The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-26 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

Narrative of Me Voyage of ILM.S. Ely, in Torres Strait,
New Guinea, and other islands of Me Eastern Archi-
pelago, dstring the years 1842-46. By J. Basra JUKES.
-M.A., F.G.B.
The object of the surveying voyage of the Fly, as
enumerated in the Admiralty's orders to Captain
Blackwood, may be classed under five heads. The
Great Barrier Reef, which runs parallel of the N.R.
coast of Australia, was to be thoroughly surveyed,
from Break's% Spit to the shore of New Guinea;
esfe channels through Torres Strait from the east-
ward were to be sought for; the positions and dimen-
sions of the detached reefs and shoals to the southward
of the Great Barrier, as far as Norfolk Island, were to
be ascertained; the reefs to the westward of New
Caledonia were to be explored and charted;
and such observations as time and oppor-
tunity allowed were to be made on the
southern shores of New Guinea and La Louisiade.
The last-named supplementary or incidental duty has
been so far discharged as to afford a prospect of esta-
blishing (though with some difficulty) an intercourse
with New Guinea not unprofitable. Nothing appears
to have been done under the third and fourth heads.
But the survey of the Great Barrier Reef, and the
exploration of a safe channel through Torres Strait,
were thoroughly executed, and in a masterly style.
The results of these labours of Captain Blackwood
and his assistants, have already been some time acces-
sible to our mercantile, as well as to our royal,
navy, in the shape of valuable carefully-re-
vised charts, published by the Hydrogrsphical
department of the Admiralty. Captain Blackwood
has devolved on Mr. Jukes, the naturalist to the ex-
pedition, the task of communicating to the general
public such a history of the adventures and miscel-
laneous observations of the voyage as possess an
interest for that worshipful body. Mr. Jukes has
been most judicious in his selection of topics whereon
to dwell in his narrative, and he describes with great
vivacity and picturesque power. 'There is much
novelty and freshness in his book, and much valuable
information. A considerable portion of it is, of course,
devoted to what was witnessed daring the time that
the Fly was engaged on the immediate duty of the
voyage; but perhaps the most completely new and
most important point of the narrative relates to Java.
A fair specimen of Mr. Jukes' descriptive powers
will be found in the following sectraet from his
account of a visit to the halls of mane vessels which
haws been wrecked and abandoned co the Great Bar-
rier Bee:
The war wasysainlyvissr,rseld ponsoll aim* malathoesafik
depet riga sp es the weer se salmers rat ef the reef. Ite
keg am seal big herded by Ole bealsedifted limit
Mlteepee 01111116mous Mgt OM/ Mee ear, assns. over,
MI mare egp re teef fa ea "Main =WWI Of ebbe
bra iseitre af keret me arm sr ea be aisle
with set a yeagere geg les arrae.
this Ma egatereg Ise sem dlemele leeMPNa=l:rkele,
the was gonansly epee estalber ham twat: of
almost egeethight Ned Mae elek the Mt, mel Me a
whisker's's.' Erb teesikeeMa yst tbaskrail rem the
bows Mise reek weak &drag& thee alba web bar eery Weber
outer. Mee are the Me sr the as wee re wholly easeded,
two ar Ikee heavy Mak Mak aseilregyreentsgre NM SW
breaking bread thettealest the tars sad Nei et seni, that
rare Weber than usual. Thies yr pie gesedeer tad Malay of
power ad beauty in thiamin* am estesd to the ireastle of the
week (Meet thirty feet absee die rag), therm ale te
The minim roar of the ea; mak its regelse.=f reader,
es ask wessealeg wee Mt DM the Mee of the reef was
deist geereler psi is ra-med Is rl4 ht with the I
the
1 bast. DerllolM reser led
ander the alma, sear et strip r le se
as le
rpm do star w
the iles k
sera
Ergot Ihe emir= with as somel stelaemenmossesWaifs la the per
seemed ea everehresbgese= paw, while het Imes were
dellabled by tr emelert at=WWI alledge by the deep
ef the ems. the Melba wired the serf, sad the taiga pea
at the Mr wart oaths rte.

The Miming night scene is the same locality is
noway.' inferior:
As I vas vottlai the poop al the wink Wore Nola* oat for •
.m 4 pine to oloop am. I wit not hap big dna orlif the Mkt.
own sod dogolsa raw at dr alma • lekat fro mos bilutng
kilo pip brow; op Ilasza Poo-
nalharvaa ma trim and Vara
=OML•
• lbw of ours wan ormalTrilkola tome
noir tlo woolor bolooli• • proloMioo frim the spray
WWI way sewed am ls omur Imo The Mad ono blowing
Messy • kw ILL anis amoloodly ~no eftr-lit sky,
Isowtammiel Os en& el& s okra Om ONO =is Watt Mard
slow the endow= lox at de ood. lug Ana of la woo the
tong vibe Meal of lon wW dralobal ars as dem Mod Into
ikot bodoos. New 000 l lbw moo Wert, woo Ilmaa mod would
beet *OM the bow onion weak *Aft silts thallemosidhig
a spout of gm Ow labs knoodmod. trewilkig ass. Yr idea,
model Moll the redder awkward@ sad Sowards was iw mooktog
meat ee If the old ship complained of tin poolesoloa avow oho

lite inconceivable redundance of animal life in the
bosom of the ocean, is strikingly pourtrayed in this
Yet • Meek atereel rs*, that was latemkt by a thirbboolt teen the
bathes at sae et es reselompkoes 1 is the east
melary esd abardeses et estelat Mb Mere wen shoat IL It team a
sere
sk wars deed hopme* betaps%fY sedmee was osurod teem,
ertsa arlystlow many moll amMist sod est lnesh-
lag lea% Meets et SNOW sod ashen, Sol deliebe reteposo,
Wise 161 breatal teems& tarred Is ham. There were !several
mmaM mums sod eimemik emwasds of two or hem merles, two
muds at emeada add am st at the mat MIMI! colours
aod irebtoge, asied= IM mewl mato ameMbe lace
asmorelbee la Oa breekby tale the Mork,
barb( sham iiiiiwaral ep=rrismid babble b; table
soled
byroads yiensol Ma sal breetbse. may ell swift thbr
Istelbeds, ebbe two or three wenn; or mete. by bribed Is
est be bellows sad memo la whisk temegbe, were three
me sterols. Me Me* weer& ahem a bet Meastar,
mime a yeast new he IleeM oldie be mast& Mood with
fearbem me seam Webby sod warbealy mimed siosis sad
pbals.be It ms op mews a esitram Modems ; every Meek that
measrei hem ths ballsok bob IMMO Mims, ersellke it
What so lammehable moat at =Ma Ilde mist be bore essetered
ever the belles et the are. to toy Whim et OM rarreing *tomb It.
mimes end Ibis threashopeese et Isabelle ststles! Seery owner
••• MOM *My "Ist meopird by Misr bias, whirls, es they
boom sore skate, Imams ta behld abaselease.
There is a curious interest attaching to the appear-
ance of what has been called " the spectre of the
Bracken" in Australis. It was on Lizard island,
with the sweep of the Great Bather full in view, that
Mr. Jokes Rota eight of him.
soca Oar Oa um rem md web Ms hems wore surly hotimon.
tal, we ehmented a Motellom Marebbb palaellalora
me able& stadi ea the meters brow et the hill, and the
elnalea dad vs saw, we 'soil we au own aloadows ca the mini,
ea le Or lead aid asaldres by a Mat Ms or rainbow.
tsie(
abstbedy, eh ear mosemors bold be discerned in
lereadrbrts =ll thel as
re wa
et thewkifleetaa..emlble. mad elrFa *Ms maw his
*Maw
beamat ti me Mr. eadormar M • ••_*M
mob VMS lb Med sates br a at pwr. Ido
oat sseelly mesa* let I ba mlasubsdlat eery near to
mob me moo Ma lie wen eartow, Mike, from the nature
dal I mile mold le the siss.
the geeirephisil observations made in the Fly
to the eastireal elTerrell Strait, those which relate to
the visit to the south mast of Guinea possess moat of
positive novelty. Their remits are thus summarily
presented at the elan of the portico of the narrative
which is devoted to them:

- Wiacino;e3Tadisi, mom oiler alcaely, about 140 mile/ of the
wtof New GotoN, betas Jut that pat olio Mika woo moot doo-
potwely eitonneh moot apnea to So promibm Main owl to the
Y
of the ems ma Nelll lee Lee web, or now mon In a
M. Ides. 41 min, Z. limp 1486 m II min, Is Mo holhcpsiont n-
ominal In So boob Lit. I alp to wia, I. 141 IS aim,
int kr no uolmown Mame bomml 11.7... e Oa eeset every
Mom No Immo teetrom It woo lam msdily, .noel with
Moshe mg basmatikes ihraila mil in awry disunite by
Momilltwolo et Ineionner mom noo Mom* maim am Mei Om
Mr, eml /Mg a monpion notaeoet of temitmeler • a a a le ten
is ad doptlu Samos noddy Mon to • Mali ot lito Lim,
and a doplh al two* to Many Int Thla mo
at was trowled by a-
mom innalhatin, drolohlag hem to to twenty maim as la Nom
Make allow yaw aponwol loplit at Mon Mho way at a lbw
=man eml aim losilsoho moo .beau or las dry. 71mo
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kw totbows,- nil lbw am rullS
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pieift Nan to limidont Bay. Mb inn& oho mom oat own the
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soillimint mar Um NMS molar. So biro Stem t 0... two
wooli rut towoub So nolont, la ISIS ditemilla alman
O wall bo ildholod. . We hem olt ma MRS le
waft It a vat so 1 out Os wit. wide Soo
wet bil so ale from So wolloort inioubd, is %boom our So
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toolloart oar ot So wrmith• at to am out Ems ea bar
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b. oil SI om to ortsitwOb Sew war walk on dram,
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alb re Or duos wady intim ream naming mar
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round. like being allowed to ilea some of the e• chanted resume of
the " Arabien M 00.," ro dint an atmosphere of obearity rest at
present on Ike wanders It probably crewel%
Mr. Jukes' remarks on the Eastern Archipelago
and Java must be reserved for a second notice.

iFint farts.
TILE WORKS OP ART AT WESTNINSTKR HALL.—
Yesterday the }sours for the admission of the public to view
the works of art at Westminster Hai were restored from 9
to 6. The exhibition finally closes on the 17th of Sept.

CLERICAL.

Pain
Rushton

.—Rev. Join Wetbe rail, M.A., Rector of
.ire, to be soßoooray Canon of Peter-

_
,
borough Cathedral .—Ree. Morpo I Wilh Pig e 7, Flcy' MA. to
i4awitas V., Leicestershire, die. Peterberxigh ; 1741., withrecidecoos;
pat. the Earl of Cisrdiplui.

NAVAL

POITIMOCTII, AllO. 25.—The court-martial upon John
Connor, mama of the Agincourt, net this day, with Beer-Admiral
}We Parker, president, and Captains Paseo, Chola, Plumridge,
BM; and Warren, reembere.—The charge mob* the prisoner we.,
that an the 22nd of May last, while the chip was on the Damage teem
Penang to the Cape of Good Hope, the primmer struck lie. Burnaby,
naval cadet, while in the execution of his duty. The charge
wm fully substantiated by the witnesses, The re.
ceivel • root excellent character from the eaptain, comman-
der, and .seem Milner., petty ollicen, and Konen of the
Agincourt, all of whom had known the prisoner for some time. TT.e
sentence of the court wee read by the depaty judge sdvecate, and de-
elered to be, ° thatthe charge had been fully proved mind the mid
John Conner, and did adjudge him to suffer death by being burgh; the
neck on hoard snob atop of her Majesty, and at such time, as the com-
mimioners for executing the office of lord high Admiral of Great
Britain and Ireland, or any two or snore of them, for the time being
shall think fit. At the same time the court, in consideration of the
long previous good character of the aforesoU John Connor, beg ear-
nestly to recommend him to the favourable opinion of the lords eon,
misidoners of the admiralty." The court had no power to pars any
other sentence, the recent act not coming Into operation until January
next.

WOOLWICH, Aro. 25.—Prometheus, at.-v., Com. J. Hay,
ii„.,a:preted from Portsmouth to be paid off here. Man EDM,
et.- Mader Com. B. Cook, to detalnd at Greenock, having
Wilhe be tier boilers which require immediate repair. One of
Madame misabed to the steam factory here hes left for Greenock to
supadmind Se repairs. Alban, at-v., Master Com. Bradshaw, is to
km kr maddhary repaired here, to enable her formate in commis-
sion kr aMr martin longer. The artillery companies of the royal
&shyang battalion commenced firing with tube. on Monday, prepare-
wrym the Due of powder.
ADMIRALTY, Avo. 2.s.—Arronerm KNIT —Rear-Admiral
P. Hereby, to be commander-Uxehlet In the Pacific. Captain R. F.
Btopford, to Ada. llnter's underlie: J. Millar and H. L. Kelly, to
Cambrian; H. B. Harris, to Imam W. W. 11. Hussey, to Fury. Mid-
shipmen : 8. F. Jeyes, te Penelope; J. G. Malcolm, to William and
Mary; C. E. Sidebottom, to Ocean; 8. J. Coventry, to ltae Jose(; IL
Elliott and W. B. Alexander, to Umbrian. Naval cadets : B. Cooper,
to Trim :snake ; A. Lyons, to Cambrian. Carpenters : J. V. EarL of
Agincourt, advanced to first clan; E. Ridley, to Victory; 3. Oliver,
to William and Mary. rllo3loTlON—Asiketant-sargeon J. M'Whinew
to be surgeon.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
SENTENCES AND ADIUDICATIONS.—The following are the
official returns of the principal judgments: Sentence of
death passed, 1; recorded, 1. Transported for life, 1 ; 20
years, 2 ; 16 years, 2; 14 years, 1 ; 12 years, 1; 7 years, 62.
Imprisonment' and hard labour for 2 years, 1 ; 18 months,
; 16 months; 2; 12 months, 30; 9 months, 7 ; 6 months,
45; 4 months, 22 ; 3 months, 46; 2 months, 10 ; 1 month, 9;
grand bills, 10; acquitted, 40; ignored, 6; judgments res.
pited, 6; publicly whipped, 1 ; privately whippsd, 6,
Several were liberated on their ownrecognisance, and others
on paying a small fine. The court adjourned to Monday,
Sept. 20.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.
_ - .

GUILDHALL.—ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY AN ARTIST.—
' A weltdrussed man, who gave the name of Wilson, and who
described himself as an artist in water colours, was charged
with having attempted to drown himself at Blackfrians•
bridge that morning.—The constable stated that he saw the
primmer running down the steps on the Middlesex side of the
bridge about bslf-put one o'clock, and ho immediately ran
down to his meistance. On catching the poisoner he wss
illumining to ass out of the water, and they etruggled for
tea minutes laseme he aneeseded in rescuing biro.—The pri-
mmer used hie deep regret for what he had done, and his
happiness at being repeued. He was induced to take this
step by distress of nsind, caused by being separated from his
wife end childrms—The constable believed he made seemlier
attempt at Waterloo-bridge some time ago.—The pri-
soner confessed that k was his own conduct that caused the
separation, and not that of his wife.—Mr. Alderman Gibbs
remanded him till ',flaky, that inquiries may be instituted
respecting him.
WORSHIP-STREET. IMPOSITION AND IMPRIITI-
HENCE FROM AN °NIMBUS CONDOCTOR.—J. Cooler, an
omnibus conductor, was charged with exacting more than
his fare, and using insulting language to Mr. Rolls.—The
complainant stated, that on the evening of the 19th instant
he went in the defendant's omnibus from the Elephant and
Castle to the Hackney-road, having previously observed it
indicated jn large characters on the side panel that 3d. was
the fare. 'On alighting he handed him a shilling to pay for
three, when the defendant demanded6d. each. Witness was
about to draw his attention to the specified charge of 3d. on
the aide of the omnibus, but perceiving that the defendant
had artfully flung his handkerchief over the figure, so as to
screen it from observation, he polled down the handkerchief,
which he placed upon the wheel of the vehicle, when the
defendant, in a most insulting tone, charged him with steel-
ing the article, and threatened to give him in etietody foe
felony. He persisted in the accusation, making use of
violent language. Witness gave him the overcharge, and
after some farther molestation, and the frequent repetition
of similar insulting expressions, he succeeded in taking his
number.—ln answer to the charge, the defendant stated that
he distinctly apprise 1 his passengers on the night in question
that the fare would be 6d. from the Surrey Zoological Gar-
dens, and called a witness, who proved that he heard that
intimation given, but was not aware whether it was repeated
to the complainant—The magistrate said, that whatever
doubt there might be with regard to the alleged extortion, it
was perfectly manifedt that the subsequent language and
conduct of the defendant were wholly unjustifiable, and he
should therefore order him to pay • fine of Ifs. and the
costa, or be committed for fourteen days to the House of
Correction.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—THE Cras-POOL Nut-
SANCE.-Mr. Ellis, of Regent-street, complained that his
neighbour's oess•pool, which overflowed into his kitchen,
and which the occupier of the house had promised to remedy,
wee still in such a state as to make a residence in hie house
unbearahle.—Mr. Bingham made an order for its imme-
diate removal.

MARYLEBONE.—DRUNKENNESS AND ASSAULTS.—
Mr. Lomas, a gentleman residing is Wenbourne-park-ter-
race, Paddington, was charged with drunkenness and u-
uniting police constables.—Hewiteon, 120 D, deposed that,
on the same morning, about 2 o'clock, as he was en duty in
the New-road, he saw the prisoner, who was drunk, leaning
against some iron railings in Winchester-row, and he re•
fused to state where he lived. Witness took him to the
station-house, en the way to which he swore, and struck
Nelson, another officer, with his stick. While the charge
was being preferred against him at the station-house, he
gave witness a blow on the arm with his fist —The magis-
trate fined him In two separate penalties of 20a. each. The
money was paid.
A PICKPOCKET CAUGHT.—Thomai Smith was placed
at the bar, before Mr. Arnold, on the following charge of
robbery : It appeared from the evidence, that on the pre-
vious evening a young mac, named Reeves, was listening to
a party of " Ethiopian Serenaders" at the corner of Charles-
street, Hampstead-road, around whom from 200 to 300
...persons had collected, when his right-hand cost pocket was
dived" into by the prisoner, who stole therefrom a silk
handkerchief. lie was immediately collared by a gentleman
who had witnessed the theft, and he (prisoner) then dropped
the article at his feet. He was detained until the arrival of
Handley, 121 S, by whom he war conveyed to the station-
house and locked up.—Mr. Arnold (te the prisoner): What
do you say to this ?--Prisoner : It's quite false, please your
worship, what the prosecutor says about the handlticher
being in the right-hand pocket. However, whether it was
in that one or not, l'm bleat if I stole it —The prisoner, who
it was stated had upon former occasion been in trouble"
under nearly similar circumstances, was committed te
Ne agate for trial.

WESTMINSTER.—Roaamo s MomER.—T. Hut-
son. aged 17, was chervil with robbing his mother, a poor
willow, with three Maims . A mars awed Williams saw
primer take a stain teueeddy from leallor his 'pros, and
wasphatiag. Asa ids previous knowis of him, that some-
thimt 1111121110111.. h. isleemed the serr, who famed the
primer k an aid has shop, endeammeisito procure a key
to wm, the caddy and gave him isem custody. The proee-
edrs wm formwtiy is the habit et depositing what little
maw, she peemead is the sulky, sad prisoner had no
dwelt pudebed k upppesiog it te asstak some. Eike, with
team la her eyes, add thei -the wee reluctantly compelled
her
A milk dinars, in la eta bad repeatedly robbed her
A emislis hdbestultite magistrate that the prisoner
hal bees preeleuely cordial et Itlony.--lie was committed
ire trieL

CAMBITIL-DARINO HIONIWAT RONNIZT.— W. Bea•
nett, who lad been previously oessirnsd of felony, and sen-
tenced to 12 sonthe imprismarnat, woo dually examined,
charged with being eonoerned with earther man in stooling
ken the poem el J. Kent a silserwalelt and 21. 10s. in
sash.—On betwiday last prosecutor wen returning from
Orneawich. While walking near the Surrey-canal the pri-
mer and amass lean knocked him down, and robbed him.
ge, however, called out murder lustily, when the prisoner
and his sumpamloa escaped. The prisoner was secured aft •
, logthenol ices.—ln his crossemunination by Mr. Games,
the prenneder editing& he was so much intomeated that he
did net has, whether it was a cab or an omnibus that he
redo in ban Greenwich to the New.cross-gate, nor mold be
La ew
f7aa e,cannagottirwhihretkttgy:auldart. the latter place, when
there oneld le but little moral doubt as to the guilt of the
Ler, bet after the admission of the prosecutor it would
te useless to send the cue before a jury.—The prisoner
was
T=l-1,1/e.coxxvoarra.—FATXL FIGHT AT POP-
LAB.—J. Caine, A. Ager, J. Johnson, and W. Newsom
were re-examined charged with manslaughter, In haring
aided and abetted in a fight between two boys at Abbotts
Fields, Poplar, is PNlAlMpeace of which one althorn, named
Harris, had since died from the injuries indiond on hint.
The first examination appeared in our paper*, Aug. 23.
3. Hew, who witnessed the fatal occurrence, deposed that
the gehenere nussenged the boys, and had Om the de-
mised genie nue end a quality of beer, and be afterwards
bad a it.—Mr. 'Tsang remanded them till iletsueley.
TOLLS ON ram COKYIN.CIAL-lIOLD.—The awl was OCOII-
- nearly three hours In hearing the ergentent of Yr.
Wllls, spoil pleader, on behalf 011ie Ournsimielweed and
Clemenensel.road iurn nun ; and Mr. WINO ere,
lonlenweahser, en lehelteflfr. Onsens, who littetted to
thus telb.—Mr. Waal lid Meg give Niglio= et
lkality int