The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-08 00:00:00

DISASTER AT 821.4.-SIX LIVES LOST.

WEST HARTLEPOOL, Deo. 6.
A lamentable diameter occurred at sea this morning,
at shoat fear o'clock, in which a valuable ship wee
lost, and six poor fellows were assigned to a watery grave.
It appears that se the iron screw tumor, James Hartley,
belonging to the West Hertlepool Steam Navigation Com-
p uy,was prosecuting her voyage from Crenstadt to this port,
having • valuableeargo en board, and when abreut of San-
decked at a diatoms of three or fear miles, the night being
pitch de* the look-oat dinevand a strange vessel burin
dew wpm them, sada mess, and in appalling mama,
to the eleamer. Immediately an alarm weeven, and the
eaglets of the James Henley (Baldwin)gi ordered the
engines to be reversed, with the view, if possible, to avert
• unlade, which apppeered to be immieent. Unhappily,
however, the order was gives too late, for before the re-
venal of the engines had time to exercise any perceptible
influence on the colds of the steamer the two vessels came
into violent eellisiem, and when a few minutes afterwards
the James Hartley was Weight up, and search made for the
brig, not a vestige of her was discovered. She had gone
down biddy, carrying with bar her unfortunate muter and
five of the Grew. It was at float thought that the whole of
bar crew had bout lost, bat fortunately two of them, in-
' eledingthe mate, had seeeeeded in reaching the deck of the
Jean Hartley, and were thus almost mirsealously pre-
, emod. From these ma it was ascertained that the ill-
feted Tomei was the twig Messenger, of Shields, bound to
that poet. foes Landes. in ballast. She had been wind-
boats is, sem days pest, with hundreds of other vemels,
in Endinglma Bay, whence, we believe, she sailed on bet
destined's wily the day previoady. The Jaws Hartley:
with the ossesed mariners on beard, arrived in West Hart-
lepool doing the coarse of the day, bevies in the collision
lost loth her hempen and gib boom, besides sutsiniag
other damage. It is satiatemery to know that the mate of
the Messenger emaerates Captain Ba!dwia trona any blase*
se to the eases of the collides; but doubtlessly the Board of
Trade will deem it neousery to cause an investigation
into the encomium's to be at once set en foot. The

Tauneeilartie; isTnew va.eel, OititOen/Ttiet%ofi;i6o
and was returning fro. her first voyage, which boa beta
is all reepeota a most unfortunate one.

SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.—Mr. Wegnelin, one of
the candidate for the representation of Southampton, ie
connected with the company who are about to purchue the
fleet of the General Screw Company, in ender to eon the
ships to and from Southampton and the United States and
the Brasile. Mr. Richard Andrews, the Meyer of Southamp-
' ton, and candidate for the representation of the borough,
now lies dangerously W at his rename at Winchester.
REPRESENTATION OP GIMENWICII.—Two meetings
of the elector, of Greenwich an to be bold in the tours, of
the week, for the purpose of fixing epos a eeirsble candidate
to supply the place of Mr. Peter Molt. Mr. Serjsaat Parry
and Mr. Minitel, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board
of Works, are to address a meeting of electors this (Monday)
evening, sad it is thought probable that one of these gen.
Um's& may be invited to tome forward as a candidate.
EIIBUZLEMINTS AT LIVERPOOL —Liverpool hen
witnessed numerous Instances of defalcations within the
past twelve months, and hat week 1 other cases were
added to the Gainless'. The most aline, and the one
which will perhaps create the mat surprise, is the Hight
of Mr. James Shaw, agent in Liverpool of the District
Provident Society, whose accounts exhibit defalcation'
to the extent of 2,6001. How such a large amount of
mousy could be withdrawn without awakening the atten-
tion of the auditon and the committee, is as astonishing
circumstance. The committee appear to feel that their
supervision has been somewhat lax, as they have themselves
made up the required amount. This course was adopted at
a meeting held on Thursday, several members of the body
oubecribing as mach as 1001. each to cover the deficiency.
Mr. Shaw's aloe was at No 4, Queen•square, his residence
being is Love-lane, Wavering. Another cage has occurred
nitrate the past few days, the facts of which are thus stated.
Mi. William Ribs, cashier to Messrs. Abram Outside and
Co., wool-broken, of Brethetton buildings, 10, North Jobs-
street, was missing from hie duties on Monday. He wee
aenstomod to take the cash-box every Saturday aft.rnoon
to the shop of Mr. Joan, silversmith, Castle-street, where it
was kept until Monday morning. The box usually contained
a large gam of money, bat no deficiencies had up to this
period been noticed. Oa the box being sent for by Mr.
Outside, it was found, on exemineWn, that about ;3..01,
was wantieg, and subsequent icquirics have swelled the
amount of defalcations to more than 1,0001. Ellis, who..
quiet demeanour end gentle disposition secured many
friend., bad been in the employment of Meal.. AFrem
, Outside and Co. from his youth upwards, and b.,1
ear
seeded in obtaining their entire confidence. He v 3.4,
Rend to be steady, sober, and "a good cbannwsn•
'Aveiro' 1 Albion.