The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-26 00:00:00

Britain, and their cargoes are freed from the surcharge of
20 per cent., which lay upon them. Both stipulations apply
to direct or indirect arrivals, and to British colonies as well
as to the mother country. On she other hand, in respect of
port charges, Belgium agrees, as refers to port charges, to
assimil de English ships to its own, without distinction of
voyages—in this the treaty is in fact nothing but to con-
firm reciprocity.
As refers to Customs, Belgium assimilates completely
British ships to its own, in the direct trade between the two
countries and colonies, with the exception, however, of
salt and the fisheries, and the exceptions mentioned here-
after. Belgium assimilates, moreover, British ships to its
own, in the case of imports bcyor.d Englandand its colonies.
except so far as certain reserved goods, such as cabinet and
dyewoods, rice, sugar, coffee, tobacco, cotton, fruit, olive
oil, sulphur, salt, and fish are concerned, which will be
subjected to differential duties. With reference to Trans-
atlantic countries, there will be no more distinction of
Transatlantic countries of origin and Transatlantic countries
of entrepot. Therefore,
a. The differential duties of origin remain only upon 10
articles.

k There is only one privileged class upon each article.
c. From this privilege of origin the Belgian flag is ex-
cluded in the arrivals from British colonies, where the Bel-
gian flag is put on the same footing as the British.
The differential duty protecting the Belgian flag in the
importation of salt is left at one-third of its former rate.
The treaty assimilates the two flags for the importation of
fish of foreign take, bat reserves to the national fisheries on
both aides at exemptions and premiums, die., Risen by the
laws of each country.

Of 115,000 tons goods exported from Belgium in 1850 to
England, only 26,000 were sent under the Belgian flag ;
and of 74,000 tons which have come from England to Bel-
gium, the share of the Belgian flag was 33,000 tons, almost
exclusively salt.
The transit through Belgium of goods for England has,
in 18.10, undergonea reduction of more than 4,000,000 f., and
the transit of goods coming from England a reduction of
16,000,0001. This is a strong indication of a new state of
things, and ought to convince thaw. who contested the ur-
gent necessity of liberating the Belgian transit from every
obstruction.

ACCIDENT TO SIR DAVID BAIRD.—WC are sorry
to learn that Sir David Baird, Bart, of Newhyth, met with
a serious accident while bunting ou S tturday with Lord
Eleho's hounds. Sir David had, we understand, dismounted
to remove some obstruction in a fence, when a stake struck
his horse and caused him to fling, and the blow falling on
Sir Dsivid's leg, broke it.—Kelso Mail.
DIOCESAN MEETING OW TILE CLERGY OF OXON.—
The following question+ are, it is stated, to be sub-
mitted to the clergy of the diocese of Oxford, invited
to meet their bishop at Cuddesden I. Can wo
agree upon any rules touching the administration
of baptism which may tend to promote uniformity of
practice, and to awaken our people's attention to
the importance of the. holy ordinance ? 2. Can we agree
upon any fixed times for baptism ; e. g. after the second
lesson in all cases on one fixed Sunday in each month; and
with what adaptations, if any, to the needs of populous
places? 3. Can we agree ou any rules—first, fur requiring
notice of baptism according to the rubric ? and secondly,
for refusing sponsors of openly immoral life ? 4. Ilow can
we best bring home to the sponsors a sense of their duties
connected with—first, the ordinance of baptism; secondly,
the education of the children; and thirdly, their confirma-
tion ? 3. How eon we best carry out the intention of the
canonical prohibition cf parcuts being sponsors? 6. What
modes can be adopted for awakening and directing a sense
of parental authority touching holy baptism ?"

MILITARY COdTUNlE.—Rumours arc current in
the purlieus of the Horse Guards, of important changes
(not until much wanted) in the costume of the army. The
heavy cavalry dross will, it is understood, undergo a com-
plete revision at the next issue of clothing. The absurd
tailless jacket is to be exchanged for a frock coat, loosely
made about the sleeves, and with no other ornament than
the row of butteus destined to connect one side of the coat
with the other. The brass shoulder scales, as useless as
inconvi nient, arc to be abolished ; the authorities having,
at length, discovered that they press disadvantageously on
the sword arm. The new helmet is to fit the head closely,
and to be no larger than it need be. The "swinging horse
tail at each valorous back " is to be discontinued, as is also
the huge black muff, weighing several pounds, which is at
present stuck upon the heads of grenadier life-guardsmen,
and which, during the dog-days more especially, makes
them the objects of everybody's sympathy. It is impossible
to conceive any costume less picturesque, or more use-
lessly absurd, than much of our military dress and ac-
coutremems. If any reform he introduced, it ought to be
a sweeping one.—Art Journal.

WRECK OF VIE TTENDENAG.t.—In Monday's
Express was briefly reported the loss of the Tycudenaga,
Mr. Lewis E. Rudolf, commander, while on a voyage from
Quebec to London. The wreck, which was of the most ap-
palling character, took place on the Caribou Island, near
l'oiut du Mont, and ended in the loss of 17 (not as stated,
27) of her crew. Tho ship left Quebec about the 12th ult.,
but, in consequence of some misunderstanding with the '
crew, she was detained until the 17th ult., when, other
hands being procured, she set sail with a light favourable
wind from the westward,which continued with her down the
St. Lawrence to the Gulf. Ou the evening of the 21st,
Point de Mout was observed bearing N.N.E. ten miles
distant, and in the morning Cape Chat was sighted,
distance ten miles, S.S.E. The wind then sprang up, and
gradually increased, and on the evening of the 22nd it
blew a violent gale. The sea was running very high,
and, to add to the difficulties of the crew, the weather
was exceedingly cold, with a heavy hill of snow. Several
poor fellows were sent aloft to furl the foretopsail, but the
gale having increased to a perfect storm, and the fall of
snow, hail, and sleet becoming thicker, they, after two
hours' struggling, were compelled to abandon the task. The
fury of the gale and sea then threw the ship on her broad-
side, and the waves making a clean sweep over her, the
crew suffered severely from the intensity of the cold.
As the night advanced, their sufferings became more
severe. The storm increased iu violence, and fur several
hours the ship lay on her broadside, with the sea breaking
over her. About 2 o'clock in the morning an attempt was
made to wear her. In doing so, however, the rudder was ren-
dered unmanageable, and ere the injury could be made good
a heavy sea struck the vessel and hurled her on her beam-
ends. An order was then given to cut away the topmasts,
but the tools had been washed overboard. The master and
live of his men who had sought refuge in the main rigging
were carried away by a sea which dashed over the vessel.
The muster was thriven on the lee side of the poop, and suc-
ceeded in regaining the mizen-rigging,but nothing was after-
wards seen of the five men, who unhappily perished. By this
period the ship had struck heavily. Several of the Brow se-
' cured themselves to the fore and main rigging, and others
lashed themselves to the mizenmast. Some ten minutes or
so after she had struck the maium.lft was carried away close
to the deck, forcing with it in its fall the mixentopmast,
foretopmast, and jibboom, when all the unhappy creatures
who had sutured themselves on these spars were thrown
overboard, and as quickly perished. so attempt could be
made to preserve them. Daylight disclosed the position
of the wreck. The decks had been completely swept,
bulwarks, stanchions, spars, bolts, &c., being all gone.
The master, near whom a poor creature hail perished in the
rigging in the course of the night, coeld not see any of the
crew, but the sea somewhat moderating, he contnved to
get to the poop, when he observed a man lashed to the
mizenmast, and the two mates near him. They then se-
cured themselves on the lee side of the mizenmast, and at
low water they got to the topgallant forecastle, and dis-
covered there sheltered two men and a boy. There they
remained fur two or three hours, and at the flow of the
tide the sea again began to beat over the wreck. They
then removed themselves to a more safe position outside
the rail, when the ship began to break up. Her bottom
was knocked out, and larboard side carried away, with
portion of the poop, Se. Some of her cargo was also
being washed up. The preservation of the remainder, of the
crew, who were clinging to the wreck, then became some-
what doubtful. At length some of the natives (Indians) of the
island, who had appt.rently observed the poor creatures,
made two large fires ou the coast, and gave other signals for
them to leave. They accordingly determined upon making
a desperate effort to reach the shore, and, although much
exhausted, they jumped into the sea and struggled as well
as Feasible towards the beach. The serf carried them
inwards, and the Indians being prepared to meet them,
they were all dragged ashore. Al it was, however, one
of the men and a boy nearly perished from exhaustion, and
but tor the aid of the natives they would have been lost.
The survivorswere then treated in the most friendly manner
on the Leland, the natives furnishing them with dry clothes,
hot tea, and such refreshment as they had. On the follow-
ing day it was learned that the bodies of 12 of the unfortu-
nate creatures who bud perished had been washed ashore
some three nr four miles trona the place of the wreck. The
master, with the remainder of the crew, and a party of
Indians proceeded to the spot, and digging a large grave,
the bodies were duly interred. Nothing, however, was seen
of the other five. the natives deveribed the gale to have
been one of the most severe that had been experienced
there for some time. The sea, it seems, was so high as to
break over the tower of the Lighthouse at Cape de Mont.
The sun vivors were taken off the island by • schooner which
happened to touch at the place of wreck, and were conveyed
by her to Quebec. The Tyendenaga was a new vessel.
the following are the names of those who perished:—
John Smith, George Percy, Joseph Nicholson, Thomas
Templeton, John M'Neilly, Richard Wilmot, William
Glenville, John Smith, William Patterson, Edward Bailey
(coloured). Robert Rob:Awn, Robert Thackard, Thomas
Luckham, James Deals, seamen ; Frederick Pahl, carpen-
ter; James Seeeton (coloured), took • and Robert Flaw,
steward. Survivors: Lewis, r, . Rudolf, muster: Lewis
Hodge' chief mate; Robert Heron, second mate; John
Vaughan, John Gray, James Crawford, seamen ; and Charles
Williams, boy.