The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-26 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 25.
The Geyser, 8, stem sloop, Commander Arthur
Thrupp, arrived at apitboad to-day how Plymouth, with
supersameraries. We hoar that she has received seders to
proceed to Dawes= with • party of &hostility ripper tram
the dockyard sod a slumber of divers Winging to the ships
is port, to assist in the attempt to recover the wreck sad
osrgo at (we behove) the Robia Hood, which soak oil
Dammam a few days ago, whew proceeding down Chasusel,
octwardbound.

--ii-e--Aroore, derear Captain sir Presidio 1..
Waist**. is write to mil tor she West lodise, ea
relieve the Ptreks. 39. any frigate, Ceptain Le G. Saw-
W, whose tens ol awake hes expired. It ia expected
that she will mil towards the aloes of next week.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 22.
Mr. Chased Meted has thin day been promoted to the
task el remise is her Majesty's Rest
ADMIRALTY, Nov. 23.
Mt. Edward Roches and Mr. Healy Rider hare been this
day promotod to tie took of lint-class senstaat.sagkosete
is Dor Majesty's fiett. with majority of Le Nov.

GIZA! ELM AT DOCLILTAD, BERNONDSZY.—Lest;
mean ea estemive lire broke out epos the premises at
Yams. Barry Brothels. *ha:darn Itaff gitisfhtr• mog.
thane, Mlhonest, Deekhged, Benseethey, ia the
compatios of Xmas. Herne. ass Hagen. sad knows as the
Sufferance Wharves, Bennoadsay. These wharves am
situated is one of the most confined bat loftiest localities on
the water aide. The fanny in which the fire broke out
metalled many thessend toes of saltpetre, arid es the owl-
fiagratios plaid el
samodseq, betimes eaves eight
°Woe, the easel et it, as a spectacle sod as •
destmetive army, was feadal Is the extreme. A Ames
wind was mess from &B. to LW., sad as the powder
piles end blocks al saltpetre caught fire at intervals, there
arose issues volumes et ligeid be—sow red, now white,
Dow blue, sad tam bleeding late as. burst all the colours
of the rainbow, Illaminakag the air rated sod scatteriog
moire sad marks the henries aid buildings in the
immediate sesglb.ahesd The outbreak cl the fire having
ben to the different fire entices in the metro-
polis, seems arrived shortly in samessice • bat
such wan the ambesellin character of tbe women of
the budding thin bad to play epos that all their
efforts were ineffeetual is subduing the vast mass of
firs, and operations were almost solely directed tower&
prevailing the fleas estesdieg to the disown wharves
sad premises esenpied by Besra. Peek, Frees, sad
Co,'s Palest Biscuit - works ; News. N. Albert
Hamm, hedonism ; Means. Vahan Broths's, corn mar-
Mans, Miamberf ; Mame. T. Groves std Boas, lighter-
roes • Bears. Reid sad Bayne, corn end no merchants ;
adaro Prince it Otsego Maws, sad the brewery of Mesas.
Orange and Derakissa. *asset to the are, which, up to
1t o'clock an eight, bad may bees partially got under.
The errsl ephMa appeared to be that it must, so to
speak, 'bars NW( est." The vestal* excitement pre.
veiled throughout the saserepelli, and thousands of pimple
wooded their way over Landon-bridge, which was thronged
with spectators, a deer view el the andlarration beteg *b-
anal dews the dyer. TIN attire mighbourhood of Deck.
bead was perfeetly isosemahle, owing to the crowds of
people smooth/ed. Up to 12 o'clock last night the fire was
on thoroughly ex
Drones op gar=td. Usu.—The Roo. Hugh
Williem Johoofos, Y A., has beep instituted to the mealy
of North Clay, Kest (ea the preasstatioa of Hugh Joke-
sters, Nag.. of Rees‘grosa, Matt, void by the maim e/
the Bev. Josiah Bakraan. MM Groot has eoeferred the
degree of M.A. at the Bev. Rd. Fredk. Lars Bloat,
Amman Klag's *Mega, Londe. ; also as the
ItleTilkelilllem Thome Osage, nt the mem college, caste
sof Mower, Berke ,• sad the Bev. Bohan Rolm, 8.A., bus.
bee. It to the ewe of Nesategtos, Kest

Hosurnmes Ti& k &dos aid strong, moderate
la swim NW obsisosso Is as now stwastage• hays ssoorol
for OM toss gessmi primps II Is WA la packsls SI %US
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