The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, ArrousT 29. APPOIRTMENTS
Gotta C. W. Hope, to tho Brisk (eammissioaed).
mender G. L &divan, to the St. George (additional),
for minim in the Coast Guard.
Limaesant C. L. Oxley, to the Wolverine.
Paymaster W. L. Notoock, to the flutings.
Naval Cadet (nominated) H. W. S. L Montgomery.

CHATHAM, Aoncer 29.
The War Department transport Bomarsuud
arrived aloopide the Ordnance Wharf this mornieg, hav-
ing oil board MIVIKI of the large 100-pouoder 64 tons smooth
bore wrought-iron guns, being the first portion of the arma-
ment for the iros-clj frigate AchOles, 20, 1,250-horse
paws , which is to he armed exclusively with gum of Wet
orsesquewee of the Achilles not being reedy
to receive her armament on board: orders were received for
the gluts to be unshipped at the gun-wharf, sod during the
day they were leaded and placed in store. They are the
but of those 100-pounders which have arrived at this port
from the Royal Gun Factory for naval purposes.

DESTRUCTION OP AN ENGLISH SHIP BY
CHINESE PIRATES.

(From the Straits Times, July 16.)

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This morning, by the Chow Phya, four persons
arrived from the ill-fated brig Lonna, of this port—via.,
the gunner and his wife, the Chums* cook, sad a Chiliw
passenger, who suppose themselves to be the sole survivors
of the mew of the unfortunate vessel. The vessel loft
Hong Kong on the 18th of May, 1864, sad cc the 30th was
becalmed off the ooast,of Hainan, bat not in sight of land,
when she waa attacked by what the gasser supposed to
have been a Mama or Canton junk heavily armed. The
Lamm kept Ler off by constant tiring of bee bow gun until
it became so much boated that it burst the breeching' and
fall overboard. The vessel was then at the many
of the junk, which having got under the brigs
sten fired shot and shell into her cabin window for
some time • the pirates then boarded, on which moat of the
crew of delays, beaded by the Smug, threw some spars
overboard, jumped after them and swam away from the
vessel. The mate was killed, the captain was shot in the
thigh and dropped on the deck, and the gunner, though
wounded in the breast by a meaket ball, managed to throw
the captain into the cable, where be remained about two
hours. The Orates in the meantime ransacked the vessel's
cargo, of which they took about one half ; they then draggeii
the captain oo deck, cut the mate's dead body in half, cut
off • ens of the caplaina hands, and commenced torturing
kick by cultism off his toes to make him declare whether
there was money on board the vessel or not ; they at the
sane time threatened the life of the gunner aod his wife—who
eseleg this threw ha wife and child overboard and jumped
after them with a board. Captain Ross threw himself alter
them and swam away from the vessel, the captain's son, a
boy "bone tee years old, being taken on board the junk.
The Chrome cook saga, however the pirates afterwards
quarrelled among themselves about him, tied his hands, and
threw him into the sea ; after four hours Captain Rose,
being exhausted with loss of blood, soak. The gunner's
child sash on leaving the vessel. As near as the gunner can
tell, about 10 o'clock at night be saw a vessel, which proved
to be the Young Greek, and which he hailed ; she bore to,
lowered a boat, and picked up the gunner and his wife.
The Louisa at this time was on Ors about two miles to lee-
ward. The Young Greek lay to till morning, then sent a
boat to the brig, which was at thhi time burnt to the water's
edge, and took off the Chimes cook and passenger who were
in the water hanging to the anchor ; nothing was seen of
any others of the crew, and the vessel proceeded to
The gunner states that the captain and mate fought with
great determination, and but for the nufortnuate accident
to their gun, be thinks they would have beaten the junk
off. Had it cot been for the Young Greek heaving in sight,
the Louisa would have added another to the list of miming
vessels in the Chinese sea, for which, not tuifrequently, ty-
phoons are bald responsible.
Extract from log of the Britishibarque Young Greek.
At 4 p.m. light sirs from S.S. E. Saw a column of smoke
bearing S.E. 15 mile ; supposed, it to be a steamer. At 5
p.m. saw a beat with big sails standing towards us. Rea-
soning that the smoke was large in quantity and lighter
coloured that a steamer's, concluded it to be a vowel on
fire. Tacked ship and stood towards her hoisted after
lights end tired several guise to at boat'sO attention.
At 11 p.m. passed Mom to leeward of the wreak totally on
Bra Atl2midniehttacked had stood back to windward. Fell
in with and picked up two Malaya, one man and one woman.
The Malay then informed um that it was the brig Louisa,
Captain James Rosa, of Siappore. Was attacked by pirates.
They killed the chief officer and !several of the crew ; the
remainder jumped overboard. The captain also jumped
overboard, after having one of his trends chopped off. Get-
ling very dark, and after lowering the boat a second time,
and not eurseeding in rescuing any of the renairstag crew,
we lay to until daylight, hoping to find some more of them.
Atdaylight stood across to windward of the still burning
wreak, hoping that the wreck would drift faster than a toms
oe a spar or other buoyant article in the water. Not sac.
ceeding in finding any, stood tow.nds the wreck, which was
then burning to the water's edge, and foiled two mom, who
were hanging to the anchor. The pirates carried off the
eaptaia's boy, about the years of age. She wee attacked sod
set as fire in lat. 170.30 N., lose. 110.40 E.
Bangkok. July 8

Mocres or CANTVRBURY.—The Rev. Charles
Pleerepeet Betehinaon, has hem liesamed be the
ours of Yolkeatene ; the Bow. Alemeder Bala Coombe,
LA., to the can of fit. Peel's, Maideame • the Rev. W.
Champion Streathald, M.A., to the care of Plaztol ; the
Bev. Arthur Dues, to the care of Beveaosics ; the 1t...
Jobe Mama& Miler, to the care of Great Chart ; and
the Bor. Ashton 0/11061011. ALA-, sad the Rm. John
Charles Buchanan itaidall, are each to he collated to se
licoorsrr canonry is Oasterbary Cathedral.

[Stamped, id. Addidonal.]

MUSIC.

FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS.
HEREFORD, II MAY.

The Hereford and Birmingham musical festivals
are each triennial, occurring in the genie year, and usually,
for the convenience of the professionals engaged, so ar-
ranged as to follow closely the one upon the heels of
the other. Hersfordthis year takes the lead, and compionthe
present week, Birmingham following .seat week. This is
the one hundred and forty-first meeting of the "Three
Choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester." The sale
of tickets has been unusually large. Nearly all the reserved
places have been already secured for the Messiah (Friday),
sod the sale of tricots for the other oratorios and for the
evening concerts has bean unprecedently good. But the
aftentime oared to Artois ace sot Walled to the mirk
resting, foe lbw is is Addilaa a regalia to-morror
Land a ,Howes) show as Friday,io say nothing d the
stymied visit of tine Premier. Lind Falteerstofi will amiss
is Herefordshire on Friday, and it is hoped will WOWS the
invitation of the stewards to he present at the performance
of the Messiah at the cathedral on that morning. The pro-
hrionals engaged for the festival have nearly all arrived,
and this morning has bees occupied in rehearsing the ora-
torios at the cathedral, the rehearsal of the secular mule
following at the Shire-hall in the evening. These, of cower
are private. To-morrow the real business of the festival
begins.
The present festival is held under the patronage of bee
/Nasty the Queen. their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
'Prisms of Wales, and the Dubs of Oandosidge. Lind
BONNY is proidinit, and the Bishops of Hereford, Wares.
ter, and Gloucester and Bristol viospresidents. The
principals espied are :--Sopranos—Madernoisalle Titiens
and Madame Lemmene-Sherrington ; contraltos— Ma-
dams Sainton-Dolby and Mn. Weise; tears-11u
Sires Reeves and Mr. Mentem Smith ; basses—Mr.
Bentley and Mr. Weiss; solo instrumentalists—Mr. 111*
Maros% Mr. T. Haw, and Mr. G. Collins ; organ
—Mr. Arnett (Gloucester Cathedral) ; pianoforte—Mr.
Done (Worcester Cathedral). Condocter—Mr. G. Towns-
bend Smith (Hereford Cathedral). The choral band is much
larger than on the occasion of the last festival in 1861, arid is
relented from the three cathedral choirs, Bristol, and the
*howl societies of Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester;
the Liverpool Philharmonic Society, Loehr, Oxford, he.
Mr. H. Blagrove leads the band.
The programme for the week may be briefly sketched.
It commences at an early hour to-morrow morning with
service at the cathedral, and a sermon by the canon in recd.
deuce, the Rev. W. E. Evans. The early marries will be con-
tinued daily, the members of the three choirs supplying the
musical portion. To-morrow's oratorio is Haydn's Creation,
which will be followed by the overture to Meedebeoha's
St. Paid, and Beethoven's service in C. All the principals
take part in the morning's work, and also in the concert of
secular magic at the Shire-hell in the erring, the prin-
cipal features of which are a selection from
Weber's (Theron and the Jupiter symphony of
Monet On Wednesday morning Mendelsaohn's llijah
will be gives, and is the erring another concert of secular
manic at the Shire-hall, including Benedict's can.
tate Richard near de Lion. For Thursday morning the
programme presents great variety. In the first part we
have Spohr's Fall of Ba&ylon, and aerial's Staled Mater;
and for the second, Meador from Headers Judas Matra.
hams and Israel in Egypt, with the addition of the
splendid air "Angels ever bright." Foe Thursday
evening's concert we have the music to Midsummer Night's
Dream (Mendel...oho) sod a miscellaneous selection. On
Friday morning the Messiah, and in the evening a chamber
concert. A grand ball winds up the week's festivities.
The railways run extra sad cheap trains, and put on a
" special," to start alter the evening concerts to ceighboar-
ing to was—Woruceter, Malvern, Gloucester, Leominster, he.

DRAMA.

ADZLPHL

A new comedietta, in one act, called A Woman
of Remus, which is obviously adapted from the Fresch,
was produced at this house last night with perfect gnomes.
Though representing a phase of life which could hardly
occur in this country—a large wine merchant's business
carried cc over her husband's head by a managing woman
amidst something like drawing-room surroundings—it is
quite amusing enough to overcome this defect. It is some-
what longer than the one act comediettas, but there is
sufficient plot, with a dash of character, to make it
interesting.
The adaplation,which is reported to be by Mr. Benjamin
Webster, jun., is carefully and smartly written—if we ex-
cept the constructive fault of speaking too much about a
certain invisible Julia.

The elaborate comedy of Masks and Paces, with Mr.
Webster's deservedly popular impersonatiou of Triplet, and
Mrs. Stirling's genial representation of Peg Walington, still
holds its place in the bill.

OLYMPIC.—Mr. Horace Wigan, one of the most
versatile, artistic, and thoroughly aatiatactnry actors au the
Eoglimb stage, announces that his benefit will take plans o•
Thursday next. The pieces chomp are The Ticket-44.44m
Man and All that Glitters is sot Gold.

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[TWOPENCE

A WIFE KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.

Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday the prisoner
Wilkinson was brought up at the Clerkenwell Police Court
in the custody d Inspector Potter, of the G division,
charged with having wilfully murdered his wife Elm;
Wilkinson, egad 28. He gave the name of Henry Wilkinson,
aged 29, and described himself as a stonemaeon's labourer,
residing at 9, Cross street, Hatton-garden, St. Andrew's.
Inspector Potter, G divisioo, attended to watch the oasa
on behalf of the Commissioners of Polies.

Mrs. Sarah Collier, of 9, Creseretrest, Hatton-garden—l
am the wife of John Collier, a seaman. I live in the same
hones as the prisoner on the second floor, and the miasma
and his wife on the first floor back. At ten o'clock lest
night the prisoner's wife came Into the bones with me.
She said she was afraid that her husband would beat her,
and that he had hada drop to drink.
Mr. Raker—Was the wife at ten o'clock well and sober!
The witness Yee ; she was well and sober. The
prisoner was not in the house then. I put her
to bed in the same bed and in the same room
as my anat. I went to bed in the back room, and we
slept till 12 o'clock. All was quiet till that time, whee I
beard the prisoner on the stairs, and he came to my door.
He knocked at my door, and asked me if his wife was there.
I said she was not. He then kicked at the frost door, sad
asked if his wife was there. My mint answered, and I
thought abs said she was there. The primmer pushed open
the door and went in. I heard a quarrel and • great con-
fusion, and in a few seconds I went in. When I went in
my aunt was getting out of bed, end the wife was on the left
hand aide on her knees on the floor. The prisoner
was standing over her very angry, in fact, in the height of
passion. He struck her several times on the forehead and
on the throat.

Mr. Barker—What did he strike her with?
Whines—The prisoner struck her with Ins 6st. Ido not
bear* la! had mythic is4eie . idiodor-
her ose kick between the stomach sad the lunge, on the pit
of the stomach. After the kick the unfortunate woman lay
on her side. I asked her if she was much hurt, mid she
said she was. She then vomited • little blood. The pri-
soner appeared very sorry, helped me to raise his wife, and
got on his knees aod bathed her temples. He afterwards
satiated her and helped to carry his wife into his own
room. He then went and fetched • doctor, and I remained
with her the whole of the time.

Mr. Barker—Did the unfortunate woman live long ?
Witness—From the time of the luck to the time she
died was sham an boor. The doctor came and gave her
soma brandy. The prisoner fetched the brandy. He did
everything be could to restore him wife. She poke
after she said she mu in much paM.
Mr. Bari er—Wben the prisoner struck the deceased
did he my anything?
Witness—He was making use of very bad and disgusting
lantdriarker—Before she said she sou badly hart did she
say anything?
Witness—She said, " Oh, mistress, he has given me my
death blow !" The prisoner then knelt down and began to
cry. It um when I saw him lie down that !said, " Are you
rag much hurt"

Itarket—Haveiou ever seen the pris' osier Muse his
wife previous to this.
_ _ _

Witness—l am sorry to say that I have frequently seen
the prisoner ilium his wife bdore. He was very kind to her
when sober ; and so he wee to his two children.
Mr. Barker cautioned the prisoner, and asked him if be
wished to sib the witness any quesitiona.
The prisoner, wbo seemed to feel his position very acutely
said he did sot with to say anything.
Mr. Barker (to the witness)—Was the prisoner drunk or
sober when he came in?

W item—He wa; very drunk ; god the language be wade•
use of wee very fearful. All the time he was beatiog her
he was nokkiog use of very ,Ind language, and saying he
would give it to her.

Inspector Potter irked foe a remand, to enable the surgeon
to make a post morsels ',animation.
Mr. Harker remanded the can for a few days, and refused
to take bail

SIR GEORGE GREY'S NEW PUBLIC-

nousas cueit-m—l6i.

DEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise 7 I
advise Alfred If ellon'a Conosrts afterwards to EVANS',
COVENT-GAIDEN, hear some charming singing, order one of
their capital chop and magnificent potatoes, and that is the best
advice I ean give yolk