The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-02 00:00:00

THE =PRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY f 9, 1865.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Aniantarr, n,o. 01.—Awanirmarrs. Com-
manders Edward B. Mears and Edward E. Lodder, to be in-
11=7 commanders be the onstgoard service ; 6thorp B.
to be additional of the fit. George, 72, at Falreenth„
for minim in the emirapeard ; the Hat Reynolds Maretos,
to the Irriabilble, 68, at floatkamptoo, for areas la the
wastguard.
Lientscard Thomas M. W. Wynyard, from the Royal
Adelaide to the lains guard ship at Dmospoet.
Master Charles Wotan, to the Indus, for service in the
Sphinx, 6, at DevoeporL
lisecod Master Thomas H. Smith, to the Victory, for
"Cetus George E. Beaks, of the Itattleanake, to be ad-1
dittoed of the Mcander, 10, stare ship, at Ascension ;
Thome, Craig, of the Zebra, to the Rattlesnake, 21, on.
ocrwelits, on the West Coast of Africa station; Michael W.
Cowen, M.D., to the Zebra, 17, screw eervetee, on the West
Coast of Africa station.
Bub-Lientmant Barry T. Oradell, to the Edgar, 71,
sinew daphip of the Channel semednie.
Midshipmen Jams S. Bondi, to the Rerwage, 73 in the
Xediterreaten ; Adolph's F. Tamer sad Mislead C. Mamie,
to the Cams ; C. G. W. Asian, to the Prime Consort.
Naval Cadet Charles 0. Stuart, to the Cadmus.

CHATHAM. JAIL 1.

The Lords of the Admiralty have decided on ist-
troduaied steam Inches odium to this dockyard for the
pupae of beim employed it the labour now pmformed b 7
banes sad bboarera, Nam Avelirti sad Porter, the
palsatese of the Dewed and most approved blade of Medics
engine, have received laileasticas from the Admiralty to
=M ar of their mast amber for am la the
vitae& its win be pat to se extolled
trial for several weeks Omar, to amble the ofdcdale to
report to the Admiralty ea Ito amerile.

MILITARY C MANORS. e changes in oar military
• meta that an l& to be made with a dew of
Westing a reduction la the army estimate' of out yew
have hose, to a pest "drat, seithd by the authorities. As
we have ahrao stated, eiz depot battal the
depots of ts serving ia the United are le
be while Portsmouth is to be • t•
Manalmalisr a asaammad. We
Cinra !ow to sasennos some seelliedleas *BM
may be considered as seeded. Tits dike of Impostor•Oessal
of !shady will be done away with, sod the laepectsr.Osse-
gleZtether with his aide-dimesop) sad Amides* Adjutant.
will &appear horn the estimates of 1,35.136. This
eta was ad dogged, as might be Wined from the title of
thedike, with the duty of i orpectieg the is fantrylluzil,
i I
was tidy enkusted with the simervidoe of th
I=adanetil osofearth of three are to be abolis The
—the depots el regionals abroad—will mow be
under the chugs of pedal dhows is whom distride they
are stationed ; sod we tamale it hareem my that say OW-
Ratios of 'Slew, is likely to like ph.. oesesqueace.
Mx of them battalioes are nadir the direct sapervidee ef
diode of risk—the three at Obsess are seder a major.
general, sad the three at Oolcheilsr nadir a edenel as the
sMil. The peek of Amisted..AdjukashOesiond of Oavalry
is deo to be abolished , sad the Brierhollajor will, probably,
undertake the duties !titlark. diestamod by the AasleMat-
utant-Gomel. The Meshy Depot ei Malabo, is to
RAdje abolished, sod cos depot at Osatesbory will doled@ all
the depot§ of regiamete es the ladies establishment. The
depot of the 17th lowest@ will proceed to joie the hod-
geartera al the regincest oa Ile sided boom in the sprier.
at Colchester, piab sad those of the 6th Dregoose,
7th Humes, sad 21st Haman will gob Oaaterbory. The
depot of the Hone Artillery will be removed from Outer.
bury to Woolwich, sad the artillery bens** at lite femme
Aim will be ss for the essessootistios of the depots
from Mdartaso. The riding establimismeat at Haddam ,
will ad, we baileys, be 'steered with. aad that *es will '
be made • Hone Artinery station. The comelidat if the
to* depot battalions will mdse so hardship so far as the
commanding Akers am mosersed, Col. Hagar% 0.8., eons-
msodeat at Beidekoe, being very sear his premehos to the I
reek of mahervosetal. *Muth usagdasis proTailesisom the
ani lizinsr regimeaW allows of each mak, to the *Meat eves of
s
sad promoting'. we may ripest that nonrsilisetioasetWpey will take dim a temegeence of the
extinction el the two depot tompasies cif bedsides sere*
at home. The alien then becoolm. impsniumerary will be
retained on full pay until they are Meshed by distil TlMase
des os minatory rethesisits to fall or belt-pay. While we
assert regard redaothies wish eatidadiee, we are bawd to
admit that those we have spoiled appear to be devised in a
diserimiestieg spirit ; sad if seiresehmeat is to be affected,
we know of so other way, paddy with the exception sif the
widen of the Becruitieg Depertotent, I. which It scald he
tarried eat with a sllchter marnise of the etliaisoey of the
ansy.—Avoy. and Nosy Oasstir.

Till FATAL OMNIBUS .Accrrairr IN THS CITY:

On Saturday evening Mr. Payne, the City
i:Tsmmoroateriand resureed
atligLia4r7
will the death of Mr.
b recollected that
the drew' while 'arise ea to as melbas Is
gatutreet, as boxisrday, to go to a dinner party, was
thrown to the good. Me was noir to the hospital,
and while there be wee subjected, it was said, to M-
asao by • polio oftener, who knelt on his cheat and twisted
his arms aril the boom meshed. Mr. Reyeree Bay,
hors was now nulled. and he rid that when
deceased was ht is he appeared to be ender the in-
flow°, of drink. The lajury to the bralarpht bar
caused that &possu ma ms. It wee at bet that de-
ceased was eideriag from apoplexy sad Bet it was
found that hie skull we. hectored. The fracture woo the
cause of his death. The treatment which it was alleged be
had reared from the pollee ceeetable had cothiag to do
with the death. Mn. Ass Gable &peer that eke was is
the omnibus7,ll7 at half-pt o clock oil Monday last,
war the London Urn, who the vehicle erred is
coasequenee of the °endures bell rine rang. She this
lard that the demur bad fallen to the ground, sad she
eaw the ordairtor marg. S. W. Morgan, driver of the
Mustard Gamboa 7,117. said that be pulled up for par
auger at the corner of Bishopsotootreet on the del y is
queries. It being boxing-day, there was as arra mob of
people there. The bell rug, sod he west mu A policeman
in plata clothes, who was seated alongside him, told him that
some use had fallen off the °melbas, and wits= palled up.
Whom was booed to obey the oonduetiree bell. He did
sot see the deceased. Alfred J. Lovell, coodactor of the
omnibus is question, rid that be was on the sear side moo.
keyboard. Be looked round, and Form no cos getting op,
he touched the bell. Shortly atter—when the omuibue
had game about 10 yards—he saw deceased pitched back-
wards as be wee on the top of the oresdber, when he had
got trees the offside orekey-board. Be looked as if
under the ialluervie of liquor. Witness rang the hell,
mad the maths; stopped. Decood bed got up, toper-
oeived wittier, after the omnibus had goes on. Mr.
Willies
Saunders,
• reneger of the outside el the
omnibus, stated that be mew the desessed put • parcel on the
root mad commence to get up while the omnibus was staring
etUl. While deemed was in theme af orbs up the omnibus
erred, sad he was pitched to the potted. Mr. G. Gable
believed that the melbas was moving slowly when doomed
began to gee up, but • redden aomleattoe of speed threw
him of. The moor said that if the endootor bad reek-
Itey _ started the omnibus, /mowing that the deceased was
up, the ease would have base owe of manslaughter.
ervkleoes did net sustain • criminal dugs. A tiro
said • chimp of mashy had been brought t the 1,01108,
aid the jury wished to hear farther avfdwes upon that
port. The coroner said they had net the power to punish
in such • ease ; they cord only brim la a verdict*/ ensure.
which would prejudice the mooed before soother tribunal.
The alleged throwing down of the dosser co the Boer of
the hospital ward did not our= the death, therefore that
mart could not interfere further. The family of the denser
could now apply to • magistrate for • einnmees against the
constable if they thought St to do so. The joy retuned
the follow's* verdict : "That deceased lost his life mei-
du:tally ;" and the jury expremed • hope that the proest
ease would ort as • °tattoo to the orodeeters of omnibose,
who are too broadly in the habit of Marnag their vehicles
while prosogen are ie the ad of getting up or duo.
The coroner said that the cout've 1,111 much seeded ; the
reeklearess in gelation wee • matter of common observation.

THE BIADVIZLD INUNDATION FUND.—A meeting
of the general committee having the 000trol of the large
fund that was raised by the public to alleviate the distress
ceased by the Bradfield inundation was held at Sheffield
on Friday, to consider the mane adopted by the Water.
works Company, in regard to the repayment of advances
from the feed. We may state that the fund amounted
to 52,0001.. sad that the Mayor of Sheffield, as chairman,
advanced about 25,0001. to the sufferers, taking from them
promissory notes sad deeds to enable him to recover the
sums from the company. The innadatioo committee
have decided that the mayor can only come before them to
claim these sums from the company in oases where the
claimants hem made him their agent, and that, otherwise,
the only penes' with whom they can deal are the individual
sufferer'. The mayor only claims the return of sums above
101. At the meeting yesterday a statement was made that
the agents of the company had obtained a Bet from the com-
mittee of all eases In which 101. sad upwards had been d-
reamt and had induced several of those persons to accept the
balance °Moir claims, over the amorist they have received
from the fund. Thus, • cam had a claim for 454 55., sad he
rossired 404 from the committee. The water company
paid him 51. 54., and got a receipt from him in full of all
demands, he believlsg that they would pay the 401. to the
mayor. Many similar came were cited ; sad the object of
the company was clearly this, that by getting a receipt
' from the individual sufferer, "in full of all demands," they
left him without a claim, sad thus took sway the Incas
Minrii of the mayor, as lls "gust. A deputation of the
committee bad waited epos the director+ of the company
with regard to the ere is which 404 had bees paid. The
directors disavowed say knowledge of what had bees dose,
but they declined to undertake to pay the 401. to the
mayor. At this meeting the same course was takee by Mr.
J. &own (Atlas Weeks), but ft was very plainly stated
that it the diadem did me raked the mossy is time eases
wirer, receipts had bees gives by the claimants under the
sirssinatasses meted, a bill is equity would be tied to
pampa them to do so. A deputation was appointed to
wait epos the directors, sad aciabasses was expound
that, as honourable este, they would at see' caws& the
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