The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-13 00:00:00

ARMY ESTIMATES

The army estimatas were brought up and laid upon the
table.

TM Loan adjourned at 3 minable pact 8 o'clock.

NAVAL AND MILITARY,

ADMIRALTY, F. 12.—APPontrme.NTs.---Captain
W. G. Jones, to the Prisms Royal (comnsissiosed).
Lientsaants G. W. Carter, T. Royee, G. Riviegtos, Lord
W. Kerr, and F. W. Lowther, to the Princess Royal; C.
A. G. Bridge, to the Megiera ; A. A. Webb, to the Hawk.;
end J. Oole, to the Excellent.
Muter W. T. Haloes, to the Princess Royal.
Surgeon F. Y. Toms, to the Princess Royal.
Assistant Surgeon Dr. R. Hague, to the Primes* Royal.
Acting Assistaat Surgeon Dr. Alexander Goodall, to the
Princess Royal.
Chaplain Rev. H. E. Yeoman, to the Prime. Royal.
Naval instructor J. W. Lasky, to the Princess Royal.
Assistant Engineer J. Haider, to the Jackal.

The Duke of Somerset will hold levees at the Ad-
miralty for the reception of officers of the Royal Navy and
Marines, on l'hunday, Marsh i and 17, at 2.30 p.m.
As the result of the inquiries instituted by Mr.
&Amdahl, ALP., and other members of the Admiralty,
relative to the present system of dockyard management,
an altaistion in the supervision of the labour department will
shortly be carried out io all her Majesty's dockyarda.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—TiIe ordi-
nary meeting of the board was held yesterday at the office
in Spring-gardens, Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. A bag
discussion took place in reference to some proposed in-
creases to the salaries of certain *Moan of the board, but
eventually the subject was referred to a committee. A
report was brought up from the streets committee react's-
minding that the several propositions sow before parliament
be referred to the committee. with instructions to report
from time to time thereon, having regard to the principles
laid down in the oommittee's report. A discussion took
place on the subject, and an amendment having been pro-
posed and rejected. the adoption of the report was awried by
a majority of 18 to 10. A report was presented from the streets
committee stating that in the opinion of the committee the
erection of the proposed arcade between Regent-street and
Bondatreet, as shown upon the plan, would be a public
improvement. Mr. Phillips moved the adoption of the
report, which was seconded by Mr. Malinger, end after a
short dieniesice agreed to with hut two diessaiente. The
board them adjourned.
METROPOLITAN COMMENICATIONB.—The HOUMA
of Lords has appointed the Lord President (Earl Granville),
the Earl Romney, Viscount Everaley, Lord Redesdale, and
Lord Stanley el Alderfey (Poitotaster.Geoeral) to represent
the boom on the joint icommittee el Lords and Commons
to *milder the quondam of metropolitan communkationa
The memben of the House of Commons appointed to serve
on the committee are the President of the Baud of Trod*
Cr. Milner Gibson), Lord Stanley King's Lynn), Mr. Massey
elforill, Right Hon. H. A. Herbert (Kern), and Right
00. Spencer Walpole (Cambridge Coiversity). The joint
committee is appointed to meet in the Painted Chamber on
Monday seat, at ball-peel 3 o'clock, when it will appoint a
chairman, and consider its muse of procedure.
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applies to the largest sad Wet dock of spring and summer
pattern@ ever submitted tor public approval. Ihe world-tamed
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