The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-29 00:00:00

LOSS OF AN ENGLISH SHIP.

The loss of a large English ship at the month of
the Loire, which was telegraphed to the London
papers of Monday, is thus confirmed by a letter
from St. Nasaire :

The English three-matt vessel, of Liverpool, Queen of
the South, Captain Reeves, bound for St. Nazar. from
Caßao, with a cargo of guano, and having on board a crew
of 30 men, the captain's wife and 4 children, a surgeon,
and 6 passengers, among whom were a woman and child,
arrived off St. Glides Point at 3 in the afternoon of April
24, during a storm, and oast anchor to wait for a pilot.
The ship remained till 1 in the morning without making
any water, but then, one of her anchor-chains
breaking, she rolled over on her side. The
captain with the women and children and part of the
crew, took to the boats, but they almost Immediately
foundered, and all on board them perished. Of all who
remained on the wreck four only were saved. The sur-
geon and one sailor got upon a plank on which they
Boated for three hours. The sailor, who had taken the
precaution to tie himself on, was picked up alive upon
some rocks, bet the surgeon was drowned. Three other
sailors who clung to the bowsprit of the Queen of the
South were rescued on Saturday morning by M. Chan.
terean, master of the boat Jenne Marie Desirie, who took
them to Noirmoutier.

(sacra's TILIGRAWS.)
AUSTRIA.

VIENNA., Arw 29.

It is stated that Count Vitzthum, formerly
Saxony Minister in London, has been appointed
Austrian minister at the Court of Brussels.
The announcement of Baron. Meysenburg's ap-
pointment as Austrian minister at Rome is contra-
dicted.

The Presse publishes intelligence from Galatz
stating that the persecutions of the Jews in that
district have been carried out under the direction
of the Prefect Lupasco, the same person to whom
attaches the blame of certain Jews having been
drowned near Galatz last year. In reply to the
protests of the Austrian Consul, the Prefect jus-
tified his line of action as taken in consequence of
the express instructions of Minister Braden°.

AUSTRALIA.

THE GRANT TO SIR CHARLES DARLING.

MELBOURNE, MARCH 31.

The ministry has resigned, in consequence of the
governor objecting to the Darling grant being
again inserted in the Appropriation Bill. A new
ministry is being formed.
The shipments of gold to England during the
month amount to 183,500 ounces.

THE WAR IN THE BRAZILS.
PAWS. Ann 29.

The Mositeur of this morning in its bulletin
says :—" A telegram from a Brazilian source con-
firms that the principal positions of Humaita have
fallen into the power of the allies. The fortress
of Humaita alone still resisted, but did not appear
likely to be able to hold out much longer."

RIO DR JANEIRO, APRIL 9.

The latest intelligence from the seat of war an-
nounces that the outer lines of the Paraguayan
position have been taken by the allied troops. Cu-
rupaity has been abandoned, and it is supposed
that Humaita was also being evacuated. All the
cannon bad been removed.

Mr. Hadfield on Monday will ask the First
Lord of the Treasury the intentions of the government
with respect to the introduction of a bill to exempt hoe-
pitman, fthaday•chools, sad other schools and charitable
institution, generally from poor. and other rates.
In the House of Commons to-morrow Mr. Rear-
don will ask the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment " whether it is hie intention to reesminend to the
mown the regatta( of the prisoner Michael Dane* against
whom a verdict of guilty was returned by the Jury, and
matenoe of death paned by the judge on bis trial at the

Old Salley on the it* lasi, notwilhetandiag the sworn
toatimony of mix vitamins, who proved that the planer
was not in England at the time the arias was ma-
mated for which he itto been found guilty, in order to
afford the primmer ea onoetunity of producing further
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