The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-25 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, JAN. 24.—APPOINTMENT8.—Lieu-
tenanto—E. F. "kW&le and J. H. Hodson, to the Duncan;
W. R. Clutterbuek, to the Zealous ; C. C. Dennis and H.
L. Ryder, to the Princess Royal : L. L. Bevan and F. It.
E. Kemp, to the Octavio.; A.G. Fullerton, totheAchilles ;
L. B. Sally, to the Heron.
Paymeater--G. Crandidier, to the Charybdi&
Assistant Surgeon— J. McK. Hollingsworth, to the
Helicon.

Acting Assistant Surgeons—J. Rodgers and C. Lyon
Ridout, to the Victory, additional, for service at Healer.
Midahipmen—F. Grieve and W. G. Carrow, to the Lord
Clyde.
Naval Cadeta—W. C. B. Johnson, R. W. Jones, and F.
Gardner, to the Caledonia; J. Eliand and W. L Whately
(nominated).

WRECK OF THE HORTA AND THE SYLPH.
FEARrta. LOS' OF LIFE.—LIVERPOOL, Tut RaDAY.—The
storms which commenced here in the early part of Decem-
ber appear to have swept across the Atlantic and caused
as much disaster on the American seaboard as they did on
the English and Irish coasts. By the arrival of the City
of Baltuuore we have received accounts of the loss of two
vessels and their crews, with the exception of two. Cap-
tain Young, of the Herta, reports that after experiencing
very heavy weather, he anchored on the '27th Demmber
near Nashawina Islanilj the Clay Head light bearing south
four miles. At midnight the Hort* began to drag, and the
chain cable was paid out to the end ; but the storm still
continuing, and the sea broaching over the vessel, the
fore-lanyards were cut away, the foremast and mainmast
going by the board at the same time. This brought the
Herta% head to the wind, and all held hard until nine
p.m., when in a heavy squall she went ashore on Nash-
*wine Island, and became a total wreck. Two of the
crew were washed overboard and drowned, the remaining
seven escaping to shore, where five of them soon froze to
death. About the same time the barque Sylph, bound
from Baltimore to lioaton, went ashore on the same island
and became a total wreck. Of the whole ship's company
of the Sylph not a soul on board was saved.

FUZE ran LOs4 OF LlRE.—Yesterday Mr. W. J.
Payne, deputy-coroner, held an inquiry at the Vestry-
hall, Horselyiwn, respecting the origin of a fire which
took place at No. 10, Cainsfonl-street, in that dis-
trict, on Tuesday last, by which Ellen Prearthy lost her
life. The premises in question formed the Bricklayers'
Arms beerhouse, and were occupied by Mr. John Bibb, his
wife, four children, four lodgers, end the deceased girl,
who acted as the servant. On last Monday night the family
and the lodgers all went to bed at the usual hour, and the
landlord, who was the last up, said that he left everything
apparently safe. At 1 o'clock in the morning they were
aroused by smoke and fire ; three of the lodgers jumped
out of the windows, two of them being much burnt ; and
the third, a young woman, being injured by the fall ; the
landlord and the landlady, with another lodger, escaped
by the roof of the skittle ground, and they succeeded in
bringing their four children with them. The house was
completely burnt down, and then the body of the deceased
was found reduced to a blackened cinder on the joists of a
fallen floor. The fire escape arrived during the progressof
the fire, but it was not used to attempt the rescue of the
deceased because several persons stated that she had been
seen to leave the house. The origin of the fire could net
be ascertained ; but it was elicited that in the tap room
and two other rooms fires were left alight every night.
The house was insured last rummer. The jury returned •
verdict, " That deceased was burnt to death in a house
that had taken fire, but how the said fire originated there
is no evidence to show."

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.
Yesterday the following business was transacted before
Messrs. Frere and l'algrave, the examiners on standing
orders, proofs in the matters of railway and other bills, now
pending the decision of parliament :—Before Mr. Frere :
The unopposed Isle of \% ight Railway and Crickhowell Cu
and water Bills passed standing orders ; the opposed
London and North Western and Midland Railway Com-
panies (Huddersfield and Halifax Railway) Bill also
passed. The standing orders were declared not to have
been complied with in the case of the opposed London
and North Western (new lines) Bill. Before Mr. Palgrave :
The consideration of the unopposed Devon and Somerset
(Deviation) Bill was deferred until Monday. The opposed
Devon and Somerset was declared not to have complied
with the standing orders ; and the opposed Devon and
Somerset Railway (Extension) Bill was adjourned until
this day.

THE CATTLE PLAOTIL —The weekly return states
that eleven attacks of cattle plague are reported to have
occurred in Great Britain during the week ending 19th
January, being an increase of eight os the previous return.
No fresh outbreaks of the disease took place in this or in
the two preceding weeks. Two healthy cattle were
slaughtered from having been in contact with infected
animal/. The attack, reported are all from one farm in
the petty sessional division of South Bolderness (York-
shire, East Riding), and include one cow and ten calves ;
eight of these animals were killed by order of the in-
spector, and three died. Of the 70 cattle on this farm at the
dateof theoutbreak there are now not any remaining. The
number of animals attacked since the commencement is
2113,831, being one in every 19 of the estimated ordinary
stock of cattle ; and out of every 1,000 attacks, whose
results have been reported, 862 animals perished. 12,623
cattle in the aggregate have bean slaughtered healthy to
prevent the spread of the disease.

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