The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-29 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SBA T.CIS.

YARMOUTH, TUESDAY NIGHT.—This day we have
experienced in this neighbourhood a moat awful stale, cawing
many serious chipping disaatars. The large lifeboat at this
place, belonging to toe Royal National Lifeboat Inatiodoo,
was Manche% and proceeded to the assistance of a reseed
called the Zephyr, which was observed to have stunk on
the Scruby Sands. She was found to be lying In • heavy
sea. After much difficulty, the lifeboat succeeded in
rescuing and landing the crew. One pour boy, however.
died of fatigue and exhaustion soon after he was brought on
shore. BLAVNIARItI, TVESDA Y.—Yesterday afternoon •
flat, with signal. of distrees tlymp, was observed on the edge
of the mode opposite NUILUD, Anglesey. It was
blowing a gale of wind from the north west. The
lifeboat of she National Lifeboat Institution was in-
stantly despatched to her assistance. The flat's crew wished
either to be brought on shore In the lifeboat, or that she
would remain by them. Accordingly the lifeboat stopped
by them. When the gale moderated, she flat was got
underway, and brought to a place of safety. Aye, Mort.,
IJAT NIGHT.—A telegram has just reached this place
from Irvine (twelve miles distant), saying that a
French vessel bad got ashore, and that the hands
bad been wit irturiately lost. Another ship was in
the bay, with her masts cut away, and in great danger. The
old lifeboat of the Irvine Harbour Commissioners sad bees
found totally inefficient for the occasion. An urgent request
had, therefor*, been made to send the new lifeboat of the
Royal Nati( nel Lifeboat Institution, renew ly stationed at Ayr.
The reloset was instaatly oomplied with, and the lifeboat.
mounted on her new tramportlag carriage, drawn by a powerful
team of horse was, with her gsll.nt mew, gent cif with all
despatch. It is now nearly 9 o'clock at night, and blowing
• perfect hurricane as It has been doing all day long, God
grant that the services of the new lifeboat may be as success-
ful during this truly awful night as they were last week,
I when she nobly rescued 15 titer fellows from the beeline
I Niagara, of Shield.. If willing hearts and stout arms can
suacessfuliy combat with the fearful and wild elements now
raging, I venture to say that our lifeboat's crew will not be
Lund wanting, es they have unbounded confidence in the
now boat.

The Paris Prase mentions the following singular
fact Three women were yeatard4y (Monday) taken in
labour and delivered in the public streets ; one at the foot of
a tree in the Rue d'Allemagne, the second in the Rue de
Meaux, and the third on the Boulevard de Magenta. All
three were conveyed to the HOpital de la RiboiarZre, and
with their children are doing well."

Yesterday's Gautte notifies that the Queen has
been pleased to direct letters patent to be peeped under
the great Real of the United Kingdom, for invading the
Supreme Court of Hoeg Kong with 'pinnate jurisdiction in
owe of civil snits between British subjects heard and de-
termined under the authority of her Majesty's Order in
Council of 3rd of March, 1859, by British consuls within
the dominions of the Emperor of Japan.
LETTERS FOR TUN CAPE OF 0001) HOPE, ME
GOLD COAWT, Olt STEKKA LEONE.—On the lit March next,
and thenceforward, lettere addressed to the Cape of Good
Hops, the Gold Coast, or Sierra Leone, posted unpaid, will
be charged with an additional rats of sixpence each letter,
besides the usual postage; and letters posted insufficiently
prepaid will also be charged with the amount deli lent, and
who sixpence additional. An additional rate will also be
levied in this country upon all lettere received from the Cape
of Good Hope, the Gull Coast. or Sierra Leone, which may
have bean posted unpaid, or inauffideotly paid.—By on
of the Pes•tosster-General, ROWLAND HILL, SICZO•
tary.—Generel Postoffice, Feb. 23.
MAILS FOR CEYLON AM) MAURITIUS. COW.
mancieg with tt e packet which will convey the mails to be
deepaiched from England for Australia in Mach next, the
mail packets between Suez and Sydney will, in future, call
at Point de Colic (Ceylon), hissed of at Port Louis (Maori-
Hue). Addttisoal mails for Ceylon will, therefore, be weds
up on the morning of the 12th of every month for trenemis-
'ion mil Southampton, and on the evening of the 18th of
every month for tranamiesion eat Illareeilley. The mails for
litauritins end Reunion will continue to be despatched from
London with the Australian wail., and will be conveyed
from Aden by a branch packet —By commend of the Poe-
mainer.General, KOWL•ND HILL, Betzetary.—General Post.
office, Feb. 23.
LETTERS FOR GIBRALTAR, VIA FRANCE AND
HVAIN.—On the let March next. and thenceforward, the
comt4aed fifitish and tureign postage upon all letters sda
deemed to Gibraltar, when forwarded via France and Spahr,
will be reduced to sixpence fur a letter not ext ceding squatter
of an ounce in weight, ono shilling for a letter above a
quarter and under half an ounce in weisht, end so on, six-
peoce being added for each additional quarter of en ounce.
Letters for Gibraltar forwarded rim Southampton will be
chargeable by the half-ounce Fade, as heretofore; beginning
with sixpence for a letter not exceedieg half an ounce in
walgbt.—By command of the Poottaastet-General, ROWLAWD
Hitt. Secretney.—Generel Po.l-01Seo, Feb. 23.
SALMON FISIIINCS IN THE NORTH.—The severity
of the weather h u Watered very much with the fishing
hitherto ; but is the end of laic week, when the river cleared,
a good many fish were got. On , at one or two
'carious on the lower part of the river De... fully one hundred
Eau edam were got. The stake nets have been put into
the Dee, but little has yet been done. There is generally a
good appearance cf fish.—Dundes -Idrertiser.
THE Swore!) FISH.—A proof of the extraordinary
power of Shia 11,11 may be teen in the Arab, one of Captain
Wood's engaged in the Afri...in trade, and sow
undergoing repair* at Fogarty. whit, Bristol. The fish
appears to have driven us sword through a double sheathing
of copper, a plank 21 inches thick, and deep into one of the
ship's timbers. when the weapon brake abort otL
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, KING'S-CROSS.—
Humber of patients for the week sorting Feb. 26, 827, of
which 354 were sew ewe.
METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE.
anemia, CITY. The aggregate number of patients
relieved during the week ending Feb. 25 was—Medical, 917;
surgical, 425 ; total, 1,342 ; of which OSS were new oases.

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