The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-24 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

WOOLWICH, Oct. 23.
This Prometheus, steam vessel, commissioned by
Commander Bkipwith, end the Ardent, commissioned by
Commander Pariah, are each ordered to have a crew of
100 man. Detechments of the Woolwich division of Royal
Marines joined the violate named yesterday.
In addition to the new screw vessel, }tepid and Land-
mark, a similar twee, to he named the Speedwell, is ordered
to be laid down at Deptford Dockyard with all dispatch.

CHATHAM, Ocr. 23.
Active preparations have been making for several
day, peat for the launch of the large lino(-battle anew
steamer Irresistible, 80 guns, which la to take piece about
soon on Thursday next, the 27th hut. In order to accom-
modate the large sumo& of spectator. who are expected to be
present to wittier.. the ',Lunch, galleries and platforms have
been created at the hoot and on each side of the ship, suffi-
ciently ospaclone to accommodate upwards of 10,000 persons.
Immediately at the head of the ship is a booth for the princi-
pal perms connected with the dockyard who are to assist at
the launch; a gallery has also been erected for those mem-
bers of the Board of Admiralty who may be present, and
another for the horde of departments connected with the
TAM
The Royal Commiserate .. on the national defences have
announced their intention of paying a visit to this port for
the purpose of tanking an inspection of the Trusty, flatting
battery, which wee so much Injured during the experiments
aide on her with the Armstrong gnus at fiboetwyness.
Orders were this morning received at Brampton Bartsch
directing Lieutenant R. Athmpe and Lieutenant J. Fellowee,
R.E., to proceed from the headquarters of the Royal Engi-
neer establishment to Dublin. Orders were also received tor
Ensign F. J. Fame, Ensign J. K. Cockle, and Ensign E. E.
Barton, filet Regiment, to proceed to the ffiauritiur, to join
he headquarters of that regiment.
&moos ACCIDZST TO AN 07FICIR OP Tit ROYAL
alarming accident occurred petards,/
afterecton, et Brompton Berracka, to cape.in O. E. Gordon,
acting adjutant of the Royal Engineers. The corps was
drams op in the barrack .guars, when the horse which Cap-
tain Gordon was riding soddenly reared op and threw him on
his back, the hone falling over on him. Captain Gordon
wee immediately picked up in a state of inseteibility. It was
afterward. mom/Mined that be had sustained serious in-
ternal injuries, which will render him altogether unfitted
for any militery duties for some considerable time to come.
In answer to inquiries this morning it was stated that Captain
Gordon was somewhat better.

PLYMOUTH, Our. 23.
The Narcissus, 50, will be launched from No. 3
clip on Wednesday, the 26th inst., between theta end four
p.m. The public will be admitted es usual. Dimensions
Length, 228 feet 8 niche.; breadth, 51 feet 2 iorbes; depth
in hold. 49 feet 10 inches; burthen in tons, 2,635 3544.
The vessel is prononnead w be a fine model.

COACT DZFENCF.B.—The Crown Commissioners
for Impeding the Coast Defences have recently cialted
Harerioh, in the vicinity of which there are leversl-fdartello
towers. After vioiring Lensuerd Fort, the circular redoubt,
de., the commieeioners returned to London. General Fir
Harry I,OOOA. 0.C.8.. attended es chief roworioeioner.
Colonel Wulff, Major Westheed, end other officiate were in
attendance. _

bERIOIII ACCIDENT ON BOARD H.M.S. HOOllE.
On Friday morainic. a lad maimed Guilford, while employed
aloft on bard this reseal at the Tail of the -&ink,
Greenock, fell from the (swop on to the deck. a depth of
upeatda of 60 feet, and sustained severe injuries on the
head, and bad both tree broken. He was attended by the
medical oticer of the ship, sad hopes an entertained of his
recovery.

AMERICAN MAILS.—On Saturday last the British
sad North American Royal Mail steamer America sailed from
the Heresy fir Halifax and Boston with the United States
and North American made and 143 gers. On Wed-
!today next the ethane ship Nart► American will be
despatched from Liverpool far Quebec and H. intros/ with the
Casalion mails. The box at the Liverpool Poet-office will
be open on that day till 9.1 b a.m., and on the landing-stage
till 10 6.03.
Monogram Butauz.—An inquest was held on
Saturday by Mr. Humphreys, on the body of a man believed
to to Mr. Thwiwel Williams, baptist minister, of Shornbrook,
Bedfordshire. He Lad takes apartments at 31, Charles.
street, St. Luken and bad reedited there two mouths with-
out his name being knows, and it sneered it had been
carefully obliterated from everything in hie possemice. He
wee found on Wednesday hanging to the pot of a French
bedstead by a rope, but in ouch a position that be could have
raved himself if he bad pleased. In his pockets bank note.
to 'he amount of 251. were found, end, ultimately, a small
plate was found engraved "Thomas Williams, Bbovnbrook,
Bedfordshire," which led Whig identity. Verdict, temporary
muattity.
THE LATE DEATH ET VIOLENCE AT WIGAN.—
A pod ;Norton examination having been made of the body
of Thomas Daniels, the old wearer whom death and the
*met on whose body we recently reported, the mute
of death has been satisfactorily dtmovered, end the old
man's &dimities previoon to his death corroborated. It
will be remembered that Daniels declared to his attendant
that when Its was eseaultad he bad a pipe in hie mouth,
and this by his fall he thought had injured his tongue
and month. On the examination of the body being made,
a pipe stem, 31 inches In length, was found embedded
in the throat in such a meaner as to leave no doubt of the
cause of death. The verdict of the jury being "Men-
slaughter by some person or persons unknown," the police
at ono, set to work, and succeeded in a ehort time in disco-
Teethe a man, named Udell Kershaw, who declared that he
had seen the assault made upon Daniel., and could identify
the memo who had committed it. From the deecription
given as Irishmen sautes Burns has been identified by Ker-
shaw. Bursa was therefore taken before the borough ma-
i aistrates on Friday on a charge of manslaughter. He was
!emended.