The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-26 00:00:00

THE WAZOKAD sraAina AMASS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SCIIDAY.

This steamer, which went ashore off Jersey on Tam.
day last, la still in • hopelr se condition on the rake, and it is
mere than probable that in a few doge ehe will be broken op
by the sudden changes of weather which are frequently
occurring on this meat, sad whieh are of a very violent char
meter. The statement so generally repotted, to the effect
that " the captain Worsted a pomp never befogs attempted,"
is positir ely untrue. The passage between the rocks Is caa-
stantly made by the parkas tunnieg between Weymouth
maths Chemist Islands; sad Captain Gacdridge, of the
South Wolin °timpani's ship Courier, bee ;gone the same
route on way ameeloss. The only object attained by this
passage is the ;saving of 4i minutes of time. It is
seldom, however, attempted when the wind is high.
On the occeelon of the disaster to the
Li-
prem the wind was extremely light; neverthelees' there
was a heavy " grenad swell," which caused the vessel to
larch somewhat considerably, and, owing to this circum-
stance, her stem Wrack a email rock !Om* distant* under
warm, bat the ship passed over it without damage. The
probability is that an alarm having been given that the
ship had struck, sad no allowance being made for the swell
of the see, the ceptaln deviated somewhat from the proper
course, which brought the vessel into contact with the rock
which proved her destruction. It is stated that but a short
distance from the place when the Eames was put ashore to
sore her managers there is a smell inlet between the rocker,
where she might have ban attended on the beach, and thee
have been saved from wreck, end the two lives now writhed
might also have been saved. The Capita; was • may hat
ship, her ordinary speed averaging about 14 miles an hour.

Ina Naw RETORM MOVEMENT.—Ace agitation
le about being ourommthed for the repeal of collate customs'
ditties, 439 in number, producing a revenue of tareeViartare
of a million. Mr. Join Bright, whilst in Liverpool, on &-
Wedgy week, had a long interview with the council of the
Filtahristl Reform Atheciation n spetting the moreuient. It
is *rasa! by these gentlemen that the duties producing so
small a portion of the revenue are not worth the trouble and
coat of collection, while they tend to impede the operation* of
commerce. It is intended to make epeclat efforts fur the total
repeal of the dutlea on tea, coffee, ad sugar, which, the Ast-
aociatioa contend, are absolute neceaseries t r the pox, sad
that their total abolition Is only second in importance to the
queues of the corn-laws. The cheaper thee@ three Widening
obtainable, the g r err, it is also argued, will be the sobriety
of the n dom. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer cannot do
without the revenue produced by these diet e, 1E it automata
that a tax on ',miserly would meet the ditilealliy, au that the
rich may distribute instead of the parr. Tom policy, re-
cording to the views of the cthecil, would give memoir
meet to haughty and commerce by removing the impedi-
menta which now binder their development. The Associates
intend opt mug their campaign by s grand denstnetration, to
come off only in November, at Liverpool. Mr. Cold's and
Mr. John Bright have promised to attend sad take pert in
the proceeding/. The remade, when thus tosugented,
is to be carried on vigorously during the winter menthe
by public meetings bring held throughout the country;
the ineusters of the cattaril having premised to lint active
essistenoe In prosecuting the objects of the essotietion. The
war cry of the campazo we understand, is to Le, t.
Ace
untaxed breakfast and tea: table fur the wotkiog cluees;"
the argument being that the time Le come when there should
be untaxed tea end toffee as well as untaxed breed. It ie
also stated that Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright have been in
coendtation with the reformers throughout the kingdom,
but more *nth:awe!, with Toekehir., Lancashire, and
Cheshire. The result of all this will be a preperetory con-
ference in Matiehester early in November next. In Deeem-
ber the Retiree Club will hold a public meeting In Liver-
ol. and Mr. Bright basromised to Is pres-at.—Lirtegool
Albion.