The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-12 00:00:00

NAVAL.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 11.—The Arrogant, 4G, screw-
Mote, Captain Fremantle, sailed to-day from Spithead
for, it is reported, the Mediterranean. The It ittlesni.ke,
Commander Trollope, arrived at Spithead to-day from
Chatham,tin tow of the African steam tug. This afternoon
she came into harbour. 'l'he Agamemnon, 91, screw-ship,
Capt. Sir Thomas Meitland, is ordered to come into har-
bour. The Cruiser, 9, screw-sloop, Commander Douglu,
came into harbour to day and was taken into dock to have
10110 defects made good in her screw. The Medea, 6,
steam•sloop, Commander Bailey, which was on the point of
sailing for the \Veit Indies, rectived orders late yesterday
afternoon to remain at Spithead until further orders. The
!Rhona, convict-ship, sailed from Spithead to-day, with
prisoners and a small detachment of the 13th Regiment, for
Gibraltar.

(PROM LAST NIGHT'S runny.)
THE MILITIA.
The following commissions have been signed :
Henry Cornish Henley, to be ensign, vice Clarke, pro-
moted, in the Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia.
John Jones, gent., to he li utca mt, is the Royal North
Gloucester Regiment of Militia.
John Frederick Lees, g nt., to bo lieutenant, in ditto.
Captain George Robins, late of her Majesty's regular
forces, to be Major, rice Sadler, resigned, in the West Essex
Regiment of Militia.
Alfred Miller Mundy, to be captain, in the Royal
Sherwood Foresters or Nottingli:dashire Regiment of
Militia.

William Brame Abbi., gt nt., to be second lieutenant, in
the Royal Glamorgea Light Infantry Battalion of Militia.

NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS.
CORN WALL.
William Menhead, EA., and William Carpenter Rcwe,
Esq.

COLLISIONS AT SBA.—Loss OF LIUS.—BRID-
LIEGTON, FEB. 10.—By the arrival this mousing of the
brig Jane and Catherine, cf Fraverburgh, we hare been
informed of a serious and fatal collision having taken place
early in the morning, a few miles to the northward of
Flamberough Head. The particulars, as related by the
survivors, show that the brig Charlotte, of Newcastle, Mr.
Annison, master, was making her way to the souliward
from the Tyne to London, when, at about five o'clock, she
was run into by a strange vessel, a schooner, which by some
means managed to get clear almost immediately, and bear
away. The Charlotte was at the time close hauled oa the
starboard tack, the wind blowing hard from the E.N.E.
The schooner struck her amidships, cutting her down to
below the water mark. The master, Mr. Annison, find-
ing that the sea was fast filling her, got both
pumps to work, and with his crew made every
possible exertion to save the ship. Finding that their
exertions were of no avail, and perceiving a craft within
sail he exhibited a light, and called for assistance. She
stood off, however, unheeded the cries, and left the poor
fellows to their fate. M a last resource, the foundering of
the vessel being inevitable, they jumped into the long boat,
and, cutting the ropes which held her, the sea carried her
clear of the deck as the brig went down. Unhappily one
man lost his life. The carpenter, who had charge of the
helm, observing the vessel sinkin-, jumped down below to
save his clothes bag, and before he could return the brig
disappeared, and he perished with her. Fortunately the
crew in the boat were subsequently picked up by the Jane
and Catherine, which landed them here. On the night
before (Wednesday) a similar accident befel the Hero cf
Blyth. She was run into by the Fellowship of Seaham,
and almost immediately went down. The crew had just
time to scramble on board the Fellowship, and save them-
selves, when their ill-fated vessel foundered. Both vessels
were insured.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—
Last evening Mr. Bedford held an inquest at St. 0 eo4;i.'s
Hospital, touching the death of Thomas Carey, aged a
labourer in the employ of Mr. T. Cubitt, of Thames-
bank, Pimlico, who died from the effects of injurie., re-
ceived from falling off u scaffold at the new wing in cows.-
of erection at Buckingham Palace. William Bishop, a
labourer at the building, stated that on the 17th ult., the
deceased and himself were engaged iu striking or taking
down some scaffolding, in doing which they had occasicn to
shift a transon from the scaffold ; be was on the outside,
and had hold of it, when witness asked him if he was alto
to manage it himself, and he replied that he was. Him-
ever, almost the next moment, it overbalanced hint, aril he
fell off the plank and managed to alight on one of the
landings, where he would have been completely rate, had
nbt the plank which he was bolding fallen (*fur Lin:, end
his legs hanging over the edge, it unfortunately struck both,
fracturing one so severely as to cause death before amputa-
tion could be safely performed.—John Bishop, a gene-
mason at the works, stated that in consequence of a former
accident happening in pr:Lisely the same way, he Lad cau-
tioned the deceased not to do these things himself, as there
was plenty of ass;stance at hand whenever he required it.
The jury quite agreed with the coroner, and returned a
verdict of " Acclental Death,."

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The accounts will
not be ready for circulation among the proprietor* until to-
day, but we believe it will be found that the details of in-
come and expenditure disrlay a highly satisfactory 'vault.
The gross income for the half-year is set down at 513,b621.
13e. 103. The expenditure (including payment of interest
on the amount expended on the Birmingham and Oxford
for terse months from the opening of that line, via.,
170,258/. 14s. id.), leaves a balance of 15.5,721!. 09. Sd.,
which, added to the reserve from last half-year, specially
kept in hand to meet any exigency arising from the open-
ing of the new route t o Birmingham, -leaves 228,5031.
ds. 7d. at the disposal of the directors, giving two per cent.
for the half-year, with a future balance of 63,7771. 15s. 3d.
When it is recollected that the Birmingham and Oxford
has only been nominally opened far passenger traffic during
the worst three months of the year, and carrying no goods
whatever, while debiting the accounts with every current
charge, the result cannot but be satisfactory to the prokrie-
tors.—Railterty Times.
SAMBRE AND MEUSE RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
month of January, 18d3, 1,4521. 14s. 10d. Miles open,
271. Corresponding period lust year, 000. 16r. 2d. ki!es
open, 24i.

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lIOCSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY, Fn. 11.
The Lo CaLcxcattua took di, seat at i o'clock.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.
PAZLIAMEATAZY D0C1'1116314. Elf the DOILO Of
AYGY Li. si:d Earl El rz wILLI irons several plates,
*ea inn' 4 tl.e tree distribution of par:ismen•ary papers.
CANADA CLIROT E.A.—By the Earl of HAR-
LOW Ul , from the dioceses of Terosto and Quebec, pray-
tag the,' t adships not t r give their comsat to the inirsetion
of the arieli• cil the union between the two C3113(11411 pro-
',tact', by which the clergy reserves were distributed.