The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-05 00:00:00

NAVAL MEDALS POE CHINA.

(From last night's Gazette.)
DEPARTMENT OF THE AOCOUNTAITT-OZNIIIAL
THZ NAVY, DICIALIT, SoKnave Hoven, Arin. 4.—Her
Majesty having been graciously pleased to put a medal to
the officers, seamen, and marines engaged in the late wan
with China, as well as distinctive clamps for the various
I nomad ul operations against the enemy, on the dates here.
inafter stated, notice is hereby given, that the medals and
clasps are now ready for issue in this department, and for
which application may be made, either personally or by
letter, producing the requisite certificates in support of the
claim both for the medal and the clasps.
The periods of servloe for which the medal is granted are
as follows : _ _ -

Fat the first period of the China War.—To the naval
sad merino facets who took part In the operations in Chins,
from:lst October, 1856. To the date of the signing of the
treaty of nantain, on the 26th June, 1858.
Foe the seeped period of the Chins War. —To the naval
and marine forces who took pert in the re-oommectement
of operations against the enemy from the Ist August, 1660.
To the day on which the treaty of peace wu signed at
Pekin, on the 24th October, 1980.
Chaps ere awarded for the following distinctive services :
China, 1842.—T0 those already in possession of a medal
fee the China wars of 1841 and 1842, who have shoo been
engaged in the late wars of 1856 and 1860.
Fatales, 1857.—T0 those actually present during the sue-
:useful operations against the Chinese war janka, which
commenced in the Escape Creek on the 215th of May, end
were finally closed at Fatehan on the let of June, 1857.
Cantos, 1867.—T0 those actually present at Gatos on
the 28th and 29th of December, 1857, when that city was
bosabseded, and finally captured.
Taku Forte, 1858.—T0 those actually engaged in the ope-
rations which ceased with the first capture of the Taku
Feria on the 20th of May, 1858, and led on to the treaty of
Taka Forts, 1860.—T0 those actually present at the ap•
tore of the Taku Forts on the 21st of August, 1860.
Aida, 1860.- -To those actually present before Pekin the
day the gate of that city was given up to the allied army :
via, 13th of October, 1860.
The following are the names of the ships, tic., whose crews
are entitled to the China medal : Acorn, Actseod, Adven-
ture, Algevine, Amethyst, Assistance, Banterer, Barracouts,
Beagle, Belleisle, Bouncer, Bustard, Bittern, Calcutta, Coro.
mandel, Cambrian, Camilla, Centaur, Chesapeake, Clown,
Cockchafer, Comes, Cormorant, Cruiser, Drake, Elk,
Rooounter, Eak, Firm, Flamer, Forester, Furious, Fury,
Grasshopper, Hardy, Haughty, Havoc, limper, Highdyer,
Hornet, Julie:ibis, Insolent, imperieuse, Janus, Kestrel,
Lee, Laves, Magicienoe, Nankin, Niger, Nimrod, Odin,
Opossum, Pearl, Pioneer, Pique, Plover, Run:hone,
Raleigh, Sir Charles Forbes and Hong Kong (hired tenden),
Retribution, Renard, Ringdove, Roebuck, Sampson, Sans.
parail, Scout, Simoom, Blaney, Snake, Soap, Sparrowhawk,
Spartan, Sphinx, Starling, Staunch, Surprise, Sybille,
Tribune, Urgent, Volcano, Vulcan, Watchful, Winchester,
Weasel, Woodcock ; also Ist Battalion Royal Marines, 'Jed
Battalion Royal Marines, Provisional Battalion Royal
Marines, Royal Marine Artillery.

BURNING OF THE AUSTRALIAN SHIP OCEAN
CHIRP.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

For the fourth time within the space of five
months we have to announce the total loss, by fire, of atm
ther Australian packet ship, well known in the passeogsr
trade between Liverpool and Australia. To-day a telegram
was received in Liverpool, by way of Alexandria (in antki-
pation of the Australian mail), to the effect that the ship
Ocean Chief, belonging to Mears. James Baines and Ca's
Black Ball line of packets, had been burnt at Bluff Har-
bour, New Zealand. The telegram iu necessarily brief, sad
the date of the burning of the vessel, together with Ohm
particulars are consequently not to hand. The Ocean Chid
sailed from Liverpool last year with emigrants from Mel-
bourne, under the command of Captain William Brown,
and made a very rapid run out, in fact oue of the most suc-
cessful passages of the season. When the Ocean Chief
arrived at Melbourne, the "Antipodean Exodus" was at
its height, and the Otago gold Sakti of New Zealand were
the navels which were then attracting thousands from Mel-
bourne and Sydney. The ill-fated Ocean Chief was engaged
to convey live stock, fa., to Otago, and left Melbourne on
the 3rd of January last. She bad 4,000 sheep on board.
and 50 tons of fodder.
The Ocean Chief was 1,026 tons burden, sod classed A 1
at Lloyd's. The circumstance of the destruction of the
ships Sovereign of the Seas, Prince of the Seas, Dupree, of
the Seas, and Ocean Chief, all, engaged in the emigration
trade, willsodoubtcanse a mast rigid investigation to be made
into the aurae of the fires, which have consumed so mazy fine
ships—in fact people are beginning to think that there is
something wrong.
It is singular that Bluff Harbour, where the Oceis
Chief is stated to have been burnt, has been, according to
the last mail, the scene of the loss of the steamship thrar,
on a sand bank, through the negligence of the pilot, al
well as the lose of five sailing vessels on the same spot
the course of a week, and representation' were about to be
made to the legislative council upon the absence of the Re-
, Icesaary pilotage on mach an intricate, dangerous, and bar
totem Gl:imperatively unknown coast.

THE Lois; OF THE STILLY= MARA. —This vt.msel
sailed from Waterford on Tuesday morning. Her car.
it is widentood, consisted of 330 pigs, 167 bead of cattle 2
and 10 hones, and there were also on board upwards OHO
passes, all of whom it is feared, have, with two ramp.
time,met with a waiary grave. The Wilms on board
at the time were, we bear, Captain Bliaman, ihs
master, Mr. Duncarmon (first engineer) ; Mr. Ness
_
((stewards
engineer) ; Mr. Hallett (steward); Mrs. Way
' s) ; Mr. Marshall (second mate). The
lint nisi% Mr. was fortunately not ou board.
Six perscan were ea comprising two waken (mood
Orom end Owe), the two and two cattle dealers who
were oa board as pureengws. Several of the dealers of Brie
tel bare sustained heavy louses by the casualty. Several re-
ports have been in circulation, to the effect that the Sham•
rook had fallen in with two boatemmitaining between tweet,
and forty of those comprising the passengers and crew of the
lost rowel. We have, however, made every incoiry with
regard to the eornelmess of the rumour, which fora time
r. great
bes a hlP:sltelealitownfitedrwaty bttthUnifo°ritt!"4,;• we
are
mamma for belie.* in the possibility of such a
!two;
Date nccurresos, the Shamrock's time for leaving Hilt
ort)
, Haven being shoat seven o'clock in the morning after the
week, and we ealintistosaireat that the report may prove la he
earreet. was the non of the late CePtt!!
Mamas, Shaman
lord with all hands on board the rooA
f
steamer, h',Wel Maul, some t'S or 30 rears 110.
leisgram sWm diat Lloyds' agenthuvisited the spot who..
' the ship was lost, rued reports her sunk in deep "ter.
man and young woman (armee unknown) bare been wobe.l
ashore.—Western. Daily pus.