The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-17 00:00:00

IBR EXTRESS, SATURDAY ETENING, OCTOBER 17, 1863.

BREVET.

Colonel fturke Coppage,fitaliitillery, to bare the local
rank of majoe.general while acting as lieutenant-governor
of Jersey.
Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Edwin Wears,
59th Foot, baying completed fire years' qualifying servies,
to be colonel.
Brevet Major George W. Baikal'. half-pay 76th Foot, staff
aloe, of pensioners retired upon fall pay, to bare the
honorary mak of lieutenant-colocel.
Paymuter Horatio Morgan, 43rd Foot, to have the bosomy
rank of captain.
Quartermaster William Young, who retiree upon half-pay,
Royal Engiseera, to have the honorary rank of captain.

WOOLWICH, Ocr. 16.
A numerous detachment of Royal Artillery,
under anises for embarkation to N.• Zsalead, is now
node, a wane of lostraction as to the use of rifled ordnance
al the Govermeet &boot of Gunnery, Shoeberveme.

DISTRIBUTION or NAVAL SALVAGE MONIIT.—
Notice is given in last night's Gazette that the distribution
of the four divides& arias( from the estate of if seem
Niles, Hale, aod Co., bankrupt.. on account of ming*
earvion rendered to the Agnes by her Majesty's ship Trident
between tho 3rd of August and the Bth of September, 1867,
will commence on Tuesday, the 90th imtant, is the Pries
Branch of the Department of the Aocountant•Geneal of
the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house. The toiletries ere
the shamed.* to as individual in the sexual olasese:—
Commander. 60/. 3s. Bd.; third clam, 141. 10e. 7tC; fourth
clam. 9/. Gs. 118.; fifth class, 11. 3a. 9/1.; sixth elms,
41. 13e. oameemith elms, 3/.25. 3d.; eighth elms, Ulla. ld.;
ninth elass, 11. Oe. 9d.; teeth clam, 10s. 4d.
NAVAL PRIZE MONET.—Notion is given iu last
night's Gazette that preparations are now being made for the
intended distribution of the tours.e homey and net pro.
owls of the slaver chn w. captured on the 24th of July,
• 1882. by her Majeaty's ship Torch.
THE Ravaros or THE )(war Docx AND
HARBOUR BOARD.—As oar of the boat Wien of the pro-
sperity of trade, we quote the following remarks of the
ebainnao of the Money Dock and Harbour Board, deli-
vered at the last weekly roasting of the board :—" The ye.
venue of the desk estate is 1&59 was 638,0001., 'savior a
surplus of 114,1961. In 1860 the revenue was '682,0661.,
leaving a surplus of 169,7364 IN 1861, the greatest oe
record, the revenue was 748,6911. ; the surplus
167,699!. In 1862, which was after the cotton famine=
taken place, the revenue was 688,0464, leaving a surplus of
93,17x1.; sad ia the year jest elided the revenue was
720,383!., hewn. a Impalas of 94,3691. The revenue of
1863 exceeded that of the previous year by 41.*371.. sod
only fell short of 1861 (the great tem.) by 18.3081., showing
the remarkable iftliSllo which had takes piece is the trade
of the poet, with all the deprivations which bad bee.
suffered by the Ammo of cotton.
Immoral) WAT/DI SUPPLY roa Tin Poos.—la
our impression of August 15th the ..amity fur a better
supply of water to the houses of the pew. eimoielladiez
Sundaes, was very forcibly shown by Dr. Gibbets,
of of health to the Holborn Board of Works, sad that
gentleman has since applied to the New Rini' COMPSIII, in
order, if possible, to get a better supply of water for .one
of the courts and alleys in the district on Boodsm. After
some corrospoodenoe, and amoral interviews with the
officera of the company, the board of direness have agreed
for throe mouth to supply all the court. boleros. Cray's.
inn-road and Leather-lam with water oa the Saturday
emeings. The owesn should also provide larger sad
better receptacles for the water nquued by their temente—
City Prier.
Ctairwra. PALacie. —On Sna.uico Dar.--
Irma; Ocr. 144,—Adobirar as isrmaat, 1.396; ado,
era limbo.. 8013; tidal, 2,138.