The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-15 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, MAY 14. —APPOI NTMENTS. —Lieu-
tenant Y. O'Keefe, to the Pearl.
Masters' Assistants H. Roxby, to the Jason ; J. M'Far.
lane, to the Peer].
First Class Assistant Engineers H. H. Symcock and J.
Mercer, to the Orontes.

PORTSMOUTH, MAT 13.

The Hotspur, hired sailing transport, arrived at
Spithead yesterday morning, from Calcutta, with military
invalids and time-expired men.
The Tribune, 2.3, screw frigate, Captain the Lord Gif-
ford, is dismantling alongside the dockyard, and will be
paid out of commission en Wednesday next. On Saturday
afternoon, whilst getting down her maintopmast, the
top tackle pendant carried away and knocked the
second captain of the top (John Carr) from aloft
to the deck, inflicting such injuries that death ensued
almost immediately. The captain of the top(RobertTaylor)
was also struck, and was so seriously injured that he was
at once removed to the dockyard surgery, where it was
found that a leg and an arm were broken, and that he had
received other injuries. Carr is said to have been a very
sober and steady man, and was highly respected by his
shipmates.

CHATHAM, MAY 14.
In consequence of the recent mortality from
disease of the lungs among the convicts at the Chatham
convict prison the government has appointed a commission,
consisting of Dr. J. A. Fraser, Dr. J. Balfour Cockburn,
and the governor of Millbank convict prison to institute
the necessary investigation into the whole of the cir-
cumstances.

THE OXFORD MILITIA.—This regiment, com-
manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Fane, was inspected
by Major-Geseral Lord Frederick Paulet, C. 8.. on Thurs-
day last. In addition to the usual field exercise, Maier
Storer put the men through the manual and platoon, and
Adjutant Sparke the bayonet exercise. The core only
mustered about 600 strong, having been cut down in num-
bers to equalize the expenditure for the additional week of
training, and there was but a scanty attendance of the old
officers who used formerly to come up, but this in a great
measure may be attributed to the fracas relative to the
recent promotion, which did not give general satisfaction.
The men, however, acquitted themselves in a creditable
manner. The recruits had an extra week of drill previous
to the assembling of the regiment for 28 days.

RAILWAY AND OTHER BELLE IN PARLIAMENT.
—Yesterday, in the House of Commons Committees, in
Group 1, the Great Eastern Railway (Alexandra Park
Branches) and the Muswell-hill Estate and Railways were
proceeded with and adjourned. In Group 3, in the South-
Eastern and London, Chathiam, and Dover (London,Lewes,
and Brighton) Railways the appearances were taken and
the consideration of the bill was adjourned. In Group 10
the committee declared the preamble proved in the case of
the London and North-Western Railway (New Works, Ac.)
Bill. The Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Rail-
way (Central Station and Lines) Bill was proceeded with
and adjourned. In Group 12 the Midland Railway (Settle
to Carlisle) passed through. The London and North-
Western and Whitehaven Junction Railway Companies'
Bill was proceeded with and adjourned. In the same group
the London and North-Western and Cockermouth and
Workington Railway Companies', and the East and West
Junction Railway (Hitchin Extension) Bills being unop-
posed were referred to the general committee. In Group
14 the preamble of the Barbera. Railway was proved, and
the South Staffordshire Railway Bill being unopposed was
referred to the general committee. In Group 16 the Bate
Docks (Cardiff) was again proceeded with and further
adjourned.

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