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The Wreck of the Golden Age,—Board of
Trade Inquiry.

Yesterday an official inquiry, instituted by the Board of
Trade, took place at the Greenwich Police•court,beforo Mr.
Trail!, magistrate, and Captain Harris and Capt. Domett,
nautical assessors, into the circumstances attending the lose
of the ship Golden Age, Captain Charles Morrison Pack,
off Dungeness, on the morning of the 19th February.
Mr O'Dowd, attended on behalf of the Board of Trade,
Mr. Morgan (of the firm of Humphrey and Morgan) appear-
ing for the captain"; and Mr. Marshall waiching tho case on
behalf of the owners. Mr. Boustred, the chief clerk of the
Court, took the depositions of the witnesses.
The proceedings were briefly opened by Mr. 0' Dowd, the
first witness called beiiig

Joseph Wall, who said he had a certificate of competency
as master from the Board of Trade, and was chief officer of
the Golden Age, which left Madras on the 2d of October
last, bound for London with a cargo of cotton and oil. At
the time of leaving Madras the vessel was found well and
sound, and sufficiently manned. Everything was prosperous
on the voyage until three o'clock in the afternoon of the
17+11 of Febrnary,whon a Deal boatman was taken on board
to take the ship to Dungeness. The wind was then N.W.,
and they had a leading wind up Channel. At 2.25 a.m.,
being then within pilotage waters, the pilot-boat came up,
and William Anderson, a branch pilot, took charge of the
ship. About 3.30 a.m., the Wellington steam-tug took the
vessel in tow, and at 5.45 a.m., a Dutch galliot came into
collision with the ship, it being then just daybreak. The
ship was got off without much injury, but was left adrift,
the hawser of the steamer having apparently bean out by
the galliot about 7 fathoms on the outside. The weasel was
then worked to wind ward until about 11 a.m., when the
steam-tug Secret took the ship in tow, the South Foreland
being in sight, distant about 10 miles, Folkestone light
was observable on the port bow, and Dungeness light bore
W. by S., distant 10 or 12 miles. The tag having left, the
captain set the fore ant mizen topsails, standing in on the
starboard tack, and anchoring in 17 fathoms et 8,15 p.m.
The pilot gave the order to let go the ship's anchor, and the
anchor watch, five in number, each lasting one hour and 25
minutes, was formed. He had the first watch, from 9to
10.25 p.m„ and at 4.5 a,m. of tha 19th he was again called.
At 5 a.m, he gave orders for all hands to be called to get the
ship under weigh. The crew had coffee, and at 5.45 the
ship struck heavily about midships, under the heel of the
mainmast, starting the masts. The captain remarked,
" What is that ?" and witness said, " The ship has struck,"
upon which the captain replied, " That is impossible." The
vessel struck again, and on the pilot doming up the captain
said, " The ship has struck," and the pilot said, " That is
impossible in 17 fathoms of water," and gave orders to slip
the chain at 75 fathoms, and to hoist the foretopmast stay-
sail. The well was sounded by the capenter, and he re-
ported six feet of water. Witness jumped into the star-
board mizen chains and took a cast of the lead, which gave
five fathoms, less a quarter. The ship went broadside on,
and the pilot gave orders to cut away the main and mizen-
masts, The snow was coming down heavily, nothing could
be seen. Shortly after 7 a.m. No. 4 pilot boat bore down
came alongside and took off the passengers and a portion of
the crew. The remainder of the crew, excepting the captain,
witness, the carpenter, and four men, being taken off by the
boat in five other trips it made. At 1 p.m. ship was aban-
doned, and those who had remained on board were landed
near No. 2 battery. A large portion of the cargo was after.
wards raved, hut greatly damaged, and the vessel has been
got off the Roar, where she struck, and taken ashore at
Hythe.
By Captain Harris—. When the ship anchored at 8.45
p.m. of the 18th, the wind was
.blowing fresh from ENE.,
witho .52ap heavy.m ~the h
s nsowi
pd
squall.roeD During his watch, from 9 p.m. to
easily,
and the pilot gave orders at
9 that the helm was to be shifted at 12 p.m., when there
would be a change of tido, and that if thero was any change
in the weather he was to be calk .d, No orders were given
to throw the deep-sea lead ovcrboard, nor was it thrown
during his watch. The Foreland light was right a-head,
and the ship's head bore to the east. Before leaving deck
at 10.25 p.m. he tried the chain by placing his hand upon
it, and found all correct. The captain was on deck when he
was called up at 4.5 a.m., and also at the time the ship
struck, but witness did net see the pilot.
' The boatswain, carpenter, and second mate were then
severally called and examined upon the points contained in
the preceding evidence. They all stated that during their
different watches on the morning of the wreck the deep sea

lead
the p
low
both the pilot and captain wore on deck.
The inquiry was then adjourned.

Acclimatisation Society of Great Britain,

Last evening a meeting of this society was held
in the great room of the Soiiety of Arts, John.•
street, Ade!phi, for the purpose of inaugurating a
system by which it is intended that papers shall
occasionally be read by members upon various sub-
jects coming within the scope of this interesting
organisation.

Lord POWERSCOURT occupied the chair, and the
first paper was read by Mr. Frank Backland, ono
of the secretaries, the subject being " the reports
from Hong Kong, Tasmania, Labuan, Bermuda,
Barbadoes, Borneo, Western Australia, &c., cone
veying answers to inquiries made by the society in
reference to the assistance they might expect to re-
ceive from those countries. Mr. Buckland stated
that the object of the society was to obtain from
foreign sources various products of nature, and in
return to send the products of this country to all
parts of the world. Their intentions were not ex-
I &die' of a zoological character, the result of their
operationswit i
a
their being
notice
to
t o adapt
useful
purposes.everything
which came
h Owing
to
the combined exertions of Mr. Edward Wilson
and Mr. James Lowe, much valuable information
had already been received from the different coun-
tries mentioned; but there could be no doubt that it
was very difficult to acclimatise matters ; and it
would really seem that in Great Britain we had
great advantages over our colonies in regard to in-
digenous productions. They had obtained their
answers through the Colonial-office, and the report
from Tasmania stated that the only quadruped in
that country of much economic value was the bush
kangaroo, very superior leather being made from the
skin. The attempt to acclimatise it among animals
of a higher state of organisation would probably
fail. In birds there was the Cape Barren goose, a
hardy bird of good quality, about the size of an
ordinary goose, but very quarrelsome with other
birds. There was also the Shoveller duck, which had
never been domesticated, and was very rare. The
only freshwater fish was the cucumber mullet, bat
it could not be transported to England alive. They
had no timber that would be useful in Europe, and
there were no medicinal plants. An indigo bearing
considerable resemblance to the indigo of commerce
was found growing luxuriantly in poor sandy soils,
but its quality had never been tested. The report
from Barbedoes stated that there were no indige-
nous animals or birds, bat there were three kinds of
fish—the kook, the mullet, and the caffrom. There
was no timber, and only those medicinal plants
which had been already analysed and recorded. In
vegetables suited for food they had the Chinese yams,
the tanyer and eddoe, the increase pea, the Lima
bean, the Causse yam, the hook-podded pea, the
Buena neota and the pigeon pea—a pea of good
quality and wholesome. In Bermuda they had no
quadrupeds or birds indigenous to the climate that
would b© worth transporting. Their fish was all
salt water fish. The only tree that could be called
a timber tree was the cedar, and there were no
medicinal plants except those' which had been in-
troduced into the island. The report from Hong
Kong stated that the sheep and ox of China would
do well in Great Britain. The pig had been largely
exported from thence to England, and there was
powerful, hardy Tartar pony from the north of China.
In fowls, the local pheasant might be introduced
into this country with advantage. The fish of
China would not bear comparison as food with those
of the British seas. For ornamental fish the gold
fish were to be mentioned. There were no trees of
importance except in the neighbouring island Len-
conia. In medicinal plants, the Kwangchee might
be named, seeds of that plant being invaluable in
the treatment of worms in children. In vegetables
suitable for food there was, in addition to those
already known, a peculiar species of cabbage and
potato, which would no doubt thrive in England.
In Borneo there were no animals and few birds
worthy of being introduced into this country. In
Austra`ie there were no animals or birds which had
not already been acclimatised in :England, ;;nd the
only fish is the Murray end.

Mr. Bucklaad's place being now taken by Mr.
Lowe, joist secretary to the society, the latter gen-
tleman read a paper on Oyster Culture, beginning
by saying that the process was well known in the
time of the Romans, and all the study which modern
naturalists bad brought tc bear upon the subject bad
not added much to the information which the elder
Pliny had given in regard to the habits of the fish.
If there were any need of proof of the necessity for
cultivating the oyster, it might be found in the price
at which the fish is now sold in the market. Two
years ego the best native oysters were 40s. the
bushel, they were now 70s. Common oysters are
now quoted at from It3s. to 245. ; a year ago they
were from 12e. to Ns. When he mentioned that
more than 150,000 bushels of oysters were brought
to Billinsgate every year, some idea might be
formed of the commercial importance of the oyster.
In former years native oysters could be obtained at
4d. the dozen; more recently the price had risen to
6j., and at many of the first-class fishmongers they
were now sold at Bd., and even at some establish-
ments at 10d. and Is. Mr. Lowe proceeded to
give some very interesting details respecting the
various means of cultivating oysters ; and he
expressed his Conviction that there were many miles
of shore upon our coasts,' and especially upon the
east coast, which was now utterly unproductive,
but which might be transformed by oyster culture
into scenes of wealth.producing activity such as are
now to be found in the Ile de 11.,, and on the coasts
of Normandy and Brittany. From what he had
seen he was quite sure that the cultivation of oysters
is not more difficult than any other kind of cal.
tivation. Indeed, Dr, Kammerer (no mean authority
on the Enbieet) preferred it to any other kind of
culture. He believed it possible that, with care and
study, a great variety of oysters might be intro
duced to our shores and cultivated there ; and if
this were done, one great object of the Acclimatisa-
tion Seeety would be successfully accomplished.
Much approbation was expressed at the results of
Mr. LOWO't3 labours and researches; and after a
little discussion, Mr. A. W. Crichton read an inte•
resting paper on the Game Birds and Animals of
Canada. The meeting then separated.

A POSER FOR CUMMINGITES.—Why Bhcuid it
be a fatal objection to Dr. Cumming that his deri•
vation of Sebastopol showed he did not know Greek, and
that his disquisition on the original tribes of England
showed he knew nothing of early history ? Supposing he
were wrong in both these instances, and in a hundred
others like them, why should this be any obstacle to our
accepting his celestial almanac, and fixing the Millenium
with him in 1867, or 1838, or whatever may be the last date
that has hit his fancy? The answer is, that his only title
to make his guesses, or to exercise any kind of divination,
is his supposed learning. Thobe who believe in his guesses
believe in them partly because it is entertaining to do
so, partly because they respect his earnestness, partly
because they are sustained by a secret disbelief, and
also, in a very great measure, because they think
a man of his learning is to be trusted. He
acts out With the theory, which he induces them to accept,
that the date of the Millenium is to be arrived at Ly the
knowledge of a great number of complex and intricate de-
tails, to master which it is necessary to know Greek and the
origin of races. His claim to guess is that ho is in special
and exclusive possession of the requisite machinery. It is
perfectly fair and relevant to say to such a man that his
theory may be right or wrong—that it certainly is difficult
to see why a man wbo knew the real derivation of Sebasto-
pal and the real history of the cariy settlers in nortlitrn
England should be able to tell the meaning of mysteries
which Dr. Cumming supposes to have been tealed to all the
remainder of the Cnristian world—but that, even supposing
the theory to be right, Dr. Cumming himself isnot the man
who can take advantage of it. This, of course, does not
disprove the theory, but it brings back Dr. Curaming per.
sonally to the general level of human ignors.nce about the
future, sal there is some use and comfort in that.--Satur-
day Review.
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY AND THE CONTI.
NENTAL TRAFFIC.—The property required fur this
company's proposed central City station consists of in
houses in the parish of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, displacing
333 persons; 60in Christ Church, Spitalfields, 180 persona;
and 186 houses in St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, 558 persons.
The compact' have just added another powerful paddle
-
steamer, called the Avalon, of 883 tons, to their steam fleet
for working the Continental traffic between Harwich, Ant-
werp, and Rotterdam. Other vessels to be placed on the
route during the summit are now in course of construction.

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