The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-21 00:00:00

MILITARY.

WAR-OFFICE CIRCULAIL—CRELREA PENSIONERS.
—The Secretare-at-War has issued the following circular to
each of the staff officers in command of the respective divi-
sions of Chelsea pensioners i—
s. As employment may probably be provided during •
couple of mouths, for some of the most active and intelligent
of the pensioners who are capable of acting as instructors in
infantry drill, it is requested that the same be made gene-
Telly known among those under their superintendence ;
that about ten of this description will probably be required
from each district to drill the 'Millis, after the ensuing
harvest, provided they are found qualified, and willing to
volunteer for that duty on the following terms :
" 1. The pay to be ls. 6d, in addition to pension, but
without distinction as to the rank of the pensioner.
.2. The same allowances in regard to barracks or billets,
travelling expenses, marching money, messing, &c., as in
the regular army.
3. They will be provided with the usual suit of
clothing of an enrolled pensioner ; or, if they are already
enrolled in the local force, they will be allowed the 052 of
that clothing, but they will he expected to keep sip a proper
supply of necessaries at their own expense.
" 4. Every pensioner engaging for this duty must, in the
event of his having to remove from his home during the
period of his employment, leave at least sixpence a day nut
dials pension for tho support of hit wife during his ab-
sence, with threepence per day additional if he have only
one child, or sixpence a day if he have two or more chil-
dren. Should his pension be less than these amounts, the
whole must be applied to prevent his family becoming
chargeable to the wrish in his absence.
" Before recommending these men the staff-officer must use
his beat endeavours to ascertain that they are capable of
drilling recruits and inform them that they will probably
be inspected end examined by another officer as to their
capacity in this respect before being finally approved for
this duty. The pensioner, recommended should not exceed
forty-seven years of sge, and a preference should be given
to enrolled men and those who are recently discharged."
TILE 42ND HIGHLANDERS, comprising 1$ officer,
end above &PO men and women, arrived at Greenock, in the
Resistance, troop ship, from Nova Scotia, on Thursday last.
They were to 110 landed on Friday and Saturday, and con-
veyed by rail to Stirling, Perth, Dundee, &c.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SUSGEONS.—The following
gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at
the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 18th inst. :
Moan. Robert Maryland, Manchester; Frederick Lewis
Leonard, Royal Navy; Samuel Stacey Skipton, London;
Daniel Gwynn', Brighton; Alfred James Barker, Parra-
matta, Australia; Charles Palmer, Kirtoa in Lindsey, Lin-
colnshire; Charles Tourrettc, Mauritius; Charles Lewis,
Killarney ; George Frederick Dansey, Blandford, Dorset;
and Thomas Wigglesworth, Coleford, Gloucestershire.
ANOTHER FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSlON,—lntel-
ligence reached London on Saturday of a serious explosion
having taken place at the Seaham•park Colliery, near Sea-
hnm-harbour, and within a few miles of Sunderland, which
resulted in the lots of six lives and injury to many others.
The colliery cansis.s of two separate pita, one al which be-
longs to the Marquis of Londonderry, and the other to the
Earl of Durham. Tho accident happened in Thursday at
noon. The inquest was opened on Siturday, Impt it was
adjourned in order to communicate with the Secretary of
State, who will send down a government inspector :n-
-quire into the lamentable event.