The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-19 00:00:00

THE OALE.-FUPTHER LOSS OF LIFE.

LOWESTOFT, MONDAY NIGHT.
During a very strong gale from E.N. E. yes-
terday mornings torchlight was seen burning as a signal of
distress from a vessel ashore on the Neweoine Sand, near
this place (reports Captain Preston, R.N.). The Lowes-
toft lifeboat, in connexion with the National Lifeboat
Institution, was at once launched, but in consequence of
the wind being nearly full on the beach the boat could not
be got off for some time. Ultimately she was enabled to
proceed to the Sands, when the brigantine Madera, of
Yarmouth, was found to have parted from her anchoni.
The lifeboat took off the two men left on board the vessel
and brought them safely ashore. The remainder of the
crew, three in number, were unfortunately drowned before
the arrival of the lifeboat.
BACTON, NORFOLK, MONDAY.
Early this morning (states Mr. Wm. Cabitt) guns and
rockets were discharged from the Hasborotqfh Sands, off
this coast, indicating there was • vessel in distress there.
The three lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution,
stationed respectively at liltuidesley, Barton, and Has-
borough, were soon afloat sad on their way to the Sands.
The first named boat (The Graces) being four mike to
windward, was the first to reach the floating light, and
is now seen in the offing towing in a boat, supposed to
contain the stranded vessel's crew. The post is starting,
so I am unable to give any further intelligence at present.
BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT, MONDAY.
A brig was observed to anchor in a dangerous position
off Sea View, Isle of Wight, on the afternoon of the 16th
inst. (says Captain M'Donald, R.N.). The crew of the
city of Worcester lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Insti-
tution, which best was only stationed here last month, was
at once mustered and kept in readiness in the event of their
services being required by. the vesselm the wind wa& blowing
a gale from the B.N.E. right on shore. On the following
day it was decided to send off the lifeboat to attempt to get
the vessel under weigh ; and acting on the advice thus
sent him, the master= his reseal for Bembridge Harbour,
where she arrived in safety. A vessel had previously gone
to her assistance but had failed to reach her. The endan-
gered brig was the Bessie, of Sunderland, bound to that
port from Southampton, in ballast.

A remarkable revelation on Prussian politics is
contained in a work of the Austrian War-oBlos on last
year's campaign, just published. In the beginning of June,
186 G—that is, a few days before the outbreak of hostilities,
Prussia sent Baron Gablenz, a Prussian nobleman, and
brother of the Austrian General Gablenz, to the Balser,
offering him a pecuniary compensation for Holstein and
the political supremacy over southern Germany. Fortu-
nately for the future of the nation, the proposal was
rejected. Had it been accepted, Germany would have
been more hopelessly divided, and more permanently de-
prived of all chance of manias than ever before.

It appears that the Virgin Islands felt the sharp , --.--
edge of the terrible hurricane which desolated the island i
1 (Before Mr. J. Payne, Deputy-Assistant Judge.)
of Barbadces from the 13th to the 15th of October, 1819 • '
• PREFIRRING PRISON LIFE.
and Dodaley's Annual R,eyistcr, after alluding to the , Jerrnurth Driscoll, 29,
_described as a tailor, A well-
severe damage inflicted upon Bt. Thomas's, briefly records known character, was indicted for stealing a mackintosh ;
n
the fate of Tortola in language which may be sadly er. value 215., the property of James Benson, to which h
tentous, but falls very far short of the telegram sent ,
'- pleaded not ifty.
across the Atlantic:—•` At Tortola every vessel was on ' &holm) n to Mr. Benson, of No. 4, T ttenham-oourt.road.
From the evidence it appeared that William Barker, s
shore and every house in the town destroyed. The governor saw thea
prisoner snatch a mackintosh' ooat froni the liOor
of the island and all his family were drowned in their
way and run away with it He was stopped and taken
imam, and numerous other lives lost." , into custody by Franklin, 20 E.
.
The pruioner was found Guilty.
An ordinance of the Prefect of Police of Paris The Judge—ls there anything known of him ?
dated the 14th, directs that bakers within the polies jurisd Prisoner—Oh yes, a nice history.
diction must sell their bread by weight, and must weigh Mr. King,
ved th schoolmaster
ui at the House of Correett
it in presence of the purchaser, even without being re- pagroainst the prisonerfo :—ng
on extraordinary
da , lit
gnof t tuvic, 1;61.
queeted to do so. Bread delivered at the customers' !In 188., 14 days, May 21 ; eight days", Jane seven den
hove' must be weighed if the buyers demand to have it ' June 22. In 1853, seven days, 24th Jena's,. In .lI4Ns
verified, for which purpose the baker met tarnish his I two months, March 7 ; one meth, December 13. la lab:',,
delivery men with soaks sad weights. , two months,August2s; time mad* Desmaber I. la 1816,

.v August ; three 111 .inths, Sept. 2 ; three months,
one month. 13th .r.see.; two mouths, Dec., Do;
I. s; • i 2 months, kpri'. 74 Four years, May 7, 1860;
• wombs. dune 1;, 1,V4 one month, Jan. 27, 11446 ; four
...tn.,. April 25, NW •• 'even days, Nov. 19, 1566. That is
I ,ny lord, 1 have r .anent him, but I believe he has had

i-oner—And 'a very good h:atory, toot I font know
You think. (Laughter.) (To the witness)— I
..ught you, were always a very good scholar,
yo'o credit for what you have done to-day.
t ~.,'.aughter.) Now I would be bound to say you
CA nut tell toe how much it was altogether. (Renewed
llialgkinton (clerk) inquired if the prisoner lad

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vti sae.
—Well, my lord. I rather prefer prison for life
• itig in the streets. I have had more than 12 years in
r• ,m. I cannot get employment, for the police hunt me
T4e Judge sentenced the prisoner to 10 year: penal
ss
Prisoner (laughing)-1 did not think I had so long to
*m.. (To the eolitH—You aro a smart old fellow.
1 hope I shall see your lordahip when I come
and that you may give me ten years more. I would
~ester be in prison than shout the streets. I have got
,t ral places of employment, but the polka havi3 hunted
• —.lit of them.
'fhe Judge—Who were the policemen?
Prisoner—One of them was Holmes, but I don't see him
ki
Ile then wishes! hie lordship " good bye," and tripptd
frost the deo& As if pleased with the heavy sentence
i.9Sed upon him.