The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-26 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOEF.N WITH.

Augusta (barque), from Lberpsol :eat Singapore, lat. 44 50 12, 100.
11 12.
Oero. Hyde, from London be Hong Hoag, tat it 0., I a.
Nolte& Hall (ably), tree New Orleans Ss Liverpool. Jab 3, lat.
us. 711.
Con anew. boa Hew Orleros to Limp*, Jsl 3, lat.:11 40, lea.

Iliiiiirryg (Alp), tram Livorpool for New Yak, July 9,161411, ka.
67 97.

TILE WRECK CHART.

We have received from the offioe of the National
Lifeboat Institution a remarkable map—a Wreck Chart of
the Blither' Liles for 1868. It fa to be found In a return to
palterers carefully prepared by the Board of Trade. The
chart re of the same appeomos seen ordinary map of them
lamb, *save that the whole line of coed, from the Orkneys
to the Land's End, is dotted with a series of black marks.
Baoh mark indicates dam a shipwreck, or some cresudtmeli:
a vessel Dearly approachisig to that disaster. A most
Moly edict Ms this chart whin this key to Its object is gthen.
The whole coast, partioderly the approaches to our great
ecomereial cities, bristles with the dotting. which show
clearly the site where awe noble ship has gone to destruction
with Mr human freight, the tidings of which has, also 1 too
frequently brought woe to many a home and counting-house.
All round our coasts, with the aid of this valuable
map, we can trees dearly the frightful week of
destruction during the past year. The total number
of British mercheat Amps, Including stramers.le supported to
be 27,097, giving s tonnage of 4,568,730. These -ships are
handled probably by no lea than 300,000 men and boys. The
nature of the disasters to British and foreign ships may be
thus °pia:Weed —ln 1868, the number of vowels wrecked
on the cceste and in the seas of the United Kingdom was
1.170. Of these 364 were total wrecks, 60 sunk by collielon,
making the number totally lost, 404. Vearele stranded and
damaged so is to require to discharge cargo, 616; by colli-
sion, 261—total, 768; rooting the whole number of wrecks
1,170. By these disaster* the lives of 1,896 persona were
imperilled, of which number 342 persona were 110tilally
lost. This is the dark wide of Ws doleful map. It ban,
however, a bright side, and on that veiled that by the life-
boats of the National Lifeboat Institution, those of local
bodice and Talons other craft, 1,666 of our fellow-cresturee
were dttring the past 'ear rescued from a watery grave.
The red dotting* on this unique chart are also
cheering marks as indLotive of the places where
life-boats and the life preserving apparatus are to be
be found In the hour of diatrata. The latter are under
the control of the Board of Trade; sada' the apparatue requires
some knowledge of gunnery, they are principally in the
charge of the coast guard. It ie very gratitying to tied that
lifeboats on dangerous points of lbs coast have of late years
greatly increased in number and efficiency, chiefly under the
management of the National Lifeboat Institution, whose ener-
gies in thle good work are untiring. It has sow eighty two life-
boat establishments under its control, and we only wish ihatwe
were able to report that it had thrice that number, for there
are still teeny exposed points of the coed in need of these inks
of mercy ; and, although shipwrecks will occur crotwithetand-
log all our precautions, yet if life-boda were more numerous
on the coast, and if shipowners paid more atteaticn to the
condition of their vessels end crew, before they seat them to
are, roach, unqueetioaably, might as none to lateen the
melancholy catalogim of disasters on the costs of the British
isles which it is oar painful duty to report from time to
time.

THE THAMES CONSERTANCT.—A government bill,
before the Commons, emends the powers of the worshipful
" contervators" of the river Thames. It subjects to a
penalty of 201. every person throwing rubbish, &c., Into the
water course of the river within the flow and nth,'" of the
tide, or on any shore below the high water mark of the river,
or of coy river, Arose°, cot, dock, or canal within the flow
and reflow of the tide or the Thames. The " rubbish" in-
cludes earth, 'thee, dirt, mud, soil, " and other matter," 54
also " offensive mailer" in a liquid state, which most not be
allowed to flow either into the Thames orris tributaries. All
send barges must be duly licensed.
The screw steamship Etna, of the Cunard line,
arrived at New York nn the 13th, after a rapid passage of
sloven days &ton Liverpool.
SUNDERLAND SHIPWRIGHTS' STRIKE.—At a
meeting of thipbuildere, it has been agreed to employ as
many men at the advauced wages of one thilling • day se
may be recessery to complete, within contract all ships sold.
Work not contracted for. it was advised, shield be carried on
by apprentices and non-unionist hands.—Newcastle Chronicle
Divers, and various apparatus, for getting the
Pena setts from the Anegads reef, are to be sent oat in the
Wont baths packet of tee 2ud breaths°.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A FEMALE WHILE BATHING.
—On Saturday an mount was held at the Bell len, Stoke,
near Hampton Court, on the body of Mrs. Martha Elite,
aged 47 a lady of small income, residing at Stoke, +be was
drowned in the Thames on Friday. From the evidence of
W. !Lacher, a lightermsn, it appeared that about nine
o'clock on Friday morning be was in a barge on the river,
when he saw a bather struggling in the water, and before he
could reach the spit the porton went down. in • few
minute* he flatted the body up with his boat-book, and
pulled it into his boat, when to his great surprise be disco-
vered that it was a female. She was completely naked, her
clothes befog carefully folded and laid on the bank opposite
the spot where she went down, and he bad no doubt the had
got into the river to bathe, the spot being s-eluded and
sheltered from observation by hedges. Several relatives
gave testimony as to the deceased's state of mind, showing
that there was no ground to sweet enfolds. The jury re-
, turned an open verdict of "Found drowned."

MELANIIOLY CASE OF STABBING.—A most
melancholy colas has happened at Froree, resulting in the
death of one of the parties concerned. About 8 o'clock on
Thursday evening some four or lice lads wars bathing from a
beet on the river near the town, end one of them, Henry
Cuenca., in consequence of • misunderetending between the
parties, arising bow hie being in the brut without leave, was
pushed into the water. Corner then commenced throwing
stores at those who remained in the Coat, upon which Edwin
Colo, left the boat with another, and made a threat against
Cantor if he did not desist annoying them. No sooner, how-
ever, were they again /4300,1 in the boat than Cuxner again
threw at them, and alt‘rwards on the road home Cusnee
Sung • large stone at Cole., which struck him in the beck,
and at the wee time said that if he (Coles) struck him he
would stab him, repeating this expression in the bearing of
some who were near him. The next morning Caster sent
rewire'. insulting messaged to Cole., and again tbrea'ened
him ; and it appears that at about 12 o'clock on the same day
they met in the pareege which separates their homes, when
Corner pint god h 4. knife Into the left ride of Coles, from the
effects of which be died on Saturdey. Coles is the youngest
eon of • large fanner in the immediate nedithbouritood. and
Corner the youngest but one of a ck.thicr.—Salisbury
Journal.

MUSEUM OP PATENTS, BOTJTO KENSINGTON.—
Number of viaitore for the work ending July 23 .-51orniugs,
807; eeeelogs, 908; total, 1,715. Since the opening et the
mu.etun free daily (Hay 12, 1858), 119,752.
[Advertiaemeet.]—Mr. J. W. BENSON, of 33 and
SI, gadegte4lll, beg just widellebed • sew Illeatratal raraphlet on
Wage throe by poet for two Omar* which eastoma prior and Impor
tant Informs; on an to the watch to buy. where v. buy It, aed Wu/ to
uso It. It should he read try all before boring • watch. :üby lte aid pee-
wee Items le any rart at Ragland. rootlaud, Inland. Of Woke. can
whet the watch bes,al pte I to their um . and bare It (preluded free by
poet. **Tire blob repute shirts Mr. Utft•Olt hag obtlioed for the q all.
Um of manufacture elands mooed to stow"—Moralnd Adver.tair.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.