The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-24 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.

TEIG/sIIOUTH, DEVON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Shortly after midnight this morning (states Mr.
G. P. H. Rowell) a telegram was received here stating
that a large vessel was on shore near Dawlish, and desiring
that the lifeboat China, belonging to the National Life-
boat Institution, might be sent to her assistance. The
crew were at once roused, and the boat launched with all
possible speed. The wind had been blowing all day from
the S.E., and there was a heavy sea running. After pro-
ceeding along the coast for about an hour the lifeboat die-
covered the vessel between Dawlish and Langston Point.
She was anchored in the broken sea, close to the
shore, in a very dangerous positioe, and rolling very
heavily. She was the brig Thomas, of Milford,
bound from Dieppe to the Bristol Channel in ballast. The
crew of the lifeboat advised the master not to leave his
vessel, and afterwards put two of their number on board with
the view of getting her off shore. She had both anchors
down, but there was a tremendous strain on them, and
she rolled to such an extent that the hawse-pipes and
part of her stem were carried away. The lifeboat re-
mained by the vessel some time until the wind veered to
the south-west, when sail was made and the brig stood out
to sea. Should the wind increase, the lifeboat men on
board will take her into Exmouth. The lifeboat then re-
turned to her station, which was reached about 8 o'clock
this morning.
WINCHELSEA, WEDNINDAY NIGHT.
This morning the French barque Marie Amelie, of
Quimper, stranded off this place (reports Henry Barra,
Esq.). The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution
on this station was at once launched to her assistance.
She took the ship's anchor out to seaward, thereby pre-
venting her drifting further ashore with the tide, and the
Rye harbour steam-tug has since towed the ream! off.
Fortunately no lives have been lost.

HOWTH, DUBLIN BAY, IT AN. 22.
A vessel was seen in the offing yesterday with a signal
of distress flying (says Staff Commander Id. D. Burney,
R.N.), she was drifting fast to the shore. It had been
blowing a gale from the eastward and there was a heavy
sea running. The Howth lifeboat, belonging to the
National Lifeboat Institution, was thereupon at onoe
launched and found her to be the schooner Fanny Hill-
bury, of London, bound from Liverpool to Sierra Leone,
with a general cargo. The master stated that he had lost
both anchors and that she had struck on the Kish Bank.
The weather having moderated and a pilot having been
taken on board the vessel was fortunately enabled to
dispense with the services of the lifeboat.

The traffic on the North British Railway, be-
tween Edinburgh and Carlisle, was suspended from 9on
Tuesday night till noon yesterday by snow. Between
Hayrick and Riccarton the snowdrifts blocked the line for
13 miles, and five goods trains were snowed up all night.
The traffic is now resumed.

The Home for Gentlewomen in Reduced Cir-
cumstances, 25, Queen-square, Bloomsbury, has received
• timely addition to its funds from the Goldsmiths' Com-
pany, who have a second time sent the committee a dona-
tion of 25/. The Marquis of Cholmondeley has also for-
warded a handsome present of game to the lady Inmates.
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—Professor De Morgan
has formally announced his intention of resigning the pa.
feasorship of mathematics in the University of London,
and the council have decided that they will receive appli-
cations up to Thursday, the 4th of April. Mr. De Morgan
took the B.A. delat Cambridge in 1827, being 4th
wrangler. On leaving Cambridge he entered at Lincoln's-
inn, and commenced studies for the bar, but abandoned
them on obtaining in Pei the professorship of mathe-
matics in the newly-founded University of London.
LORD STANLEY ON THE FRANCH BE. —Lord
Stanley has written the following letter in reference to en
invitation to attend • meeting of the Huddersfield Working
Men 'a (Conservative) Association, which was held last
night :—" Foreign-ollice, Jan. 4, 18b7.—Sir,—I havetaken
a day to think over your letter, which reached me yester-
day, and it is with real regret that I find myself unable to
accept an invitation so flattering in itself, and conveyed
in language so expressive of such cordial good feeling.
But the premiere of business here has compelled me to de-
cline, for the present, all requests to attend public meet-
ings in the provinces, and I cannot well break through
the rule which I have laid down for myself in one case
without doing so in others. I see with great pleasure
the growth of conservative associations among working
men. The more we have of them the better. Every-
body, as far as I know, desires that the beat of the
working class should be admitted to the franchise ; and it
is the interest of these, quite as much as it is that of capi-
talists or landowners, that the right of voting should
not he rendered practically valueless in their hands
by being extended to others who, from (perhaps)
inevitable ignorance, are unfitted for so grave and
responsible a trust.—Sincerely reciprocating your good
wishes. I remain your obedient servant, STANLEY.—
W. Garner, Esq."—At the meeting referred to,
the Earl of Dartmouth said be was certain that whatever
measures Lord Derby might decide upon bringing forward
for the amendment of the representation, they would be
based upon well matured counsels. Major Waterhouse,
M.P., said he hoped the government would shortly intro-
duce • measure which would command the approbation of
the country at large, and he should be deeply disappointed
if the government were inactive in the matter. At the
same dinner Mr. W. E. Ferran.' proposed " Her
Majesty's Ministers," and he was "warmly received."
Referring to Mr. Bright, be said that that member
had charged Lord Grosvenor, Lord Elcho, and Mr.
Lowe with being dirty conspirators • there were not
I three more honourable men in England. (Applause.)
He had charged Mr. Garth with going through
dirt to dignities." He (Mr. Ferrand) held in his
hand statements which substantiated almost entirely
every word uttered by Mr. Garth, but, it was lei.
possible to take up their time by *adieg them
ou that occasion. The other day Mr. Bright delibe-
ately wrote that he (Mr. Ferrand) was the greatest ruffian
that bail appeared in the House of Commons during the
last 50 years. (Loud laughter.) He made that charge on
the pretended statement of a man who had been dead 20
years ; and he said that gentleman had made the remark
to Mr. Cobden, who had also been dead some time. This
was a libel on the dead. Not • man in England believed
it, and the man who believed it least was Mr. Bright him-
self. The toast was acknowledged by Mr. F. S. Powell,
M. P.

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SINGULAR FATAL Accintrr.—A fatal accident of
a very painful character occurred at 'Winton on Wednes-
day. Dirs. Petherbridge, wife of a respectable farmer of
Marldon, finding her husband late on his return from
Newton market, feared that something had happened to
him. She directed the man-servant to put the horse in
the trap, and drove off with him in the direction of
Newton. She bad not proceeded above a couple of miles
when she met her husband on horseback. The hones,
knowing each other, stopped suddenly, and Mr. Petber,
bridge being, as it is supposed, drowsy, and not on the
alert, was pitched over the head of the horse by the sudden
and unexpected stoppage, and killed on the apot.—Sher-
borne Journal.