The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
Il q h EIG N
An Emigrant Ship Sunk.
Over ,Eisrec Hundred Persons
Drowned.

LONDON, Jan. ga report OF Il terrible
marine disaster last night in the English chan
mel, has just been received in London. The
emigrant ship Northfleet, which sailed from
here several days ago for Australia, with four
hundred and twelve passengers, exclusive OF
her crew, came in collision at midnight with
an unknown foreign steamship, and was cut to
the waters edge. Only eighty-five persons are
known to have been saved and it is believed
that every other person who was on board has
found a watery grave. No attention was paid
by the steamship to the emigrant vessel after
the collision, and she proceeded on her course,
leaving tho sufferers to their fate.
Latef.-Additonal particulars of the marine
disaster off Dungeness lighthouse last night
are received. The Northfleet was lying at
anchor at the time the collision occurred The
cargo consisted of railway iron. Three hum
dred and twenty one persons were drowned, III
cluding the captain. The name OF the steamer
which ran into the ship is not ascertained, but
is belived to have been q Spanish vessel bound
from Antwerp. The board of trade of this city
has offered reward of E100 for her discovery.
When the collision happened panic occurred
on the Northfeet. Passengers who were asleep
rushed from their berths to that part of the
ship where they thought they might be safe,
and utterly refused to obey the orders of the
captain. That officer as last resort to enforce
obedience, was compelled to fire upon the ter
ror stricken people, and one was wounded. 1t
is believed that il tue passengers had obeyed
saved.
The steamer which run down and sank the
emigrant ship Northheet is now believed to be
Portuguese craft. Her name cannot be ascer-
tanned until she arrives in port.
Latest-Twelve other persons were saved
from the emerged ship Northtleet, making 81
known to have been saved. The Lloyds have
telegraphed to their agents OF all Southern
stations to stop if possible the steamer which
ran the Northheet down.
The government has ordered a preliminary
inquiry into the disaster to the Nerthheet. The
investigation begins tomorrow.
The Gas StOlcrs-Slnvery.
Thirteen gas stokers have been discharged
from prison at Maidstone, the terms of their
sentence having expired. Their release was
the occasion of several meetings of workmen to
express sympathy with the victims of what is
denounced as tyranical abuse of law. The
most important of these meetings was held at
Nottingham last night. Hon. Auteron Her
bert, memer of Parliament in a powerful adj
dress characterized the sentence of the stok-
ers to imprisonment as a sensational straining
of the law to please the few. A public meeting
was heldat Birmingham last night, the mayor
presiding. Speeches were made and resou-
tions passed condemning the slave trade of
Africa and Cuba. A resolution was also
adopted urging the government to support
America in the demand it makes on Spain for
the abolition of slavery in the Antilles.
Arrest of an NJ. r.
Mr.. Onslow, member of Parliament, having
repeated several times, the offence against Sir
John Duke Colerdge, for which he was recently
fined one hundred pounds, an order for arrest
for contempt of court has been issued against
him.
tThc Times On the Stokes trial.
The Times commenting Oh the scenes at the
close of the Stokes trial says that no English
Judge would have tolerated such indecent pro-
ceedings as the exchange of personalities on
that occasion.
Am Anti-siavcry Meeting.
MADRID, Jan. pa great annti-slavery
meeting was held IN the Royal Theatre to-day,
under the auspices of the Abolition Society,
the Tertullia and the Progressista Clubs The
Theatre was crowded. Brilliant speeches
were made and the enthusiasm was intense.
The Committee of the Cortes on the abolition of
slavery in Porto Rico, estimate the indemnity
to be paid by the State to slave owners i'll that
island for their property will amount to 140,
10000 reals
.VarioHs Matters.
Duke de Montpensier has written a letter dis
carding the alphonssts and disavow1ug all con-
nectlon with their intrigues.
A decree has been issued granting concession
to Lasearte for laying telegraph cable between
Spain and Cuba. Offers have been received by
the government from British companies for the
purchase, maintenance and management of in
land telegraph lines.