The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-06 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AmitRALTY, Juiez s.—ArroisrmENTs.—Asaistant
Paymaster A. Smith, to be secretary's clerk in the Royal
Adelaide.
Assistant Clerk G. H. Bradley, to be additional in the
Caracas.
Chief Engineers H. Barber, to the Cumberland, for service
in the Salamander ; and W. Pitt, to the ludas, for service in
the Sinspareil.
Assistant Engineer P. Samson, to the Indus, for service in
the Sanspared.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday, in the committee of which Mr. Mills
is the chairman, the Duke of Cambridge, commarder-in-
chief of the regular forces, sod Colonel M•Murdo' govern.
meat inspector of volunteers, were examined cm the part of
the Brighton Company against the proposed new Brighton
line projected by the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail-
way Company between Beckenham, Lewes, and Brighton.
The witnesses, interrogated by Mr. Merewellier, Q.C., and
Mr. Venable., said they were satisfied, so far ea their ex-
perience was concerned, with the management and working
of the Brighton Railway, sod that io their opinion in •
military point of view • new line between London and
Brightun was not necessary. They were iu favour of lateral
lines running from east to west parallel with the coast,rather
' than radial lines mining from the metropolisto the sea coast.
They expressed their satisfaction with the way in whichthe
Brighton Company had conveyed the volunteer army to
Brighton in 1862, and to and from Brighton m 1863. The
lateral lines before mentioned would form the beet military
roads and strongholds for this country in the event of any
threatened invasion, and it was decidedly of advantage to
get troops through from London without the intervention
of a braes. The military authorities were also perfectly
satisfied with the way in which the Brighton Company had
oonveyed the Guards to and from the tamp at Eastbourne
for rifle practice daring the last two mouths, with the ex-
oeptien of the last occasion when the late melancholy cats-
'trope, on which they would offer no opinion, occurred. In
course of cross-examination of the witnesses on behalf of the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway it was endeavoured
to be shown that troop' could be conveyed by the proposed
new line from London without • break, and as safely and
effectively as by the existing line. In the other com-
mittees the Oswestry, Newtown, and other companies
Amalgamation Bill was thrown out. The Norwich and
Spalding Bill for powers to the Great Northern to contri-
bute, work, or lease, was passed. The case of the Kington
and Eardieley Railway, for extensions to Preeteign and
Craven Arms, and for additional capital and arrangements
with other railways, was opened by Mr. Venison, Q.C., and
witnesses were examined in its favour by Mr. Round. The
new branches bill of the Scottish Central was also passed ;
and the bill of the Scottish Central for transfer to them of
the Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Junction, was opened
by Mr. Hope Boott. The clauses of the Edinburgh and
Glasgow and Edinburgh and Dunfermline Railway Compe-
-1 Mee' bills were settled • end the case of the South York-
, shire Railway was under further consideration. In the
Lords, Mr. Fowler, was examined on the Great Wea-
-1 tern and West Midland Amalgamation Bill.

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