The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-07 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADM ut Lry, MAY 6.—APtonerana-ra.—Lieu-
tensat G. IL Bon, to the loyal Done.
&neon. Dr. N. C. [fatherly, to the Montano. ; J.
Thloneon, tothe

Aseirtint s•s•frasiabary to the Cumberland.
&Owen J. Terser (b), to the ludas, for the chaser
J. Blijht, to the Galatea.

CHATHAM. MAT 6.
TRIAL OF THE IRON-CLAD FRIGATE CALEDONIA.—
Tbie floe I' ate, the third of the equadron of wooden
armour-clad frigates which has been completed and equipped
for sea, underwent her official trial at the Marsha fiends
this rooming, with the most satisfactory results. The
Caledonia has been fitted with a pair of direct acting double
pe‘oe.red ember of I.ollo.hone power (oorninal), by Masora.
Mandalay, Some, and Field. Her screw is four bladed. and
is an improved Admiralty blade, set at a pitch of 22 feet.
The frigate steamed out of the harbour yesterday, and
anchored last eight at the Nora in readies= to com-
mence her trials this morning. The officials arrived
on board from the dockyard shortly before 9 a.m., the
officers present being Captain Hall, C. 8., commanding tie
steam reserve, who had charge of the ward ; Mr. Rumble,
inspector of machinery afloat ; Mr. Blaxland, chief =gimlet ;
Mr. Martin, master shipwright, &a. The engines were in
charge of .r. Warrieer. On remaings the Melilla &oda
nix runs were taken over the me sured mile at full boiler
power, with the following results First run—lime,
6 lain. 24 see. • speed. 11.111 knots. Second run, 3 min.
58 see. ; speed, 15.126 hats. Third run, 5 rain. 31 sec. ;
117910.87 G knots. Fourth run, 3 min. 57 sec.:
0, knots. Fifth run, 5 min. 40 sec. • lstt
knots. Last rue, 4 min. 8 sec. ; speed, 14.516. knots. The
average speed of the six runs was 12.939 knots, the revolu-
tions of the entities 57, and the premium of steam 1911 u.
Two rune were afterwards taken at half-holler powr, when
average speed of 10.713 knots was obtained. At the
w
close of the official runs the vessel was steamed back to her
moorings in the Medway, where the work of equipping her
for sea will be proceeded with. The result of the trials
proves that the Caledonia is a faster ship than the Royal
Oak.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT SEA.-APPREHENDED
LOSS OF LIFE.

The correspondent of tho Dublin Freeman, writing
from Holyhead cm Thursday erasing, says :—" I regret to
say that the deplorable duty devolves on me to-day to com-
municate to you the particulate of an accident at sea, which
there is every reason to apprehend has been attended with
an awful sacrifice of life. lam sun Ido not exaggerate
or unnecessarily excite alum when 1 state that between
50 and
60 persons, principally poor emigrants, have been
drowsed. At, far as I cast gather the particulars of this
sad calamity, it seems that the steamship Leinater Lass,
belonging to the port of Drogheda, and sailing between that
pa sod Liverpool, between 2 and 3 o'clock this morn-
ing, when about four miles to the north of the Sherries
Light, broke her piston rod. This accident, which ia itself
would to be comparatively trivial, was almost leaden-
tan y attended by most fearful and lamentable cense-
quesesa No sooner had the piston smashed than, with irre-
sistible force and a tremeadoua crash, it shot through the
cylioder sad broke through the ahip's bottom. Of course, it
nano/ my power to supply you with the particulars of the
immediate results of this latter injury. The damage done
to the ship's bottom most, however, have been of consider-
able extent, for the vessel, it is stated, immediately came
to a stand. The engine-room and between decks were at
ones swamped ; sod when I remind you that there were
between '250 and 300 emigrants os booed, and the time the
dead dark of the night, you and your reedit, can better
imagine the scene of collimate°, tumult, and alarm which
prevailed than I can eoevsy it. It is, however, easy to
picture to one's self what must have occurred. It is feared
the mail attending in the engine-loom were at once drowned
by the sudden inundation, arid that some of the emigrant'
were also lost even aboard the weasel ; and when it became
known, as it did quickly, to everyone on hoard, the alarm
and cousternation most have been intense and extreme.
The captain, I should state, is represented to have been
most active, and prompt, and efficieet in this fearful crisis.
Orders were given to lower the boats ; but no sooner was
the command made than crowds of the emigrants, actuated
by the common impulse of self•preservation, crowded the
boats. The oonsequemee of course was, they being over
crowded, were immediately swamped, and it is believed that
by this accident no lea than fifty emignate were drowned.
I have also been informed that the ' fastenings' of the
boats, having been overtaxed by the numbers who flocked
into them, gave way, precipitating those in them into
the water. Fortunately for the remaining portion
of the Pamengers, at this moment the screw steam-
ships Torch, on her voyage from Liverpool to Dublin,
hove in sight, and having been signalled, at once replied, and
bore down to the Leineter Lam, and without delay got
the disabled vessel in tow, and brought her into harbour.
It is believed that the watertight compartmeete of the
Leicster Lass saved her from becoming as entire wreck.
Owing to the suddenness of this accident and the great
confusion which even at this hour prevails here, it is impos-
sible to ascertain the precise number of those last—l am
sure they cannot be under 50, but in all probability it will
be found to be many more."
The Frn man says :—" We should state that the accomite
of this accident, which reach. d Dublin and Drogheda in
the course of last evening, mention the number of persons
Lest as five, which we sincerely hope may prove to be the
correct statement"

THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR IN BUHR AL-
GRF.E2I.—The ease of Mary Ann Antisld was closed yeater-
day. The commissioeer then proceeded to investigate a
charge of alleged cruelty evilest Mr. William Rusciemstn, a
relieving-officer, in reference to a poor family named White,
residing at No. 19, Crabtree-row. Weatherhead-gardens,
Bethnal-green, and after several witnesses had bees
examined, the proceedings were amain adjourned.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 6.—The following
notification of an amointment to the Staff is substituted for
that which appeared in the Ga:ette of the 3rd inst.: Colonel
Gloucester Gambier, C. 8.. to be deptity-adjutant•grueral of
the Royal Artillery, vice Colonel Charles I:iligham, deceased.