The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

SARAWAK.

Advice from Sarawak to the 21st of July state
that the Chinese and Malay traders were buy fitting out
every available boat for the purpose of proceeding to MIAs,
and Oys fur limo. Sir James Brooke was expected to re-
turn to Sarawak from Muka at the end of the month. At
Nuke everything was quiet, the natives were occupied in
preparing sago for the market, and industry and content
were the order of the day.

ARMY MIDICAL DaroarmaNr.—Amaistaat-Sur-
gen Wakes, having reosatly been tranderrod from the
ftlet Regiment to the Staff, with • view to Dia employment
in the United Kingdom, be will embark at Bombay, and
proceed by the overland mail steamer. Staff-Surgeon
Thompson has arrived in Ireland teem England to take
medical charge of the unitarians at Colaba. Staff-Aasiatisat.
Borisov Kenna, who has recently returned to China, and
Staff-iasistant.Survm n Thomas N. Cfßries, from Temple.
more, are ordered 'by the Adjutant-General to be attached
to the General Hospital, Fort Pita—United Soviet, Gawk.
CRVITAL PAIACZ. Baw-a-Caoono DAY.—
SATURDAY. WT. 14. Adadsoiou oa farailii, Ll7l ;
ditto by seam tickets, 2,764 ; toad. 31%&

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NAVAL AND MILITARY.
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WOOLWICH, Rm. lb.
A considerable force of the 4th Brigade Royal
Artillery will shortly proceed to Canada. The bead-
quartets of the brigade, including Paymaster Griffiths, Ad-
jutant A. T. G. Peers., Quartermaster Williams, sod Bur-
gee. J. Dud, will leave Woolwich for Aldeishott oe Tun.
day treat
A detachment of the Depot Brigade Royal Artillery con-
sisting of 140 rank and file, under the command of Captain
Clarke, has left Woolwich for Worley Barracks. Lieute-
nantiColooM F. Radcliffe, of the staff of the depot brigade,
has lett Woolwich for duty at Worley.
Til• site of the new military hospital to be erected on Kid.,
brook-common havieg been clear4aad the necessary drain-
age provided, the building will be immediately commenced
by the contractor, Mr. Myers, of Lambeth, who has just
outnpleted the two new wings at the Royal Military
Academy.
Fifty additional labourer* have been entered for service
at this dockyard, to be employed in stacking the immense
quantity of timber recently lauded on the wharf for ship-
buildiag purpeees.
The mooed battery of the Bth Brigade Royal Artillery,
commanded by Captain C. W. Elgee, has arrived at Dublin
from Alderabott. The beeteay comprise, the following
officers : ldecond Captain J. H. Brow, Lieutenasta J. /T.
Blackley, F. H. goon, and L. Downes.
The cavalry depot barraok at Maidatone is now occupied
by about 480 rank and file of the 6th Dragoon Guilds, 7th
(Princess Royal's) Dragoons. and 17th Loner,.
By order of the Admiralty a sow essat guard Motion is to
be erected at Christchurch, Heats.

CHATRAII, Stn. I&
By direction of the Admiralty, oodles to that sleet
having been received this morning, the whole of the anew
gnahomm attached to the firelidam Mein nerve at tit
port, immely, the Bullfrog, the Gripes, the Julie, the,
Oartiation, and the Caddis, are to be furaihed each with a
1011-pounder and 40. pounder Armstrong gigs, M lieu of the,
two I:lB.pounders with which they are at mesa armed.
The Bombay, 81, lioe-of.battle screw Messier, fitting for
the attain reserve, is being fitted with the sew apparatus
fur the ventilation of powder magazine. oa board line-ot.
battle sod other shim which has beau found toanawer es
satisfactorily on board the several ships of war ia which if
has beets tried.

The Wadded, M, fitting at this dockyard fora training
ship fur the Volunteer Naval Brigade, it not expected to be
completed until the latter end of December, when she will
be towed round to the Thames, and stationed in tlr City
Caul. The copper has been stripped off her bottom, which
is now ousted over with the new patent composition, instead
of being cuppered.
The guns, howitsets, and other description of ordnance
mounted oti the fortification@ at Fort Clarence have been
removed by the Royal Artillery belonging to the Coast
Brigade. The guns u they are removed from the fortifica-
tions are deposited in store at the Gun-wharf until direc-
tions have been received as to their ultimate destination.
All the ordnance removed from the fortifications see obso-
lete, and unadapted for the present system of warfare.

PORTSMOUTH, Bar. 15
The Firebrand, 6, 'team sloop, Commander James M.
Bruce, sailed from Spithoad last evening for the eastward
with supernumeraries.
Vies-Admiral W. Bruce, R.C.8., commander-is-chief at
this port, arrived yesterday, from his annual tour to the
Channel Islands, he.

MALTA, Bert. 10.
Her Majesty's chip Scourge left yesterday with
Sir William Cudringiun and suite. She will call at the
Balearic Islands is Kerr war to Gibraltar. During her visit
to Constantinople Sir William mad* • trip up the Bos-
plionui and us far as the Black Sea, IMMO very familiar to
him duriug the Crimean war.

On the her MaTesty'"l"—ship Assurance left with des-
patches for the fleet at Naples.
Captain Lambert, late of the Gannet, leaves by the next
packet (the Pees) for England.
The Peninsular and Oeiental Company's steamer Manilla
arrived yesterday broken down, and cannot proceed on
before thin day.
Her Majesty's ship Surprise arrived on the Sal tram
England.

LONDON Scarrrum VoLvvrEsaa.—On Saturday
the members of the sth company of the above carpi shot for
two piizes at Wimbledoo. The first—a Parian Vase, value
15 guineas, presented by Mr. James Duke Hill, to be de-
cide' by the highest aggregate number of potato ; the second
prise—a short Enfield ride, in case, presented by Captain
Carlisle, fur the highest number of hits. The first prim
was woo by Sergeant Murray, who sawed 23 points. The
second—after a tie between Corporals Davison and Steven-
son—was woo by the furtner, who scored IS points in 3 shots
at 300 yards ; Corporal Stevenson made 3 points. The
ranges were 150, 200, 30e, and 500 yards, five shuts each
range. The weather wie extremely boisterous, and very
unfavourable for ride shooting.
A great review of Yorkshire volunteers has been fixed to
take place on the 25th inst., at Knavesmire. Every corps
is expected to be peewit, except the Ist North Riding
Artillery, making a total of 5,500 officers and men.

DISASTROUS TERMINATION OP THE AUSTRA-
LIAN EXPLORING EXPEDITION.

(From the Melbourne Herald of July 2R.)

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Sad news has been received about the exploring
expedition. Mr. Bridle, one of the party, arrived in town
on the 29th of last month, and reported that Mr. Burke,
the leader of the expedition, left Cooper's Creek ou the 16th
December, to start for the Gulf of Carpentaria, and that
oothing had been beard of bim sine. He was accompanied
by Maims. Wills, )(Mg. and Gray, and ail camels and one
borne, and left the rermuuder of his party under the charge
of Mr Bridle, at Cooper's Creek.
The party
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remaining at the depot were—Denis. Brahe
(in charge), Patton, •Donogh, Dad Malioninital, and
camels and homes. Mr. Wright, the officer in
charge of the oontingeut party left at the Darliug, moved
onwards towards Cooper's Creek. 11 being summer, Dearly
all the watercourses had been dried up, and the ravages of
scurvy reduced the effective Mani b of the party to an
alarming extent. Unable to from these causes, he
established a camp and stoc ade at Bella, whew the na-
tives became hostile, and repeatedly attacked them. Mr.
Ludwig Becker, the naturalist and artist, and a gentleman
of great scientific acquirements, and Masan. Charles Stone,
William Purcell, and Patton died, at various intervals dur-
ing the jouroey. Three of the hones perished from exhaus.
Lion, two of the camels from scab, sea another was lost.