Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-18 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.
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' - • -* ' -(Befeke Mr. CiiTiLLAINE.)
*TWO YOil,No PxtxpOcitETS.—Susannah Heaps and
-Margaret:Langley., two:girls of 'only 14 years of. age,
•were brought up bn' the charge of picking pockets..—
Mr. Black and Mr. .Cobb defended the prisoners:—lt
appeared that on Monday afternoon last, a ' Mrs. Lee,
-who 'resides in Potter's-lane, paid a visit to Allsopp's
Waxwork, -Lime-street,-in company with her daughters.
As they were raring round 'the room,- she observed. the
.prisoners 7.iiinning • about and-; occasionally jostling
against het." Shortly afterwards she felt- a tagging,
at her watch —chain ; -timing- sharply round, she
found Langley with-her hand er pocket, on searching
which she discovered that her purse was gone. She
.immediately gave the,gitlSlnfo custody, and on a search
being Made; the parse was found in the Poseession. of
Langley. 'The young delinqnent exhibited ithe greateSt
self-possession when taken into Custody,. and reoully told
her coMpanion not' to cry about it. It appears the girls
have been in the -habit of frequenting the exhibition,
and also that several ladies have misses thedi purses. in
- the exhibition; ~SesideS the money- taken froth Mrs.
Lee a purse containing -£1 ss. 10d. belonging to Mrs.
linikisson, was found upon Langley. Messrs.
Bluck and Cobb kontended that in the groat numbers
who frequent this exhibition of AllsoPp's there might be
some • mistake as-'to Ahe identity of the prisoners, 'and
they called person's to-speak to their respectability. The
girls' were remanded for seven day's' to allow•time for
'further inqUiry. _ .

- OBTAINING AUSEi o.r ,FALSE PRETEFCES.—Peter
Allen, a young man about,, seventeen, lately in the
employ cf fohn Hurst, biscuit baker, St. Anne-street,
was charged with obtaining money, on false
.pretences,
the property of this master. . It appearedtthat he had
collected accounts to the amount of 18s. 6d. The parties
who had paid him appeated, , and deposed that the
prisoner' in their presence, receipted tl4e accounts in the
name of his late inaster.—lle was committed for trial.

(Before Messrs. CASTELLAINE and Hor...mt
BILL' STANLEY "AGAT:4-:—William- Stanley, the noted
thief, was brought up on: the charge. of Ticking the
pocket John-Carlyle; diaper,- Meiss,street, of _a
valuable geld ivitt6l "Mi. Black appeared for the pro--
scent or, and Mr.- Cobb ' conducted the defence. Mr.
Bluck*stated' the eireninstances to' be as 'follows :—The
prosecutor, Lin cenipany with his wife, . west to the
Theatre Royal on Thursday evening last: When
kerning out at the :coileluifon 'of the performance; they
had just reached-the street opposite the entrance lo the
boxes, when the prisOner made three several attempts to
pass bet Ween thern: Immediately after this Mr.-Carlyle
noticed his' watch chain hinging down; and the watch
gone. Mr. Carlyle Swore in the most positive manner
as to the •identity of the' prisoner -Which a 'lengthened
cross-examination by Mr.. Cobb failed' to -shake. The
prisoner' was•coinmitted fof trial.. •
• DESERTION' rnoir • A SH/P:—Daniel M'Carthy, a sea-
man; was brought up on the' charge of failing to join a
ship .at-theproper time, after having signed the-articles.
• It. appeared that after he had shipped-at the Sailors'
'Home, he'got an -advance note to the amonnt 'of'£2' 10s.
Murphy, out-door 'superihtendent of the Sailors'
Home .stated,, that qhe ship having sailed on Sunday.
last 'without the yritoner having gone on board, en-
*quirks were made respecting hrm, when it was found
'be had' enlisted in the Royal Navy. They had no
opportunity .of punishing him, as he was to be-removed
on ;Friday.' Mr. 'Murphy considered that the practice of
enlisting' men into the navy, after they beer.-engaged
for-the merchant 'Service, was -Most disreputable. He
had •no doubt that hundreds of people were swindled- in
this-manner year, by year; and it wbuld.be Much better
if officers engaged in ;recruiting for :the 'navy were to
Make inquiries at the Sailors' Home before they en-
listed men. Mr. • Holme observed that in time of
war the exigencies of the service 'might not allow
of • much • panctilionSness on, ' this score, but . in
a time of peace it woali be better-if. enquiries were
made in the manner-suggested by Mr. Murphy: 'He
•conidered thi..t the act of Parliament was 'faulty in
:making no pro Visio- for such cases. The prisoner was
doubtless-a swindler, -hut, though the magistrates had
power to -'deal ;With a eCiimon thief, the law' obliged
them to give-up -this mail tO:tlw naval authorities.
THE CHAROHOF STEALING GOLD FROM THE WHEVIC.
OP THE
~RoYAL CHARTER.*--Evan Walker-arid James
Jones, the twO men who *were brought' up last week
charged with stealing a quantity of gold from the Royal
Charter, were placed in the dock to-day on remand.. It
was, however, intimated. that Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and
Co., declined to prosecute, and the prisoners were accord-
ingly discharged. - • '
(Before Messis.-EYRE EVANS, and R. W. HOUGHTON.)
ASSAULT ON BOARD SHIP.---J&Seph E. Arnistrong,
Second officer of the American ship Sardinia, lying in
the Sandon Graving Dock, summoned' Charles Smith,
first officer, -for assault. Mr. Bluck appeared for the
complainant, and Mr. Grimmer for' the defendant. It
appears -that tomplainant - had-been ill for 'some time
back:' On Tuesday; the
,10th instant, the defendant
ordered hurl to Tint ionie blocks, Upon • the deck.. He
refused, on the ground 'that his state Of health would
not permit- him. - The 'defendant inested that the
blocks ihould be placed *here be.wished; and com-
plainant persisted in his- refusal. The former then
struck the latter a blow in the face, and after arming
his hand with bass 'knuckles inflicted a second bloW on
the head..:, witness-was °ailed who proved the assault,
The defendant was fined. 205.! arid costs. . •
CHARGE OF A'ssAmq.--Elizalieth Toole summoned
Samuel Clarke for assaulting her, by inflicting a blow
upon ler'theek With. a crutch. After the evidence had
been hear& the inagistrates were consulting with Mr.
Wybergh respecting the case, when Mr. Cobb, addressing
Mr. Wybergh, said : Convict. me, if you please, you seem
the magistrate.—Mr. Wybergh : I have a right to speak
to the magistrate.—Mr, Cobb: You have no business td
address the Magistrate, on the facts of the case.-=-Mr.
Wybergh: lam doin. my' duty ; have I' not a right to
speak Evans : He. speaks -on the facts of the case.
—Mr. Cobb.: You have no right' to do that; I have ti
duty to perform.—Mr. Wybergh : You ought to perform
that duty in a proper manner.. I dim't know another.
'court in the't brintry where 'some' of the attorneys
take such liberties as are taken, here.—Mr. Cobb-. It
is very strange. I haVe never had one altercation in,
the•other. room all the time I have practised there.—
Mr. Wybergh :Mr. Garnett fortunately is with- a sti-
pendiary Magistrate,- who will not allow such liberties,
to be taken."—Mr.- Cobb : I would' not take a liberty.—
Mt. Evana : Last.time I was on the bench you made a
similar attack upon Mr. 'Wybergh.7--The matter here
dropped, and the magistrates agrbeing
ee is.
to a verdict, the case was dismissed.

APPLICATION FOR PROTECTION.—Mr. Copeman, of
the firm of Snowball and Copeman, appeared to apply
for protection' to Mrs. Frances E. H. Walker, who re-.'
sides in 23, Ellison-street, Everton. He states that her,
husband deserted her in June, 1853, glee Which time
she had not heard of hini. He went to Chester osten-
sibly to sell a 'skiff, but never returned. She. was now
supporting herself and five children by her own industry.
These facts being proved, the appliCation was granted.

HALF NOTEQ.—An important decision respecting the.
payment of the half of a Bank of England note has just
been given in the Sheriff's Court at Glasgow. The facts
of the case are as follows March, 1859, ,Mr. W.
Rhodes, rag dealer, Halifax, Yorkshire, sent an order for
£.lO worth of rags to a dealer in such articles, named
Nathaniel Turner, at Edinburgh-. With the ordei,
Rhodes enclosed the half of a £lO Bank of England
note, promising that on the receipt of the goods he
would remit the remaining half of the note. Turner,
however, not only failed to send the goods, but
paid the half note to another person, named
Dixon, for a supply of rags which he had sold
and delivered to Turner, the latter undertaking to
deliver to Dixon the other half of the said note,
thereby defrauding Rhodes, who stopped payment of the
note ; and in August last Dixon presented to the bank
the half note, applyingfor payment of the whole note,
which was refused, and he was referred to Rhodes ; the
parties having up to this time been in ignorance that
each possessed the severed half. A correspondence en-
sued laetween them, which resulted in mutual explana-
tions as to the manner in which Rhodes parted with,
and Dixon received,, the half note ; and eventually
Rhodes required Dixon to deliver the note up to him,
which the latter refused to do. Accordingly an action
was brought by Rhodes against Dixon, which was tried
in the Sheriff's Court, Glasgow, the judgment on which
was given on the sth inst. by Mr. Sheriff Strathern,
who decided that, in point of law, Rhodes, in the trans-
mission of the half note to Turner, did not quit the
right of property therein, but by the retention of the
remaining half he controlled the use of the entire note,
and so prevented its negotiability ; and that Dixon, by
receiving the half note from Turner, did not acquire
any title to the entire note, but, on the contrary, he
accepted the half note at his own risk and peril. Rhodes
was, therefore, entitled to receive the half note from
Dixon, and the Sheriff ordered it to be delivered up to
Rhodes, with expenses.

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
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The adjourned annual meeting of the proprietary was
held on Monday, in the Cotton Sales-room.
,- Mr. P. G.
Heyworth presided. The attendance was small.
The report which had beet printed and circulated
among the. piopyietors, was taken as read. It was as
follows : • •

"The committee beg leave to lay before thoproprie-
tors the annexed statement of accounts for the. past
year, which have been audited, as usual, by Messrs.
I.larmood.Banner and Son. .The decoration of the hall
had been completed by Mr. White, of this town, to the
satisfaction of your committee, and- within the sum
voted for that purpose at the last annual meeting. The,
expenditure of the .society. has slightly increased
during the past year, but the . excess has arisen
from the extraordinary outlay required. for
repairs consequent upon painting and _decorating
the hall. - The committee have much pleaslro
drawing the attention of proprietors to the increased sum
received from the sale of extra tickets,: showing that the
concerts have proved more attractive to :the public. ' The
proprietors will also notice the increased sum received
for the letting of the hall. Six stalls have been for-
feited to•the society for the non-payment of the year's
subscription : there now remain two boxes and 251 stalls
the property of the society. The practical members
'have rendered very valuable services during-the past
year, and your committee have pleasure in recommending
that.a resolution be passed,,embodying.the thanks of the
society.. Your committee have again to record the
efficiency and zeal displayed by Mr., Renry Sudlow in
the discharge of his duties as secretary and" treasurer.
Referring' to their circular to the proprietors of October
12, 1859, regarding the state of the roof, the, committee
have to announce that Messrs. Tite and Clifton'is detailed
report has just been received, in whiehthey repeat their
opinion that the existing condition of the ball is per-
fectly secure, but they recommend a periodical inspection,
and propose certain remedies in the event of any
weakness being hereafter detected. .
"Your committee recommend that twelve concerts,
all'full dresg, be given' during the present year, and that
the subscription be as follows :Boxes aro stall, £3 38.;
gallery stalls, £2 ; gallery,' £1; annual subscribers to
the stalls, £4 4s. They also propoSe that proprietors
should:be allowed to transfer the right of entrée for the
season to resident gentlemen, upon payment of as
before ; and that any' resident gentlemen,' approved of
by the committee, and not in business for himself, should
be allowed the privilege of purchasing a ticket, or
making use of a member's ticket at the subscription
concerts, upon payment of 10s. 6d. for the year, in
Accordance with the resolution passed at the annual
meeting in January, 1856.
"The members of committee who retire by rotation,
but Who are re-eligible, are as follows :=Francis Braun,
Esq., Louis Griining,- Esq., Benjamin.lleyWood jones,
Esq., IL 'W. Meade Xing, Esq.; A. G. Kurtz, Esq.,
James Lister, Esq.', C. W. -Newmann, Esq., .Henry
‘flankin;Es9.',, James Smith, Esq. But as the practical
members, in accordance with their plivilege, have
nominated Mr. Rankin, to repreient them on -the com-
mittee, only eight. other gentlemen can be elected."
• The finaneial statement showed 'a balance against , the
society of £126 19s. 6d.; but this, 'as stated in the re-
tort; had arisen from an extraordinary outlay for repairs
consequent upon" the painting and decorating of the hall.
The CHAIRMAN said there wail nothing to remark- in
reference to the accounts except the additional expenses
required in consequence of the decerations. Hp moved
the adoption of the report and accounts.-
The resolution was seconded by Mr. Cimliffe, and
adopted. -
On the motion of Mr. Crittenden, the thanks of the
society, were given to the practical members for their
valuable services. -

The CHAIIIMAN, in accordance with the recommenda7
tiorrin the report, moved that twelve subscription"
dress concerts be given during the year.
- Mr: R. KING said it was thought last year, when the
committee fixed AO have eight full-dress and four un-
dress concerts, that the undress concerti 'would be availed
of by the subscribers, and °Viers, but practically with
regard to the attendance they had been disappointed.
He had no objection to the hall being made available
for those who could not -afford to pay for stalls, but
then there was a part of the building where those parties
might get accommodation: 'He did not expect to see
the stalls usually-occupied by their subscribers occupied
by their domestics. They had therefore'thought fit to
institute a ahange,und Make all the concerts dress con-
certs, for they believed -that, though music might be an
attraction, :full-dress was' not less so: (Laughter and
applause.) He therefore hoped that by the change, of
making all full:dress they would still be able; the
four extra concerts, to make them in a musical point of
view attractive, and call out the resources- of the hand
and chorus, and that they would-be found ttractive to
the subscribers, beeause they were dress concerts, as all
the others were.

Mr. J. A. SHARPE asked whether the four extra
concerts had been remunerative.

Mr. H. W. M. KING explained that they had paid
the costs of the principals, but if debited with a fair
share of the cost of the band they had nothing like, paid
theniselves.

Mr. It. WALMSLET called attention to the 'exertions
made within the last few years to pay off the debt, id
which they had been successful, and did not see why
with a. reduced cost they should &pay the same 'amount
of subscription. This was a matter for the' Ponsideration
of the committee: Another thing working against the
interests of the society was the gradual lapsing of shares
into the proprietors' hands through the non-payment of;
subscriptions. This year there had been six, last year
eight, and the previous year three. He believed that since
1848 or 1849 there were 30 or 40 Shares less paying snb-
scriptions. He was convinces) that gentlemen who allowed
themselves to lose their shares Dilly, did. so under strong
reasons. It.-Was bebause they' felt4thefLcould get an
equal quality of music at a less cost. That was a serious
item, and must-tend to affect the interests ofthe7socrety
in future years if allowed to go. on, because it rendered
the shares unsaleable. He suggeSted -a reduction in the-
amount of subscription, .which would tend to the benefit
of the society, and which, seeing the balance of last year,
might-be carried out with advantage. - Another point,. .
as to the letting of the ball. It had only been- used two
or three times, owing, as lie believed, to the high price
charged for it, which the majority of .persons. were un-
willing to pay. He referred to the application -which
he understood to be for the hall on behalf of the Orphan
Asylum, and the price asked - was 100 guineas for the
Mr. H. BANNER said the charge, he believed, was
50 guineas.
Mr. AVALMSLEY nplied that he had a note signed by
their own secretary, addressed to Mr. Thompson. The
note, which he read, stated that the committee of the
hall would let it for the purpose named for 100 guineas.
He (Mr. Walmsley) believed that a larger'amount might
be realised by lowering the charge. After commenting
on the necessity of giving concerts in which the com-
mittee should avail themselves of the services of their,
efficient band and a select amount of local talent, he
called attention to some of the extra items of exendi-
.
ture, and concluded by proposing, as an amendment,
that the subscriptions durine, the ensuing year be two
guineas and a half, for all stalls, and-that no-change be
made in any other portion of the arrangement.
The, amendment was seconded by Mr. Sharpe.
The CHAIRMAN thought such remarks as those., which
had been made tended to damage their property. A
great many stalls were forfeited ; some of them from the
holders becoming bankrupts or proprietors being deceased.
As to the extra expenses, they had been increased by
joiners', plasterers work, &e. consequent on the deco-
ration of the hall, besides a farge amount for coal and
gas.
Mr. H. BANNER explained that an application was
made on behalf of the Orphan Boys for the use of the
hall for their concert, and they were told the charge was
£5O. He did not know anything of the application re-
ferred to by Mr. Walmsley, nor was lie aware of any
Mr. Thompson. He thought it might be well to con-
sider whether they could not with profit to the pro-
prietary let the building at a less cost ; £5O was a large
sum, and more so when it was only for the poor
orphan boys to enable them to have a place for their
own music. Under present circumstances they could
not compete with St. George's-hall when they made such
charges, and it ought to be ascertained whether, after
adedpurocfltitn
gwigtheonuertalchearxgpienno.sesnytthheinyg nliiikgehtanoota rneiaglhi:te.
Mr. H. W. M. KING sabid that the question as to let-
ting the hall had been -under consideration, and the
committee would agree with some of the remarks that
had been made. But 'he Philharmonic could never
compete with St. George's-ball, seeing that the latter
paid no rent. If it realised enough to pay for cleaning, gas,
and police officers, and attendants, &c., that was sufficient.
In the case of the Philharmonic they bad not only to do
that, but to pay the proprietors their interest. St.George's-
hall was let at £l5 and £2O per night, but that WOuld
never pay the proprietors of the Philharmonic. .IX9

conceived the committee were the trustees of, the pro-
.,trief,* And unless thefsay. "Make A present of our
property- to. the Putlic Of-liverpool," the committee
could not do anything: There-was, liewever, a differ:-
ence between £2O and-10trgiiiheas, though in a recent
instance it mast be admitted there was 'a (strong reason
for the latter charge.. It-was-kit --there might be an
objection; as- the hall had been newly decorated, if
-others laud, it first,' and before the society themselves
:could inaugurate it with a performance of their own.
The sum of.siity. guineas, Was ,the .highest ever asked.
Until within the last few msolths, subsequent to the
-deeoration,; that- amount used, to bei,.obt.Ttined, -and
was a ceneiderable addition to their income.
George's-hall and other Places-had now come, into eem- •
petition, And 'they Auld- not liege" to get the-large
annual income for' the letting of the hall which they
-formerly-did. Under all these circumstances, it was felt
that they must have a largerisubseription, and •it: had
been fired at three guineas.--If that was not given, they',
could negliexo Colicetts .sath -as those of last:
year.
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The amendment haying been put, and lost -by a large
majority, the original motion was declared to be carried.
The committee for the ensuing 'year, as recorinnendecl
in the report,„were then appointed; and after a vete'of
thanks to the bhairn-in, the. proceedings terminated.

APPALLING SHIPWRECK.

EIGHT jitT.NDRED ILND FIFTY. LIVES LOST.

The. details of ,the: dreadful ;loss of the clipper ship'
. Flora Temple, Captain Johnson, master, from Nana°
• for.. Havarinah,,;..to which we briefly, alluded yesterday,
have come to hand,
.from. which: it will be seen that
the whole of .the unhappy. creatures on board,.Coolie
,labonrers, numbering 850, perished. • . . .
The Flora Temple was a first-class ship, and having
.been Chartered for the conveyance of Coolies,,salted
-froin Macao on the morning., of the. Bth, of last
October. Her crew,, including officers, were about.
fifty, men, and.. four . days after leaving port, they
'encountered a heavy gale of wind from south-west,
with a high lsea: Sail' was rethiced,' and although
one "the morning 'of the 14th the gale had abated, it
continued •south-west, and Captain JOhnsoh :declined
making more sail, being apprehensive that a • current
:might'setlhe sail to the eastward, 'in the-directiOn of
reefs.which were marked _upon the chart. . The sights
obtained at noon were good, and the position of the
.ship appeared to
.be sei:far, (36: miles) to the westward.
.:of the most. westerly reefs in the latitude in which they.
then were,,. that the captain, having directed; a good
loOk-out to be kept, apprehended no danger from stand-
' ince. on until 8 p.m., at which hour he had given
inaruCtions.that the vessel should be put about. . At
7.20 p.m.. he: came on deck , from, the tea table,. and,
in answer to inquiry, was, infOrrned -by the Officer. of
the watch that a good lo9k-dUt had been kept froin
'the topsail yard: The officer was sent forward. to see,
'however, and 'had' barely readied the forecastle, when
the cry of " Hard-up" was heard from the look-out.
The helm was immediately put !mid up, and the spanker
leWered, dtid soofier was' this done than " Hard
-down" was :heard from the officer; *ho by this time had
some aft again'to the gang Way..
.It was then discovered
'that-the ship was within a short distance of the breakers,
which could now be distinctly seen and heard, and which
extended 'in a curved line-from about four ' points,
-on the: starboard.:.bow to about three points on the
-port bow. It :seemed impoisible a' long ship like the
:Flora Temple. could !escape- them, and although the
yards were braced 'round,- and the ship hole aback, she
struck first slightly, and then very soon afterwards
several --times -with----tremendous -crash, 'the breakers
runuing.very high. alongside. Piepes of her timber and
planking :floated up !ow her pert side, 'and, after some
more_ very_ heavy bumps_she remained_appareutly_ im-
moveable, with a heavy list. to, - port, and the water
rapidly increased till it reached between the decks,
,Where • the . Coolies were. It was found impossible to
extricate her. • .

_ WhilSt this, NV, as going on (indeed, almost immediately
after the ship struck) a fear that_the Coolies lvould rise
and murder all 941 board seemed to .have possessed the
minds of the crew, and to such a height did this rise that
-the captain (having at the time, however, no intention
of, abandoning ,the ship) had, the two. quarter . boats
lowered, and placed an officer and five men in each, with
orders to remain close to the ship, so that refuge and
assistance might ;be at hand. The crew Appeared. to
have 'been. thoroughly, unmanned; their only anxiety
was to get out of the ship, and but for the captain and
his brother,: andA few others on beard, the boats would
have. left!. the ship . absolutely unprovided with the
necessaries of-life.
These boats were lowered at. ten o'clock. At twelve
o'clock the other boats were got out, and there remained
the long boat, which the panic-stricken men-.had de-
clared if was impossible ,to get out. , Only fifteen of the
Crew remained on board,. and - the, labour and difficulty
in getting the. boat-out- was immense. At length, it was
get .:_over the side at four, a.m., and with its crew passed
safely through
,the breakers. Before, leaving the ship
the lead was hove ; four fathoms was got under the bows
and .stern, and three fathoms amidships. Immediately
ihreUgh the .breakers there was no bottom at fourteen
fathoms. , .

At break Or day the ship appeared to be almost with
out motion. 144 masts wore standing, she had a strong
list to port, her back was broken, and the sea making a
clear breach over .her starboard quarter. The Coolies;
who had remained w.
belo,all night, were, now up and
upper:
clustered on the per:.decks. The -captain, after pass-_
ing round the, northern extremity-of the line of breakers;
jemed thestarboard-quarter boat, which had the smaller
boats
.in company, the portAuarter boXt with the second
Mate' in Charge having deserted during the night, alarmed,'
probably, at the guns which, were fired from the ship,
and ivhich.to them.seenied to denote the dreaded !out.;
break' of the Coolies. The, crew of the dingles were-
then transferred to the longboat and quarter-boat, and-
at. nine a.m. sail was inade to the westward. The-
iiind then rose to a severe, gale from. W.S.W., with a,
tremendous sea and heavy- rain, and the, boats parted
company, From Saturday the loth !till the following.
FridaY the gale. continued without abatement,, and
serious apprehension was felt for the safety of the star,
beard 'quarter-boat, 'which contained Mr. Marsh all, the
mate, nine men, and two •boysf-,and the port quarter-
boat, which had in her the second mate,:Mr. Walton,
and five men. The long-boat contained Nay-one,:
including Captain Johnson, his brother, and Mr. A..P.,
Childs, the surgeon. Throughout the seven days,. while
the, gale lasted, this boat was hove to under a close-reefed.
mainsail with a bucket veered out to 20 fathoms. Most
of theM had saved nothing but what they stood in. The.
bOat was an open one, and they were drenched. with,
the seas that broke over them, and .with the rain -which
fell night.and day. They were covered with salt water
boils, and suffered much pain. .4 biscuit and half a pint'
of water. a day was,all they. dared, to venture, on, and
sleep was almost impossible. Oa the Saturday the:.
wind and ma abated.. Fortunately the captain had
saved his sextant. and a chart, and , as they. found:
the.iboat drifted by the gale as far as 13 degrees N.,
it was determined to make for Touron, the French'
settlement in Cochin, China, , ! On the Wednesday, 12
days.after leaving the wreck; land was made to the south
of Touron. The boat was made fast to a fishing stake
all night on account. of. the strong current which had
swept her to .the south the . day before, and on the
following evening they came in sight of the French
squadron. Finding it impossible to, weather the Cape
that night, they put into a small fishing harbour, where
they were most -hospitally treated); and on the next even-
ing, the 28th, they reached Touron. 'They were received .
on board his. Imperial Majesty's steamer Gironde, and .
Captain Johnson at once pot himself in communication
with the French admiral, M. Page, and begged him to
send in search of the missing boats, as well as to rescue
the Coolies. With the greatest readiness the request
was complied with, and the Gironde was despatched.
to the scene of the disaster, Captain Johnson, his
brother, and Mr. Childs, the surgeon, accompanying
her. They came in sight of the reef on the after-
noon of the 2nd of November. The . sea still rolled •
and broke as before; but no remnant could be seen of
the ship till on proceeding closer! in a boat her portside
from the main chain forward could be observed floating. .
Of the 850 Coolies no traces remained. Close to the
reef, within a short distance of the wreck on the S.E.
side, the- boat sounded and found no bottom at 27'
fathoms, and within a mile to north-west there was no
bottom at 70 fathoms. The breakers extended about
half a mile in a curved line.. They were very narrow,
not over:lso yards in width. The position, according
to the calculation on board the Gironde, was 10 19 N.,
113 13 E., while Captain Johnson made it in 10 16 N.
atd 113 20 E. Nothing remained to be done. The
unhappy coolies had,. . doubtless, perished, and the
Gironde at once shaped a course for Manilla, where she
arrived on the evening of the Bth November.
It is stated that it was impossible to make any at-
tempt to save the Coolies. Captain Johnson and his
brother are very humane and courageous men,- but the
crew were so terrified that it wasalmot by exertions be-

yond belief on the part-of #1 e! his brother, and a'1
few others, that thelaffity;ionie-drew even was secured.
It appears, however, they had some reason for distrust-
ing the Coolies* this crisis. - . On the-Monday after they
left Macao, all seemed comfortable and cheerful; their
food-was plentiful And:tood; =arid their -state. Was well
cared for, the necessary order and discipline, among them
being enforced by their own head men exclusively.
An outbreak was-In--rad - thing anticipated.
On the Tuesday morning,: at Iseven o'clock, however,
three days after leaving Macao,' the watch on deck
being scattered about the ship, and the guard at the port
gate of ithe .barrieade which was,Lerecteid..betiveen- the
Coolies and crew (who slept aft), being away from his
post; the Coolies; who had- collected on- deck in large
numbers, suddenly fell upon the guard. at the starboard
gate, struck him on the head with an iron belaying-
pin as he ivas-stoeping" down, drew out his .sword, and
having cut him frightfully, afterWardai= -with -cruel
ferocity, despatched tim-Vrith- .a hatchet. They then
made a rush through, the ,barricade towards the cabin.
While this was goiligion aft, others of the Coolies were ,
calling "fire, fire," to induce--the watch, who were in
~theiore part of the ship, to go down below. Fortunately
the captain had come on the poop just in time to seethe
-ruiti'ilft, lie ran toliS cabin, seized his revolier, and
called the surgeon up. The captain's brother armed
'himself also, and half-a-dozen shots put them to the
rout--not before one of the crew was hacked to pieces
and killed, and,others
_ _

"The CO'olies'were armed with the cook's axes, the
chain hooks, iron beliYiiirpins, handspikes, and every
weapon they could lay theix Nandi upon, and but for the
sudden panic whiththeineiPected shots from the revol-
vers produced, it was impossible to say what would have
saved the'orremi On inquiry it turned out that a deep-
laid scheme had been planned
.for killing them all-and
taking -possession of the ship, and it was this design,
and the crew, being constantly on -the guard, that pro--
duced such apprehensions and terror among them when
the ship struck.
....it is reported that the boats were no mote than suffi-
cient to save the Frew,, forty-nine in number. The; ship
was 300 miles frOni- land; and it is Stated that it was
impossible to raft 850 r marl -sir great a distance, much
less feed them, even • had ,t,h4.egew been justified or en-
couraged in trusting their livbe to-the Coolies' forbear-
ance. It was felt that -the only chance of saving even
one-of the` unfortunate Coolies was their falling in with
a ship which perhaps, might be induced to go to:their
assistance. - Although the long-boat crossed the most
frequented part Of the China Sea,. not a sail of any kind
was seen. It is thought that in all probability :the ship
went to pieces on the night of Saturday, when the gale
commenced.
. .

NATIVE
i:IDEAS OF ENGLISH CUSTOMS

LN LNDIA.

" Cheroots follow closely on the removal-Of .the last
jelly,". says Mr. Russell in his Diary; "brandy-panee
and more wine not very unfrequently succeed ; whist
parties are formed and" set to work in the inner room,
and _the..mOre Jovial of the gentlemen proceed to the
execution of vocal pieces such as were wont, to be sung
in Europe twenty years agog generally enriched by fine
-choral effects from the combined strength. of all' the
company. The usual abandon of, such reunions in
Europe is far eiceeded by diir Indians, who when up at
the hilli do not' pretend to pay the least attention to
the presence of old officers,, no matter what their rank
or age. The 'fun' grows louder and faster as the night
advances. The brigadiers looks iiiieaSily or angrily
over their cards at the disturbers, but do not interfere.
There ii a eiash of glais, and
,a grand row_at the end of
the room, and the .Bacchanalians, rising with much
exultation,,,seize Ginger Tubs' in his chair, and carry
-Min round the rooii as a fitting Ovation for his eminent
performance of the last comic ballad; and settle down
t C .‘hip,hip-hurrah, and one cheer more,' till they are
eligible for their beds pr for a broiled bone' ftt. old
BeoWn's.- Hinc illce lachrynrce ! Hence the reports
of the bazaar people, the.rows and scrapes that reach us
in-the mornings. But by midnight nearly all the guests
arid members have retired to their rooms or bungalows.
Nothing is more-remarkable during- one of these little
effervescences than the behaviour of the native servants,
They stand in perfect apathy and quiescence, with folded
arms, and eyes gaffing' on vacancy, as if in deep abstrac
tion, and at all events feigning complete, ignorance of
What is going, on around them. On one•occasion I asked
an.oflicer who knew something of the natives, what they
thought of us, as far as he knew; when we gave way to
such exceedingly high spirits, and were in full swing,
singing ' and :drinking. , •

‘l' ' What do you suppose thoselellows who are standing
there behind our chairs are thinking of ail this ? '
" ' They .2 Why they don't think about us at all.
They look upon us as out;!of-the-'way, inscrutable beings,
whom it would be quite useless to perplex their heads
about; and they are too well accustomed to this sort of
thing to wonder at • -
"Well, I did not accept his statement, and I now be-
lieve that with all this apparent apathy and indifference
there is real critical examination, .and that when they
meet together the servants discuss the qualities of their
masters kist as they would do in our English kitchen.
And so Lasked a native gentleman one day if he ever
heard that our servants complained of us, or laughed at
Ili, or tried to enter into the spirit of our revelries,. and
he made answer-and said, r
" I will speak the truth, if the Sahib will not be dis-
plea;s,ed at it.' _

•
" 'Well, pray speak. I am certain that you will not
willingly offend us.' • • " '';
" Does the Sahib see those
_monkeys ? . They, are,
playing very pleasantly. But the Sahib cannot say why-
they play, nor what they are,going to-do next. Well,
then, our poor people look, upon you very much as they
would on those poor monkeys, but that they know you
are very fierce,and strong, andi would be angry if you
were laughed at. They me afraid to laugh.. But th3y
do refara you as some 'great powerful creatures sent-to
plague them,, of whose motives and actions they can
eorriprehead nothing Whatever.'
fear believe to ,be, nevertheless, that the inci-
dents of themess-room ,are often ,the staple conversation
of the hazdar:... saw once an extract which purported
to be .a translation from a native jeurnal, giving an ac-
count of ,a party•at one of our stations, which was some-
what to this effect-Lthat. a great assemblage of Sahibs
and Mem-sahibs had been held at Mr. B-'s in order
to eat and drink wine, and daice tog-ether. That they all
sat down at table, where there was a large pieceaf pig
(ham),which not only tha Sahibs, but the Mem-sahibs de-
voured, •taking, it several times over ; and that-having
eaten many other dishes and swallowed much wine, the
ladies went• up-Stairs to recover themselves, but the
gentlemen remained below, and drank till they. began to
shout at each other and to make great outcries, calling
each others' names
_and cryink out when ,the man whose
name was called stood up, and then putting their feet on
the tables, and waving their glasses till they could
scarcely stand, whereupon they went to the room where
the ladies were, and caught them tound the waists and
began to haul them about as if they were nautch girls,
Sm. •

THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO. CHINA.

steamrri°nenre' transports transportsEBc ne
thelvi
-The 101st Regiment of the line, about 2,400 men ;
102nd Regiment of the line, , about 2,400 •men ; 2nd
battalion of Chasseurs 4 Pied (called Chasseurs de.
Vineemies), about 800. men ; sixteen companies of
Marines, about
.1,800 men;;: sixteen companies of naval.;.
sixteen companies -of riflemen ; two companies of
nofEorregewirs,s.a;t7lltt 2R4oegmimene-;n;athof battalionoavalry
(onfuAmor:eirllery
t
announced) ; two naval engineers aplatstw
for the
hydro-
graphic surveyors to construct . bp
corps of military labourers. Ships :--Andromache,_
transport ; Hen= i
mee 60 gun
ing frigatdi fitted as a. .
La Flotte, frigate; Perse-
' . Vengeance, frigate ,
frigate;
Dryade, Calvados, Jura, Ga.
verante frigate; Rhone,
d Rhin,
' ante, Cabea os, Nievre, screw
Racer, European, Panther,
tons, purchased- in England to
r small iron gunboats. It is
eparenwell-pi well-provided
.hospitalstaff;strsoanilg.
carry out
said that twenty-one sailing transports have left
Marseilles . with provisions and necessaries ;
these, are described as being from 1,200 to
thtwoenf materiel;
t2;4twenty-four
3,000 tons, burden. Some of the vessels named
above may be included in the twenty-one. The remainder
of the expedition is now really said to have departed;
it consisted of 450 men, which left Toulon a few days
since in a Marseilles vessel called the Reine des Clippers, _
taken up by the government for_ the special occasion.
Besides the men referred to, this vessel carried 1,000
tons of 'coal, and a large quantity of war materiel. The
government of the marine division at Toulon has received
orders to prepare the crews for'the twenty or twenty-four
small gunboats, now approaching completion. Each of
these little vessels will carry one cannon of the new
kind—cannons rayees, No. 3—and will be manned by
a crew of twenty.—london and China Telegraph.