The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-04 00:00:00

IVAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, FIR. 3. APPOINTMENT& —Lieu-
isanata—G. IV. Ousaed, to this Niger ; A. J. Villiers, to
tie losmidsbla.
Masmr—J. Cole, so tie Jsaltal.
Pint Class Aisistans Essissan—J. F. Hausa (addi-
tional), to the Cadmus.
Snood Clams Assistant Enginosr—C. J. Cock (eddilional),
la the Ilegors.

AItRIV AL OF THE CREW OP HER MAJCSTY'S SHIP
BOMBAY AT LlVlSPOOL.—Yesterday marring the surviving j
officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Bombay, recently t;
burnt at Monte Video, 474 peruse in all, arrived at Liver-
pool in the steamer Henehel from Lisboa. They pro-
elided to the London and North Wafflers statioe, headed
by their baod, and left foe Loudon by ea early trate. It '
was noticed that the majority of the rue were very poorly I
glad, but they refused to receive any clothes at Liverpool. i
METROPOLITAN BOARD or WORKS. —A general ' ,
meeting of the beard wee bold yesterday, at tibia/Ikm is ;
Sprispurdeos ; Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. A depots- I '
lion of the members of the Royal Society far the Pro- I
volition of Cruelty to Animals, attended by their seem
lary, Mr. Colors, waited upon the board to preaut a
memorial on the subject of forming and repairing the roads aI
thensetropolis. The memorial stated that, in euesquenos of
the prattles at this meson of the year of throwing rough heelless
pasha to s. considerable depth over the surface of the pub.
lie roads, the hones sad ether cattle driven over it were I
spericonsty injured, sod the vale* of them wu mach depre-
ciated to their owners. The society reeommended that a
plan which had base in vas for some tiros in the country,
mid also on the continent, should be adopted viz..'as soon em
fresh granite was thrown on the roads, that a large iron roller,
draws bye traction engine, should be passed over it, so am
to reader it smooth; and, in the lutenist' of Isomesity, they
ntromet; commended that course should be adopted. Mr. '
* a member of the deputation, addressed the
board, ut his observations were merely a reitera-
tion of the facts and prayer of the memorial.
The chairman said the question was an important one, but
the Board of Ni'orks had no controilruriadiction over the
sarface of the public roads. He hoped the subject would
:erosive the attention of vestries • local boards, and he,
tthhoopp~ghi the suggestion which bed been made deserving of
000sidratine. The memorial was, however, referred to the
StresteCommittee. Mr. Dunce, M. P. celled atteetion to '
the Wimbledon-park l3ill, ea proposed by Earl Spencer,
with • view of having it referred to the Streets Committee
for consideration and report. I/ he woos to give expression •
to hie own newel In refereeor to the resolution be hid
proposed as regarded the Wirobledoe-ocaursoe Bill be should
at ones have asked the board to scree to a resolution toe-
deconatory of the principle of the mesure, but be bed •
yielded to the advice of others, sod should niece that it be
referred to the Streets Committee, with ioatrortioos to
them to report to this board. At first it might appear that ;
this was a matter over which the board had iso junsdictios,
en the assumption that Wimbledon-comma was outeid.
the metropolitan district, but there was • part of the com-
mon which was is the perish:pf iWandswerth, which was
strictly within the juridictionci that board. The object
of that bill was, be said, to lulu' Wimbledon-toeaps,
end to make it similar to Hyde-perk, St. Jamee's-park.
Victoria-park, and Batteresa-park, in which the public were
restricted from doing that which could only be does in
such open spaces as Wimbledooconancie ea it now exists.
Be stated in detail his objections to the measure, the chief .
of which was the extensive powers given to Earl Spume
as " protector" of the park. Mr. Carl:mm*l sounded the
motive, which, after some discussion, wee carried coati-
geously.—The Chief Engineer brought up his usual monthl,,
',porton the program of the maie'dminage, which was going
us rapidly toe termination, and it stated that the whole
both idea of the river would be completed by
rg4th on
March mixt. The routine business was then dis-
posed of, and the board adjourned.
BRAWLING" IN A CHURCIL —At the Liverpool

Adiss-court, yesterday, Thomas Worrall, • town Inisiioa-
arr to the Roman Catholics, was charged with "brawling"
is the church of St. Junentbe-Less, on Sunday. the 22nd
ult. On that day, as the incumbent, the Ref. Xr. Parnell,
eias administering the sacismeut, the prisoner shouted out,
" children, keep yourselves from idols." After a
lengthy investigation, tie prisoner was discharged on pay-
neat of costs and =kiss en apology.
TIME OX /ORD lINIVILISITY Pains AND THIC •
Aursolainsu Viatafon.—From a letter by Mr. T. W. Keller,
the editorial superintendoot of thicilible Society, we learn that
the /bodies of the University Press et Cambridge, sad also ,
the Queries printers, have expressed themselves as willing
to pint our English Bible without the Epistle of Dedication
to Rio( Jamse whenever requested to do so. The proposal
fee this omission did not originate at Oxford, but emtuated
been the Bible Society.
THS Now PIIIILICANIe LICISSINO BILL 701
lArrzerooL.—The Liverpool magististes held soother meat-
fog relative to this bill yesterday. sod after a lase discus-
mks, mimed resoltitiose-1. " That upon the promoters
@wooing to favour the altsinitios of clause 7 by striking oat
the weeds, 'sod if is the &stool occupation of the pones
gwlfbr for the sod withdrawing clause 25, a ma-
a~fil be by the elmirmaii, on behalf of the meettog,
in comport of the general principle contained in the pro•
sod& of the bill." 2. " While approving of the principle
of see suitors, now for the sale of excisable lksors to
le Amok on the premiss, and snob lioness to be open to
si *snow of good 161111110 tar, is compliance with tenets
pains and sanitary conditiou, sod the payment ei on is,
ereteed anneal sum this meeting cannot support the clause
nontieg compensation to existing hosess."