The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-30 00:00:00

NAVAL

ADMIRALTY, AUGTIIT 28. APPOLYTMEITS.
Thomas Tribe, Lieutenant, to MonarrA. Dr. John C.
Messer, Assistant Surgeon, to Victory. Dr. Thomas IL
Duane, Surgeon, to Ajax. Dr. John Munro, Surgeon, to
Queen. Juba T. tiabriel, Assistant Surgeon, to Penelope.
A. D. None, Mate, to Daring. Charles Smith, Midship-
man. to !hying. C. L. A. Masai's, MilLhipman, to
Donna. I'. Itakiston, Mate, to Bittern. J. D. Todd,
to Bittern. A. Baton, Midshipman, to
Bittern.

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ACGCST 29.—Thu Vestal, 28,
Captain C. B. Hamilton, mum into harbour yeeterday
morsiag, and was taken into the Neptune Dock, to un-
dergo no email:lotion of what injuries she might bare re-
ceived by getting ashore on Thunday night, on her voyage
from this port to the Wcet ladies. Her injeries are not so
greet as was expected, chiefly consiati^g of the removal of
some forty or fifty het of her false keel. This was repaired
by last night, and the Vestal will go out of dock again to-
morrow (Monday) morning, and again proceed on her voy-
age. V. bits% on the ledge of rock on which she struck, this
Vestal was at one time in a v, ry awkward position
the tide was going down, and she listed over almost
on her beam each. To prevent her doing so entirely, her
spare topmasts had to be got out (and in doing this her
swum hammock settings were carried away) to keep her up.
She had also to he battened down, to keep the water from
consiag in. Yesterday (Saturday) a court of inquiry, com-
prising Captain Microns*, 11.111.8. Siouan% ; Captain
Stott, 11.M.8 Neptune ; and Commander lleatb, H.M.S.
Niger, was held on board the Vestal is reference to the
imam ef the disaster, but the rush is not yet known.—
The Blenheim, 60, screw steam. guardship, Captain Hen-
C. 8., sailed from Spithead yesterday morning, on a
erase.—The Electra, It, was takes oat of duck yesterday,
to allow the Vestal to go in. We hew the latter masa
out tomorrow. The Collingwood, 60, will be taken in to
have defects made good. The Electra is masted, and is
to be rigged immediately.—The Niger, 14, screw steam-
sloop, Commander Heath, will be out of dock in a few days.
tow, is •42 kayo new lower masts, the old being found defective.
Me is expeetel to he ready fur eta by the 7th proximo.
Mr. Parsons, the loader ropemsker, of her Majesty's Dock-
yard at this port, on Thursday last received from the lands
of M. Vandenburgh, his Netherlands Majesty'semmal ken,
a handsome aloe, inkstand, as a testimonial for the cour-
tesy and attention shown by Mr. Parsons to bia Majesty's
master ropeinaker of Amsterdam (1. Cool) when on a visit
to this dockyard. under the authority of the British go-
vernment in ltil9. The Sprightly, storm-veseal, returned
to this port to day from the Channel Islands, bringing
back the °likened the Ordnance whom she had conveyed
thereon a visit of inspection of the 'fortifications. The
Rolla, naval apprentices' brig, Lieutenant Commander
Fenwick, sailed at daylight to-slay for the eastward. Rear-
Admiral EausLawir, the newly.appointed superintendent of
this doekyud, amved here last night on a visit to the pre-
soot superintendent, Rem.Adatiral Prescott.
DEVONPORT, AUtiI:ST 29.—The ee steam-
sloop, Coeseamierr Hand, arrived on Thursday from Gal-
way, where she has been employed protecting the fishing.
She has taken in coals, and it is reported is to proceed fo-
reign to relieve the liossmead, which vessel is very an.
healthy. The Hound, Commander Hall, last from Nine-
teenth, red recently from the west coast of Africa, arrived
yesterday, and is to be paid off here. The Equestrian con-
vitt-ship is still in the Sound ; she has received 60 convictal
from Dartmoor, making her full complement of 294, curly
the whole of whom are mechanics, and most of them ticket-
of-lean men They are in charge of Mr. Alexander Cross,
surgeon. The Hogue steam.frigate is to be paid off by
Captain Macdougall on Tuesday, and to be recommissioned
the following day by Captain W. Ramsey u a steam guard-
ship at this port instead of the Magicienne, which is to be
turned over to the ordinary a. a first-class reserve steamer.
The Alan and crew of the Magicienne will enter ea heard
the Hoag.. The Valorous steamer is being fairsoisi he
commission.

611REWtHrItY AND CHESTER RAILWAT.—The
committee of shareholders opposed to the policy of the pre-
sent directors of this company have issued a circular con-
maims an estraordinary general meths of the sharehold-
ers, to be held at the Royal Hotel, is the city of Chester, on
Saturday the 11th of September. The meeting is stated to
he called under the terms of the act of parliament, and the
mounittee anticipate*. genseal support of the sharehold-
ers, by which they bop, praelisally to settle all questions
is dispute, and establish mieffinsats which traffic adequate
to provide a dividend 0f.:114.4%e5t. will be immediately
headed over to them. Attar that the directors have
for years, by gross mu veil share.
holden of • dividend. theasmillthe • that the state-
meats in the report laid brims the non the 20th
inst., are wilfully messes% Iles upset states that the
through trails has beau previa dime 1850, and that
the kcal hallo has itiaresead is as equal proportion ;
and yet the result is that ealy 3,31111. remained after
paying the preferential claim "to la serried to the
neat half year's dividend." The stalathatit of assssata is
also said to ethibit great laiity of siesvnt. Is seironlar
dated the list instant, the dinars that "I 110,0001.
of stock bee been bought up by Mr& esters panties for
the purpose of altering raviolis iimisiess." The mmeaittee
deny the truth of the fact, and she of the Inhemeas drawn
from it. They mate that eslhly of the hied has taken
pleat, and that the seserties is a efmpls lhaiesed, to which
they are sure the directors, as a Indy ins as parties. The
committee remind their breast Sat lest year,
before any Oreat Welters prormile ewe Mei apse at all,
the directors refused the_repseldes map Mthane ef mar
mittisg the London and wasis-Wasesea ed Oreat Worm
terms side by side, and foe sli 'wile b Aids by Os dr
liberate vote obtained themes. Me 811111•11111111 add Hat He
alleged Great Western epesnsest vas sever seen by the
shareholders at all. In eseiloksh ellasemaitte• my that
while fully reepeeting all Impel ella ma psnly hosthrehls
engagements, they are quits mils gills able to obtain
for the shareholders an issemdiata dleldmd, end to Mule
the shares to par if they receive the eapport they new ask
for, and which they have no doubt will be almost unaai-
measly given.
Owe DISZAZG—A letter from Wiesbaden of the
'22nd, states that the disease in the vines has declared itself
with great severity in the whole of the Rheingau. la
amp diet:ids two-thirds of the plants are attacked. What
Is remarkable is, that cabbages, beetroot, turnips, &c., in
the neighbourhood are elm affected by a disease before
uakaown. _ _ _

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