The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-06 00:00:00

(Stamped id. AdditionaL) [TWOPENCE.

NAVAL AND MILIZAB 1.

C PORTSMOUTH, 1, 6.
The Flying Fish, 6, screw, oeweende C. W.
Hope, anted at Bpitheed yesterday free Felled.
The Ariadae, mew frigate, Captain Vendee, will re-
earmesee Ire expenseal sinew trials when the wester
pees
A Inuit peed the lale of Wight 10-day, under
The t
sleaeseis dews Chime.
Wes wW be twee toeserow, ate the ships in
the dere peeved.
The Wm.& Coney Militia will meek on the 10th end
Ibiele, ON ireeveyance to Cork, previagely to einw
aabelid.
The dL-
itp wee now at Spieled are the Queen,
Aries% wed

WOOLWICH, Pa e. 6.
The government has purchased trout the South
lakes Railway Company an Womb, eon of land at the
oast tad of the town of Ormond. Wading from Parrock-
isms, near Christ Church, tors Iteressisscoet, for the pur-
pose et forming • range for rids practice, sad for the erec-
tion et
About 600 Fula are employed at a building to the labora-
tory tispartmont of the Royal Among, in making cartridges.
As many of those ware compelled from poverty and other
owes to rennin in the establishment during the day with-
out food, Captain Dew, the sopsointandont, has ob-
tained
to supply
At ups cookiag epparatuo, sad measures
will be to supply • meal of loop, &c., at the charge
et asses.

DEVONPORT, F. 6,

The Royal William, late sailing three-decker,
having bets altered into a 80-gun two-decker for the recep-
tion of a screw propeller, is expected to be unlocked on
Thursday next.
The Arethasa, 50-gun sailing frigate, left yesterday, in
chargeßiddler..cabs, the maatee-attandeat at Kellum-
yard. foe Chatham, to be lengthened to receive screw engines.
The Virago, Commander Dann, will tow the Anilines to
Chatham. _ _

T crew of the Aboukir was paid wages on Friday.
The Prometheus wee undocked, and taken into the Sound,
yesterday, and sailed to-day for the Coast of Afrke.
The Alacrity arrived oa Friday from !Sheerness, sad came
into harbour to repelr.
The Hind, tender to the Russell, sailed for Falmouth this
morning.
The Cheyhouud sailed for the Channel fleet, at Portland,
tab morning.
The troops, 7 °Mora, 20 sergeants, and 379 reak acrd file,
that arrived here from Calcutta in the Malta Ranee on Fri-
day, left by railway yesterday.
be Niger, Captain P. Create, on the 4th of December,
was at Pusan, all well, having remedy arrived from Auck-
land. While at Auckland, the inhabitants invited the
°Seem M a aria of enterteinurte, and Captain Crscroft

end the oaken bad gives a Unwind intertainnent and bell
on an expensive and extends* souls in return, which went
off In capital style, to the vadat:44ton diked the entertainers
and entertained. It is expected that the Niger, on her
return to Sydney, will nodes orders to return to England
to pay off.

YALTA, JAN. 30.
Yesterday a small Turkish brig standing off and
oa the port, waiting for the master, missed stays, and ran
ashore ender Fort iticasoll ; totally invoked; ons passenger
drowsed.

silet iht.=ship Himsloya nand through on Wednes-
iltoer Majesty's ship Renown lett for Gibraltar on the
27th. lye mainmast is detteran.

Her Majesty's ship Orion is refitting.
Her Majeety's ship Liffey leaves for Corfu in a few dap.

General Scarlett has been appointed to succeed
Sir George Wetherell, who realges the post of edjutsat-
general en the let of Apra. It is generally reported in mili-
tary cholas that Bar Gimp Wetherell will tats the commend
in Inland, bat we believe that General Sir George Brows
(some years his senior) will be reoommesded by the Coro-
mender-in-Chief as Lord Seatan's successor.

Dr. William Aitken, who for some years acted as
Deinaa•trstor of Anatomy to Protestor Allen Thompson, of
Meow lialvemity, bee been appointed by the Right Ron.
Maw Hatert to one of the chars. OnSirmai Medleal
School, which is at proem% being orgmbel under the super- 1
mosedemos of the War Deportment of goverment. When
the Besethey al State for the War Departmest resolved, in
1840, to institate an inquiry into the stale of diem* in the
army in the But, Dr. Aitken was chosen to fill the situation
of first pathologist in the commireice sent'ont to Scutari for
that purpose.
The Secretary of State for War has authorised an
allowance of 4d. per diem to man employed in camps of ia-
struotion in throwing up told works, &o. It is understood,
however, that this is sot to be considered in the light of
working pay, bat es a compeneation for the injury to clothing
likely to aelss.—.lltvey sad Navy Gazette.
ADJUTANT-OVMM IN SCOTLAND.—Sir John
Douglas has received the appointment of Assistant Adjutant-
General to the Forme in Scotland, in piece of Colonel
Maeleverty, about to greeted to India.
THE HOOKENTATIOE OF THE ARMY.—We an-
nounced a week ae two Alai that the intention of the govern-
ment wee to add about 21,0110 men to the tinny, dis-
kemillag the Willis at the woe it.., sal lobe*. Mao se
tudben
Lae. Se Moo commate believe bet the
ipiriThigsbrireesenay hoe. dime Ibis, seeppel b, sad that the
magewistien sal be easstaieWy be then that
peopemi, and aB bet ildsially settled at the time
el Der IMIIIPOSIMML The army eedamie are undarstood
haw ben wised with a slow to Modica, sad they will
be bid bib Ow Renee ell Osmoses .1m emir as. Op in
We bum et man wok- So itlye And the proposed
iambs le be Onside elasymber awl See of the
Royal Atlllbity awl Ems wity teedSoL As
elbensuanowatiens le beaus& be meld sir
respoldieg maw tettolimen perky' ft bey be 2:raist
rapist tat we Wm balls said, Sot the Woes* in We
Imo wS be bade In lib abbe st as eldiebm es seal ocen-
pry ; ennesquently, that no new battalions mill be formed.
—Army end Navy Gazette.
SUE-IPtetCTOltit OF VOLUNTEERS...4U fbllow-
leg (Sows have been appointed sae-tesperiers at volentown
For the artillery, Major Forteecue. For the Rase,
Major G.
B. Harms, Major W. G. D. Stewart, and Major A. A.
Nelson. They will have the pay and allowances et Majors
of Brigade; the aid Inepsetor-Oolonsi, McMurdo, C. 8.,
ranks as a Deputy-Adjutant GeDereL —Army and Batty
flasstte.

- PROPOSED MILITARY TRAINING AT ETON COL
Ltos.—Tbe suthorides of Eton pays, is said, resolved,
without delay, to actepos the grad of treeing youth
militarily. On Saturday next, the 11th instant, at 2 o'clock,
public meeting is Resonated to take place at the lhstohad
'keen Tavern, to St. James's-etren, with a view to bring
the subject to the notice of the public. Lord Bich° is expected
to preside.
Fuca MIDDLESEX VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS.-
We are end to bum Het sire the @etageres by the Qesan
of the revise' of this err It bes base lashing Arad/ Po-
grom Meat mechanics, art emu, Ito., have already pried,
chitty from amoog the savior/a of the teeth: iSSlbriall
Mass... The corps purposes to priors the Mies of sap-
per and miners, and it is bored that it will be found of con-
siderable nos as anzfilery to the Royal Reghteent, ANN it
be demand le all the rem eat cote erre Barrios.
In his ammeeisasfss b the lord-liseteara the tweeter, for
War states that the craft at Middleton holds the first prat
In the volunteer onglaler Wes of Greet triter, sad that
this awls nos been anekoodi as ibs km Is the estatty of
Middleman.

WOOLWICH ARSENAL VOLUNTIZZ CoRTIL—A
Meshy of ea extreardloary ton" and which threesome to
ontaterect the progress et the volastere momment at the
Smol Armaal, hamotarred. It spurn that various artillery
aid role erampanhe have been bred la the royal oarri.ge
aad lobotomy department., sad the officers one eland
at mestinge of the asembem, Goland Tiara, FLA., Mind
oomosadant of tho whole form Oa Wsdoesday laat a &pa-
lades, sonatetiag of Colonel Tulloh sad others, waited upon
the lord-Liessamest of Heat, Lord Sydney, for the parse,
of preseming the ammo of theadloses shored by the wasp-
aim bat hie tooknip °Waned to sone of Me Stet lima
loseyt as thArasigionad that they are riot mania akin at the
bat entered la the books at • oirtein sum par
boar wages. oonsequemo of this Societal, the men of two
compotes repolood to wigs. bat at • meeting eabeeprently
beld it wee armored that wedge aibuipt Mould be wade to
Minos the Lord- Lientemet to reosomsod the rejected par-
tite far sonasholons. TM oaken objected to ere highly
reemasible forimes, AM at 15W. per mama, bat this m-
asat ie ealodosed at per leen the otkoticas.
THE CAW aT COLCHISTML—NearIy 500 recruits
have arrived during the last law weeks at tat Indian depots
atoticand in tbo_aunp at Coldwater. Oa Friday, Captain
Cole% of the let Borth. left the amp tee flythe, wham hot
will In 'Mare M etatioamd. Is the mane of het west tbe
Aloft of the 9th depot battalion pm • ball Is one of the
won ateldisimeale. Woad Street, who lee beam abowit
SS Lave kw tome Ms time, will return to the camp on
Wodianday.

A. a young lady was wanting in the neighbour-
bead of +Lieber* allow days ego, a any Man ban Mew*
bee drew sad wade• Übe la bit

SPORTING.

THE SPRING HANDICAPS.
TO TIM =ITO/ OP 1111 111121.3115.

SIB,-It is somewhat flattering to me that the
opinion expressed, when analysing the forthcoming Derby,
in favour of Buccaneer, Nutbrown/a, Lupullua, and IJoiplre,
the "hest public beetle,' should be re-echoed, and by Uwe
finest handicapper we s der the last " W
proender
lished, the Throe-year-old Fres BAndicap kw
the Crown Maeda( at heed-quarters placing the two I sod
leaned to (Buccaneer and Notbounte) at the top of the tree ;
and there is sows satisfaction to be felt alto In Seclusion
being made to give weight to all hie contemporary fillies, as
my concluding letter upon " The Two-year-old Celebrities of
1659" gave her the palm as being "at the heed of the bliss."
1" The Admiral" is not altogether so sweet upon the
Wizard u some people, the Whitewall pet being In receipt
lof weight from four in the hat, sad while High Treason (at
doable his price in the Darby market) 'a put down
at the same weight, Underhand L within 1 lb.
of the pair ; so that if I err in selecting the
latter as my Yorkshire cbampice it is in good cowpony.
It wee bold stroke to stand upon the worst favourite of the
bar horses backed by the north:um as their best, but dose
not appear so desperately out of reason when we find hit
pped by snob • master at the work within sixteen
mama el the peat gun, the Wizard; and the market may
yet show the,, we many to follow in my wake, if the actual
men doss not confirm the impres ion the half-brother to
Fastanage end Underhand made upon me. There is every-
thing to he teamed when ateeparing the budget if flu han-
empti witkihmt seedelks t o Trauma's Mistireit Caster by
Mr. Topham, and as I cannot deal with the asseptaaces for
the five great handicaps published a fortnight bask until
those for the Northaciptonthire Shame en roadie known,
thirsts a good opportunity afforded of seesparing the opinions
of the two rivals upon the merits of the following that were
handicapped for the Cheater Cap as well as the Fees Huai-
cap over the two middle milai at Newmarket.
Newmarket. Chester.
t 1 tit lb
Underhand
Lifeboat
Marionette
Schism
Ditto
Independence 1 .... 7 2
Willie Wright
Napoleon
Eakdale
Polestar
Tumuli Maid
Adana Beds
Ticket-M--Leave
Artless'
Nimrod
Prime of Denmark
Winkfield
T. P. Cooks
Petra
.... 6 12
Bars Arts
Charlotte

There were several besides the above weighed for both
events; but as they are also to be found in the Newmarket,
City and Suburban, or Metropolitan Handicaps (the
" Admiral's" handiwork), they will bedealt with on another
oocasion.

When comparing the two scales of those races at present
under discuuion we can soon discover that Mr. Topham's is,
as usual, the lightest, the difference being a good hall-a.
stone; yet both Underhand and Lifeboat have exactly
the same weight in each instance, which proves them to
have been dolt with by far the more severely at
Chester. This severity, too, appears, unmerited, for, although
the Squire best Lifeboat three lengths, when meeting him at
Liverpool lost autumn, in receipt of 441 b kw the year (thus
having about 30Ib the beet of him on the weight for age
scale), he is still receiving 421 b: at Chester, and thus only
giving 21b for the defeat; in addition to which • 3-yr. old
should improve about half • stone more than a 4-yr-old
between last November and next May ; and if
we allow belt-a-stone for tbe three lengths between
them at Liverpool, the Squire will have 121 b.
the beet of Lifeboat on the Rkoder. This view of the ques-
tion is taken by the gallant handicapper for Newmarket when
he makes the Squire meet the old horse on alb worse leans
than at Chester, and I am rather surprised at Lifeboat sad
Underhand accepting for the Cup, as they are both together
upon the strength of their running last season, and conse-
quently at an equal disadvantage with the Squire. Tun-
stall Meld has received better treatment at New-
' market than Chester; but unlike Polestar, Adam Beds,
Tleket-anseve, Arden, sad Nimrod, who were at
severely handled there comparatively, she has not
declared forfeit. Mr. Topham follows the Liverpool running
of Lifeboat, Underhand, and WinkSsld, when allowing the
letter a few pounds for being behind the " mucks ;" but, at
the same time, he has just as much the worst of the Squire
ma they have; and why " the Admiral" makes him give 316
to the latter le not quite clear, for his only other performance
lost season was the neck defeat of a greater rogue than him-
self (Sceibbler) at Newmarket Second October, the perform-
Mce not appearing very rand when considering that Lustre,
at racing weight", was within lees than a length of him, for
be Lame would have the werst of it with the Brewer at
Cheater wen he in at itot 10Ib, U we follow the form dis-
played by the pair at Shrewsbury, and Winkfleld would then
have now the best of him. T. P. Cooke is even worse off
than Wiekfield at Newmarket, for be gives one of the light
weigh*, Charlotte, 1216, the mare having been cre-
dited to give hint 121 b at Chester, which she declined,
of oonrse. The two supplied the beet opportunity for
displaying a difference of opinion ; but they both per-
formed so badly during last season that it is (Mafia to
put them together, the only line to be obtained being
from the meeting, at about racing weights, of Charlotte
and the Prince of Deemerk at Mallon last whim when the
hens was by three pens of • tenth, so that he bed as
business with a year the best of her at Chester. There spa
no very Moog diecrepanoies between the others In the above
list, a study of which tells us pretty pleinly that T. P. Cooke
is turned loose for the Chester Cup, la the opinion of a great
authority, as he is meeting the Noire on 101 b better terms
than for the two-mile mos* Newton** ; and the same
opinion is that the latter has the best of nearly all the when
at Chaster.

Immediately on the pablicatica of the atiosplance• for
Northampton I purpose analysing the chances of the prin-
cipal stables, with a view to dhcover what they are likely to
stand upon foe each of the five great Spring Handicap,—l
am, &a, METEOR.

THE PROPOSED EXHIBITION OF 1862.—Th•
Cowell of the Satiety of Arts have hem actively engaged Is
compledng the peehmainary arrangements for the proposed
lieldbltion of 1802, and will very shortly be in • position to
make a public aansamomeent set the subject. The proton's
of support and usistanos already received from the highest
quarters both at home end &broad justify the opinion held
by the maned that the reposed Exhibition will be sumer
fed, and • by so means 'swarthy successor to the Great
Exhibition of 1861.
NARROW ESCAPE Op A DETECTIVE OFFICER.—
l Janie, of the City detective furce,trad ahem* escape
olairtgday from • fate eimiiar to that which betel Thetas
some time sines. A few days ago, Ical”ctor Hamilton re-
delved information that a man sawed William Moors Walter,
aged IS, had absconded from his employer. Mr. Bassett, •
confectioner, of Szelleld, taking with him 100 L, the property
of hie employer. On Saturday morning, Mr. HAMM, so-
sempeakd by • Sheffield constable, arrived in town, and. a
• eine having been obtained. secured the aseistawe of
Sergeant Jarvis, who sucotedef in ernating Walter, who was
=ln the rah with the Alan and Mr. Emma, who in-
Jervis that be had received a threatening letter from
the primer, Intimating that be would blow out the brains of
any person who arrested Wm. Jarvis suddenly seized his
hems, and discovered that he held • loaded pistol, ready
cocked, in filet band, concealed beneath the loose sleeve. of
ere of the fashionable Inverness capes wh,ch he wore. He
wee inneediately disermed,though Doter-id:tout some difficulty,
se be is • muscular and determined young m.n. On arriving
at Bow-lane station-house be was searched and the pistols ex-
amined. Otte contained two bullet?, and their is every pro-
bability that, it Sergeant Jarvis bad not displayed great
oolongs and readinsee, the prisoner would have attempted
hie l His apartments were subsequently searched, end
• 6W. la Beak•notes, • gold watch, end other erthilse, were'dia•
oersted. la the evening be was coaveyed to Sheffield,
handmaid, se there was leash' to suppose that he would at-
lemptatakide.
A FATHER AND SON KILLED NEAR DULWICH.—
On Saturday Mr. Payne bald an inquest at Guy's Hospital,
touching the death of Henry Powell, aged 36 years, who
i resided at Sydeshani. It apposed treat the evidence that
the dammed wee a carrier at Sydenham, and was returning
home in his nest on Tuesday evening. The deceseed'a eon,
Beery Powell. aged 16 years, was dnvlng. in consequence
of hie father being the worse for liquor. When going down
Red Poet-hill, the horse ran ap the embankment, throwing
both father and son out of the cart, A roll of lead, which
was on the top of the east, fall ea the eon, who died in-
stantly, end he wee removed to the dead-house. The
tether was takes to the before-named institution, end died
shortly after his vienissitin. The jury retained • verdict of
Accidental death."

A MOTHER AND CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.—
Hedy ca Saturday mornhig •be broke oat in • house over
e shop is So. Jetnee-etran, Liverpool. The fire Wm canfinod
to tote of the bedro, ia which Um widowed daughter of the
Wof the shop, Mrs. Forabaw by name, Wee "loeping
ier child, a little boy Weepers old. W hen the ;Awe
shalom/ adosiosies to the hoar, friss which they hid
socked loam 'movies, they fogad Mrs. Forshaw sad the
Mild lybog la the bed In frighoful gloomy. The boy wee at
MOD reamed to the loathers Haspitook when be ally lived
• boo isinstes. Medical molasses was pampa? peace/
Mr Mrs. Powelisw, who was too severely isjaed to be or
lINSIPIde ad *yaw died at Stick*.