The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 7. —APPOL
mender A. W. Gillett, to the Achilles.
Engineers E. G. Ashworth, to the Cumberland, for the
Chewer ; and W. Dark, to the Cumberland, for the Fear.
lees.

Com-

- litoworOns.—To be Engineers, T. H. Kitts, of the De-
fence ; G. F. Sutton, of the Cumberland ; H. Hull, of the
Indus ; and W. Tottenham, of the Royal Ouk.
To be Acting Engineers, G. Garden, of the Curlew ; F.
W. Robleson, of the Triton ; W. Chase, of the Enryalus ;
T. Gray, of the Sntlej; W. Harwood, of the Esk ; and W.
B. Cottaro, of the Leander.

The examination of candidates for admission to
the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, which commenced
on Thursday last at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, before the
.ice-president and other members of the Council of Military
gduostion, terminated yesterday. There were• upwards of
140 candidates. The neat inanimation of eandidates for ad-
mission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, hefts*
the Council of Military Education, is to take place on Mon.
day, this 2nd of the ensuing month, at the Royal Hospital.
Chelsea, sod will satausd over fifteen days, fading on Wed-
nesday, the 18th.

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NAVAL INSTR CCTORN. —The following general
order haa been promulgated from the Hone Guards:—
" With reference so the general order, No. 656, dated 22nd
October, 1t364. his Royal if ighnees the Field Marshal Omni
=Dais-in-Chief directs that after eight years' service and
under Mesa, naval instructors' shall be recognised as hold-
ing the relative rank of =yore in the army, according to the
date of their C 011101116101211 and after fifteen years' service sad
upwards, as lieutenant-ccaonels, but aa the juniors of ttat
rank.*

A SHOAL or WHAM OFF REDCAL—On Sunday
morning about Moe o'clock, as two men were walking along
the sands near to the Convislasoent-borne at Coatbsin, they
saw, about a mile from the shore, what appeared to be •
sunken colge with its nail pertly set. One man positively
asserted that he could see men moving on it, an he had
watched for about half an hour. On bearing this statement
Bernal men put off with a fishing noble to the relief as they
thought of the eutferen. Before the ooble was fairly on the
way the object diappeared, shortly reappearing 'spun. Mr.
Balmer, of Redrar, by this time had brought a glass to bear
upon the object of their solicitude, and found to his sato-
nebulas:it that it wee • whale of immense proportions for
these regions. The men in the boat likewise viewed it
through • telescope. They say it was about 40 feet long,
ite fins on its beck standing out of the water about 6 feet.
Several others of smaller size were gambolling round their
monster companion. They were visible for about an hour
and • hall, when they took their departure in • southerly
direction.

COLLISION BETWEEN MEMBERS OP THE CONFEDE-
BATE Collottlatk—At an early hour on Monday morning •
collision occurred at the Ballard Howe between Meiani.
Wm. 0. Swan and H. S. Foote, colleagues in Congress from
the State of Tennessee, the difficulty on it is said,
in some remarks made by the latter in the House of Repro-
seetidiese on Monday, supposed to concern John Mitchell,
Esq., of the Emm,ooir, It appears that Mr. Swan wee
conducted to the family apartment of Mr. Foote by Mr.
H. B. Pollard, who did so to show him the apartment, ad
knowing that the relations existing between the
Iwo gentlemen (Foote and Swan) were of •
hellion., description, and of course unprepared for
so sudden an explosion as followed the opening of
the door and the introduction of Mr. Swan. Mr.
Foote invited Mr. Pollard io, upon opening the door, when
the latter informed him ttat his (Mr. Foote's) colleague,
Mr. Swan. wee tilers and wished to speak to him. Mr.
Foote replied that be did not look upon Mr. Swan as &gen-
tleman, and could hold no commualeation with him. Mr.
Swan stepped forward and struck Mr. Foote over the head
with his cane, inflicting a severe blow. Further sad more
serious hostilities were about to be inaugurated, when
Oise& Wickham sad Mr. Themaa, sewed auditor of the
State, happening to be near, interfered sad put • atop to
further fighting. Yesterday morning the city police were
on the qui rive for Mears. Foote, Swan, sad Mitchell,
warrants haring been issued for their arrest, upon the sap
politica, it is said, that • duel was ea the tapia between
Mews. Foote and Mitchell, is which Mr. Swan was im.
pasted. The ogee will probably be before the mays this
atersing.—Riekesond inquirer, Nov. HI.
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