The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

tilbe Court.

OSBORNE, MONDAY.—The Chevalier Bunsen and
Prince Lowenstein arse:petted at Osborne this afternoon, on
a visit to the Queen.

A cabinet council was held et two o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the Foreign-office. The ministers present were
Lord J. Russell, the Lord Chancellor. the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the East of Minn', Viscount Palmerston, Earl tarry,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
J. licibhoute Lord Campbell, the Right lion. li. La-
houchere, the Itlarquis of Clanricartia, and Viscount Morpeth.
The council sat two hours.

r. J. Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer iciterday, in
Downing-street
A meeting of the School of Design was held yes-
terday at the office of the Board of Trade.
The Marquis of Lansdowne returned to town yes-
terday, from his seat, B mood-park, Wilts. The Chancellor
of the Exchequer returned to town yesterday, from une-
ham-park.

SANITARY REFORM.—Last night a meeting of the
inhabitants of St. Martin's parish, convened by the Sanitary
Committee, was ht Id at the Rose end Crown, Drury-lene.
" for the purpose of promoting public health." Mr. Spill.,
in the chair. Mr. Coehrare, Mr. Osborne, and others, ad.
dressed the meeting, and the following . eenlution was tinani.
mouldy adopted . That a committee for the ward ot Drury-
lane he• formed, for the purp toe of promoting the cause
of unitary reform."
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLlll.—Yester-
day the general ball-early meeting of the suppirten of the
above asylum was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
Street, for the mammas of electing twelve additional inmates,
Capt. H. Nelson, R.N., in the chair. The last report of the
committee of management statesAhat, in consequence of the
pressure of the tint. s, the funds '6l' the institution bad not
enabled them to carry out to the fuU extent the intentions of
its benewtlent founders. At the present moment 85 children
were placed under their paternal care, which number, during
the year, might be expected to increase to 100. The com-
mittee had received a legacy of 5001., bequeathed by the late
T. Word, Esq., by whose demise the institution had lost a
valuable supporter. The sum of 1,0461.31. Bd. was sulocribed
at the last annual dinner, being a larger amount than had
ever been collected since the establishment of the asylum.
The last accounts made up show the receipts of the year to
have been 2,8411., end the expenditure 2,3071. The children
having been elected, and thauks voted to the chairman, the
meeting separated.
REAL DEL MONTE MINING COMPANY.—Yesterday
afternoon • special court of the shorehoiders in the above
company was held at the office, Duke-street, Adelphi, for
the purpose of communicating with the shareholders as to
the disposal of the concern. Sir Robert Price took the chair.
The report stated that the report of the 28th of June aw
quxinted the Proprietors with the unfavourable state of the
company, and with the losses and difficulties experienced.
Two despatches had since been received from Mr. Buchan,
stating that he was unable to bring the expenl-
ture within the returns of the mines. In his last
letter he said that he had done all in his power to
effect economy in ever- branch of the establishment, yet
the weekly loss was 2,000 dollars. He still thought that by
the application of additional capital, and the extracti n of a
larger amount of ore, the undertaking might be made pm-
Stable, but by the aid of its present resources alone the ex-
penditu.e could not be brought will in the produce of the
mines. The snm of 80,000 dollars being due to creditors in
Mexico, and a much larger sum to loan note holders in
England, the directors thou4ht it most prudent to dispose of
the mines to capitalists able to develop their resources, and
not to encumber the shareholders with heavier responsibili-
ties. The mines were still being sucked, in the hopes that
in the course of a month a rich course of ore world be die•
covered but even then the company would not be in a state
to continue the operations.—The Chairmen then said
though the mines still held out great promise, he did
not see how the concern could be carried on by the present
proprietary. The company had been so long before the
public, anti they had raised capital so often, th t he did not
consider it possible to raise more. That being the case, the
directors thought it advisable to dispose of the undertaking
and pay off the loan note holders, which was all they could
expect to do. They could probably obtain purchasers in
Mexico, but they were anxious first to ascertain if they could
obtain an offer in England.—A shareholder inquired what
would be the amount of purchase money required.—
The Chairman replied that an inventory had been
taken, and the works (exclusive of the engines)
were valued at 400,000 dollars, or 80,000/. There
wee, however, a debt in Mexico of 80,000 dollars.—
Mr. Heath objected to the sale of the mines, believing that
they could still be made profitable to tho shareholders. lie
thought the company could be remodelled and carried on
with advantage by raising 10s. per share upon the 54,000
shares, which would produce 27,0001., a sum amply suffi-
cient. It would be unjust to the shareholders to dispose of
the nitres and hand over the whole of the proceeds to the
loan note holders.—Mr. Horace Twiss said it was impossible
for the company to raise additional capital, and would
remind the proprietors that each one individually wee
responsible for the whole of the debts. It was true that they
had expended 440,0001., and he would acknowledge the
hardship of parting with the mines after such sacrifices, but
being unable to proceed any longer the only course open
was to dispose of them. If the proprietors could raise 60,0001.,
but that was impossible, they might carry on the company
In answer to a shareholder, the Chairman said that no offer
had as yet been made, but he believed there were parties in
Mexico willing to purchase. If some arrangements were not
speedily made the works at the mines must stop for want of
money. The mines would then be swamped with water. I
and their value of course reduced.—After a discussion of
nearly two hours' duration it was resolved, on the motion of
Mr. Barnard, to adjourn the meeting until the 25th of Sep-
tember, to allow the proprietors time to consider the sub-
ject. —Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the
meeting eparated.
Vie CIIARTISTS.—TWO public meetings were held
let night, one at the South London Chartist Hall, Webber-
street, Blackfriars, and the other at Islington, the last beine
the assemblage of the members of the "People's Charter
Union." At each the various speakers advocated the
peole's charter in the usual strain, hut seemed carelul
to avoid anything that might be called " sedition."
DISSOLUTION OF IRISH CONFEDERATE CLUBS.—
On Sunday evening the " Meagher East London " and the
it Oorman and Emmett Lambeth Irish Confederate Clubs "
followed the ex t Triple of the " Mitchel," and formally dis-
solved. The grounds stated were that the government were
about to put the Bill for tl.e Security of the Crown in force
against the Irish confederate clubs, the authorities
within having
obtained evidence bringing them ost of them its
clauses. The " Davie," in Deantstreet, and the " Felon,"
Redcroeststreet, the only two clubs of any consequence
now in existence, are virtually, though eat as yet formally,
dissolved.

BURNING OF THE OCEAN MONARCH.
INQUEST ON PERSONS KILLED.
Yesterday an inquest was held at Liverpool, before
Mr. Curry, borough coroner, on the bodies of Jeffrey Linch,
Mary Tobin, Ellen Tearney, a female infant named Ather-
ton, and a boy (name unknown) who had been passengers in
the Ocean Monarch.
The Coroner made a few introductory remarks, in the
course of which he said that in the examination the jury
ought to dismiss from their minds all prejudicial statinents
regarding certain parties which had appeared in the public
prints—they should only deduce their opinions from the evi-
dence which would Ds brought before them. The case wee
then proceeded with.
Johanna Tobin : lam a single woman. I was one of the
Passengers on board the Ocean Monarch, which sailed on
Thursday morning. There was a great number of buth steerage
and cabin passengers The deceased, Mary Tobin, who is
my sister, was a passenger along with me She was 38 years
of age. We were going to Boston. I was sitting on one of
the boxes in the steerage when I first heard the alarm of fire,
on which I ran on the deck, as the sailors and all the °these
did. I bad observed smoke in the first s.eerage.
about a quarter of an hour, I observed flames cornice
through the deck near the first cabia, and in a very short
time the whole ship appeared to be on fire, I was saved by
a boat belonging to a packet which was close to me. The
bulwarks were all burnt and the masts once whilst
before I
was saved. I saw the captain only once whilst I wee
on deck. I did not see him after that time
till Saturday . last in Liverpool. There was the
greatest confusion amonpt. the passengers after the alarm
was given. The captain might have been attending to the
management of the ship without my seeing him, as I was
totally confused. I saw the first mate in a small boat throw-
ing life buoys to persons in the water trying to save them-
selves. I was landed safely in Liverpool. 1 observed my
sister while she was going down the side of the ship by a
rope, and that was the last time I saw her alive. It was be-
tweea two and three hours after the alarm was given before
I was saved from the wreck.
Charles Bill : I am a passenger broker. The deceased
Jeffrey Lynch was known to me aa a 2nd cabin passenger on
beard the Ocean Monarch. Hee:lined his passage through
me. I saw his dead body in ;he dead-house on Saturday.
I did not charter the sliip ; she was on commisaion. I be-
lieve there were 361 'pawners, including cabin and steer-
' eV- The shiP's "tegistared tonnage was 1,307. She could.
ehel7 weeding '.o act of parliament about 420 passengers.
David hihrgifiy—l reside at Killarney. I was intimately
acquainted with Jeffrey Lynch, who was a passenger on
b€lara ti .a Ocean Monarch. 'I left him on Tuesday last on
board. 'dist ship, which was lying in the river ready for sea.
James Teerney—l am a labourer, and at present reside
Ir. Liverpool. I omits from Omagh, in Ireland. The de,
ceased lilles Tearney was my mother, end was • paminger
lon board the Ocean Monarch. On awds) last Imw and
recognised her dead bodissinsittr deed house.
Gawp Loe—l ais a on bald the Alban steam