The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-08 00:00:00

NAVAL.

Porrsuotrre, APRIL 7.—The Commander-in-Chief
of this port, Vice-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochran*, K.C.B. ;
the Leutenent-Oovernor, Major-General Plimpeoa,. Admi-
ral Superintendent A. Fanshawe, C. 8., and CPL Menzies,
LW, A.D.C.' commandant of Royal Marines, with their
napsetive Sag and staff officers, embarked on board the
fgrtly steam vessel tc-day, and proceeded down to the
es to inspect the new fort constructing then. The
Ileailak, 6, steam sloop, Commander the Hu. F.
arrived at Shithead to-day from Scotland. n• trita,
aimm troop ship, Commander Von Donop, SUMP IMO Lo-
bos: from Spithead to-day. The Fire Qum, slum vissal.
was taken out of dock this morning. The Aisipt,
screw Sttialk ‘IIIP, arrived to-day at Shithead frai
ndkldernsi
The Sidon. 22, steam frigate, also arrived at this
afternoon from Plymouth. The Corona t
ship, which left Southampton en Saturday last YNart
Town, Van Diernea's Laird, with some 300 emits.* ma a
large mail, has remained since at anchor at Shithead swing
to unfevoureals winds. Although she has yet tins only
in still water, it is reported that she is von leaky, and
must run into Portsmouth or return to Southampton for
repair.

CLosING OF METROPOLITAN GRATETARINI.-1
lion have been received by the authorities of the various
parishes from the Secretary of State for the Home Depart
meat to the effect the*, oa and alter the sth of May ease
ing, the undermentioned places of interment will be closed:
gs. Margaret's, Lothbury ; St. Christopher le Stocks ; St.
Datholeenew, 'Change; St. Edmund the King with St.
Nicholas Aeons ; Allhallows the Oreat ; Allhallows the
Yeas ; St. Lawrence, Jewry; St. Mary M en ; and St.
Mary, llaggerstone, in the parish of St. Uonard's, Shore-
ditch.
ABALCM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS.—Yentertity the
anmril meeting of the supporters of this institution was
held at the board room of the charity, Westminster-bridge-
road ; Mr. Robert Pugh in the chair. A donation of 2,W1.
Waled,c from Ms ROyal Highness the Prince of
who thus becomes a life governor of the charity.
The total income of the year had been 6,3761. 16.. 2d.,
which, with the balance held over last year, hod enabled the
trustees to expend 6,0391., eighteen hundred of which had
I mninvested in Consols. At the present time 153 children
are maintained in the establishment.
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY or LoNnoN.—At a monthly
general meeting, held yesterday, at the Society's House,
Hanover Dr. Bray, vice-president, in the chair.
Sir Jams Tytor, M. le Comte Montiaon, and Messrs. John
Welley, jun., C. Carter, and H. Jones were elected Fellows;
sad Dr. O,bbs, of Montreal, and M. Auguste Dumeril, of
Paris. were electedaseerresponding members of the soeiety
and Messrs. K. T. Frere, Boyce, H. J. Cameros, J. W.
Jona, and the 1t.,. W. Wentworth Bowyer were proposed
se candidates for the Fellowship. The report of the
council stated that the number of visitors to the menagerie
during the current year had presented en increase of 3,297
over the corresponding period of 1852 ; of 13,497 over 1950
of 14,760 over 1649 ; arid of 19,906 over 1848.
Trim WICIAN CuLLIERT EXPLOSION.—The inquest
(lithe bodies of the 59 colliers killed by as implosion in the
Arley coal mine, belonging to Mean. Lancaster and
Co., at Ines, near Wigan, was resumed yesterday, bat
the inquiry had not coaeleded when our report was de-
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