The Press.
London, England, 1858-10-09 00:00:00

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REAR'ADMIRAL SIR HENRY JOHN LEEKE, C. 8.,
some time commander•in•chief and superintendent of
the Indian navy, has been appo►nted a Knight
Commander of the Bath, and Colonel Lord Mark
Kerr, 13th Regiment, and Lieutenant-Colonel Robert
Henry Lowtb, 86th Regiment, Companions of the
Order.

TEE COLONELCY OF THE 20TH REGIMENT, vacant by
the death of Lieutenant-General Thomas, will, in ail
likelihood, be conferred on Major-General Marcus
Beresford, an officer of long Indian service, who last
year commanded the troops in the Madras Presi-
dency during the absence of Sir Patrick Grant.
COLONEL YORKE, C. 8., late of the Ist Dragoons,
and Colonel Daubeney, C. 8., of the 55th Regiment,
have been appointed inspectors of clothing.

THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY have resolved to
increase the strength of the Royal Marines by 5,000
men, and form a fifth division of the corps at Pem-
broke Dockyard, Wales.

THE ARMY CLOTHING COMMISSIONERS are still
minutely pursuing their investigations, in the hope
of rendering them as complete as possible, of which,
however, there is some doubt, as their powers do
not appear to be sufficient to compel parties to give
evidence. For instance, one individual refused to
disclose the name of a person who had accused offi-
cials at Weedon of taking bribes ; he declined to do
so, because the accuser would not permit him ! The
commissioners visited the establishment of Govern-
ment packers in Mark-lane, and examined the way
in which books are kept and clothing is packed up
for exportation. The commissioners have depre-
cated newspaper comments during the proceedings.
THE DEATHS AMONG THE OFFICERS of H.M. troops
in India are reported by the last mail :—Lieutenant-
Colonel Cameron, 42nd Highlanders, at Bareilly,
August 9 ; Lieutenant Sidebottom, 53rd Regiment,
in Oude, on the 9th of August ; Lieutenant and
Adjutant W. B. Cowburn, 71st Highlanders, at
Gwalior, on the 21st of August.
THOMAS ToLE, who so basely deserted to the
Russian enemy while serving in the Crimea with the
7th Royal e'usiliers, arrived at Chatham Barracks on
Monday, from Manchester, the city in which he was
captured, in charge of a strong escort, and is now
confined in the guard-house, in charge of two sen-
tries, until he is brought to trial by court-martial, at
Chatham garrison, where the depot companies of the
7th Fusiliers are stationed. He appears to be about
twenty-five years of age, and is a native of Ireland.
He left the English lines in company with a comrade
named Moore on the night of the 22nd of March,
1455, and joined the Russian force. The same night,
between eleven and twelve o'clock, a column of Bus-
sian infantry rushed upon our advanced trenches,
bayoneting and killing a number of men of the 7th
Fusiliers and 34th Regiment, Captain the Hon.
Cavendish Browne, 7th, being killed, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Kelly, 34th, severely wounded and carried
off prisoner,—the number of killed and wounded
being upwards of fifty. Although taken at a great
disadvantage, the men of the 7th met the unexpected
assault with undaunted courage, and drove the Rus-
sians back at the point of the bayonet. After the
conclusion of the war Tole, beint, afraid to return to
England, remained some time at St. Petersburg, and
afterwards proceeded to New York, where he re-
mained until a few months ago, when lie returned to
Manchester, but was shortly afterwards recognized
by a police-constable who served in the 7th Fusiliers
at the time the prisoners deserted. The trial of the