The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-24 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, Kama 22.—PzowYnors Ar-
roarrirms.-oaplais W. D. Ooerey, to the Ajax, vice
Msathoote, sapsreaded.
Lasetselata : B. P. Brett, to the Majestic; A. J.Villiers,
to the Reviler ; J. D. Curtis, to the Marlborough , T.
Btaokhcom end B. J. Cooper, to lao additional to the

Excellent.
Sexed Master T. W. Hanoom, to the Magicienne.
Assistant Surgeons : H. Wilson, to be additional to the
Victory A. Scott (acting), to the Mullet.
Masters' Assistant' : P. E. Manger, to the Trafalpr ;
L R. J. Williams, to the Revenge ; and W. W. Hutton,
to the Mullet.
Assistant Paymaster H. H. WD. Grant, to the Cum-
berland.
Ea 'neer' T. 0. Slade, promoted to chief engineer ' • J.
confirmed as seoond Glass &sealant engineer in the
Melpomene ; R. B. Nieholsou, eon firmed sa woad class assis-
tant engineer in the Nile, for *rewire in the Nimble • sad J.
Greaa,aoting second clan assistant engineer, to the Cum-

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 23.
The Defence, 18, iron screw ram, Captain R. A.
Powell, C. 8., will, on her return to Eipithcad, come brio
harbour to have her bows strengthened with iron plates, to
ent any similar mishap to that which recently occurred,
tithe accidental falling on to the bow of one of her
anthers.
The Admiralty have cancelled the order for the comple-
tion of the Black Priooo by the end of April, and have ex-
tended the time till towards the close of June. With the
staff at present employed on board the ship, large as it is, it
we. found to be impossible to pt her out of band by the
time originally specified.

WOOLWICH, Mmtcri 23.
Amongst the articles now in preparation at the
Royal Arsenal for the purpose of bsUg forwarded to the
International Exhibition, lea large iron column 30 feet high,
which will be provided with branches from which will be
suspended the coils and each separate portion of an Arm-
strong gun, with • view to show the different stages of
manufacture. A model battery of rifled ordnance, with car-
riages, portable forge, ice., will also be exhibits. And from
the laboratory department, a model of the Late rifle bullet
machine invested by Mr. Anderson will be forwarded.
The commheionses have forwarded to the novena heads
of departments at the Royal Animal • statement of the
amount claimed from the =rims liable to payment of
income tax. The tax will be levied upon each workman
at the pay table in fear weekly bistalmeeta. A large num-
ber of the men denounce thie tax as a peculiar hardship,
inasmuch as in numerous eases the annual income which
renders them liable is made up by the wages paid for over
hours and night-work, when their services were actually
called for by the War Department.

THE MturiA.—ln our impression ohost week
we specified the armagensets that roads for s
of the militia of Great Britain for ininiar. The following
additional arrangements have bete ADO made, viz. : the 2nd
Cheshire meet on the Wad May ; the training of the Lance,
shire Artillery is postponed to the autumn ; the North Lin-
coln meet on the 15111, sad the South Lincoln on the Bth of
May ; the 2nd East Norfolk on the 10th of April, the Not-
tingham on the 21st of April, the Wilta ou the Bth of May,
sod the Forfar on the 3rd at July. The day, for the meet-
ing of the Irish regiments are not yet officially settled.—
Army and Nary Gazette.

Sviinclovs Oocuansistcs.—At about 7 o'clock on
Saturday evening a respectably
e dressed man, accompanied
=male, entered Barrow s °offer-hones, No. 10, Seymour-
Enstonsquare, and engaged • sleeping apartment
for the night. After they had retired about an hour the
female maw eat of the bedroom, apparently iu great alarm,
and infernal the proprietress of the house that her com-
pilation was taken ill, and she was afraid he was on the
=failsahli. On receiving this intelligence the landlady
ap stairs, and on entering the room and observing
the am extended on the bed, partly dressed, but in a date
of insensibility, immediately sent for Mr. Thompson, surgeon,
of Crawleyatreet, who promptly attended, and on examina-
tion finding that life was extinct? and that the circumstances
bore a suspicious aspect, detained the female until the
arrival of the police. The deceased appeared to be about
40 years of age, his clothes were of a superior quality ; a
gold watch, ring, studs and pin, with 17s. in silver, were
found on his person, but nothing to indicate his name or
residence. information of the occurrence was transmitted
to the coroner, and the woman, who represents' herself as
married, and as residing with her husband at Islington,
remains in custody to await the remit of an investigation.
SHotILINO DEATH 07 A CKILD.—On Saturday
afternoon an investigation was held by Mr. John Hum-
phreys, the Middlesex meaner, at the George and Dragon,
Hoiton•rnarket, touching the death X a child named
Louisa Potter, aged one year, who was killed while being
carried in arms along the Old-street•read by the fall of a
heavy mahogany bureau from areond-Soorwindow. From
the evidence it appeared that a lodger in the house of Mr.
Goodie:, at No. 38, Oldstreet-road, being about to re-
move, procured the assistance of three of the shopmen, and
they proceeded to lower the bureau in question from the
window into the street by ropes. By some means the rupee
became unkuotted, mid the weighty piece of furniture fell
with a crash to the pavement, striking the deceded, who
was being carried in her grandmother's arms, and Ulf/Idling
dreadful injuries on both. They were immediately con-
veyed to the surgery of Dr. Blackmore, but the unfortunate
deceased never ralhed, and death resulted from injuries to
the spine and skulL The jury returned a verdict of "Ac-
cidental death."
ACCIDENT TO A MAIL TRAIN ON THE GREAT WES-
TERN RAILWAY.-05 Friday night an accident which pre-
sented great probability of proving very serious in its results
befel the down mail train from Paddington. The train pro-
ceeded safely as far as Beading, where it was due at a few
minutes before tea o'clock, and continued its course until
the cutting between Pangbourne and Goring stations was
reached, but here the Mt, by some means got off the line,
and ran along the timbers for some distance, when the en-
gine became deeply embedded in the earth, so near the up
line that the train from Bristol actually struck the engine
of the mail train in passing. Information of the accident
was conveyed to Reading by the officials of the up-wtrain,
and the district superintendent (Mr. A. Higgins), ith •
number of men, travelled to the spot without delay, and
the work of clearing the line was at once commenced. The
blockage was, however, Ro great, that the task lasted
throughout the night, and considerable inconvenience was
occasioned. The single line wan worked for both up and
down traffic until the road had been cleared, but at one time
there were no fewer than four or five luggage trains waiting
between Twyford and Reading to continue their downward
journey. Fortunately no person was injured. The mail
train merely carried the bags and the Post-office officials.
RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA-
mR77—The following fresh committees have been ap-
pointed to commence their sitting en led and 3rd April :
A committee consisting of Mr. n ; Mr.
Pilkington, Mr. Booth, Mr. Ydeston,Balen 1%11%1/en, on
the Berwickshire Bridge of Weir, Great North of Scot-
land, Leadhurn. Linton, and Dolphinton ; North British,
Greenock and Weniyse, and Scottish Northern, and North
Eastern Junction Railways. A committee consisting of
Mr. Mowbray, chairman • Mr. Kekewich, Viscount New-
port, Sir E. Kareisoe, and Mr. Artm on the Abbey Helms
and Bolton, Maryport and Carlisle, Cls'irlisle and Silloth Bay
same and North Ballet., Forums, North British and
Glasgow and South Western, end Nall British and Port
Carlisle Railways. A committee of the Rouse of Lords
has also been appointed to inquire into the worse of the
following Irish railways :—Newry and Armada. Waterford
and Passage, Waterford, Mandel, sad ule, Great
Southern and Western and Limerick and Cestlecoonel,
I Dundalk sal lanieldßen, end Greet Northern and wc.torit
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