The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-25 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, San. 23.—APPOINT1tL111% As-
sistant Surgeons J. F. Fitzgerald, late of the Euryalus, be
additional to the Victory ; T. Hatuilteo, late of the Mid-
drake. is South America, to the Canopus, 8, rectiving ship.
at Devoeport.
(Berk R. E. Moore, to be supernumerary to the Fiogord.
42. at Woolwich.
Clerks' Assistants C. B. Stewart, to be supernumerary to
the Royal Adelaide, 26, flagship at Devosport ; W. W.
I Nbe additional of the ludas, guardahip at 'Devoe-
' port • S. G. Moots to tlioSt. Vincent, 26, taints; ship, at
Portimouth.

CHATHAM, Sam N.

•
The Terpeiohore, 18, one of the vessels attached
to the sailing referee squadron at this port, is ordered to
be handed over to Mr. Donald it'Kay. of Boston. United
States, for the purpose of being exparimeuted apes es to
show his method of desire, iagvesasli of war by twee.
suakou torpedoes. The order directs the Terpsichore to be
moored at the maranne to the harbour, below Utusor
Castle, when the trig s are to be carried out. Mr. Ill'EsT
proposes to use 30 torpedoes, the whole oontsining ea
aggregate of upwards of a too weight of gunpowder, sod
these us sow is mares of pr,-paratsoe for the approaching
trials which are looked !mama to with cesaidatable
interact. the agency being altogether sew in naval warfare.
The Brillsrophae' 16, 4,270 tons. 1,000 horse-powers(no-
roinel), was placed is Ns. 3 dock yesterday afterersea, at
the termination of her speed trials, for the purpose et balm
completed, mid fitted for commission with all possible
despatch. Daring this time she is in dock moms alterations
will be effected is her screw, the results of her bbee
showing that it ia altogether too lerg s ..nd out of proportion
fora vessel of her clam and descriptson.

PANIC IN ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH' HOLBORN.—
Last night, just as the service was being closed, the coupe-
ptiou of the abovetheatioosi church was throws into •
state of excitement, owing to urns man who had bees
standing in one of the aisles felling on the door, they
screaming and calling out, ** Fire." is en instant a posed
rash was made to the doors, sod in the confusion that par
wiled many persons wrre thrown down aud some were
ia-
jured. So pest did the alum become that the Royal Society's
escape was mot fee from the Hatton-garden Maths, when
it was clearly ascertained that there was not the host
pound for the alsrin. It is to be regretted that, owing to
the confusioe which prevailed, the fellow who gave rise to
it got off : bat baring left Lis bat in the ohm eh, it easy
possibly lead to his identity sod due puoishment.
THE STRIKE Or THE PATTERN-MAY.6llB.—Tbm*
seems no disposition on the part of the master eogithers to
connede the advance of wages asked by the pattern-oaken
is their employ unleu compelled to do so. The ulnae*
claimed by the men is Bd. per day, but they are willing to
meet the masters and seeept 6,1. per day. A few of the
masters have gives the Bd., sod a few more the lid., but the
mimeos is generally refused, and in consequence the mu ia
the employ of Messrs. Simpson, Hai ward, sod Tyler",
Chinon and Co., to the number of about 50, were lath
week " drown out" by the committee of the trade sod
placed upon the strike allowance of It. per week, and a
moduli= adopted that no pattern-maker shall swept
work at any shop soder 6s. CAL per day. Should them
measure" be found ineffectual to gain the advance, it is is
untereplatioa by the men to bare a general strike through-
out the trade. The patters-makers form a roost haportua
branch in all dupe thgneering establishments, sad a me-
tain amount el ementile knowledge ie necessary to make •
geed workman. There are between 500 sod 600 jeerasymes
patteramiskess in Londe% and the majority of them belong
to the Amalgamated Eagtheas' Society.
CLOSE or THE RAILWAY EXCURSION SZLION.
The Sunday sad Monday 'reunion trains of ere Linden
sad Brighton, the South &stern, sad the Londe.,
Chadians. and Dover &nosy', to Brighton, Portieseettla,
Margate, &moist.. Felkestose. Dover Hanips, Math
Bay, Tunbridge Welke, he., meth rimming after Mils dsy,
according to official saneunmentiat. Drag to the imam
of the weather the IMMO has been one of unexampled ene-
mas. Noteritbotsaleg the somber of excursion table
run by the then isempair co the fleaslay sad Meade&
and the tansy thoneusda of panniers carried eta iloy,
wet ese single maddest hes mined durbsg the mama. The
' weekly sad meatily easeateth ea the Great Wastes%
Great Northees, ONO Basins, Leedom sesi Marsh
Western, MiMead, aid Leaders sad &nth Westailliees.
ask dew bike" the ad of October.