The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-29 00:00:00

THE LOSS OP THE STEAMER EMPRE33

EUGENIE.

The following are some additional particular
relative to the loss of this vessel, reported its our coins
yesterday. The Empress Eugenie was an iron vessel
about 425 tons burthen, belonging to the General stew.
packet Company, for which Mr. F. A. Tantplin is
agent. She was under the command of Captain Sig*,
and plied between the port of Liverpool and London,
mouth, Penzance, &c. From the particulars of the ~cc
ream, as reported by the captain, it appears that the rod
left the former port on Thursday last, on her usual trt,
about halftpast ten in the forenoon. At midnight rue pa-d
the Fairway buoy, Queen's Channel. The following
(Friday) it came on to blow violently front the tooth-etc,
and about three o'clock in the morning the cagier
reported that the ship was making a great deal of water s
the engine.room—the pumps, though constantly goer,
being unable to keep her free. This state of things ost
Called until G a.m., every effort being made by the crew a
reduce the leakage, but without success. It was then cv:t
tamed that the water had put out the fires, and the engirt.
consequently became useless. The mainsail wm set a
order to keep the vessel's head to MA, but sire still lalunr
heavily, the water gaining rapidly in the hold, outwit
standing the exertions of all on board to check it.
these circumstances it was deemed advisable, there being
hope of saving the ship, to lower the lifeboats. This was ac
complished, and the crew and passengers, numbering
persons, got safely into the boats. About half-post sth
finally left the vessel, which very shortly afterwards seal
down and rusk. She was then about 10 stiles north
of Point Lynn. The crew and passengers in the boa
rowed in a north-east direction until 2.15 cm. on the tit
when the foremost boat fell in with the steamer Com
of Galloway, Captain Broadfoot With sours difficulty tt
occupants of the boat were got safely on board the steamer.
The fact of the other boat being still missing, barite
her 15 of the passengers and crew of the ill•fatesl ship, Lein;
communicated to Captain Broadfoot, be immediately im-
posed going in search of her. The steamer was put routil
the direction where the Empress Eugenie had fouuderedusi
after a search of about two hours Captain lirondfoot
the satisfaction of falling in with the other boat. The at
ferers, consisting of nineteen persons, were rescued, ttl.
taken on board the Countess of Galloway. The who!, a:
the party during the stay on board experienced the gree-d
kindness from Captain Broadfoot, his officers and crew, s
supplied them with food and clothing and everything wt-k
their unfortunate position demanded. The sufferers wee
entirely destitute, having, in consequence of the heavy ter
been obl*ed to throw all their clothing and other ell-'A
overboard, in order to lighten the boat. They reached lane,
pool in the Countess of Galloway on Saturday montit:.
The Empress Eugenie bad a large cargo, consisting of gewrl
Mods, the loss of which, with the vessel, is covered 1°
insurance.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD TEL
EMERALD SOUTHAMPTON STEAM PACKET.

An inquest was opened at Ryde, Isle of Wight,.
on Mouday last, before Mr. Frederick Blake, the ono
nor for the Isle of Wight, and continued by adjourn-
ment on Friday, to inquire into the cause of death 1
'William llartou, late captain of Mr. Arabin's rek
bested schooner-iiicht &wive. Mr. Coxwell, solicitor, of
Southampton, attended on behalf of the Steam Packet Com-
pany, and Mr. Reed, of St. Ann'a•lmie, London, acted fort!.
deceased's family. It appeared from the evidence that the
deceased on the 19th inst. seat onboard the packet atCow
to proceed to Ryde, where his family and that ore
after the vessel bad left and cleared Cowes harbour, the
ceased, who was walking between the fore.cormauien
and the engine-room skylight (the flaps of which were °peel.
suddenly reeled backwards, and fell through the aperture.
the open skylight on to the moving machinery, recrivin
such severe injuries as to cause immediate dent
The witnesses deposed to their belief of the deceased. '
the worse for liquor, but the witness who more partssilarly
saw the accident ided, in answer to questions by th
coroner, that a shock to the vessel, similar to a collision alt
another vessel, might also precipitate any passenger, e, n
he standing in a similar position to the deceased, througt
the aperture of the skylight, on to the vessel's ruaebioerv.
The engineer of the vessel deposed to having steppe,
the machinery the moment he saw the body of a mas
falling between the crank and the entablature of the
engine, and that the engine only made three-quarters of
revolution from the time that he seized the Icier. Ihe
engines at the time were making from 41 to 44 revolutioos.
It was further stated that the °comings of the angiee-non
skylight stood about one foot from the deck, and tin: de-
ceased was about two feet in advance of them when he
reeled bsekwards. Between the deceased and the co:inject
of the skylight were two rows (one on the top .1 the • 4 hur)
of pig-iron Whet, used for trimming the vessel, but the
witnesses could not state whether the deceased's heels
caught against the ballast or not. lo falling baekwanls the
deceased's shoulders struck against the flap of the skvNliti
his body immediately—to use the expression of one d the
witnesses—"doubled upend shot through among the ma-
chinery." An is the case in the generality of these bnt4,
there was nothing to prevent any person falling thresgh
the open skylight, in the event of his being seized with any
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no support to a passenger falling backwards against them.
but, on the contrary, must tend, Is the witness we have
quoted stated, to " shoot" the falling body down among
the machinery. The jury, after remaining in :coosultstion
fur some time, returned a verdict of " Ataddirotal Death."
at the same time expressing an opinion that no raMrirat
protection was provided for preventing such accident,
curries.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY ci)l'ltT.
(lkfore Vice-llusacellur Wool)
TX r.

.uit wa. institute ti for the purpose of ohtiiiniftr A
•'.• • ice of the . • .1111 that the tlefewlant Lister, a• pee.! .
.glen .4 the 1 use has& of Lite moL might wake good
t• • it,. plaintiff. the ansowat is reaped, twolalls
I kings. and 2,001 V.. in order that the same
ought is applied an rcpsymeat to the *WSW. .4 Its.
p.ki I/ them in taking up acceptance.
. f Tram awl Compile t of Liverpool. It appear..l
that the plaintiffa. who wins merchants at thotou.
I • •tc.l state.• were in the habit of drawing bills
eh their wteel.4a lefts in F nd awl maims kill. us com•
' • •''' l'• 1-''l` in February, 1‹.7, F.ricb Truio. who was
• •:•• mina as well of the Arm of Train and l'oriiminT. of
1..,i0...1 a. of another Arm of Eanch Trail sad Co.. of
it •. tow. Vaned elate, semilaywl the plaistiff. to sell Lill.
t • the amount of ahout a.lll.lof.,haws he Knosit Train and
•-• on Train aunt awl unveil at the sante time to take
llt• of the phostils on Loislou i..r a,uffii. It was
it • u.ual courte of tai.iiiess for the plaiutiff.
C.'.. I. eii•l e•••• any draft. .4.1 I.! them en
1.4.1, of L.wali Tram awl Co. on the unileniandisit
lhat the lloston fins. would provide the Lie.-rpool Ono with
f.toik to meet twit lii Ars, with the &musca-
t...wt. smile, tlw plaintiff. plat.tl is Kam h Trines hauls
1011. of radial". of n.isaft drawn on Loatiolh Sal (he .le.
infant F Tram handed ewer to th‘. plaintiff• MII. drawn
Trai• Liverpool. foi ;."7 °. Ihwtou film of
L.Trsia awl l'o. shoettt after this la, alue funk, to, and their
hank, uptcy was hy that of Thou mai 'it.. of
Liverpool. Ewa,' Tram roarrivin.), that he mh)ht to honour
the bate fee ti„slilltf, gives he th•• plaintiffs in Loudon. as
peen foe the marmot cif meeting the 7,.179/. acceptaines,
resiitteil them to Liverpool to the •lefentlaut Nlarth (who
was hit pirtner is the Arm of Train nal of that town).
with a letter directing them to h. applic.l f••r
that purp..w. Mardi, howevi r. liaiele•l the hill.
to the I .131.41 flank e.f I..iscrp•il, t.. which lank
the firm of Trans and Co.? .4 Literp...l• were nailer
IWhilitiel. radar these eneutustamm the meant suit
was nehitninL

Th. .%Itorriry-ceseral. Mr. Holt, Sir 11. Coins, Mr.
Oh thrtiogi.e, !is. thiford, and Mr. 4:. loz, apyousd for
Ihe portie...

Tlie Vier.riancellor consi.tercil that the bills given by
ptsistiffs were sseitically appropriated to meet the 7,979 r.
cv pieties,. of Train and ned that they were taken by
the Union ILink with the keowlestge that such was the
het. There would conseqoentiv lie a cledaration in the
t. rm. now asked for. The question of costs must depend
upon the questioo whether anything, upon the idti•
suite hiking of accounts and ingoiri. s, would ls•
Cotol that' to the plaintitfe. It hat here raid
that the Arrinzern, of nis.ratint to the disadvantage of ere.
ditors. That, however, ws. a qitestion which could only be
frrbslll,l.,l if, • /nit by the assignees of the two firma of
and Co. and E. Train mid co. ; and inasmuch as the
a.m.:mew hail shown no intention of setting up that claim,
there UW4 uo yit on the part of any partkuLr creditor to
avail htmarlf it.

COURT OF COMMON PLIAS.
rsittiug. in Banco. (Before Lord Me Justine F.rlo, and
Ja.ticas Williams, Willes, and Keating.)
RVAAICLI. •'. ANITITI.-A RI 'CARAT APPRRITTI,F.
_ _ • .

The •ou of the ilefeedset thi;elllllTh hed been apprenticed
to the plsintiff. who was a carpenter and Joiner at Mitcham.,
..0 the ort.. IrCs., for five tear. The apprentiee,
however, niu•lril% in fan., Isco„ and had not teen "eV' !lilac,
'min thaw circumstances the present action was brought
aganot the father, who wa. a party b. the appresticieship
loshoturv, to recover damage. in eousoluence of the nue siet
having I...donned hi. c..vesiant faithfully to serve his eons.
ter. The defeedant's men wan that caaaideriag the diame-
ter of the apprentice sal the cost of his keep, the damage
swinish..) by I...aheetiting himself was quite assitinal..
the trial before Mr—luso e Ryles a few days age the vented
was for the pLientiff, .I..mages one farthing.
Mr. Jove., however. suLaoluestly morel for • am trial
upon the ground that the awn:lige+ were eteensive.
The Lord Chief Justice now mill that he had reseulted
Mr. Judie* Hrle., who tried the ease, ant he wan not dis-
satisfied with the verdict. There would, therefore, he
DO rote.
Rule refusal.

1..011 r. lIIATTME%4.--AN APPRFTTIf SUMO lII* WAWA

11,11
The CUP was tried before )Zr. Jiadire Myles • few days
the idaistil had been apprenticel to the defendant,
who Ls a watch came-maker in elerkenwell, and he now sued
foe ilsma„res, ups the monad that the defendant bad ac•
rased him .4 nibble.; him on several 0011140011, and also upon
the further mood that the .kfendsat bald refused to cow
bane sostrnetiag him in his lariasak of the
n,. &Gummi. wwwwi *amtiip, Plod"'
that tte, alleged slander was true, but the jury, after_ bar*
Wee locked up for some hours, found for the pkbM,
darname MO/.
Mr. Mergeant Parre, for the dstsallash, aew moved fora rule
for a new trial, submitting that the meet was against the
weight evidence, that the doing= Inge exceseive, and
further that the judge ought he Uwe Mill the jury that the
slander, whoa use maim by lie pie/stiff himself
toitsalwor and M to. Mood el are in sorrow
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