The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-13 00:00:00

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NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADNutALTN, JAN. 12. APPOINT:MUM. —Cap-
Mir G. W. Ready, to the Radix (commissioned) ; and
G. G. Willis, C.R., to the Prince Comma (ommissiolied).
Comm..aders F. T. Thomson. to the Hector; W. A.
Smythe. to the Prince Consort ; T. Barnardiston and G.
L. Soh% 42 to be Inspecting Commanders of %Le Comet
Guard.

WAit-I. • rit J.tN. 12.—Commissariat Dopart-
meat.—Commieeary-tieceral William James Tyrone rower,
C.&, to he corntnitoary-general-inthief, viee Job' W.
Smith, C. H., retired.

WOOLW;CB, JAN. 12.

THE FATAL AMIDE!? AT THE DO.::YARD.—Tbe
officers of the dockyard this day Inspected the qddle Mesa •
vessel Spiteful, ow board which the fatal accident occurred
yesterday whilst a hailer was being removed by tames of •
powerful crass and shears. The vessel was found to have
ter bulwarki and paddle-boxes crushed and broken by the
sudden wllision with the Sheen, asd tte latter. although
isosstrected of good timber about 59 inches is
diameter. was broken into three pie•ms, the massive
iron tcp or cap falling ma the deck of the Spiteful.
The wrought iron chain—a link of which snapped
asunder arid caused the accident—was this day sub-
jected to a aeries of hydraulic teets at the factory depart,
meet, and was forted to be ii. good condition. On inquiring
at the royal Marine Hcetital this evening. it was amertaised
that the only two sufferers now remainiug at the establish-
ment are pioreming is a favourable o true% The rause of
the man who died at the hospital is Edward+, and not Nub,
the latter name baring been entered in the hospital hocks
by mist.,ke. Mr. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, will open
au inquiry tomorrow into the CiiilllllSia I) reaultiog in the
deaths of the three men, and arrangemen! s have been made
foe the jury to view the some of the accident at 11 o'clock.

A N w MiLlTakt BrAnow.—By her 31ajecty'R
chip ba:aramiciar, 6, paddle aloom Comma:- der the Hoe.
John C...:negie which left Plymouth on th. 2111 inst. for the
Australian station, bays been seat oat a aw.all detardirmot
et Seems to establish a military colony in the Tones
Straits. They Cr. skilled measures selected from the Wool-
wich cud Chatham divisious, and are prodded with ill the
necessary adjuncts for the carryingout thcr mission. The
Om &elects(' is known as Port Annoy, and is situated Dear
Pape York. This detachment may in considered u the
Porous of a much larger establishment in the future.
As ENT or MR. CONNELL'S MON,TER BALLOON
AT Woooncii.—The ascent of Mr. Crzwell's mooater
balloon. for the purpose of making scieatitz oieervatioos on
Wm am** of the atmosphere during the winter meson, and
which had been postponed in consequence rf the frost, took
plans yesterday at two o'clock. at Woolwich Arsenal. The
halloos Levies been inflated with 90,000 cube feet of ps
fres, the goyernateat works, and UN various scientific instru-
ments Living been duly examined, Mr. Colwell. Mr.
Glaisher. and mother gentleman, took their seats in the
on, having with them a dog and two rabbits. The baleen
made e gradual ascent, and proceeded at trot down the river
is an ...Wady direction. As the altitude Mamma, sod
another current being probably gained, the balloon chained
its course to north-west, proceeding over Essex, apparently
is the direction of Chelmsford. It was intended at starting
to reach a high altitude and remain up two hours, towable
Mr. (Ilaishcr to make the fullest obesrvatioss fur the Royal
Society.

A CHASE £FT!R TR!: WRONG l 4 HIP. —An exciting
chase took place a few days since off the tart of Brest in
cousequeoce of the commander of the Federal corvette
Kervesips mistaking the French war steamer Renau.lin for
the Giotederate corvette Florida. The Kerseage was
erni.iiia off Calmat, watching for the Florida, having
received orders to attack the Confederate steamer on her
quitting Brest. Tile Renaudio, which rseetubles the Florida,
was gum, out to sea, and was passim lroise,wbea the cap-
tain of tie Kenesge gave chase. The commander of the
Freozh ship bails; made himself kaown, the captain of the
Rename hastened to apologise. This inc4ec!, it appears, has
attracted the *unitive of the Preach naval authorites, and
proved to them that the captain of the American steamer
may i ivoluntatily attack his adversary in French waters,
d which Ise ia not well acquainted with the bousdaries.
The port admiral at Brent has conswfsently given cedars
that the staionahipeif•the-line Wapiti: shall watch the
=ammonia of the two ships, and prevent them from ee.
pgicg to French wakes. The Florida, moreover, is not
yet raid), for sea. She inadeatrial trip on the 6th lest.,
sad stewed ea far as Cowling. The trial was most satis-
factory, and the lug gave • speed of 1:1 kcota an hour eves
within the froo/rt. The Confederate corvette Rappaban•
sock is still in the port of Calais under repairs.
THE BARTLOW Whin. —On Friday last Mr.
ruroell. the secretary, submitted to the members of the
Arthsological institute a profile of the Bartle', tumuli,
which bad been prepared for them by the engineer of the
Great Eastern Railway, in order to show the manner in
which be propmes to bring a new line between' these inte-
resting relies. At the mme meeting a communication from
the Sanity of Antiquaries was received. That body en-
planed its entire coocurreare in the coarse taken by the
meditate, mid promised, by resolution, to offer strenuous
meosition to the passage through parliament of any bill
that 'hall pie power to the Great Listens Railway Com-
pany to injure the Bartlow grave-mounds. Several mem-
bers et the institute having condemned the wanton sad
daily-increasing disregard of public opinion shows by rail-
way compaides, it was unanimously resolved that the pro-
cord method of carrying a line of railway through the
liartlow Hills is objectionable and that so scheme would
obtain the inaction of the institute, the adoption of which
wield in any degree injure or deface these singular mess-
arab of antiquity.