The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-18 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMOULTY, MAT 17.—APPOETTMCITS. —Lieu
terms T. V. Williams, to the Wolverine, for winery
duties; Biz P. Black wood, Bart., to the Dofesoe ; sad L.
IllAdallet, to the Amasses.
Bab-Lieateaaat O. La Primandaye, to tha Priam Commit
falahipmea G. N. A. Pollard sad A. Cook, to the Wol-

fetond Clem Assistant Engineer W. G. SWLag. to the
Ihsierpaise, commissioned.

PORTSMOUTH, NAT 17.
The Fox, scam store ship, Staff Commander
T. O. Pass, strived at Spithead this meeting from the
Matitensamin with stores, sod sailed in the afternoon for
If,mlivieb, to disembark them.
The Fire Quote, steam vserei, Staff Centinandsr F. W.
Pad, was undo-dud to-day after repairs.
♦ convict mad* an attempt to agape from Portsmouth
Doskyard last evening. He was mimed from a gang with
w►ich he was working, sod upon an active march being
Instituted hew firenif hidden beneath soon spars sear
mbar, the party was at work.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
riid Manhal Commandiog.is.Chief, paid a visit to Alder-
shot yesterday, when • grand review of the division at the
Malice, under commedof Limit -Gemeral SirJ. L. Penis.
lather, K.C.8., took phew. Hisitoyal Highness, attended
by Colonel Clifton. A.D.C., and accompanied by Lieut.-
Gemmel Sir J. Yorke fiesrlett, K.C.R, A.G.,
_Colonel
raster, A.D.M.G.. lee., arrived oo Clayesrt Ridge, Yid
Yansborosgh, precisly at half.past eleven. The division,
which was formed upon the ridge is line of brigades, re-
saved the duke with a royal relate, the bands playing the
National Anthem. His Royal Highs.theu inspected the
beeps, a proceeding which, occupied about fifteen minutia,
during which the regimental beads played. This
WIT the division proceeded to march past, the
cavalry and artillery in open columns of squadrons and
batteries at a walk, and the infantry in open column of
pad divisioes in quick time, the cavalry again pawing in
the same order at a trot, the infantry in line of brigades in
eostigsoos oilman; and the cavalry and artillery again r►
papriog from reverse dank left ia front at a gallop. The march-
mg put was splendidly performed, hie Royal Highness fre-
quently exclaiming, ''N'ery well !" " Well done :" The
troop then proceeded to execute a variety of field movie
scoots in efiental to a sham fight, though without firing, all
of which were admirably perfor.ned. His Royal Highness
7tincit Elward Sale-Weimar, in the undress uniform of
a Wesel of the Grenadier Guards, was present doriog the
day, being at present stationed at Aldershot in command of
detachment of Guards engaged in rifle practice, aid ap-
peared td take a lively interest in the film military spectacle
presented. The troops returned to quarters about 2 o'clock,
sad the duke. after partaking of luncheon with Sir J. L.
Penselatber, returned to tows soon after o'clock.
DIRTRIBUTION or NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.—Notioe
given in hit night's Gore tie that the distribution of the
slave and tonnage bounties, ticc, of seven dhows. captured
banyan the 20th February and the 22nd April, lard, by
bier Majesty's ship Sidon: as hereafter stated, will min-
MOWS on Thursday, the 26th instant, in the prize breech of
the department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Aindralty, Somerset-house.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, NAT 17.

Llttrlsyrcr PRIZER.—THE UHA-VerllOß'S MIDAL
70n E3GLI4H POITAT.—The gold medal given annually by
big Grace the thaeoellor of the University, for the NOM% -
assubass of Eoglish poetry, bas been adjudged to Jobs
Jardine, undergraduate of Christ', C:llege :—Subject :
•The discovery of the source of the Nile.

CAYDFN If amt.- -The gold medal given annually by the
Marquis Camden for the beet omens, in Latin Hexameter
Terse, has been adjudged to It. Danford, king'. College.
Subject : " Italia Raclivira." .

Tilt Ponnos Pitts.—The Pones Prim, given annually
4i• Greek books) to such resident nedergradaste as shall
make tin best insulation of • proposed ;mange from the
weeks of any atandord English post into Greek verse, has
base adjudged to T. W. Brogdee, fit. John's College.

THZ ALLWIED MURDER IN CHENEY HATCH
ASYLUM.—Yesterday Dr. Latikeider resumed and eon-
s:Cider' an uoluiry at the Colney-hatch Lunatic Asylum into
the circarastenees of the death of Mr. John twioey
Phillips .gird yetis. The deceased was a lawyer's Oink,
sad had been last Thursday week a fortaight in the asylum.
He was sent in under a cortitirate which stated that be
was not dangerous. He was oe the Thursday in gargles
amongst 70 other lunatics similarly clue:tied. Doe of
them, a own turned Daniel Hobbs, a cab driver, forced an
kola pipe from the wall of • weterelceet, and when met by
deceased a quarrel cussed. Hobbs struck deceased a ter-
rible blow on the head and fractured his skull. As deceased
did not seen, to ruffer much at the time no dretor was
sailed to him by the *Meade/its for four hone.
Hs died six hours after that. The friends of the deceased
urged that as Hobbs hail been certified upon admission as
beeps " dangerous," he should not have been classed in the
Name ward as t ile deceased. Dr. Shepherd, the superixteadent
of the male department, pee evideccie at greet length, and
acid that Hobbs had ben placed for oeeor two days in the
violent ward, but that the result of witness's observation
showed that he was not a violent lutatc. Witness fre-
quently found that patients certified as dangerous were sot
really so. Time lunatic Hobbs was examined, and 'or said in
MAWR : "He was a serpent. I wear a pair of diamond
spectacles which I make oat of stooes. I caw him ; he hit
me on the arm ; I struck him, and be died. I have seen
the Lord to-day, aed be has informed me I she] be formed
of gold to-mot row. Look at my chart, that is now gold.
I believe that all men are serpents, and be wee one of
them. I knew Millie. well. He was a serpent, but
when I am all gold, no one ma harm me. I did
it th;s wny." Mhos then went through the pa,,tcraime of
pulliug down the gas pipe. Mr. Ford, soliciter, said that
the management of the asylum bad canned the deceased's
death. sad be also cumplaieed that the fart of the deceased's
death being by violence had not been communicated to his
blends. Dr. Stiepher• said that even now he was of
entown that Hobbs negLt not to be in the s iolent ward.
The jury returned the following special verdict :—'• That
deceased was killed by blows on the bend elev.:tett on him
by Doniel Hobbs with a gas pipe that the mid Hobbs had
wrenched from the wall of a water closet, and the said
blows were inflicted while Hobbs was ie a state of maniacal
asonemont and not aceettotable; sad the jury are cf opiaioa
that in all caws of such occurrences the doctor ought to he
Gelled at once to the injured person, and that the gas
ought to be more securely fastened to the walls ; and the
jury request that this verdict be forwarded to the visiting
justices."

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=in tie Inolnent of coon:caption, I have so bealtatloo
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len. by Dr. de Jonah's Agents, Amor, Earned, and Co., 77,
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