The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

MILITIA.

Commission signed by lb. Quee :
But York Regime. at of Militia—Captain Richard William
Credock, late 17th Regiment of Foot, to be adjutant, vies
Baines, resigned.
The following communions have been dried by the Lord
Lieutenants of the respective counties:
But York Regiment of Militia—Joseph 80/land, gent., to
be ensign, wee Ricbardsoo, promoted.
2nd or North Dunham Regiment of Militia—Theobald
Fethentoshaugh Langstaff, Esq., usisteat surgeon of the
Leicester Militia, to be surgeon. vice Tyler, who retires.
let Regiment of Kirg's Own Staffordshire Militia—Arthur
Fitagerald, gent., to be ensign.
The Galloway Relies—Arthur Graham Hay, Esq., to be
snag&
Royal Glemorgat Light Infantry Militia— Cecil Godwin,
gent., to be ensign.
Royal Rills Regiment of Denbighshire Militia—Ensign
Robert Frederick Harrison to be lieutenant.
Skropmbire Regiment of Militia—Jobs Minor, gent., to be
Isileasl;iight Militia Artillery Corp.—Whitmore Yukio,
gent., to be emend lieutenant.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Downbeat of the Accountant- General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Sossereet-bonae. Oct. 4.
Notice is hereby given, to the oaten and crews of her
Msjesty's ships Amphion and Coodict, and to all other
persons interested is the distribution of proceeds arisiag
host eight Damian schoenen captured on Kay 17, 1864. by
the said ships, that, with refetewee to the advertisemest
published fa the "London Gazette" of august 17 and 21,
and of Oet. 2, giving notice of distribution to 00IMOD011 oa
the 16th Instant, such schooners ars described is the decree
of condemnation' severally, u the Polka, Louisa, Lives*
Louise Auntie, Alezaader, Johassa Carl, Lana Catarina,
sad same meksows.
Preparations are also sow making for the 'inlaid die.
tribune of proceeds arising from the Netherland galliot
De Yuan Alida. eamund oa Msy26, 1864, by her Majesty's
ship Areher.
And also for the intended distribution of proceeds arising
from the @chooser Nagle, captured cm June 4, 1864, by her
Majesty's ship Archer.
Due notice will be given, by future advertiremesta is the
Landes Osumi " of the date proposed for this comniesre-
mum of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of
an individual's share in the respective clamors will be es-
moused.

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On Thursday, about two o'clock, a dreadful explo-
sion took place at Liverpool, at the premises of Mr. Arthur
Lawrence, toy dealer and firework manufacturer, No. 40,
Greenland , resulting in the serious injury of several
persons, end in the destruction of • large am .ant of pro-
perty. Mr. Lawrence's premises consisted of a front shop
and room over it.. Next door was Mr. James klackensm'e,
Black Horse lan, some of the rooms of which were at the
heck of Mr. Lawrence's estehlishment. At the time of the
accident some of Mr. Lawrence's men were engaged in
making fireworks for the gala on the 9th, and a quantity of
esplosive material wee spread upon beaches and tables in
the upper room. This room was lighted by • skylight in
the roof. Several persons at the time were alto in the public
house. During the heavy thunderstorm which prevailed from
twelve until two o'clock, Mr. Lawrence noticed • strong sul-
phurous smell, and expressed his fears to the workmen that
the lightning might ignite some of the oombustiblet. Almost
immediately alter a terrific explosion occurred, which not
rely blew up Mr. Lawrence's premises, but also the greater
portion of the public house and estrous-ling buildings. It
is supposed that the ignition of the combustibles was caused
by • flash of lightning coming through the skylight window,
as no lights were being burnt at the time. So soon as the
smoke had cleared away a scene of utter ruin and destruc-
tion was presented, while, to add to the difficulty of re-
lieving those involved in the debris, the rowdies of the shop
were blssiog furiously. A number of firemen arrived,
however, sorra afterwards; the flames were extinguished,
sad every effort made to rescue the sufferers. Amongst the
sufferers are Mr. Lawrence. severely contused in the side ;
John Hird, aged forty, 38, Bolton-street, Copperas Hill,
firework manufacturer, severely burned all over; George
Bookie, 18, Prises William street, leg broken by the fall-
ing of a wall, amputation necessary end his recovery doubt-
ful ; Patrick O'Brien, aged thirteen, 8, Merriam', fire-.
work maker, severely burnt; Michael nevelt°, • sailor boy„.
who was in the public house, cogitated side. All them.,
with the eiception of Mr. Lawrence, are being attended to
at the Southern Hospital. One of the men bad a singular
escape. He was seated in the public hew, in the opener et
a room immediately behind Mr. Lawrence's shop, when the
floor above fell over him, but he eseaped atter door
by crouching into the corner, where he was partially pro-
moted by • door which was jammed in feast of him, and
through breaking a panel in which he was ultimately
reached. There were also numbers of other siegalar mews,
from the fracture of glasses, furniture, des. A tumbler glue
was driven from the front bar of the public house. througk
the doors of two rooms, • window, and across • back yard.
without injury, finally slighting is • house at Ike back of
the yard. TM paper spills which it contained were carried
with it, sad were found slightly singed.--lfessehesier
Ciwardian.

THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH'S SALE OF STOCK,
Itc —The Duke of Marlborough havisg let the bawler
Farm, Oxon, commissioned Messrs. Jonas sod Thomas
Pastas, the eminent auctioneers, of Bluster, to submit
the stook, implements, &c., to pubic auction. As the
stock embraced about 1,800 of the Duke's celebrated half-
bred and 13anthdown sheep, 28 powerful cart hones, 8
mules, 20 oxen, de., and a variety of firsbelass implements.
the sale *Relied more then ordinary intent. The owes
fetched from 40s. to 66e.; fat wethen, 52.. to 83e.; lambs,
245. to 365. The cart horses also sold remarkably well,
and assay of them wade upwards of 401. each, the highest
realising 481. The total proceeds were 4,0641.95.
MICE IN COEN STACKS.--A farmer at Appleton,
having resolved to thrash out a corn stack by means of a
steam insay.ine, and the stack haying the character of Win
fall of mice, a large number of persons assembled to see
the sport. The first twenty sheaves throws upon the
mashies beard not averaging a dosen heads each, a sub•
ecliptics was entered into to reward the boy who should
kill the greatest number of the earn destroyen. About
twenty boys wets soon assembled round the stack, sash
armed with a couple of sticks, and the work of destruction
commenced and never ceased until the last sheaf passed
through the machine, when the lads assembled to claim the
rice. The winner exhibited and counted oat before the
judges, the bodies of 180 sake, and several other boys had
above 100 each. The number that escaped was very large.
I and many of the worthy farmer's neighbours would that
'sight so tames@ of %Input ot farit-.TOrksherailan.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6.

AT kWh WO boar hem Marshal PICLUIRIM 'tea
SO time. Toward szpsetattem From Fres& or
Familial' afield deasatekes we only ham of the
Eapsteeiaa eqieditiss by the uammosatent of its
enema his aseasmessy to premise that the emat
sow ellaeld by Marshal Faustus is altogethee
distilled from the reeoanaisesses in taros repotted
to Prises Gorrauzors by Oilseed !busman w

having bees mode fres topatoria on the 220 d
sad equally so from the movement to which
the Primes Wan is his &madam which we
paldieh today. The Ant admee . of the n-
iatereed gamins of Kopatoria were toads' is both
Wise of Inks Sieke, sod is the direction of the

two reads leading respectively to Simpberopol sad
Perak* The village of lambi', where this last
sagsgement took pleas is omitted is some
of the beat maps, bet the tediousness furnished by
' Marshal Patient's maga its situation is or sear
the read which, at Aibar, shoat five-sad-thirty miles
hoes Raptor* joins the mats road from Perekop to
Slmplieropol sad Sebastopol. It is thee within about
twisty miles of the great hoe of Raid= Naomi-
'Micas that the isentiletieney of the form appointed
to gaud that rood has bees demonstrated. The
presence of the Preach at Enplane, and their
propensity to a forward movement, woe a hot
of which Prime 0011TCHAIOR himself has told
as, in review cosemmiestioas, he was fully
named ; we may therefore sesame that he bad
taken what be considered adequate preentioas to
protect his line from menacing danger—how vainly
we sad he sow use.
Re have bees told mom this moor late, by writers
Eadimed to extol tise power of the Ctrs, that the pee-
sent war basset been favourable to the employment of

Russia's favoarlts, strongest MN j we ;Or; only to
wait, and we should see that the Russian cavalry wets
able to rids dews any "(padres' that Raver had to
oppose to ft. Our Allies the French, oa the other laid,
4o sot, we believe, pride themselves so mach on their
regiment' of hone as epos their splendid and various
infantry corps. The regular cavalry of both nations
ham met, and la the first encounter that of Russia
hes been not only defeated, bat disgraced, with the
doss of the pas appointed for its eapport.
Little m Marshal Puma= is addicted to
theme of the telegraph, we may =pest moos to
bar more of General ALLONYM= and his division.
We will not speculate on his course of action. which
talt be determiesti by eiretuusteneee appreciable only
the spot, bat we think it not too lamb to admit
*sat it will be in his power to make the padtioa of
Prises (immolator?. army henceforth one of ex.
*eine diMoulty and insecurity, and by his meanest.
to Odessa most materially the resolution of that
mntes to his longer stay is• the Crimea. The
is present brilliant combat is chiefly ride-
able es a motive and pledge of farther activity ; and
should political coasideratioas ioduee the Cam to
litemest is defending the peninsula, now that its chief
Raw to the empire is lost, the armies of Frame and
Ragland will only the more folly deesmetrate the
firm resolve of those nations to secure to liberty and
civilisation the triumphs they have already woo.