The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-08 00:00:00

Saba' ates littittarp.

CHATHAM, Annonr 7.
This morning Sir John Pakington, M.P., First
Lord, and the other members of the Nonni of Admiralty,
who had slept last night on board their paddle-wheel
steam yacht Enchantress, Staff Commander Petley, landed
at the dockyard, and after transacting official business with
Captain Superintendent W. H. Stewart, C. 8., resumed
their inspection of the establishment, visiting the various
departments of the yard not inspected yesterday.
This completed they afterwards proceeded to the ex-
tensive works in progress at the eastern extremity,
at St. Diary's Island, for the enlargement and
extension of the dockyard, by the taking in of
upwards of 300 acres of tho marshland, nearly the
whole of which has been reclaimed from the sea. Their
lordships were received and conducted over the works by
Major Clarke, R.E., the principal director of Admiralty
works, Major Peaky, R.E., under whose direction they are
being carried out, Mr. Bernays, resident engineer, and the
other officials. The works in pores, include the forma-
tion of three large basins, the principal of which will have
an area of upwards of thirty acres and the other two each
about twenty-two acres. There Will likewise be two lame
graving docks constructed, each about 500 feet in length,
and sufficiently large to allow of the largest
ironclads being docked and equipped for sea.
Hitherto the whole of the works have been per-
fdrmed by the convicts, about 900 of whom are daily em-
ployed on the island, but the government have determined
on having the remainder of the works completed by con-
tract, under which arrangement two of the three &loins
and the two large docks will be completed in three years
from the present time, and the remainder of the under-
taking in five years. After spending some time on the
works and giving various directions as to the prosecution
of the several undertakings, their lordships re-embarked in
the Enchantress and proceeded down the harbour to Sheer-
nets, for the purpose of making an inspection of that dock-
yard and afterwards dining with Vice-Admiral Sir B. W.
Walker, Commander-in-Chief at the Nora

ADMIRALTY, AI7GUST 7.—APPOINTMENT.--Aa•
sistant•Surgeon H. D. Stainstreet. to the Revenge.
The John R. Worcester, Lieutenant W. Brown,
R.N.R., 844 tons register, composition ship, left Lamiash
Bay on 12th February last, and arrived at Shanghai on
31st May, making thus the entire passage in 106 days, the ;
fastest of the season, the well-known clippers Series and '
Taeping having respectively been 112 and 110 days from
Gravesend to Shanghai, and the Black Prince and Fiery
Cross having occupied 100 and 106 days on peasagebetween
Gravesend and Hong Kook_
AluitivAl. PROM TILE W EST INDIES.—LIVIRPOOL,
AUCHIST 7.—The West India and Pacific Company's steamer
American arrived in the Mersey this evening with dates
from Kingston to the 16th July (morning), being six days •
later than that by the previous mail. In consequence of a
heavy sea and the prevalence of strong weer gales, it ,
was impossible to board the steamer, which, instead of
docking, dropped her anchors between New Brighton and
Sgreinont. The despatches will, therefore, not be landed
until Wednesday morning.
Alf AMERICAN SHIP BURNT TO THE WATERS
Rixis..—We have bad occasion within the last week or
two to refer to certain mutinous exhibitions on board the
American ship Danube, which recently left Bristol for I
New York, but our duties in this direction have now
ceased, for the Danube has been burnt down to the water's
ed The ship wee lying off Sully Island, below Penseth,
onSaturday, when a fire was observed to be issuing from
the hold. On discovering the conflagration, Captain
Broughton ordered the nails to be set, and the venal to. be
run ashore. This was done, and all bands landed safely,
but the vessel was buret to the water's edge. How the
fire originated is at present a mystery. The disaffection
among the crew seemed to have sabidded, and the ship
had gone as fez as Sully Island, ready to sail for her
destiaatioa as ems as she caught favourable winds.—
Waster* Dear Pros.
)(Animus., AuousT 7.—The lieurwries im-
perials@ onsamar Paws, with the India sad Odes mails,
arrived hen at 10 this moraine. About 2,000 packages,
' Mt:sight* the Douai to gam, will arrive ley the steamer
des here as the 15th August, in consequence al the Liter.
rafter ea the Ameba railway.