The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, Dec. 6..—APPOlSTMENTS.—Acting-
lutaistant Surgeon Dr. A. Yule, to the Shearwater.
Masters' Assistants H. 0. Owen, to the Pylades ; J.
M'Farlane, to the Haulm
Clerk A. Mallon, to the Formidable, for secretary clerk.
Midshipmen A. Grentell. to the Majestic ; T. T. Hodg-
son, and E. Hooke, to the ?Osage; C. E. Stewart, and A.
W. Massy, to the Menne&

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 7.

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The Arrogant, 47, screw frigate, Commodore
H. W. Edmonstone, was paid off into ordinary yesterday ;
and the crew granted leave of absence.
The Neptune, 86, screw, Captain G. F. P. Hornby, is
ordered to come into harbour to-morrow, to dismantle and
pa off.
&Wei, 51, screw frigate, Captain Matthew Connolly,
bearing the flag of Rear•Admirsl Kiogoome, sailed from
Spithead this morning for the Pacific, to relieve the Bac-
chante, 51, screw, Captain Mackenzie, bearing the flag of
Rear-Admiral Si Thomas Maitland. The Sutlej will call at
Plymouth.
The Virago, 6. steam sloop, Commander W. J. Hope
Johnstone, arrived at Spithesd yesterday morning, from the
eastward, and sailed in the afternoon for Plymouth.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 7.

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In accordance with Admiralty instructions-IVO
additional smiths, joiners, and labourers were yesterday
catered for WI rice at this yard until the end of March to
expedite the completion of venal. now under repairs ind
refitting, and a number of men were taken on who have
recently been discharged from the Royal Arsenal.
Aarerauac GUNS.—One of the large 300-pounder mu zzle-
loading guns, manufactured at air W. Armstrong's Elswick
factory, and weighing 12 tons, arrived at the Royal Arsenal
yesterday, to la forwarded to Shoeburyness for trial against
an iron plated target built ape:prosily for that purpose.
Twelve of the mire species are now being manufactured, six
at Woolwich Arsenal and six at Elswick., and will be ready
for proof during the present mouth. These guns are in-
tended for outposts and fortifications. A monster sling
waggon for their removal has been made at the carriage
I department of the Royal Arsenal. This vehicle is mounted
on four wheels of extraordinary breadth and strength, each
wheel being supplied with a railway beset for inclined
row'''. A number of 40 and ICo.pounder wedge guns are
now being manufactured at the royal gun factories, Wool-
wich, and at Elswick. Sir W. Armstrong is now engaged in
testing at Ehwick some experimental 100-pounder guns in
preparation for the important competitive trial which will
take place at Shoeburynesa.

CHATHAM, Dec. 7.

COURT-MARTIAL—A general court-martial, of
which Colonel March, second commandant of this division of
Royal Marines Light Infantry, was the president, was
engaged at the Royal Marine barracks during the whole of
Saturday and the previous day in the trial of First Lieute-
nant John Sadleir, of the CAmtham division of Royal
Marines, on three separate charges :—First, for conduct un-
becoming the character of an °facer and a gentleman in
having borrowed the sum of ss. of Sergeant H. Caddy,
Royal Marines, and neglecting to pay him at the time
promised and also for having borrowed a further sum of
it. from the same non-oommindoned officer, and neglecting
to pay the same on the day promised. Second, for failing
to fulfil a promise mute to Captain Thompson, of the Cum •
berland, 70, that he would remit Sergeant Caddy the
amount due to him on the following day. Third,for
neglecting to pay two bills owing to Mr. Smith,
eanteen•keeper at Chatham, and Mr. Hart, master-
shoemaker ; and also failing to pay the aunt of
31., the amount of a bill drawn by the prisoner
on Mr. Tear, hie agent, cashed by Mr. Smith, and after-
wards returned dishonoured. The prisoner pleaded ," not
guilty" to the whole of the charges. Lieutenant-Colonel
Laeeder prosecuted, and Captain Stewart officiated as De-
puty Judge Advocate. At the rising of the court yesterday
the evidence in support of the prosecution was not closed,
and the trial, which excites considerable interest, will be
resumed to-morrow morning.

ARRIVAL OP TROOPA PROM GIBRALTAR. —Last
night detachments of troops belonging to the Royal Eogi-
neer; 2nd Queen's Royals, 3rd Buffs, 7th Fusiliers, Bth,
and 100th Regiments, arrived at Fort Pitt general hospital
from Gibraltar, the whole—to the number of 40 men of all
raoks—having disembarked from the steam transport Eva.
The detachments were under the command of Lieutenant
Smith, Royal Artillery, and in medical charge of Aaaistant.
Surgeuu Jay, Bth Regiment. The Eva left Gibraltar on the
27th alt.

A NOVII. WORKHOUSE TMIT.-ST. PANCRAS
WORKHOUSE AND THE LANCASHIRE RELIC?' FUND.—A
movement of sympathy for the distress in Lancashire has
been commenced in the parish of St. Pancras. The inmates
of a workhouse, themselves the recipients of relief, would
be supposed to be the last to contribute to the relief fund,
but at the instance of Mrs. Morrison, the matron of the St.
Pancras Workhouse, a subscription has been set on foot
amongst the inmates, wbich in pence halfpence and far-
things at first yielded a sum of 1./. 17s. The weekly sub-
eruption from the same source has since amounted re-
spectively to 15s. and 17s. 6d. In explanation of the apps.
rent outratliction that the pauper clue should be able to
contribute any money at all, it may be stated that a certain
number of the inmates receive trifling weekly sums for
special duties performed, and that others have money occa-
simony brought them by their friends. It is out of these
[ scanty funds, and by the self-denial of little purchaseable
comforts, which had perhaps cheered a happier condition of
existence, that this singular help is afforded. We have
heard of a similar act of self-sacrifice on die part of the in.
mates of the Manchester workhouse ; but the case now
cited is, we believe, amongst the metropolitan workhouses,
peculiar to Cie woikhonse of St. Pancras.
THE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT MAKBRO%—

On Friday morning, the inquest upon the bodies of the
seven men who met with their deaths thmngh the shove