The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-02 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY:

ADMIRALTY, JAN. L--APPourrmsma.--Minter
J. Phillips, to be additional to the Cumberland, for service
in the Vigilant.
Paymasters V. Spain, to the Osprey ; and E. W. Gordon,
to be additional to the Fisgard.
Aeaietant•Sargeoo G. Bolster, to the Egmont.
Apiateas•Patmater T. H. L. Bowling, to the Victory.
Clerk J. T. Greet, to the Osprey.
Mr. H. T. /Annoy has bean nominated to • naval cadet-
ship

WOOLWICH, Jie. 1.
EXTICRIIIINTA AT SHOEBVIt YN of—During the
present week a series of interesting gunnery experimeots
have taken place at the government practice-range, Shoe-
haziness, in the presence of members of the Ordnaace select
committee, and eminent artillery and enlister officers, to
test the merits of a shot•proof target or shield, oonstructed
on s new principle by Captain Inglis, It. E, and intended to
'how the practambility of rendering fortilleations and our
present worth of defence cameo proof. The thing took
place with the old 68-pounden, Armstrong 110-pounders,
sod Whitworth 120-pounders, at a range of WO yards. The
peculiar arrangement of the free plates or bars on the tim-
ber work added to the reeled'' power of the tarr.which
was scarcely affected by the dd-pouoder sad
gums, whilst even the Whitworth flat-frosted steel abet .1
1301 b. weight, caused no other damaite,than a slight Wm-
tater° of the iron facing. This result is repotted as Wag in
every respect a triumph for the inventioe.

CHATILUL, JAL L
The following is the list of the iron and iron-
cased ships now meter ecenbmition for the Admiralty at the
various royal and other dockyards, viz. : —The Achilles, 50,
6,070 Was, 1,250-hone power, at Chatham ; Agaeoourt, 50,
6,621 tons, 1,250-bone power, at Birken ; the
notice, 50, 6,621 toes, 1.250-horse power, at Madman
the Royal Alfred. 80, 3,716 tons, 800-bone power, at Ports-
mouth ; the Northumberland, 50, 6,621 tons, 1,250-horse
pacer, at Killwall ; the OMB. 50, 4,045 toes, I,OC ).bone
power, at Devoopert ; the Hector. 32, 4,063 tons, aOO-horse i
power, at Glaagow ; the Vallast, 32, 4,063 toes, 800-horse
power, at )(dirndl ; the Zealous, 50, N 716 toes, 800-bores
power. at Pembroke ; sad the Peterprise, 4,669 tons,
150-borse power, at Deptford. The iron-cased frigates
launched during the last year were the Royal Oak, at Chat.
bam; the Prime Consort, at Pembroke; and the Caledonian,
at Woolwich. The iron steamer Prince Albert, of 2,529
tons and 5C'O-bone power, has recently been communed for
the Anuiralty at

THR EI:IMM STRIKE AMONGST THB NORTHERN
°Mil:in.—A anima dispute *sow pending between the
coalowncre and pitmen of Northumberland, and which,
miles. both parties ant towards each other in a conciliatory
spirit, may lead to a miserable strike, the suffering entailed
by which could scarcely be over estimated in the present
depressed state of trade in the worth. An attempt has been
mode at various collieries to reduce the present rate of pay-
meet (which the misers already cousider to be low enough),
and, in addition to that, the aoalois ners wish to return to
the obnoxious and disused system of yearly bindings. The
men are strongly opposedto a return to the old system, u it
would provisos them, when work was had, from removing to
smother locality where employment was more abundant.
The ooslowoers, on the oostrary, are of opinion that these ,
frequent removals are alike injurious to both =stets nod men,
and that a niters to the old system would prove besefieW I
to both parties. last week, an open-air meeting, at which
nearly IMO miners wen present, was held within • few I
miles of Newcastle-on-Tyne, at which it was resolved that
the introduction of the yearly hood should be resisted by
the men, sad that no spsement under such a hood should I
be made with the masters. A union was formed to satin
what was considered to beam rights of the miners of North-
timberland. An influentielmeetosx of the member, of the
ecel tubas, convened by the chairman of the coal trade I
(Hugh Taylor Eeq.), maisieting of owners and represent,-'
it,.. of collieries vending coals from the Tyne. the Wear,
ficeloun, Hartlepool, and Tees, wee held in Newcastle, se
Tuesday, to take into consideration the present state and
prospects of the coal trade. Whether any allusion was,
made to the yearly bond at this meeting, we are not is a
position to my, es the meeting was strictly private. A few
of the colliery owners, we learn, have agreed to withdraw
the yearly bond—amongst others, Joshua Bower, Fag. of
Leede, and partners—bat the maturity appear determined
not to give way. The pitmen themselves are generally of
opiate° that a strike is unavoidable.
THE SutioeheArmirr AT POISONING NEAR NOT-
TufaßAv.--to reference to the paregraph that appeared a
few days ego, we his,. the authority of a medical man for
stating that an examination of the stomach sod the other
abdominal viscera 000vinees him that no trace of irritant
poison existed ha the eat examined by him. The stomach
was inordinately distended, and be of opinion that the
indigestible aliment Is hard boiled tongue), which appeal,
to have been swallowed in very large pieces, was the im-
mediate canes of the animal's death. The analysis of the
food vomited by the other cat afforded no iorlicatioo of soy
mineral whom—Nom again* Deily Guarchaa.
DR. DI Josaa's LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL.
Italia treatment of the sevcreet form of recurring cough the
effects or this adebrated (Allure been abainlarly beneficlAL
Arthur tridland, sangsoa observe.:—" Atter taking Dr. de
/often 041 for • few days, It. good effects commonmed. 1 at.
Estadep meal MAMA and stresgth, and entirely Ina the
Inttatlioa, "bleb was of a most hasping and few-
iTifitdbasmairaf "--doLl only in capsuled bottles,
Raft, 4s. dd., and fia dlasetar. ,
by Dr. do Jamb's agents, Anwar, Har-
ked. and Ow, 77. Strand, Landow, and ebolnlsta—(AdYerD•s-
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