The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-09 00:00:00

STALUIBOAr COLLISION.

On Friday morning, about 11 o'clock, an alarm:
leg collision took place off Erith between the MS*
Ipswich steamer, widths brig Huth', of Ouenway, whisk
Dearly involved a very serious loss of life. The Yetis, com-
manded by Captain Forme, an old experienced neater, left
London-bridge at the usual hour with about 100 ;assumes
on hoard for Ipswich and Harwich. On paring tenth suds
she was kept on the eolith shore in the slack of the tide,
the proper omits for her to minus, whoa the
brig -IHertha, which was loaded with atone bound
up to London, wu observed standing over to the
swath shore also in the sleek of the tide, and when
shrew' of the Melds she soddenly tacked, which brought
her right in the direction the steamer was spproachiog.
Caption Force immediately gave the ,order to stop the en-
Moss and took other precautioos to avoid a collision. The
brig, however, was too close to primes the remota coming
in contact. The bowsprit of the Bertha Ant caught the
stays of the funnel and carried it awayosad then the iron
awning stanchions on the afterdeck. ne brig's cutwater
then took the port quarter of the steamer, and carried away
the stern and a large portion of the bulwarks. The
crash was most alarming, and the terror among the
paseengen was (intense. lire. Pakeenan, who was with
her husband on board proceeding to Ipswich,
an interesting child, and another passenger sustained
flollle injury about the head by the iron stanchions as
they were broke away by the bowsprit of the brig. Other
parties on Leant wen also reported to have been hurt. As
use, aa the s cssels got clear, the Yetis was brought to, sad
assistance CAM, off from the shore. As the Melia was un-
able to proceed on the voyage, the Elfin, another of the
company's ..came,,, came down sad took such of the pas.
securers as desired to proceed 011 to Harwich. The injured
parties marred to London. The escape of the steamer
from Win.; rue down may be considered most providential,
for had her speed not been checked the brig would have
gone right over her. It appears that ao blame is attribut-
able to three is command of the Mills,

TEX TILOPOSED DRAWBACK UN PAP= —biros-
rmrr TO PRINTZIA AND STATIONW—Ths printers and
stationers of Liverpool held a meeting on Saturday (Mr.
(:.leedele is the chair), to °amides the announced
intention of the Commissioners of lelsad Earths* to coo.
hoe the drawback upon stocks of paper to stationers only,
and to exclude from the benefit of such atomism those
peruses who are stationers and minters seder the mine
reef. The ChAinnen, who hal held an interview with the
Board of Commissioners on the previous day, explained at
length the view which the commissiooen took of the
act of parliament, and contended that it was met unfair
sod unjust. particularly to a town lake Liverpool, where
nearly all the *tattooers were also printers, 'ma where large
stocks hail been purchased on the faith of the assurance
given by Mr. f :lodates* in parliament that the drawback
would be allowed to the trade. The subject was taken up
by other ireorkaaes present, and it was urged that
the fear entertained by the commissioners that the
drawbacks claimed by various branches of the trade
would exceed the amount originally contemplated
gatherer allowance to be rustle was no reason why one
portion of the trade should be placed at • disadvantage a.
comparedwith thither. It was also stated that nu real
pin to the revenue would be obtained by withholding the
drawback from raper is printers' premises, as such stocks
would be removed to premises to which there win no tech.
meal or legal objectice, and where the &Bowsaws could be
claimed ;and that the excise would the only came annoy.
mice mad tremble without reaping any advethapt_ After
the subject led ben fully diecumed it was deckled to mw
monalise the Chmeallor of the Exchequer and to appoint •
committee fie nefer with the members of the trade in other
tooth, sad arrow for a joist deputation to watt upon the
government at as 'arty day.
Mrstc AND DANCING LICENSER —The appli-
cations for the newel, gnat, or Sumter of licenses for
magic sad music and deaths& will be heard before the
Court of l 2 carts 81106017 s as the 10th of October. Tbe
total 'umber on the list last year was 420, and it is not OZ.
that there will be many sew spoilt:strove this yew
rate of applications for new licenses and transfers mash
be served, according to the standing orders, ea ass before the
14th inst. ; petitions for reetrirele may throat is Jut before
the corn meommeet of the seesioo. In 16 yaus, Ids serther
of them licenses is coesequeece of informatioesbeieg laid.
and penalties .reed for by common informers, has in:reamed
from to the number above stated, which will no doubt be
increased this year.