The Press.
London, England, 1856-11-01 00:00:00

lltelligente.

HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS Duke of Wellington, Con-
queror, Wanderer, Vigilant, Swallow, Coquette, and
Wallace, have arrived at Malta. The Desperate,
Vigilant, Harpy, and Supply have left Malta for the
Bosphorus.

STAFF APPOINTMENTS IN THE INDIAN ARMY, WS
the Overland Mail, heretofore bestowed exclusively,
or almost exclusively, upon the officers in the com-
pany's service, are, it is rumoured, to be shared by
officers of her Majesty's service :
The report is, we believe, not wholly destitute of founda-
tion ; but it is only true in a much more limited sense
than is supposed by many who have taken alarm at the
report, as though their privileges were about to be seriously
invaded. It is proposed, in case of the demands of the
public service requiting the employment of a larger
number of military officers in detached situations than the
company's regiments can supply, without serious loss of
efficiency, to., employ fr,,m time to time officers of the
Queen's army who have passed in the languages and have
otherwise proved themselves well qualified for such em-
ployment, in certain military staff-offices—as assistants and
deputy-assistants, adjutant-generals of division, assistants
and deputy-assistants, quartermaster-general, deputy judge
advocates ; and (in cases of peculiar qualification) in the
officering of the irregular corps. This is the full extent of
the " innovation."

THE EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS to the Wellington
Barracks, situated at the corner of Birdcage-walk
and James-street, Pimlico, are proceeding with great
rapidity.

SERIOUS DISTURBANCES have taken place among
the British German Legion stationed at Browndown.
Throughout Monday the camp at Browndown was
in a state of great excitement in consequence of
some Germans having been arrested for misde-
meanors by the police. At night a number of
Germans seized the police-station. A serious dis-
turbance ensued. Ultimately 400 men of the Royal
Marines were turned out ready for action, and 200
at once marched to the police-station. The Ger-
mans on their approach tied, and the riot was soon
suppressed. Other disturbances are mentioned in
connection with this corps, which was specially
moved from Aldershott in consequence of the im-
possibility of getting the German troops to agree
with their neighbours.

SATURDAY,

A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS from Chelsea Hospital
assembled at the invalid establishment, Chatham,
last week, for the purpose of ordering the discharge
of a large number of troops belonging to cavalry
and infantry regiments, consequent on tne reduction
which is now being made in the army. Two
hundred and fifty non-commissioned officers and
men were discharged. Nearly the whole of them
received their wounds or were disabled while serving
in the Crimea.

THE AMERICAN FRIGATE 66 MERRIMAC " was visited
on the 27th ult. by Mr. B. Andrews, Mayor of
Southampton. He was accompanied by the sheriff,
Mr. J. White; the President of the Chamber of
Commerce, Mr. J. It. &ebbing ; and a number of
civic officials connected with the corporation. On
arriving at and leaving the vessel the mayor
received the usual complimentary salute from the
guns of the frigate. Lord Palmerston, who happened
to be in Southampton on Saturday with the French
Ambassador and a party of friends, paid a hasty
visit to the Merrimac. Lieutenant Harrison of
the Merrimac being informed that the Premier
was cruising round the vessel, immediately went
alongside the steamer containing the honour-
able visitors, and politely invited them on board:
This invitation, however, his lordship expressed him-
self compelled to decline in consequence of the late-
ness of the hour, but manifested great admiration of
the external noble appearance of the ship. While in
the docks his lordship and party viewed one or two
of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ships, taking particular notice of the Candia, which
vessel rendered such valuable and lengthened ser-
vice during the Crimean war in the transportation of
troops. Since the Merrimac has been lying in the
Southampton waters an immense number of persons,
including many foreigners of distinction, naval and
military officers, and professional men of all classes,
have visited the vessel. The Merrimac sailed on
Thursday for Brest. Captain Prendergast and the
officers were entertained by the Mayor of Southamp-
ton on Wednesday at a parting dinner. The Mer-
rimac, from Brest, will visit Lisbon, and finally sail
for the West Indies.

THE HALF•YEARLY INSPECTION of the corps of Royal
Engineers with the troops of the East India Coin-
pany's Sappers and Miners took place at Chatham
on Wednesday by General Sir John Burgoyne. On
the conclusion of the inspection General Sir John
Burgoyne proceeded to Prince Henry's Bastion for
the purpose of inspecting the huts recently erected
for the troops of the Royal Engineers. He also
inspected the barracks and library, with which he
expressed himself in terms of satisfaction.
SIR CHARLES YORKE, military secretary to his
Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, will, it is
said, shortly vacate his i.nportant post. Colonel
Forster, the Deputy Adjutant General, is mentioned
as his successor.
THE RETIREMENT OF MR. MONSEIL and Colonel
Mundy is announced ; Lieut. Colonel Letroy, R.A.,
will take charge of the Ordnance Department ; the
financial business of the whole War Department will
be intrusted to Sir Benjamin Hawes; and Mr. Peel
will introduce the estimates info Parliament, and
undertake the duties of parliamentary Under Secre-
tary at War. Colonel Mundy, on his retirement,
will obtain a brigade iu the Channel Islands.
THE Fancy yacht, with the Marquis of Drogheda's
family, have returned to Malta, after a tour in the
Black Sea and Levant. The Russian authorities
sent a pilor to take them into the harbour of Sebas-
topol, and were in every way polite and civil, allow-
ing the party to visit every place of interest. Very
little is being done towards the restoration of the
town; only one or two of the smallest vessels have
been raised, and those, they fear, cannot be made
seaworthy.