The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-20 00:00:00

TERRIBLE COLLISION OFF ALDI3OROUGH.

GREAT LOBS OF LIFE.

has as yet gone no further than the expnwsion of
the Oovogio. Its realisation would be the best
thing that could happen for the revenues of their
master, the happiness of his people, and the in-
crease of his trade."

The following telegram reached us last night :
NORWICH, SUNDAT, MIDNIGHT.
The General Steam Navigation Company's
AUSTRALIA. 1 steamer Brhiser, from Hull for London, sunk this morning
VICTORIA.
off Aldborough, from collision with the screw steamer
The last Overland Mail brought us accounts of . Oswald, from London for Sunderland. Three POMPOMS
the demonstration of the inhabitants of Melbourne . haeali"uded at Great Yarmouth, but MAY are rapPmed to
and its suburbs to mark their appreciation of Sir
Charles Darling, and the universal regret =Jai- Another correspondent says :
About half-past two yesterday (Sunday) morning a cal.
Jested at his recall. Immediately after his de-
parture Brigadier-General Carey was sworn in as sion attended with loss of life took place off Aldborough.
azting-Governor of the colony, and it was expected 1 A vessel celled the Oswald left the Victoria Docks on
that no further opposition would be manifested by Saturday evening bound for Sunderland, and when off
the Legislative Council to the progress of legialation. 1 Aidieweeigh earn. into "ill" with the 'Weenier Bruiser,
The Melbourne Age says, however, that subsequent ! bound to London, with from 128 to 130 persons on board.
events belied those expOctations. lln leas than a quarter of an hour the steamer sank. By
the exertions of the captain of the Oswald, 99 of the pea-
The same says that though parliament haft
ma
been and party conflict has ceased, bit_ mangers were saved. Full particulars could not be
prorogued ascertained, as these rescued were landed at the Victoria
terness of feeling is still kept up by the imprudent
arid irritating tone of Mr. Cardwell's despatches. Dodo at • late hour last night The Oswald is but
.
copies of which are, by some means, obtained and alightlY dualged•
meet direct from England to parties in Melbourne,
by whom they are published almost before the ori-
Oafs have been perused by the officer aciminiater- The official returns show that deaths from
ing the government of the colony. I cholera sad diarrheas in London are decreasing, and more
A local paper, the Albury Banner, of the 23rd of rapidly than has been the case for several days. On Fri-
um, contains the following :—" ‘Ve learn that
(lir theirrehiwci;:rete;odeathsffrom cholera and 25 from dim.
exploring party have discovered the remains of a ie,„ published dgrettgYistil :elm% Igae the ylowegit,
long-lost Dr. Leichhardt, who has been most there were 94 deaths from cholera and 31 from diarrhoea ;
laxionaly looked after for so many years. We are and on Thursday the reported deaths from the latter were
only in a position to state the fact, but not to give as high as 40. On Tuesday there were as many as 77
deaths frocu.c The following are the classified re.
h olers .
particulars, which are hourly expected to arrive, 1 terms for I. nday :
acs to the details."
The Argus says that preparations for the Inter.?
colonial Exhibition in Melbourne, preliminary to
the great show in Paris, go on very satisfactorily.
During the month memorials from various parts
of the colony, vindicating the action of Sir Charles
Darling during the late political crisis, had been
forwarded to his Excellency the Acting Governor
of Victoria, with the view of being transmitted to
the Queen.

THE CHOLERA.

Cholera.

West diatainta
North districts 3
Central distrieta
East distrieta 49
South districts 5