The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-11 00:00:00

and it is said be also possesses 50W. in the funds : he for-
merly kept a small shop, and was noted for his penurious
habits.

KENT.
AN INsrswea OF CRUELTY, showing the extent to which
perverted passions may lead an ignorant man, was brought
before the magistrates at Rochester, on Monday, when
William Tuvell was charged with basing poured boiling
water, from a saucepan, into the ear of a donkey who had
strayed mar his house. lie was fused twenty shillings and

coati.
OFFENCE AGAINST THE MEUCIIANT BEANGIN'S ACT.—
The Anne, a merchant vessel, left the West India Docks on
Wednesday laden with a cargo valued at 16,0001. She
reTehed the ,gore on Friday morning, when five of the crew
Emerton, Moore, Marsh, Baker, and Howard exhibited
symptoms of insubordination, and refused to roceed further
on the voyage, the latter knocking down the mate, and at-
tempting to throw him overboard, which he was alone pre-
vented from doing by the pilot, who came to the ressue. In
this dilemma a steam vessel was employed to tow them int,.
Sheerness, and a communication having been made to the I
Fort-Admiral, Lieut. Tribe, was despatched on board the '
Anne, and Howard was secured on board the guard
or andh
On Saturday the case was investigated before the may
magistrates at Rochester, the vessel having come within their
jurisdiction, when the defendants acknowledged refusing to
Work the vessel, and alleged as their reason for so doing that
they had not sufficient accommodation, neither was the
lk-
re a
sufficient number of hands for the purpose. Both these e
gations were disproved, and the four first-named delinquents
wore committed to Maidstone gaol, with hard labour, for 30
days, and Howard, for the assault on the mate, in default of
payiug the penalty of 61., for two months to the same

Vlatberattp sat Clerical Sties.
Comma, Nor. 10.—At a meeting of the Ceunbridge Philmont&
cal Society, held last night, the Km. Professor Challis, pthe resideStruc-
nt, in
the chair, a paper was read by Professor de Morgan On "
Lure of the Syllogism and the application of the Theory of Probabilities
to questions of argument and authority." Prokmor Challis gare
an
amount of the Oteerrations unikrtaken in search of the new Planet.
Ms anniversary dinner of the society is filed for Monday neat, at the
Eagle Motet.

• The Casette of last night announces that a district to be known
bweafter as the Cbapelry District of the Holy Trinity, ruldington,
tmo been assigned to the new Church situate in Bishop's-road, in that

NAVAL.
ADMIRALTY, Nov. 9.—With reference to the announce-
ment which appeared in the London Gazette of the 3rd inst.,
the name of Captain Francis Beaufort has been added to the
Hat of Captains of the Royal Navy who have accepted the
rank of retired Rear-Admiral of her Majesty's fleet. And
the name of Captain Charles Hope Reid /ASS been added to
the list of Captains of the Royal Navy having accepted the
retirement of their rank on the terms proposed in the Lon.
don Gazette of Ist of September, 1846, who have been placed
on the retired half pay of one pound per diem.
PORTSMOUTH. Nov. 10.—The Rose, 18, Com. R. Pelly,
which we stated in this paper bad left Vera Crur with
freight, on the 14th of September, for Havannah and Eng-
land, has arrived at Portsmouth this day, having touched at
Plymouth. She was commissioned in March, 1843, and
has, consequently, been upwards of three years and a half
in commission. The Sphynx steam sloop, Com. J. B. Crape,
sailed this day for Plymouth, where she is to wait her
sailing orders. She will convey despatches to the fleet under
Vice-Admiral Sir W. I'arker.
131.avx TRADR.—A notice, dated Nov. 3, 1846, appeared
in last night's Gazette, that an account of the moiety of
the proceeds of specie found on boord the Portuguese slave
vessel Asscicina, M. L. de Novahana, master, captured on
30th of December, 1840. by H. M. brig Fawn—Partridge
in sight—will be deposited in the registry of the High Court
of Admiralty on the 21st inst., agreeably to Act of Parliament.
ho Winchester, 50.—A notice, dated Nov. 10, 1846, also
appeared in the Gazette of last evening, to Captain C. Eden
aid the officers and crew of this frigate, who were actually
on board and entitled to share in the proceeds arising from
the capture of the sieve vessel, name unknown, on the Bth of
March, 1814, that the distribution thereof will be made on
the 23rd day of November instant, at No. 1, James-street,
Adelphi ; and where the lists wit be recalled for three
months—Flea, 561. 19e. 101 d. ; captain, 711. 4s. 10id. ;
commander, 351. 12s. sd. ; first class, 111. ss. ; second cla-s,
61. 15s. ; third class, W. 7s. 6d. ; fourth class, 21. ss. ; fifth
clue, 1/. 2s. 6d. ; sixth class, 15s. ; seventh class, 7s. 6d.