The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1866.

signed silence prevailing throughout the assembly, broken
only at brief intervals by the well-timed and
appropriate exhortations of the Rev. Mr. Draper,
whose spiritual services had been incessant during the pre-
vious 24 hours. At 10 o'clock, the ship still rolling deeply,
an attempt was made to laubch the starboard pinnace, but
• sea struck her jut so she reached the water, and she sank,
leaving a crew of five men struggling for their lives. As the
ship was lying to, three of them managed to scramble up the
sides of the ship, and the other two were rescued by ropes
being thrown to them. Al ter this the exhausted crew ap-
peared indifferent to their fate, and no further effort at
launching the remaining boats was made until 1 o'clock, when
the water having reached the main chains and the
ship evidently settling down, the port pinwales
wee got over the ship's side. Even at this
moment the sea was so heavy that those of the
women; who were within reach of the boat, appeared to
prefer the frail shelter of the sinking vessel to the obvious
dangers of a small boat in a raging sea. At this crisis
Captain Mania, always at hand, addressing Mr. Greenhill,
his chief engineer, under whose command this particular
boat was rated, said, "Then is not much chance in the
boat. There is now for the ship. Your duty is done-
Mine is to remain here. Get in and take the command of
the few it will hold." Thus prompted, Mr. Greenhill, with
his fellow engineers and some few others, number-
ing only 19 souls, among whom were only three
wood-class passengers, quitted the ship—with only a few
biscuits in the shape of provisions, and not a drop of
water. The pinnace had scarcely cleared the wake of the
vessel, upon the poop of which upwards of 50 of the pas.
augers were seen grouped, when a tremendous see was
seen to break over the doomed circle, who, when the ship
rose slowly again, wets discovered to h►ve been swept into
the surging waters. Another moment, and the vessel her-
self, settling down stern foremost, threw up her bows into
the air. and sank beneath the waves.

The pinnace, having no sails on beard, could only keep
afloat before the wind, and was repeatedly in danger of
swamping. They had not been afloat two hours before
they saw a full.rigged ship sail past them, but at too
great a distance for hail. At 3a.m. on Friday they sighted
the sails of a brig, the orew of which overheard their shouts
and bore down towards them, but failing to get into the
track of the boat, after making several fruitless tacks, she
bore away. At daybreak a full-rigged cutter was observed
at some distance, and hoisting a shirt upon an oar, they
endeavoured, but in vain, to attract attention. Shortly
afterwards the Italian barque Adrianople, Captain Cavassa,
bound with a cargo of wheat from Constantinople to Cork,
hove in sight, and the captain, having observed the
pionace, immedi►tely shortened sail and lay to,
preparing to take them on board. On reaching the
ship, notwithstanding the stress of weather and straitened
means for the support of so large an increase to his crew,
Captain Cavana received the Englishmen with unbounded
kindness and hospitality, supplying them with all that was
needful in their destitute condition. The exigencies of the
gale had obliged Captain Carew to sacrifice more than half
his cargo, and during the four days' run into Falmouth the
weather carried away hie rudder, and brought into useful
requisition the services of his English passengers.
The foregoing details having been furnished by Mr.
Greenhill. chief engineer of the. London, may be relied
upoo as strictly authentic.
The following is a list of the passengers and crew, and if
it be a correct one, as we have reason to believe, the number
of lives lost is happily fewer by fifty than was reported in
the telegram in our yesterday's impression. The total
number last it will be seen is now stated to be 220 :

FIRST-CLASS.
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Draper Mr. T. sl. Tennant'
Mrs. Owen and child Mr. George Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. P. Urquhart Mr. S. Brown
Mr. J. Pstrick Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Mr. and Miss Vaughan Mr. E. Brooks
Mr. J. Aldermn Mr. J. It. Itichardson
Mr. P. Denson Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fenton and two Mrs. and Miss K Ina
children Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and two
Mr. G. IL Smith children
Mr. and >lr.. Chapman and Mr. A. Sandilands
two children Mr. Z. Youngman
11r. and Mrs. Clark and son Mr. IL J. Dennis
Mr. F, Lewis Mr. L A. Marks
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bevan Mr. D. F. De Pass
Dr. J. Woolley Mr. W. D. Bovril
Mr. and Mrs. Debenham Dr. .1. Hunter
Miss L )(sunder Miss Dovey
Mr. J. Robertson MueC. McLachlan

kr. Kaye Eastwood Mr. Thomas Wood
Mr. V. stone Godfrey Wood
Mr. and Mrs. White Inas E. Wood
Miss St. Price Mr. B. Bevan
Mr. J. L. Williams Mks B. Brooker
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Mr. Davies
Mr. B. G. Powell Mr. 8. C. Hagen
Mr. J. E. Wilson ;arced) Mr. H. W. Hardy
Miss H. Morlib; Mr. F. Fryer
Miss G. Graham Mr. J. Manroe (saved)
Mr. J. Dothie Mr. D. C. Main ,Alo.)
Mr. C. Gough Mr. C. Johnstone
Mr. A. Bruce Mr. P. reuwick
Mr..l. Woollionse Misses Ellen and Mary Anne
Mr. C. Cross Meggs
Mr. W. Day Mr. G. H. Campbell
Mr. D. W. Lemon Ills E. Marks
Mesas. J. and E. Gillett Mr. Z. 0. Treveneu
Mr. G. Chenuells Mr. and Mrs. 'Hainan, two
Mr. and Mrs. Wood eons and two dAnghters
Mr. and Mu. Cleyson Mr. A. WLean

Mr. W. Pasansore Mr. 8. Skaggs
Mr. 11. 11111er Mr. and II ra. D. Smith
Mr. C. P. Chandler Mr. A. Umphray
Mr. it. Hay S. spring
Mies L Jones Sir. A. llogeln
Misses Selina and Allen Slurp_ 11r. J. Walla
... .....

sw Mr. W. Barron
Mr. and Mrs. Hanson Misses Susan, Caroline, and
Mr. and Sirs. graham and 3 Mary Lunpes
children Mr. Algernon L. Otter
Mr. and Mrs. G. Flick and 2 Mr. John Little
chillers Mr. H. ileCovey
Mr. B. "Freveution Mr. David Graham
Mr. 1.. Block Mr. McNittie
Mr. J. :erkern Mr. G. Rolwestan
Julie Morris and Julie Mr. and Sirs. Sercombe and
Barnett three children
Mr. S. Bolton
The following is a list of the officers and crew :
Captain John Bottum Martin, 48, commander and apart owner.
Mr !Cohere Ilarris. aged 39, chief officer.
Mr. Arthur W. Ticehurst, aged 27, second officer eon of Sir.
Ticeliiirst, late ['favor of Hastings:.
Mr. Arthur E. Angel, aged 20, third officer.
Mr. J. \ itian Fault, aged surgeon.
W. G. Bates, aged 39, :arpenter.
Robert Morley, aged 20, sailrnaker.
.5. Ilnctutepp, aged in, captain's steward.
T. II tieMtepp, aged 27, ate :Yard.
Mrs. Grace Logan, aced 22. stewardess.
W. M'Kenie, aged 22, chief ruddy servant.
John I.yall, aged 23, secant class steward.
iMaii, Fowler, aged 27, second middy servant.
James Bennett, aged 23, third ruddy servant.
Toothas Ilani. aged 40, captain's cook.
Henry Appleton, aged 25, passengers' cook.
James Murphy, aged 20, ships baker.
K.•bert Gait,,,,, aged 36, hatcher.
John Jones. aved 36, second engineer, saved.
John Orernhill, agsti 23, chief engineer, saved.
John Aru,Air, aged 25, third engineer, saved.
John staden. aged 34. boatswain.
Daniel F. 'mith, aged So, loatswaln's mate, saved.
AOLE SEAMEN.
William Hoskins, azed `23 E'llinghani, aged 20
Win. I ;ankle, 53, SA% ed Hans ilatiStli. 24
A. Campbell. 35 Ed. Quinn, V, saved
J. Buts her, 33 Ed. Allen, 23
11. J. Slemel, 19 Rembin Trowbridge. 29
mhzi King, 25, saved Martin Arnold, 25
Joseph Spurgeon, Si August Dittmers, 27
Carl Scoval, 21 Otto Olsen, 21
Robert Thouipsom SO Anarew Wilson, 29
Johannes Gaimiska, 23 James (lough, 19. saved
Julius Slattheson, 29 Hem Buescher, 20
Hermon, Richard Lewis, 27, saved
Carl Drawn, 21 B. Lagberg 27
John Brown, 25 Andrew Anderson, 41
Samuel Brown, 22 Henry Jones, 36, winch driver
Benjamin Shields, 22, saved Geo. Care, ls, assistant ditto

NVigram and Co., by wl.ich eminent firm she was built at
their yard at Blackwell only about a year ago. She was
of 1,752 tons register, and was fitted with an auxili►ry screw,
her engines being of SW-horse power indicated. She was
built in pursuance of the plan for steaming to Australia
round the Southern Capes, and she has been lost while on
her third voyage to Melbourne. On her two previous
voyages her great excellence ea a pas enger ship has
attracted to her a full complement of pareogers—a some-
what greater number even than accompanied her on her
present disastrous voyage, and her performances have
fully realised the high expectations which were entertained
respecting her. Her estimated value, exclusive of
a full and valuable cargo, was from 70,0001. to 80,0001.
She was commanded by Captain J. Bohan Martin,
a gentleman in the prime of life, who not only
had gained a more than ordinary share of respect from
the thousands of passengers who had crossed the ocean
under his care, but was reputed to be me of the smartest
and most trustworthy of the officers employed in
the Australian fleet of Messrs. Wigram, of which he was
senior captain. He had previously for several years been
engaged in colonial trade. He was unmarried, having
made his ship his inseparable life companion, and re•
oeiving in the cordial friendship of the passengers who had
sailed with him a reward for that assiduous attention
to their comfort and safety which he bad ever displayed.
On the 30th of December, under the care of Captain
Martin, the London left Gravesend, and encountered on
her passage down Channel such severe weather that she
was compelled for a short time to take shelter at
Spithead. She arrived at Plymouth on the 4th instant,
and embarked a large number of passengers, an unusually
large proportion of whom were old colonists returning to
Australia, who had been awaiting her arrival at the
various hotels of Plymouth.
In addition to the sixty cabin passengers, she had
on board about one hundred and forty second and third
class passengers, which, with the crew of about ninety,
made up her complement of 289 souls on board. The pas-
mongers were embarked under the superintendence of Messrs.
J. B. Wilcock@ and Co., emigration and shipping agents, of
Plymouth. One only, Miss Fanny Batchelor, of Union-
street, Stonehouse, was from the immediate neighbourhood
of Plymouth, but there was a large sprinkling of Cornish-
men and women.

Thus admirably equipped and fully freighted, the London
' sailed from Plymouth Sound on Saturday, the 6th inst.
On the following day she encountered very heavy weather,
with rain, boisterous and ;unsettled weather continuing on
the Bth. This increased next day to a gale, during which a
series of minor disasters betel. Her jibboom, fore-topmast
topgallant-mast, and royal mast were carried away, and
the port lifeboat was washed overboard and lost. This was
in the morning, and the storm giving no signs of abate-
ment she was at three o'clock next morning put about,
Captain Martin intending to run hick for Plymouth to
refit. About this time a tremendous sea, which terrified
even the most hardened seaman, broke on board, doing
great damage ; the starboard lifeboat was carried away by
the wave, and the cutter stove in. At noon an observa-
tion was taken, the ship being then in 46.48 N.,
and longitude 8.7 West, viz., in the Bay of Biscay,
about two hundred miles south-west of Land's-end. The
violent weather continued, and at ball-past ten on Wed-
nesday night the ship rolled and pitched fearfully, and
shipped such quantities of water on deck as to carry away
the engine-room hatch, and the water soon found its way
into the engine-room, putting out the fires, and thus stop-
ping the engines. The pumps were kept incessantly going
the whole night, all the pasneogers who were capable of
rendering any help working with the utmost energy to
assist the crew in keeping the ship afloat by haling with
buckets in addition to the pumps. Daring that friebtful
night—the night it will he remembered when thirty vessels
were driven on shore in Torbay—the gals increased, if pos•
Bible, in violence every hour until it assumed the charac-
ter of a hurricane, with a fearful cross sea, which locus-
santly made clean breaches over the helpless vessel. The
utmost efforts were made, but without avail, to secure the
engine-room hatch, and about 4 a.m. the stern ports were
stove in by the sea, and the exertions made to close them
up again were wholly useless. The passengers and crew
all this time behaved exceedingly well, and worked orderly,
and with an energy which showed it was for their lives they
strove. But the water continued to increase, and ►ll com-
mand of the ship was lost, until it became evident that
further effort was hopeless. It was then, at ten o'clock on
the morning of that fatal Thursday, that Captain Martin
had the terrible tank of making known to the 200 passen-
gers that the ship was nicking, and that they must prepare
for the worst. She was then as low in the water u the main
chains. Au effort was then made to lower the boats, and the
starboard iron pinnace Wall lowered with firemen aboard her,
one of them being a passenger from Penzance. In the terrific
sea prevailing she was quickly swamped and went down,
but the five men in her were got on board the ship. This
catastrophe had the effect of intimidating the crew from
attempting to launch the three remaining boats, and all on
board began to realize the dre►dful fate which impended.
The whole of the passengers and crew gathered as with
one oonsent in the chief saloon, and having been calmly
told by Captain Martin that there was no hope left, a
remarkable and unanimous spirit of resignation came over
them at once. There was no screaming or shrieking by
women or men, no rushing on deck, or frantic cries. All
calmly resorted to the saloon, where the Rev. Mr. Draper,
one of the passengers, prayed aloud, and exhorted the
unhappy creatures by whom he was surrounded. Dismay
was present to every heart, but disorder to none. Mothers
were weeping sadly over the little ones about with them to
be engulphed, and the children, ignorant of their coming
de►th, were pitifully inquiring the came of so much woe.
Friends were taking leave of friends, as if preparing for a
long journey, others were crouched down with Bibles in
their hands, endeavouring t ) Hutch consolation from
passages long known or long neglected. Incredible, we are
told, is the composure whicb, under such circumstances,
reigned around. Captain Martin stationed himself in
the poop, going occasionally forward, or into the
saloon, but to none could he offer a word
of comfort, by telling them that their safety was
even probable. He joined now and then for a few
momenta in the public des otione, but his place to the last
was on the deck. About two o'clock in the afternoon, the
water gaining fast on the ship, and no signs of the storm
subsiding being apparent, a small band of men determined
to tenet themselves to the mercy of the waves in a boat
rather than go down without a struggle. Leaving th
saloon, therefore, they got out sod lowered away the port
cutter, into which sixteen of the crew and three of the pas-
sengers succeeded in getting, and in launching her clear of
the ship. These nineteen men shouted to the captain to
come with them, but with that heroic courage which was
his chief characteristic he declined, saying, "No, I will go
down with the passengers ; but I wish you God speed and
male to land." The but then palled away, tossing about
helplessly on the crests of the gigantic wares. Scarcely bad
they gone eighty yards, or been five minutes off the deck,
when the fine steamer went down stern foremost with her
crowd of human beings, from whom one confused cry of
helpless terror arose, and all was silent for ever.

After the pionace had got away from the Loudon, and in
the brief interval before she foundered, a rush was teen to be
made to the two remaining boats, bat the efforts to launch
them were ineffectual, and the suddsonms of the founder-
ing at last—the London befog an iron ahip—prevented what
might have been a successful second attempt to save a few
more lives.

The nineteen survivors, in their little light boat, were
driven before the gale in the Bay of Blaney all that Thurs-
day afternoon, and evening, and tight, tossed on the back
of tremendous sass, and when daylight on Frith,. morning
came there was still no rescue, nor much hope of living
out the gale. At about eleven a.m. on Friday, the 12th,
however, a vessel hove io sight, and the attention of ita
crew being attracted to the boat, they were picked up,
after twenty hours' exposure to the pitiless wines and
waves. The vessel proved to be the Marianople, Captain
Canna, an Italian barque, on board which the survivors
received the utmost attention and kindness, and from which
they were put ashore at Falmouth on Tuesday afternoon, and
the chief engioeer and three passengers at once proceeded
oe to London by the mail train.
Some hair-breadth escapes in connexion with this disaate
are already known. A lady who was desirous of proceeding
from Plymouth with her family to Melbourne by the
London, had made repeated pressing applications to the
owners' spate at Plymouth, and the captain had been coo.
salted, bat, fortunately for the applicant, had declared
that his cabins were so full that he could not possibly accom-
modate her, a result that at that time caused her much dia.
appointment. A second clam male passenger was so alarmed
at the rough weather which the Load*, encountered on her
way down to Plymouth, that immediately on her arrival
at that port he came ashore, resigned his passage, and
went back to his home, thus nowittinely saving his life. A
yeas( man, se the result of some family quarrel, left his
hems aed took s passage by the Leedom. He we, advertised

for in the Times and importuned to return, his friends
being unaware of his where•boutr. Messengers were sent
down to Plymouth, and an influential shipbroker in the
town was employed to intercept him should be attempt to
sail thence. Fortunately he wee detected amongst the
pessengers of the London, and his family communicated
with by the broker, the result of which was that a brother
of the young man came down to Plymouth and persuaded
the would. be emigrant to forego his voyage.

LOSS OF THE SHIP ROYAL ALBERT AND ALL
ON BOARD.

Intelligence bail arrived of the loss of this vessel,
bound from Calcutta to London. The disaster took place
in Bade Bay, Cornwall, and the report states that every
soul on board perished. The captain's desk and writing
materials were washed ashore shortly after the wreck, and
the cargo is strewn about the coast. The Royal Albert left
Calcutta on the 14th of September, and is owned by
Messrs. Fernie, Brothers, of Liverpool.
A telegram in last evening's Shipping Gazette, dated
Stratton, near Bade, Cornwall, Jan. 16, says :—" Chests
of tea and bales of cotton are washing in along
the beach for miles this morning also pieces of
wreck marked ' Royal Albert, of Liverpool,' and Mal
marked ' Mrs. Maclver, Elgin, shipped by W. Nelson.'
That journal says the cargo, as may be supposed, was a
most valuable one, namely, 2,623 bales of jute, 250 bales of
cotton, 820 chests of tea, 2,729 hags of poppysesd, 8,190
begs of rapeseed, 5,456 begs of linseed, 125 cases of castor
oil, 40 chaste of shellac, 40 baskets of india.rubber. 10
cheat/ of lac dye, and 29 bales of safflower. The Royal
Albert was of iron, 1,438 tons register, owned by Messrs.
Fernie Brothers, of Liverpool. Both ship and cargo are
tally covered. The loss will fall on the underwriters and
the offices.

MORE SERIOUS SHIPPING DISASTERS AND
LOSS OF LIFE.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

There is no cessation in the announcements
received here of fresh disasters to shipping at sea, and its
feared that many a good ship that sailed from this port in
the course of the last month will never again be heard of,
A despatch received there this morning states that the
ship Andaman, bound from Glasgow to Bombay, had teen
forced int* Holyhead. The captain states that he actually
reached Linker three times, and was each time blown back.
The Fannie Scott, from Baltimore, has been blown into
Belfast Lough with loss of span, decks swept, sails carried
away, cargo shifted, and one of the crew washed overboard.
The Glee Maiden, hence to Melbourne on the 12th, has
put back in a very damaged state. She not only experi-
enced vety heavy weather after leaving port, but on
the evening of the 14th she was run into by a large
vessel off the Skerries. She was struck on the starboard
bow ; her anchor was carried away, the forecastle smashed
in, all the starboard forerigging completely destroyed, all
the butts on deck and the windlass bitts started, besides
other damage. The ship Constantine, hence to New York,
after being out 43 days, has been forced back to Queens
town, with leas of sails, decks swept, very leaky. The
Cordillcro, likewise hence to New York, has sought shelter
in Gibraltar, having experienced the full force of the
storm, and sustained much damage, 150 tons of cargo
baying to be thrown overboard. The Thurcaston, from
Quebec to Queenstown, was abandoned at sea on the 2nd
instant; but fortunately the ship Tricolour fell in with her
crew and rescued them. The ship P. M. Killer, from
Quebec to Liverpool, has been, according to a despatch
received here from Belfast, abandoned at sea ; but we are
glad to learn that her crew are all safe.

WRECK OF THE HANNAH lifooßE. —LOSS OF
NL.LTEEN LIVEB.—We reported on Monday the wreck of
the ship Hannah Moore, of Liverpool, Rowtan, master, on
or near Lundy Island, and the probable loss of the whole
crew. Portions of the wreck and a boat had been cast
ashore near Rutland. Communication has since been re-
established with Lundy Island, and we have thence a confir-
mation of the Laws of the wreck, although it is some conso-
lation to find that there are some survivors from the crow.
The Hannah Moore, a ship of 1,100 tons, the property of
Messrs. Raises and Co., was bound from Callao for Quee ate wa
for orders, with a cargo of guano. She was driven by the
storm of Wednesday under the lee of Lundy Island, and
anchored there. A pilot of Bristol undertook to proceed to
Ilfracombe, and telegraph thence to the owners for orders.
While he was absent on this mission, however, the gals
imusiuted, and the ill-fated ship was driven from her moor-
ings upon the rocks, and speedily went to pieces on that
wild and iron coast. Of her crew of twenty-five, all told,
only six were saved,two at a time, by the hardy inhabitants
of the island, the boat in which they put off being so small
that three journeys had to be made to accomplish this brave
feat. The master and eighteen of the crew were drowned.
The survivors state that a large steamer passed within full
view of the ship while she was on the rocks, and could
euily have saved the remainder of the crew ; but, although
the men of the steamer from their gestures were anxious to
proceed to the relief of the drowning men, no effort was
made to save them. It is to be hoped that the name of
this steamer will be ascertained, and the captain will be
called upon to explain his share of what appears to be an
inhuman transaction.—Western Daily Press.

THE. PROPOSED AQUEDUCT FROM THE SOURCE OF
THE SEVERN TO LONDON VIA BREDCHOST/I.—The present
age is distinguished by giant schemes and daring projects ;
we might add also for the accomplishment of such schemes,
for within no similar period in former times have so many
natural obstacles been removed, or so many physical dn.
cultic* been overcome ; still, in the matter of aqueducts
for the supply of water to large cities the great nations of
antiquity appear to have anticipated us, and to have set us
an example which we have been too slow to follow.
Water, pure crystal water, is the want of our great towns
and cities, and the death rates of these populous centres
show that thousands perish for want of a proper supply of
this essential fluid. The chief difficulty is in bringing that
of which nature affords us so abundant supply to places
where it is needed. There, for instance, is the metropolis,
with its Z:.000,000 inhabitants, requiring at least 100,000,000
gallons of water per day, and here is the "sandy bottomed
Seven'," as Shakespeare styled it, receiving its supply from
a water shed of 6,000 square miles, and rollieg down its
waters to its estuary at a rate rarely lees, eves in time of
drought, than 1,0(0 cubic fest a second, The queetion is
how to turn on the Severn to the London taps, and to divide
it so that each of the 3,000,000 inhabitant. of London shall
have a share. The plan proposed is to take it before it be-
comes polluted by the different cesspools emptied into it
along its lower bring ; in fact to anticipate the Severn by
going at once to the mountain heights when it has it. rise,
by constructing three reservoirs, one of Live miles, another
of four miles, and a third not quite so long, each of about
60,000 acres in extent. These, it is supposed, will contain
2,761,000,000 pubic feet of water. There are two primary
stages of the aqueduct, 19 and 21 miles in length, which
join the channel near, the town of Montgomery, and the
total length to the metropolis is 180 miles, prolog the hills
by tunnel and the open country by arches, and the usual
means of conducting au acqueduct. This grand artery would
par by Bridgnorth, and terminate in the high lands of San-
more in reservoirs, 250 feet above Trinity high water mark.
In addition to its purity, the water from the mountains of
North Wales will have the advantage of being both clear
and soft, and might be made to supply not only Bridgnorth,
Stourbride,_ Bromagrove, but many other towns in its
coarse.— Woirerhamplon Chronicle.

FLooDS IN DEVONSHIRE.—The'vaSeys of Devon-
shire were completely inundated during the late floods ; the
railway traffic was stopped, sod several lives were last, At
Bridford-bridge' seven miles from Exeter, the Teyn bad
overflown its banks, ands vehicle containiog two passengers
was turned over into the current ; one of the passengers,
Mr. Btonett, was drowsed, as was also one of the horse..
A railway porter named Grenthall win drowned near Hele
Station in endeavouring to get home. At biorchard Bishop a
most distressing accident has happened. Mr. Basleigh,
surgeoo, while paying his professional visits on horseback,
was drowned in one of the streams: the horse escaped. Dur-
ing the irregular traffic on a part of the North Devon line
on Sunday, John Dunn. a labourer, was knocked down by
an engine and killed. There has been a great destruction of
cattle in various puts of the county.
HOUSE PROPERTY AT SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Yesterday a compensation case, " Hoofstetter r. the
Metropolitan Railway," occupied Mr. Humphrey, the
coroner, and a special jury to a late hour at the Sheriffs'
Court, Red Lion-square. Mr. Kerslake, Q C., and Mr.
Marriott were for the claimant, a gentleman of property,
and Mr. Lloyd, with whom was Mr. Hollway, for the
company. The evidence of the surveyors was of an extra-
ordinary character as to the value of the property. The
claim made was 5,2501., sod the company had offered
3.0001. The house taken was 52, Thurioe-square, and Mr.
Floofstetter had taken another house (24) in the same
square. It was stated that property had enormously
increased of late years, and was still increasing, and the
Museum had added to theincruse. For the claimant the
house was said to be worth 1801. a year, and on the other
side 140/. The jury amassed the compensation at 3,1001.
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY(LIMITED).
—Traffic receipts for the weak ending January 14,
8,3801. 18s. Ild.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-J . 17.

Sittings in Banos—(Befare the Lord Chief Baron Pollock
andßirou Mnrtin,Ckenn.U, and Pigott.)

IMPORTANT TO AYBLICANTS YOB b HARMS Li PUBLIC
CO/ WAIL

The court was occupied during the day with the special
paper, but the only case of any general importance disposed
of was that of the Ramsgate Victoria Hotel Company
(Limited) v. Mootefiore, which had been stated fur the
opinion of the court, wider an order of Mr. Baron Pigott,
at oiai prius. The action was brought to recover calls. The
defendant applied in March for shares, and paid the deposit,
which amounted to 501., but before any allotment took
place he applied for the return of his money. Afterwards
the company allotted the shares, and they not only refused
to return the money, but sued for calla. There were seer
ral other actions for cells, and counter-actions by share-
holders for the recovery of the deposits, bat it had bees
arranged that they should all be determined by the decision
in this case.

—The court, after hearing Mr. Mellish, Q.C., and Mr.
Digby for the company, and Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and
Mr. Cohen on the other side, gave judgment against the
company.
SECOND COURT.

Sittings at Nisi Prins.—(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell and
a Comma Jury.)
DUET V. JIWITT AND OTHEES.

This was an action for libeL The defendants pleaded
not guilty, and a justification.
Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Joyce were counsel for the
plaintiff ; Mr. J. J. Sewell, Q.C., and Mr. F. C. Burnand
for the defendants.

The plaintiff, Mr. Samuel Anderson Emery, was the well-
known actor, and the defendants were the proprietors of a
newspaper called the Glowworm. On the openiog of the
Lyceum Theatre, under the management of Mr. Pechter,
for the season, on the 7th of November last, Mr. Petra,*
Simpeon's piece, entitled the Watch Cry was produced for
the first time, the part of./ udael de Medici being undertaken
by Mr. Emery. The next day the Mormons contained a
long criticism upon the performance, in which this psalms
occurred " Mr. Fechter, as Silvio, was admirable, and his
by-play in the second act was especially worthy of praise.
Miss Elsworthy was also exceedingly good. The well-
deemed scoundrel was amusingly played by Mr.Widdicomb;
and the part of Mr. Emery was efficiently spoken by the
prompter." Mr. Emery felt that the concluding words did
an injury to his professional character, and instructed his
solicitor to ask for an apology. Accordingly, a letter was
written to the editor of the paper, in which the solicitor,after
quoting the sentence complained of, said, "The meaning of
this is quite clear, and as it conveys to the public and the
theatrical profession the false impression that Mr.
was incapable of playing the part assigned to him, it is
culated to do him considerable injury in hie profession. I
have, therefore, on his behalf, to call upon you to publicly
withdraw this false statement, sod publish in the columns
of your journal, in its next impression, an apology for mis-
representing the fact." The editor inserted this communi-
cation at length, and appended the following note :—" Our
publication of the above letter is its best answer. We may
add that intimidation will never cause us to forget the duty
we owe to our readers." Under these circumstances the
plaintiff brought his action, in order to justify himself
before the public.
Mr. Emery, the plaintiff, deposed that he had performed
at Drury•laue and the other principal theatres in the metro-
polis and the provinces, as well as before her Majesty at
Windsor Castle. He added that be attended all the re-
hearsals of the Watch Cry, sod appeared in the first repro-
sentatioo, when he was quite perfect in his part, and
received no assistance whatever from the prompter.
In cross-examination ho positively denied that he was
prompted during any portion of the performance. The
prompter was in court, but not the assistant prompter, who
bad not been subpoenaed.
Mr. Henry Mayhew, the chief prompter at the Lyceum,
said be had not on the night in question any occasion to
prompt Mr. Emery. He would undertake to say that
neither Mr. Craven, the assistant prompter, nor any one else
prompted the plaintiff. There were three or four
rehearsals after the first night, but not because the actors
were imperfect in their parte, but for the purpose of cur-
tailing the piece. Witness occupied a seat in the centre of
the orchestra. The assistant prompter stood at the side of
the stage, and attended to the shifting of the scenes and
other matters, but it was not his duty to prompt the
actors, except when they were at the back of the stage, as
for instance in a deep glen.
Mr. foreman, the stage-manager, said he superintended
all the rehearsals. Mr. Emery's part was a very arduous
and hard-working one. He was constantly on the stags
throughout the piece. Witness played Casino de 31edici, a
part which was very much connected with Mr. Emery's.
They were supposed on the stage to be cousins. Mr.
Emery constantly attended the rehearsals, and studied his
part. He was entirely perfect in it. On the Saturday
night before the performance there was a full-dress
rehearsal, and it was perfect, with the exception of one
short scene. Mr. Pechter was more strict as to rehearsals
and the getting up of pieces than any other manager
in hoodoo. Witness never heard Mr. Emery require the
services of the prompter in a single sentence. A more
satisfactory performance he never witnessed. There were
no general rehearsals after the first night, but one or two
persons were called for making excisions in the piece and
rewriting some of the parte—some of the language was cut
out, and some introduced.

Mr. Widdicomb, who also played in the drama, said Mr.
Emery was perfect in hie part so far as he was concerned
with him, and always gave him the cue.
Mr. Serjeant Parry—What was the name of your pert?
Mr. Widdicomb (after some besitatioo)—l really forget.
(Laughter.) It was an Italian DIM).
Mr. Powell—He was the "well dressed sociandrel."
(Laughter.)
Mr. Widdicomb—Fun, which has been very facetious
upon the character, called me a very comic ruffian.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Serjestot Parry—l suppose Benjamin Beau Bell, in
the Illustrious Stranger, would suit you better'
Mr. Widdicomb—Undeubtedly.
This was the cue for the plaintiff.
Mr. Powell, on the part of the defence, contended that
the publication was a fair and honest criticism, free from
any or malice to Mr. Emery, and said he should call
the writer of it (who was the eon of the late eminent
author, Mr. Gilbert A' Beckett) and Mr. Palgrave Simpson,
to prove that he was very imperfect in his part, and had
repeatedly to be prompted. rbe learned counsel disclaimed
any intention to attack the professional ability of Mr.
Emery, who stood in the first rank of actors, and observed
that in bringing this matter into court he bad show D an
over.sentitiveaess to public criticism.
Mr. Arthur William A'Beekett said he was dramatic
critic for the Glowworm, and wrote the notice of the Watch
Cry. lie sat in the stalls and heard the prompter fie-
quently promtting Mr. Emery. Mr. Emery was decidedly
imperfect in his part. He bad no knowledge of him per.
mustily, nor any feeling towards him except one of respect
for his talents as an actor. _ _ _

Cross-examined —He sat in the last row but one of the
stalls. There were eight rows. He could not say where
the prompter was, but be heard his voice. He meant by
what be wrote that Mr. Emery was very imperfect—that
be was incapable of performing his part.
By the Judge—Mr. Emery spoke when Hr. Raymond
ought to have dose so. He stammered, and appeared to
put oat the business of the stage.
Mr. Palgr►vefSimpsoo, who was in • private box at the
representation, said Mr. Emery was certainly not perfect
in his part. He appeared confused throughout the per-
formance.

Cross-examined—He did not recognise the words he had
wntten. In writing the piece be adapted the plot in
a French play. The words were his own. He delivered the
manuscript to Mr. Fechter • f)rtoight or three weeks before
the performance. He did not think there were sufficient
rehearsals. He did not like the result of the first night.
The piece underwent some revision, but not a great deal.
The alterations were made by two kands—one being that
of the =apogee himself. Besides Mr. Emery, neither Mr.
Widdicomb nor Mr. Fechter spoke my words. (Laughter.)
Miss Elsworthy spoke every word accurately as written,
and so did Mr. Ronan. Occasionally Mr. Fechter was
perfectly astray. (Laughter.) No alteration was made
in my manuscript without my knowledge or concurrence.
Mr. Horsman, readied, said that great alterations were
made in Mr. Emery's part, as well as in every other cha-
meter is the piece.

Mr. Serjear.'t Perry intimated that Mr. Craven, who bad
been sent for. was now in court, and be was prepared to
put him in the box.

Mr. Powell said he would neither assent nor object to
his being examined, but leave the matter In the hands of
the court.

This gentleman was not examined, and after counsel had
addressed the jury,
Mr. Baron Bramwell told the jury that the first question
for them was whether this article was a libel ; in the next
plane, they would have to say whether the statement con-
tained in it was true. If they thought it was true, they
would further have to decide whether it was a fair and
honest criticism. If they determined all these matters in
favour of the plaintiff, then would come the question of
damages, which was entirely within their province ; but
if they decided them against him, their verdict would be
for the defendants.

After haviog been locked up for mouse time, the jury
found a verdict for the plaintiff—dasnegee, 5!. 15e.

TiunixoNlAL TO Mr. C. Z. STEWART. —A general
desire baring been upraised by the offiosts of the London
and North Western Railway to mark their respect and
esteem for Mr. Charles Edward Stewart, who has just
retired from the oak* of secretary of that compile by
presenting him with • testimonial subscribed for by those
of their own body whams incomes ezeseded 106/. per annum,
the ceremooisl of prrsentatioo took place yesterday after-
noon at the Easton Hotel, where • party of upwards of
sixty geatlemeo, presided over by Mr. Cawkwell, general
manager of the railway, partook of en elegant lanolteon, at
which Mr. Stewart was present. The testimonial consisted
of • magnificent allver candelabrum of eight lights, the
pedestal being oniameeted with a group representing the
Goldin Age, after Flaxmaa, • very beautiful week, from
the atelier of MOMS. Gamed.

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Caroni. Peas. ONs SHILLING DAY. —.
WEDGE/IDA; JAIL V.—Adobes= as paysimat, 2,770;
ditto by mum dolma, 1,133 ; told viiimee, 3,003.