The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-24 00:00:00

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE JAMES 84111.138.

This splendid vessel, lying in the Huskiason
Dock, Liverpool, is now burnt down to the water's edge ; and
if any of the remaining cargo is saved, it will be so damaged
by Sr. and water uto be almost =dem. We understand
that time policies of insureace 1/4.• opened upon the vowel
whim she sailed for Celestes, sled Net, acoortikeg Si the
owner's opinion, they bed net inked when the Si. tech
place. The followbgletter ikon His local agent to the Lon-
don Secretary of Lloyrs was meted in the Liverpool
Underwriters' Room yeeeesdey
" Liverpool, April 22, 1858.
" Sir —By the telegram the Mal destruction of the
Imes &dam would mach Lleyes. The origin of the fin
is cal y sumised to have *rim Sent speimeseim semime.
tion. 'TM:Welke were all dieeherpi yourdey, seri the leiwer
hatches takes e[ in the promisee tido sarveyors, us ammo
of sal kiwi Wog Pupegeibie. I vmderatand the rossisder
of the cargo GOMM. !COOS seed, end jute, sad if the Sr.
weis smothering the egulegnie 14 air may 111:030M for he
bursting out. The ship wee scuttled, but it we only • 12
het tide, hence It was melem, ea there wise not much more
water in dock them the skip drew. It is reported that the
time policy en the sky was cancelled on the 19th hoit.
Scarcely any shipowners insure from Si. Is the Liverpool
Dodo experience abaft that the risk lam never tom «in-
wards geseding Nolnat. The imeminm et 6d. par
eent. would beitaleleet, bet the 'temp deer ea eft is
severe. Wadi net this he • good manually Gthe-
trine.
writers end shimming to messorielbe the Osert salinebequer
to reduce the 'lmpiety le flee pellelesem eliggliggeelld. for
11. m• saunas, homed of fis.? A swag weal lie obtained
whdisee not exist, and It would Men le in-
sure. Ire dlammethequeal ion haammerbeen semi-
dared, although I have often suggested it to the
but the obstacle was the stamp duty. With diesbriirgt7n
Pike water, and proper appliances at the dock quays, tons of
water could be poured into a ship. In this Malmo the
'catalog with only a 12 feet tide did injury, ea when she
grounded the water pumped into Ma ran out. The dock au-
thorities should to compelled in the bill new berme pert«.
meet to provide complete water pipes for extinguishing Sr..
along the dock Tau. The opportunity afforded of the it of suck a clause would he amply justified bj the
proem' calamity, if brought under the notion of the Board
of Trade.—l remain, air, your obedient aervant,
" H. C. CII•PMANt agent for Lloyd's.
"To Captain G. A. Halsted, lt.N,
Secretary of Lloyd's."
Our I/00l correspondent was yesterday informed that
the underwriters will inept* the chum for ussuranos upon
tbe James Baines.

AMERICAN SZAMON3.-Bome of the announce-
ments in the Sea Frencisce papas of samosa to be presch.d
In that city are very siagalar. At Calvary Church the MU.of the evening sermon was to be " Beemon's First Lot., the
Lion Fight, sad the Marriage." On the Sunday after, at
the same chapel, the subjoin was again to be taken from the
life of flazesun, " The Wedding fitddie end the consegeent
Tragedies." At the Tabernacle, "a sermon was to be
preached eppropciate to the recent elections. Sullem,
• &echoes up a Tree, his Mode of Climbing; " and it was
added, " Thbi will be ialtrnetive to little men seeking high
The defeated candi,letee for local offices and
attend." Imams are particularly end medially Melted to

TIER CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACES.—The University
eight-oared races will COCHISPIICS on llcsetisy, the 10th of
May, and continue • for eight days. ;The first division
will pall in the evenings, end the .cooed division in the
afternoons.