The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-31 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADIMIALIT, JAN. SO.--AngurrsullTn. —As-
&tact-Surgeons J. Trishla, to the Britannia, and C. L
Cunningham, to the Liverpool.
Midshipmen W. B. Vaal, A. B. Sheridan, R. G. Craig*
and F. Powell. to the Satlej.
Naval Cadets R. S. Rolleaton, J. B. IL Homing, A. G.
F. Gordon, sad C. it Arbuthnot, to the SOW ; W. B.
Aims& and F. W. Wyley, to the Dusan.
Naval Cadet (nominated) A. W. 0.

POBTAMOUTH, JAI. 30.
The Black Ball line of packet ebip Royal Dans,
Captain Davie,. arrived at %tithes& yesterday Royal
from Melbourne, whieh pert afield& as the 9th of Novem-
ber. BM brisp bones 9,012 maces of gold and a number
of military invalids under the command of Captaia Star-
peat, of the 43rd Roristent. The invalids will disembark
to-morrow, sad be true/wood to Motley Hospital.
The of and mew et tar Majesty's ship Bombay, m-
oody deatroyed by ere on the South American statioe,
are expected to arrive at Portsmouth tram Ltverpeol this
evicting. They will be berthed on beard the Duke of Wel-
lingtos. and the loss of the ship will no doubt shortly be
tie subject of inquiry by coart-mmtial oa board the
Victory.
Tb• Rinaldo, 17, erenw sloop, Commander the Hoo. M.
H. Nelms, was inspected to-day by Captain Francis Scott,
C. 11., of the Victory, cad she will isocie into harboer to-
morrow to dionsntleand pay a.

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CHATHAM, Jas. 30.
This morning the prisoners John Field (until the
time of he appeeheusion a foreman at the anncrary at this
garrison) and William Goddard usderweet • leagthseed ex-
sasinatioegt the polies-court, charged the former with
stealing, sad the kites with readying a quantity of govern.
meat sense, cottaisting of revolver pistols, wrenches,
nipples. tic., the property of the governmsat, 'shirt had
I base minuted to the premier hat', ON*. The *lamina-
ties of the various witasess• went to show that the precise(
Goddard was appreheaded in Landon while offering foe:
sew hand-vlote- for sale, and when searched • letter was
found ott him in Itie baodwriting of the wises', Plaid.
°finis( to seed him up • great timidity of igna fittings to
dispose of. Os Field being apprehended a lug. Tummy of
War Department stores were found in his possession, and it
was then discovered that valuable Colt's revolver pistols
had.been stolen from the Ordnamee- wharf , while to disguise
the thefts the prisoner was is the habit of substituting old
bone pistols, worth but a few pesos each. It appeared
from an examinatiou of the amounts kept by the primate
that be had been carrying on his robberies for some tints.
The magistrates ootainittad both primers for trial.

LOSS OF AN EAST INDIAIIAW.—LIVERPOOL, MON-
DAY.—A telegram received this owning from Cork states
that the splendid sew ship Ammo was totally wreaked off
the omit last night ; but makes no meshes of the crew.
The Assays was only launched last summer in the Mersey,
and when lost war oa her lint return voyage from Bombay,
which port she left on the 11th October, ander the mai-
mead of Captain Thome, with • cargo of 6,256 bales of
cotton and other East India produce.
MURDER 014 THE Hioa SNAIL—At the Liverpool
police oourt yesterday, J. C. Bennett, • seaman on board
of the British ship Raymond, was charged with stabbing
and killing a coloured liftman named West, on board of that
vessel, on the 16th of last September. The ship 'meat the
time ea rook from Liverpool to New York. The prisoner
said that be used • rearlinspike to strike the deceased, but
the unfortunate man, before he died, hoisted that the
weapon which caused his death was a knife, This was also
the opinion of the captain and • surgeon, though they wens
not present when West was stabbed. The primmer, who
bad been remanded several times (the captain of the Bay-
mood being absent from Liverpool), was committed by Mr.
Raines to the next WSW to be tried for wilful murder.
Wino MURDER AT PRESTON.—Yenterday morning
(we learn from the Preston Chronicle) a man named Stephen
Burke, an Irishman, residing at No. 51, Brunswick-street,
Prestos, was apprehended ou tire charge of murderin his
wife, Mary Burke, also • Dative of Ireland. The prisoner
is a tailor by trade, but hos long borne a bad character.
and has often been before the macistrates, on charges of
drunkenness, illegally pledging, disorderly cooduct, se-
eleiWeg his wife, threatening to bike his wife's life, and NOVEL RAILWAY ENTERTAINWENT.—There is at
assaulting the wake, end has been several time. com- is _
witted to the House of Correction for various terms of im- cie--47;;; ther
nn the yi;rytr,
prieorinient. Burke is between 39 and 40 years old, and his 'Pr',''Lle,r..re•
to Tunbridge on the main South Eastern line,
wits was about the Name age. The crime is supposed to have , thirteen
been committed between three sod four o'clock yesterday 7.12L0n7:-on .L savingl,r", miles,,. 7
_17.1,_1:1" between
and the
murder, for at that hour screams and groom were lewd
coatioent. The act d parliament
promethog from the house. Burke his keg lived on had
wee obtained Ia 1862, and the contract fC-iiiiiionnatioo was
terms with his wife, and be has been frequently hoard to i bortly afterwards let for the sum of 800,0001. Financial
threaten to take her life. Borne weeks guru she left the
difficultiee having prevented the contractor proceeding with
house, with the avowed intention of drowning herself, on his work, the South Tuatara company determiood to oom-
aooount, as she alleged, of his watianed ill-usage of her. plate it themselves, end dui., theput six Smiths the
The crime appears to hue been committed with • portion
construction of the railway has been carried on by Mr.
of • bed.pat, • stout piece of timber, aboot 30 inches in Aehereih, the cm engineer, assisted by Mr.
length, acid 4 inches thick, and this implement, which is in '"'"'
Francis Brady, resident engineer, and • staff of assistants.
the bands of the police, bee some marks of blood on it.
The works throughout the line are rather heavy, including
About nine o'clock information of the outrage was
three tunnels, of the respective lengths of 964 yards, 2,64
communicated at tbe polioooffloe, and Police-oustable
arah and 3,400 yards. and one embankment 78 feet h%b.
Clarkson proceeded to the, house, and there apprehended Z.
the prisoner. Barks went quietly with the officer. A -En..." completion ensuneedridthge.whrekt, eithethrressat
etteemueele., Samuelweh
surgeon west to the houses bat the poor woman was beyond
it, the banker, between Bromley and Bickley, was
the reach of medical and, having been, apparently, deed
celebrated yesterday by an entertainment given within
some time. She appears to have been stria over the left
the renown of the tunnel to shoot 200 employers
temple, where there is a frightful wound. fib* had bled of the company
;beet°
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years, and hays flee children' the eldest a little more thall comfortable temperature_, and an impromptu illumination
twelve yean old, the youngest being a child is arise. by the miners, which had • very piettuiseque effect, enabled
Yeaterday the prisoner was charged at the police-mint with
the murder of his wife, and sufficient evidence having bow the Mimes to withouta temporary
nom, within which • liberal supply of creature comforts had
takes, was remanded. bole provided by Mr. Parrett, lessee of the London-bridge
GERMAN HOSPITAL, HALSTOW.—Tbe annual gene- winolunent rooms. Before sitting down to dinner the
rat court of governors of this charity was held yesterday at ceremony of laying the last brick io the keystone arch was
the (onion Tavern, Mr. Jobs Bahia in the chair. From performed by Mr. Ashcroft, amidst the cheers of the assem-
the report of the hospital committee it appeared that the bled miners, bricklayers, and visitors. The company then
number of in-patients in the hospital from the bit of rat down and did I I justice to the good things provided for
January to the 31st of December, 1864, was 795 ; Wired them ; after which the usual loyal toasts were drunk, and
for want of room, 361. Of these, 448 were cured ; made I suptemented by 011410 t " Snows. to the London and Toe-
t-patieots, 133 ; relieved, 91 ; dismissed, 10 ; died, 74 ; bet s Direct Railway," which was most scommisstically
°eau the boob, 39. The moebor out-Peeietille during received. The meeting was we of a peculiarly iaterestiog
same period was 17,728, making a greed _ Ofor eisarester, sad it was very pleasant so witness the agreeable
Patients relieved during the year of 18.5z3,bierehange el good feeliog between the employers and the
the in-patients 192 were cases of accident ; el ' elasoyed.
these, 158 were English and 24 Germ's. Of the out- ROYAL FRill HOSPITAL, thug's-INN-ROAD.—The
patients 910 were cues of scadeets, sod nearly all this,
were English. The grand total of in-patiseta
of the "wee"Twejlagee:77l72F""ye".us rTharZrich'B7rwe7;
cloning of the hospital war 13.136 the grand total not' sow can..
mtiwite, 164,300 ; and in addition to theme there were 9,561
dental cases. The repasts for the year ware 4,1741. 17.. 3d.; rAdvartisementl—HOLLoWAY's OargilgOlY AND
euresditure, 3,7001. The buildieg feed amounts to about Frio--An person afflicted with bad lop, Mak WOWS. mod
; lido fiveso from want of MIMS or sair WONICSS 11111M0i
14.°°01., dela".ormaraii4 sad 61°1* L tie avail t cordial realmont, may Moms thirretem
Three per Cleat. Consols—f y collected for the wee- . theiro mlt. by "mg Holloway's peewee. eeemti
Sion aas Adolphus ward, in rownery of hie late Royal imam „am..▪ every onward atlwest 1W
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and a further sum of at °browns brio about Yes mar impend.' moos by aluats
least 3,0001. is required to cover the oasts of the new build- tafluantaaoo. elseaskag aberaikas, sod restoring smarlawm
lop sod fittings, hl3. The anniversary dimmer will take Internal Pales. rheurnetto atideUrity tortures. managed le, oro.
place at the London Terme, on Wednesday, the let of ,s 2 _
Marsh sent, at which the Duke of Cambridge has Madly byiTar:s7 ==.7.1,. duration
,
Panotatd to Weide- The °hams` moved the oologtioe should be Was Iffineno▪
lls, to root oat Ur lost weft dtabs oa-
ths mark was samalatively weed ten enter, sad to hasten Ms dukedom.