The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-10 00:00:00

NAVAL

ADMIRALTY. AUGUST 9. APPOINTMENTS.
Captain T. Carter to Br tremolo • Lieutenants J. D. Murray
to A.A.:161e, and J. A. H. Boyd to Victory; Midshipmen
H. Baiter to I **worst, e, H. J. Johnson to Queers, and
J. A. Poland to Excellent ; Assistint-Stirgeou J. Murphy
to J.imaica Hospital ; Acting Assistant-Bwpm C. H.
Chambers confirmed to Nimer.
l'oatiowurit AUGUST 9.—Her Imperial Highness
the Grand !ruche:. Katharine of Russia embarked on board
the Fire Queen steam sued at Hyde this afternoon, and
landed at this dockyard, whence she proneeded to the rail•
way station. The royal squadron weighed anchor at Cowes
this afternoon, and took up positions opposite Osborne
to be in readiness to accompany bet Majesty on her
marine excursion, on which she will probably start to-
morrow, the weather baring considerably moderated. The
Ilarpy, steam vessel, came into harbour to-day tabs paid off
The Niger, 14, st.-sloop, Com. Heath, arrived on Saturday
from the Coa,t of Africa. She left Ascends& en the 26th of
June, and Sierra Leone on the 3rd of July. The Penelope
was at Awension ; the Firefly, Harlequin, Prometheus,
Dolphin, and Spy, on the south coast ; the Volcano, Cyg-
net, Alecto, Watt-twitch, and Myrmidon, in the bights;
end the remainder of the squadron on the north coast. The
ships were generally healthy, and the slave trade so dull
that the service had become very monotonous to the
The Niger has been very healthy since she left
England, two years since, and has proved herself to be an
eons Bent vessel, having sailed over some 37,000 miles, and
steaming 6,000, sad expendiog 996 tons of coal
—not more thee half the usual expenditure of paddle
wheel stemmas on the same service. The Wasp,
11, screw 400 p. C attainder Crosier, arrived from
the east of Africa this afternoon with the same dates
as those of the Niger. Both vessels called at Qoolllltollo
pervious to coating on to Portsmouth. They have come
home to be paid down.
DEVON PORT, AUGUST B.—The Channel fleet, un-
der the command of Rear-Admiral A. L. Corry, consisting
cf the Prince Regent, Rodn Anthems, and Leander,
pessrd down the Channel, off 'this port, on Friday, on a
cruise for about ten days, when they are expected to return
to Torbay. The Ilarpy, about the safety of which some
fears had- been entertained, passed up the Channel on Fri-
day atternons ; she made her number to the Hogue
lying in the Sound. The Harpy is a steawsiseei, ear
mantled by Lieutenant Williams, was sosassims a arise is
the Centaur, and is recently from the seskenesi of Amodio.
The Ilwue, Captain M'Doegill, still rev/mass Is the Ilsoma.
The Lady Mootague, convict traneport, min minim is Ibs
Sound ; she is fall of el:Atka for an Dieurt's Leal.

THE LkTV. FILE AT TOTTENHAY.—Tbe
Ere which broke out on Sooday "arising in Mr. Ziltrierr
end oil mine, was far trio being eatirely finis/Abed et
eight o'clock last evening. The Mend to nine
by this disastrous event has to M .on ostensive
taan was expected whoa out fret report was millet At
that time it was hoped that a valuable salvage wend be
collected from the niat bat owing to se pea a=
ire remaining for es men bean it is questionable
the grain and seeds erilested together will mike seillaint
to pay the egress@ of wenn, the mist It an SIENA in
oar previews report that the pane. hal bees reef fee
some time for re pairs sad senereg *be smelt MI. ISM
informed the reporter that sash bad bum the bat that
they had been reopened, sad the various Mali been
at work as late as bailout II Veils* es flalevilep.=
when the two mills were closed, sad nenning s
perfectly safe. Yesterday seenbleg tandin wee
male, for the purpose st aseersidaag On seen ef re sir
fortune, brat audio. estialactory send be ellelled • the
whole f the men were penive that*orbor anything
inflammable had bees bopped in the mills whilst thop
were at work. In the fear min 1111 missy stn of whist bed
been deposited only a her dsys helm the Is. eeneret to
say nothing of the eats, rive slosh In the Sell* ONO that
had previously been stored there. The tend qinentity of
Grua is the last-amemi building, it is thought, scald sot
have Immo lees thee 2,000 quarters. In the ad mill were 9
huge cisterns lined with various sorts of ell, ea immerge
stock weds, and 200 quarters of rape seed, which had
been pined I. the same place a few days previously;
Some tons weight of oil cake, and every description of oil
manufactured on the premiers, have been destroyed.
Several pipes of oil have, however, been recovered during
the day hem the river La, but the quality has been dete-
riorated by the water maid with it. The firemen, ender
Mr Scott, one of the engineers, have been at work from the
commencement of the are, and it is hoped that in the
space of another twelve hours the conflagratioe will be es-
tirely extinguished. Mr. Superintendent Brsidwood, is
Lis official report, describes the damage done as follows :
'• The oil mills burned down, stores sad led left. sea-
•oaed ; house used as offices gutted. Tle eons mill end'
the Hoer ditto burned down. The sheds and outhouse
damaged by tire. Back kitchen of private Write boned
out. Roof of dwelling house sad beck windows cried-
dershly damaged by Bre. The cause of Am sakeown.
'lie contents were insured in the Inefierial, Scottish
t cion, and Norwich Cries Fire•oflicse. he are was ex-
tinguished by brews sod parish engineers, with three
engines of the parish, two of the London Brigid*, sad
tLat of the West of England Fire-office."
THE Itl-snite M gratifying to re.
mark the anxiety displayed by the farmers to avail them-
selves of this important application of machinery to agri-
culture. The country journals teem with trials of the
diffcreet machines, and the results of thine ezpseimisels
are so similar that a single paragraph send desdhe then
" Mr. A. invited his friends to witmes ea his hem et
II , the reaping machine of Mr. C. at work. There woo largo
company of fanners and gentlemen, all of Wren moot-
steel the liveliest interest is the experiment. The ma
thine having been brought out, it was dimmed diet no
one knew how to work it; but Mr. A., net M dieeppoint
his friends and neighbours, determined to get it in motion
in the best manner he was able. Under these rinses-
stances, the machine did not work with entire MONO,
but enough was dons to convince the most incredulous
that, with proper rranagement, it would peeve a most
valuable aid to the farmer, and would materially lessen
harvest expenses." These trials may thus be pro
nounced perfectly satisfactory, and we may safely predict
that next year they will be unlvenally adopted.

MUSIC.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
_ _

---•
?dr. Haire, the able musical director of this
theatre, had his benefit last night, " at playhouse prices:"
The opera was " 1)on Hievasiai," with some novelties in
the east. The part of Den Usseraison was sustained fur the
tint time by Signor He Banana; and (as his previous ap-
pearances had give* us reuse to expect) he performed it
admirably. We are inclined, indeed, to think that, after
Tasaburini in his beat days. he is the bast representative of
the character that we have seen. In face, person,
and air, he looked the bigh.bred cavalier, with
all the reeklest ism and indifference of the con.
firmed libertine. His superb voice, too, enabled him to
give full effect to the music. Madame Eiorentini
wt. the hones Amin • part for which her fine pros sad
wince were well suited. She sang with lire ant.
but has still much to acquire as an &etre sq. rd:l:a
Oarcia sang the difficult music in the part of Elvira in a
musician like style ; but was deficient in physical strength ;
and Madame Tsccani, who appeared as Zerlooo, was del.
I ennt in every requisite. Lablache's Leporello was admi.
cable as usual; and Calsolan did jusuco to the part of
(Marto. The performance on the whole went off extremely
well, and received great applause.

DRAMA.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
The American misters, Kate and Ellen Ba.eman,
had a farewell benefit at this theatre last evening, previous
to their departure for their native country. They have
finished an extensive round of engagements in the pros
•inces and Inland, in which they have had uniform and
brilliant success. Never was success more deserved ; for
they are the meet charming little creatures that it is possible
tuinnainne, combining the freshness, innocence, and playful
grams of childhood with the intelligence and acuteness of
years. There is indreilsonsething marvellous in thi it talent. It
as nothing of the usual characteristics of precocious child-
hood—nothing forced or artificial. Everything they do is
simple and spontaneous ; and their acting. whether hu-
morousor pathetic, isg,
fall of those fine touches of truth and
nature which can flow only from native genius and are not
to be acquired by all the instruction in the world. Should
they continue on the stage—which, however (as we have
heard), their parents do not intend that they shall de—they
ought to turn out such actresses as the world has seldom
seen.

Last night they appeared in their most favourite pieces,
" The Young Couple" and " The Old School and the
New." They never acted more delightfully, nor ever met
with a more enthusiastic reception. The theatre was
crowded, slid the array of fashion in the boxes was like the
height of the season.