The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-18 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The Siicls reports a cue which hu just occurred
in Belgium, and which bears some tuemblance to
that of the child Mortara, but which, thanks to the
good organisation of the tribunals and the impar-
tiality of the judges, has had an issue more in
accordance with the rights of paternal authority.

There exists in Flunk's • sect ,which, while it observes
most of the prescriptions of the apostolic acid Roman church,
consider' itself w9re ottholio then the Pope himself, and
rstrosp•ctirely disputes that Plus VII. had the right to
conclude a concordat with Napoleon I. The Stevenists—
that le the name of these people—ere pretty ntunerous in
the neighbourhood of Courtrai. One of these schismatics. 11.
Romani, residing in the parish of Lendelede, on the 4th of
April lest, loft his eldest child, named Catharine, six years
old. For two months avails search was made titer her ; but
ou the 31st of May she was found In the nunnery of Saint
Owsois. The name of Marie Mem bad been given to the
child, to bete the invermetions of the relatives and of jun-
Hoc Five of the inmate@ of the cannery were prosecuted
for abduction ; and on the 28th of October were condeemed
by the correctional tribute of Courtrai to • fortnight's ine-
prtsonment end a fine of 100 Alines each.

Marshal Pe'Maier has left Paris for Limoges, on
his way to psy s visit to the Dachas d'lsly at the chateau
of La Dramatis, where she ha resided since the death of bar
husband, Marshal Bng. and.

Accounts from Marseilles and Toulon state that
the weather des been quite u boisterous in the Mediums-
nem as in the Atlantic, and that several vessels which had
boas expected from the East are still overdue.
Dr. Douyon, of Paris, recommends a new and sin-
ister method of cure for dm cholera, vie.—making the
patient swallow a certain quantity of grain, of zinc, tin,
Ma, Sc., of the .is. of a ofterryetone. Their ingestion into
the intestio.l tube would then lead to the formation withh
the stomach of a voltaic, pile, which would generate ea
Metric current calculated to stimulate the system, and re-
sters vital esosibUity to its previous tone. Dr. (loupe gm
/Mbar still, and would have his cholera patients swallow
whale chaplets of these areas.

In a recent lecture delivered at Glasgow, Sir John
Bowing having asserted that the keep& of the Chinese lan-
guage consists of 70 large volumes M. Steelslas Julien, pro-
fessor of Chinese at the College de Franco and the Bret Sino-
logist in Europe, has written to the ConstiNtionnel to point
out 81r John's mistake. Y. Julien states that, In reality,
the Imperial dictionary of the Emperor Khans-hi, being that
which all European students of Chinese use, is °sly of
thirty-two volumes in 12oto, not thicker than the little
tapir, and containing only 42,718 characters. M. Julien
assorts, moreover, th►t a knowledge of about one-tenth of
these characters is sufficient to enable Chinese books to be
understood, and that the Chimes language is ea clear as
the maim( of modern languages," the proof being, be says,
that num crone Chicese works have been translated into
French in the course of the lest thirty years.

THE LOU OP THE ROY-Ai, CHARTER.

THE BOARD OP TRADE INVESTIGATION.
(TOOK 001 OWN 001111.1WPONDINT.)
LIVERPOOL, TIONIDAT.
After the despatch of my parcel yesterday the
admire WCormiek, in reply to Mr. Aspinatl, sold as the
isarskis of the wreck he heard the chief 'aglow say at
Wilma di o'clock that there was no more water hi the
Ede Ewa she bad made eh the previous day. After &p-
-istil Os Withers was la the @alma cheering up the
To r. not think ram, piaeo then:
eaves tam the water with the view of swimming. There
were general persons on deck when winter lowered himself
tam the water._

Mr. W. H. Smith, collector of customs et Beramaris, end
receiver of droria, de., fur the dotriot, describe.' the prattles
of the vessel, and the change* which had taken place in the
position since the catastrophe first took place. He never
saw so complete a wreck. No soma who had not ems it
amid have Defined that the vessel would hove been so cora
pletely sessehed to pieces. Large manses of the wreck wee
thrown completely ea the aide of the rocks, end at low wares
my person could step upon them from the rock'. Some of
the large stones which formed the !What were forced ender
*me of rock, weighing front 7to 10 tons. These were
below high-water maze. Hides, Mee, which formed a por-
tion of the cargo, were forced underneath some of the recite.
Witness believed that the chip struck amidships,
with the tide flowing, and also in the bilge amid-
ships upon a projecting rock. There was a life-
boat about half a mile to the eastward of the rook in
Moelfra Bay, but there wee suck tambendetta ass running
could
that it co not be sada available that day. No lifeboat
could have lived near the wreck. Witness did not believe
that there were many bodies crafted among the debris of
the wreck at present, but he believed that many wets em-
bedded among large wore at a considerable depth. There
was a lump tamed et the some of the wreck, and divers
employed to recover what wee potable. He believed that
the *rale of distress were not observed by the people on
shoes, es there were no houses near, and as the houses of
Hoehn villein, in consequence of an intervening cliff, wen
shut out from the scene of the disaster.
The court then adjourned.
On resuming this day, et 1 o'clock,
Mr. Mansfield mentioned that be had received U. gn-
awed M a letter from the members of the Sons of Friend-
ship, Lodge 631, order of Druids, es a contribution towards
the survivor: fund..

Yr. James Russell was then examined by Mr. O'Dowd—
I was a passenger on herd the Royal Charter, my wit and
two children. Was on desk when the vessel passed -
head. She appeand two or three miles from the head,
wind being a-head end blowing a little fresh. Saw Captain
Taylor frequently during the voyage, and never in an Iw.
proper or ungentlemenly Mate. I was saved from the wreck
by being washed overboard, and flung upon the rocks.
To Captain Harria—l went below at S o'clock. I knew ft
waslowing; bet it was not until 2 a.m. that I knew it was
blowing to an alarming degree. I heard Captain Johnson
(a nautical man) remark on Tuesday forenoon that from the
appearance of the weather it seemed likely to blow hard, and
at sunset heard Captain Adams say it would be rough.
About 2 a.m. on Wednesday Captain Adams told me there
was great danger, and I went on deck. There were some
other persons there, tour of whom I knew; none of
those with whom I was acquainted wen saved. I was very
kindly treated by the people at Moalfra.
To Mr. Maneßeid—The ma broke clean over the vessel.
The sea between the vessel and the shore wee somewhat
calmer than the outside, the ship ening as a kind .t break-
water. If more people lid come on deck when I did I think
many of them might have been saved. All Tuesday after-
non the wind seemed to be freahenteg.
Mr. Aspinall at this siege produced • letter from Mr.
Bradbury, one of the passengers, at present lying IB at
Modica, contradicting a rumour which had been published in
the papers to the effect that he had stated that Capt. Taylor
was intoxicated on the day of the wreck. Mr. Bradbury
geld that If be had made such &statement it must have been
.I=ta Mate of tutorescionneee, such as had frequently ve-
to him taring hid intone. Never hiring the voyage
had he seen Captain Taylor, or any of the ship's oaken, In
any bat a perfectly sober condition. Mr. Bradbury had also
forwarded a certificate from • surgeon, explaining the roman
foe his Inability to attend the present inquiry.
Mr. Samuel /Wind flapper examined by Mr. O'Dowd—l
was a ssoood-else passenger, and do not direst from the
statements of the previous witness, except as to the sods of
the wind alter %keenest entered the Irish Chemed. It wee
a light and not • strong breeze.
To Mr. AspinaU—Some of the paseengers were anxious to
get near Holyhead to see the Great Eastern, but the captain
declined going any nester.
To Captain lierrie—Hed ,everal conversations with Captain
Adams before the wreck and during the night about the wea-
ther and the ship. After tie anchors were let go, Mr. &room,
the fourth officer, came down to the second cabin and told
Captain Adams that Captain Taylor wished to speak to him
Immediately in the saloon. Captain Adams went immedi-
ately. I waited till he returned, end 'eked him whether
there was any danger. He said, 0 Yes, there is ;" and look-
ing me In the hoe, he said, " If it were poseible to sing the
song of the ' White Squall,' it might now be sung with
feline." He added, " I have no doubt we shell have to
do the (Imitating the motion of swimming) before we get
neon." Pointing to the position of the vessel open the
chart, and to the quarter whence the wind was blowing,
Captain Adams said he did not know how we wen to get
out of it. Earlier that night I beard Captain Meese say
that he had been consulting with Captain Taylor and Cap-
tain Withers respecting the weather. The screw ceased
working fur • few moments after the starboard anchor was
let go, but it did not cease immediately on the vessel strik-
ing on the send. I did not come on deck until after the vie-
Ed bad parted, as I waited to observe how long the meow
would go, thinking that there was hope so hag as It wee
gang. I lowered myself from the poop into the water, and
got upon • toped yet Hirst lowered • lady who was in
my company into the water. Thera was • Muddier sail
beam close to the vessel, sod I thought I might get =Rand
be carried ashore. I was wreaked off and flung on chore.
Never saw the Lady afterwards. I was much bruised.
To Mr. Aspinall—Word was paned aft for the ladles and
children to go forward, end the door bad just been opened
for this purpose when the vessel parted. The hawser was
out to the shore then. It was an hour and a half after this
before I lowered myself Into the water. After the ship had
parted amidships I heard Mr. Krona say they hoped to pea
the ladies ashore at daylight in one of the bun, and he
advised them to put on as much clothing as they could.
All the offiden behaved better even than under such dream-
emotes could have been expected. I saw them trying to
lower the boats after the ship bad parted, end many were
washed away in doing so.
Joseph Rogers, examined by Mr. O'Dowd—l was an
able seaman on board. About nine o'clock on Tuesday night
I wee called to reef the maintopatest entail, which had been
set about tea minute*. About ten or helf-put ten the watch
was called to put the ship about, and I went aft to haul in
the spanker sheet on the port aide. The main-
yard we thee mended In. The maintopeail was set, but
dewed up again. It took two or three boars
to furl the sail, the force of the wind having blokes the
roving poles. I went down and told Mr. Stephens In could
not furl she sail. He said, Oo back, and make it feet to
the yard," which we did. Shortly alter the an were let
go, I went forward to lend • hand to beer away the chain. I
west to help to clear away the port lifeboat b_y Captain
Taylor's orders. The ship had four lifeboat.. The wizen
stay had been carried away, sad had fallen on the lifeboat.
When the vessel struck, the boatswain's mate and I were
inside the foremen. He said he would try to go ashore,
and I said I would dose too. I went on the forecastle and
found a chap with a has, which I made fast round my waist
and went on to the topgallant forecaele. Mr. Stephen
offered me • life-buoy; bat I raid I was • Maltese, and
would swim ashore. I went out on the flying jib-boom, and
lowered myself into the water by the gay. I was three
times washed back to the ship, but at last sucweded in
getting on the rocks and giving the end of the line to some
people oo shore. I wanted to stop, but the people took me
away to a house, where I got dried and obtained refresh-
ments._
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To Captain Harris—Have been 10 years at sea and made
several voyeur cm the Royal Charter. Don't know whether
elm had mom staysails on board. (Kr. Batman, solicitor to
the online, said that they would prove that they had such
sails on board.) 1 partly swam and was pertly washed on
shore.

—Rowland Hughes, master *film lifeboat at Mnelfra, exa-
mined by Mr. O'Duerd—My boat is a self-righting one, has
crew of 16, but six men unly and a rteersman go in bee at
a time. I was at Red- wiled on the night of the wreck, but
the lifeboat was not there. I was out natal half-pint 12,
but did not me aoy ►lue lights or distress signals. Even
had 1 seen them no lifeboat could have given any asaimancts
to a meal that night. At half-peat six next morning saw a
schooner at lird-wharf Send., but could not relieve her, is
the ma wag too high and the wied blowing too hard.
Tu Mr. Avpinall—l have lived all my life on the coast,
but never saw ouch a storm. Between 10 and 11 at night the
wind chopped round to the N.E., and it began to blow a cow-
plats hurricane. Up to that time the wind was E. by S.
Had coo screed with ea old man of 81 living at Kadin., who
had never seen such a sea in Ma life.

To Colrain Huila—The launching of the lifeboat le left
to my discretion as ceptein. Thomas Owen is the other
newer of the boat, and it was his duty that night to be
with her.

George Solar, boatswain's mate (next examined), de-
scribed the effort which lie had made to take a line tuber.
from amidships at the same time that Rogers went from the
tire part. bat when be was lowering himeell into the water,
Captain Withers and some others pulled him back, mad told
hire that ii he went in then he would be lost, in consequence
of the suction under lbe ship. Meanwhile Roger. had one-
needed in pettiog the line .shore. An effirt bad been pre-
viously made to throw a line arbors, but the see curled the
line away, _

hl;. li'boted said this witness concluded that portion of
the evidence with regard to the ciroutostanoes of the wreck,
and he bad to apply fur en adjournment to allow him to get
up the other evldenoe which he proposed to dfer. The issues
he meant to rube were-•first, whether the Royal Charter was
built with the usual strength of iron ship intended for each
voyages; and secondly, whether the strength was andleient
foe the purpose. A consultation then took place as to the
length of time which would be required to communicate with
and amaze the pllllllldl of the scientific witnesses whose
opinions and experience would be required to establish three
points. The result of the consultation was an adjournment
to Wednesday next at oue o'clock.
Mr. firsith, receiver of &elle, received a letter yesterday

(Thursday), stating that on the 16th inst. two bags of
sovereigns, supposed to contain 6001. each, had been re.
covered from the wreck. Some other gold had been dis-
covered, which Captain Fell had in his possession. ♦ male
body we. picked ap to the westward of the wreck, upon
which 171. 13a. was found, two mourning rings, and a small
clasp. Another body was picked ap on the shore just betore
the letter wss despatched, having on it a belt containing IN
three gold rings, three breast pine, and two pairs of ear-rings.