The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-06 00:00:00

YAVAL ANTI 111L17.ART.

A DMIRALTY, JAN. 5. kIPOINTMIIIII. —Muter
E. B. D'Aroy, to Me Firma% for the Mutineer.
Surgeon J. A. 8. Meddejolui to the Columbine.
Clark F. A. Smith to tile Frederick William.
Naval Cadek-8. A. Itishakeed le the Achilles.

A Nov CASE tNDZI Till MIACILLIIT 13HIP-
PllllO Aar.—Some abort time since,Caplein George Murray,
km of the Liverpool ship Georgians, was tried by a court at
Fernando Po, and found guilty of gross drunkenness. The
court sent a report of the case to We Board
.of Trade, but
did not suspend the esptaires certificate. in igeorance, it is
supposed, of their power to do ex The Board of Trode
moot suspoed • certificate unless • British local board
first do so. Under them einximatennes the Board of Trade
advised the Liverpool Local Mario" Board to Worm Cap-
tain Murray that he could retsin his certifies* but at the
same time to give him • severe reprimand sod serious °in-
tim" Them orders of the Board of Trade were ysetsrday
executed by Mr. J. Smith, the acting chairman of the Liver-
pool Load Marius Board. _

Tag Luax OT 711.1 &PAW STRAYER JUJU.—
Yesterday shorn= an lenity, directed by the Board at
Trade, was °geoid at the Liverpool Poilee-ooiui tato the
loft of this vessel, Wore Mr. T. S. Baffin se legal assessor,
sad Captains Harris and Baker, nautical assentors. Mr.
Hamill appeared to redact the inquiry on behalf of the
Board of Trade; Mr. Sorry attended for the ewers and
captain of the steamer ; and Mr. Bumper for Mr. William
Parry, the pilot. Mr. Hamill stated that the Jars, an non
screw steamer of 2,240 tons (gross), 1,067 toss register, and
420-borse power, woe owned by tie /Animal Ores Steam
NavigstionCompasy, sad was @Amended by Mr. Jobe
Graham, who held • certificate of competeltor. Ste left
Quebec on *he 22nd October last, with a crew of 95 hands,
69 passeogera, sad • full reseal cargo. Her voyage across
the Atlantic was prespereas, sad on the 2ed November she
caned at Neville to land the mails and a few passeners.
Early next morning Parry, the Liverpool pilot. took charge
of the steamer, at 1L 15 a.m. on the same day (the 3rd
Nov.) she passed the Bell Buoy. The Formby laght was
passed at midnight, on the starboard side, and in shoot 10
minutes more Crosby lightship was pissed on the port side.
After passing Crosby lightship, the pilot steered S.E. by F.
half E. The course was then slightly altered. to show •
red light to vessels approaching, and soon after the @hip
west dead slow. She was started agar, when chief mar
reported a vessel to her anchor ahead. The vessel was
cleared by sterboardieg the helm, sad this it was parted
again. Another vend was then reported shoed, and the
same process was reprted, but before the ship simmered
the porting. she struck on the Waterloo bank. The engines
were stopped sod reversed, sad then again stopped, in order
to attach • steam-tea earew-stemeer to assist in drawing
her off the bank. The eosins were again reversed, until
it was feared that the screw had made • hole in the seed,
and then they were stopped altogether, the fires drawn and
banked up, and about half-past six la the morning the
vessel broke is two. There were no lives lest. The cargo
was saved in a damaged state in the course of the following
day, and • lugs portion of the ship bad since been re-
emend and taken to Rock ferry. The skip was only par-
; Nally insured. John Haas, first callow of the Juts
(holding a master's ortiaaste), was this examined, and
corroborated the ahem statement of facts. The witness
stated that it was a fin dear night. There was a little base
on the water, but all the dock lights and harbour lights
were visible.—The inquiry is still proceeding.
FATAL ACCIDCBTS AT TB/SATRE& —AU inquiry
was held by Mr. Richards, dentynroser, lest evening,
respering the death of Asia Hen* aW 47 years. The
and • n named William Bragg went to the
decreed,
an
Theatre, Shorediteh, as the evening of the with
Deo., and them being no room in the pit they took seats in
the stalls. At 11.15 Bragg went to the saloon to return •
gin bottle for which be bad deporited fid., and in his absence
two thieves were spied by the check-taker, who went to tell
the police. The deceased's dress was trodden upon in the
crush, and she fell, her head striking the stone steps. Her
skull was fractured by the fall, and she died on Tuesday.
Bragg stated that whomever dreamed got • little drop of
tin ihe suffered from • pais is tits head, bat he attributed
her fall to the fact that be, dress caught in the iron bal-
ustrades. The
i jury retuned • verdict of "Accidental death."
Last evening aninquiry was held by Mr. Bedford, West.
mister Coroner, at the Strand union board-room, Bow-
street, touching the death of James Cbamont, aged 48
years, who was killed during the afternoon performance at
the pantomime at Covent- gardee Theatre. John Chamoet
said that deceased was employed at Omni-garden Theatre
as a *der. Matthew Morgan, an pooloy4 at the theatre,
said that during the performers d the pantomime of 0111-
d/re/la on Monday afternoon be saw deceased fall through
from the middle stage into the miler beneath. Witness
ran to the oast and found him apearendy deed. Mr. M.
Cawood. secretary to the Coventeardes Dempsey, said that
deceased was is the set of putting a board across the trap.
door for an seines to stand upon it, when be accidentally
all through. John Gamey, 'wager at the rearisinery
in ibs cellar, rid that the deceased's left leg slipped la.
He sae down with great tome upon his bask. He never
spoke after. He fell shoat twenty feet. Dr. Beale proved
that the &peered ruptured the spinal card, sad that death
was of course instantaneous. After the meows and fray
had visited the scene of the wannest* a verdict of " hoes-
&Mal death" was returned.