The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-30 00:00:00

COLLISION ON THE HUMBER.

LOSS OF THREE LIVES.

SHIELDS, FRIDAY Noisy.
The brig Artaxerxes, of Exeter, has arrived here
with Mr. Morley, master, and a seaman named Smith, the
survivors of the crew of the Victor, of Feversham, which
latter vessel was sunk off the Humber on Tuesday morn-
ing. The Victor sailed from the Tyne, coal 'laden, on Mon-
day boundtoFevorsham, and next morning about 7 o'clock,
while the master was Bitting in the cabin, his mate shouted
to him, " Jump on deck," and he had just time to do so
when a vessel, which proved to be the Artaxerxes, ran into
them OD the port side abaft the rigging. The blow was •
very fearful one, and the master and Smith had just time,
the one to get hold of the Artaxerxes' bowsprit and the
other the anchor stock, when the Victor went bodily down,
drowning the remainder of the crew—two seamen and a
boy. Mr. Morley and Smith were hauled on board the
Artaxerxes and saved. The Artaxerxes was • ligh ship,
and was bound to the Tyne.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

SATURDAY, NOVIKOZI 30, 8 AiL

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Aberdon. .76 44 8.& W. W.N.W. ho 0.01 3
Leith - -
Ardrosesa 19.76 8. 8. o 0.01 5
°meow& - .64 48 &W. &W. bro 0.10 -
irsleolls O4 61 B.&W. 8. tr 043 5
Cape Clear
Roche's Point .68,61 8. 8. r 0.46 7
Ibirpool..- . Al B.IL OE. br - 3
Holyhead - -
Penesace lO9OO 8. 8. br 0.13 7
Bred .-- 00 46 8. 8.8. E. tr 0.04 6
LANA. .12'36 8. E. to - 2
Itochetort MBOI E. 8.12. K 1 - I
Plymouth
Weymouth .0245 8. 8. o - 4
Portsmouth .06 42 B.&W. W.S.W. - 6
London -
rerisouth 40.16 381 8. W. o - I
Scarborough 30.03 28 B.OW. W.&W. co - 3
Shields 9l 41 B.W. OW in - 11
Holdor L-. -I - - -.- -

Since yesterday there has been every large decrease of pressure
at all stations, which amounts to more than stn-tenths of an
inch on the south coast of Ireland. The difference of pressure
this morning between Valencia and Rochefortis nearly 07 of an
Inch. Strong southerly winds have been Belt at most stations
in the south, amounting to a gale on the blab coed, accom-
panied by a high sea. Fresh southerly winds are now prevalent.
Temperatures are high except on the east coast and in France.
Much fog and mist are reported from the southern stations.

THE QUICKEST PASSAGE TO nw YORK.—The
list postage of the Inman steamer City of Paris to New
York is the finest ever made by any steamer. Leaving
Roehe's Point, Cork, on the 21st at 4 p.m., she arrived off
Sandy Nook at half-past 3 yesterday afternoon, making
the voyage in seven days twentythrse hours and thirty
minutes apparent time, or eight days four hours real time,
being at the ate of more than fourteen knots or sixteen
miles per hour. No vessel of the Cunard fleet hes equalled
this run.

On Thursday morning at 7 o'clock, on the Moe
de la Roquette, Paris, June Avinsin was executed for the
murder of Isidore Vincent, and of a farmer named Duguet,
an old man of 75. The convict, who was a butcher by
trade, hoped almost to the last moment that his petition
for a commutation of the sentence would be granted by the
Emperor—not because he denied his crime, but because of
his age, which was close on 70. A large crowd had col-
lected to witness the execution. Owing to the thick fog
which prevailed nothing could be seen but the twinkling of
a few lights in the windows of the prison and the moment-
' ary gleam of the lantern which the executioner was obliged
to hold to enable him to see that the convict, after being
strapped to the plank on the scaffold, was properly placed
under the huge blade ; and they knew that all was over
when they caught its ghastly glitter as it rushed down
when the cord that held it suspended was cut. In less
than half an hour the crowd had dispersed.

M. Bosco, the well-known conjuror, spent the
winter of 1858-59 in Berlin, and was one day summoned to
appear at the palace, in order to exhibit his art before the
present King, at that time Prince Regent, and the court.
Among other apparatus he had a terrestrial globe, upon
which Prussia was made to appear extremely small. Bosco
advanced to the Prince, who was sitting on an armchair in
the front row, and asked him to take the globe in his
hands. The Prince did so, when, to his astonishment, the
formerly little Prussia began to assume much larger
dimensions. " Your royal highness perceives," said
Bosco, " how Prussia will become aggrandised under your
hands." The trick was loudly applauded at the time, bat
little did the spectators imagine that what was intended
as a courtly jest was destined to become political earnest
within seven years from that time.

"The preliminaries for the trial of Garibaldi,"
says the Italia, "are still in progress. The general has
undertaken to appear when called upon, and, in the mean-
time, not to leave Caren."
Somo of the Florence journals state that an
opera, both the wore and libretto of which have been
composed by Mme. R►tsaui, is shortly to be performed at
the Pergola Theatre at Florence. It is called Wilfrid
Hofbark.

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MM. Godard, the aeronauts, made an ascension
in the Titan from Brussels on Wednesday morning, ac.
companied by Mmes. Henri and Chenvel, artiste of the
Pavillon de Fiore, and a French traveller, M.. Terme. The
balloon, after hovering for some time over Liege, came
down neav Beaufays, in the grounds of a country seat
belonging to H. Eberhard, where the travellers remained
a short time to partake of a luncheon offered by the
steward of the proprietor. At half-past 3 they resumed
their aerial journey, and the Titan, after Tieing to a con-
siderable height, descended in perfect safety towards 4 in
the afternoon at Bois-le-Comte, between Beaufays and
Sprimont.
The Avenir National relates that the pupils of
the College of Rennes rebelled in the evening of Saturday
last. The revolt was directed against one of the ushers,
who was nearly killed in striving to enforce respect for
authority, the little revolutionists having buried him
underneath a mattress, and being in the act of smothering
him when the arrival of the inspector gave the man an
opportunity of extricating himself. Nevertheless, the
superior functionary in question could not make himself
obeyed, and was obliged to threaten the intervention of
the military. To which one of the insurgents proudly
replied, " So much the better—that will give us arms !"
The comedy ended by the expulsion of 84 of the pupils ;
but that measure is not likely to he definitive, being in all
probability too sweeping.
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Taarric=UßN/L-11e traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week
ending November 23, on 13,072 miles, to 720,4101., and
for the corresponding week of lad year on 12,773 miles,
to 682,290/., showing an increase of 332 miles and
of 38,1201- The gross receipt& on the following 14
railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,423 miles, to
607,015, and for the corresponding week of 1866, on 9,151
miles, to 572,7911., showing an increase of 272 milesand of
34,260/. The increase on the Caledonian amounted to
343/. ; on the Great Eastern to 7381. ; the Great
Northern to 3,4921. ; on the Great Southern and Western
to 331. ; on the Great Western to 3,599/. ; on the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire to 1,5406 ; on the London and
North Western to 7,1301. ; on the London and
Brighton to 2,0656 ; on the London and South
Western to MK ; on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire to 3111. ; on the Midland to 7,547/. ;
on the North British to 2,318/. ; on the North Eastern
to 3,2771. ; and on tbe South Eastern to 1,2981.;
—total, 34,2601. The goods and mineral traffic on
those lines amounted to 375,9131., and for the corre-
sponding week of 1866 to 352,081., showing an increase
of 7.3,2851. The receipts for pedengers, pan:els, &c.,
amounted to 231,1381., against 240,163/., showing an in-
crease of 10,9756 The traffic receipts on 52 other lines
amounted, on 3,649 miles, to 113,3501., and for the come.
speeding week of last year, on 3,589 miles, to 109,4997.,
showing an indeed of 60 miles and of 3,8601. The
total receipts of the past week show a decrease of 2,6671.,
as compared with those of the preceding week, ending the
16th inst.