The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-17 00:00:00

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SHEERNESS, Oar. 16.
Captain Inglefield'e company turned out this day
for target practice with round shot and shell, /ring at a
target distant 1,600 yards. Bight rounds bad been fired
from the 66-Pounder is tan with four 32.potioders, the
66-pounder &tog round shot, the 112's shell. On ['rise the
ninth shot from the 66-penander the shot had left the gen,
sad was sear the target, when from some (at present) us.
accountable cause the gun burst into pieces, the whole of
the inner end of the gun drorping at least one hundred
yards from ice original position, the outer end taking
an opposite direction, doing ooseidersble damage to
the neat gun carrier, on the ease battery.
The paver fragments of the gnu out both lege
and part of the lower part of the body of Ganser George
Brows the 2nd, and cut the upper part of the head off of
George Gosling. Brown was alive when takes off
the battery, bat bee died since. Gosling wee killed on the
spot, several baptists of the goo, with the entire inner
end, passed within armee reach of Captain Inglelleld and
Liestruaat George Mauls. Had the madam-Meat occurred
five minutes sooner, front six to eight peewee, moat have
been killed, as they had only that monies* left to whom
the este, Into the garrison of the two field battery of borstal
for practice here.
The target practise this day and petards, has esesoded
the practice bore for many years. Yesterday the flagstaff
was cat away by a rotted Mil b. shot from the gun whion un-
fortunately burst today. It is se meek more to the
credit of the men, who are all newly raised men. The un-
fortunate men who have bat their lives ware both volun-
teers from the Lancashire Artillery Militia, and joined the
Royal Artillery on the 20th Assiut last.

CHATHAM, Oar. 16.
Owing to the nembn of troops embarking for the
Haat, the sell for medioaleMeen is very great, sad If this
pressure musses, it will be dificelt to supply gentlemen
for that duty. No mow does a medical officer join the
General Hospital time we order from the Adjacant.o e 1
of the ➢ledical Departetsut wives, to the effect that be
is to prepare for embukatiese, to take medical charge of
Mops.
Arrived this atonic= from Peetemouth, at the Strood
statics, 160 wounded and sick nee.
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The 'ship Alma brought 80 men in military charge of
Lint. W. Wiautett, 4th Foot, sad Lieut. Stonier Gabbles,
30. b Font. in medical chargs of Dr. Williams aid Hospital
Dresser Mr. Oppenham. from Scutari hospital. Only sae
casualty daring the voyage.
kw The
The Cape of Good Hope brought 28 men from Stnyma
pital.
Fortymtven mw arrived from Ch'ishooter hospital.
Fortroas wire takoo in Fort Pitt; the rommindar pro.
ended to St. Mary's barracks.
Aasistant-Surgeoe William Carter received ardor. this
day to mooed to Cork ;#1 embark for the East, in charge of
troops.

DUBLIN, Om 16.
Drafts from the 14th and 56th depots, from the
depot battalion, Mulling's, arrival at Lima Hall Sams'
yesterday, sad grill Proud to Cork t►dy, at sight a.m.,
by special train, from the Kisgsbrhige terminus, for em-
barkation at the hitter port for Ida to and the Crlawri,- on
board the Lord Dalhousie.

-ft; Th. Kerry Militia have
already Distributed over ass budged and forty 'plebeian to
the vrar, and thirty more have aim la their Dames to Kr.
Mayberry, quartermaster sad miss. This dose sot betray
a spirit of • madsy.' Far otherwise ; it masiteets the reality
et regimeatal mad royal Minimum. mid ao statism's sad so
elleareaalatebese sash of sae attest I. polity et the beget
is bite as ta alesourep