The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-25 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 24. APPO:
simpers W. Aah, to the Exoellent, for the Royal &vertigo ;
J. W. til'Kensie, to the Aaia, ea supernumerary.
Assistant Eosipeen J. Dun Poodle, to the Excellent, for
the Royal Sovereign ; H.OlllOOl, to the Asia, for the Royal
Alfred ; E. E. Lams, to the Alia, for the Mersey ; J. A.R.
Noma, to the Alma for the Octavio.

- E.

PORTSMOUTH, Ocr. 24.
Ths Itingdove, 4, iron screw vessel, Commander
R. A. O. Brown, arrived at Spithead this 'amnion from
Cbina. She will probably mote into Portsmouth Harbour
to damask and pay Mf, hair* been five year. in commis-
sion.

The Sharpshooter, 6 screw sloop, Liontenant Command.
ing Henry A. Olaverliag, steamed oat of harbour this
morning, aad, after making • trisl of herspeed at the mea-
sured mile is Stokes Bay, sailed for the Brands
The Himalaya, iron screw troopship, Oaptain Edward
hooey, will, it is reported, proceed to Now Zealand, Wang
oat for intermediate stations datmebinanta of various real-
retorting with troops under orders to Morn to
sl4ralamanot, saßiag transport, Livery, commander,
has put into Spithsad, bound from hoodoo to Bombay.
The New Era, Rbind, commander, has arrived hem
Madras, hoiden on board • few troops belonging to various
regiments, and is bound for the Thames.
The London, eon. steamer, Martin, commander, nailed
from Spitheari to-day, booed from hoodoo to 1161hp:use.

THE NATAL ACCIDENT TO A RIFLE RANGE
HARKER AT GRAVESEND.

Yesterday the adjourned inquest on the body of
Joseph Little, a private is the Royal Marines, who was
shot at the Goveremeet Rifle Range near Gravesend, was
resumed at the Town-hall, Gravesend, before Mr. A. E.
Hilder, the borough 001011111% Colonel Hasbro sad Captaio
Stewart, 11.11., attended to watch the prooeedinp for the
War-office. it may be briefly stated that on Wednesday
morning the deemed acted as marker to the No. 2 range of
600 yards. There was also a firing party at No. 1 ram
The soldiers (Marines) who were practising at the
No. 2 range bad owed firing, the danger flap were
exhibited outside the monde% and the deceased tat
the hat for the purpose of picking up old ballet., whim he
was shot by a marine, named Matthew Doble, who was firing
h a his round at the target of No. 1 range. The bell entered
the side of the deceased, peeled out at the beck, sad
struck the No. 2 range target. The poor fellow expired ia •
minute or so. it appeared that Doble fired a little before
his time, and it was tht that in kneeling he Maimed a
little too much to the right, and fired at the wrong target
in mistake. It was stated that it was ea error that wa•
often fallen into by the men, and one of the sergeant instruc-
tors who was examined suggested that the targets, which
were 80 yards exert, might be too close Mealier. Dash, an
being examioed, bowever,dmied that he bad fired at the wrong
tamed, and attributed the accident to the fact that on the
bell striking either his own target or the shield, it glanced
over and 'true the unfortunate dammed. Clapham
Stewart, Royal Marines, the impala instructor at the
range, said particular orders ware given to the men not
to leave the meatelet• while firing was going oo at a
similar target on in adjacent range. He wandered the
butts were at sufficient distance from each other. and the
accident ought have (marred U they bad been
40 yards further of —the minimum distance was
80 yards, the maximum distance of the government range
was 90 yards. The distance from the mentalist to the target
was 25 yards—there was a richooliet shield shoot 64 yards
from the marker's shield. Serra It Maass, R.N., asid a
marker was not allowed to point whilst faring was going on
with a similar target at an adjacent range. This witners at
the former sitting of the jury suggested that the targets
might be too mar to each other. He said that he now
wished to withdraw that opinion, as be thought it was
hastily tensed after what he had beard from Captain
Stewart. It was stated at the first meatier that Dobbs fired
while the sergeant instructor was regimens' the previous
shot. Captain Stewart mid sometimes there were two men
at the firing point—cm to register and the other to super.
intend the firing. Lieutiroant•Colonel Deseboo, commandant
of Milted Barracks, said the distance from the centre of one
butt to another was 80 yards, and he considered it was per-
fectly safe if the cadets were carried out. The Coroner
having summed up, the jury found "that the deceased was
accidentally killed by a shot fired from a rifle," and reams.
mended that in future the order for firing at the ranges
should be strictly adhered to, so es to prevent accidents, and
that it was desirable, U it could be carried out, that two
men should be planed at the firing point--cos to anrietor and
the other to superintend the firing.

Mr. James Henry BMHie has been appointed to
be bosomy lieutenset I. the Royal Naval Ronne.
SUPPLY or COALSTO UNITED STATES WAR STEAM-
11a.—The Lords of the Treasury remedy sent • communica-
tion to the Board of Customs, stating that se application had
bees made to her Majesty's government requesting permit-
Biqa to ship 40 tone of oriel cm board the United States
ship Sacramento, at Dover, to arable her to proceed to
Flushing; and that, in reply, Earl Rummell had informed the
United States Minister that as it appeared that this vessel
bad been tarnished with 87ra toss of oriel at Cork, cm the
29th of July, with a further supply of 25 to at Plymouth,
on the 17th of August, her Majesty's government could
not permit the Sacramento to be again coaled at any poet is
the United Kingdom until the aspiration of three months
from the last date. The Commissioners of Customs Lave
issued a circular to the entporte, rolling attention to the
came of a supply of coal having been obtained by a United
States war steamer, through an evasion of the law. and
pointing out the penalties incurred by such an act. It ap-
pears that the cargo of oral wee shipped on board • vessel
at a British peat, without doe clearance by the proper
officers of customs at the port of shipment and that Mk
coal had hem lades at ems on bard • ship of war of the
United States of America. _ _ .

goutxlTETtairoTox Mtrasuw.—During the week
oodles Oct. 22. 1864, the visitors have bees as fo11ows:-0.
Monday, Tuesday, sad asterday, 11. off* from
10 am. te 10 p.m, 9,181; ea W Mandy,
and Friday, 6Lsta' days (admissioa to Um' pabkia Bd.),
()pan from 10 a.m. UM 5 p.m., 1,633 ; te1a1,10317. hen
the °peak/. ad the Masses, 4.910.616.
OSTIMAL OTI IEINELLDRI
DAT.—
MOSDAT. Ocr. 24.—Adedeekee co 3,911; atm
by sum WEAN 2,484 ;