The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

TEE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAMER

AZOFF.

Intelligent* reached Southampton, from Plymouth,
yesterday, by einem teleg►aph, that the hired transport
Cleopatra. latch arrayed at Paysocuth on Saturday sight,
reported hanky/ fallen in with the Feeblest's, and Oriental
Company's steamer As:ff, oe the 9th lastest, about 100
miles aertb-west of Cape Fici•!errr, in a sinking state. The
Cleopatra pot oc board the As-if six marines, who voles-
.rend to vest la workieg the rumps. The two vessels
kept in anapany four days, and parted company on Satur-
day, at 7 p.m , two miles south west by west of Plymouth.
The As .ff was then six miles a-heed of the Cleopatra, pro-
reedicg up chasnel to Sancompton. As soon as this news
reached Sostbampt an, the Madrid steamer was ordered out
to search for the As.if and render her amistanee. The
As:if left Scuthampton on the lit lac. for the Mauritius,
deeply laden. It is probable that she has met with the re-
cant bad weather, gadget strained. There could kayo been
no immediate danger, however, of the AAA shalom or she
would not have pasted by Plymouth.

Itegutsr. —On Saturday an inquest wu held
before Mr. Wakley, at the Beek of Ragland publio-house,
Newt-street, Padaington, respecting toe death of a youth
named William Brand, aged 16, who was auffoostad by an
escape of pus in the hones of Mr. Leeklend, 16, Glooceeter-
gerdeer, Hyde.park, on the previous Tuesday. The de-
ftest& who was an apprentice of Mr. Short, a 'matter, in
Paddicretia, was employed with hie master at Mr.
Lacklaod's louse on the thy in question, and at about half-
pat 5 in the Murales was sent into the wine cellar, which
was quite dark and tilated, to connect the supply
ripe tram the street main with the meter which wee ost a
shelf in the cellar; h:e master going isto the real cello
The pipe having been pawed through a hole in
the wall, the lad succeeded u takieg atlas cep at the end,
but was unable ti snits it with the meter. The gas beieg
JO tub immure eeesped with great rapidity and ff:led the
wine cellar, and 11r. Short called out to the deceased to be
quick, bat received no answer and the nest moment heard
aim felt. He at otos ran to his &meatuses, but was
so overpowered t 1 at he fell on the fl or nearly suffocated.
A female servant hoarier; his fall, ran down with • lighted
candle, when Mr. Soon, although nearly stupified, bad the
I resents of mind to cell out "no no light." Assist-
ance was premized, and the dead body of the boy was (mead
on the top eta wine bin, near the gas pipe, nut of which the
pas was still rushing with great velocity. Verdict, " Acct
dental death."

--71711—ECLERGY AND THE BURIAL BOARD.—A fort-
tight ago we publiehad a letter from the Under-3amna:7
of Sta's to the clerk of the Tytemouth Burial Bo ad, with
regard Cr the collecton of the clergyman's feet for inter.
meat in the toowerated ground ; but 11 was left in doubt by
Mr. Mamey's letter whetter the burial board had to pay the
olergymea'a fen cut of their al.mges fir leave to asks a
vault. erect a tontbetone, &c.; or whether these fees mast
be paid to the clergyman M addition to the burial board
'barge., which are the tame in consecrated and anconew
crated ironed, A timed cmanecication has been reared

by that board, whereat Hr. Massey states that the 33rd
stetio.n of the set I.S.b and 16th Vic. c. SS dose Dot impose
upon burial brat's tie daty of ra..iring the ecclesiastical
her piyab e LA report cf the richte enquired under the
Nation. These dare are payable in addition to eh* less
charged by the board, sad the words o. oat oi" le SiCllo 1 33
Min K. aastasstood as muted " pars ot."—ll•meh!ster
Cissurilsms.