The Express. — 1862-09-22 (London, England)

OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MALTA, San. 16.  The Channel squadron, consisting of the Reveuge, 73, screw, Captain Charles Fellows", beating the deg of Rear-Admiral Robert Smart, K.H. • the Emerald, 35, *crew, Captain Arthur Cumming ; Chaatee, 2s, screw, Captain Ruchfort Maguire ; the Defence, 18, iron screw rain Captain R. A. Powell, C.B. ; sod the Triuculo, goobc.it, Lieutenant J. B. Creagh, arrived at Soithead on Saturday morniug from the Baltic. The Revenge and the Defence will come into harbour to be docked, the latter having sustained senous injury by striking upon a suuksn rook. By private 'deices we learn that the Pelotas, 21, screw corvette, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore F. B. Seymour, left Sydney on the 18th of July for England, bowleg been relieved by the 'crew corvette Orpheus. We also learn that the Pioneer, 6, screw gun vessel, arrived at Brisbane on the 19th of July, from Port Nome. On the 11th of the same month her commander, IJ. A. Reilly, wee accidentally killed by being thrown from a horse. A sailor, named James Smith, belonging to H.M.S. Reinstate*, performed a strange freak Os,ly is. Friday morning. He had obtained leave of absence, and having sprat all his money ashore he was without shelter for the night, and without money to pay for it. With a view, therefore, to get on board the ship without paring through the dockyard gate, he plunged into the harbour from the Common Hard, aid swain round to the mast-house pond, Comber, whereby he might obtain SOWN to the yard, and thence to the ship, which was lying alongside the dockyard jetty, without reporting himself at the gate. He had, however, to swim several hundred yards, which be safely accomplished, and, on landing, quietly shook himself, and was about to proceed towards the vessel, when be was accosted by a police atom, who coeveyea him to the main gate, whence be was sent on board the Resistance a prisoner, and given up to the officer of the watch.  For several weeks past a succession of amanita sad attempted murders has taken place hen, a circumalance which has caused • great deal of sensation among the inhabitants. Thu perpetrators have all been arrested by the paint, and fortunately not one of the cases having proved fatal, they have only been sentenced to various terms of imprisooment. On the morning of the 14th, however, at half. peat II o'clock, a double murder and suicide was committed at Casal Lie by a man named Giovanni Cauchi, his victims being Ouiseppe and Lucillo Freodo, his relations. It appears that some misunderstanding arose between the three, some days ago, on money matters, when Ceuchi, to settle the question, deliberately determined to kill the other two ; so on Sunday. whilst his victims were coming out from church, he shot them both dead with • doublebarrelled gun. The murderer at once took to flight, and on a woman trying to atop him, by raising the cry of alarm, he dealt her • severe blow on the chest with the butt-end of his gun, thereby rendering her insensible, and continued running. Although the murder was committed in broad daylight. no trace of the murderer was discovered by the policeduring the whole of that day ; but early on the next morning (15th) • countrym►n reported to the police that a man was lying dead close to his village, Biugheias, a place about eight miles distant from the mese of blood. The body was identified as that of the murderer. Her Majesty's ship Shannon left for Corfu on the 13th, and the Foxhound, with mails and despatches for the corn. mender-in-chief, left the next day. Her Majesty's ship Alacrity arrived from Corfu on the 14th. The only ship at Corfn when the Alacrity left was the Algiers. The Trident conveyed General Inglis on the 9th to the different islands which he wanted to inspect. Her Majesty's ship Marlborough had left on • crime of ten days. to coercion her crew in gun practice. The d•oiral remained at Corfu, and during the Marlitoreogh's stay his flag wee hoisted on board the Algien. This vessel left on the 11th for • few hours' cruise, and as she was heaving her anchor she brought tip • limber and two wheels belonging to • field. pike, which is supposed to hays belonged to the Melpomene some two years ago.