The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-06 00:00:00

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CHATHAM, Barr. 5.
This morning the detachments of time-expired
non-commissioned officers ►nd men and convalescent in-
valid troops, who arrived at Gravesend from Bombay,
were forwarded to their respective depots at Chatham,
Woolwich, Canterbury, Shorneliffe, and the other military
stations. The detachments comprised non-commissioned
officers and men of the 3rd Dragoons, 11th (Prince
Albert's Own) Hussars, 18th Hussars, Royal Artillery,
51st King's Own Light Infantry, 82nd Regiment, 96th
Regiment, 103rd Royal Bombay Fusiliers, lOtith Bom-
bay Light Infantry, and 109th Bombay Infantry.
An order has been received at the Royal Engineer esta-
blishment, directing a party of the Royal Engineers to pro-
ceed from head-quarters, Brampton barracks, to the South
Kensington Museum, for service at that establishment.
The Pylades, 17,1,278 tons, 350 horse power (nominal),
attached for some time past to the third division of the
steam reserve, is ordered to undergo the necessary repairs
and refit, in readiness for being placed in commission.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 5.
The Orontes, 2 iron screw troopship, Captain
H. Phelps, arrived yesterday from the Mauritius, last
from Liverpool, and having discharged military invalids to
Netley Hospital, came into harbour, and will sail to-mor-
row or Saturday for Ireland with the frith Regiment.
The Supply, iron screw store ship, Commander Charles
Bowden, arrived at noon to-day from the Mediterranean,
and will proceed to Woolwich.
The Snipe, 5, screw vessel left last evening for Sheer-
ness, where she is to be repaired and brought forward for
another oommission.

The Tamar, iron screw troopship, Captain F. W. Sußi-
C. 8., was taken into the steam basin to day to make
good defects, after which she will proceed to China.
The Ea, 21, screw corvette, Captain John P. Lace, is
expected to arrive at Spithead the early part of next
month from the Australian station, and on her arrival
she will be dismantled and paid out of commission.
The Black Eagle, steam yacht, Staff-Commander T. J.
Whinier arrived last evening from Plymouth.

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 6.
A fatal accident occurred last night to James
McCarthy, a leading hand employed at the royal gun fac-
tories department of the Arsenal, who was assisting to work
• crane,when he was unfortunately struck by the windlass,
his bead being literally split down to tho nose, and his
brains scattered about the premises.
Captain Dilbon and other officers of the dockyard were
this day engaged in inspecting an apparatus termed a mud
agitator, for removing the mud from the basins and docks.
The machine oonaits of a barrel covered with foot lengths
of spikes. and is attached to the old 40-horse power gun
beat Fenells. On the movement of the ship the barrel
revolves round a couple of chains, and the mud thus
stirred up is carried down the river to the amount of 800
or 900 tons each tide. The machinery is the invention of
Mr. Scamp, of Malta, who brought it out 30 years sine,
but it was then rejected as inapplicable. Mr. Blythe, of
Rotherhitbe, is now the owner.
A grand assault of arms is to take place at the new
theatre of the Royal Artillery Barracks, on Monday nest,
for the benefit of the relatives of the late Sergeant Smith,
gymnasium instructor, who died from the effects of • fall
whilst in the pursuit of his duties.

THE A8Y931/HAN Expatornoic—The non-con-
firmation by the government of the report of the release of
the Abyssinian captives continues to completely paralyse
the shipping and coal trades in Liverpool, and not a single
fresh charter is reported since Wednesday morning. Yea• terday the telegrams from London were eagerly scanned
all day long by crowds of anxious readers, who were greatly
disappointed at finding that they neither confirmed nor
denied the Constantinople telegram. Inquiries were also
male throughout the day at the local offices of the Admi-
ralty agents, but they were quite as much in the dark as
everybody else. The whole femme of their instructions
was to proceed with the preparations for fitting out and
coaling the transport Fleet with " all possible despatch."
Several steamers are still under survey, but no fresh ones
ham been accepted linos Wednesday.