The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-27 00:00:00

SIR WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.

This morning was returned to parliament the
following correspondence between her Majesty's govern-
ment and Sir William Armstrong, is to the resignation of
his appointment u Engineer for Riled Ordnance :
" Copy of a Letter from Sir G. W. Armstrong to the Under
Secretary of State for War, dated Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Feb. 5, 1863.
" Sir,—The termination of the agreement between the
government and the Els wick Ordnance Company will have the
effect of leaving that company burdened with a much larger
plant than is covered by their guarantee. The friends who
compose that company, and who were induced through me
to embark their capital in the undertaking, feel that they
have a claim upon me to join their firm, and lead my aid in
rendering their uncovered expenditure productive.
" The memorandum which defines the terms of my ap-
pointment gives me the option of taking this step at any
time, but up to this date I have abstained from doing so.
The same memorandum secures to me a continuance of my
appointment, at a salary of 2,00 W. a year, for a term of
which upward, of three years have yet to expire.
"As I cannot join the Elawick Company in cap►city to
be useful without interference with my official duties,
which at present absorb all my attention, lam induced to
tender my resignation, relinquishing, of tonne, all claim to
further payment. I shall, however, at all times be ready
gratuitously to render the War Department any assistance
that may be required from me, in reference to subjects con-
nected with the office which I have had the honour of
holding.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) " W. C. ARMSTRONG.
_ _

" The Under Secretary of Stale, War Department."
"Copy of Letter from Earl de Grey to Sir W. G. Arm.
strong, dated 12th February, 1t363.

"Sir,—l am desired by Secretary Si; George Cornwall
Lewis to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the sth
instant, resigning the appointments which you bold in this
department, oa the ground that the duties connected with
them would prevent you from giving to the Elawick Ord-
nance Company the pereonal co-operation sad assistance
which you as. desirous of affording to them in consequence
of the termination of their agreement with the government.
"The offer of your resignation being perfectly scoots-
neous, and the result of arrangements of • private and per-
sonal nature, altogether unconnected with your official
position as engineer for rifled ordoanoe, and super-
intendent of the royal ion factories, Sir George Lewis
has only to express his acquiescence in the course which
you desire to adopt ; but he cannot permit your official
connexion with this department to cease without con-
veying to you, as I am now directed to do, biz high sense
of the zealous and efficient manner in which you have in-
variably discharged your public duties, and of the advan-
tage which her Majesty's government have derived from
your services while holding the appointments which you
have now resigned.

' I am ►lso desired by Sir George Lewis to convey to you
his thanks for the offer contained in the last paragraph of
your letter.—l hare, ke.,
(Signed) " Dn GM ►ND Rlr9X.
"fair W. G. Arteetrong, C. 8.," ke.

On Tuesday last the Roy. Jeremiah Boweu was
instituted to the rectory of West Walton Lewes, is the
county of Norfolk, on the presentation of the Rev. Chauncy
Hare Townsbeed, of Norfolk-street, Park-lane, in the
county of Middlesex, clerk.

The memorial regarding the seizure by Admiral
Wilkes of the British steamer Peterhoff, booed from Losdon
to the Mazioan port of Matassoraa, was promoted yesterday
to Earl Remelt, through Mr. IL W. Crawford, M.P. for
London, and a reply was received that it should be laid
before the law officers of the mown and have immediate
attention.

The China Mail says :—" We learn from Niogpo
that the Rev. Dr. Parker, of the London If ission, died on
the 2nd Feb. from the effecta of falling from his horn into
a canal, while mowing a dilapidated stone bridge. He was
mach respected b► a large circle of friends and acquaint•
awes ; his lose will be deeply felt by those who came within
the sphere of his Moan."