The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-21 00:00:00

PRADAY EVENING,

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

A DMIRALTY, OCY. 20. Arrournmers.—Sub-
Lioutenaino—F. 0. Powell, to the Gibraltar; C. Johnstorte,
to the Exeelliat. _ _

—AssistentiZrieoes—J. W. Dobbin, to the Hawke ;
B. Browning. to theCoreopue.
Paonociusit. —To be Amin Engineers—A. Pritchard, of
the Earyaloa ; F. C. Helios, of the Antelope.
To be First Clam Aletelaat Engineer-8. Grundy, of the
Fawn.

WOOLWICH, Ocr. 20.
Recruiting for the Royal Artillery, which has
bees suspended at Woolwich for some time, has mom-
mewed, and a ooasiderable number of men ►ate been ea-
tared for scrvice in the depot brigade. A large number of
recruits for the 34th infantry hare also beau attested before
the sitting magistrate at the Woolwich Police-court.
CHATHAM, Ocr. 20.
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NAVAL COTTIT-MARTIAL.—A court-martial &I-
@cabled this morning on board bet Majesty's ship For-
midable, 84. flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir C. Talbot, 1C.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief at the Noe, for the trial of Mr. Henry
Knight, engineer of the Fisgard, 42, for service is the
LE/adroit, 6, for having, ou the 7th instant, neglected his
dory, sad absented himself from his ship without leave ;
sad also for having, oe the &Benno of the above day,
been drunk sad unfit for his duty. The court was presided
over by Captain J. Fulfced, of the Formidable ; and Mr. G.
R. !Elfish', of the firm of kNell, Knight, and Arnold, soli.
adore, Rochester, officiated se Deputy Judge-Advocate.
Commodore Dunlop, C. 8., of the Firgard. prosecuted, sad
the prioouer was defended by Mr. M. Stephenson, solicitor.
After six witnesses had bees examined is support of the
charge, and four for the defame, the court found the pri-
mmer guilty on both charges, and he was sentenced to loss
all his seniority, and to be severely reprimaoled.

Mosusner Itarsuertme.—Classes for the mus-
ketry instruction of volution, under the provisions of
articles 234, 235, and 236 ci the Volunteer Regulations, will
be formed at the schools of musketry at Rythe and Fleet-
wood, respectively, on the 12th November next. Officers
commanding volunteer corps In Scotland, or in Northam.
Defiant!, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Durham, Yorkshire,
Lancashire, and the Isle of ]fan, who wish to send one or
more members to the class at Fleetwood, are requested to
trammit their applications to the War. offioe, on or before
the sth proximo. Officers commending volunteer corps in
the remaining portion of Great Britain may apply for per.
mission to fiend one or more members of their corps to the
class at Myths, on or before the sth proximo. The com-
manding officers' application should in each ease be accom-
panied by a certificate in the form given in Appendix G G of
the Volunteer Regalatsoos, in regard to the volunteer's
pro6dency in the manual and platoon exercises, and his
wilhngoas to impart instruction to the members of his
corps on his return—M. It'll ouoo.—War-office, 20th
October, 1861.

The Adjutant-General, Sir James Yorke Scar-
lett, bas issued a circular memorandum, addressed to the
army at home and abroad, dated the 15th instant, stating
that his Royal Brigham the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief, at the instance of the Secretary of State for War,
desires that officers proceeding to join their corps at foreign
stations at the public expecte shall sot engage their own
until it has been arioaredned whether pussies can
a provided, or that the financial authorities are prepared to
issue en allowance for that purpose.