The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-21 00:00:00

NAVAL

A.MITILALIT JAN '

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Woodward, to Desperate. Assistant-engineers J. Lug-
mead, to Fury, and W. Robinson, to lloralio.
PORTSMOUTH, JAY. 20.—Rear-Admiral Fanshawe,
acting aommander-in-chief, went out to Spithead this mim-
ing in the Fire Queen, steamer' Master-commander Paul,
and inepeeted the Prometheus, 5, steam-sloop, Commander
Foote, mustering the crew. He was accompanied by Rom-
mander Sir W. S. Wiseman, Bart., of the Excellent. This
afternoon the Prometheus came into harbour to coal, pre-
viously to sailing fur Woolwich to be paid off. The Dili-
gence, naval store ship, arrived at this port from the east-
ward yesterday afternoon, and was towed into harbour by
the Echo, tug, which bad taken out to the Pyreneee,
fifty prisoners from the convict prison here, for
conveyance to Western Austridia.

TREMENDOUS FALL OF CLIFF IN DOVER.—Yes-
terday afternoon (Thursday) about half-past 3 o'clock, the
inhabitants of the lower portion of Snargate-street and the
vicinity were seriously alarmed by the sudden fall of about
8,000 or 10,000 tons of chalk, situated immediately at the
rear of the Paris Hotel, and forming part of an overhanging
mass of cliff; that has given rise to alarming apprehensions
for some few weeks past, on account of the unusually wet
weather which has for the last few months visited us. In-
dications of the dreaded catastrophe were apparent on Tues-
day last ; a deep,crack extending some 60 feet from the edge
of the cliff being then visible, and the huge mass being
slightly sunk below the surface of the remainder of the
cliff. Immediately en this fact becoming known, the
Mayor of Dover (Charles Lamb, Esq.) took proper
measures for the public safety, by ordering the thorough-
: fare immediately under the dangerous spot to be closed.
The destruction of property has been very considerable.
The whole of the workshops belonging to Mr. Rouse, coach
builder, are buried, and also a portion of Mr. Grant's dis-
tillery, as well as the wine and spirit vaults of Messrs.
Rude,. mad Co. In the case of Mr. Grant the loss of pro-
perty by the accident is estimated at from 1,0001. to 2,0001.,
but, as far as we can learn, no estimate has been arrived at
either in that of Mr. Rouse or Messrs. Rntley and Co.,
although it is anticipated that Mr. Rouse will be the
greatest sufferer, seeing that the whole of his extensive ma-
nufacturing premises are completely buried. Small portions
of cliff continued to descend at imervals during thwea-
, ing, and it was almost hourly expected that the ref rider
of the insecure portion would soon follow.
ETON COLLEGS—APPOINTMENT OF HEAD WOWED.
—The Provost and Fellows of the college assembled Pester-
: day for the purpose of appointing the head master of Eton,
the office having become vacant by the resignation.of the
Rev. Dr. Hawtrcy, the present Provost. The following
were the candidates: The Rev. Charles 0. Goodford,
M.A. ; the Rev. Edward Coleridge, M A.; Rev. William
Cookesley, M.A.; Rev. Barre Dupuis, 8.D.; Rev.
Edward Balaton, M.A. ; Rev. Henri Mildred Buck, B.A.
(who resigned yesterday); Rev. Charles Luxmore, MA. ;
and the Rev. Williams. The Rev. Chas. O. Goodford, one
of the assistant masters of the college, was unanimously
elected.