The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-17 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILIIARE.

ADXIBALTY, JAN. 18.—APPOINT=14111.—Com-
menden J. 8. Randle (1856), to be inspecting der of
oast-gmud, aloe Commander Woodley, superwaled at own
request; J. Palmer (1865), and G. H. Gardner (1848), ap-
pointed for the service of the Royal Naval Reasrmi.
Paymast.r W. J. &evens (1867), to the Hydra, Okpaddle•
wheal steam sloop, at Devonport.
Jaw. 14.—Lieutenants J. J. W. Jarvis (1860), and W. C.
8. &Winn (1861), to be additional to the Hawke, 60, screw
steam ship, for oust-guard service on the oust of Ireknd.
&wrest L. T. Cunningham, M.D. (1840), to be staff-
surgeon to the Formidable' 84, guard-ship of ordinary, at
81meneses ; J. 8. Davidson (1846), to the Algiers, 91 ecru,
steam ship, with the Channel squadron ; C. Smith (1843), to
the Hawke ; and 8. Donnelly (1842), to the Cumberland,
70, at Shamans.
Assistant-Surgeons W. H. Lloyd, M.D. (1866), to the
Nils, 90, meow steam flag ship, at Deronport ; and 8.. Mar-
phy (1864), to be additional to the Formidable.
Becond-Mseters 0. W. Downing, to the Nils ; and G.
Harris, to the Impregnable, 104, Bag ship, at Devospert.
Muter's-Aasiatant G. W. Banat, to the Chesapeake, 61,
screw steam frigate, Bast India and China Matto..
Aotlog Third-class Aeriatant-Reginear A. R. Moslem, to
the Asia, 84, guard ship of ordinary, at Portsmouth, aseupst-
mummy.

CHATHAM, Jaw. 16.
The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered an entry
of tan additional apprentices at this dockyard to take place,
including six shipwrights, two spinners, one caulker, and one
joiner.
The Civil Service Commissioners have directed a gentleman
connected with that body to visit this dockyard on Saturday
next, to make the neoeswq preparations connected with the
examination of candidates for •pprsnticeahip by the commis-
sioners, who will a,tend at the dockyard on the 23rd and
24th inst. fur that purpose.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 16.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Grey retttrned
from leave of aboonoo on Saturday evening, and reheated his
dog yesterday morning.
The Ariadue. 32, screw frigate, Captain E. W. Vansit-
tart, cease into harbour on Saturday, and was plated under
She Assn to ship another anew foe trial.
The Wanderer, 4, screw gun vessel, Commander Mark
E. Penh/11, sailed at diqlight this morning for Chatham to
pity off.
A e .mmander's pendant was heisted on the Prussian
weer frigate at Splayed this morning, and warn saluted by
the Thetis with 11 guns.
A anew transport (No. 4) arrived at the Motharbank
during lost night from the eastward, and sailed this morning
down the West Channel.

The colonelcy of the 73rd Foot hes become 'vacant
by the demise of Liestanant-General C. Orant Falconer,
K.H., who died • few days alone et his mat la &alas& The
gallant deceased had been upwards of 64 years la the army,
having uttered the service in September, 1796.

PROORLSS oP FIANCE INDUSTRY.—TbO Cow-
atitootiosweri says :—" A e roamstanos of recent occarrenos
proves the progress which French industry hes made, not
only is the conetruotion of carriages mad ths general reining
stock of railway', but also, whioh is more important, In the
eztares, such.. rails, chairs, &a The Roman rails*, mom-
pony wa. about to nuke a contract fur the supply of all ite
materieJs with the principal firms in Belgium, such u Prod-
lame at Emile, and Navels at Brussels. But the repro-
.anutiwa of French industry, Idtd. Schneider, B,noist
d'Asy Call, Parent rd Balkan. Andri itm., on
learning that the contract with the Belgian boasts was
about to be concluded, held a meeting, and agreed to tusks a
Joint proposal to supply all the materials for the Roman rail-
ways, estimated at about twenty-two million, of trance. as
conditions more advantageous than those cffered by the Bel-
gian companies. We learn that the director, of the Roue
railways, at a recent sitting, have accepted the offer of the
French iroamnsters."
The American papers received per Aria announce
the death of Dr. Edwin, ourgron of the English met!
steam., Solent, of yellow, fever. ,

Mammon Lirraes.—Tbe Liverpool. New York,
and Philadelphia Company's MIAOW City of Baltimore will
leave Liverpool for New Y,.rk oe Wedneedav next. Letam%
which must be specially directed per City of Heldman*, will
be received at the Liverpool nisi-office on that day till 2.16
p.m.. with a lets fee of Id. till 2.30 p.m., and with a hen fee
of 6d. at the landing-stage until 3 p.m.
WHACK ON BAHAMA Bute.—The American
papers report the wreck, on Little Debates Bank, GI the
American ship Margaret, of Portland, H. A. Merryman.
master, from New Crimes, bound for Glergow. Ohs bed a
cargo of 1,340 bales of cotton, which, with the exception of
• few bales, was all saved, part having arrived at Nowa
in several wrecking vowels. _ _ .

eartßAhquakanieQwUesli‘lfeltllign FCC)almßoNuth.AandLL—theAwliejartleene shock
t toeit tin
Friday eight, at about half-put 10, which was e
by a wile. se if a heavy weight or waggon w:cs=
Its effect was likewise experieneed in the harbour. A
master of a bargee at anchor in the road. was H. mach
alarmed by the auddan stoup movement of hie vessel
that he jumped ont of kis sleeping berth to w•aartain
the =W., fearing that some tolachiel had befallen his ship.
The noise was beard generally through the town, end
is derwribed as like that produced by some heavily.
laden vehicle, with more or less intensity of vibration
of windows, china, and glass; name felt their beds xock,
and one person dreorlbee the effect as that of an isplAdos;
an undulating motion being distinctly felt on the troua
Sow, and the door of an oven on the premises whiols had
been left open being heard to swing to and fro, closing with
a sharp waive. We have heed that the shock was likewise
experienced in the outlying villages, and places four or five
miles di4teot, and probably its effects were much more
widely extended. The mercury doe• not appear to have
been eruct, affected; the thermometer stood at the time at
64 deg. indoors, the barometer at 29.6 deg., ae they had done
for several hat s past. The night was very dark. • fob light
winds from the southward, and in the COLUMI of three quarters
of au boor heavy rain fell.
ALARMING EXPLOSION AT A FIREWORK FACTORY.
—Yesterday evening the inhabitants of fit petit- street, Lam-
beth-walk, were thrown into a state of eschewed in came.
queues of a fearful explosion of fireworks taking plum in
the premien belonging to Mr. Darby, the well-known
pyrotechnist. Dena. volume* of stooks issuing from the
back work•hope at once convinced every one in tho imme-
diate hnfality that the place was on fire, and It being known
that Mr. Bean, the foreman, • nephew of Mr. Darby, and
one of the workmen, were to ohs premien on fire, added to the
consternation of the neighbours.. Thee persona, with the
ambiance of the landlord of the Globe Tavern opposite,
and series' other parties, were extricated, but were • t badly
Winn d, snot in such a precarious condition, that they were
removed to the haapinal. la the ammo de very Lew minutes
after the diaseter the engine belonging to Memo.. Hodges
and Co., the distillers, arrived, and wee followed by several
others of the parish and London Brigade from *stake-
road, &intim ok Bridge-total, and other ..ft•i=l,. •
plentiful supply nt water was obtained, but the Sr. could not
be extiogui•hed until the workshop.. were burnt out. The
dl toter hooppened in the filling room, from whet chase I. net
precieel, known. Two or threat other wiewiltiee tare takes
silo* it. tie rams p.-roisea during the bier Use pats.
MUSEUM OP PATENTS. SOUTH KIINSINOTON.o...
Number of visitors ft.r the week ending Jan. 14 :—Month peg
1,061; evenings, 1,264; total, 2.835. forte the opening or the
11/==lll free daily (May 12, 1668)078,673.