The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

CLERICAL.

The Rev. Robert Ito Heston has been licensed to the
Perpetual Curacy of Heathwaite, in the parish of Kirkby
Ireleth, in the county of Lancaster, void by death of Rev.
Edward Tyson. Patrons, devisees of tbs late E.
Towers, Esq.
The Rev. Elaine, Williams bee been licensed to tie
Perpetual Curacy of Sr. David's church, Liverpool, void
by the cession of the Rev. William Hughes. Palmas,
trustees. _ _

The Rev. Henry Ireland Blackburne bat been instituted
to the Vicarage and Parish Church of Itmtherae, in the
county of Chester, void by cession of Rev. Joseph Hordem
Patron, Wilbraham Egerton, En.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

We have reason to believe that the second cow
mend of the British army in the Crimea has, after
due deliberation, been conferred upon our distin-
guished countryman, Sir Colin Campbell.—Scotenas.

We understand that the 42ud Regiment, at present
stationed here, are to be ordered abroad, and that their
place in the Castle is to be supplied by the North York
Ballea.—Stiriing Journal.

ADYJRALIT, JAN. 23.—APPOISTMENTS.—Seca.
tary's Clerk G. Hickman (1846), to the Victory, 101, fig
ship, at Portsmouth.

Clerk 8. Smyth (1850), to the Orion, 80, sena stoat
ship, at Sh

Clerks' Assistants A. J. Boytoa, to the Bellisle, 24, ha-
pital ship, at Devonport ; and It. W. Parish, to the Pun-
verance, troop ship, at Woolwich.

DOCK LABOURERS POR THE CRlMEA.—Yesterday,
fifty of the wen selected by the government agents from the
London Dock labourers to go out to Belaklava to assist in
unladdig the transports as they arrive out from England,
and in warehousing the stores, went before the authorities
to be finally approved. The men haring been medically
inspected and passed, signed articles fur 4s. per diem and
rations, and the foremen 7s. and rations, with free passage
out and home ; each man received a bounty of W. to pro-
vide himself an outfit, and was told to hold himself reedy
to embark at 48 hours notice. Mr. Goodman, of 3 Ware-
house, London Dock, goes out es head foremen over these
men, and one of the Customs landing waiters as super-
intendent. They are expected to sail in the Canadian screw
steamer, from Portsmouth, early next week.

THE SICK AND WOUNDED AT SCUTAEL—ThII
public will learn with pleasure that the Director•Oeneral
the Army and Ordnance Medical Department has bees
instructed to report to the Duke of Newcastle on the practi-
nability of famishing periodical returns of the sick and
wounded at Scutari, showing the progress towards eon.
velem:entre in each case. Bhp Orace has also instructed
Lord William Patriot, Commandant of the British Military
Establishment iu the Bosphorus, to appoint a competent
person to ascertain from every officer, and if possible from
every private soldier, who may be admitted into the mili-
tary hospitals in Turkey, the name and address of his
nearest relative or friend, so that in the event of his death
the fact may ►e communicated to such person.

The attempts to raise the Perseverance from her
position on her beam-ends in the East Doak is Woolwich-
yard have been given up, and the seamen and a number of
convicts were employed all day on Tuesday in removing ths
casks and other appliances that were to be used in raising
her. When the Perseverance fell on her side she slid out-
wards towards the river, and it was not possible to replace
the caisson in Its proper position neat the river. It has now
been decided that a coffer dam shall be put up,and a number
of masons have commenced work for that purpose. Shit
will then be cleared of the mad, and it is expected she
will then be raised by powerful levers and shores.