The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-13 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, S. 12. —APPOINTM !NTS. —Master's
Asaistant F. J. Palmer, to the Landrail.
Assistant Paymaster J. Chambers, to the Spiteful.
Clerk A. Hunter to the Traf.stifire
Actin, Third-class Assistant 'neer J. Franklin, to the
Cumberland, for service in the .

PORTSMOUTH, Barr. 12.
The Fire Queen, steam vessel, Master Commander
Feat, embarked thin morning at Hyde the Due de Chaves
and the Count de Paris, who afterwards landed at this dock-
yerd,aaroceeded ou a tour of inspection. They landed
In the admiral's barge, and after making a tour of the
yard some of the ships in harbour, returning to Hyde
m the eftereeee.
Ilse Mak Eagle, paddle-wheel yacht, Master Commander
3. R. Feeley, sailed last evening for Portland, to be in at-
tendance on the Lords of the Admiralty.
The Morena iron screw troop ship, Commander S. H.
Meadareaa, is under orders to proceed to Plymouth for.the
easveyases of
The Vietorie=Albert, steam yacht, Captain the Hoe.
J. Deanna, is ordered to be docked and got ready for the
conveyance of her Majesty end the Prince Consort to
Antwerp.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty will arrive at
Portsmouth this evening, on their annual visit of inspectiou.
Their lordships are expected to dine with the Port Admiral
to-eight, and to-morrow will commence their examination
of the various departmental of the establishment. On
Friday their lordships will give a dinner party at the
George Hotel, and on Saturday the First Lord will hold
his kyle.

CHATHAM, Szrr. 12.

SIROI OPERATIONS BY THE ROYAL ENOINRERN.
Some highly interesting siege operations have been carried
out at this garrinno during yesterday and today, in order to
make some further trials with the voltaic battery with
which the charges of gunpowder used in blowing up the
large cliff at Caxton were srd, and which for a long time
failed to ignite the charges. The operations carried out
consisted in blowing up • large two-gun battery, the pow-
der being, u before, fired by one of GMVCII'II voltaic bate- '
rim. The battery to be destroyed had been thrown up on
the field-works at the rear of &adaptor' Barracks. The
necessary mines having been excavated, upwards of 60 lbs.
of gunpowder, contained in 10 charges, each of 0 lbs., was
deposited in the chambers, and this having been mom-
Oohed, they were ignited by mesas of the voltaic battery.
The effect of the explosions was exceedingly grand, the
earth being thrown a great height into the air, and falling
in • shapeless mess formed a mound where the two-gun
battery formerly stood. The experiments were deemed
highly succadid.
The reinforcements for the St. Helena Regiment, to the
number of 176 men of all make, together with the Royal
Artillery and the Royal Engineers, who are to be employed
in constructing the additional fortifications at St. Helena,
embarked at Gravesend this morning on board the Akbsr,
for St. Helena, Captain J. H. Prenderville, end Captain
C. E. Barnes, Bt. Helena Regiment, embarked in charge of
the raiatororpois.

The thirteenth annual show of agricultural stock,
implemeata, and produce, held wider the auspices of the
Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society, was
yeeterday morning, at Bolton, and will remain open Mat
(Thursday) evening. The annual dinner was to take plans
yesterday afternoon, some time after this report was des-
petched. The chair was to be bikes by Viscount Newport,
M.P., the President for the year ; and Lord Stanley, M.P.,
who wan among the visitors at the show-yard in the man-
ia& was expected to be one of the speakers. So far as
could be pt ered from a first visit, the exhibition of this
year is one of the most nieritorions. and will prove to be
one of the meet suceesefel lbS to attendant* end pecuniary
malts, that the society has ever held. Last year, when the
show took place at Liverpool, and the recieipte were 986/.,
the total aumber of manse was 1,597, imitates of 444 fur
special 'prizes, Lc., offered by the load committee. This year
the total number of entries as 1,6Z3, including 436 for the
special prizes of the kcal committee. The weather in Bol-
ton and apparently throeshout the district likely to furnish
visitors to the exhibition, warn trait brilliant, and much more
favourable than at the last annual show at Liverpool, or
the previous year's, at Manchester ; and the fisponsiers
and collectors of tickets yesterday .morning, at the eatmotw,
were called upon to discharp their functions with a degree
of briskness that augured well for a profitable neve of their
operstious. The streets of the town were thronged with,
people, and all the leading thoroughfares were so profusely
and effectually .decorated with hennas and triumphal arches
of the lighter descriptions as to present the oat-door appear
aeon of festivity in the most unmistakeable manner. The
site of the exhibition isa field belonging to Mr. Cullen, bff
the ei&r. Nereeced, about a mile from the Lancashire
teaVefie railway station.
exhibition of implements and machinery u very
large, there being 758 entries. In these and some other
departments the awards of the judon were not made known
yesterday morniug.
In the class of Horned Cattle, Mr. H. Ambler, of Wat-
kiwis Hall, Halifax, took the et pass (101.) for the best
bull of any short horned breed, above two and not more
Aura four years old. The first prize (8/.) for the best bull
of any fret-horned keel, above one and not more than
tyre years old, was taken by Mr. J. Sutcliffe, Warlord-
house, Knntsfurd. The other winners of first prizes in this
class are Mr. Jonathan Peel, Knowlmere Manor, for the
best bull-calf of any short-honied breed, not more than one
year old (41.) ; any
J. Cliffs, Whitley-Hall, North.
wich, for the best bull (tenant farmer's) of any breed, above
two and not more than four years old (10/.), Mr. R. C.
Richards, Kirkham, near Preston, for the beet ben (tenant
farmer's) of any breed, above one and not more than two
years (81.) ; Mr. T. Atherton, Chapel-house, Spoke, for
Ole best bull-calf (tenant fernier's) of any breed, out more
than one year old (4/4 ; the Earl of Crawford and Bahamas,
who receives the society's silver medal, as the lisnillonl
keeping the beet bull of any breed to serve the cows of his
truantry gratis ; Sir R. T. Gerard, who receives the so-
ciety's silver medal as the landlord keeping the beat bull of
any breed to serve the cows in a public ley for cattle ; Mr.
T. Atherton, Spoke, fur the beet cow or heifer of any breed,
in milk or in all (yid.) ; the same for the best two-year-old •
heifer of any breed (6/.) ; Mr. Jonathan Peel, Know!.
mere Manor, for the bat yearling heifer, any breed (41.) ;
Mr. T. Forrest, Smnstow-hall, Terporley, for the beet cow
for dairy purposes (tenant farmer's), in milk or in calf (6/.);
Mr. T. Atherton, Spoke, for the best pair of two-year-old
heifers, any breed (tenant farmer's, 6/. ;) the same, for the
best pair of owe-year-old heifers, any breed (tenant farmer's,
61.); Mr. N. Ellison, Brookside Farm, West Derby, as the
farmer, not being a cattle dealer exhibiting the best lot of
milch cows (71.) ; Mr. T. Atherioo, Spoke, as the tenant
farmer, not a cattle dealer, exhibiting the best lot of calves
of his own rearing (4/.) ; diver models are also given to Mr.
T. Atherton. .peke, for a short-horned calf, aged Si/mouths ;
to Sir H. de Trafford, for an Alderney hull, aged four years
and four menthe ; and to Sir H. de Trafford, also, for two
Alderney heifers, aged two years and one month respect.
testy. All these are exclusive of the special prizes of the
local committee.

THE magma 111 SCOTLAND.

A correspondent of the Scotsman writes thus of
the general harvest prospects in Scotland:
_ . .

"The weather continuo; favourable for harvest operations.
The temperature during the day has been high, and since
Saturday accompanied with bright sunshine. The amount
of radiation caused by the clear atmo phere tau tended to
reduce the temperature during the night to the beaming
point, and yesteriley morning hoer freed was generally ob-
served. The fruity nights have mused some damage to the
green corn and potato crop on moorish soils, particu-
larly in upland districts. Reaping is now very sue.
sal. In the earlier districts cutting of the mesh
well advanced, and on many farms will be nearly completed
this week. The leguminous crop is still growing—the
stab generally high and thickly podded. Carrying to the
barnyard has been vigorously followed out. The crop bulks
well in the field when stooked, and in the barnyard when
'tusked. As thrashing proceeds the yield of the crop is
favourably spoken of. Grain generally plump, and of good
weighta. The potato crop in meet districts now shows in-
dications of the blight. Within the last few days the
leaves have become spotted, and in some cases partially
shrivelled. The tuber, are also slightly affected, especially
where the offensive &envie from the fields is strongest. The
dry weather is favourable for checking the spread of the
blight, and it may be expected that the amount of sound
tubers will at least equal that of previous years.
An active demand stints for potatoes for the southern
market., and prices have advanced. Potato merchants have
purchased growing fields extensively, generally by the sere
,—the prices ranging from IW. to M. and upwards per
are Scots. Turnips continue to grow luxuriantly, except
where the growth is checked by the dry condition of the
soil. Pastures are generally short of keep for stock, while
dry hill parttime furnish au abundance of food fur both
Cattle and sheep. Hay has fallen considerably in price.
Since the end of July the reduction in prices amounts to
not less than fifteen per cent., with little demand for even
the beet qualities of hay. The promise of an
abundant euppl r of we -saved straw has tended to reduce
the value of all kinds of fodder. Cutleries are in demand,
but at pricest considerably below those obtained two
years ago.

FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIES.—WORCESTER,
WEDSIEDAT.—The musical performances have left very
little to be desired or to bo carped at, while the attendance
sad the sums realised for the Charity for the Relief of
Clergymen s Widows and Orphans have been large beyond
precedent. The amount received at the doors of the cathe-
dral yesterday was 3331., besides W. fla. after the early
morning service. This shows • material increase on the
filet day's proceeds last year, the amount then collected
having been 2391. 100. The attendance at last night's con-
cert at the College Hall was equally good that of the
morning. Another fine morning brought new accessions
of company to the " faithful " city today, to hear Spohr's
Last Judgment and the selection from Handel's Judas Mac.
caters. The seats were not so well filled as yesterday,
revertheless the attendance was decidedly good. The
oratorio Judas Maccattus which concluded about half-
past three o'clock, afforded the greatest gratification. The
bells of the old cathedral rang merrily at the close of the
performance. The collection at the doors of the cathedral
io-day for the charity amounted to 2291. 2e. 6d., which in-
cluded • donation from the Hon. and Rey. J. Fortescue
(canon), 201., and TN. 17s. 4d. handed over from the
Gloucester Festivals.
PRINCE JHEOMI NAPOLEON AT TIPTRET-HALL.—
ins imperial highness, who has been staying for a short
time at the Crown awl Sceptre, at Greenwich, takes a lively
interest in agricultural matters, and the main object of lain
visit, we are assured, is to inspect the different modes of
cultivation pursued in this country by the leading farmers,
with a view to test the improvements which have been
made in England and France, and ultimately introducing
such scientific changes as may be applicable to the French
agricultural system. Having this object iu view, his impe-
nal highness, accornpimed by M. de Planes, has made his
first visit to Tiptree-hall, Essex, the seat of Mr. Alderman
Mechi, where he saw practically carried out the conversion
of comparatively waste land into • productive sell,benefi-
cial alike to the country and to the enterprise of the worthy
Fir•
,
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT--PrOfeePOT Ewart, they
ventriloquist and conjuror, gave an entertainment in the hall
of the Aberlour Hotel, on Friday evening last, to a large
assembly of people from the surrounding neighbourhood.
Among them was Mr. James Anderson, police officer.
Knockando, who, in the event of any acedistur arising
time /oat in the village, was requested by ble at
Manipur to remain during the night. Finding, ou the con-
eludes of the entertainment, thut there was no occasion
for his services—all the people having retired quietly to
their respective places of abode—Anderson determined
era proceedieg home along with • friend, the constable
Aberlour accompanying them to the Ferry, at
Make, about one o'clock a.m. on Saturday morning.
Having shouted repeatedly for the boat, to no purpose
(the ferry people having been in bed), Anderson re-
solved upon fording the river, which was somewhat
swollen, against the advice of his friends. He. however,
made the attempt along with his fellow•traveller ; but
the latter, finding the current too strong, returned
to the river bank, assisted by Anderson, who again
went in for the purpose of crossing, and bringing the
host for his fricud. When about two-thirds of the way
amour he lost his footing, and was carried away by the cur-
-1 rest, 'struggling to recover himself for about 150 yards
whin he was heard to call out, " OM me," sad immediately
after dieappsered in deep water. Notwithstanding every
effort was made to mums the body b 1 dragging, and other
nieeas„ we regret much to may it had not up to a very into
bar ce Saturday been diecovered.—Bertfabire Journal.

In a letter to & friend in London, dated Salerno,
Sept. 6, 9 a.m., Mr. E. Senses says L—"ln a little bed-
roan, crowded with him staff and the local authorities,
I had my first interview with as disinterested and brave
liberator of Italy, in his red Wet, in a dirty pair of ican
trouseesimand wora-out boots Goshang Lis long this hair
at the , stood the greatest patriot since Washington.
Mr. As ley and I were announeed. He remained in the
same attitude for a few minute*, but was evidently thought-
' ful, He shook us most cordially by the baud, asked most
anxiously the state of Naples, and whether the King had
left at the time of our departure, and whether troops were
placed between Stroll and Seism° ; but his greatest anxiety
was to know the feeling el the English e on the great
mission he has to arty out. He spoke in e highest terms
of the impartial and kind conduct of our admiral at Naples,
and requested us to see him main in the evening at Salerno,
to which Owe, after changing bones, be was Listening.
He stated that his deternnuation was to take Naples at the
earliest monmat, and that he desired to de so without its
coating a life, if possible. All was bustle and excitement.
The /sationa:l Guard, aware of his a mustered in
large numbers ,• their anmusisal band were making their
utmost noise. Deputatioas of priests and Fran/mann monks
woe crowding into his presence. Women and children
were throwing Bowers into the room, in the corner of which
hi sat, is a ricketty old chair, unmoved and tninquil. There
Is a eleolesgrandeur about his demeanour which is very
reelvery cool and collected, but when he spoke of
;eel of French policy his eye lighted up instantly,
sad in short epigrammatie undone* he spoke of the syni-
eett. of the French people with kis cause ; bet in terms
I need nut repeat of the policy of the Emperor.
'l&rigr our moles, we Malted beak to Salerno, and on
our *sew met sae of his neginmete on their ;earth to
Salerno. The general had twinkled the lauds of two
of the regimenta which had laid down their anna at Monte-
loom, and nothing could be more ridiculous than the
appearance presented by his tattered troops hessiedby tke
smart band of the army of the King. We shared ennui
wine we had on the moiantals Mile with the officers
and men, and drank the health of our Queen the friend
of Italy, and success to Garibaldi, under the shade of a
tarp einem*. On entering the town Maltose) we found
it brilliantly illuminated, and up to the verg top 'cif thlt
mountain every cottage had its little lanterns peeping forth
like glimmering stars ' in the blue canopy of Heaven.'
Thousands had collected, beads played, dud whin The
General appeared by totehlight at the window of the
' Hotel de Ville' the enthusiasm of tit people knew
no bounds ; and into midnight was tine scene
protracted. The crowds tamed drunk with the ides
of liberty, and with the hope of casting off • the despot-
ism which bad crowded the horrible prisons with untried
victims, and this night the Genera will sleep with his
small staff within en hour'adistanoeof Naples. 'He has nut
met a soldier of the King, nor has one lifebeeu the sacrifice.
What a revolution! A dynasty overthrown by the mighty
influence of opinion—a kingdom so torrent and so degraded
that a hired soldiery employed to suppress the constitutional
liberty of the people refuses in the hour of need to protect
even the wain of their king ! What a lessen to monarchal
I shall eater Naples with the General, and will send
you a little sketch of the scene."