The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-15 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1857.

TITL BALLOT IN AUSTILLLIA.

TO TYIB EDITOR. OF Tllli SUN.
Sir,—May I ask you to insert the encl•sed reply to the
Times 7—l am, &c.
F.
HSNBY F. BERKELEY.
Victoria square, Jan. 14, 1857.

TO TIIH EDITOR OF THE TIMER.
Sir,—ln your paper of yesterday, under the head " The
Ballot in Australia," you quote an article in a paper pub-
lished in Adelaide (South Australia), where the ballot is
not established, the writer of which states his opinion that
the ballot has failed in the adjoining colony of Victoria.
You have no doubt received, though you have not quoted,
the Melbourne papers which report the facts of the recent
elections by ballot in Victoria.
It is a curious way of informing your readers on matters
of fact to withhold the evidence from the colony in which
the ballot is at work, and to quote from the press is
of an-
other colony where it is not established, and which a jea-
lous rival of Victoria and its institutions. So far from the
ballot having failed in Victoria, the municipal corporation
of Melbourne, in consequence of the success of the measure
at the parliamentary elections, have resolved on its adop-
tion in the elections for their own body.
I subjoin some extracts from the Melbourne press, which
I trust your sense of fairness will lead you to publish.

Yours faithfully,
F. HENRY F. BERKELEY, Chairman.
Offices of the Society for promoting the adoption
of the Vote by Ballot, 6, Guildhall-chambers,
Basinghall-street, London, Jan. 14, 1857.

(Front the Melbourne Herald, Sept. 11.)
The polling for the central provinces (Melbourne and the
suburban districts) came off on the 26th ult., when the
ballot was tested for the first time in the colony, and ope-
rated in a manner which not only satisfied the expectations
of its most sanguine advocates, but actually won over as
converts some of those who were previously its most deter-
mined opponents, both in and out of the legislature.
(Front the Melbourne Herald, Sept. 27.)
To the silent operation of the ballot must undoubtedly be
attributed, in a great measure, the freedom from disturb-
ance and popular turmoil which has characterised the elec-
tion proceedings. Viewed in its social aspect, secret voting
may be considered to have proved itself as successful as it
certainly has in its political aspect. With only very few
exceptions the demoralising intrigues which are often put
in operation at elections have failed to produce those results
which, in other times and under a different order of things,
would have followed. Even in those instances where indi-
rect influence was resorted, the efficacy of the ballot was
proved by the notoriety which such practices at once ac-
(Front the Melbourne Argus, Sept. 24.)
As we visited the various polling booths in succession it
was impossible to avoid being struck with the quiet decorum,
amounting almost to silence, which prevailed at all of them.
The police had a sinecure of it during nearly the entire day,
and the remark of many was that the ballot, with all its
merits, made an election day " barren of incident." An
American gentleman, well known to the mercantile com-
munity, was heard to express himself to the effect that he
never saw the ballot work in greater perfectb n, and that
nothing could be more unexceptionable than the manner in
which the public functionories appeared to discharge their
duties. So far the ballot must be pronounced decidedly suc-
cessful in Victoria. Not a syllable was breathed throagh-
out the day upon which the smallest reliance could be
placed as to the chances of the candidates, and the surmises
which were put forth, and they were comparatively few,
were qualified by an honest confession of ignorance.
(Front the Melbourne Argus, Sept. 27.)
Ono of the most interesting features of the recent elections
consisted of the experiment made of the ballot as a part of
an electoral system based upon a very extended franchise.
We are happy to pronounea it brilliantly successful. In
almost every instance most hotly contested elections have
passed off very peaceably indeed, and the excitement usual in
such conflicts has been so far allayed, even in the immediate
neighbourhood of the polling booths, as almost to have
vanished altogether. Besides this, the ballothas materially
decreased canvassing, bribery, acid personation, and almost
annihilated intimidation and many other forms of undue
interference. It has diminished the cost of elections, except
in cases of candidates in very desperate need of return, and
very unscrupulous in the mode of securing it. Mr. Chap-
man, who contested the important suburb of St. Hilda,
containing 2,286 electors, stated that his whole electioneer-
ing expenses would not amount to above 501. And, while
good order and quietness have been introduced into our
electoral system by this very simple process, while a shield
of protection has been accorded to the poorest, weakest,
most dependent elector among us, the proportion of votes
recorded to the names upon the electoral rolls has been very
satisfactory, showing a warm interest in the result, and an
absence of all timidity in the expression of political opinion.
For Melbourne there are 8,597 electors, each of whom was
enabled to record five votes, that being the number of can-
didates to be elected. Allowing the odd hundreds for
properties
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19,299 were recorded. Probably eaeh candidate had some
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hundreds of " plumpers," from voters particularly anxious
about his election. If we take these at an average of 200
each, we should find 2,000 electors who had foregone their
right to four votes each, adding 8,000 to the number pre-
viously stated, and representing 27,000 votes recorded, out
of 40,000 able to be recorded. Any one acquainted with
electioneering at home will bear us out in the assertion that
these are very large proportions of actual voters to electors.
But as a still more remarkable illustration we may men-
tion that Mr. Were, one of the returning officers for the
Upper House, announced that in his electoral division
every elector but fourteen had recorded his vote, and
a returning officer in Gips Land stated that in his division
one elector only had not voted, a thing probably unprece-
dented in election annals. In fact there is no use mincing
matters. Tho ballot is a perfectly successful mode of secur-
ing the sense of a constituency in accordance with the
spirit of free institutions. And our English readers may
rest pretty well assured that any one who objects to the
ballot is beset with a desire to tamper with the votes of
those who may be in his power. It is all very well to sur-
round the se. ject with a great deal of mystery and false
argument which have nothing to do with it, But the real
question resolves itself into what we have stated, and the
friends of the ballot in England should make their arrange-
ments accordingly. The ballot here is a brilliant success.
(From the Geelong Observer.)
Thank goodness, the ballot saves the people from much
of the annoyance they would have suffered under the old
regime. When party malice and individual rancour have
done their work, the ballot affords a few minutes for calm
reflection and consideration, and in that a few moments'
honesty, capacity, usefulness, and character, will have the
victory ; and, after all, the chances are in favour of the

best men.
(Front, Hobart Town, Tasmania—(Private Correspondent. )
The ballot system has been adopted here, and succeeds
admirably, much to the disappointment of certain classes
who benefited by the old systera of electioneering.

GREAT ACCESSION CP FORTIINE.—A man named

Goodall, who works at Messrs. Barrett, Exall, and Co.'s
iron foundry, at Reading, has, with two others, just

come in fora sum of 100,0001., under a decree oithe
Court of Chancery, in equal shares. He was almost
beside himself with joy on hearing the news.

rHE I.DINBIIRGH ACADEMY AND THE BISHOP OP
LONDON.—A meeting of the friends and admirers of the
Bishop of London, connected now or formerly with the
Edinburgh Academy, was held on Monday afternoon in
the Hopetoun Rooms, at Edinburgh, for the purpose of
congratulating his lordship on his promotion, and re-
questing him to sit for his portrait, to be hung up in the
hall of the Academy as a permanent memorial of his
connexion with that institution. Among those present
were : Mr. John Russell, P.C.S., the Earl of Southesk,
Lord Neaves, Lord Curriehill, and the Right Rev.
Bishop Terror. Mr. Russell was in the chair. The
Lord Advocate, Lord Deas, :sir W. Gibson Craig, and
several other gentlemen, former pupils of the Academy,
had also expressed their assent to the proposed testi-
monial. On the motion of Lord Neaves, a resolution
was adopted, offericg " respectful and cordial congratu-
lations to the Lord Bishop of London on his recent
elevation to the episcopal bench, an honour well merited
not less by his great learning, talents, and industry, than
by the worth and excellence of his private character,
displayed in a brilliant and useful career." On the
motion of the Rev. Dr. Grant, it was resolved that the
bishop should be requested to sit fur his portrait. It
was stated that he had been one of the first and most
distinguished pupils of the Edinburgh Academy, and that
he had been most assiduous in the duties of a director
of that institution, though a number of years past he
had resided at a distance. It was arranged that Mr.
James Swinton should be the painter of the portrait.
A. FRENCH MARRIAGE OF PRIIDENCR.—The Siede
contains the following :—On Dec. 2V last a town in the
north of France was suite en fete on account of the mar-
riage of Mdlle. Eugenie D—, the only daughter of a ma-
nufacturer in the neighbourhood, with M. Charles V—,
the son of a wealthy merchant of Paris. The marriage was
`one
of prudence and arrangement rather than of love. All
the questions of interest bad been carefully attended to,
bat the point of mutual inclination was totally neglected.
Every one seemed gay and happy except the bride.
However, the ceremony took place, and a wedding ban-
quet followed, the whole being terminated by a ball. The
festivities were drawing to a close, when a servant in-
formed the bridegroom that a gentleman desired to
speak with him on a very urgent affair. The bridegroom
went out, but did not return for the rest of the evening.
The guests, one by one, retired, but the husband still
remained absent, and at last, long after midnight, the
bride withdrew to her chamber. There she at once dis-
covered the cause of her husband's absence, for on a table
by the bedside she found a small parcel, and the following
note from her husband Madame, if I had no right,
in marrying you, to expect a sincere affection, since we
were but little acquainted with each other, I, however,
looked for a heart which had never throbbed for another,
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you to another man have just been placed in my hand
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your affection has been given to another. I cannot,
madame, accept such an arrangement, and as I am un-
ablef to rend asunder the bonds which have joined us a
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TEE ROYAL MAIL PACKET TYNE

ASHORE,

ENCOMBE, DORSET, WEDNESDAY.
This sequestrated nook of the south-west coast has
become the scene of very painful excitement within the
last is v hours, consequent upon the stranding of the
Tyne, Capt. Valley, 2,184 tons, one of the finest sad
latest built ships belonging to the fleet of the Royal
West India Mail Company, which now lies " high and
dry" between two ledges of rockstone immediately be-
neath the cliffs, and not nore than 400 yards from the
shore in this bay.
The Tyne left Lisbon on Friday last, and experienced
heavy seas and hazy weather throughout her homeward
run. On Monday it was found impossible to take an
observation owing to the dense state of the atmssphere.
Soundings were made every two hours, and the results
so far agreed• with the charts and the supposed course of
the ship, that no anxiety was felt on this head. After
dinner the passengers, to the number of 53, assembled in
the saloon, and passed an unanimous vote of thanks to
Capt. Valler for the admirable manner in which the voyage
had been so far performed. The weather continuing very
thick, and the captain's reckoning showing that the ship
was entering the Channel, before 6 o'clock the engines
were " slowed" and kept at half speed. At 20 minutes
after 11 o'clock the Portland Lights were sighted N.E.
and E., supposed distant 15 miles, and the course of the
ship was altered to the westward. Mr. White, the chief
officer, bad the watch up to midnight, at which hour he
asked Captain Valler whethir he Amid remain on deck
during the next watch. Captain Valler said, as be
should not himself leave the deck, it would be unneces-
sary for both to remain, whereupon Mr. White turned
in and Mr. Wright and Mr. Hey, the third and fifth
officers, succeeded him. At midnight the Portland
Lights bore N.E., and at one o'clock on Tuesday morn-
ing N.N. E. E. At ten minutes after two o'clock they
bore N.N.W. W., distant about 8 miles, and half an
hour subsequently the lights " dipped." The haze still
continuing, Captain Vallerremained on deck, personally
directing the course of the ship, and watching the opera-
tion of toe lead which was kept going every two hours.
At 40 minutes past 3 o'clock the weather being still
thick, and the fog increasing, Captain Yaller left the
deck for a few moments to examine his chart. He had
completed his examination, and was in the act of going
from his cabin to the engine-room to desire the engineer
on watch to stop the engines until daybreak., when he
heard the voice of the third officer calling out, " Hard-
a-port." Captain,Valler's first impulse was that a vessel
might be crossing the ship's course, but hastily running
up on to the deck he at ouce saw breakers on the port
bow, and rushing to the engine-room skylight he called
out to the engineer to " stop her." Before the engines
had ceased oscillating the ship struck heavily forward,
and the dreadful truth became apparent that the vessel
was ashore. A strong westerly swell was running at this
time, and the ship bumped heavily several times The
passengers rushed up on deck in a state of great terror,
and all was confusion fora few moments, until Captain
Valler, who maintained hispresence of mind ins remark-
able manner, succeeded in persuading them that there
was no imminent danger. The position of the ship was
at this time unknown, and it was not until some
moments after she had struck that Captain Yaller
observed looming through the haze the dark outline of
the Encombe cliffs, with St. Alban's bluff headland
on the starboard bow. The worst apprehensions were
now realised, and guns were fired and blue lights sent
up as signals of distress to the adjoining coast.
Meantime, Captain Valler used every endeavour to
get the ship afloat again. The topsail and foresail
were set, and by dint of great exertion the vessel's
head was got round. For a moment there appeared
a prospect of her coming off, but although she swung
completely round, and got her head to sea, she held fast
by her keel on the ledge where she had struck, and all
attempts to move her failed. It is believed that, but fur
the bursting of one of the steam pipes at the critical
moment Capt. Valler gave the order to oGo ahead,"
by which the engines were rendered powerless, the ship
would have floated.
The signals of distress having bees observed by the
coast-guard men of the Hill Bottom station, Bath, the
chief boatman, at once launched a cutter and took com-
mand of a gallant crew, who put off to render what assist
ance they could. On nearing the vessel it was found
exceedingly difficult to board her, owing to the heavy
ground swell which prevailed ; but, after several at
tempts, Bath succeeded in climbing up the ship's side.
His counsel was most useful at this moment. Captain
Valler, in order to appease the anxiety of his passengers,
who were all desirous to leave the ship, had commenced
getting his boats clear, and would probably have made
an attempt to put them ashore, had not Bath assured
him, from his knowledge of the coast, that it would be
impossible to do so with any degree of safety in the then
state of the tide, which was cubing fast, with heavy
breakers on shore.

The attempt to land was therefore given up, but the
life-boats were manned and lowered, and kept in readi-
ness, with grapnels down, at a short distance from the
Lieut. Fuge, R. 21., Admiralty agent in charge of the
mails, was the first to go ashore. lie was accompanied
by Capt. Otway, R.N., commander of her Majesty's
ship Siren, who was among the passengers in the Tyne.
The danger of attempting to leave the ship was fully
exemplified by the disembarkation of these gentlemen.
Lieut. Fuge sustained some severe contusions, and it is
stated that his servant's arm was fractured. They got
the light portion of the mails into their boat, and after
clearing the ship made their way some distance along
the coast, landing about nine o'clock at Claapman's Pool,
on the Encombe estate, where they were received by
Mr. Jackson, bailiff in charge of the young Earl of
Eldon's estate, by whom they were forwarded on to the
Wareham station of the South-Western Railway ea
route for London.
As the tide flowed the sea rose and made complete
breaches over the ship, notwithstanding which, the crow,
encouraged by Capt. Yeller, worked waefully in getting
up hawsers and preparing to put out anchors.
Intelligence of the catastrophe having spread rapidly
on shore, many hundreds of country people flocked to
the coast. Anioag tke earliest to be informed was Mr.
Ferrer, uncle and resident guardian of the young Earl
of Eldon, who happened to be at Encombe, the family
seat, which is not more than a wile from the spot where
the ship struck. Mr. Ferrer immediately addressed a
letter to Capt. Yeller, offering all the accommodation
which Encombe would afford to himself and the passen-
gers when they could get ashore. Elie letter he de-
spatched by two brothers named Tatehell, boatmen in
the service of the family, who, after conveying their
boat round a point of the coast which it would have
been impossible to weather afloat, launched themselves
off the teach of Encombe Bay, and gallantly rowed out
to the ship. This boat was the next to return, conveying
ashore Dr. Acland, the celebrated Oxford physician, and
another of the passengers, both of whom proceeded on
to Encombe.
At 11 o'clock, a six-oared galley arid a four-oared gig,
belonging to the coast-guard men stationed at Kiiums-
ridge, put off to the wreck to render assistance. Before
reaching the ship, the four-oared boat was struck by a
tremendous cross-sea and swamped, all hands being cast
adrift. The boats belonging to the Tyne, and lying off
that ship in readiness to convey her passengers ashore,
ot once put off to their assistance, and atter much diffi-
culty three of the men were rescued, but the fourth,
William Light, was drowned. This poor fellow has left
a widow and one child.
After noon the weather moderated, and the disem-
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Pernambuco, who was also a passenger ; and a Brazilian
lady. These, as a matter of course, were sent ashore in the
first life-boat • and it is due to them to state that
throughout the long and trying period which they were
compelled to remain on board, from the moment the ship
struck until they were takes off, their conduct was re•
markable for the presence of mind and firmness it exhi-
bited. The disembarkation of passengers was safely
completed during the afternoon, and as fast as they
landed they were taken either to Eacombe or to Mr.
Jackson's residence, and forwarded therefrom to Ware-
ham.
At half-past 4 a'clock Capt. Valle: had a consultation
with Mr. White, the first officer, and Mr. Sapsley, the
chief engineer, as to the propriety of landing the crew.
It was considered, under all the circumstances, most
advisable that this should be done, as in the event of
bad weather coming on during the night it would be
difficult to answer for the consequences. In bumping
upon the ledge after the vessel struck, she had unship
ped her rudder, and injured her aterupost to such an
extent that several of the iron plates had started beneath
the low water line, and at flood tide the water reached
the platform of the engine room. Thus injured, and
with a sea breaking over her, the ship would have been
scarcely tenable had the weather proved bad; and it was
ere to
laleavinguded therefore determined to leave her for the night. All
hands were piped, and before 5 o'clock 111 souls, com-
posing the crew and servants of the Tyne, were safely
conveyed, in charge
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landed on the beach, the captain being the last over the
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state from long exposure to the cold, without refresh-
ment of any kind.
Before Capt. Yeller left the beach he observed a small
steamer in the offing steering for the bay from the direc-
tion of Southampton. In the belief that Capt. Vincent,
chief superintendent of the comsany, might be on board,
he awaited the vessel's approach, and shortly after five
o'clock that gallant officer landed iu a small boat which
put off from the steamer. As the sea was running higb,
Captain Vincent agreed with Captain Valler that it
would not be prudent to go on board last night, and he
therefore came on with the officers of the Tyne to En-
combe, where they arrived about six o'clock, and were
received by Mr. Ferrer and the Ladies Scott with a cor-
diality most grateful after the exposure and trials they
had undergone during the preceding 12 hours.
It would probably be more gratifying to the noble
young ladies who played so kind and hospitable a part,
as well as to their guardian, if the fact of their recep-
tion of some dozen or fourteen officers rut their own table,
and the comfortable housing for the night of nearly 200
men, were paned over as a matter ot duty ; but it ia

proper to record that the services they rendered on this
melancholy occasion were highly appreciated by the re-
cipients of their bounty, and we are quite sure 1-. hey wi'l
be clu:y estimated by the community, of which they
have proved themselves such admirable members. Both
the Ladies Scott and the young earl, who is scarcely 10
years of age, were upon the beach all yesterday after-
noon, and the former only left the spot to prepare for
the reception of the officers and crew at Encombe. The
Lady Charlotte Bankes, elder sister of the family, who
is married to the Rev. Mr. Bankes, rector of Corfe
Castle, emulated her noble sisters in showing attention
to all who needed it, and Mr. Bankes' curate, the Rev.
Mr. Bradley, and his wife, were sedulous in offering
every assistance in their power.
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moment the ship struck, rendering much assistance in
disembarking his felloa.passengers, and calming the
fears of those who were most alarmed. The list of
officers included Capt. Vincent, R.N., Capt. Yeller, Mr.
White, Mr. Bray, Mr. Wright, Mr. Bertram, and Mr.
Hey, the five principal officers, and Dr. Perceval, the
medical gentleman in charge of the ship.
During last night her Majesty's steam frigate Devas-
tation came round from Portsmouth to render assistance.
She anchored about 400 yards outside the wreck, where
she still remains.
At four o'clock this morning Capt. Vincent and Capt.
Valler, with the other officers of the ship, went on board
and made a close examination of the ship's hull. Capt.
Vincent at once determined to erect a bulkhead at the
stern of the vessel, within the point where the plates are
started. If the weather continues calm, and this can be
accomplished, the water can then be pumped out of the
ship, and in about three weeks' time, when the spring
tides are on, there might exist a chance of floating her.
It is feared, however, that, under the most favourable
circumstances, the chance is but a remote one.
The officers of the Devastation went ou board the
wreck this morning, and remained some time in consul-
tation with Capt. Vincent.
The crew, on being summoned to go on board this
morning, refused almost to a man, and, with few excep-
tions, they have proceeded to Southampton. Even the
joiner of the ship deserted at a moment when his services
might have been useful. Capt. Vincent fortunately
brought round 60 bands with him, so that the loss of
these men will not be seriously felt.
The precise cause of the accident is not explained.
Capt. Valler attributes it, in the first instance, to the
dense state of the atmosphere. He also fears an undue
variation may have existed in the compasses, which
might have thrown him out in his reckoning. There was,
he says, a strong current running to the westward, with
a stiff south-west breeze on the bows, added to which
the ship, having very little cargo, was extremely light ;
and all these circumstances might have combined to
produce the disaster, though he says he was perfectly
satisfied up to the moment the ship struck that he was
steering direct for the Needles.
Capt. Valler is a very old officer of the Royal Mail
Company, having been in the service nearly 17 years.
He was chief officer for two voyages, and has since com-
manded the E,ls, the Prince, the Conway, and lastly the
Tyne. He is a thorough sailor, and bas risen from be-
fore the mast.
The Brazilian Consul at Liverpool (Mr. Bragah), the
Spanish Consul at Madeira, and the American Consul
at Pernambuco, were among the passengers.
A portion of the specie and jewels were sent on to
London last night in charge of the purser. The remain-
ing ar.d more valuable portion was taken on this evening
by Dr. Percival, who was specially requested to take
charge of the valuable freight by Captain Vincent.
At five o'clock this evening the wreck was sitting per-
fectly upright between two ledges of rockstone. The
weather was calm, and there appeared every probability
of its continuing fine.
Captain Vincent and Captain Valler, and all the offi-
cers, will pass the night on board.
The following is au extract from the ship's log :
Jan. 12.

Noon—South-east gales, with small rain. Course, E. by
N. N. Speed, 10 knots.
4.0 p.m.—Stopped nud sounded in 46 fathoms. Fine
sand and shells.
5.30 p m.—Passed a steamer steering to the westward.
5.50 p.m.—Slowed engines.
6.0 p.m.—Stopped and sounded in 41 fathoms. Fine
sand. Set on half-speed.
8 p.m.—Stopped and sounded i❑ 86 fathoms. Coarse
gravel. Fresh breezes, and cloudy weather.
11.30 p.m.—Made Portland Lights N.E. and E.; sup-
posed distance 15 miles. Altered ship's course to
eastward.
Midnight—Portland Lights N.B. Stopped and sounded
in 30 fathoms. Gravel.
1 a.m.—Portland Lights N.N.E.OS.
1.40 a.rn—Portland Lights bore to the north.
2.10 a.m.—Portland Lights bore in oue, W.

Distant about eight miles.
2.3o—Portland Lights dipped.
This is the last entry made on the log slate.
It may appear unnecessary to publish certificates in
favour of an officer of Captain Valler's stauding and ex-
perience. That such testimonials were always obtained
by him is a well known fact. On his last outward voyage
he received the annexed, signed by 77 passengers, after
a voyage of some difficulty :

" At Sea, Dec. 1, 1856.

" Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned passengers, before
leaving the noble ship under your command, avail our-
selves of this occasion to thank you most warmly for
the great kindness and gentlemanly attentions received
at your hands during the present prosperous and rapid
voyage, due, under Providence, to your skilful and
sailor-like management ; and, should the opportunity
ever again offer of our making a passage with you,
we feel assured that our treatment will be equally as
good as that we have now experienced. Wishing you
every prosperity and happiness, we are, dear sir, yours
very sincerely, (Signed by 77 passengers.)
"Captain William Valler, B. M. Steamer Tyne."
The subjoined was unanimously voted to Capt. Valler
on Monday evening before sighting Portland :
" Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned passengers, before
leaving the noble ship under your command, feel great
pleasure in tendering you our warmest thanks for the
kindness and gentlemanly attentions we have uniformly
received at your hands, and our appreciation of the
nautical skill and ability you have displayed during our
passage.
" With sincere wishes for your prosperity and hap-
piness, we are, dear sir, yours very sincerely."
(Signed by 53 passengers.)

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.
There seems very little hope of saving this unfor.nnate
vessel, judging from the scraps of information which have
reached us from time to time during the day. A coml•
derable portion of the baggage, however, and a small
part of the cargo have been rescued, and arrived here
about half-past 4 this afternoon in the Aid steam tug,
which left the Tyne about half-past 10 in the morning.
There were then five tugs rendering assistance, besides
her Majesty's steam frigate Devast...tion, the paddlebox
life boats of which were of great use in keeping up cow.
munication between the Tyne and the tugs. From in-
quiries made on board the Aid, we ascertained that there
were 2 feet of water in the steamer's saloon at high
water, and that the boilers had moved about 6 inches
forward when the ship struck and the steam pipe had
also burst. A Coastguardsman was unhappily drowned
last night by the swamping of a boat as it was going
from the shore to the ship. Part of the crew of the Ori.
noco, who had gone down to render assistance, have re-
turned in the Aid. The crew of the Tyne came up from
Wareham by railway this afternoon.
We had the opportunity of a long conversation to-day
with one of the Tyne's passengers, Mr. Wm. Lilley, from
America, late United States consul at Pernambuco; and
from his explanations we are able to supplement our ac-
count of yesterday, and correct one or two statements
relative to the accident. It was first understood
and reported that the steamer ran aground while at
full speed. This gentleman states that the engines were
reduced to half speed at 11 o'clock on Monday night,
and again at 1 o'clock in the morning to about quarter
peed, or perhaps a little more ; in addition to which the
vessel was stoped every 2 hours for soundings to be taken.
About 1 o'clock he was conversing with Capt. Yeller in
hie cabin, and, in answer to Mr. Liliey's inquiries as to
whereabouts they were, the captain pointed out on th
chart where they were if his calculations were correct,
and he then went on deck, stopped the engines, again took
soundings, and found that he was right. The first time
the ship struck the shock was slight, a second shock much
more violent, and then a third not quite so bad. Mr.
Lilley was awoke by a fellow passenger (Dr. Ribeiro)
when the ship first struck, and after the third bump he
was drawing on his socks, when a lurch of the ship
threw him forward on his head. The ship was soon in
a state of great alarm and confusion—everybody rush.
fog on deck, the ladies in their night-dresses in terrible
alarm, and the darkness.and gleam adding to the
terror which prevailed. The bumping of the ship kept
on for four hours at least, and began to ease after 8 o'clock
in the morning. For an hour atter the Tyne grounded,
Mr. Lilley states, nothing could be seen, the night was
so thick and hazy. The ladies were on deck wrapped up
in blankets. He left the ship in the afternoon, in charge
of the ladies in a lifeboat, and came on from Wareham
to Southampton last night. When he left the vessel she
was making water fast, and the after compartment was
filled with water. She was in an upright position, grind-
ing heavily, and in our informant's opinion, evidently on
a rock, making a berth for herself. He believes that
if she had been a wooden vessel not a soul would have
been saved, as it would have been perfectly useless to
attempt to lower a boat before daylight, the bazo
being so thick as to prevent them seeing what course
to take, and the surf and swell being exceedingly vio
lent. They fired guns and threw up rockets, but received
no answer. When daylight broke they saw a high bluff
land rising up just before theni. The captain behaved
throughout with the greatest coolness and intrepidity,
and was desirous of attempting to land the passengers
early in the morning, but a Coast-guard boat which
came off remonstrated, an 4 the attempt was not made
until the middle of the day when the landing was
effected in safety, although one or two of them had an
unpleasant immersion by the boats swamping.
Mr. Utley Rod au tho root of the patooogero whom
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