The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-22 00:00:00

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DEATH OP MAJOR-GENERAL PALMER. This
gentleman, who had long ago retired from the army, died
on the 17th inst., aged 74 years. Ile was formerly in the
10th Hussars, with which regiment he served in the
Peninsula. The late Major-General Palmer sat many years
in parliament as member for Bath.
ACCIDENT IN TILE CLTDE.—GLASCOMI, SATUR-
DAT EVENING.—This forenoon an accident of a some-
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what unusual character occurred on the Clyde. The brig
James Ewing, for St. Kitts and Antigua, was being
towed down the river by a tug, when, nearly opposite
Greenock, from some accident on one side or other
she came in contact with the brig George, of Newcastle,
which was also being towed down the river on her out-
ward voyage to Montreal. Front the force of thc eolli-
slop the fluke of the anchor of the James Ewing, which
was suspended from the bows, was driven through her tim-
bers below the water line, leaving a hole similar to that
which might have been produced by a cannon-shot. As
the vessel immediately began to fill, every exertion was
made to get her into harbour, but the efforts were unsuccess-
ful, for she sank close to the entrance to Scott's Dock. The
crew made their escape without any difficulty. The James
Ewing had a valuable miscellaneous cargo, consisting prin-
cipally of manufactured goods, the greater part of which
will be ruined or damaged by the water. It was expected
that as the tide fell she would be immediately discharged
and the damage repaired, for in other respects the ship is
uninjured.
TRACTARIANISM REBEKED.—A very painful scene
took place in the parish church of Uttoxeter, on the even-
ing of Sunday last. The assistant curate has rendered
himself unpopular with a large portion of the congregation
by preaching a sermon containing Tractarian doctrines of
which they strongly. disapproved. A resolution was imme-
diately drawn up, signed, and handed to Mr. Broughton,
the vicar, the terms of which were, that if the reverend
offender entered the pulpit again, they should leave the
church in a body. On Sunday evening, therefore, they put
their threat into execution, by retiring immediately the
preacher entered the pulpit. The service was con-
tinued, and a sermon preached to the remainder of the
—Staffordshire Advertiser.
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Ss OP TIIE IvERPOOL AND NEW YORK PACKET-
SHIP IvsNitoz.—Since our report relative to the sup-
posed lose of this splendid packet-ship, accounts have been
received from New York rendering her fate no longer
questionable. Further relics of the cargo and ship have
been picked up off the Shoals, where she was seen ashore,
viz., bales of cotton, flour barrels, a broken oar, &e. ; and
it has been consequently inferred that the ship, after touch-
ing on the shoals, speedily broke np under the weight of
the heavy cargo of merchandise with which she was laden.
She cleared from New York, under the command of Capt.
Magee, on the 22nd February, and portions of the wreck
were seen four days subsequently. She had on board six-
teen passengers (chiefly Irish and English) m the steerage,
and was valued by Mews. Taylor and Merrill, of New
York, her owners, at about 17,0001. Probably upwards of
fifty lives have been lost by the disaster, reckoning her
crew at forty men. We append a list of the passengers on
board :—John Irwin and Aebison Moore, from the north
of Ireland ; Peter Kelly, Condon, James Clark, Thos.
Carter, Joseph Rushworth and wife, John Crosby, Thoe.
Metcalf, Thomas Smith, John Kearns, Wm. White, Thos.
• Brennan: and Christy Connor and Michael Shograshy,
Gennalts.—Liserpool