The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-25 00:00:00

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NAVAL AND MILITARY.
ADIMAIS; Atrotrir 24. Arronmoa
Surgeon Willi= S. Beebe, to the Chedle.
Psyroder Jam J. Hama% b lie ltsaina.

PORTSMOUTH, soccer 24.
A ocercepondent, writing from Yokohama, Japan,
says :—"A scam-useetig our held en the dOth of May, es
board her Mejesty's ship Pearl. for the trial of Mr. James
Templates, emblem of the mooed aims, serving on board
the Reesharee, on two ehavgee oldreinksonses.. The
was feed ally, , sad sdsed to be hammed am:
i•stv's
A letter from_ bar Majesty's ship Leopard elates that
while that ship was lying at Haag Rom, Mr. H. C. Neesam
madder's emistant, bad the middle watch, and at 4 eclair
os the following morning he could not be Mad. Two or
three days mien/anis his body was piked up, and itwodd
appear *et he bad fallen asleep on the paddlabox sad
fallen overboard.
A letter from the Centaur states that there have been
two deaths from small-pox within a few days. One was ea
maginest named Peach, sad tha other a seaman. Then are,
however, sot very may mess at present, and nom* of them
&meas.
Taal! the ead of Jae a depatatios of British mar-
°haute repidias et Yokohama waited upon Charles A. Win-
chester, Peg. io express their desire to know the result of
the eonforesie hold at the Britt& Walks with *bohemian
minister), Mel (the Bra& sierelmeht) bees totally igno-
rant of the present patios of affairs la Japeci=e• time
greeted by her Mastic Majesty's ad
duly sotitied by him Mtisittillhe etesnllMl BrWeh Seib*
amity bad ea the lest inentioued day expired. The oossul
waited apes Coital E. St. John Neal., the eherreitt
rase, and presented to bias the alma regainalea.
Neale Warmed the deputatios, through the assel, that
nothing definite had as yet been Nettled, end strongly advised
• continuance of the precautionary mama respectiag
their persons, property, and basses panaelly. that hitherto
had been adopted, in accordance with the ostior given
for their information. When, however, anything transpired
more particularly concerning the interests of MI British
community, Colonel Neale would muse the same to be made
known to them. . _ .

TrOZomerai has just ben alerted at lAndport, on
the Cosnmercialroad, in honour of the Lite Adezirsl
Sir Charles Napier. K.C.B. The design consists of a nab
basement supportiog a triangular pedestal, with three nar-
rower alternate fame. From the eloping cornice rises a
column of red coloured stows, two feet lad • half in
diameter, en the capita of which stands the figure of • lies,
in a defiant attitude, with the paw resting epos a shell. In
the carved capital the Napier crest, seunmer mitres, sod
an anchor are introduced ; on the lower part of the shad of
the column is • cartonchs, enclosing • nisciallion, in broom,
by lityffen, repressetiog the prolled Sir Cherie', r be
appeared in the later portico of his life. The inacirip-
tern on the face of the pedestal is—" Charles Napier.
Admiral of the Blue, K. 0.8., bon 17861 died
1660." On the remaining sides are other inscrip-
tions. viz. •.—" To commemorate the risible, efforts
of • gallant odor and true-hearted man in advanc-
ing the welfare of the British tailor, this column is erected
by petty officers, nos-oommissiornd offiosn, 'cameo and
marines of her Majesty's navy 1863 " and the ar:cierit
motto of the Name, family, '• Beady, aye ready." On the
three alternate floss of the pedestal are recorded the names
" Martinique,' •• Cape St. Vincent," and " Acre." The
mth. production of Messrs. Willson end Nichol!, of
who recently erected • monument on Southern
I in honour of the officers and men of the Cher-
peaks who died during the term of that ships commission
ia China.

WOOLWICH, AUGUST 24.
In acocedence with orders reoeived at this pr-
diem, the granting of furloughs will be for the pelmet sus-
Every ansagenteet is now being made at this dockyard
for the launch of the screw steam-meal Wolverine, cc Sa-
turday next, at half-pest one o'clock. The Wolverine was
laid down at this yard in April. 1859, and when in a forward
Mate the work was suspended far about two yams, in an.
madams with the dilation of the Admiralty to discontinue
the building of timber vessels. but she is now to be completed
for oommimion. She in of 1,702 tons burden, and her boilers
and engines of 400 bone-pow 'have beta constructed by
Nom. Havesbill sod Co.