The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-25 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, Aunts? 24.
THI ROYAL SOYERZION CUPOLA SHIP.—The
NampaAire TelegrapA of yesterday says :—" We under-
stand that the Lords of the Admiralty have at last virtuall7
acknowledged their want of judgment in cutting down this
ship to her orlop deck. By everybody, with the exception
of their lordships, it was considered that the construction
of the cupolas was inseparably connected with the conatrus-
tion of the ship itself, sad that if there were any divided
responsibility, sod the two parte were built under separate
supervision, the ship would inevitably be • failure.
There seems to be no doubt of the fact, and an
order has been issued to replace the timbers of
the lower deck, and so to do that in undoing which so
much time and labour were spent. We understand that
the work will be carried out under the personal superin-
tendence of Captain Cowper Coles."
The royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain G.
H. Seymour, C. 8., will sail to-morrow morning for Graves-
end, to be in readiness for the conveyance of her Majesty
and suite to Antwerp. The Osboroe„ Master Commeader
G. H. K. Bower' and the Vivid, Raster Hilary W. Allen,
sailed yesterday for Gravesend.
The Himalaya, steam transport, Commander Edward
Lacey, has embarked • number of women and children be-
, longing to troops already sent out, and will sail to-morrow
for Canada, calling at Quenstowa.
The Vindictive, sailing store ship, Muter Commander W.
F. Lew, was towed out of harbour yesterday and anchored
at Spithead, preparatory to sailing for South America.

WOOLWICH, Atlousr 24.

120 workmen were yesterday discharged from the
Royal Arsenal, and a considerable farther reduction will taks
place.

Dzeraueriva Fraza—We recently gave an ac-
count of the marriage at Brighton of Mies Sarah Forbes
Bonetta, the daughter of an African chief, with a rich
African merchant named James Davis. After spending a
short tune at Brighton the bride and bridegroom came to
London and took up their quarters at the house occupied
by Mr. Moses, No. 6, Burton-crescent. Whilst the inmates
were at home about half-past twelve at noon on Saturday
one fire occurred, and in the evening another—the latter
being attended with serious damage. Owing to the timely
arrival of the engines and the prompt assistance afforded,
the first fire was couched to one room, bat the second had
obtained too fierce a bold when discovered to be at once
extinguished—indeed, this desirable end was not accom-
plished until the gmater portion of the roof was burned off,
several of the upper rooms destroyed, sod the lower ones
severely damaged by water. It is feared the splendid
wedding presents made by her Majesty are also greatly da-
maged by water, but fortunately the firemen succeeded in
saving the lower floors. Mr. Moses, the owner of the
house, was insured in the Sun Fire.office, but Mr.
Davis, whose residence was only to be temporary,
was uninsured. The origin of the fires is unknown.
Yesterday morning a fire took place in the range of premises
occupied conjointly by Mr. Docwra, contractor, and Mr.
Charles Talley, cabinet manufacturer, situate in King Henry
Walk, Balls-pond, Islington. Front the inquiries made there
is little if any doubt but the fire commenced in that
portion of the premises used as the cabinet factory, and ex-
Waded to the contractor's stores and offices with such fury
as to envelop the whole structure. Before sufficient time had
elapsed for an engine to arrive, or even intimation of the
outbreak to reach the stations, the entire range of premises
presented a sheet of dame. The fire, however, was confined
to the block of buildings in which it originated, but was not
entirely extinguished until late in the afternoon. Mr.
Tolley was not insured, bat it is unknown whether the
other sufferer was more fortunate.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE SOOTIIBH NORTH-
EASTERN RAILWAT.—On Friday morning • very alarming
accident occurred near the Fenian station of the Scottish
North-Eutern Railway. The mail train which leaves l'erth
about midnight bad arrived at Parnell embankment, which
is on a curve of the line, about half-past 1. This embank-
meet is about 10 feet high. On entering on the curve, the
engine met with some obstruction on the rail—not yet ex-
plained—and, with a sudden leap, sprang first on the space
between the rails, and then leaped on the up-line. The
guard's van and a first-clam carriage worn thrown over the
embankment, making • stunmermuit in the fall. Another
carriage was overturned on the line, but remained
there ; the engine also stood fast on the up-line,
upon which all the ei‘ht or nine carriages in
the trained had also leaped. There were not many
passengers with the train, and, fortunately, two gentlemen
who were in the first- ca were but little injured.
' although one of them was for some time insensible from
the shock. The severest injury was sustained by the guard,
a young man named Thomson, belonging to Aberdeen. It
appears that he attempted to get out of the van just as it
was falling over, and that he was thrown down the em-
bankment, and had both his thighs fractured—the right
one M two place--and his right arm was also broken above
the elbow. In the van along with the guard was • railway
polio:mem, who made no attempt to get out, and was uoin-
inage Jared, except be • little shaken. A surgeon was pro-
cured from the v' of of Friocicheim, who est Thomemes
broken limbs, and e was conveyed to Aberdeen. Thu
eugiee-driver, who was unhurt, ran back to Guthrie sta-
tion and telegraphed to the engineering shops at Arbroath,
whence Mr. Yarrow, the locomotive supennteadent, was
shortly ea the grand with a staff of workmen, and had
the line cleared in • few hours.

THI FATAL CAM of SHOOTING AT DAIMON.--
On Saturday as *nest was bold by Mr. Humphreys at the
Lord Truro Tavern, Daletoo, on the body of Susan Dim-
mock, aged DI, who was shot by a yoong man named Alfred
Glows, a toll collector. under circumstances already detailed
in the Daily News. There did not appear to hare been any
quarrel betwom the dammed and Glean, nor was there any
evidence Heaths was jealous of her. He k.s a pistol loaded
in the toll-house Wow be was afraid of the roughs who
were about at fair time. When the deceased fell he rushed
out of the toll-house and exclaimed, " Good Gall what
bare I done!" He was greatly but had adllag
in his bands. Moire was also board to rag that he had dia-
char the pistol, and that he did sot know it was loaded.
The doosaaed died from fracture al the skull, awned by a
pistol ball Fleming under the left jaw bona. Thu bsgesat was
adjourned.
CILIGITAL PALACI.—ONZ SHILLING
DAT, Ammar ML—Adinimioes on payment, 11,808 ditto
ky mom Mast; 1,218; Meal, SAN.