The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-15 00:00:00

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 14. —APPoiwrisr.NTs.—Pay-
masters J. W. P. Ford, 0. W. Piektborn (1846), J. A.
Mosso= (1860), R. T. Foster. H. T. Nettleton, R. Cerra-
wen (1862), H. N. Sadie (1852), Paymasters to Royal
Naval Coast Volunteers. C. Line (1849), to the Juno, 28,
at Sheerness.
Second Muter H. H. Cooke (1847) to the Banshee, 2,
paddle-wheel steam packet of 360 horse power, at the
Mediterranean Mafiosi.
SUEERNESS, DEc. 13.—The Cressy, 80, screw
stoats-ship, is ordered to be commissioned immediately,
sad all necessary preparation are Wog made for couplet-
is; her fitment. The Cressy will not be completely fitted
until the early part of February nest.
The Cyclops (late) 6, paddle-wheel steam frigate, is
ordered to be immediately commissioned (►y a naval master,
as s steam transport for foreign service, her machinery
having been favourably reported upon.

BY ELECTRIC

LIVERPOOL, THVINDAY, 10 A.M.
Wind N., moderate, and dull.
Arrived.—Virgin del Pibar, from Bilboa ; Hors-
burg, from London.
Put into Beaumaris, 14th December, the brig
Dagger, hem Demerara, for Liverpool, abort of pro.
visions.
QUEENSTOWN, Dr.c. 13.

Wind N.E., moderate.
Arrived.—Olive Branch, from Seville, for Liver.
l.
poo
Sailed.—Peneveranee, for Savannah.

GRAVESEND. THURSDAY, 10.15 ♦.Y.
Ctirroms' Rwroax.

Wind N.E., snOWiiiiTtiWkOiTrs' flood.
Arrived.—Loonne, from Gravelines; Cecilia, from
Bondholm; Dart, from Rotterdam; Moodie, steamer,
from Antwerp; Baron Osy, steamer, Pram Antwerp;
Earl of Auckland, steamer, from Rotterdam; Con-
oordia, steamer, from Rotterdam.
Bailed.—City of Rotterdam, steamer, for Dunkirk;
Mangalore, for Port Philip.
DEAL, THURSDAY 9.21 ♦.n.
Wind E.N.E., very strong, thick, with snow.
Passed.—Ottoman, from London, for Malta;
Christie, from London, for Malta; Northope, from
London, for Bt. Übe's; British Isles, from London,
Ifor Demerara; Thalestris, from London, for Port
Philip.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.—The tradesmen of Hadlow
have resolved to close their shops on the Monday after
Christmas day, ass relaxation from business, and to give
their assistants aa opportunity of visiting their ,friends.—
Maidstone Jounesi.
EXTENSIVE Flaw.—Yesterday morning, about Wr-
yest two o'clock, several families were placed in great danger
by the outbreak of a fire at Stoke Newingtoo. Several of the
brigade and West of England engines soon reached the
legality of the catastrophe, but in two hours three houses,
with their contents, were destroyed.
ROYAL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS :—DECAY
of Stom—At an ordinary meeting of the Institute on
the 28th ult.,llr. Scott suggested that a cemmittee should
,be appointed by the Institute to consider tbeensghly the
' subject of the p Lien of decay in bailee stone.
lArchitects were obliged to use soft stones, which sometimes
proved durable in country places, whereas they delayed
• rapidly in the metropolis. Caen stews had less Shwa to
stand as it did in former timer, sad Kea IL Iblebell iistid.
Ihe was able, by a very simple and namterstely *speedy*
process, to render it durable, it was certainly a most int-
; ',mast discovery. Ile understood that the process
`was being used in the works in progress at Notre
Dame, in Paris ; and if snoonsfel, its adoption was
I more necessary in ibis country than in France. It was
highly important that its value should be tested by
the Institute most fully. Mr. Godwin also urged the im-
portance of the subject, and the propriety of referring it to
° a committee; but he thought they should also consider Mr.
Hutchinson's process for the same purpose, which was in
I operation at Tonbridge Wells.— Mr. Jennings said he
i believed Mr. Hutchinson's project bed not succeeded. Its
I rather
object was to keep out damp than to preserve the
stone —Mr. C. H. Smith concurred in the importance of
° the question, and stated that there were now in London
many ship-loads of stone which ought never to have been
. imported, and which had only been -brought here from anis.
taken feelings of economy.--Mr. Hanel' observed that
attention of the committee should not be limited to the
I different processes referred to, but they should ascertain, if
rind of stone was often employed in diff rent localities
; with very different results. The cause should be under-
! stocd before s remedy was attempted.—The Builder.