The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-16 00:00:00

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 15.—PRONOTIONL—C.
Forbes, A. Adams, R. Hastings, and J. B. Nicholson, to
be Surgeons ; F. W. Cole, J. E. Sparke, E. R. Chamber-
lain, J. Retalliek, J. T. Wells, and J. L. Thorne, to be
Paymasters.
APPOINTMENT/I.—Captain C. Eden, to London. Surgeons
J. Ellis, to Illuatrioes ; and W. M'Kinley, to Cumberland.
Inspector of Hospitals J. Wilson, to Hadar Hospital.
Surgeon and Medical Storekeeper T. Frazer, to Jamaica
Hospital. Assistant-Surgcon W. Patrick, to Illuslrona.
Inspector of Shipwrights F. Scott, to Chatham Yard.
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The Malta Mail of the Bth says " The fleet is
still in port • sails bent and ready at an hour's notice to
put to sea. All rumours, however, of a speedy departure
are at an end."

APRIL s.—At Gibraltar, H.M. steamers Furious
and Antelope ; April 9, at Lisbon, H.M. steamer Firebrand.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT DHOTIS'S BANK.—A 11141
named William Jones, aged 14 years, son of a painter, was
on Thursdsy employed with his father painting the interior
of Maser,. Coutta's premises, and was engaged by himself in
a room pre • g the window sashes. Sufficient time hav-
ing elapsed for him to complete his work, the foreman,
John Arcker, and William Jones, the father of the lad,
entered the room, and were horror-struck at discovering
him with his neck jammed between the sash-lines and the
stile (upright) of the window, with his feet resting on the
ground. He was extricated, but found to be quite dead.
It is supposed that In cleaning the slide where the sash tra-
verses, he got his bead underneath the sash-line, and let it
go with a jerk, when the weight drew the cord so tight as
to strangle him.
DEATH or A CHILD BY LAUDANllll.—Yesterday
Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Duke of York, West
Hackney, upon the body of an infant, when it was ascer-
tained, to the satisfaction. of the jury, that his grandmother
had unwittingly killed the child by giving him a small
quantity of laudanum to allay pain.
Co-rroN PROM INDIA.—Mr. Hugh Fleming, of the
Manchester Commercial Association, has received- advice.
from the Secretary to the Hon. East India Company, that
Mr. Wm. ltathbonc, of Liverpool, is instructed to forward
to him, for disposal in Manchester, IE2 whole and two
half bales of cotton, received per the Anglesey, from Bom-
bay, and that Messrs. Ketley and Sons have been directed
to forward to him for the same purpose forty bales pro-
duced from New Orleans seed, shipped from Cochin to Lon-
don, per the Rubicon. The 122 bales consist of thirty-two
grown Belgium, from New Orleans seed; eighteen of the
same description, but with a different mark; and seventy-
three and half of Belgium growth from indigenous seed'
all the produce of the season 18.501.
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[AdVertiliCriletlf.l--IiOLLOV, Alrti OINTMENT AND
Ply,i,z rot THZ Cuss or BAH Leos,--Mrs. Meadeville, of Stretton,
guttered for nearly three years .wllte Marled sons in both lees. Not-
nitnerandinp the various nee•lictran end treatment of which trial was
made, the ulorrationi crew wane, and for scathe she was unable to
mend. At length it was de,ided that Holloway's Ointment and Pills
hould be need. end thee., euellmet medicines soon worked wonders,
for In a few weeks al'. the wounds were healed, sad the me of bee
less so perfectly ree'.ored, that she la nowirella to walk nermel miles a
dsy with ems. —told by all voudene d Medlttillej sad at Proem(
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