The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-11 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, Aucuar 10.
SIPAs OPERATlONS.—Preparatiung tinsn Well ill
progress for some time past by the Royal Engineers, for a
grand attack on the garrison, in which all the available
troops attached to the Chatham district will take part.
The sappers and miners have accordingly been engaged
during the entire summer in preparing the necessary earth.
works and batteries, and sinking the mines and galleries,
it being intended that the siege operations shall be on a very
extensive scale. According to existing arrangements, the
attack and siege operations will take place on Friday next.

WOOLWICH, AUGOAT 10.
This morning the Industry, iron steam vessel,
was being towed to the Mercury, coaling-hulk, iu the har-
bour, "'ben she came slightly into collision with the Supply
deem vessel, and struck her foremast, which was in such a
rotten condition that it was carried away, and fell in three
pieces upon the deck. It is fortunate that the accident
occurred, as it is evident that the mainmast was un-
seaworthy.
The gentlemen cadeta of the Royal Military Academy will
return to that institution, after seven weeks' vocation, on
Weil:mods, nest, and resume their studies on the following
day. An additional class will be formed of thew pupils
who obtained admiesion by the last competitive examina-
tion held at Chelsea Hospital.

VALUE OF LANDF.D PROPERTY IN THE ISLE OP
WIGHT. —The estate. of the late Sir John Cai ter were sub-
mitted to public auction at the Bugle 100, on Weduesdsy,
and altogether comprised 1,079 acres of laud, situate hi the
parishes of Carisbrooke and Wootton, several farm houses,
cottages, and reversionary property of every description.
The first lot consisted of Alviogton farm, Forest farm, and
Reeds form, together measuring 715 acres, beeidea copy holds
and quit rents, the rental at present amounting to about
700/. per annum, but as there was no biddiug beyond
22,700/, the lot remained unsold. Lot 2 comprised Kit-
bridge farm, ands variety of small holdings, with lii3 acres
of Lind, besides the reversion of five cottages, sod four
acres of land, the rental amounting to 247/. per annum, and
the whole was knocked down at 7,5001. Lot 3 comprised
Ramsdean farm, containing 200 acre., a farm house, several
cottages, and 70 acres of land in reversion, the former let-
ting for 234/. per annum. This lot was knocked down at
9,500/. Lot 4 comprised a reetcharge of 103/. Ilia, hl. per
annum, upon Appleford farm, in the parish of Godsbill, for
which the succesaful bid was 2,250/. Lot IS consisted of •
farm called "Poll Close," numbering FiA acre., and paying
1104. per annum net rent, and this lot was knocked down
at 3,200/.

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ve 'Bement. )--HOLLOw.tr'S OINTMENT AND
PlXlM—Unwholesoine chaugra—The changeable weather is
causing murk sickness, and exerting the most powerful influence
In deranging the secretions of the body. Alteruatnig chills and
beats so derange the capillary circulation that t he liver, stomach.
or lungs must become disordered. Holloway's ointment well
rubbed upon these organs tales a day proves the quickmt,
safest, and best corrective. It penetrates the akin, enters thu
deeper Mructures, latrine. their blood, cleanses their substance.
equalises their circulation, and renders their licentious abundar t,
without annoying, irritating, or exhausting them. This Dint-
mew, perseveringly used, aided by occasional daises of these far-
lamed tills. aro capable of removing all those formidable arils
Waned by variable weather and its attractant Impurities.