The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-01 00:00:00

LIFE-BOAT SERVICES.

BOVIMER, NORTHIIMBRRLAND, MARCH 28. —Last
night the Hanoverian schooner Hortensia struck on
Bouliner, North Steel, during stormy weather. accompinied
by • heavy sea sad thick with rain. The lifeboat of the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution, stationed at this
place, was launched se soon as practicable, the tide being 4
the time very low. After the vessel had been bearded the
master refused to leave her, or to allow his crew to do so.
When the tide made again, the ship drove further on the
rocks. The sea being very heavy and signals of distreu
made for assistance, the lifeboat was again launched after
much difficulty, being three times tilled with heavy seas,
which, however, she rapidly self-ejected. After reaching
the wreck the captain again obstinately refused to leave his
vessel, being drunk at the time. He was soon afterwards
washed overboard in the roundhouse and drowoed. The
lifeboat's crew throughout the stormy night behaved most
gallantly, and twice used their utmost endeavours to save
the =main, who perished solely through his own perverse.
crewof four men having been brought safely ashore,
in the lifeboat. _ _

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A Ali LOW, MAUCH 28.—A vessel WAX observed
in A rklow Bay on the afternoon of the 2rith inst. proceeding
to the northward with a flag of distress Hying. The life-
boat of the National Lifeboat Institution was on her way
to her in lieu than twenty minutes afterivarda. She followed
to Wicklow, where the vessel wu run ashore on the bar.
She was found to be waterlomed, the water being up to the
decks. The lifeboat's crew boarded the ship, but the masks
declined their assistance, u he believed his vessel to be then
in comparative safety. She proved to be the schooner Tele-
graph, of Whitehaven, from St. John's, New Brunswick,
to Brighton ferry.

It is reported that the new School of Musketry
at Fleetwood, some time since projected, will be formed
an early date, as a branch of the headquarter school e,ta-
blished at Hythe. We hear it is likely to be placed under
the immediate command of Lieutenant-Colonel Bewee,
the 73rd Regiment, an officer of greet experience in tte
musketry department.
Another addition to our "infant " iron navy sill
be made on the 13th ; the Defence will on that day be
launched from the building.yard of Messrs. Palmer. ca
the Tyne. The Defence is • ship of the same character
as the Resistance.

The Council of Military Education will examine
candidates at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, for direct cora-
niisaious in the army, between the let and 6th April, sal
between the 20th and tith May inclusive. The Council et
Military Education will examine candidates at the Rind
Hospital, Chelsea, between the let and 6th April, for 4p
pointment to the commissariat department of the army.—
United service Gazette.

COAST GUARD SHIPS.—The Admiralty hare
lately issued a most important order, which we trust sit
not for the sake of the well-being of the service, herr I
contrary effect to that which its framers origin 1!!
intended. It has been decided that the crews d
the Coast guard ships are not to be paid of
periodically: but on balancing the accounts in thee
vessels at the end of each year (financial), all the men a
board are to be dealt with in the following manner, viz.:-
Continuous service men are to be discharged to the booked
the flagships at Sheerness, Portsmouth, Plymouth, &c.. a
they may themselves decide upon. They are to be graoM
30 days' leave of absence, on the expiration of which thl
are to join the particular flagship on board of which the
names are borne for general service. Non• continuous se-
vice men are to be discharged to the shore ; but ouches h !!
the ratings of petty officers, leading, able seamen, and le
class ordinary seamen and stokers, may be allowed to reeote
the guardships, with the privilege of also taking 30 yd
leave of absence. Marines and seamen gunners are to I
relieved at the expiration of three years service. Men
are to serve for the latter-named term, but will receive
timely notice of the intention of the authorities to sore.
wide them. _ _

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WRECK OF THE MILER BARTON.—LIVERPOOL•
SATURDAT.—By the arrival of the mails from the Cape if
Hood Hope intelligence has been received of the loud
the British ship Miles Barton, chartered for the conve%stis
of troops to &iglu& which struck on a sunken rock cot•
ward of Cape L Agalhas on the Bth of Fehruary, in a beo!
sea, driving before a south-east gale. She bad on bowl
nearly 400 men of the 3d Buffs. under the commaol ed
Major King. All on board were saved with the except
of a private soldier, named M'Namara, who was also mod
but afterwards went to look at the, wreck nod was drowned
The survivors were all taken round to Table Bay by be
Majesty's steamer Cyclops. The Miles Barton was the Tve•
perty of Mr. J. Holiday, of Redeross•street. in that to
and wu under the command of Captain Shelford.
was 1,1134 tons register, sod was built at St. John, NO,
Brunswick, in 1853, and classed A 1 for seven yam.

THE STREET RAILWAY AT BATHWATER.-114
new can upon the street railway still continue to eon
considerable interest, and the whole distance from IN
Marble Arch to Notting-bill presents an excited spree*
since, from the large Lumbers of spectators who line tie
footpaths. A formidable opposition has already Iso
started by Mr. Curtis, who runs a carriage of Ins OWV ID".
tion, constructed to carry forty-four persons, upon theism
line of rails. Sir Richard Mayne has not yet granted a lie es
for the running of these carriages as the conditions of aij
act with respect to the table of fares inside and the claims
OD the roof had not been complied with. Aprlicatim la
been made to the Stamp-office to stop Mr. Train's curie
cause they are not licensed to ply for hire, and the dire'
and conductors wear no badge. In answer to this. ns
alleged that these cars run under the Railway Act. and rat
under that of the Metropolitan Hackney Carriages- .
it is thought, is likely to present all important polar .!
litigation, one serious obstruction having taken place
consequence of the driver of a furniture van refining le
drive off the tramway to allow one of the tram cars to l`ss'
on the ground that be was on hie own side, and hot Is
much right to the trans as the car. Inspect.; flreklat
Thursday obtained a summons rimiest the proKieu*
the furniture van for wilful obstruction of the Ingn
under the Police Act, which is to conic on for beano;
the Marykhone police-court next Wednesday. Mr. (held
Hathaway has accepted a contract from Mr. Tres to 51
down a single line of street railway from Wests°mr,
bridge to Kenningtompark, and expecte to
ground in the course of next week, when the public 4
south side of the Thames will have an eerier oPPortss'T
inspecting this ROW mode of transit.—Obserrer.