EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 28, 6 April 1866, Page 3

EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS.

Court-martial on Captain Wake. — The courtmartial assembled to try Captain Wake for the blowing up of H M.S. Bulldog was opened at Plymouth on Monday ; Sir Charles Freemantle, the Port Admiral, was the president. Captain Wake read a narrative of the causes that induced him to bombard the forts at Cape Haitien, St. Domingo, and of the vessel running upon a shoal at high water when lie was about to run down a steamer belonging to the insurgents, and as it was impossible to get the vessel off he was compelled to blow her up to prevent her falling into the enemy's hands. Several officers' wore called as witnesses who confirmed the captaiu's , narrative. The court was then closed, and after i about two Jhours deliberation, the judge-advocate announced that the court were of opinion that neglir gence was shown on the part of Captain Wake and Mr. Behenna, the acting master, in running the Bull- | dog ashore, by allowing her to ruii within the marks laid out on the chart. The court were also of opinion that sufficient exertions were subsequently not made to get the ship olf; also that the ship was prematurely destroyed. Captain Wake was therefore dismissed the ship ancl severely reprimanded, and Mr. Behenna was reprimanded. The court were also of opinion that Lieut. J. L. Way and Lieut. F. Kougemont had committed errors of judgment in agreeing in counselling with the captain to destroy the ship. The court could not, however, separate, after excepting the above officers, without expressing its full apj probation of the very satisfactory conduct of the i other officers and the crew under such disadvantageous circumstances. Loss of the Amalia. — Details are published of the loss of the first-class steamer Amalia in the Bay of Biscay. She was a first-class steamer, 3,000 tons burthen, and owned by Messrs. Pagavanni and Co., Liverpool. She left Liverpool on the 6th January, j On the 10th, the day on which the London experienced her worst weather, she was in a hurricane. Nearly everything on deck was swept away, the bunker lids were washed off, and the water got down to the fires, extinguishing them, the engines soon stopped, and the ship became unmanageable in "the heavy seas in which she rolled helplessly. • The creW

did their best at the pumns, and< tried, to. make .sail. All day on the 11th these efforts were persevered with. Meanwliile another vessel, the Laconia, had come up .and .remained by the Amalia "all night. But the night .made matters worse. Despite all the pumping-, the water increased from snirie to -twelve feet in the engine-room. At nine 'oh ;the following morning it increased to .fourteen feet. The crewthen .gave up in despair, got on board tlie Laconia, aud in the, course of the -tfterndon '. the Amalia went down. It isJsaid that .the cause x>f her loss- was the absence of proper deck-covering for the'bunkers. Insurances were effected; upon her to the amount, it is said, of a quarter of .a million. Ai-SAUXT on a Domestic Servant. — Mrs.. Bellamy, sister to Miss Theresa Longworth, appeared at Abergavenny country court to defend „n action vvhich had been brought against her for assaulting' her servant girl by throwing water over her ; ihe was further charged with non-payment of wages by the same complainant. Mrs. Bellamy resides at Abergavenny Castle, and it seems that on the Wednesday following Christmas Day her girl retired to "bed at all unusual hour in consequence of. being unwell.. She was requested tb get up again by Mrs. Bellamy, but refusing, stating that .she was too unwell .to do so. Mrs. Ballamy then threw some water over her, and this constituted the assault complained of. The committal of the assault was confirmed by the evideuce of a man servant. The damages for the assault were laid at £1, for which j udgrnerit was given, his Honor remarking that the assault had been proved. Judgment was also given for the amount of wages due. — Post. Consolatory. — A good deal of the consolation offered in this world is about as solacing as the assurance of .the man to his wife when she fell.into the river: " You'll find ground at the bottom, my dear!"