The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-09 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. B.••••APPOINTKMITIL•4/11021711
C. F. A. Shadwe C. 8., to the Hip
Lieutenants F. C. B. Baker. to the IL Gesul:,
Lambert. to the °dates ; W. H. Heel, to the
A. H. Turner, to the Seaford ; A. S. to the
Virago ; and T. K. Mackenzie, to be Beg Bovinang to Vino.
Admiral Hope Johnstone.
Chaplain and Naval Instructor the Bay. J. Hamoks, be
the dutlej.
Surgeons J. Holt, J. D. Cronin, and D. Firravaas, YD.,
to the Ha=nder.
Assistant Clerk F. H. Cumming, to the St.
Acting Second Class Assistant Engine= lilt/Moven,
to the Indus, for service in the Liverpool, as additional ; sad
A. Leitch, to the Aaia, as supernumerary.

CHATHAM, Om 8.
The paddle-wheel steamer Virago, 6, 300-horse
power, Commander Johustooe, arrived at the Nose yester-
day, and saluted the Bag of Vice-Admiral W. H. John-
s

The Pyladea, 21, 350-bone power, screw corvette, wee
removed out of dock this afternoon, having completed her
repairs and alteration. Since eke has been is deck the
whole of her declui have been removed and new laid down,
in addition to which she has been considerably strengthened.
Her screw has also been altered, and her engines and
machinery thoroughly repaired. She is to be immediately
fitted for the pendant, and will have a complement of 400
officers and men, including Royal Marines. Her armament
will consist of 000 110-pounder Armstrong, four 40-pounder
Armstrong's, and sixteen 9-inch 60 cwt. smooth bore gnus,
together with two 12-ponoder Armstrong', one .9-pounder
Armstrong, and one 6-pounder braes field gun. The
Pylades is ordered to take her trial trip at the klaplin Beads
tomorrow.

The Leopard, 18, 580-hone power, peddle-wheel steamer,
is to be immediately oommisacmed, with a complement of
310 officers and men, including Royal Marines.
The Prometheus, 5, 200-hone power, paddle-wheel
steamer, will be plated in No. 4 dyk, vacated by the
Pylades, to be brought forward for 00111111/Idoo.
This morning the 7th and 20th companies of the Royal
Engineers, which have just arrived at beadquartera, the
former from Nova Scotia, and the latter from Australia,
were officially inspected at Brompton Barracks, by Colonel
H. D. Harness, C.B. Owing to the length al time the com-
panies have been absent from England, the iamb= have
been very ooesiderably reduced, but they will be made apt*
their proper strength from the depot companies at head-
quarters.

SOMFRART-ROUSR FOR TRH VOLUNTRIRR.—Yeeter-
day morning a large body of workmen counneoondttie removal
of the entire granite pavement in the quadraagl. of Sonar-
sot-house, which has for some time pest base seed as a drill
and parade ground of the Civil Service Volunteers, and occa-
sionally by the London Irish Brigade. Mee mine space is
to be re-laid and made level with a substratum of concrete
and a carefully rolled and solid pavement of asphalts and
ramble tar.

THE EXPiXSS; 'THIJESI)AY

Lab) inttlitsenct.

SHERIFFS' COURT. —Ocr. 8,
(Before Kr. Gibbons.)

CLAIM V. PICANSOIL -TEO IOWLICAN BLOCKADE. - filfnUlti

OF THE CIECABSIAN.-CLAIM TOR WAGES.

This was an action to recover 10i. damages in the nature
et wages, plaintiff having been • seaman on board the
steens-ehip Circassian, of which the defendant is the owner.
Mr. Hoffman was counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Murphy for the defendant.
Mr. Hoffman said this case arose out of the capture of
the Circassian by the Federal government of America.
The plaintiff is • seamao, end the defendant is the
well-known shipowner of Hull and elsewhere. The
plaintiff shipped on board the Circesein in Cardiff,
sad proceeded in her to several ports, at last
win on towards Havannah, where she was seined.
The Circamian was boarded by • Federal gunboat on the
ited Jim. and taken into New Quay, Florida, where she
was condemned. The seamen were kept in • boarding-
house by the British coned, and finally sent home.
Mr. Murphy mid the seamen had bees paid up to the
time of the capture, the 4th of May. An appeal is now ,
lying before the supreme court in America, u we were upon
a perfectly legal voyage.
Mr. Hoffman—We have nothing to do with the
American law, but now seek to recover under the English
law. We say that the defendant brought the seizure of the
vessel upon himself by having central:rod goods on board, '
and we further say that the plaintiff is entitled to mover
up to the 16th July, when the plaintiff arrived at Liverpool.
Now this vessel was not lost at sea or by fire, but by an act
ef the defendant himself. The defendant says that his
vowel has been improperly condemned, and that an appeal
is lying, but if the condemnation is reversed I suppose we
shall be required to go to the American Federal govern.
merit for our wages. There are a great many of these cases,
and we have only brought one to obtain your Honour's opinion
upon it.
Mr. Mulphy would not call upon hie friend to produce
witnesses.
Plaintiff—He did not break the blockade at all.
Mr. Hoffman—The plaintiff shipped for • certain voyage,
and if that voyage was cut short by any act of defendant,
that person is clearly liable.
Mr. Murphy then contended that the Circessian had been
illegally seised by the Federal government, and that such
seizure was now being appealed against. It was not compo-
teat for the plaintiff to bring this suttee until the case was
finally settled by the Supreme Court of America, The
Federal government bed no more right to min the Circas-
sian when they did than they would have to have done so in
the British Channel.

Hu Honour—You say it wee an act of piracy.
Mr. Murphy—Yea, we look at the seizure in the light of
ley
His Honour—l suppose you do not deny that there were
contraband goods on board?
Voioce—" No, no."
Mr. Murphy—l must not admit that which, indeed is not
the ear.

His jimmy said he should take time to consider, but was
atLreeemnturiziet the
said defendant.
enisemas.wooll, in the event of aanmadveirsePortdeaciton,qutimso.

11isHonour—As the amount is under 20/. I have no
power to grant a case. Yon see that it is Lid down that
the seaman shall not forfeit his wages under similar circum-
stances.

Mr. Murphy—But this is • very different case, and t►ken
out of the usual line of wogs& This is e most important
question for the defendant, sa there are a peat number of
time men.
Mr. Hoffman—l am not going for vindictive damage.,
bet 1 urge that we are entitled to your Honour's decuion.
If the defendant has other ships einailarly situated we ha►e
nothing to do with that.
His Honour—No ; I must consider thia cue, and I will
deliver judgment on a future day.