The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-13 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE LBLINO7ON AIND THREE LIVES.

LIVERPOOL, MONDLY.
The following letter, addressed to Mr. Taylor,
manager of ths New Steam Tag Company, was posted das;
underwriters rooms this morning
" Valeta* Oct. 8.

" Dear Sir,-1 am sorry to inform you that the Lexington
ie no more. We left this harbour at 11.45 a.m., wind N.,
fresh breeze, and rising glass. All went on well until after
are got round Bray Head, when it came on to blow a gale
from the with very heavy sea, and engines working at
slow vest, for fear of parting the hawser. A signal was
made from the ship to keep her away ; but in keeping sway
for the west passage for Valentia Harbour, engine. work-
' ing dead slow, the rope parted at the e.hlp'e hawse-piL
It wee then Impossible to get fast to her again ; by
Sins we could get the hawser in the ship would be on
the rocks and all hands perished. I ran to leeward, and
got thirteen hands on board, I got the lifeboat out.
Yr. Brewster (mate) and the boy,
.Godfrey, volunteered.
They were in the boat for some tune, but, not able to
get at the ship, I got them on board, made another run at the
weather-side of the ship; and, amidst a terrific sea running,
me succeeded in getting one man. Linea MTh thrown on
board, but the other poor fellows seemed to be bewildered,
sad were unable to make the ropes fast to themselves and
Pimp overboard. We were then eo close to the rocks that
the hands eared begged for we to back out. The lifeboat I
lost, and very thankful to get clear so well. We got, be-
sides, some damage to our port quarter in getting the men
saved from the ship. 1 ani afraid three men are drowned,
but there may be some hopes; the ship went in at the back
of Bagwell Rock, end disappeared from us. The gale still
increasing, I put back to Valentia. I should have tele-
graphed you last evening ; but, going on shore, something
bad happened to the wires. The ship went on about 3.30
pan. on Puffin Island (St. Faun Bey). It is blowing a gale
bum the N. W. I shall have to get some fuel as noon se the
weather will permit, and will law no time in getting borne.—
' Your obedient servant, " Joins HARVEY,
Master of the steam-tug Itesolute."

NARROW ESCAPE. FROM DEATII.--Ort Friday,
Mr-
R. Atkins, engineer, of St. Faith-etre* Maidstone, in the 4
employ of Means. Garrett end Cease, met with an accident, '
,
in which he almost miraculously escaped with life. It seems
that he wee being lowered down a well which had been sunk
at the one water works, for the supply of Chatham. Gang-
hem, am, at Luton, the rope, not having been pro-
perly
fastened to the bucket in which he was seated, gave
way, and he was precipitated a depth of about thirty feet.
Fortunately he fell on a landing-stage, suspended by ropes, and
which, although it tilted very considerably, still held him up.
Had it net been for this, his death would have been certain,
so he would have fallen several feet lower, and into 141 t. of
water. When got out he was found lying upon his hack on
the stage, and very much cut and bruised, as well as inter-
nally injured. Medical assistance was procured from Chat-
ham, and be was afterwards removed home, where the most
cotuddeeste attention has been paid him by his employees,
end he to now progressing favourably towards recovery.—
South Raster,, Gasetto.
Sourit KENSINGTON MnAnum.—Dwing the week
ending Oct. 10, the visitors have been asfollow.. : —On
Monday, Tiaseday, and Saturday
_Ores &y e), 3,861 ;
Monday and Tuesday (free evening.), 6,717 ; on two
students' days (adiniaekin to the public, 6d.), 160 ; total,
9,728. (One day elowad.)
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THE COIN TRADE.
Mom " Mark law Masque)

The rough and wet weather of the peat week has
considmsbly retarded the preearelkoa for autumnal planting,
which had been proceeding very rapidly. A few fine dry
windy days, however, will make the lends already cleaned fit
for seeding forthwith. The French, as vet, have bought
sparingly for seed, the markets here not hiving receded in a
like proportion with their own. The milling trade has been
dull, and wheat price' have been scarcely supported, markets
being generally well supplied ; while the monetary we-
nn in America has had some influence bore, though the
more decided and rapid increase of disease in the potato
crop must ultimately be in favour of cereals. But few emu-
plaints on this more come from Northern Europe, though
American reports are as bed se our own. wheat, in
the latter country, hen little altered In value sinoe
our last. In the Baltic it has been dull In Holland,
Salvino, and FrIDOe, on the decline. On the other band,
in the Danubian ports. Odessa, the See of Axe, and
Egypt, prices have continued tending upwards, supplies of
the new crop not having got down in quantity from the
terior. Dull reports having been received at New York from
England, by this time, the probability is that the tightness
of money will bring lower quotations and produce some ship-
mean, but not of a heavy character. The landed interest is
generally well off., from the high prices received for a plentiful
prodade last year. The crops being good in ONION, exporta-
tion is no permitted.

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COTTON.—Lmteroot, OCT. 12.—The advance in the
tale of dheanut reeetted no in the =dot of ••good demand
and free buying ea the part of spinneas which ha. bac'
checked. The melee arel,;Obidea--600 for export and
2,000 on speoulatien—con 110 Bahia, et 91d. to 10d.;
160 Egyptian, 111 d. to 4d. ; 00 Santa, at qa. to 71d, ;
and 60 Sea Wanda, 181,1. to 2a. W. per lb.