The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-14 00:00:00

RAIL ira V AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PABLIAMINT.

Yesterday the following cases were disposed of
by the examiners, and tbo standing orders of parliament
declared to have een complied with :
Eturaxruz, OSWl.siltl RUABON, AND SHREWSBURY
RAI LWATS. —For the construction of certain railways in the
counties of Salop and Denbigh, in order to give continuous
communication from Ellesmere to Oswestry, Ituabon. and
Shrewsbury, and for constructing a bridge over the Rivet
Dee, and to rata. 300,0U01. and borrow Itai,ooof.
The bills of the earnarvonshlre Railway Company, Mid
Sussex and Midliurst Junction Railway, and Sidmouth
Railway aid Harbour, stand adjourned.
The other bills disposed of includes the General Electric
Telegraph Co_nipaty ; the WlSten superware Pier; St.
Giles's Disused Burial Ground ; Brecon Markets and Fairs;
and Webb and Craig's Patent.

Yesterday morning Mr. Wog, the ex-magi*.
crate, who far many years presidist at the old Hatton-gar-
den Police-court, expired at his reektenee. lo the laser
Temple, at an advanced ate. The demand was ailed to
the bar on the Bth Juge, 1639, at Linaoilitrian.
CIIYEITAL PAILACL Urns Bin. m° DAY. •••
THURSDAY, Fax. Lt.—Admissions on payment, 611; ditto
by maim bwketa, 706—total, 1,316.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AOMISALTIri Fee. 13.APPOINTMENTS.—Lieu-
tialauta G. H. Bernard, and A. T. Denham, to the Dayslus,
additional for duped ; N. Osborn, to the Tivialgar ; H.
T. Marsden, to the Pembroke, additional for coast guard
service; T. S. Dickinson, R. H. Bocle, R. M. Sperling, R.
M. Lloyd, G. D. Bombe, F. Y. Ominauney, G. F. Leon,
A. A. Hansom, A. H. Webb, F. R. Hartwell, and R. J.
Errington, to the Marlborough. additional for disposal.
First-Class Assistant Engineers W. H. Lowman, to the
Fiogard, for service in the Rapid ; and P. Butler, from the
Asia, to the Cumberland, es supernumerary.
Acting Second-Clan Assistant Engineers G. A. Paterson,
J. B. R. Pam, F. X. 0. Richards, and T. Vickery, to the
Asia,' as supernumeraries.
Mr. F. E. !Leigh has been nominated to a naval cadet-
ship.

PORTSMOUTH, FE. 13.

The Parana, hired steam transport, arrived at
Spithead this morning
.from Halifax, which place she left
on the Ist inst., having, during the first portion of her
voyage, experieneed strong winds and a heavy M. She was,
indeed, reported to have been lost on her outward vo age.
it appears, however, that the ship had nearly reached Bic,
and was then compelled to put back to Halifax, and this cir-
cumstance accounted for the delay. She landed a mail this
morning, and one passenger. The Parana left at Halifax her
Majesty's ships Orlando and Liffey (refitting). The Hydra
sailed on • cruise on the 31st of January, to relieve • 'weal
reported to be in distress. The Orpheus, screw car-
vette, was at St. John's. The hired transports Mauritius,
Delta, and Melbourne, were also at Halifax ; the Calcutta,
in Bull's Bay ; and the Adriatic, at Sydney, Cape Breton.
The Mauritius had experienced exceedingly heavy weather
oat, and heal lost fifteen horses. 37ietta had
also met with heavy weather and received considerable
damage.
The Glasgow, 51, screw frigate, steamed out of harbour
this morning, and made a trial of her speed at the measured
mile in Stokes' Bay. At light draught of water she realised
a speed of 13 knots. Her orreries, which are of GOO horse
power, were constructed by Bavenhill, and worked very
satisfactorily.

CHATHAM, F. 13.
The following regiments, whose period of ser-
vice in India has expired, will return to during
the present year : Ist battalion 6th, 73th, and 92nd
HiA ghlanders.
complete battery of 13 of the large 100-pounder Arm-
strong guns has been despatched from this garrison to
Sheerness, to be mounted on the land defences commanding
the entrance to the Medway.

THE COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN

ROBERTSON.

The court-martial on Captain Robertson was
resumed in Dublin on Wednesday morning.
Some further evidence was taken.
Colonel Bentinck, at the sitting of the court, produced
certain letters which had passed between him and Captain
Robertson, Captain Durant, and Messrs. Jones.
Colonel Bentinck handed in other Wen, amongst which
was the following :—" Birmingham, July 4, 1861.--Bir,
With reference to the latter paragraph of your letter of
20th May, 1861, on the subject of the grew insult that was
KZlupon you by Colonel Dickson in the Army and
Club, in October, 1860, ia which you stated—" I am
now, however, determined to have an ample apologyor
obtain satisfaction in full," I am desired by Colonel Ben-
tinck to request that you will inform me whether you have
received an ample apology or obtained satisfaction in full
from Colonel Dickson, assemble to your determination, as
expressed in your latter aoove quot.A as you have now had
ample time afforded you to vindicate your honour as an
officer and a gentleman, and to remove from the officers of
the regiment the stigma of having amongst them one who
has allowed himself to be publicly and grossly insulted, sad
who, at the end of eight months, has not obtained as
apology or satisfaction of any sort, notwithstanding his
having stated his determination to do so.—l am, yourobe-
cheat servant, Far.o. Jonas, Major, 4th Dragoon Geode.—
Captain A. M. Robertson, 4th Dragoon Guards.*
In reply to this letter Captain Robertson wrote to nay
that he understood that the matter bad hese laid before a
higher tribunal, and he declined having any farther com-
munication with any one on the subject, either then or at
any future time. Captain Robertson informed the court, in
reference to Major Jones's letter, that there was a dia.
mepancy in the date between between the original and the
copy handed in by Colonel Sentinel'.
Oobaal Dickson was crow-examined by Captain Robert-
son—When you reed Mr. Owes's letter of the 27th Match,
1861., did you know or form any conjecture of his object in
desiring an interview with you regarding myself ? The Dots
states distinctly the object of the interview. Did you be-
hove that his object was to demand satisfaction from von
with regard to roe 1-1 did not then, and I believe Mr.
Owes would be the last pan= that Captain Robertson
ought to have sent, for private names.
Did you send any rly to Mr. Owen's letter of lith May,
1860?-27o.
This closed the evidence on the first and second charges,
and the omit then proceeded to take evidence relative to
the third charge.
Camel Brownrigg, Deputy-Adjutant-General of the
Forces, laid before the court the following letter by the
=, dated 4th October, 1861, and addrcesed to Major-
Pinter, Military Secretary for Ireland at the
Mans Guards, and stated at length what passed between
him and Captain Robertson:
" Sir,—Referring to my application for permission to re-
tire from the service, I have the honour to ask you to salr
mit to his Royal Highness the General Commanding in
Chief this my application for a withdrawal of the same,
consequence of the former having been sent in entirely from
Intimidation, and that a court of inquiry may be granted to
me relative to the affair with Colonel Dickson, which Colo-
nel Bentinck is for ever persecuting me with.-1 have the
honour to be, Lc., A. M. Roaannos, Captain 4th Dragoon
Cluerdo—Major-General Forster, Military Secretary."
The court was thee adjourned.