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Show NIGHT REPORT. i FOREIGN. i Tbe AllJU Horror Investigation. Ha! ifas, T- The inve?:ii:titii n ir.f Lhe AilaLlic disaster was resumed this aiorLi:.2. C Tutims L. B-a:y, L'.d o-ccr, o-ccr, a:";cr wiling the position of tie ve. el when it was dfcidtd to run for Halifax, Hal-ifax, said he was in bed when the ship struck, it cot bring his wa'ch. The-itatement The-itatement that there were etiorts made to Ker.-p passengers below deck is absurd and ie correct. Nothing was said tr done to impede passengers ccmir.g on det-k. Tue captain did ail that any man cou'.d to save life; could distinctly see and hear him from the rock, exerting exert-ing hiuiseil. 1'roin my knowledge and experience of crew?, mat of tbe Atlantic Atlan-tic was ;"r better physically and luily as well disciplined, as are the averace. At the cioie of his examination, Mr. Brady stated on oath that the stories of robbing the dead were entirely true. '?) John Jjrown, fourth orlicer of the Atlantic, At-lantic, tetiied that the captain, at one o'clock on Monday, directed him to aiter the course to N. 24 E , for Halifax. Were then running seven knots, which was increased afterwards, and al lour 0 elecL; the speed was eleven knots. At midnight tbe tnird officer told me the distance to tambro light was forty-eight iniies, the ship having run one hundred aad twenty-two miles since noon. The aaip was running nine knus at midnight. At l:o0 the wind was VV. N. W.. with a little swell, lhe leads were all on tie nridge ready for sounding. .Between koU and the time the ship struck 1 was on the ?a oon deck, about ton teet below the bridze. The night was cloudy, but not thick. Before 1 left the deck 1 went to the weather side and locked for the light, but could not tee anything but an open sea; about half an hour after the ship struck. I did not let the by call the captain, because I knew the ship had not run anything like forty-eight miles All the officers knew we were running in to make shore. Una of the quarter masters asked me if he should go to the main yard, to look for land; I told him it was too soon. I did not hear the rant of the sea on the shore, probably because ot the noise of the engines. We must have been a good mile from Pennant i'oint when we run in, but 1 neither Baw the breakers nor heard the rant. 1 was in the steerage at the lime; had not looked at the chait, and did not know the coast-To coast-To my knowledge nothing was done to keep passengers irorn coming on deck, lhe captain did everything ha could to save life. The door between the wheel-house wheel-house and the chart room was open at 2 o'clock; the captain was within six feet of the man at the wheeL Toe captain and other officers were attentive and eilicient, and were all temperate men; ! no cards or other games were allowed; it is not true that tho captain was playing cards half an hour before the ship struck. William Hogan, a steerage passengor, testified that he went to bed at mne o'clock the night of the disaster, and remained till half-past two. He then went on the upper deck, walked up and down near lhe engine room, heard the watch call three o'clock, and then went below. Before doing so he looked out on tbe Bide afterwards found to be nearest the land, but neither saw or heard anything to indicate the clese nniTiinitv of land. Almost immed iately after I laid down the second time 1 heard a fearfui crash. Tne windows instantaneously opened. I looked out through a port hole and saw the rock, A companion and myself made our way lo the second deck: don't know bow we got Bp, as the concussion had knocked the companion ladder away. Some of the passengers cried out below, "Tha doors are closed;" but 1 think they had in ib. j hurry missed the place where the doors were. I bslieve a great many more would have been saved had the means of exit been more ample; there wa-, I think, only room for one to get out at a time. Joseph Carro'l, able seaman, testified 1 that he was on the lookout forward of tho bridge, and knew ihoy were making land and the coast was dangerous. The ship was going at ten knots, eight or nine minutbs before she struck. I saw the breakers first, and then land on the starboard bow. I sung out "Breakers ahead," to the officer on the bridge. I did not hear the breakers at all." 1 stood about thirty yards from the bridge; am sure the cry was heard by the second officer; den't think that even had lhe engines been reversed tbe ship could have been prevented striking. Halifax. 7. An agent of tho associated associ-ated press had an interview to-day with captain W illiams on several points brought out during the investigation. Keporter "How do you account for tho extraordinary coDBumption of coal? The English manager! say the Atlantic had a mnch larger quantity on board than she usually consumed." Williams "probably that is true as to quantity, but about half of it was Kngiish, which was of inferior quality; whereas we generally use Welch coal. Had all the coal been Welch, the quantity quan-tity would have been more than sufficient suffici-ent to carry us to Kow York." Keporter "What about the provision??" provi-sion??" Williams "We had an ample supply . of all stores, except salt fi?h for tho Catholic passengers. On the Friday previous to the wreck, they complained of a scarcity of fish." Quartermaster Thomas, in the course of his testimony, repeals the words he addressed to tho second officer, and said tho latter replied, he was not captain, andl was not mate, and he couldn't do as he pleased. Thomas then asked tho fourth officer If he should go to Lhe main yard, and look for land;, and was answered an-swered "it is of no use." Witness told the fourth officer, he did not feel the land until they struck upon it. Tho captain was called at 3:12, but did not arouso at first, and witness told the second officer he had bolter shako him, and get hiiu up. Just then Carroll cried out "Ice j ahead!" "Witness left tho wheel, and ran to the door and saw the white foam and ico. Ban back lo the wheel, put tbo helm hard to starboard, and then ran to the telegraph connecting with tho engineroom, but at that instant Ebo struck. Halifax, 7. The divers at work to-day report tho Atlantic most awkwardly placed. Two of thorn went into number num-ber four hatch, but found no light On the upper deck, passengers and cargo aro so mixed up that iho bodies cannot bo got at. Two girls were found lying in their brds in the lower after steeraEO- Holes will be blown in tho ship to facilitate facil-itate the recovery of the bodies and cargo. Kleven bodies were got to-day, of which live were grappled up to-night; ITJti have been recovered; nono of those found recently wore cabin passengers. The Ku glint! Budget, London, 7, In tho commons this evening, the bndgot was presented by tbo chancellor of tho exchequer. Mr. Lowe on rising was greeted with cheers. The following are the principal items of the budget: i'mancos for tho year ending end-ing March 31, lt73 Crants by parliament, parlia-ment, 71,PS1,000 ; expenditure?, i'7(.-714,000; i'7(.-714,000; estimated revenue. .C71,S4ij,OO0; actual rovpnuo, Tti, HOt, 775 ; pre-ent debt, iTSD.SuO.'W; reduction of debt during tho year, JM.Nil.OuO; estimates ior tho year ending March :1, 1874, expenditures, ex-penditures, JCTl-MlA1; decrease from last year, notwithstanding the enhanced price of coal, 10,000; revenue, 70,-ti 70,-ti 17.01AI. Balance on hand at tho or.d of the year, close upon i.l000,t.0u. This ;1 altering financial exhibit put the house in good humor. Lowe said they had to provide for the Geneva award, and he proposed to pay ball the amount out of the revenues of the present year, without with-out tho addition of a penny of taxation. Ha next surpri:ed the home by announcing an-nouncing that the government was en a bled to propose a reduction of fifty per cent in duty upon Eugar, and to tako off a penny from the tax on income. The proposals, if adopted by parliament, would change tho estimates to the fallowing fal-lowing tigurcs: revenue, 7St7r'i"0-expenditures, 7St7r'i"0-expenditures, i.'7o,471.tOi thus a heayy 1 payment wou'.d bo met, a large reduc- 1 tion be made in taxes, and a satisfactory surplus wou'.d be shfwn. Lowo was frequently cheered while making the statmenL The budgt was approved ,ro or ms, and tiie house adjourned over the Easier holidays, until April 2itU |