The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

BOOKS TO NEW ZEALAND.

General Pat-office, Oct., 18.53.
On and from the Ist November next, printed books,
magazines, reviews, end pamphlets (whether British,
colonial, or foreign) may be transmitted by the post be-
tween the United Kingdom and New Zealand, by packet
or by private ship, at the following reduced rates of postage,
viz. :—For each packet not exceeding lib. in weight, 6d. ;
exceeding ilb. and not exceeding Ilb., Is. ; exceeding Ilb.
and not exceeding 21bs., 24. ; exceeding 21be. and not ex-
ceeding 31be., Ss., sad so on, increasing one shilling for
every additional pound, or fraction of a pound.

ILLEGAL WEIGHT'S AND MEASURES.

Oa Saturday Mr. Wright, the inapeCtor of Weights
and Measures, prosecuted the following tradesmen before
Mr. Tyrwhitt, of Clerkenwell Police Court.

James Mornement, chandler, of Ironmorger-row, St.
Luke's, was charged with using an unjust weighing-ma-
chine. Mr. Wright said there wu a quarter of an ounce
weight bidden on defendant'. machine, and a customer
could therefore be defrauded to that extent is a purchase.
IDefendant, in his defence, urged that he left the weight
then by mistake, after adjusting the balance. Mr. Tyr-
whin could not allow such a lame pretext. It was, in his
o*aim a very bad case, end the defendant must pay a fine
of 408. ind costa.
William Richards, butcher, of King-street, Islington,
was Hiked 201. for having a draught against a buyer of half
an MIMS.

Allred Pankhunt, chandler, of Domingo-street, St.
Luke', win ordered to pay 20s. for a false balance of half
An oases.

Joseph Thomas Digby, of the Cutle public-house, Be-
linda-terrace, Islington, was complained of for having in
use two ntossuring pots below the local standard, namely,
an ounce short in a quart, and half an ounce in a pint. De-
fendant expressed deep sorrow. He had recently takes
the house, and was not aware of the deficiency until it
was pointed out by Mr. Wright. Mr. Tyrwhitt could not
pass it
Fined over, for the poor were affected more than the
rich. 2oe.

John Frost, a licensed victualler, in St. Jolw-street-road,
bad to pay 10.. for two common pots that were deficient in
the same proportion.

LOSS OP THE AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT SHIP SOUR-
NZUF.—lntelligence has been received at Liverpool of the
total loss of the Australian emigrant ship Bourneuf, belong
Ing to Liverpool, on a detached reef at the entrance of
Torras Straits. The vessel sailed from Hobson's Bay, Aus-
tralia, on her return to this country, cn the 15th of July,
sad on the 3rd of August got on shore on the reef and be-
mme a total wreck. In attempting to leave the wreck, the
captain (Bibby), his wife and her sister, and five seamen
were drowned, a sea having struck the boat when half
lowered, which broke the davits and drove the boat under
the ship's counter. The rest of the crew miraculously es-
caped. Six seamen and an apprentice named Alfred Brown-
lee'', a native of Liverpool Sr. reported as having been badly
braised. Everything was lost, and many of the crew were
naked. Those saved, 31 in number, were picked up by the
ship Everdina Elizabeth, bound frem Sydney for Batavia.
Afterwards, six of the men were draughted to the British
bargee Earl Grey, bound for Bombay. The chief mate is
coming home in the ship Julius Carer, bound for Havre.
The statement does not furnish the names of the crew that
were drowned. The Boumeuf was a new ship of 1,400 tons
burden, and commenced her first voyage from Liverpool
for Port Phillip on the 26th of May, 1852, with government
emigrants.
A NIGHT ADvvrrrnE.—At seven o'clock on
Monday evening, a young lady, residing on the Parade,
Dawlish, left her home for the purpose of meeting a friend
at the Exmouth ferry, intending to return by the Langston,
cutting. She was informed that the tide would not be at
high water until nine o'clock, and relying on this assurance
she proceeded. On reaching the end of the terrace walks, the
sea was within a few feet of the railway wall, and when she
gotas far as the I' ire Station, the waves were beating
Against the wall with some force, rendering the place quite
impassable. At this point both females fell into the water,
and remained several seconds under the waves ; it was
quite dark at the time, and the unfortunate girls were
unable to make their cries heard although they screamed
most piteously. They were up to their waist in the sea,
but with great presence of mind, and mutual help, the
i eventually meeneded In. getting ashore in a very exhausted
state.— NI Piggy Pose.