The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-05 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

nDIURALTT, MARCH 3.—PSONOTION.—Mato W.
B. Bonita% (1862), of the Velem, 6, two smog steam troop
I Alp, of 360.h..ree wnar, Meditorreasea station, promoted
to the rack of betterment.

Arrotannurto.—lllostor C. A. Boort, confirmed to !h.
Arab, 12, sloop, Mirth America aid West 'adios station.
Chaplain B B. Howe (1NO), 8.A.. to the C. 100, 36, at
Molts.

Naval lastruiror T. 8. Osborn, to the Agamaragoe, N,
screw steam ship of 600 bone power, If etiterrans sn statics.
Clerks W. Rogers (1860), to the Victory, 101, asil ship, It
Portamoutb ; J. Singleton, to the Impregsable, 104, fi*
[ship, at Plynoutb ; R. J. Giles, to the &distils, 6, hospital
ship, at Davenport; and R Curg e , to the Pembroke,
60, screw steam ship, st Portsmouth.
Naval Cadets J. 1). V. Butler, from the Vulture, 6,
paddlewheel steam frigate, et 470-heree power, for 'twice
tar service, to the Pembroke; and A. B. C. Booth, from
the Bulldog, 6, paddle wheel steam ship, of 600 horse power,
for particular service, to the Bantouth, 90. screw steam ship,
lof 400. horse pose., at Devonpert.

The whole of the harness and stores of the
32-pounder bald battery, prepared at Woolwich f-r ser-
vice in the Crimea, were issued in large vats on Friday
afternoon and forwarded to Elutes-Nears Ins sun. even-
ing, to he pet ea board the lodises screw steam-ship The
men and borers of the right half battery. Captain Ward's
company, 3rd battalion, (ungluing of 140 men and 115
horses, leavo Woolwich to-day, March 5, f.-r Liverpool, and
the left ballot the buttery, Captain Elenyth's company.
battalion, proceeds to Liverpool oa Wednisday vest for em-
barkation at that purl for the seat of war. The gun ear-
riagei and mamas Wee waggoes are to be embarked at the
U .yal
One sergeant and 12 privates of the Woolwich
Division of Royal hi urines, and one bombardier and tore.
gunners of the R tyal Marine Artillery from Portsmouth,
nave embarked for melee on board the Hecate Stain]
sloop at Wootwien. The greatest exertions are briog made
to get all the vessels intended for the Baltic fleet ready
with the least possible delay.
Colonel Sandam, Royal Engineers, now woo pies
the residence vacated by Major-Oeneral Jones, at Wool-
wich, and has assumed from lie let ingamt the direction of
the e• gm. er depaqmeut and the command of the Royal
Sappera and Miners, and the Hon. Rut India Company's
Sappers.

PORTSMOUTH, Masten 4.
The assembly of the Baltic fleet at Spithead makes
daily erogie-a. The Nile, 91, screw, Captain Mundy, came
up from P-poeuth this mi•ening ; the Euryalus, 61, screw-
snip, Captain Ramsay, arrived yesterday; and the lmot-
rieuse, 61, screw-ship, Captain Wats n, C. 8., went out of
this harbour yes•erday. The Faicoo, 17, screw, had hi r
compasses adjusted yesterday on completing bee out"'; sod
the various other line of-battle ships, frigates, rte., make
daily and rapid progn se. Evidence of this proeress is
atfireed be a partial cessation in the late hours and Sammy
labour of the dockyard setisane, so fer as some of the depart-
ments are ocecerned. The Dee, steam-vessel, arrived I.
harbour, from Woolwich, yesterday with machinery fur
some of the ship. fitting here. The Gorgon, 6, paddle-
sloop, coded hist night tor the suttee yard., with seamen
tee the all* fitting there for the Baltic.
The Rwron, 3, pad le•steemer, Lieutenant Freeland,
Went oat of harbour coo anchored at Spithead to-day. She
see to the Medi, aaaaa tan with seamen fur the Black Sea
t.
Tee Arabia, paddle transport, arrived from the Black Sea
}ante day at Spithead. This afternoon she eame into hee-
haw. Sue has brought h. me 204 sick ad wounded me.
Three died on the passage. A good proportion of the poor,
fell me are wounded is their legs, whilst others suffer trim
dysentery and die rrr Ica. Oliers are convalescent from
beer. Lieutenant Daloy, of the Royal Marine., and teu
wounded marines and seamen, also came home in this ship
Tim troops belong to various regiments as follows: let
loyal Dragoon Guards, 1 ; 4'h Dragoon Guards. 3; &It
ditto, 6; 6'h Dragoons, 1; 4.11. Light Dragoons, 1; B'h
I Beseass, 1; 13th, 1; 17tn, 2; Grenadier Guards, 6;
Coldstream Guards, 2; Scotch Fatalism Geoids, 3;
Ist F,sit, 3; 7th, 1; 17th, 2; 19tb, 8; 20th,
210, 1; 23rd, 6 ; 28th, 4 • 30th, 6 ; 33rd,
8; 34th, 1 ; 38 h, 2; 41-t, 7 ; 42nd. 44th, 6 ; 46th, 4,
47th. 2 ; 49th. 1 ; 600. 6 ; 65:h, 2; 67th, 7 ; 62nd, 1 ; 63rii.
8• 68 b, 3 ; 77ib, 4; 79th, 1; 88th. 10 ; 90in, 1 • 03. d, 2 ;
95 11, 16; fat battalion of the Rifle Brigade, 10; 2nd batta-
lion, 3; Royal Artillery, 72; Royal Sappers and Mina.,
1; Ambulant.* Corp., 6. They have come home in charge
of Cap' in Rocke, of the 49th Regiment, red under the
charge of Dr. Howell, medical officer of the ship, no mill
tart' surgeon having been sent home on this de.y. The
following Mitten are passengers home by the Arabia; they
ate nut wounded, but come hums on promotion, end are
going out again with drafts of their respective regiments:
—Guards, Captain South ; Ist Life Guards, Surgeon Jet ;
17th Regiment, Major Bourke and Captain Earle; 18th
Regiment, Major Call and Captain Seinburn ; 19th Regi •
inept, Captain* Barrett and Scot; 20th Reginieot, Lieut.-
Colonel Horn; 21st Regiosenr, Lieut Haines ;
23rd Regiment, Captains John and Rooks; 28th Regime nt,
Meier Baumgartner; 47th Regiment, Wiwi Lardner ; 49th
I{. gialhat, Captain Miley ; 62nd Regiment, Major Tyler;
77th R. giment, Captain Acton; 79th Regiment, klejore
Taylor rod Conningbune, Captains Scott, Daure, and
Maitland ; 88th Regiment, Lieutenant .3olocel Jeffreys ;
93rd Regiment, Mejnr Hay, Captains (Metier and
Dawson ; 95'h Regiment, Captain Morgan ; Rifle
BriAade Majors Elrington and Elilott; Cattalos Bal-
four, Nixon, Ross, Lindsay, Warren, and Dummied.
Lieat•Colonel Bakke, Captain Mure, Lieut. Martin, R.A.,
and Paymaster Halley were also passengers in tLe Arabia,
but were left behind at Malta. The Arabia is ordered to
land her worst cases at this dockyard, and then proceed to
Chatham with the remainder. It is doubted if the men will
go round however. Tho Arabia left Malta Feb. 20 and
Gibraltar on the 25th. Oa the 23rd, off Carthsgene, she
spoke the Witch of the Wave and the Sunderland, bound
to the East, and she towed the Burnish transport through
the Gut of Gibraltar. Very little preparation was made for
the Is:piing of the troops, and no officer of the garrison was
at the dockyard to give any orders, at least up to the hour
we left the yard this afternoon.
The Ist Royal Lancashire Regiment of Militia embarked
on board the steam transport Calcutta from the dockyard
yesterday, an, this morning steamed out of harbour and
sidled direct to Corfu. The oaken and men have
displayed the greatest gratification at going on foreign
service The Calcutta is excellently fitted up, and
everything has been provided for their comfort and ac-
commodation. The regiment Igoe! out 630 strong, including
I officers. The remainder of the regiment, as already reported,
has gone to Lancaster, to join the depot there. The band
has rose out. The colonel of tho regiment, Colonel Clifton,
goes out in command. The Wiltshire Regiment of Militia
will embark in a few days for Cafe' in the @Wittig troop-ship
itesistause. She was towed into harbour by the steam-
ers's Betio and Comet last night, when the wind
sad tide being very strong caused a great strain
41111 one of the hawsers, whist), breaking, caused
the ship to be unmanageable, sad she drifted on to
a bank is the harbour channel, where she remained
about six hones on her beam sada, in a very awkward pais
doe. On the tide rising she floated off, and was brought
into harbour. She does not appear much damaged.
The Both Lincoln Militia are expected to leave Chiches-
ter for this garrison to-morrow, and the Rants Artillery
)(Wits proceed to Woolwich, being replaced at Gosport by
the Norfolk Militia Artillery.
The Himalaya, troop ship, went out of harbour to Spit-
bead yesterday, where she still remains, but she is expected
to sail to-night for the Black Sea, calling at Queenstown for
other horses. - - - - _ .

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General de la Marmara, the commander-in-chief of the
Sardis's* (swinges* to the allied army in the Crimea, paid
a visit to this port yesterday. lie went into the dockyard,
viewed the fortifications both from the shore and is the
Fire Queen, steam vessel; also obtain's' spa view of the
limit lying at Spithead and forming for the Baltic.

SHEERNESS, Marten 3.
The Royal George, 120 guns, screw steam ship,
was coder sailing orate,, to leave hem yesterday for Spit.
head, but in consequence of the wsete-pipe in the starboard
aide bursting (o..pposed to be by the iee) she is to lam to-
day. With the *empties stated she is ready for immediate
service, he'll* shells and autssuoitioe, Le., on board.
The Amphion, 34 guns, en w frigate, is to boost of the
dockyard ha de on the 7th inst.
We have new os drill in this garrison swirly 1,000 fresh
raised fine young men of the artillery, many of whom are
fully set up sod ready for being drafted, when their ser-
vices may be required.

IiEVONPORT, Kum: 4.
The Esk and Nautilus have been cruising down the
Channel to relieve homeward bound ships that may have
been detained by adverse winds. The military invalids and
childrsa brought home in the War Cloud were landed at
Ali!they in the Contisnee steamer. Is wane:ion with the
lending of naval and military invalids at this port, we may
mention that on its coming to the knowledge of the Berl of
Alrurt•Bdgeumbe that it was intended to land the sick and
wounded soldiers who had arrived here In the Talavera, his
lordship, thinking the employment of his wheel boat would
facilitate aad render comparatively easy their transit
from the snip in the Sound to the hospital,
I Kindly *amid her at the disposal of the authorities.
The beat was eccoidingly pat in motion by some
el the 'awe lrdship's yacht, the Cloud, and quickly
*SS& li/81010 the Talavera, lyiug off Bovisand, about
*gee mills from the Hantosso. Teas who were the weak
snt and most ill were taken with their cots and lifted from
the ship tato the boat, and convoyed in her with the utmost
gni up Illosibsess creek" sad thence carefully_ carried by
w tr wbaspital. This boat of the noble earl's is
*b. sod fist-battenned, with paddles warted by hand,
by mow of wheel and crank, and was mastrustod foe the
of conveying carriage', horses, and persona to sad
ron'from. Mount Edgeumbe w the Stoashomm side of the

Heal, and the dibeulty of getting men to set together fa
carrying on the government of the country so great, that I
do not consider myself justified by political differences in
offering any opposition, in the present emergency, to Mr.
Vernon Smith, who has undertaken the duties of an imper.
tent oMce." Simulta"eously with the publication of lb:
, Hunt's withdrawal, Captain Start, probably a nee&
nee of the Carlton—s-nt out an address rolieiting the
support of the Lorin upon grounds which, if all.
cepted by thenst_must have pieced them in direct thump-
meet with Mr. Haut. In thie dilemma the gallant captain,
who bad been thus inconsiderately put forward, was OS
hastily withdrawn, and betwixt the two stools effectual
tory opposition fell to the ground. The course, however le
not clear. Mr. Lockhart, who sought to represent
extreme liberals at the last general election, is egain in the
field, and is likely, on the present occasion, to give Mr. V.
Smith more trouble than is generally imagined. This will
arise from two causes. The first that may be noliced is the
bet that the more advanced party amongst the liberals in
Northampton yearly gears strength, and becomes less and
ku satisfied with whiggism in its present phase. The
second cause will be found in the disappointment of the
tubs at having no candidate of their own to oppose Ht.
Smith. It is by no means improbable that a considerable
number of tories will, from sheer chagrin, vote for Mr.
Lockhart. Corbin rumours are afloat concerning the
proceedings of the tories. They are mid to be
making strong efforts to induce Mr. Hunt to »-
consider his decision, and permit himself to be put
in nomination. The reason for this is alleged to be that
Mr. Hunt's address was published without his friends
having been first consulted, and bitter »loge are freely
spokes concerning the political ebief of the toriu, for coup-
selling Mr. Hunt to inaction. It is reported that the tele-
graph was busily at work yesterday to find Mr. Hunt, and
to beg him to come to Northampton immediately, and it le
understood that be is in the town to-day. It isnot thought,
however, that *tithing will come of this, at all events
with Mr. Hunt's consent. Many of his friends, who would
have supported him warmly it he hal not published hie
address, are now known to declare that they ceonot con-
' 'latently ask keen to stand, and some go so far as to say that
they will not vote for him should he do so. No one, how-
ever, need be surprised if Mr. Hunt is put in nomination to-
morrow morning. Mr. Lockhart has issued a handbill,
summoning a " mars meeting " for eight o'clock to-morrow
morning, in the Market-square. The excitement of the
day will thus commence at an early hour.

REPRESENTATION OF DODLEY.-Mr. Mathews hen
declined to come forward as a candidate in the liberal in-
terest, but the independent portion of the coustitut ncy re-
solved not to submit to Lord Ward's dictation, have invited
Mr. Alderman Baldwin, of liirminirham, to come forward,
and he has consented. At the last election Mr. Baldwin, on
a similar requisition being presented to him, contested the
borough with Mr. Benbow. The conduct or caprice of Lord
Ward in election matters is altogether inexplicable. At
Kidderminster nia lordship returns Mr. Lowe ; he supports
the liberal fur the county, whilst at Dudley be endeoroure
to thrust upon the constituency a gentleman of mongrel
polities—half conservative and half Peelite—in the person
of Sir Stafford Northcote.

ATHLONE AND ENNIE.—The write for Athlone and
Bailie went down,by Friday night's post, and although there
are vogue rumours of a contest in the former borough, no-
thing is less probable.
CAVAN.—The Hon. C. Butler and the Bon. H.
Antesley, the two Derbyite candidates for Cavan, hive
withdrawn, and a Mr. Burrowes, of &redone Rouse, bee
been substituted for them in the same interest. Mr. H.
' Grattan, Mr. Hughes (form( rly Solicitor-General for Ire-
lard), and Mr. Alderman Reynolds, are candidates in the
liberal interest, but neither of the latter have y‘t published
an address.

THE PATRIOTIC FUND COMMISSION.

have issued a circular (to take

effect from March tad) setting forth the scale of allowance
for tho widows and orphans of the non-commissioned

officers and privates of the army and marines; and petty
officers and seamen of the navy.

The widow of a staff

officer, without

children, is to receive 61. weekly ; if with one child, 7e.;
two, Bs.; three, 131. Gd.; four, 95.; five, 9s. 6d. A sew-
glant's widow, without children, will receive do. weekly;
if with one child, 6?. ; two, 7e. ; three, 7e. Id. ;
four, tis. ; five, Ss. Gd. (If a colour-sergeant's widow,
Gd. additional.) A corporal's widow, without children,
4s. weekly ; with one child, Gs. ; two, Go. ; three,
6e. 6d. ; four, 71. ; five, 7.. Gd. A drummer%
trumpeter'', or private's widow, without (Andres, will re-
ceive 3s. 6d. weekly ; with one child, es. 6d. ; two, Ge. 6d.;
three, 6s. ; four, 6s. Gil. ; five, 7s. The corresponding ranks in
the navy are as follows non-commissioned aficer, 6th
clue; sergesut, 6th clue; corporal, 7th class; and private,
sth clam.

Sixpence additicnal, per week, will be given to every in-
firm person. All allowances are to be subject to the condition
stated in the Royal Commission, that the recipients are
enable to maintain or support themselves, and in gonad
these will not be made or continued to orphans after they
shall have attained the age of fifteen.

As the foregoing scale for widows and orphans must necee-
sully be influenced by the various circumstances of every
ease, although the scale is to be the general rule, the com-
mittee are to be at liberty to deviate from it in eases calling
for the exercise of their discretion ; ncknces and lying-in,
for example, will admit of exception.
_ _

The allowances are in no instance to be transferred or as-
signed, and their continued payment must depend on the
circumstances of the parties and the sufficiency of the fund to
answer the demands upon it.
That the allowance to widows cease upon their second
marriage, unless continued by an exprees order of the coin.
mittee ; but during any subsequent widowhood the widow
is to be at liberty to apply to be replaced on the fund; but
no woman is to continue to receive an allowance if she shall,
in the opinion of the committee, by prulligate conduct dis-
honour the memory of bar husband.

The royal conitnirsion has confined relief to those who
are unable to maintain or support themselves ; this shows
the neceesitv of industrial pursuits by the widows of sob.
diers, sailors, and marines; and the executive mrumittes,
desirous of encouraging and rewarding those who endeavour
by honest industry to gain their own livelihood, have re-
solved that, where any widow not receiving relief from this
fund for herself, shall in the month of January in any year,
produce to the secretary el the royal commissioners a car-
tificate signed by her master or mistress that she is in their
service, or a certificate signed by the clergymen of the parish
that she is rosasteinieg herself by carrying on any business
or other occupation, the committee will present every such
widow, upon every such certificate, with a sum not less than
two guineas, nor more than four guineas, according to their
opinion of her merits.

DISTURBANCES IN Tlono.—We read in the Ticinese
Goodie, that immediately after the late disturbance, the
patriots of Locarno proceeded In arms to join those of Bet-
, unions, and were received with cries of " The country for
ever! The Government for ever! Down with teactiont
Down with the coalition !" A body of patriots from ilea-
driciotto also arrived. The printing•ofce of the Unions
de l Popolo and II Popolano was broken into, and its print-
ing materials destroyed. The Civic Guard and the reserve
have been called oat, and placed under the command of

Lieut.-Colonel Valadini. On the 24th ult. the Council of
State convoked the committee for the reform of the consti-
tution for the 26th. On the 26th the liberal committee of
Belilozona announced the appointment of M. Luvigny
the poet of commander-in-chief, and other military nomi-
nations. Seventeen pencils have been incited, Ind five
more have been ordered to stay within home. The armed
men receive two francs a•dq, and the municipality hie
received orders to prepare quarters far 400 patriots. The
liberal committee has published a proclamation announcing
that the violent death of De Oiorgi hie excited the indigna-
tion of all t►e cantons. " This is not a revolution," says
that document ; " it is apronwecientento in favour of order ;

we will support it. In a few days tranquillity will be
,restored, and the retrograde faction shall, as in 1839 and
1649, again see the star of liberty shine. May God pro-
tect Ticino!" The Grand Council was to meet on the
28th ult. _ _

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THE 4TH DRAGOOItS.—An interesting letter from
Colonel Hodge, commanding the 4th (Royal Irish)
Dragoon Guards, has been received by a former offices of
the corps now residing near Cork, in acknowledgment of an
announcement that 240 pairs of woollen socks had been for-
matted by the Priumes Royal for the use of the non.com-
alssioned officers and soldiers of that regiment Writing
ea the 9 h, Colonel Hodge says, " There are few things that
at ose time were more needed here than auks, the chief
mass of the illness of the soldier having been wet feet; and
although the government have lately issue 1 supplies of
warm clothing to the troops, your prevent will be most ae-
capable, aid when the articles arrive, I shall take care that
the men are informed to whom they are indebted for this
most seemeable mpply. The sufferings of the troops have
esetalaly beat very greet, sad the sickness amongst hem
still ectotiaaes; but I thick things are better than they
were. We all feel that the great exertions which oar
friesde at; hone have been making for u, are not bet
upon the army bete ; but it is a pity that the government
did net sooner commence sending out these supplies. Many
thousands of lives would have been saved thereby, as our
- . November and December. lam
Dragoon Guards are the strongest
vi managed to gave more horses
we have them under cover (in
hope our casualties will not be