The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-17 00:00:00

TEE LOW OF THE EXPRESS STEAMER.

SOUTHAMPTON, —Raveanay.
The official inquiry by the Board of Trade into the
lose of the above vweel arse resumed this morning before Mr.
Bernard and Captain Engledue, magistrates, and Captain
Harris, nautical assessor of the Board of Trade.
After hearing further evidence the court adjourned, and
after ea absence of an hour they returned, when
The Chairman said—We have carefully considered the
evidence, which is somewhat at variance ; but as there is
some difference of opinion between the magistrates as to their
&elision, the wares we intend taking is to submit the evi-
dence to the Board of Trade, and await their decision ; the
inquiry to be adjourned for that wpm until seat Monday
week.
Mr. Cumberland—ln the mean time what is to be done
with the captain's certificate ?
The Chairman—l am of opinion that it should remain in
the hands of the clerk to the magistrates until the matter is
finally settled.
Captain Engledne—l wish it to be Ithown that, as one of the
=animates, 1 do not agree with retaining the captain's certi-
ficate. I tuthreseed an opinion at the oommencement of this
trial that the Board of 'Trade bed ne right to demand the
captain's certificate until they had proved bun in error. To
that opinion I still adhere, and 1 therefore strongly, pro-
test against withholding the certificate.
Captain Harris—lf we give up the certificate now, it
would imply that the verdict of the court was in favour of the
certificate being returned.
The certifiable was retained by the clerk to the magis-
trate% and the proterhege terminated.

THE GREAT EARTERN.—Not withstanding all the
rumours and confident liseertione to the contrary, the as-
nonneement made that discreet ship would before the end of
the present mouth be upon her voyage to the United States
will be found to be correct. A. at pre•eut decided, the
vessel will leave Holyhead on Moody. the 24th inetant.
There may be a short delay belong this date, but it will not
extend to more than a day or two. The cause of this delay,
! if any, will arise from the inspection of the ship and en-
gines, in accordance with the terms of the contract with Mr.
Rumen, previous to their acceptance be the company. The
contract nominated Mr. Fowler. C.E., end Mr. !['Lien,
C. 8., orbitrstors to decide upon nature that might arixe
in dispute between the company end the contractors.
These gentlemen have now commenced their elimination,
and have appointed Mr. Hatirkehaw, referee.
Mr. Jordan and Mr. Wiley have been requested to survey
the ship, sad the!, have requested Mr. Paterson, the builder
of the Great Western and many other ships at Bristol, to
whit them in the survey. The directors are, it is stated,
satisfied with the performance of the chip on the late trial
trip. No ofilaisl report hes yet been received by the board,
either from the captain or the engineers in charge. Some
very extraordinary notions have been didulgid in respecting
the speed which the ship wee to make, very far exceeding
the anticipations and calculatiose of Mr. Brunel, to whom
the greet chip owes it, °nen. A short time only before
his death be stated most distinctly to some persons wbo were
talkie( of the ship making 20 knots that she
forswuld do
nothing of the lurid ; that she wee never designed such •
ate of speed, and that his calculations were that she
make the voyage frost England to Calcutta or Sydney
is from 32 to 38 days. This, he stated, In the most confi-
dent moaner, she would accomplish, the rate of speed re-
quired for that purpose being only from 14 to 14k knots per
hour.—Observer.
A CAPTAIN FINED TOE StiI3GOLINO.—On Satur-
day Jams Mirka, the captain of the ship PAWING Borg,
which arrived at Liverpool from Havre on the 11th instant,
was fined 1001. for smuggling (in a chat containing a film
look sad bottom) n quantity of wins, spirits, and tobecco.

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