The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-03 00:00:00

NAVAL

ADIdIGALTY.SE rT. 2.—ArI.OINTMENTR.—StIrgeOIII
J. &mord, t, Electra, and J. J. Actiason, to Teranlant.
Mates U. Todd, t.. Elf etra, and G. H. tioolden, to I..recl-
kra. Chaplain Rev. 11. W. Taylor. to nt*Jll4l. Asaistant
Pialtgeolll 0. A. Ryan. to Termagant, A. It. Tinton, to
Elntra, and V. L. Lemma, to Hadar Hospital. Midship-
men H. T. Man ten, to Iliykflyer. and 3. 11. Hatton, to
l'flooes I:ey,,,t, Assistant Engineer J. Moon, to Sintooat.

A SEA-FIGUT IN 1340.—Edward 111., King of
England, prepared to sail for Flanders with but few ships
and a small baud of men ; hut by the will of God, being
forewarned of a French fleet which almost covered the sea
near Slur, during seven days, riding with but few &Ma-
dame, and visiting in person different places and ports, he
collected, as well as he could, a flee t and a force of soldiers
and archers, and, with sails unfurled, committing his fleet
to wind and wave, he arrived safely at the town called Ays,
three miles from Sluys, about midday on Friday, the vigil
of St. John the Baptist (June 23rd, 1340). The French,
with 280 ships, manned with a multitude of armed soldiers
and crossbow men, stationed themselves in the sea, at the
mouth of the river which runs by Slur ; and on Saturday,
the feast of St. John the Baptist (Juno 21). when the sun
bad scarcely risen, having furled their sails, the French
fleet formed in four lines, having fastened the ships toge-
ther with great iron chains and cords, and sus nding
their small boats tilled with atones about the middlepeof the
mast, they emitted wooden castles at the top. The king of
England sent the bishop of Lincoln to the town of Aye,
that he might collect the Flemings end the English who
were there, and hoed them out to battle when prepared, if a
favourable occasion should occur for annoying the enemy
while the king was charging the French ; but his hops
fail. id, for the Flemings stood on the seashore during the
conflict, waiting only, as it was said, the issue of the battle,
that they might juin the victorious party. And on that
day, a little before the vesper hour, the ship of Lord Robert
de Morlee made the first attack on the French flee:; after
her, the ship of the earl of Huntingdon, then that of the
earl of Northampton, and then the ship of Walter de
Maunay ; and in like manner all the ships which were
hasting.sgainst the enemy were favoured by the sun and
wind. Even in the very commencement of the action they
took three of the largest ships, called the Edward, Cathe-
rine, and Rose, which had formerly been taken at sea from
the English. When the first line was overcome and the
men put to the sword, they trampled on the standard of the
hinged France. and hoisted that of the king of England in the
three ships which they had taken. The rcmainieg ships then
attempted to take to fight, but they were surrounded by
the English. and the crews, throwing eside their arms,
took to the hoots; but before their frail craft, greatly over-
laden, could make the land, about 2,000 of the men were
drowned, and thus three hues acre vanquished. In the
fourth line, which consisted of about sixty vessels, there
were many of the soldiers who had fled from the afore
said ships who were not easy to be overcome, and would
hardly give in after midnight, when many thousands Led
been slain. In this last bottle the English lest one ship
awl a galley from hull, every one of those who were in
them being killed by the stones. All who were in the ship
in which was the wardrobe of the king of England were
slain, excepting two men and a certain woman. The chip,
however, fell again into tke hands of the English. The
loss on the aide of the French, both of thee who were
killed and those who leaped into the sea, as well as those
who, leaving the large ships and overcrowding the little
boat', were drowned, was about 30,000 men; while, on the
tide of the English, not one nobleman was slain, excepting
only Sir Thomas do blonthermer.—Chroniele of Sir Waller
of llensinghwrgA, translated so Me Mcrae Review.
MTSTF.RIOUS AFFAIR AT HORSLETDOWN.—YeII-
teriIay evening, Mr. Payne held an Inquest, which had
been formally opened on a previous day, on the body of
Elizabeth Wilton, a woman aged 40. The inquiry, which
was held at t..• llorsteydowo Tavern, Fair-street, excited
great interest, as rumours had been pretty freely circulated
and obtained gen. rah credence that deceased had met her
death by violence. The deceased, as appeared from the
evidence, was a wilow with several children, and had
formed a second engagement to be married t t a man named
Richardson, an operative engineer. The marriage was
posti coed for a week in consequence of the iB health of
the deceased, who had been ailing for some time. On San-
day, August 1.5, the deceased went out for a walk with
Richardson. and on her return appeared seriously ill. A
medical gentleman, named Phillip, was sent for, but did
ant attend for a considerable time, and excused himself
before th • coroner by saying that from the representation,
made to him he did not think the cue was of much im
awe, and consequently postponed his visit. got
worse, and died in ten days after her seizure. During hay
illness she made use of the words, "They have used tin
meet shamefully:" but it did not appear to whim
these words applied. After her death tee or three
punctured wounds were found at the bees of the
spinal column, and the stomach being exaralmed, were
found so much itifiemed that suspicions were entertained
that some corrosive poison bad been administered. Three
medical men were appointed to make an analysis. Mr.
Phillip* expressed his opinion that death mom hem natural
causes, but declared his inability to account for the psaatared
wounds on the hack, and which one of the witnessed &eland
did sot exist there a week before the death. Ile had asked
her when living whether she was rtiseeinte, but she dialed
the fact, and after death there was no appearance of
nation. The other medical g, °derma gave it it=
opinion that death arose from isdarsoation of the alma*
followed by convulsions, and stated that they wets MMllie,
ea a careful analysis, to detect any setallle_peleen sr sar-
eaW likely to predate death. no fingse, is
elardiaiag up, said that however sespiciesse Ike desendenses
=VA have appeared in the meet lastease, they had the tes-
timony el three sedirai gendemais drawling theirs* of
the We erase item natueal eansaynd **jeep retuned
a verdict secomihigly. hissed the friends of the deemed
who were present 'sprawl their dimatisfaction with the
verdict. and sup rmeed their kaleatirm of pureeing the mat•
ter further, if they had sa eppertenity of doing so.
THE COLONIAL Lando AND EMIGRATION COMMIS-
sum man bare lead maw that they knead to take ander
their own man the beard mai Wear of persons who have
reseived free prow. upon their arrival at the poets named
la their approval seders. A depAt for the port of Louden is
le be tamed between the City and Greensick, near the
bubo a the river en the southern side, or between Liam-
beam Not Blackwell upon the north. This dep.t will be
amiable of afferdiaer beds and other accommodation to 300
Angara de e,' Is to be built ea the Lank. of the
eithevet the Liverpool or Birkenhead side, isolated
*Ma go;blis ae ese. end also capable of accommodating 600
flint Then i also to be a deptot at Plymouth,
eciammindating 300. The whole of the depths
be he emigrants on or before the let of Jan-
iffdff•lmpm
mans_w_ air • B.E.l.v.r.Ltrirt, BoAßD.—Yester-

day at tho Clerkeswell Police Court, Ur. Ilia', of the
pup a weapons, Brighton-street, 81. Pancras, was
seniasood Wass Me. Coolie, by the Cousinisainnen of the
paelswhehael4•lB. for U. IG, Fla paring, lighting, and
annimp. "Ilsodsliedout pleaded that he we. not bound
isedlmoarmbtbattlw emseimissers had not properly
passel, w ilinmed that pen of the estate in sit ich
; In fart, tin mato giesrallt we disgracefully
in that nowt He had appealed to the board of
••••••kwilwari, of elm Kr. Haliwtt was the chairman, to
wmplids. else itisp issoind his lad threatened to tan
lin set et tbs room /la lad no& to biome a eannalit.
dor kiniii4 bat was ritaisil la the round of his beteg
anima obitualler, and woe throatawod that he would law
bi am& They tufted • bahweemthoet, and Was a
NB islet sod Irrapossibio body. w rosistod wmsrt
dim ilood, as is en nisi to plaudit. Kr. Combo
.11 be en bond to mks ea stem mad isA dotiediat to
appal taw Quires Simi= wto the *Waters.