The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-27 00:00:00

NAVAL

ADMIRAL/T. AVG. 26.—ATPODMilIDITS.—To Portland:
—Capt.: H. Chads. Commander ; C. Provost. Flag Lieut. :
Fairfax Muresby. Lieutenants: J. A. Sheen, M. Lmther,
fl. W. Parker, F. D. Rich. Muter : J. C Hutchings.
Surgeon : R. Stevenson. Primer : R. Loney. Asairent
Surgeon : C. Crar dell, Acting Assistant: S. Denny, M.D.
Naval Cadet: D'Arey A. Denny. Seuetary to Rear Admi-
ral Mandl : H D. P. Cuaniaeham.
To Poictiers : Lieut. R. Williams.
Poantstuunt, ACOVIIT 28.—The Tartarus steam-vessel,
Lieut Commander Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart., sailed
to-day for the eastward to be paid off. At noon today, it
being the aunivenary of his Royal Highness Prince Albert's
birth-day, the Victory and Illustrious, in harbour, and the
Blenheim and Thetis, at Bpithea4, fired a royal nlute; as
did also the Platform Battery, at 1 p m.
Tzz Funtous, war-steamer, of 1,365 tons, was launched
from this dockyard to-day. The following are her dimensions:
Feet. Indite.
Length between perpendiculars
Length of keel kr tonnage
Breadth, extreme
„ for tonnage 36 0
moulded
Depth in told
Sunken in tons I 365.
The Furious is • paddle-wheel steam, r, and is to be propelled
by engines of 400-bone pewee. She is intended to carry 20
Runs. She was designed and has been built by John
Fincbam, E q., master shipbuilder, of Portsmouth Dock-
led, acd las been nearly two years building. After the
aunch Mr. Finchans gave a splendid &Jen:ter at his resi-
dence in the yard to the more distinguished ViSitOZS present.

CURIOUS CASE APPECTIPIO A MEMBER OP A
BENEFIT Soctinz.—At a resat sitting of the Ilford Petty
Sessions, an information was heard at the instance of a
person named William Slumlord, against the stewards of
• friendly society at Dagenham, for having unlawfully ex-
pelled him from such society. It appeared that the com-
plainant had been • member of the club 16 years, but
having at the last annual feat been seen to secrete a por-
tion of the eatables on his person, he was, at a meeting'
held the following quarterly night, expeSeel. It was urged,
an behalf of the complainant, that the dub was not putt-
lied by the rule la expelling him, as it was only in the ease
col embezzlement el the property of the society that that power
was gives ; and although the complainant might have acted
improperly, it did not amount to embezzlement, as the ex-
pense of the least was not defrayed out of the fends of the
society, but by the individual subscriptions of the members. 1
On the other hand, for the defendants, it was contended that
the articles provided for the entertainment must be looked
upon as belonging to the society, as it was not denied that
the complainant had abatracted a portion of them, he had
within the maiming of the rule embezzled the property of
the club, aid they were therefore justified in expelling
The decision of me magistrates was, they did not consider
the complainant had In point of law 4en guilty of embezzle-
ment, and must therefore order the defendants to reinstate
him.

THE MANNINGB AND THEIR VICTIM.—At a sitting
of the Gravesend bench of magistrates lest week Mr. Bases,
pawnbroker of the town, applied to them foe advise under
the following cireumatancies : Mr. Baser stated that a
short time before the murder of Patrick O'Connor by the
Muroran, a man, who nave the name of Brown, pledged to
him a pold watch for 21. Bows mouths after the conviction
of the hianniags for the murder he (air. Bases) received •
letter from a solicitor in London claiming the watch so
pledged as the property of the murdered man. Mr. Bran
declined giving it up until he should be paid the deposit
spas it and interest thereon, at the same time that he ad-
mitted that the puma pledging it fully answered the
deseriptiou of Manning. Kr. Boots then proceeded to state
that he had that mmunn received a letter from the same
solicitor demanding, on the part of the administrator to the
effects of the late Mr. Petri* O'Coonor, an immediate
delivery of the article in question, es the payment to him
of the 21. and the interest. • gentleman present said that
the Rev. Mr. O'Coener, brother to the murdered man, had
admialstered sanest of kin, aid that the seliaiter alluded to
by Kr. Eau was, as he believed. law 'Pat Is the trusts-
deo. The ssagistratse advised Mr. Rises to give up the
watch on betsg well sassed that the piety demanding it
was duly authorised by the adisialetrater to the late Patrick
O'Connor to ready, It. Is reply le the both, Mr. Baez
mad that the value of the weak algid he about 71., and,
from what he new ham, he had so doubt that the Ma who)
tZedlt is his shop was liesalag. Mr. Benz, helm(
his dwelt sad Icarus, 'stoicism*, save the Ned&
sp to the r &Wig It kr Ike aftaimmiler.