The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-17 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

DEPTFORD, Oct. 16.
LAUNCH or THE FILWATZ N/WCASSUL —Her
Rapsty's steam screw man.of-war frigate Newcastle, of 51
guns, mid 400-boinse power, was launched in a most sncomsful
manner from No. 2 slip at the dockyard, this afternoon,
under the direction of Yr. Finchain, master shipwright.
Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, a
large aurnlier of spectator assembled, who were enabled to
obtain en excellent view of the launch, in con mace of
She judicious arrs ts made for the aacommodatioa of
the public beC■ptdaßuckle,superinteodent of the dockyard
victualling establishments. Her dimensions are as follows :
—Leith between the perpendiculars, r. o feet ; ditto, over
all, 2'44 fret 9 in. ; breadth, extreme, 52 feet ; ditto for
tonnage. 51 feet 6 in. ; ditto, moukled, 50 feet 8 in. ; depth
in h01d,19 feet 2 in. Burthen in tons (old mess.), 3,027 4044.
Her armament, to be furnished from R-ceilwich Arsenal, will
consist of 111 guns as follows : -On the main deck 30 eight
nick sixtv.tive cwt. guns, nine feet in length. On the
upper dec's, "Xi thirty.poer 56 cwt. guns, nine fret six
laths§ in length; and 1 sixtyksight pounder ninety-ire
out pivot gun, to foot in length. A man-of-war steam-
mmel of 91 guns is to lor laid (boo oa the dip vacated by
the Newcastle.
Latnecn or THI itoimuo.—Tha wow Mears loop Ro-
sario, of 11 guns, will be launched at this yard tArniorrow
At 2 o'does, on which occasion, by invitation of
Superintendent Stickle, upwards of one thousand c%sret
from the several charity schools of the district will he pre-
sent, and also the land of the Royal Asylum Schools, Grata-
ich. Captain Buckle hunks., male arrangements fur pro.
siding the whole of the children with refreshments after
the launch.

CHATHAM, OCT. 16.
An intimation was this morning received at the
L,sl Eu;i.leer establishment, Bromptoe Barrack^ that it
hid been at length derided t, remove the Assistant Adjs.
Nat-Geyerl's Ake to the Hone Guards, and that the
ohmage would be effected is the COllllO of a few days.

PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 111,
The Himalaya, iron screw troopship, Captain
John fteccombe, arrived at Spithead this alters:moo from
Malta, shortly after twelve o'clock, having on board
his Eicalleacy Hearn Vele), Khan, the Persian am•
baseador to the court of St. James's, and mite.
The Fire Quota, ateamvesset, Master Commander
Paid, Kiving oe beard Captain Coote, of the ag•
ship Viet 47. steamed oat to Spithead shortly alter his
Es. "lien,','., arrival, and returned to the dockyard under
salutes of VT gams from the Trafalgar, 91, at Spithead, the
garrison lottery, sad from the thigohip. His Excelleacy
leaded at the Mimes stain, and was received by Tie,-
Admiral W. Bruce, Rear•Adniiral the Boa. O. , the
sabordinlte °Moen of the dockyard, and •gesrd of hcaev
foraiMsd by the betteboe of the 11th Regiment. The
aiiikkra also brings home stout 900 invalids from the
various ship in the Mediterranean, the most serious mesa
being
fingokip.sent to limier hospital, and the ethers on board the

AN IRIAN AND SARDINIAN Row. —A BoY STANDUP
A BAILOR..-13ALWAT. NOPDAY. —Last night a cam of
siehlieg cieenrred here which in all probability will malt
fatally. The manors of a Sardinian vessel in dock have
been made as object of ahem by the lower orders—particu-
larly the young Lb who frequent the etreste—ovrhmanto
their empathise with the cause of Geribaklie The
were in the habit of walking about the streets at eight in a
body, and their ouespicurms costume—the red flannel shirt
of the followers of the Italian hero—mused them at
owe to be recognised, and abused, and some times
Iltbjected to gross insult. Yesterday evening they were
walking as usual through the town, when a numbs, of small
boys surrounded them, and at MOO commenced the usual
course of treatment, coupling the name of Garibaldi with the
meet opprobrious epithet., and winding op their system of
asinoyanois by throwing deem The sailors bore all patiently
for a while, but they were so longer able V.) submit to such
gross iodiguities, and gave chase, to the crowd. It jinni,-
diately separated, but a few of die boys were followed by
the sailors and overtaken, when nue of them. named
Groan!. was stabbed in the side, immediately below
the arm, ler one of the men, and by another in the
abdomsn. they immediately deeemped, leaving the lad
bathed in blood lying on the street. He was conveyed to
the iefirmary, and surmised, when it -ea fogad that both
wooed* were of a most serious imture, the intestines pro-
trude,' through the one in the abdomen. The sailors were
aneowl on hoard their ship about half-past eleven by a
body of police under arms, and placed iu prison. Toy
their wer., brought before the magistrates, and shortly after
the der...,:mos of the boy were taken. They still remain
in custody. and will be brought up nate tomorrow. No
hopes are entertained of the bny • recovery. The dagger
were found by the police ou the persons of the woo
arrested.