The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Arnumrr, Dim 7.—ArroimninTs.—Lieute.
mute W. H. ileac* (1867), to the &ham* 120 train mg
ship, at Porten:eolith ; H. Wore (11114), to the Terror, 18,
Soataarr attary, at Bermada; C. 04. liaodossll, to th•Chrea-
peaks ; B. &relay (1849), sad P.O. Shaw, to the Coreack,
20, sour steam oorrette, North Amities and West Ludt.
11.1 w..

WOOLWICH, Dsc. 7.
The Weser, iron stems vessel, commissioned by
Commander Baby, fur mums in the Rorer Plate, is ordwed
to return her Storm, and her nee will be trasisfernd to
another vessel. On lonise; Woolwich for her drstincion,
about throe weeks Won, she was found to be mini...worthy,
and returned in a leaky condition, when she was .gain placed
is dock and repaired, but on proceeding to Orrenhithe a
sscood tame for Ina impose of adjusting compasses, several
defects wire dusuovered, and in consequence of repre.enta•
dew made, Commodore Superintendent Drummond and
other •fern inspected the vessel, and her sailing orders WWII

CHATHAM, Dec. 7.
This morning a detachment of the Royal Marine
Light lafaatry cut:misting of 2 non-ouromiemoned taxes
and 61 rank wet file, under the command of liecond Lieu-
teasel John Helloed, and Secood Li.utanant H. L. Stirling,
Proceeded from this diviaion to Plymouth for the purpose of
pintos the line-othattls strew summer Centurion, SO, (41)-
mm 0. E. Patsy, which is to be necommiaioned.

Tae STEAM-SHIP ftLfteMßße.—We have received
from • correspondent an Interesting scootuit of a meet ra-
t:sting scene which occurred In coneesion wit► Um Promo-
outer and Oriental steam-ship Alhambra, when off Calabria,
in a prows from Corfu to Malta. Tbe ship was going at
the rate of eleven knots en hoer, lith single reefed topsail.,
foresail, and stern topsails, when sory of "a man overheard"
was heard. The captain (Steward), who wee on deck,
together with the ohief officer (Mr. Henry Toll), at once gave
orders fur the sal of the engines, the shortening of sails,
and for s life buoy to be thrown over. Notwithstanding
a gale of wind and heavy sea, the vereel,
thanks to the energy of the crew in obeying orders,
gradually rounded to. In ibe meantime, the men overboard,
whose name was Gloodhall, reached the lifs-buoy, but was rum-
pletely out of eight. Orders were then given for ',touching
the boat, which was manned, in charge of Mr. Dodd, the
third officer, but her foreeneet tackle got jammed, and she
swing broadside, with • terrific crash, Waring bet bows
almost asunder, sad precipitating those who were in her Into
the sea. Dieoull (A B.) was saved by seising some of the
Boating didris of the shattered boat: Baatmaa (A. 8.) was
swept to leeward. All attention was then drawn to the peril-
ous position of Mr. Doddosbo baring obtained • footing upon
a portion of the boat, threw of his monkey jacket, and wee
ag►in dashed into Ow boiling sea. The Sane
wee then • tearful one • boat's gripe was
swung to biro, which he grasped with his right head, sad
when told to hold on and he sroald be paned up, be said he
could not, for his left arm was out of its socket. In the
meantime the sewed bilher made • bowline, and had Bang
It to the poor fellow, but it ouuld not be got properly over
him. It was evident that be was powerless to ears himself,
nod Mt. Toll slid down the after fall, and was immediately
alongside him, placed the bowline under both hie arms, and
he was hauled up. Mr. Toll then had • most narrow
escape of drowning himself, but • friendly rope brought him
safely to the ship. Tin lifeboat during this time was beteg
eleand away, and the other poor fellows were speedily
saved.

PRZEINTATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE TO
JOeillt ROI/OWL, OF TOR ROYAL CUASTFIL—Yestris
ddl (Wednesday) the Huard ul Tiede, through Mr. Tomlin-
son, of the Looal Marisa Board, Liverpool, pre-ented the sum
of 101, to Joseph Rodpurs, the seaman who swam ashore
with a reps from the 'rock of the Royal Charter. Mr.
Tomlinson, in mak* the preeentatton, spoke highly of the
sob]e and daring conduct of Bodeen's, end said that it wee
the iutection of ibe Board of Trade to present him with a
silver medal on Ms return voyage from Australia I. the
screw atiramer Great Britain., belonging to the same wawa as
the Royal Charter. It le oleo Orman to notice teat Rod-
gears has takes op his abode la the &allots' Hoare, sad like-
wise out t7l, in the sayings bank of that admirable
ieelltnl ion.