The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-02 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Aoicoussr, Noy. 30. Arrournurra —Colo-
n-seder J. Bloweby, to the Snake, vice Harvey, isvalide&
Paynieder 0. J. Webb, to the Royal Adelaide, in lien of
clerk.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.
In acoordance with the order recently issued by
the Lomb Ommatimiesers al the Admits*, the mama
semimeers were discharged at this pert to-day (8t 71.
The asmass instructors hare bets allowed to meant as
board the training ships sod gummy ship 'scaliest em
beton the mar wee received.

Th. Warrior 40, ()assails Has. A. A. Cocerano.
will come tabs harbour at spring tide on Monday mooning.

• WOOLWICH, Dm
pinch activity now prevails at the several depart-
ments et the Royal Arsenal, sad the workmen ore poendly
empioyed sweelhaa Is the hamster) deportment aa
amasses mama eiMiaii rise bans, abed, shell, he Wag
preceded for shipsuat le Camas mad Ohio sissioes.

CHATHAM, Dec. 1.
A telegram wee received from the Admiralty
yesterday dinettes the Atrium paddr-wheel rouser, Mr.
it. Harvey, seem& mere, merasedisg, premed to the
Vietoris dello treseerew weesisq.etevereg a pertyel
raassavieVerehelenpag to flimmers to rear
la as the free sane reamer Reisemes,
site is le cesspiele ddriag. The Adder,
=teal elesmer, Mr. Makey, seeder sommeader,
L'""dteem tit destrysid to the Ilterie, alio to mast
'd
Us Itermsese to Chatham
The Ask 6, =Ames perm Osesamiler Ardor-
ere, left the Nor yesterday Armes far the West Cars
of frica, gelling at Portssersdh, elms sir will remise her
deal maim order&
Party tees of the Royal
trades, ham hem seleetsdlialalehamiglAstserm at saris.
quarters, freeeptcmharraeire, end silseeed to the bth cor-
pse'', in ceder to raise ii. =to 100 mw,previously to
its tuutaritatios for foreign

Tam CouRY-XARTtAI. z t BRLFAH: BARRAeIa.
Oa livid", the iareatiptioe which we epood la
WWI Semis ea the preceding day we ow.
Seed The drop iaquirod LA% es in roadies
are swage. le ow et *mimeo= pesterred *plait
Dr. Xashiy, et Ste depot Whales slilievied in
eh Mom Mn WLemo appeared kr tie sorrod. es whose
behalf Ire ailitieeel witesime were Aseiraised, all of
when depend that Dr. we ao4 we the indorse&
et dell at the la a 4 Several el the vit-
amins eletied dot they taw Dr. y up the time he left
Lord Dullaria* aid at so time was be latoricated. This
enecluded the ',idler*. whisk will be forwarded to the
military salloceitive preview to say decides beteg wine to.
—NortAers WA*.
RosuArt Barra or WAR ix m RIVIUL—Two
Jae Realm war reeve* a frigate sad a erwyette, are sow
wader regain at Oravemod, aid Lave bon yiaited by law
aombees el poem

Nrw DO= AT NOII2II7LMIIT.—Thei project for
the meatbn el new desks ea • made el peat turpitude bee
bees revived. and the proposed site bus less wervereeL
The piers provide 100pbasin. fleabag docks. sheds, ware-
houses he. sod • Ike el tallway to join the North
Keel Reihreq adOwneessil.
lite Irmo= Its TEa CHANNZI., AND Law or
masa Ltelh—Me. Owert, secretary of the lAverpool Under-
whin' bee received • who** telegram from
the egush be Holybald, announsieg that the coasting
wheelie, Ilea Qom's. Captain Lewis, bound from Cardiff to
Chester, with a ewer, of railway Woo, bad been totally
wrecked at Rbeenagya. is Caritarvea Bay, and that three
of the mew had ens with a watery game,.
MIWIIIIIOI7IIDNATIt /SOK Poison.— On Saturday
afteraces /Ir. Hltreys, the coroner for Post Illiddlosoz,
tied a jury, reamed an_ inquiry at the Watanwasee Ass,
Loedoaetreet. Rateliff, respecting the death of The.. Hall.
aged 47 years, late captain of the brig Marv, of North
shields, wbo died from the effects of of alleged to have
been administered to him for the purpose of pleeder. The
deceased. about is weeks since, left his ship at Wapping
and walked bite Ratelitthighway, where he fell in with a
number et seteriewe prostitute', and subseqi,..etty it was
discovered Wt be bed been to a disreputable in Sett-
street with a female, and he left, after partaking of some
drink. to go teak en thefollowing roomier/. He volumed to the
vessel, and told the chief mate not to disturb him if anyone
called. He was left there, and at a late hour he was friend
dead in his cabin. Dr. Ham and other medical wee were
called, who traced the presence of opium, and upon a putt
modem esainioatioo there was proved sufficient to account
for death from the aarootic earned. Sergeant Campbell, of
the K iliviatoo, said that he had been engaged in the case,
but had not beer able to get any evidence that would throw
any light opus the mystery which at present surrounded the
inquiry. The WOW! mud that he believed that the de-
ceased had bees palmed, but there was a great deal of
mystery bangle' over the ease. The women had no doubt
intended to rob the deceased, but they had been diesp•
pointed. The jury returned a verdict to the effect " That
the deceased was found deed in his cabin, and had died from
the effects of opium ; but when, how, ortiry what memos the
mid poison was administered they hail no evidence to prove."
Stio.fltiNG DIASH Ur Two Clithnltilt.--Ou Sa-
turday evening an inquest was held by Mr. H. Raffles
Mathew, deputy-coroner for Middlesex, spew the body of
a little boy named Albert Peters, aged 3 years, the sin of
German parade, residing at 41, Gower-walk, Whitechapel,
who was burned to death on Friday List under the following
circumstance,. : it appeared that Gertrude Peters, the
mother of the deceased, went out of the room where de-
mised and another child were playing, and in about ten
minutes she was 'lamed by hearing dreadful shrieks from
the children. She rushed back to the room, and found
deceased all in flames. She called for help and eadea-
vowed to estierruish the Ere, but she wee unable to do
No, and bad to run down stain for water for the purpose.
Medical attendance was at once procured, but without avail,
m the injuries were flung severe. A piled of bread was found
rui.ting on the grate, and there was no fender or other pro.
tetra's to keep the unfortunate deceased from the fire. The
verdict was " Accidental death." The same evening Me Wel.
thew held an inquest at the Loudon Hrepital upon Wm body of
a child named John Brereton. aged .1 years, who was scalded
to .101101 on Thursday leer It appeared that the deceaserra
mother, who was in hourly expectation of her confinement,
was at work making slop shirts, and she asked her eldest
child, a boy of 8 years oil, to take a saucepan of boiling
water off the fire to make her a cup of tee. The boy did so,
but the handle turned in his band, and the whole of the
water poured over the heal and face of the unfortunate de-
coased, who was playing on the floor. Tim poor Gift. suf-
ferer was immediately taken to the hospital, but though
mere remedy was applied, the child died in the cosine at a
few house. The jury returned • verdict of " Academia
death."

Rosssar or 4501.—A cotton-spinuor from Old-
ham (we suppress his none) was rubbed on Friday, in
Liverpool, of 001. in book notes sal cheques. A dis-
reputable weaves, who was seen speaking to him is a
poblic•bouse, sad at the Limeetreet station, is is custody
ue the chars*. sad has bees examined Wore the local ma-
gistrate, sad pairmaded.