The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-04 00:00:00

A YACHT RUB DOWN OPP HYDE.

PORTSMOUTH, Serrnimut 3.

A collision occurred last night which resulted in
the loos, temporarily at least, of one of the handsomest
yachts on this station. The Portsmouth and Ryde United
Steam Packet Company's steamer, Prince Consort, Beasley
master, left Southsea-pier ►bout twenty minutes put eight
o'clock, to proceed on her lest journey for the day to Ryde.
On nearing the pier at Hyde, about twentySve or
thirty minutes afterwards, she ran foul of the Amazon,
cutter yacht, belonging to Smith, Eaq., and
the latter sank at her mooring within eight
or ten minutes after the collision occurred. On
board the yacht were Mrs. Smith and another lady, some
children, and the servants and crew, The children were at
the time being undressed to be put to bed ; but fortunately
all the persons on board had time to take to the boats, and
thus escaped from being carried down with the yacht. The
Amazon, it is said, had the usual lights hoisted
at her inset head, and no blame is therefore at-
tached to her on the ground of not showing a proper
signal. She is about 70 tons burden, splendidly
fitted, and was, it is reported, about to proceed on a cruise
to the Mediterranean. She sunk in about 18 feet of water,
and her mast alone therefore is visible. We understand
that a diver went down to-day, but the injuries the yacht
has sustained were such as to prevent ber being raised at
present. It is said that Captain Beasley was upon the
bridge of the 'teenier during the whole of the passage, and
It is impossible, with that fact in view, to understand how
the accident could have occurred. A full inquiry will,
however, doubtless be made.

Several steamboats are building at New York,
to ply on Brazilian waters.
The English postal authorities in the West
Indies have given notice that the American steamers plying
between Havana and slew York have resumed the service,
and that it is anticipated the postal communication by
those steamers will net suffer further interruption.
The Vienna journals announce the arrival there
of M. Richard Wagner, to personally direct the rehearsals
of his new opera, Tristan nail leolde.

The Duchess of Moutpeusier and Princess Isa-
bella of Spain, accompanied by the ex-Queen of the French,
the Princess Marguerite WC/deans, the Msnmise de Cola,
Countess Boniest, General Count Montesquion, Lc.. ho-
noured BAker's Phessantry. Beaufort street, King's-road,
Clielves, with a visit on Friday last, and expressed them-
selves much pleased with the collection, selecting at the
same time various specimens of waterfowl for transmission
to Spain.

ROYAL INTErtvinwit—The King of Bavaria, who
recently had an interview with the King of Pruasia at
Ostend, visited, a few days back, the Kiug of the Belgians
and the King of Wurtemberg, at Wiesbaden and, on re.
turning to his own States, met the Sovereign of Saxony at
on the latter's return from Switzerland.
KING'S Comnor., LoNnos.—The council havo
fixed Tuesday. October 1, for the admission of new students
into the department of general literature and Science, in
connexion with this college. The department is conducted
by the Archdeacon of }lath, the Rev. Prebendary Hall,
the Rev. J. J. Heywood, 31. A., of Trinity College, Cam-
bridge; the Rev. W. Howse, M.A.. of St. John's College,
Cambridge ; the Rev. J. S Brewer, M.A., of Queen's College,
Oxford ; r. C. H. 0. Daniel, 8.A., of Worcester College,
Oxford, and other gentlemen. The department is intended
to prepare atudents for the universities, for holy orders, for
the bar, and other professions, and for competition in the
civil service of her Majwity's government. The tat October
has also been appointed for the exemination of candidates
fee admission to the department of general instruction in
the applied sciences, the principal lecturers Laing the
Rev. T. G. Hall, the Key. T. A. Cock, M.A., of
Trinity College, Cambridge, the Rev. W. Howse, Mr. J. C.
Maxwell, M.A., Dr. W. A. Miller, Mr. C. L. Blouses, Mr.
E. A. Hadow, Mr. J. Tennant, Mr. A. Moseley, Mr. Philip
H. de La Motto, F.S. A., Mr. T. Sutton, 8.A., Mr. H. J.
Castle, Mr. 0. A. Timme. and Mr. C. P. R. Shelley. The
medical department will be inaugurated on the Id of Octo-
ber by a public lecture from Professor Bentley, P.'s& '