The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-21 00:00:00

THE MISSING STEAMER NORTH BRITON.

Up to the time of going to press we are still
without any tidings of the steamer North Briton. She
WWI saesQuebec, according to the local newspapers, on
Ilatesdrir, the fad not., at 9.80 a.m., having the f
board From Quebse—Hoe.l7llll
V and lady; Major Fielding, 80th Biagi,
and ; Paw Rows, lady, sad child; Fibs Mord.
Mph as" Once, Atha P. &ridded, A. W. Dunne,
Fniderice Clerk, W. H. Carrillo. From Montreal—Dr.
Weeds, norms Danosee, Mr. Robinson. From Kingistea--
Captain Bayley. Fenn Torosto—E. J. Smith, C. Janis,
87th &gimlet, Kn. Prim, Miss Price, Miss E. Price, Miss
Allan, Captain Lamest* sad lady, P. Pelham, John Smith.
From Haniiitme—iiir Allan MICA) and lady.
The steenige passessiers numbered tat soul% and the crew
about 90, so that the total number of souls on board was
about M. According to • telegram received by the
Glasgow steamer St. Andrew, which left on the
4th inst. the North Briton did not pass Father
Point until that date, but in this statement there II evi'
denUy an error, ae Father Point being only about 180 miles
from Quebec, and allowing seven hours for detention by
fog which it is stated she encountered, she would still have
passed that point as the 31d. The Quebec papers of Mon-
day make no mention et her delay ; and as the Africa's de-
spatches, which bring the dates to the 6th Mat. front New
York, contain no reference to her at all, it is clear that
she most have got beyond Antiocett ; as, had an
happened to her west of that point, latelligsoos could
have been forwarded to Quebec in time for them New York
mails, and this view is strengthened by the fact that the
Jun, which arrived at Father Point from hence on the
morning of Thursday, at about 4 am., makes no mention
of having seen her; and then not being over-
taken by the St. Andrew, which left Quebec within
eight-sad-forty hours after her, is further presumptive
evidence that she must have got clear of the St. Lawrence
and fairly out to as The supposition, therefore, is that,
having cleared the Straits of Belle Ida, she met with
the easterly hurricane which had bees blowing across
the Atlantic during the whole of the previous week,
so evidenced by the rapid paragon of the Persia
sod the Jura. Of the severity of the storm we have
accounts not only from the seaports of New York and
Boston, but also from Quebec, where it raged with
unusual fury all Sunday and Monday, ; sad if, as
we suppose, she encountered this furious gale
eutaide the Straits, she may have had her ma-
chinery so disabled as to make her dependent oar her
canvas oely. If this be so, there is no ground for uneasi-
ness, for although the rig of the steamersof this line enables
them as oilers to make excellent time, still • sufficient
period, presuming she was beading eastwards, has not yet
elapsed. for her to hare made the Irish oast. On the other
hand, it is probable that, finding the easterly gale coo-
tinumg, she may have turned round for a Wiliterll
port, either St. John's, Newfoundland, or Halifax ; and in
this event the arrival of the AuglmSa son, now overdue
some four•and•twenty hours, will, we have no doubt, remove
all surmises. In the meantime it is due to the company
who own the North Briton to say that she was one of
t.,e finest of their fleet, and that her temporary commander,
Captain Grange, was as experienced and competent • wo-
man as ever crossed the Atlantic. Indeed, so highly
was he thought of by his employers and so great
• favourite was he with all who had travelled
with him, that he was selected on the last outward
voyage of the North Briton to take charge of her, Lord
Mooch, the new Governor-Ceneral, having taken his pas-
time in that vessel. At this season of the year the track
followed by the Canadian steamers is entirely free of ice,
and there is little or uo fog. Altogether we feel that there
is but little cause for alarm until, at all events, the Anglo.
Saxon arrives.—Cariadian News of this day.

Tai DUKE o>r CAMBRIDOL—The Dublin Even-
ing Mail skives circulation to the annexed contradictiou of
• report
_which it lately printed affecting the reputation of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge :—" In lately
noticing the rumours which had reached us as to the con.
duct of his royal highness towards Lord Wm. Pullet at
Portsmouth, we stated that we did so because our attention
bad been repeatedly celled to occurrences of a similar kind,
and that we alluded particularly to the dukes late visit
to the Curragh. We also stated that we thought it right
to afford an opportunity of refuting the caluninies against
his royal highness, if calumnies they should pore to
be. As to the Portsmouth affair, • refutation has come
to us in the following letter from Lord William Paulet :
."Sir,—From two articles in your pap...r of the 7th and
Bth inst., beaded ' The Duke of Candindge,' lam afraid
the public will be under the erroneous impression that his
royal highness had, do-ing his inspection of the troops at
Portsmouth, treated me uncourteously. In order to set the
public right on that subject, I beg to state that his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge treated me in the kindest
manner, and never made me of any intemperate
ts ras during the Urea days lie was here. May IlabDeggult
favorr of an early insertion of this letter is your journal.—
I am, sir, your obedient servant, W. PAULET, Ea*,
0•00;reil, Oemmanding &W. District. Nov. 13, 1861.'
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