The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-16 00:00:00

04LB IN 17111 MERSEY.

LIVERPOOL, SATVRDAT ICJTICINO.
It blow a terrific plc this morning
r,.d from S.S.W.
to W., and several &beaten are . The principal
disaster is that to a large American ship (osed the Hero
from Charleston), which had lost sails her miseoznaat,
and ran ashore on the tail of the West Hoyle Bank. The
l'oint of Air (life-boat) went to her assistance.—A small
vessel was driven ashore on Little Habra Island, all sails
set. The Hoylake (life-boat) went to her eesistsnce.—A
barque was at anchor about one sails month of Crosby Light-
ship, sad showed sigruile of diploma—A sleep was aim in
distame, doss to RAU, with loss of smile andnemmelpeabie,
Ms has since, se reported, pat into the Den
SUNDAY.
The gale hes moderated, but it still blows strongly. A
Khmer is reported ashore between Point Lynn and the
Great Ormalissid, opposite Resumer* with loss of foretop-
mut —Several ships are ashore outside, the names of which
cannot be ascertained.

THE PENINSULAS MAIM—The Taro! Captain
Christian (Admiralty agent, Lieut. Brydges, R.N.), arrived
at Southampton yeaterday with the Peninsular mails. Her
dates are Gibraltar, March 6' Cadiz, 7; Ligon, 9;
Oporto, 10 • Vigo, 11. Among* her cargo was specie to the
amount of 6 076 J. sterling. The Tagus experienced a suc-
cession oftti after leaving Lisbon. They were from the
north for days; then variable ,• and afterwards for 36
hours from the south-wee. Her Majawty'a Alpe Duke of
Wellington, Princess Royal, and James Watt were at Lis-
bon= the9thhuit. The Tagus met her Majesty's ship Ex-
mouth of Fort EL Jelin.

MAIM LITERTOOL, SATUR-
oAT.-11, Potshard Net\ American Royal Mail steam-
ship liwerso6o=joas Leitch, riled from the Mersey at
WOO end Halifax, with the usual mails for
the U= Ban sr British North American provinces,
145pereemiins, art a full cargo.
Tin Wucß OF TIM MADRID.—The captain anti
crew dem MAW, wrecked near Vigo on the 20th ult.,
arrived at dentharapton in the Tagus yesterday. The
odium sal lam sent out in the Tagus to err in saving the
' Madrid sloe war home yesterday. The unfortunate
reed bid Wren ‘, and 10110 trilling pottier se her, such
es sari end en ea dor were the only things reed from
her. In Or enennse an reset be made to
are bear sonebinery. 'Tire weather is at resat too more
for tart wee attempt to bee mode.
FATAL BOAT ACCIDIINT CHATHAM DOCK-
YARD..4A mentng a Idol accident ocoorrod Ot
Chatham distort. the ingeking of a cotter belonging to
one of the vas* ef ter at Mean; by which two inemen,
named WW Tberenr, belonging to the Fantome, 12,
and Robert Maar droller aging
42, wry drowned.
The principal shipowner', merchants, &c., of
Milford, Haverfordwed, adscbseent puree are about to
memorialise the Poelmester-Orneral to permit all lottoostran

South Wales to the South of Ireland tote conveyed by way
of Milford instead of as at present vin Liverpool and Holy-
head.
The fine steamship Pacific is, it is said, about to be
placed opts the line between Cork end Milford for the pur-
pose efeonvering passengers and came, and, it is hoped, the
mails to mid from the south of Ireland.
LAUNCH OP THE AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAMSHIP '
Narreirs.—On Saturday the launch of a new steamship
from the ship-building yard of Young, Son, and Magney, at
Ltroehonse, brought together an immense number of riper-
Worm, both on shore and on the river. Soon after 3 o'clot k
Limehouse dockyard watt thrown open and soon filled with
people. The T
Rrmden noimasteameman, alniidpaurer re
ge itirt, Lliier:Lbtlding
dry
dock, were desurated with the tinge of all nations. The
name of the new ship is the Neptune. The colours of the
Austrian Lloyd's Company were hoisted, and on • small flag
that waved in the Levee above the ruirenniast "No. 63" was
inscribed, indicating that it war the 63rd vessel constructed
for the Austrian Lloyd's Company. The day was unusually
=with a stiff breeze from the S. W. The vessel wee de-
as the sister of the Jupiter, No. 62, launched from
Mean. Young, Son, and Magnay's vent towards the close of
the year 18.16. The Neptune is a clipper-built ship, and in
to be propelled by steam engin.s and machinery of 300 horse
power (nominally), manufriettin ,I by the eminent engineer",
Itavadrill and Salkeld, late Miller and Havenhill, of Ikt-
cliff. The dimensions of the Neptune ore as follow :
Length, between perpendiculars, 231 ft. 6 in.; breadth of
beam, 30 ft. 8 in. ; keel, for tonnage, 210 ft. bin. ; and bur-
then 1,300 tons. The ceremony of naming the vessel was
performed by Mies Edlmann, daughter of Mr. Edlmann,
agent in London for the Austrian Lloyd's Company.
MAILS FOR THE lONIAN ISLANDS HT PRIVATE
Setr.—ln communal of the withdrawal of the yawls of
war which were formerly employed in conveying mails once
a month between Malta and Corfu, errangements have been
made foe despetehing ship letter mails to the lonian Islands
by the private simmers which leave Liverpool three times a
monthAtially sheet the 6th, 16th, aad With) for Corfu.
These Inter mile will be mode ay mMdpally for the
trans of sablises* and seamen's letters, sad of books
end newegoesen the worn co ease far the Union
belatistans
Islands heerares a rulTatieste; bat say letters
which the my drive le ceed try ship flan Liverpool
will be ea et speiblly eabered " By pirate ship
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memp et pee beltetsee; best lie a rime at 6d. the
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