The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-23 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

We (Plymouth Mail) are glad to End her Majesty
Ms been plowed to gnat Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Ser.
mar, K.C.8., the usual service pension, for the for of sight
Mans sy% of which the gallant admiral was deprived by the
=plaits of a Russian infernal machine on board the Ex.
month in the Baltic. _ _ _ -

oeneroißir John Burgoyne, 0.C.8., Inspector.
General of Fortifications, visited Portsmouth sad Bawl
yesterday, accerapanied by Colonel Foster, C. 8., command-
ing Royal Engineers In the south-west district, and inapectail
the new works, barracks, he., on both rides of Portsmouth
harbonr.

For the last few days a series of experiments has
been in progress at the Government School of Mneketry,
flythe, in order to test the comparative merits of the Whit-
worth and Enfield rifles. The trial was conducted by
Colonel Ray, the heed of the school, end has terminated
establishing the superiority of Mr. Whitworth's invention.
The Enfield rile, which was considered so much better than
say ether se to justify the formation of a vest government
establishment for its special manufacture, to described so
having been completely beaten. "In accuracy of fire, is
peneeratket, and in range its rival excels it to a degree which
hardly hams room for comparison."
On Tuesday evening a hall was given to the
oaken oomprising the Military Depot Battalion, at the
Assembly Rooms, Chkhester, at which there were 220 pro.
sent, =wising mat of the rank, fashion, and booty al
the &Mkt. From Goodwood there was a very Imp party—
the Doke sad Duchess of Richmond, Lady Cecilia and Load
G. LIMO; the Mmohloners of Conynghiun, era; Colonel
Ehnhiret, and nearly the whole of the officers of the Depot
Battalion.

Cite/BAY DocnrAnD.—The large new tidal
koala In ammo of constrection at Chatham Dockyard I.
progressing rapidly, and, as soon se completed, will afford
accommodation for oaf-battle .pipe, which have hitherto
seldom been sent to that establishment for repaint, owing to
the want of sufficient dock accommodation. The new dock
has been built an the site of the old No. 2 dock, and will be
of the length of 360 feet, and 92 broad. The foundation
of the basin has been laid on beds of concrete,
the bottom and sides being built of granite. Daring the
programs of the worts considerable difficulty has been ex-
, penenord from the constant breaking in of the water, but
this has barn remedied by the erection of two powerful steam
pumps, which discharge four tons of water per minute, day
and night. As soon as the works connected with the new
I tidal basin are completed, it is in contemplation to lengthen
the adloining, No. 3, dock nearly 100 feet, making
Its length upwards of 300 feet, ao as to admit a
larger class of vessels. Messrs. Rigby, the contractors, have
also lengthened No. 7 granite slip 60 feet, making its total
I length 330 fret. As soon as the whole of the works intended
to be carried out at Chatham Dockyard are completed that
establishment will be the most commodious in this country.
AMORAL/7, APRIL 22.—Apponrnaxi8.—Lien-
tenants E. P. Weld (1836), to the Adventure; A. Graves
(1830) and L. Brine (1834), to the Vesuvius.
Burgeon Superintendent F. Nelms (1848), to the Handlla
Mitchell, convict ship.
Masters G. A. Stabb (185.5), to the Adventure; D. J.
Leonid (1846), to the Mutant*.
Clerk's Amastant John Ashton, to the Implacable, 72, et

Aram 22.

The following Teasels have sailed since last night
for China: Furious, 16, paddle frigate, Captain S. Osborn;
Cormorant, 6, screw despatch boat, Commander Bauman;
Duke, Pim, sad Jsaua, screw Farthest*.
The flag of the Commanderrni-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir
G. Seymour, was struck at sunset last night, and that of
Admiral Superintendent Martin hoisted, Sir G. Seymour
having gone on leave of steence.
Tim Avon, steamer, which arrived yesterday from Ply-
mouth with men paid of from the Nile, 91, left again to-day
for the eastward.
The Comperdown, 103, and Agamemnon, 91, were taken
oat of dock to-day.
The PAWING Charlotte, 104, goes into dock to-morrow
to make good defects tor Col3l2lllll6olling.
The Spbynl, steamer, arrived yesterday from Alderney,
with a detachment of the 72nd Regiment. She left again in
the afternoon for Guernsey with Royal Artillery.

Aran. 22.

An hastening order his been received at bheerneaa
for fitment of the paddle-wheel steam frigate Terrible, now
under repairs in No. I dry dock. She is destined to assist
the Agamemnon in laying down the telegraph wires between
America and Newfoundland. The Terrible is 884 horse-
power (nominal), she has four cylinders of 74 inches diameter,
with 8 feet stroke, and she previously worked up to 2,000
bons-power. It is because her engines ere the most powerful
in our navy she has been selected for this undertaking. A
number of additional artisans have been set on to Luton her
Surat.

DEVONPORT, APRIL 22.
The Bustler, steam tug, arrived here yesterday
Eras Gibraltar.
Ths Banterer and five other gunboats arebese almost ready
Th. Nee was pool off yesterday.

SUICIDE OF .t SOLDlER.—Yesterday an inquest
was held at St. Oeorge's Hospital, by Mr. Bedford, coroner,
on the body of Henry Perrin, aged 33, a private in the let
battalion of Fusilier Guards, at prevent stationed at St.
George's Barracks, Cho, ing-eross. The Hon. Hobert
, etant, arid Sergeant-Major Edwards, belonging
to the were present to watch the proceedings on
the past Of military authoritim. The following facts
eon gionsa Decd was a married man with a
• ana too children, and lodged in Lower Jimmi-
e/reek Ifeembeeter-agnate. For several days pars
be hisa given way to habits of intemperance.
At is o'clock in the morning bo repaired
to the Western Storm, Oxfordestreet, any entering the tap-
teem, ordered • pint of porter, for which he paid, he being
then perfectly sober. At • little before one o'clock in the
day he wee found on the premises in the lest Mate of ex-
haustion, and lying in a pool of blood which had Bowed
from a cut in his left arm below the elbow, dividing the
arteries. He was conveyed to the hospital. where he shortly
afterwards expired. He bed served honorably in the Crimean
wet, and a verdict was returned of "Temporary inanity."
EMIGRATION ritom THE NORTH OP SCOTLAND.
—The spring Beet has just sailed for Canada from the north-
east man of Scotland, carrying out 1,500 paesengers. They
are chiefly agricultural labourer,, and for the moat part
young end newly-married people. Leave mme of money
continue to be rneeived from rettlors in Upper Canada who
had previously gone out, chiefly from Alerdeembire, end
there is every proepect that before mane years few agricul-
tural labourers will he left at home.*ages have risen, bat
when we state that the bigheet rates do not exceed 20/. s-year
it will not be thought surprising.—Seetionote.
EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.—LIVERPOOL, WED.
NESDAY.—The steamship Kangaroo, Captain Jeiboyi
of the Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam Packet Conma.im
and the Indian. Captain Jones, of the Montreal tine,
at half-peat 10 o'clock this forenoonand
; the former .for New
York, with above 2SO passengers end • full cargo,
the latter with the Canadian mile fur Quebec and Mont-
real, with nearly 300 paean:lgera and a large cargo on board.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT LIVERPOOL—A fire took
place, yesterday forenoon, in the printing ink manufactory of
Mews. John Goon roul Son, 114, 1.,a-street, Liverpool,
and before it was got under the whole of the building was
consumed, nothing being left now but the bare walls. The
damage 1. estimated at 1,5001.
THE DEVONPORT POISONING CASES.—On Mon-
day the inquiry into the poisoning by arsenic which lately
occurred in the family of a publican at Devonport, and in
that of a washerwomen employed by the former, was con-
cluded. Thv jury returned a verdict to the effect that the
deceased died from eating pudding containing arsenic, but
how the poison COMIC there there was no evidence to show.
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY. ••-•
WED/MOAT, APRIL 22.—Adloinio1111 on payment, 1,64.11
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