The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

PASSENGER TRAFFIC WITH IRELAND.

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A document has been issued by the Lode of the
Privy Council, enforcing a new code of regulations in eels-
tiers to the carriage of passengers between Ireland and the
British shores. foe nonmunication is dated from the
Councd.chamber, Whitehall, August 7, and contains the
following clauses :
"1. The number of dvci passengers to be culled by a
paddle steamer, having no cargo on deck, shall be one pas-
senger to every ton of the builder's tonnage.
"2. The number to bs carried by a paddle steamer,
having cargo on deck, but none of it stowed abaft the
paddle-shaft, shall be one passenger to every registered
ton.
3. The number to be can:o 1 when cargo (not live ani-
mus or poultry) is stowed abet the peddle-shaft, shall be
three passengers to every two square yards of clear space
abaft the paddle-shaft.
"4. The number to he carriet when live animals or
poultry are stowed abaft the paddle-shaft shall be hied with
reference to the arrangement of the vessel and cargo, so as
to provide, 2 3 nearly as poui'de. two Noire yards tor every
three passengers, in a part of the vessel separate frem the
cattle and live stock.
" 5. Screw steamers, in wlt:th the deck p•secngcrs are
allowed to go below, and are accommodated with space on
the lower deck for one half their numbers, or on that on
which the bulwarks are raised, and a spar deck constructed
so as to afford protection to tae passengers on deck, shall be
licensed to carry the same number of passengers in each cue
as paddle steamers.
6. Screw steamers on which ;Lc sii provisions arc not made
shall be licensed to carry ot,ly tine peasengcr to every i tens
of the registered tonnage.
" 7. The proportion of paw:igen to be carried in the
months of November, December, January, February and
March shall be two-thirds the number allowed in the other
months."
Captain Denham has also addressed a memorandum to the
owners of steamers employed in the conveyance of passen-
gers, recommending additional regulations, as follows :
" Custom.house, Liverpool, Aug. 10.—I am commended
by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade to strongly impress upon the owners of steam-vessel?
employed in the conveyance of passer gcre the propriety of
i,edaraiytnh,
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so from on board, by furnishing them with a sufficient supply of
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their use. Although my kn.!! have not thought it nett,.
they nevertheless attach great importance to them, and will
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more stingent provisions to compel the adoption of these
reasonable measures. H. M Detesum, Captain R.N.,
Steam Navigation Inspector."
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A FIGHT STOPPED BY A COW.—On Fraley last
two answers who had been paying a visit to Montrose with
an excursion train, happened to quarrel near the loth side;
and as nothing but an appeal to physical force would satiety
the parties, each took his pace, and a ring was formed. A
cow happened to be driven 0 the loch at the time for the
purpose of drinking. She stood and looked on for a moment
apparently interested in the scene before her. Soon her eyce
brightened, and every feature of her face indicated that she
was enraged to see two bipeds sparring in a circle, surrounded
by men, women, and children. Forward she came, upset a
wheelbarrow: in her progress, and holes d right into the middle
of the crowd, determined to oct the part of a policeman, ES
none was at hae.d. The sparring gentlemen, thourth
busily engaged, soon discovered that the spectators were
taking to their heels ; and their surprise may be guessed when a
black cow rushed in between them, first viewing the one
and then the other with a stern glance, and a very eignifi•
cant croon. It was no use standing in the attitude of Cribb
and Molyneux ; Boddie was not to be put off, having fully
made up her mind to stop a brutal strife in which she herselt
had never indulged since the was a calf. Without standing,
therefore, to reason with the bipeds, she gave chase to one;
and he, poor fellow, sounded a retreat, showing a red nese
and a white shirt, instead of the white feather. Peals of
laughter came from all quarters from the spectators who tad
got into pleat aof eafety. Some scrambled up to the tops of
dykes, and some were compelled to go over hedges ; while
the two knights of the fist ran down toe Brechin road, curs-
ing the cow, and seeking a place of refuge. Several parties
complain of great injury from the effects of long-tustained
laugl.ter, but otherwise no casualty happened. Had it not
been for the cow, many would have lost the train, for she
had scarcely cleared the 'ground when the railway whistle
sonaded.rlMontrose Staneket.

THE MOORS ANiIPORIIiTS.—The opening of the
; grouse-shooting season has I e.n marked by most unpropi-
, tiuus weather, Lt least in the reelity of Inverness. Monday
morning dawned in clouds and A,017119, and drenching rains
' prevailed throughout the day over a wide extent of the
• ceunty. Nor was Tuesday much more favourable. The
• morning, it is true, was fair, and may have permitted some
of tho keener sporttmen to try their dogs and Runs, hut
heavy rain set in early in the forenoon. On Wednesday
morning a change for the better took place, and tome flit
shooting may have been enjoyed, but showers fill
• about mid-day, with a high wind. The wet state
of the moors marred the sports of many of the
parties who went out, end under these untoward
circumstances our list of snort cannot be other
than mall. The first grou,c seen io town were eight
brae from Moyhall, which arrived at the coach.oflice here
by midday on the 13th, awl we understand that the Mack-
in:osh's gamekeeper (Donald Macbean) killed sixty brace of
grimes and two hares on the moors smiled Moyheil, on the
13th. Sir Francis Tyrell, at Liked dd, shot 15 brace. H.
Martin, E q., at Errogie, had 15 brace. John Wood, Esq.,
at Flitchity, had 61 brace in two hours. Mr. at
Kingillte, had 10 brace. A. M'Mahon, Esq., at Curry-
hroughmere, had 31 brace, and D. Fullerton, Esq., 17 brace.
S. lloulderson, Esq., and friends, were out at Erciitess
Castle in two parties of two guns each.
SCOTCH LAW OF ENTAIL—The Duke of Rich-
mend, availing himself of the new act for the amendment of
the law of entail, has applied for authority to diacotail the
whole estates of the Marquisate of Huntly ; of the estait s of
Glenlivat and Kierara, and of the baronies of S•rathnaven,
Kincardine, and others, in the counties of Aberdeen, Bat if,
Moray, and Inverness.—Scolaman.
THE EXCAVATION,; AT MOUNTSORREL -- F. r
several weeks past considerable interest has been excited in
this town in consequence of an attempt which is making to
explore certain supposed remains of the ancient and once
formidable castle which stood on the rock overhanging the
town ; and we are sure that some account of the proceed-
ings will be interesting to our readers, whether antiquaries
or not, especially when we state that the laborious task
has been planned and carried on by a party of quarrymen.
There has always existed in this place a tradition that a
secret subterranean passage still remained which bad once
led from the cantle into the town, and frequent attempts
have been made to discover it, but the extreme amount of
time and labour requisite for such an undertaking bar
caused them to be successively abandoned. A few entee
prising young quarrymen (eight in number) baying resolved
upon another trial, commenced in earnest about a month
since, and having been kindly supplied by Mr. Statham, the
oyerlooker at the quarries, with the proper sinking tactile
and tools, there is now some prospect of the question being
settled as to the existence of this secret mode of access to
the castle. The men work in the evenings after their day's
task is over, and have been so zealous in their exertions as
sometimes to keep on till eleven o'clock at night. The shaft,
which is about 12 feet by 11 feet wile, has been lowered.
about 50 feet, or between 60 and 70 feet below the surface
of the hill; it has been cut out of the solid granite, and it
is supposed that nearly 290 tons of material have been
thrown out, including a quantity of timber and free-stone.
The timber is oak, and some of the beams are 17 feet lung,
and perfectly sound ; the free-stone is cut in various shapes,
and has evidently formed part of the old castle: on 011 J of
the blocks are eculptured two flowers. Bones of different wai-
-1 mils, nails, bricks of the quarry form, and other curiosities,
have also been found and carefully preserved. The quarry-
men have doubtless been partly induced t 3 persevere In their
laborious undertaking by the hops of eventually receiving
s,me substantial reward for their exertions; as yet, how-
ever, they have got nothing, except occasional donations
from their richer townsmen and the visitors who have been
attra3ted to the spot; and these have been sufficient to en-
courage them to continued perseverance.—The opinion that
this shaft was convructed as a means of secret communica-
tion is strengthened by the discovery of an opening in a
back yard on the side of the street nearest to the hill, which
has all the apoesranee of being of ancient construction, and
has been ascertained to run in the direction of the shaft;
and it seems very probable that this opinion may be proved
correct. The shapes into which many of the blocks of stone
thrown out of the shaft are cut, lead also th the supposition
that they may ha,,,e formed part of a winding staircase, by
means of which the ascent into the castle was made. Other
secret passages are also traditionally believed to exist, but no
vestiges of them have yat been discovered.—Leicester
Mercury.
WRECK OF THE BRITISH BARQBR PRINCESS
ROYAL. —The barque Princess Royal, Captain Sinclair,
from Hong-Hoeg Its, this port, struck, at term o'clock, on
Saturday morning, on Lowidale Reef, outside the Heads,
and became a Meal wreak. Fortunately no lives were lost,
the mew having succeeded in getting on shore in the long-
boat and cutter, whida were the only things belonging to
the vessel that were med. The came of this disaster was
the light being placed calks loner Mitsui of the outer head.
•41Albourn• Weel,, Fab. 16.

THE CHOLERA.

RAW% of ewe of cholera repeated to the Gonad
Heard of Health yesterday, Algot 21:.x. Vieth&

11l London and vicinity, trio.:—
, Lambeth 79 30
a ganbltitas
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Stresd 17aien lB 1
1 Svutaiverk ........
80oreditoa ...
°akar losalitina lB5 133
In landasd amid Vakaa:--
Livervol
Merthyr Tydfil
nankin
Nawaaatlanader.Lyine
20 17
Loadsn 2l 1
Cazdiff l6 8
In ether towns
la Scotland :
Dundee
I o.lu towns
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Gissonl total 673 377

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.
It is of the characters of epidentie diseases, that in emu
yeses their fatslity is inconsiderable, it other:yeersexesetioe.
Siam 1832 and 1833 CASH of cholera have appeared in the
Tables; but the deaths in toe secocd week of August during
the pest five years have fluctuated from Ito 23. In the
week ending Saturday, August ltith, the deaths
b idiarrhme.n London
were 2,230, of which 1,2a0 were by cholera, 158 y
The deaths from ell tames in the last seven weeks wore
1,071, 1,369, 1741, 1.931, 1,967, 1,909. and 2,230 ; the
deaths from choler*, 162, 339, 873,
thes23, and 1,230.
The deaths from cholera tamed Ouse in previous week
by 407; but in that week the mortatlity deelilaed. The
popuLtion is about 2,20.3,000, oo tha nearly 1 in ,000 of
the inhabitants now die weekly. The deaths from All
distars, except cholera, alewhich is the avenge
ausbsr of the seseon,. and 339 were at ages under'
16. 256 at the ages la CO, 205 at the age of GO'
and upwards. Of the 1,2;0 ;trims who died from'
chokes, 318 wire uc2cr the age of 15 • 721
were 15 60, and 191 were GO and upwards: it
carries a an Guessing proporthn of people in the prime of
life. 597 melee and 833 females died of the disuse last
west ; at on tallier period of the epidemic, the deaths °finales
exceeded three of gun W 6.194 persons Tao have died
et cholera in Load= wince Septem'er, 1843, 3,624 died en 1
the south side of the Tunmee. It has sow croosed the r i rrr
The natality lest week intuits! in the districts of St.
Owego Southwark, Newington, and Lambeth andske out
with extraordinary violence ia Greenwich; en the
Perth aide of the Toames in Sepney, Snorediteb, and
BetbstaLgreen, 55, 93, and 125 &Uhl: were registered. The
&Alto iron cholera in the last :Ica weeks were 35 and 125 in
Hedwal•ereros, 21 and 99 in Sncereditch, 24 and 55 in
Seeman. 42. ud 76 in the diaries of the coat, ve•st, and
eity-ef Lore Son, useprikendlag the jurisdiction of the Cif,
megerly so called 2 and 24 in Merylebose, 17 and 31 is
W -telnuaster dtirjst, 5 cad 20 in Chelsea.
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Drac.—Tvre of the crew cf :he Deendatouaht emigrant
ship, bound for Port Natal, emu now lying off here,
hat havinthg
died ot diarrl.ma, a report has been circulated te
cholera has been ragtag on board. Dr. Taylor has contra.
dieted this report, and, for the tatiefaction of the relatives
and friecds of the passengers, rates that no sickness has
ben ezrfrienced beond the cases alread y refernd to, and
thate at the prisenty time every ono Os b-aerd is in perfect
health.
Bauwtcn.—The deaths from this disease still continue in
the Mown.
Ozroan.—The cholera has ties its appearance in this
city, three moss having occurred, two of which proved fatal.
Batevot.—Diarrhect continues very prevalent in the
anent city, and the cholera has broken out in
several fresh places, particulatly in the district of tit. James,
where there have been several *tears ewer
EDINDCRON.—This disease still lingers amongst ns,
though in a modified dapree ; but the proportion of fatal
cases is, we believe, rather alarming.
TED EFFECTS OF CHOLERA vrox THE BRANDT
IIAILETT.—By reference to the Dublin Customs Bills of
entry for the month of July last. it will be toted that the
incensed quantity of foreign bracdy, upon whieb the duty
has been paid, amounts to the i7.:re quantity of 29,000 gal-
lons, or nearly 1,000 gallon. yr diem beyond the average
of former years. This evrauadicery int:reaps is traced to
the substitution, by a large cute,er of the public, of brandy
diluted with water with their meals, in the place of malt
liquors. The French dealers have *lmlay taken advantage
of the increase, and simultencot..ly raised their prices ten
trance tier hectolitre, or enut H. per pllow.—Freemaw's
Jorge&

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