The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

IArAL COLLISION 111 its atria

On Saturday Mr. Carttar opened an inquiry at
Frith into the death of Mr. Adler D'Oyley Duns, aged 25,
and kis wife. Amelia Kate Dunn, aged 2-1, who lost their
hms m a collisioti between the Meth, Locales aad Ipswich
steamer, mid the brig Bertha, of Guernsey.
Mr. Woe, who was a clerk ia the hoes, of Leef and Co.
Oki Change, hod mailed with hie wife on Friday, the 6th inst.,, fag Walton•ow.the-Nase, near Harwich, to speed his usual
holiday. The Meth left Loodombridge at teu o'clock with
100 poutengens on board, and proceeded in safety down the
neer until arriving in the lower part of frith Reach,
its that section knows as the Reads, between here
sad Perim. Point, when the brig Bertha, from Guanine),
lades with 400 tows of stogie, came is mice{ collision with
the steamer.

The steamer being to an extent disabled and tumble to
eoatinue the voyruie to Ipswich, soother of the company's
steamers was sent for, and such as liked to proceed went on.
Captais Form, the master of the Met" who was on the
bridge when the collision occurred, stated that the only per-
sons be knew to be injured were a Mr.. who bad
received some contusions in the face, and the child of another
paseenger, bed it would appear that • quantity of luggage
wee deposited at the company's flake at Hoff'; wharf, Wind.
with, where it remained unclaimed fur *event days.
Amongst this was the deceased's pirtmanteau, beating his
mole and address. Still it was alined that there was no
lass of life. Ou Thursday morning, however, the body of
Mrs. Duna was found Sooting in the river off Frith by •
Trinity.lsouse ballast dredgennan. Ou the follow.
log (Friday) niceuing that of Mr. Dunn was also discovered
against the scoop of the Triiiity.houso dredging machine
in the lower part of Frith Roach. Oa being got ashore the
thighs were found to have been fractured, and there was a
severe blow over the face. Sufficient was then elicited to
enable the pollee to communicate with their friends, and the
bodies, were then identified. There is very httle doubt that
they were sitting near the wheel when the vessels came in
contact, and that the brig's Lobetay caught them and
dragged them overboard. From the injuries found on the
body of Mr. Dunn, it is probable that be was jammed bin
tween the brigs cutwater and the stern of the Metis.
Some *widest* having been given, the coroner adjourned
the inquiry fore few Iwo.

MADMEN LIND-00L DICEIRDI AND "LONDON °VTR
THE Boanaii."—A perfoemaires of Meudelsmilia's oratorio
of Ebjell is announced to take place in Exeter Hall on
Tuesday. October ?I which presents features of peculiar
attraction both to the lovers of music of the highest clam
and to the charitable disposed portion fof society. There exists in the marshy ground on the Eager ahem of the
Thames, about four miles from the General Poet-office, •
district to which public atumtiou was earnestly direct:4
last rear, under the designation of " Londoners over the
Bonier." It ha. but lately been inhabited thiclily, and owes
its population almoat entirely to the estaWislinient of the
Victoria Docks, and of stortry meoufactories in the neigh-
bourhood. The number of people at present resident in the
proposed new parish. which includes North Woolwich, is
about 7,0C3. The demaod for labour is, by necemity, far
from constant. The people are frequently left fur very long
periods without the means of subsistence from their own
resources. When labour mats the remilueretiou leaves no
margin for saving. Hence, when the time of need comes,
furniture soul clothing are sold or pawned. Want, hunger,
discos and misery follow. fears w. Nearly four yea ago Mr. Her.
man firmer, misery
a clergyman of the church of England, whose
private resourres were suffiSent to render him codependent
of the meaty alleged appended to this district, undertook
it. charge,aod it is to aid the fund for erectin • church,and
enlarging the industrial imititatioo• establishad p,. this gentleman, that the proceeds of this perform/me is to be devoted. Madame Liad-Cioldsehmidt hens& with
elsaractenatic generosity, offered her gratuitous services,
will sing the septum part in this sublime cam lion—a
ptrt which many consider tote her grodest
to t. N
r . Sims Beene and Mr. Wass illieged to ling them parts in which they have already obtained such grist cele-
brity. The baud and orchestra will be complete and (dee-
and the whole will be adder the direction of Mr. Otto
t.oldachmidt, %Liu will be the conductor.