The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-28 00:00:00

SWPPING.

Mama ARisivEn.—Dublin, 3; Waterford, 2; Houghs-
dee, 1; French, 1; Flanders, 1.
LONDON. March 28.--Wind this day at noon, S.W.,
moderate Ware, and fine.
GRAVESIMIZ, March 27.—A large barque, water-logged,
and mizen.raut gone, was parsed, on the 12th instant, 40
miles west of Cape St. Vincent, by the Flash, arrived from.
Gibraltar,' but there was too much sea to enable her to
,make out her name.
DEAL, March k7.—The Light of the Harem, from Trieste
.W London, expee:enced a very heavy gale from W. N. W.,
eft h inst., off Cape Finisterre, and received damage. 27th,
8.0 E.S.E. Arciecd: Susanna Maria Christina. Batavia,
anduiled for Amsterdam ; Yorktown, and Keying (Chinese
ju01.;.; New York; John Carver, United States; Charles
'Walton, and Chenusgs, Boston. Arrived from the river and
sailed: Claudia, Harrowers; Cicero; Grenada; Osceola, St.
Jolueis, N.B. Sailed: America, Philadelphia; Considers,
St. Croie.
OPP DI:NOENESS.—Kiroson, St. John's, N.B.
FameouirH, March 27.—Aschooner, watarlogged,with one
reset etandiag en 1 abandoned, and a large ship, water logged,
dismusted, and abandoned, btted with capstorn and top-gal-
:ant forecastle; with mizen-oust lying acres' the deck, and
quantity of deals floating around her, were paved on the
Itch instant, by the Adolphus Yates, arrived here.
LIVERPOOL, 'larch 37 .—Tna schooner Cary/fort went
uhcre last night,.on the north taut of Anglesea; crew saved.
BE.ISToL. Maxon 27.—The Recovery, from Cardiff to
Portland, U. S., whi,..h put into Kings rased, leaky, Las come
up the river to be decked.
Powremourn, Match 27.—Sailed Independence, New
York; Fiber, Boston,
PLTEOPTH, March 27,--Arrived oft Sarah Scott, Syd-
ney, N.S.W.
BRISTOL, March 27.—Balled : Isabelle, Aden ; Caroline,
Barbadoes.
Coax, March 25.—Variable,—Arrived : Princess Royal,
Mauritius; Gl.nbervie, Callao. Soiled: Samuel Abbot,
Boston.
LONDONDERRY, March M.—Sailed: Mary Campbell,
Philadelphia; Brit:4l Queen, St. John's, N.B.
BELFAST, March ii. Arrived: Chusan, New Orleans.
WARRENPOINT, March 26.—Sailed: New Zealand, for
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GRANoissorrs, March 22 —Sailed: Ant, Quebec.
SHIELDS, March 24.—Sailed Latona. Bermuda ; Te-
cumseh, Villaricos and Quebec; Margaret, Bermuda and
Quebec ; Sisters, Madeira; Thomas Young, liavannah.

OXPORD, March 27.—We hear that the learned
Headmaster of Westminster school, the Rev. H. G. Liddel,
formerly student of Christ Church, has been appointed tutor
to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
PACKET-dHIP STRUCK LT LIGHTNING, AT SEA.—
The packet-ship Wert Point, which Palled from this port
on the 27th January, arrived at New York on the Bth inst.,
'after a very severe passage. When in lat. 38 30, long. 67,
at one, cm., on the 12th ult., the ship was struck by light.
night seven times within the hour, each time the find pass-
ing down the mainmast. The whole mast appeared to throw
off sparks like red-hot iron when struck by the smith's ham-
mer. Most of the watch on deck felt the shock severely.
Two men were instantly killed. At the fifth shock Captain
Allen felt himself nearly brought to the deck, so powerful
was its effect, although at the time he was fifty feet from the
mainmast. The names of the killed were John Armstrong,
of New York, awl Marcellus Robinson, of Rhode Island.—
Lieersoof
A NOVEL SWEEPSTAKES.—The Stockport Ifirectry
states that, amongst the various plans adopted to enable
parties to emigrate to America, is one of a novel character
—that of several hundred persons joining in a sweepetakas
of lc each, the person dray,* the prise tickets to take the
whole of the money