The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-23 00:00:00

SERIOUS COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

We rivet to anaemia tbe total loss, by oollidoe,
of the Bee tree ship Imogene, Captain Willis.., frees this
pert for Peraembseo, which was ran iota yesterday morn-
iai by the sues steamer Felten, boned from Cork to Lim-
peoL TM Mawr Musk the Isamu is the plot bow,
aed eat her dews to the water'. edge. The fore comps:-
mutat the Images* was immediately filed with water,
ad had Um moot set Ma fluid wit► watertiibt import-
ations abs mast haw sank Mat/wily, with all se board.
The steamer did set Mop her eaglets for seem dme after
the eallisks took plus. As the steamer left the Imams
the imptaia MM. latter semi hailed Mr, ad requited
her to lay by him, as he thought hie vessel was siakiag
this the steamer did for two boas, by whisk time it'
woe evillest, is spite of tbe almost exerdeas of Comte
Williams sad hie crew, that the Impose was foot
Midas, sad ►evieg, at this time, the male impartment
also surly tall of water, they were obliged to abudea
►er is thele ems boats awl take refuge es booed the steamer,
whisk t►ey bad namely due whoa t►e Imogene west doers
heed feressast. Tab vessel had a most valuable cargo is
board, estimated to be worth not lees this 60,0001., sad
wag commailail by a ma of great experimies sad jadg-
Rut. BM was seedy saw, !acing bees bade by Murk
Cate sad Ca, of this port, about eighteen mouthy same,
he Meru C. T. Bowriag ad Co., by whom ohs woo
mast

♦ resents ea board the Palate has (trekked us with
tbl forowing additional particulan:
"At three °Vetch ea Sudsy entwaing a Muhl eellitea
leek glass does to tb e Homy Light., between the Imogene,
of this port, Williams, seater, bousd for Pernaabisoo. Is
Bruilsorith a moot valuable general cargo, sad the stases
eitigishism,Hysesmatter,oa her pump fremCork to Liver-
pool. lip to the very moment of the oillsiss the prime
et the steam was all that a,sld be desired, Me sea bliss
suossally oils, with bat a very light brine blowing. At
thos Wm mistimed abs was steamier; away gamily, sada
fhl maws, at the rate of about eight heats per Mar, when,
all st•sekles, a ternlk crash, we, beard, followed by a
elmalietesewas sad hirartreadiag shriek from Me emigrate
am Maid (about olglity), who oried oat, ' The @UMW I.
Wowing op,' awl imbed abase ►er desks la wild mafesies.
TM steamer streak dm foveae is the bow, making
• bolo of sash magaitada that kat firemen' was
eposelly filled with sater ; the itemise had half her
.Ns take, away, but being Majored la bottom co am
oblissiy. The Imps@ bad been salsa, es the wiadward
sad displayed three large lglits la her riggiag.
Tae it...., had else lights ea beard. The moon was Mb
iag brightly at the dam sad namely a wavelet was to be
obsemod ea the mesa. The hat of the satortaaato Isar
gees was mos amertained to be iamitable, sad Casale
Williams signalled the Palms to seem to Mr relief. The
small beefs of the steamer were immediately lambed sod
pot off to tha wet id the ROW of the Imogene, whisk was
sew feet settling by the head. They easeseded is absent
aa hoer I. lodglog may me of the strew es Woad the
Mawr. Camels Williams wee the lad sae to leave his
ship, w►ish ha had isamely Moe who. dm mak. Not s
sulfide of the ear" whisk was valued at about 60,0001.,
wee raved. Time memo pasimegen ea ►east the
Images', me of whom ter %OWL, sad the Wier 7001. TM
Immo' was $B6 tom register. She wad aam meal, is
her third voyage."

A Norm's FUNUAL.—As elderly mama wee
Laureed es Wedekind& bat La Bradford parleli eluolkyard.
The feseed was by bee :.....a., 22 behre do
ear* bet less duel eser tie sae. Ali vespeedas
' the kw adds el Iselivie *eh t bed leA
The verdured were wide. bet Meeut.t• melted W
Wow% Old kariatealty a melee slaribey iglit its OW
meerderlhe erevetoese.—Zrede army.

MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS TOR TEE
PEOPLE.
A wooed swiss of times satertainmalts was ems-
messed lest night at St. Morthee-hall—sea ministers's*
elute from the locality formerly sanest On the COW
WllOllllOl2, of the same. ems weeks else., we drew
lactation to the peat morel sad menial importance of a
movement which hes he t object the providing a sheep
sad Teasing speedos w rurcetiea for the work's, assess.
At the seas time we were compelled to admit that the
estertaimmest plodded wu not each es wee seleeleted to
Weis the desired mid.

The man nif I might, however, exhibited a nail-
derable improvement ea the arrangements el the Ant
eerie.. The prime new *mann at 3d. Monad of 2d., as
beton, Is. being stbl the =salaam charge. It appears to
as that • both r stale wend be 2d., ad., and
Molten, having been aseastemed to all the ettr•etioae et
exaslint peefensaines, en an likely to he same
roar •tteadsau at a colleen nth* may yet be all that me
be desired or expected by those who pay tke lower rates•
This theory was somewhat borne out last night, by the test
that, while the other portions of the room wen well Ailed,
the reserved shilling seats were bat *math, °sampled.

The performaaces, which wars aim St entirely vocal, am.
Skied of several glees by Bishop, wry steely snag, carious
Bosh, ballads, and duets, by Mina Binh, Breath*ll, aid
Mania, aid Mean. Doaald Hie', and F. Boada; with a
pianoforte sole by Mies A. Maaaing. Oars of the obis(
features of tors smith. was Miss Birch's sing*, of tile
scam from Der• Pre heat's., which elicited tansaithas ap-
plaaee. Back demonstrations, laded, followed most of the
picots, aid the saeoree,as anal at a "pepsin" sewert,weits

One of the Wooded features of these eatartaleseate le a
specks of literary laterSde aositiag of readings fres the
old peak to be gives Styes the pars of the saw*
Last alight an inaugural address, apt eially whims for the
tweaslea by Mr. Leigh Haar, was managed tot be deli-
vered by Mr. &atquitsr, bat' that gentlesea. sea Ann
tosseseing hie ta.k., bead hie wise Istlegtabe to the re-
quisements ef the hall. est transferred the seasesript to
tle head. at Mr. Hoary Mayhew. _ _ _

Oa the seselsolos et this ;darer, there wee latredarg a
lest is... from the Member of Viola., w►ich wr lietesel
to wit► see► baptiser, that the rise el the reader wr
drowsed by the tippers' attenare of the atallear.

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There is ae deubt;that the sight; op etdreasetie maim
with a meek of this kiad is s mistake. sad the skeane of
MGM' stay ponbsbly be leaned by the wiry akesspt to de
for mash. The people pa for • maser% sad all the 'Leta
should be seeketrated towards yreeeriee es geed as eater -
Weakest as the eaters of the =WON will admit, sad
there is so men why, I. rash a epees as the large rook of
tit Merthes-hall, s ray ids masked eaterislemeet may eel
be pervitied, ska at the kw prises of the present seisms
sad prweeppeeltie the anises to be :ski, paid. leased. say
»Haase ea sea-peofessiesal skids.* will Si false le prim-
sip's, sad will plasm huh skim sad mikes* is aa sewer
lees poallea.

Wo.
wish well te the sensent, sad shnil4 bo any to
no It man from aay owns ens though "ding beat nor
..al se the port of in rennin.
We Amid state An the veal neon,.. untsposied es
• Tam fin aow (road p 1 .ids of &redwood's I sad the
programme manned that the ostoredentato wand res-
oled' with as ozhibidoe of the electric light by Ms. Popper.

DRAMA.

DRURY•LANZ.

Mr. Sheridan Knowles' Loss was prodneed bore
last sight, Mr. Berry Brine %shies the part of Ham.
Mn. Waller that of the Coaster, sad Mfta Clerlead that
of Catherine. Ti. lest-mar lady ruder • genuine
triumph la bar pest. His speetir rookery of Sir Rape*
bat reel ler fee kir, were remissly relight eat, mil
it the ~Mies isf the sass., as well es of the diem,
dr
wee eared before the carter to receive the
applause of the sadism,. Mn. WeLer fairly re.
fleeted the @mulles feelings of love sad pride is
the beret ef the Comtism bat the renter of Ham is
hardly streag ...ask to Ball forth the stormy prime la
whir Mr. Many Solara lore es neer After Loos,
• sew barisrpworlisd Pion., rural ea libertdea's
ploy. was proaseed. The Gather follows literally the
Hwy*, the erlsiael—the eltuaelimt, semen, sad seem,
Miss of sores altered le nit its brim's' applketios.
Mr. Lesley represeated Pismo: sad—Yes. Reeky
is mosque, sonar, sad greere—lt seed remedy
be Mord that his sere swarms was the Iliad
for as oathant of eatlalesties sato apt the asthma or
rather the opeetaterm AM what meld Mn. Keeley, itel
• preeent bat the rest traria, of warriors, fell of
Are sad essieeltty, sad niters of sweet erg t Mr. Homy
as Alen, Mn. Freak Matthews se Con, sad Miss Cleve-
land as Elvin, ettettibeted by 'hair mama 'pedal easel.
Moeda, to keep the home la the laughter, vete. The oseamry
was met se apleadid es might hove bees imputed la a mime*
dab is lamagiaadoe as Perm. The dames of the Parmelee war-
riors la the Tarr el the Ira me, bower:, • picturesque
end glowing suer. The serer, who rewire himself
sailer the my pleteriel title of " Tisterette Claude Lor-
rain, 1r.," ties, r already sired, adhered pretty rigidly
to the plea Gad eves the dialogue of his °tiara He has
eseverted the dialogue late " Uses" whir he domed se.
worm is a " war plow " sad intrepersed It with pans sad'
✓osier to sanest espies, whisk were noddy emir up
by the waiver. It yawed off very well. The her was
greatly eroded.