The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-02 00:00:00

I. Coin. Similar to next above.

The Berlin People's Gazette publishes an article
showing the proportion of commands in the army held by
officers belonging to families of the nobility. Of the 32
generals not one belongs to the middle classes. Of 54
heutenants.general, 51 ; of 69 majors•geoerel, 63 ; of 149
colonels, 136 ; of 155 lieutenant-colonels, 150 are nobles,
in addition to 13 aidesde•camp and 17 orderly officers of
I the King. .

TFIE- FUNERAL OF SIR ALAN M N•B. —The
Quetvv Chronicle contains an account of the obsequies of
the late Sir Alan M'Nab, which were to have been attended
by the most eminent men in the colony, who were desirous
of paying the deceased the last mark of respect. A strange
incident, however, occurred at the funeral. On the ar-
rival of the distinguished mourners who wished to do
honour to the remains of the deceased, they were (ears
that journal) met by a rumour that the funeral
rites of the Roman catholic church would be per-
formed at the burial of the deceased, instead of
those of the Anglican church, whose tenets in life
he bad always held, and in which he was generally sup-
posed to bavedied. As was to have been expected, the
occurrence gave rise to much excitement, and was not only
the subject of general conversation in the streets, but drew
forth also some remarks from the pulpit from the protestant
clergyman who had for years been in active spiritual inter.
communion with the deceased. This minister declared
that he was able to ray, from persooal conversation in MI
professional capacity with Sir Alan up to within a few
hours of his demise, that the gallant baronet continued
to maintain his well-known devotion to the English
church. On the other hand, Sir Alan's sister-in-law, his
inseparable friend and companion, declared that her rela-
tive embraced the Roman catholic faith previola to his
decease, and expressed a desire to be haried with the re-
ligious forms of that church to which he bad blame •
convert. And being in the position of sole executrix, she
wee able to carry out the wishes alleged to have been made
by bee brother-in-law' and the Roman catholic bishop
accordingly officiated at the and ceremony. Most of the
mourners, however, withdrew, anti public feeling was
raised to • high degree of excitement.

NAVAL AN!' MILITARY.

HER MAJDITY'S EMBARKATION.

WOOLWICH, Rem I.

Her Majesty, with the royal family sail suite,
arrived at Woolwich Dockyard in es nineteen at LI. due
afterecaik and immediately pro-ended to the wharf for
eraterkatioa on ',card the Fairy etam••eerel, whvh on.
veyed the royal party to Grarnhithe. when the views,.
and Albert and (rebores stimm•yeeeela were moored. Is
accordance with her Majesty*. deem, the proieeediarra
were strictly private, the nasal royal sal.ite vow
not fired, and the royal staaderd war ant horded
at the public establiihnsents. (Ii alighties frees
the carriages, her Majesty. the royal Wally. ...1 elite
waked from the platform to the deck et the I a.r
endwriatiwa Wog wader the immediate seperreval.a
Clommedere Sir F. W. IL Niceiens, as Ilsepalkser .4 th.
and Mr. Macdonald. wewier•atteadaet el the the

crew of the Fairy bOvisi skipped a gouda, of Nun.. h.,
Majesty took leave of Viessust may, lord chamip-Ildtts.
mad Afton minutes attic the arrival a 1 the re's! port, .t
t. dockyard the vessel .Mined rims the nen. so
Lod by the Vivid and a Trinity i.ows.
Lithe, when hes Majesty sod suite went es heard the rvol
yacht, sad the squadron this presseded to the lesies.. The
Black Eagle stesso-veend barrios suslawbod the royal oner.
sod heavy lamps at the Armal Pier. left this alsmom
rout for Antwerp. The Bea !!wallow, Woolwich 4..5.
vowel, with her drubs ereerded with poneengen.
pained the Fairy dews the neer to the royal yacht at
°mobilise, and notwitintssiliss the intimation that lo.r
Majesty's embarkation would be is *Tory t pact pm.*
the route of the royal carriages front Deptford. through
Greenwich to Woolwich. was crowded by may Wows&
of persona, who reossioed for boors mad the ...W./. p.•ed.

His Imperial Highs/ea the Grua Duke Michael d
Ramis, and smite, arrived at the virago tkie stterwme,
sad at at o'clock, accompaeied by Ilajor4;eerral r r
Dames, Matted tk• dockyard, sod te.pacted the air
departmeeta The party aloe west es board th. Ti ..• .
Boating battery, Wed with Captain Colaas cup& .6.14.
and the 'wan-plated merwarimate Caledonia, mew baibb mg

ADMIRALTY, Sere. I.—PIM/XOTIONO ARP A rti,IYT-
NOITA.—CspiMI W. Lodes, C. 11., to be espertatemlest of
Pembroke Dockyard.
Clerk 0. A. Michell. to the Rt. Flom&
Eagisesrs P. Roberta's, teedneed N last dam amestaret
tegioesr is the EMpr ; A. Yawl's, avalntad se int clam
assistant aegis/swim the Wee ; J coligkfliell se
mooed close aseiMeat Is the Qemesedel ; amok
itapaser, to the se seesreemerary 'ale.
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bees somMeted Is semi exislaira.

The Prince el Wake haw, it is said, giver
directress for re-embellishing sad tittles tip the Adefelie
frigate, as Virgleill•Wltilf, Is a belle eleglevel siniam
the Victoria and Albert mid. The Belvedere le sig. Med
op
as a meideues for Caswitsador W okh. This fest sus
originally built by the Wee of Cumberland, Meeker Is
George lIL, bat after his death vee endured Is ge Who
decay, till George IV. hied it put into its pesessa stab el
repur.
OTFICZIII4' MOM TRAM —The onelaiitieli sp.
pointad by the Admiralty to (web& a scale et Milder le be
supplied to ward-ream gwe-roes, sod ethos mem el shim
hare no
Tat ceselsded their Ishoses. M army rearm
various Wads have hew ieguired that area Map hr es.
coned. It Is to be hoped, however, Mist lie raped WI
shortly be laid Were the board, sad the seppllis wired,
Io the messehlas the Aeon of ships are &Wag eat ere la
t doubt re te whet to do abortdierehreleg meat Inge.
sad it le to be ber
&either orders ' be ghee, reheat lam
of tlese, to the te supply web anion
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