The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-22 00:00:00

WRECK OF A PASSENGER SKIP, AND
LOSS OF FIFTY LIVES.
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Yesterday, intelligence was received of the foun-
dering of the well-known ship Dalhousie, Capt. Butter
truth commander, is the Channel, off Haulm Head, end
Us loss of every seal on board, except one.
The Dalhousie wu a flee Indian teak-built ship of nearly
$OO tans, the property of Kr. Allen, the shipowner, of
Leadenhall-otrost, and, it is understood, was chartered to
Kern. Fry sad Devisors, of Fenchureb-e•rwt, as one Of
the White Hoene line of Australian passenger ships. Her
Urge comprised every description of merchandise, estimated
at upwards of 100,0001. Her master, Capt. Butterworth,
timid to have bees a most experienced navigator, and to
Mw passed away years in the owner's service.

She cleared from the docks at Blackwell on the 12th, and
poseeeded down the river to Gravesend. Her passengers
were otetleed to chief cabin clam, and the re-
porter ems informed by Mr. Davison that not
more than twenty berths us all had been secured. Of
these there went on board at Gravesend Mr. and
Km Underwood and three children, Mn. Simpeoa and
three &admit, and Miss Radford, and the following, en-
pressed their Intention of joining the ship et Plymouth,
when else had to touch—Major Hawke', Capt. R. Deals!,
Mr. J. Baldwin, Miss Macintosh and her maid, Hrs. Hill
sad Hiss A. M. Castles ; Mrs. Butterworth being saMou
to woompany her husband, Capt. Butterworth, to Ply-
mouth, where she would leave ; she went on bawd with
three of her sou for the nip down channel. The eldest,
however, on the ship reaching the Downs, went ashore with
the pilot at Deal to return to school, which le la the neigh-
bomhood. Oa the lath the 'hip's departure from the Downs
ens teleglaphed to Lloyds, sad the neat that was heard w
en
• was about 6 o'clock of the following 'Borneo's, when
• boat reached Dover from the brig Mitchel Grove, which
was Ilia, off in the roadstead, reporting the appalling lose
M the ship, and landing the only survivor, Joseph Reed,
imam, every seal en board having perished with the
vend.

All that i. kaown or is likely to be elicited of this me-
barbel; loss is evaatiinsid is the statement, made by Joseph
Heed, lately an able seaman on board the ship Dalhousie. It
gencledes as follows :-1 further declare that when the ship
treat down, the light on Heathy Head bore from N.H. by
distant about 16 miles, and to the best of my judgment
ark about 20 fathoms of water. I believe that every person
ea board of bar, with the eaception of myself, perished. I
tie sant meetat he the circumstance of the ship feeaderiag
Is Os army dee did, otherwise than upon the pom
dm that a butt end must have started, either hem la bar-
bs streak upon a wreck, or from seise other is... unknown
to me. _ _

—Troia the iblp's papers deposited at the Shippir.g 0111 m,
with which we have been favoured by the odletsla, we
Mara the aims of partioas of the crew :—Mr. John But
aged 45, captain, of London ; Mr. William Wal-
ter Edge, 33, alia Neste; Mr. Charles Fitch, 23, mond
mate, of Bible Hediaglinas; Mr. Charles Bowditch, 20.
third as., at Loudon ; Mr. William Simpson, 20, fourth
mat. of &talk ; Jobs Alexander, 23, carpenter, of
&onuses ; lames 0. Brothentoue, 45, steward, of Dept-
ford ; hates Brothentone (son of presiding), 17, caddy
Nernst, of ditto; Alfred fleardlin, 23, cook, of Waltea-ou-
Blase ; George Lepers, 31, seilmaker, of St. Helena ; JAMS
}pttaonXL% William 101121111. of Kest ; James M Baum
Heradtera, aporeatio Edward
apperatiot ; John Homy Bondman, aporeation
TM nuargadm, 32, were Lases" who had bees brought
from Calcutta la the ship's last voyage, sad whose amass
are sot mentioned M the ship's papers. TM ship sad
cargo were very heavily insured.

Oiroimuusx Mums.—The Oxfordshire militia
have ems la maiming at Oxford for the last 23 days, and
»calved dmitZge=lesterday.
behaved
the whoU time
they have Issan in Oared they have haved so
via jigs wresolved to testify their sense of
fhtitactisaiiiviag them a public dinner, but it
teas Se he rases advisable to distribute
•a asmig—E. mw whisk 1118 done before they
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