The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-19 00:00:00

TO THI IDITOI OP TH3 I.XPRI3B.

But,—The ooDtil;ecioverei;wciiiiiOE the river
steamboats renders a journey by them attended with con-
siderable risk. I was a passenger by the Waterman's Com-
pany'a gaged called the Stock, from Greenwich to Loa-
doe, on Tuesday evening at 6.46, which, when it Wild at
the pier, wee much crowded, and sfterw.rde took up passen-
gers from the Great Brawn, after leaving which we were
tossed about from side to side, so much so that It was enough
to do to keep your poeition, and the water washed over the
side and wetted the fort of passengers standing by the funnel
of the Tweet . .

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&venial the psseengers seemed much alarmed, and ex-
premed very loudly the ruk we were running in coosequesce
of the crowded stated the vestal. . . ..

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August 17. A PASSENGER.

TnE LONDON RIFLE BEIGADE.—The executive
committee or council of the Leaden Rifle Brigade &reactively
engaged daily, at their Mines In Great Winchester-strest,
by command of the colonel, Mr. Alderman Carter, and Mr.
Alderman Rose, the vlorrpresident, is the enrolment of mem-
' bus of the corps. The dress uniform for the brigade has
been furniehed by Messrs. Silver, of Gracecturch-street, end
is of the brat possible quality. it tonal.', of a braided tunic,
similar to that of the regular rifle brigade, dark green
trousers with black silk braid strips; a cloth shako (Sardi-
nian pattern), with dark green plume, both neat and hand-
some in appearance. There are also atoms cap, with square
peak, patent leather waist and shoulder belts with frog
pouchea, Sc.; upon the pouch, tbe shoulder belt, the shako,
and the forage rap fa fixed the badge of the company, very
richly executed in bronze, surmounted by the royal crown,
supported by the royal arms, enclosed in • band bearing the
inscription, " London Rifle Brigade." The rules and regu-
lations of the corps are slow ready.
WRECK IN THE THAnEs.—On Wednesday night,
at about 11 o'clock, the Sealuese, Thome' Jenkins master,
a smack in the employ of the Rochester Oyster Company,
whilst lying in the tier cif Billinagsts-market, suddenly
became • wreck, through the instability of the foreshore, the
consequent slipping of revere' vestals in the tier, the
opening of the strained timbers of the smack, and the rush
of water into her bold. Ste bed upwards of 100 bushels
of oysters on board at the tiros, and her crew were occupied
yesterday In the removal of her psriatable cargo, end its
sale at a greet sacrifice upon its previous value. We un-
derstand the bad condition of the billingsgate foreshore has
long tine bath formally reprerited to the corporation, by
whom II chamois "grousdage made upon every smack
bringing oystus Y the market ; and that the Whiutable
Oyster Company lure for more than a year refused to pay
groundege until the shore should bare barn made safe. It
is true that the corporation have, within the last three weeks,
sanctioned an outlay of 3301. upon this forester% but this
accident proves that a more timely concession would have
been better economy.
CASUALTIES AND LOSS OF LIFE AT Sr.s.—Advices
from Havre. dated August 16, state:—Dsring the gale at
Tiepin, on the 25th and 26th June, en English barque, •
Mexican grimmer, and tits French schooner Petrone% from
Tampico, to toad for Havre were lying la the madatead.
The barque was wrecked, end five of the crew perished; the
Mrxican schooner foundered after being in contact with the
Petronila, and the whole of her crew were drowned. The
Potronila bad her mute and bowsprit broken, became very
leaky, but not being able to clear the Wm, proceeded for Tam-
pico, off which port she arrived on the 10th July, end was
fa a very minesl situation, with only two anchors on hoard,
her pump. cboked, bad weather Ml:dinning, sea very high,
and a fresh In the river.
THE MAIL SERVlCE—According to a Post-office
notice issued yeetardsy, maill will be made up for America
and Newfoundland to-day; for Calcutta, China, Alexandria,
Malta, and Gibraltar, to-morrow; for Caned., West Carat
of Antos, Madan, and Tenenfle, on Tuesday; for America,
on Weduead ; CA. America, Newfoundland, Calcutta, and
Chia, on Friday; and for Bombay, Alexandria, Malta,
Gibraltar, Spain, and Portugal, on Saturday. Mails from
Bombay, Abreandris, and Malta ere due at the General Poet-
office to-day; from Portugal and Spain. on Sunday; from
America and Canada, on Wednesday); from Bombay, Alex-
andria, Malta, and Gibraltar. on Thursday ; and from Cal-
cutta, Alexandria, and Malta, on Friday. The North Britain
is to take out the Canada mails of the 23rd boat.; the Arme-
nian, the West Coast of Afries, Madeira, and Tomei& mails,
of the 23rd Mat, ; the Athens, the Cape of Good Hope.
Ascension, and St. Helena mails of the 6th proximo: the
steamer Ceylon, the China, Penang, (thumpers Oihrsin
Calcutta, Ceylon, lonian Islands, Malta, Egypt, -
Aden Ensile of the 20th instant ; the Orem. the Bombsy
snails of the 27th instant; the 'aeon, the Newfoundland
orotaLla,daandy ;
andtte AM es, the, United States. tied Canada nails
Rio de Janeiro, and 'catmint's?. Port, by
instant. Ship melts will bethllnuitpedforSt.Sttes.
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steamer Bogota, on the 10th proximo; for New
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Friday ; far O,teod.
every Saturday ; and for Rotterdam,
6 *very Tondo, Thursday, and Satutday.