The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-23 00:00:00

grilse were wy properly pat ea the alert, but the alarm
woo dying away. Your men, untonced for pirsc7 sad
ouniler at Takers, were snouted at Hoag Yong—two
at the 26th and two on the 27th of April. They
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others whi Moo lialliood at Nemplio. Cto of April
a Bragg VlstrAdreintlty wee Mt et Haig for the
trial oldie *Mee wk. rifted the Ommo, at Chian:toy. A
cartel* Lo-amoy, who wu the inatigurr and furnishes tithe
expedition!, was found guilty and mussed to 15 years' trans-
'mutton. One of the actual pima was discharged upon a
east Is the indictment, and the bide Olds fellows were not
proceeded with. On the same day two batches of pirates
were sentenced—the members of one to 16 years' transports.
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tioa each, of the other to transportation for Isk Tim WWI
serious *mate at Hong Kong sad Cent= have bum
varied by an attempt at persecuting the pram In
a small way. In the controversy respecting Mr. Congdon's
case the editor of the CAirea Mail advocated the view
adopted by government. In the coarse of the discus-
aloe the odder made a statement respecting the communica-
tions which had permed between Sir John Davis and the
Canton Chamber of Commerce, which that body contra-
dicted. Toe editor proved the accuracy of his stalesemat
by an appeal to Sir J. Davie, and also by a mamma elle
bad previously appeared in the Friend of Chime, Awl
a member of the Chamber of Commerce. The q
issue is of little consequence; error would imply little
to either party. Bat the clogs of the discussion hag been a
joint resolution on the part of the members of the Chamber
of Commerce to " stop their parent." This attempt le
punish the editor for expressing a difference of opinion from
that body, firmly, but in language perfectly courteous, is dia.
creditable to them, but cannot injure the journal. The China
press is highly respectable ; still, it is no mere than justice to
the China Mail to say that is paint of completeness in its
selection of news, judicious and useful arrangement of its
mercantile intelligence, care and expenditure in procuring
authentic information, and lastly, in excellence of typo.
graphy it has created an era in Chinese journalism. The
3/ail is the paper in which the government announce-
ments are published; but the editorial department is per-
fectly independent. Some time ago the editor (and pro-
prietor) was punished for his independence, by a temporary
withdrawal of the government advertisements. But govern-
ment, finding no other could do the work equally well,
in a few weeks came hack, without condtioas. The punish-
ment now inflicted upon him by the Chamber of Commerce
at Canton, for defending government, when he thought it
right, will be felt for quite as short a time. They must take
the China Mail, for in no other paper can they get what
they find there. The " interdict" they have imposed upon
it has alone reminded us to say these few words (strictly
within the mark) in its favour, which otherwise it might not
have occurred to us to do. Any person wanting complete
and trustworthy information respecting Chinese affairs will
find the China Moil the best source. The editor has played
a bold game; spoken his opinions freely and fairly, and,
what a small provincial community can least pardon, laughed
at local exaggerations and magniloquence.
SLNOAPORE. —The number of emigrants from
China who landed in thin settlement between the lit of
January and the sth of May, 1847, was: by 16 square-
rigged vessels, 1,976; by-91 leaks, 7,593—in all, 9,569,
They came principally from Amuy, Canton, Macao, Chong-
lim, Hong-Kong, and Kong-Hay. In the beginning of May
a supply of the new copper currency was brought to the set-
tlement, but up to the time of the Braganza's departure
none of it had been issued. The mercantile community at
Singapore, warmly seconded by the governor, have made
exertions to procure the detention of the mail steamers for a
minimum period of 48 hours. The Admiralty, however, was
inexorable : what are the interests of a body of merchants com-
pared with the veriest crotchet of any member of the bureau-
cracy at Whitehall / However, now that the silly exhibition
of spleen in sending on the Dutch letters for Batavia to Hong-
Kong is certain to bring about a complete overhaul of this
branch of the pat-office service, perhaps justice may be done
to Singapore at the same time.

TOTAL LOSS OF A STEAMER, AND FORTY-
FOUR PERSONS LOST, AT MORETON BAY,
NEW SOUTH WALES. _

After the Widmer Castle had got under sail at
Sydney, for London, on the 27th of March, an extra to the
Sydney dfornitn, Herald, containing an account of the lees
of the Sovereign steamer, off Amity Point, Moreton
Bay, was thrown on board, containing the following in-
telligeoce. The Sovereign left Brisbane for Sydney on
the 3rd of March, with 54 persons on bowl, crew and
passengers. The cargo was chiefly wool, of which about forty
hales, with a large quantity of billets of wood for feel, lay
upon deck. A succesiion of southerly gales detained the
steamer at Amity Point till the 10th of March. The steam
was got up on that dey, but the appearance of the bar in-
' duced the captain to return to his anchorage. Oa the morn-
ing of the 11th the steamer proceeded to the bar, which did
not present • dangerous appearance. Two rollers were
safely passed over, one of the pamengers exclaiming
as they topped the first " The nails are down ;" another, as
they approached the second, " Here is a five-barred gate—
how nobly she tops it !" A third wave had to be surmounted
ere they cleared the bar; and, as they approached it, the
engineer called out that the framing of the machinery and
part of the engines bad broken down. The captain, on de-
scendiag to examine, found the framesof both engines broken
close under the plumate boxes, which were turned upaide
down. The vessel was at this time drifting en the north
spit. There was no wind, and the swell tremendous. The
steam was let off, and the sail set. The helm was unma-
nageable. The larboard anchor (the starboard having teen
carried away with 50 fathoms of chain) was let go, but the
vessel cont‘nned to drag. The rollers broke over the vessel,
carrying away the bulwarks, and driving about the
bales of wool and billets, by which three men
were killed, and several disabled. The fore hatches
were washed away, and tarpawlings nailed over them
proved of no service. The pump* were choked almost
at the first. At last, Lifter • heavy roll, the fore-part of the
ves.el heeled over and she went down. Many who bad been
disabled on board sunk at once ; others clung to portions of
the wreck, and many to the bales of wool, though the cap-
tain called out not to trust to them. The only persons saved
were, Capt. Cape, tke master of the Sovereign, Mr. Rickard
Stubbs of Brisbane, cabin passenger; John kl'Quade, John
Neil, and Lawrence Flynn, fore-cabin passengers; John
APCallum and John Scard, firemen ; John Clement*, ma-
man ; Thomas Harvey, steward's boy ; James WOovern,
bey. The cabin passengers lost were Mr. and Mrs. R.:Gore,
their two children, and t girl • Mr. Henry Dennis,
Darling Downs ; Mr. E. Berkeley, Brisbane ; Mr. W. Elliott,
Clarence River •, Mr. Joyner, Sydney. The bodies of Mr.
Gore and one of his children; of Mr. Brown, second officer,
and Frederick lirKellar, • steerage passenger, were all that
hail come on shore up to the 17th of March. The vessel
sunk in four fathoms water, as the tide was going out, and
the bodies of the rest would be drifted out to sea till they met
the current that would carry them southwards. The beach
was strewed with wood and portions of the wreck. The timber
was literally ground to pieces, hardly one plank or beam
having been found entire. The wreck of the hull was sold
by auction on the 16th for 141. 10s. The total km of pro-
perty is estimated at nearly 20,0001.; the notes and money
aboard are said to have exceeded the sum of 2,0001.