The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

COLONIAL

DEATH OP A BUSIIILINGEr.—The career of the
notorious bushranger, Wilson, who has so long infested the
north, ra districts, has at length beet put an end to, and his
party been captured. It appears thi.t a party of the mount, d
consieting of Serj. Ogles, one corporal, and four pri-
vates, were in pursuit of this gang of depredators for a lone
period, when the serjeant resolved to divide his party, and
send Corporal Worsley acrd troopers Joyce and Maher to the
raugesat the head of the Clarence River, while he, with the
two other troopers, proceed d to the Darling Downs, where
a rob':ery had been just before committed. The prudence
of this step was apparent hem the fact that Wonky and
his party came up with Wilson an 1 his party, and that in a
very sharp affray Wilson was kille.l, and one of his coin-
earn mg wounded, nod that another .4 the gong is in custody.
The details of the affray will ba gathered from the following
letter :rum the corporal to the commandant of the mounted
police, with which we hate been favoured. The conduct of
the police appear-. to have been exceedingly meritorious for
the perseverance with which they penned the lawless scoun-
drels, and tie courage and determination with which they
acted when they came up with them :—" Yul,gillar, May 10,
11136. Sir.— I beg to stree fur your information that, on the
7th of May, we were Mformed that the hviiranger, Wilson
and his party, of whom we were in pursuit, had robbed the
station of Mr. Bloxome, of Restion. The next morning we
went after them, and took the aboriginal black with us to
track. We gut on it on the morning of the oth, and followed
them over mountains and through scrubs so thick that we
were obliged to cut our way through them with our knives.
We fell in with them on the morning of the 12th, at half-
past eight o'clock ; we saw their fire from the ridge which
we were on. I dismounted the men, as I would have been
heard with the horses, front the bank of the creek upon
which they were being very hard and scrubby. As we came
up the bal.k they were prepared. I ordered them to lay
down their arms, but they refused to do so. The bushranger
Delaney, whom we captured, being behind a tree hve
yards from the hank, with double-barrelled piece, he
fired at me, but missed me ; when seeing Wilson with
a bltinderhuee and spring-bayonet attached, presented, and
a double-barrelled gun at his knee, I fired at him, but
missed, when Delaney rushed on me, and caught me in his
arms around the body. I then ordered trooper Joyce, as he
was close by, to do his duty, which he did, and shot him
through the ehoulrhr blast°. I then, teeing trooper Maher
in front of Wilson without any covering, ran immediately to
his assistance, when Wilson fired V., blunderbuss at Maher,
and shot him in the fleshy part of the thigh, and lodged 13
buck shot in him as be was making for cover. Maher then
fired at him, and put a ball in his left elbow. He then ran
with the double-barrelled piece in hi-. hand; Maher followed,
and knocked him down with the butt of his carbine, which
broke. lie got up again and made an effort to cross the
creek ; I drew my pistol and shot Lila through the left side.
Trooper Maher not being able to in wie, I went to sae after
the other two bushrangers that we had not seen, as they
had cot into the scrub when we first challenged. At this
time the affray was over, having lasted an hour. Wil-
son was severely wounded, but lived until half-past
three, being six hours and a half. I then mustered all I
could find in the camp, consisting of eighteen stand of arms,
six horses, four saddles, two pack horses, with a quantity
of ammunition and other baggage. Having one dead and
two wounded men, and not knowing where we might find a
station, I thought it best to remain all night, as we should
hate to go all over mountains. Oa the morning of the
13th we started, and made an out station of Mr. Ogilvie's,
on the Clarence River, about twelve miles distance,
where I left the wounded in charge of Trooper Joyce,
and proceeded to the head station for assistance. Next
morning I returned with a dray, when Joyce reported
that one of the bushrangers, who bad escaped, was lurk-
ing in the vicinity, where a shepherd brought him some
meat to detain him until I should come back I then
retie off and apprehended him in a gully, about three-
guar", of a mile from the station, with a double-barrelled
gun 111 his possession. We brought the dead and wounded
on a dray to the head station, where J. Melton, Esq., J.P.,
had arrived, in the absence of the Commissioner of Crown
Lands, who had been sent for, but was out in pursuit of the
piny taken. We could get no medical aid up to the present,
bat I proceed to-morrow to New England for Dr. Frail, who
is the nearest medical gentleman to this place. Trooper
Maher is not mortally wounded, neither is the prisoner De-
laney, but they are not in a fit state to be removed. Mr.
Melton took down the depositions to-day, the 15th, when we
uttetred. Wilson."—Sydney

VJ (frOlitt.
WINWOR, MONDAY.—Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the
Prince's Alice, took pony exercise this morning in the
grounds adjacent to the Castle.
11.1111. the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty
and Prince Albert this morning at the Castle, and remained
to luncheon.
In the afternoon the Queen and Prince Albert rode
out in a pony carriage, the Prince driving. Another pony
carriage end four followed, containing the Lady in Waiting,
the Countess of Gainshorough, and the Maids of Honour,
Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Mile Devereux. The
Equerries in Waiting on her Majesty and his Royal Highness
attended on horseback.
Her hovel Highness the Princess of Hesse, attended
by the Baioness Scheel, the Earl of Denbigh, and Baron
Meysenbuch, left Cashiobury Park, Herte, the residence of
her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday morning, for
Watford, and travelled to town by the London and North
Western Railway. The Princess and her suite went to
Marlborough House, where she arrived soon after eleven

o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
visited the Princess at Marlborough House. In the after-
noon the Princess of Hesse, the Duchess of Cambridge, the
Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
Strelitz, and Prince Frederick of Hesse honoured the esta-
blishment of Messrs. hunt and Roskell with a visit. The
illus•rious party afterwards returned to Marlborough House.
The Prinix ss of Hesse, attended by Baroness Scheel and
Baron Aleysenbuch, left Marlborough House at five o'clock,
on her return to Cashiobury Park.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Lord John
Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Sir George Grey, Viscount
Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Earl of Auckland, Lord Campbell, Sir John Hobhouse,
the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Morpeth, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, and the Right Hon. H. Laboucherc. The
Council sat two hours and a half. _

After the Council, the Chancellor of the Exchequer
left town, accompanied by Lady Mary Wood, on a visit to
her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
The Marquis of Lansdowne was absent from the
Council, his lordship being at his seat, Bowood-park, Wilts.
His Excellency George Bancroft, Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States
to this Court, arrived at Long's Hotel on Saturday, with his
lady and family.
Sir Henry Pottinger, Governor of the Cape of
Good Hope, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at
the Colonial-office.
The Duke of Bedford left town yesterday for
Windsor Castle.
l)espatehrs were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office tram the Governors of New Zealand, New South
Wales, Van Diemen's Land, Malta, and Gibraltar.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert has just become
the patron of the Windsor and Eton Amateur Choral
Society, the director of which is Dr. Elvey, organist to her
Majesty. His Royal Highness, should the court he at
Winds ,r, is expected to honour the first performance this
sea,on, at the Town-hall, Windsor, with his presence. On
that occasion, "Mount Carmel," a new oratorio, composed
by Dr. Elvey, of which report ;speaks very highly, will be
performed.

TIIE ADVANTAGE OF A CHEAP NEWSPAPER EX-
EMPLIFIED.—Yesterday, at a vestry meeting of the parish of
St. Pancras, Mr. Lrumbeer moved that the report of
the commissioners and that of Dr. Farce be printer: and
circulated for the use of the vestrymen of the parish. It
would not cost more than 255. to have 150 of them printed.
—Mr. Douglas said that there was no necessity whatever for
having the reports printed, and putting the parish to an ut-
neceaaary expense. The reports had already been published
in the papers, and if any vestryman wished to have a copy,
he could get one by purchasing the Daily News for 3d.,
wnich was not much out of any person's pocket —A vestry-
man : And also bare a good leader upon the subject into the
bargain. (A laugh. )—Eventually the motion was got rid of
by an amendment being carried to the effect that the rep •rt
should lie upon the table for those vestrymen to read who
wished to do so.
INFANT ORPHAN ELECTION.—The amoral
election of orphans into the above asylum, at Winstead, took
place yesterday, when thirty children were elected. The
following are the names of the successful candidates, and the
numbers of the votes :—S. H. Parker, 27,992 ; C. A. Good,
19,811; It. Hunt, 18,305 ; W. Downard, 16,720 ; R. H. Tor-
pin , 16,663 ; M. A. Wagnee, 18,232 ; A. M. aledbury,ls,46l;
A. Standerwil, 15,437 ; A. Grees,ls,l7o ; J. 11. Hale, 14,483;
W. Buily, 14,183; T. G. Fennell, 14,113; C. H. F. Hay-
wood, 13,877; T. M. Truelove, 13,6.59 ; E. E. Glove, 13,48 a ;
H. Wells. 13,35(1; A. Rowland, 13,266; S. .1. Wingrave,
12,863 i F. G. Smadbury, 12,702; H. C. Innocent, 12,157;
Q. E. Francis, 12,238; E. Fletwood, 12,030; C. Graham,
11,955 ; E. Barker,ll,9ll ; 11. W. Russell, 11,615 ; M. Gun-
son, 11,161; F. S. Hermitage, 9,189; E. Lake, 8,508 ; C. A.
Symoons, 7,877; E. Buchlely, 6,8.54.
BASINGSTOK E CANAL NAVIGATION. The hol
yearly general meeting of the proprietors in this company
was held yesterday, at the Gray's-inn Coffee-house, Hultman.
The chair was occupied by P. Davey, Esq.' jun. The
accounts showed a gross receipt, from the Ist of April to the
30th of September last, of 1,0171. is. 9d., of which 9161 was
derived from tolls. The expenditure for the same period
amounted to nearly the same sum, leaving only a balance in
hand of 11. 4s. 9d. The accounts were unanimously passed.
The general report of the committee of management showed
a decrease in the traffic of the last half-year of 751 tons, or
681. 7s. 4d. in tolls. With a view to improve the traffic, the
toll on coals hail been reduced from 2s. Gd. to 2s. The state
of the company's affairs at the end of September last showed
a balance in their favour of 4131., being 134/. 12s. 9d. less
than it was at the same period of last year, owing to the
expenditure of several sums in improving the works. The
committee recommended the payment of 2 per cent. on the
bonded debt in March next—The Chairman, in submitting
the report, said that the canal was never in a better state
than now as regarded the supply of water, and with a view
to keep up a more regul..r supply, the committee now con-
templated the sinking of a well at Basingstoke. He did not
believe the concern would ever thrive as it had done a few
years back, but ha considered that it still had vitality iii it.—
The report was unanimously received and approved.
METROPOLI'fAN AND SUBURBAN BENEFIT BUILD-
ING B(kIETY.—A numerous and respectable meeting took
place last evening at the London Coffee-house, for the
purpose of carrying. out a project formed by several
influential gentlemen in the City for instituting a society of '
the above description upon terms more equitable than those
usually afforded to the members. The chair was taken by
W. Lake, Esq., of Fleet-street, and the secretary, surveyor,
and directors having been duly elected, the meeting pro-
ceeded to apportion the shares, which to the number of seve-
ral hundred were at OBCO disposed of.
OPENING OF AN 110.11tEPATIITC lIOSPITAL.
Yesterday the house No. 17, o, Hanover-square, was
publicly opened for the reception of gratuitous in-patients.
There are upwards of 800 out-patients :suffering under
chronic diseases nt present on the books besides a multipli-
city of individuals daily applying for relief. The institution
is under the presidency of the Earl of Wilton, Lord Robert
Grosvenor, M.P., the Earl of Shrewsbury, &c. &c.
MICHAELMAS TERM.—The Lord Chancellor's levee,
preparatory to opening the courts of law for the Michaelmas
Term, took place yesterday morning, at his lordship's resi-
dence in l'ark-lane, when nearly the whole of the judges,
and most of the leading members of the equity bar, took the
opportunity of paying their respects to the noble and learned
lord. l'he " cup" having been handed round, the learned
dignitaries proceeded in state to Westminster-hall. The
Lord Chancellor, attended by the accountant-general, the
seal, and mare-fearer, and other officers, taking precedence
of the ether judges.—Previous to the judges' levee, the Lord
Chancellor received the Lord Mayor and the Lord Mayor
elect, who, accompanied by several aldermen and civic
officers, attended for the purpose of obtaining her Majesty'.
approval of Sir George Carroll, the choice of the livery, for
the office of chief magistrate for the ensuing year.—The Lord
Chancellor having formally signified her Majesty's approba-
tion of the worthy knight, the deputation, after partaking
of the " loving cup," withdrew,
Slit,—The numerous accidents to steam vessels
within the last ten years—in which the course wan duly wt, the coin-
pawes quite right, the charts not in fault, and the comniuuler and
whores not Mamie, and yet somehow the veweishave got on shore,—
have attended the notice of all men who travel by sea. The main
roue of many of these disasters may possibly be suggested to the di-
rectors of steam navigation TOOMBORN by those habitual ptasesigeta,
who are looking on, as well as by their own officers. The main Ogle
is undoubtedly bad steering. Ina sailing vowel, the man at the Wm,
or the wheel, knows, by the weight of the sails, or their drawing, as
it is railed, whether he, by bad steering, has altered the posidon of the
vessel with regard to the wind, or whether the wind has shifted, and
strikes the sails at a different angle; and every man on deck knows is
an instant, by the sheets, whether the helmsman is throwing the
vessel toe much up in the wind, or I. steering 'Aide. The vessel under
sail will even keep her direction for a time without any man at the
helm at all. The mainlander also in a sailing vessel is always
in his right plate, close to the helmsman on the quarter
deck, from whence be HDCA his orders to aim the sails, and
has always the steering in his eve. Yet with all these checks
upon faulty or careless steering of the comae ordered, there is always
in the navy, and even in the smallest cutters in the revenue service a
quartermaster in each watch, whose sole duty it is to see that the
man, or men, at the helot or wheel, steer the course ordered. Will it
be Mimed that, from some paltry economy, none of our great steam
nos igation companies keep any such petty officers in their vessels?
They have masters, mates, and stewards, but have no officers to stand
by the man at the helm, and see that he is duly steering the course
ordered. You will see at this moment vessels worth 40,000/. or I
an,ooo/., with their cargoes—the vessels for instance of the General
Steam Navigation Company, and or all other steam computies--going
down the coast with a single man at the helm or wheel, like a light
collier. It IS true there are mates, and second and third mates, on
deck every watch, besides the commander, but these officers are not
like the petty officer, whose sole duty is to stand by the helmsman
and see that he steers the course ordered. They have to secure the
cargo, to attend to the vessels crossing them, and many duties. In
a steam-vessel going at the rate of II miles an hour, three minutes of
bad steering is equivalent to about half a mile run en a wrong course,
and then the right caurse is no longer right. The sails and sheets do
not instantly admonish the steersman, as in a sailing vessel, that
either he is shifting the course, or the wind has shifted; and although
the passengers are admonished on a brass plate " not to talk to the man
at the wheel," the man at the wheel cannot be prevented from
toting to the passengers. Bad steerage will be found sufficient to
account for most of the disasters which have happened to steam-
vowels, without hosing recourse to unusual currents, faulty
charts, or undistinguishable light's; and bad steerage of
curb vessels occurs from the miserable economy of saving the
expense of petty officer, in each watch to attend to the steersman.
It is altogether ridiculous to see such vessels as the Scotch steamers,
Atli of passengers and valuable goods, with a Angle hand at the
wheel, without any. superintendence or check, except what the
master or mate can give in the interval of other duties, and steered
in reality with no more care or caution than a collier brig.—A
TBATELEEII BT &num.
INQUESTS.—EFFECTS OF EIfrERSTITION.—At the
Woolpack, Minories, before Mr. Payne, on the body of Mrs.
Mary Woolley, aged 42, the wife of a clerk in the Ordnance
Department of the Tower. Before the recent alterations in
the Tower, the deceased and her husband resided there, and
an Irish woman holding some menial employment in the
same department last some property, and her efforts to dis-
cover the thief having proved ineffectual, she had recourse to
the skill of a fortune-teller, well known in the neighbour-
hood. This fortune-teller told the woman that the thief
was to be found in the house in which the deceased resided,
in the Circus, Hi stories ; end, no one else living there, suspi-
cion at once fell upon her (the deceased). The Irishwoman,
not content with accusing the deceased, also told the Gover
nor of the Tower. The deceased was much annoyed by the
reflections cast on her character, and at last felt it so keenly
that her mind became affected, and on Friday last she
hanged herself to a rail of her bedstead. The jury having
returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity," the coroner
called in the Irishwoman and severely lectured her upon the
consequences of her superstition.—.A LUNATIC nuttrer TO
DEATH IN BROOK-HOESE ASTLUM.—Lut Thursday, at the
King's Head, Clapton, before Mr. W. Baker and a highly
respectable jury, on the remains of Miss Jane Emily Crabb,
aged 29, an inmate of Dr. Monro's Asylum, who was burned
to death in her apartment on the evening of yesterday
se'nnight. After the jury had viewed the mutilated remains
of the unfortunate young lady, who had evidently been of