to escouoter a
goodly array of opponents, who will be strengthened
by the growing distrust in the propriety of placing I
to many of the public works in the bards of the
Credit Mobility, who, by the way, have now sent
their engineer, M. Vatier, to investigate the various
prolate for which they are in treaty. The prosecu-
tion of the enterprise for the supply of Lisbon with
water has sot been given, as wan anticipated, to the
English company remanded by Mr. Medikott, bat

'to their opponents, the Portuguese eompsny, who
offer a greater supply of the useful element there
are, however, many doubt. respecting their ability to
carry out the contract.
The King of Portugal sends by this packet a pre-
sent to her Britannic Majesty, which by 101111) is said
to be a bust or other article of vertu.

The French war atesmer Camelien has arrived
from Rochefort : the steam transport Edina has bailed
for the East. In port, H.M.S. St. Geurge.
The following are the quotations in foreign ex.
changes this packet :—London, 30 days, 541; 60
days, 544; 90 days, 54/, with paper over and very
little money ; Hamburg, 3 months, 481; Amsterdam,
3 months, 434; Genoa, 3 months, 518; Paris, 100
days, 520; and very little doing on any of the above
places.
The stock market is also exceedingly dull, and
prices may be considered nominal. Three per Cent.
Inscriptions are quoted from 41 to 414; Bank of
Portugal shares, fro., 4 per cent. die. to 4 per cent.
premium; Bank of Oporto shares, from 15 to 17
per cent. premium; Bank of Lisbon notes, 4 per cent.
discount.

THE COLLISION AND FOUNDERING OF
THE SHIP JOSEPHINE WILLIS. IN TEE
CHANNEL.

This shocking catastrophe created the most
painful interest along the coast, the moment the intelli-
gence was made known at Ranutgate, Margate, Folkestone,
and the other places in the vicinity of the Downs. Crowds
of bona made off to the spot where the ii.-fated Josephine
Willis was reported to be on her beam-ends for the twofold
object of saving life and property, but on reaching the
' place it was discovered she bad gone down about nine
miles B.S.W, of Folkestone, and her topgallant yude were
just above water. The sea for several miles round were
scoured by the boats, in the hope that come of the unfor-
tunate creatures might be found floating on some span
or hencoops, but none were to be observed. Yesterday,
ens of the partners of Messrs. Willie and Co., the brokers,
with Captain Reese (who is connected with the owners,
Messrs. Fletcher,, of Limehouse), and the chief officer of
the ship, went out in a steam tug to the spot where the
1 wreck wag, and several divers went down, and carefully
eitamthed it. We understand they found it to be a total
wreck. So great wee the damage dune ky the steamer,
that very litt'e doubt is entertained of any pmt on of
her valuable argot being recovered. The Mangtrton
steamer—the vessel that ran into the Josephine
Willis—
remains at Hanagatr. She las been seised, under Admi-
re ty warrant, for the less of the ship.
Tte scene on hoard the v.s►el, jest before she careened
over on her starboard side and went down, is described by
the survivors to have been truly horrible. Coot' canton
the unfortunate matter, it should be °barred, was beiow
the gets making out his course on a th.rt be
bad on the cabin tvble, the chief officer, Mr,
Clayton, having charge of the ',tech on deck. Willi4a
Orindle, seaman, woo at the wt eel, sad two bok-out men
(John Sheen acid another mat.) were ferreted. Skeen, is
his deposition. before the Recceer of Drat, at Rio:Tete,
states that the ship was ping about 6 knots at the time, on
the post tack, the wind being 9.E. (and not E N.H., as to
ported). Seeing a steamer approaching, le notified the
same to the mate, who immediately called out to the man at
the wheel to put her helm a-startnerl. The mate at the
same tame shouted to the steamer, but no attic* win taken.
The steamer coiitinued her course, and in less than the
umlautee the collision took place. Captain /touchier, of the
steamer Meagerton, in hie report of the occurrence to
Lloyd's agent at Deal, admits Olathe observed the Josephine
Willis apparently starboard her helm, he (Capt. Boothia)
baying just previously put his helm hard-a port, and before
there was time to reverse the engines the vessels met, the
ship striking them on the port bow, and the steamer striking
the ship abaft the rigging on the stetbcatd side.
In the cabin, along with the captain, were Mr. Ale■sada
Janie (the surgeon, who at the time was convening with
Ma on the superiority of the chart before him, and the pro-
bability of the ship making St. Catherine's Point by five
o'clock the neat morning), and Mr. Andrews; the other
pentagon being rather en-sick, hitting retired to their
cabins. Hearing the t. rrible crash, the captain rushed
art oa deck. His first order was to round the pumps, and
on the steamer backing our, which might have occurred
some eight or ten minutes afterwards, be called to the man
at the helm to keep her due ntrtb. The helm was put up,
but by this time alte:was careening over, and she a (islet not
steer. The lood•deck win crowded with the passenger,
and the (spin% seeing that the ship was foundering,
tea them to throw the hencoop overboard and
toad on to them. All the tons were gone; they
were capable of holding all handy, but they
were seat adrift with only a few p opts in them.
The last that was seen of the captain—if the passerger cook
speaks correctly—was after the ship had fallen over on be:
beam-sods, with her top-gallant yards in the water. He
warn then clinging to a hencoop in the water, together with
two females. The first boat that left the ship contained
early Mr. Henry Ray, his wife, a szterage passenger, named
Catherine May, the s►ip Nugent. Mr. Jarvis, and three eon•
men. The boat stove is lowering, and would have rank bat
for the surgeon pulling off his oat and thrusting it
into the hole la the bottom. Bsversl of the crew sent
lowered the pinnace and the life boat, but, ere the pace
Hagen had time to get into them, they were ant away.
They were all shortly picked up ►y t►e steamer. One of
the new states net he thinks there were at that time about
60 people collected on the side of the shit..

Ae yet the list of awe drowned Cabot be aererately
made ip. As far, however, ne can be gleaned, the number
to Wilma 60 and 70.

CORONER'S INQUEST ON THREE OF THE
SUFFERERS.

FOLKESTONE, TUESDAY EVENING.

At ten o'clock tkW morals', Mr. Eat, the borough
coroner, opened an inquiry at the Gailelta!l, touching the
death of George flonamen, aged 19, seamen, a male pas•
Hager and a boy (I IMMO sot kacwr), who perished in the
wreck of the Joeephine Willis. The lad was appatendy
between seven sod eight yews of ego, and his right leg bad
been amputated just above the hem.

The proceed ibis excited the greatest possib:e interest Mr.
Irons attended to wstch the evidence for the Marine De-
partment of the Board of Trade.

After the jury bed viewed t►e bodies, the folletebti
evidesee wee gone into.

Easter Clayton, chief deur cf the Josephine Willis, wee
the first w.tares examined. He said—at 8 p.m. on Sunday
• light was reported ahead. I went forward, and saw it, and
thee returned to the pro;. I watched the light then from the
lee side of the joup. It was a white light I soon afterwards
saw the red light lower down, and shortly afterwards the
green light, by which 1 knew toot the vessel shoed was •
steamer. I then put the helm &starboard. While standing
ore the poop, I kept her rein light open. In about three
minutes altar I bad pat the helm a starboard, the steamer
struck es jest before the main rigging on the starboard
I aide. She came bow upon as Soe was • screw
staamsr. Jest u the steamer was striking Ili, the
sputa of the Josephine Willis came rn deck,
and took the summand, and I obeyed his orders.
Wteo we found the steamer wise nearing yr, twe or Wei
men forward and I from the poop hailed her se loud ea we
were able, but the steamer mast have ported ler helm, cr I
believe we should have gone dear of her. We all did the
beet we could to vet the boats down, to endeavour to ease
t w yeemsgen. We had tzar boats. The starboard boat wee
moue i• lowering, but some genus were taken is her to the
ereenter. The hie but wee capable of taking forty per-
ilous in her, bet there was no time to get this fete her, am
tau missies after being wrack the easel heeled over to the
port aide.
By the Coroaer—l think Mr. and Mrs. Ray were taken
is the starboard boat. Mont of the passengers bed turned
in. We had about slaty-01x passengers sad • crew of forty.
Camerae—Did rho ansamiar remain by the ship ?
Wilmer—SP buried semen Slit at the ship and went
mem Mem& belt • mile. After ate bad be... as her beam
owl* I get up satin the rigging sad • host come and took
mere. T amity-Ate alexpthirr were taken me booed the
eteamev—ebitfly the crew. 1 know there were eve Du-
angers. One boat came from the steamer. The life-hut
conveyed some peausgers. Yost of the pentagon wen
below—they comprised men, women, and ebodres.
By the jury—l kept the steamer's grt en llot opec, but
whew they potted they shut it out ague. jut before she
wreck us. (The witness &putted t, hr lahnurior from the
•ffmta of the miff/Mogi be experienced on the wreck before
takes off.
Joha Meta, a seaman on board the lorephir c Willie, wail
seat called. 9n Susday eveairg, about 10 misatil past
six, I west on the topgallant forecastle, on the 'n tl out I
ba4 my orders from the boatswain. The • e ether was fines
and we lure going at tie rate of about six kivite. We bad
braced ear yards in. The wind was S S.E. About twenty
comiuniedtteao
our akeiuttro.ter..te
leigdhat I
noSkre.t:r a
whaltigeoht aurtesadhe, and
Megrim, bat I saw the Folkestone Pier head light. I
should say we were six or suss miles rff. Cannot say
how it bore. Whim 1 first saw the white light it was
right ahead. I reported it to the. thief mate, who came
refereed. The emceed mate Glowed him if two or
throe must.. I soon afterwards sew the green
light, sad time the red light, end. I knew it
them to be a *tamer. She was approactuag us rapidly,

and oar helm was put reterrard. When hurls WO
put a starboard the snip came tip to the wind, sad ler nib
beget to shake. There were about twelve of us ea the bre-
castle. sad we called out to theism's's salad as we mad.
We did nit tee say perms the bridge es ea the fen-
Slet.e of the steamer oa the look.ont.
Coroner—Do you (Usk the steamer altered her eetsuw ?
- witpm—Yea; she put her helm a-port the mai way, r,
Sad she cams rto us. It was that that brought her fa eea-
tut w. We were struck oa the fore part of the main
on the starboard side.
ei,wwwe—u you know whether the steamer's .spines
were gong when she struck you ?
S'itues—l do cot essetly, but I rather think they were. ,
She was is se • minute or so before she backed MUM oat I
of the ship. The first person I save on the steamer Wee • Oen I
who ease Ole the frreee.tle wAh a laitera. That was after
we were struck. I reit tell bow far the stonier wee of
*Gen I tint law the light. I cir.ind it perhaps • quarter.
t an hour Cr tweet) leuilltee before we erefe SIM*. I sal 1
oonfideut I did rot see arty Dena os the foresestle a the
steamer on the look-oet. We were hei:iag be two minas
sad then was ample time for her to liar classed as, If
there had been any pence os the look-oat end tied bard
rar ens.
Corner—What distana do you think you seal en a
man of the lookout on such a night ?
Witness—About :l or 4 ship's lengths. It sr stadight.
After the steno boot dame late the ship, all hands who
war ois the forecastle watt aft to clear the steamed Wan
sway. We put 2 keels passengers, 2 male passeners,sad
some 4 ore boys into the boat, but she go: etre is trap
lowered, and we removed the parapet' into the port
lift hew. There were three of the ship's array is the
poet, mine wet rowed to the steamer, which wee about
• mils asd • half to t• • eastward of the ship. Ours was
the Int boat that reached the ste mar. Oar tered mate,
who was is the boa, said to the coitus, Are you going
to render say assistance to the 'hip ?" The empties replied,
Yu, I have got • host alongside, with two loads is her."
The mate said, • Two hands are eo us ; they could sass so
lien" The hem, however, seat to the chip, sad caved
the unit mate, four or flee pawners, the carnet -r, sad, I
Mink, two of the ship's company. We ell asked the gap-
tan of the sinner "if he was going bath with the
@teaser ;" but he did sot do so, sad still allowed her to
drift up with the tide. Hoe was sot steaming. I did not
go oa board the steamer. White I 'eked the captain to go
ban, he said he must Bret lighters hqe vowel forward, sad
pump the ship. After we put the pesengen o• board
from the lira-beat, I heard a• seder given for her
to go ahead, welsh she did slowly. Te• misuser did sot
came back. We sited him to put bask several tan, and
he seemed wined et as, and of bed Isegasge. We
were aboet aa hour alongside the ship ie the life-bat, sad
when a leggir came up they to 31 us to go back with thus
end save life.
Coroner —Bet levy stay so loop with the Mesmer. Why
did you not go back and endeavour to save sore ?
Wituses—Benasse the captain of the steelier tele r net
te p beck luta he maid take hie steamer with as. The
strait gave u a Ise, and towed us to the eastward away
Sr... the ship. We this saw a white light, whir wee on
booed a Deal boat. The it...., then nipped, sad mat up
some rockets Some ma then came from the Deal heat,
sad oat of the rads west on b mud the steamer. They
mound us to go to irk large best, sad that dm would
tow us to their ship. The lugger we. nee damn of.
We went to the logger, sod try the, said that we were
too Seg. lad that they wield not kw es there. I thew
hailed the obienthrt. I heard a nisi from the sterser,
bet I onsld aN was est what it we. Tee leer of as fa
the heapalled arida the steamer for tea minute., but
en seal an overtake her, and we therefore c serheled she
was woke atheni. Pte west away from r W. thee
Vnoun Felkesteee Note. We amid just see them.
e feat the harbsur hair-past eleven.
Onaser—Did you an go beck to the wreck ?
Wilma—We did sot know when sr was. We had
gees tiny from her.
Caner—Did yes ,e• saythiag die matter with dm
,leaner 10 prevent her gels, bask ?
Wilds—l did sot. They ve.:rie shiftiest the cargo from
the Ism aimpartmat aft. Wren we loft the rear we
nal Mee bees some for or he. ales lies the wreck ;
we had deified with the tide. I did set pit ea heard the
etemsrit. I was is the t oit all the time. Heard that she
was saki.g wallet ie the ton compartant. I heard them
ramping es baud. Oise of the men the sane with me to
Fenian, la the lifeboat rot out abut two eideek is a
Vti lad toe wre.k, bet ...id not as. saythiog of It.
ass jay—Tbe last Ise. of Captain Cumin was writ
I left; he was Iridium the poop. H. wee on the forepart
of
the ;sopping. ord -re when tee steamer smack the skip;
he had jest come out of the cabia.
By the Ceroesr-1 heard him give orderflo'. laid up the
mina, het which c old a o be done, as the, steamer was
over it. He also gave orders o the chief man to clew
easy the rata. I thick if motor had tees as the lon
eagle of the steamer o• the look oat they must have herd
me hailing. Jest as we were lois( away the ship was
raving over. Than wen a gnat essay people os dick;
but I deal Oink three parterre.
Celan Sieben Burchier, neater of the Ilsegortoo,
mew sierser, was thee hilted, and kende bees swore sad
duly cteCoised by the Conan, he deport as follows—Os
Sudsy eyries my reel, which woe is a loners from
Limerisk to Lantos, was off Yolkes. on at 7.46. shoat
rig is seer man from the skein. The weather was lie,
little ban, but en mash. Wind BZ. by li. We were
aseeseng at the rate of skin limos aa hoer. Had a sail up.
Comas—What ease had yos ea deck ?
Whew—The bas es. a was as desk &Meg' with lie
wash. It was my liana, het I had gen della into the
alibis to at the chart, end left the bostriwais in *kern
of the desk. There were On es desk. I saw the Irk
Fonsked lights lost ma 1 sod the mate kit the bridge. 1
did set Own the light of say vessel appeasers,. I heard
the bestawsia sell out, "Poet the helm. ' I used the mate
them both raa up ea desk, ad I saw • vessel is oar port
hew.

agar was oho Om ?

Witamo—Alorat • slue. Meath from ma. Oar holm
was still Fermi. 1 mor • momeo load Marlin woo
is, bow, •n.l ao I aotiamt Mu oho was Wooly to arm
Is ottlioion with so, I tam onion dtroctly a Him
OS MONO. Sid iltorwarda to tack Ma Ws CNN 111
lb* *MOM wale otoppod, sod it woo Won we
streak 1 dimmed them to back tutors. I ran is to tho
faromitio of is, mail to aro what damp woo ems;
I had so light with ma 1 saw the ship wa• any mash
injurer, sad I ~bad mu boats to be gm ready to p
taker.

eereaer—How kap did yes bee( IS to the 'hip ?
Wlterre—About 10 eeleotor. We had to beck at fa
pewee W Est oleos of the ship. We bed roar Unto, sad I
wan* ell of them to be lowered. We bed beaked her
oak lei Ike tawsd adisad sad sans eider the wore ol
Ihe wad. Oar lasitsr boat thee west of sad bomb&
Ono parearee. Mat I see% say low easy. Oes wool
saided okapis Ilse thes• Isms Os going dews below I
hued tayr yodel ism to We weter's *doe. sad water
wee maim ate the fere eowpartwees I thee ordered
the Menet@ sad mattresses believes to., we. to be
shoved leer the bow to step the leek. and sloe the arum
sal el slap. It did aot step the leek ; the seta kept
clap epos es. Oss vessel is balls Is sompsetamais—

Orwrearr—Wbat did yea en el airship all tkis time ?
Witsees—We kept by kw, sad Oa last we pew of her
wee &lost 10 <o'clock We were iirldlai. ma mall sot Ilse
ear sepias, a we were 'Pettifog dews se the keel, sad the
pope wesld sot keep her free whitest tho esonse-psupe.
Whoa 1 lam aw the ship, at 10 e'sleali, I scald pet drab-
plebebe mete, at which time we alibi ken bom • mils
or • ogle aid a half to the eastward el bar.
CereasrupWbea were yea te sae per mean?
Wilder—Not wail 11 o'clock, Wilft we bad pt the skip
liskteesd leeward by eluftlag tbe .s, of We bed 23 of
the skip's ossapay, sad aim et lb* peoreapers-32 Is all.
bed 25 fa splinter, sad 34 paeans. v.. Wheel we pa lb*
saps se work, we kept Weals ebore, ewe were awakes-
sin e 4 the vessel Mahler. I buret a blue Lien s.d rockets,
whisk bonen s Deal boat on as sod I direeted him to go
law dire:sties el the ship wi:h the ship's awe 111& has).
I believe Wes of my beab west te the wreck. I seat fear
beads la • beat. I also brat sorther heel with twr beads.
We deemed up quite does to Deal ad west's% itassegale
keebeer. I ems fearful of sty vowel giallo. Ovate' the
eseepastrotret burettes.
01111081-..AtO you este the Wallowa* sad watch wen ea
ilook

Witees—Yee. I is.
Peter Preform, btatsosin so hued the Meerses
stseisse, sad Mr. Henry Grey Ray, • passeoper os baud
the Josephine Willis, were moo essantood.
At We Asp of the procordialts it was prepossd to •djwra
the 'sawn to order to possum the evilness of oboe pee.
engem Thet wee seeordr•Rly weed apes. asil the to-
esetiestion was sdjear•ed fora +sok.
Smog other bodies of the I assengen keys bees wad
ohm at Walser.
TN' est

Sallow Moos
Willa him bees tweaatt
gip lisagarea. • boat w
at Draw.

erow of tho Alp immobile,
Rinsesls by tho
•lomw son mos boo laded

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Mr orml MA. By.
Miss Xi,.
Walter Wright.
WiMira Nova.
Wass Walla*.
Gown them.
C. C. Flosirg.
J.... BCOU.

William 1111066, N
Freda* Vag. semare.
Wilms Wore, asessa.
ADM Ramiliesemila.
ham 11•1116 serma.
'yin. SIMOISS.

W.ii-a; °massy, maimaa.
Maw Greisb 18111111111.
Joie ihemblie. amok
Op*. wen.
Ilmeramkgrftausgelim

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Tao Neter.
M,. Clayton, first oMear.
Mr. Pltilpott, orroaa officer.
Mtn*, boat weir.
Tnl:. boatawoieraaato.
Xiairttos, Deanna.
-- Jaw**, taaitaa.

ssiess. and—r,.
Own* Crows%
'gin Diets, sorims.
Jobs Alba. somas.
J. Holgisoss, mous.

Anieept the pampa by the Peninsular sail
emer 811.4 e, ebieb mined at Sentlmmense yeeterdey.
was Ow ra• Itesnie, E•el , lava Governor of IWO Yakima/
Weans. He applied to be alipernmilde odd lift the "kis"
Woods I,ar scathe sia:e. kavisc bees off 'kat 1f es the
Meson bon.. Tbe slap is whisk llr. Klaus loss softie'
1_" ENO's,' Pot Imo Lashes, sad be Ilse leek promo to
Diotimortee to tke Sanaa. Preview to Yr. Amin
Mavis,/ the Falkland Woad, kis SOMINDIPI, Cartels Mew,
bed arrived.