The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-24 00:00:00

ILLUMINATION OF THE FLEET.

The Mies °beams Thy most lateral:lalr sad
osly Novel flatters la the day's movements was that named
for the eight, as se Emerald's might soy ; sad this was a
thyme\ novelty Is sash of the provost generation es so.
sideatelly whammed It. We say ' sesideabilly,' bylaws no
steely of is iateatioa to illuminate was gives la the Adai-
ralty's programme, sad aceseqaeutly thousads who kid
beanie the eel& sad linear of the day had left on their re-
turn to &teat homes before the ships made this grand sad
bridisat deimenstratios. This was effected by staaltaasotsly
lightly; up the yards and portholes with blue lights. At 9
o'dosk gay Bre, the whole Seat at sachem hunt into
light ea by magic ; the jets am above smithy, male-topmast
high aloft, sad the poets of lash opined at aye, showing •
vivid glare between decks, "sued ea unusual rear of sheer-
leg from the Awe, which was 'shoed and gives b .cit with
lateral from the beets of the legion admit. This I. the
Whams of the calm eight had as effect Imposing as it was
rare, sad cheer upon cheer sppleaded the spectacle. Freya
alas to to rockets were sent up thickly from the ships, and
seised • golds shower upon the Boating capital.' The
Coneander-in-Chief, Sir George Saymoar, entertained the
admiral,, captain., sad other alleys of the Best at the
Admiralty-house let the evealag, where the French Admiral
end staff mem the honoured guests. The Erebus, ass of
the three samistim llostiag beittariee built of wrought iron
Napier, arrived at Splthesd, from Glasgow, Just is time
to be a featase la thefireafe."

CASUALTIES.
(IT ILICTIIC TILIONAPN.)
(1,1011 ova OWN CORTLESPONDINT.)
SOUTHAMPTON, THIMIDAT Kontruto.
Thirsty accident, in connexion with the review
that have been r ported op to the present thee U. the
tollowiser, asetele:

A smell tug strainer, bslonging to the Southampton Tug
Company, was run down near the docks and sunk; no
lives lost; she can be rased again. One of the gunboa,e
et Spithead was nn tot y sad her mast and funnel tarried
away. The Oriel tat Company's steamer Simla kad ker
bowsprit and j.b boom orried away. An engineer on
board nes of the West India steamers was drowned.

The Southampton boatmen have been engaged all ufgAt
leading ptsfeneen frcm the large steamers brought up la
Soethamptos Water.

Sp!cialtraias ore sill starting for Lrodon to sorry book
the passengers trots tko revisor.

THE ELECTRIC TELIIOIIAPH.-80BMARINE CABLE
AC/01111 linsusiL—The want of direct teleg.ephie
eassaunitation bet es en this pm* sad Loads having Ines
berm felt at a g est eisadvarittge is the swireattile commu-
nity, the B:te•rieTrbar.p. Ceepsay bare dstersilsed to
afford the requisite faeliities by the esteetios of a wire fcr
the porram,ty wsy or Grimsby and Peterboio', trotting the
Humber just above the per pt New Hollaod. The inh-
uming sable neeerary to endplate the Janette" between
the wine oe the two harks of the river was laid down
ye .terday. The operation wee teoteedillpeoodoeted seder
,he appetist-odebee of Mr. I C. Webb, do 81. etrie Tele-
graph Consoaaet *seism, for subsoils* wish*. The
oablt, whisk is sear., two miles Isleytb, vidgb• fully
four toss, sad Its. paid out (pessimist We
are hi/anima the Civet consuideedon teLoodes will, '
is all probability, hoc impleted by this middle of May. A
wind edible, for UM purpose of a direct eoussauskatiot
with Grimsby, is aostomplattd, as well as similar direct
wires Is Maoshestar sad other towas—Eisahrs Cantot
Ilarold.