The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-28 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

(mom Lain NIGHTS GA:rm.)
ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 23.
Royal Marine Light Infantry—Colonel and Second Com-
mandant William Friend Hopkins, C. 13., to be colonel-
commandant, vice Mitchell. retired on full pay ; Lien-
tenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William Robert
Maxwell to be colonel and second oommandent, vice
Hopkins; Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Frederick
Menzies to be liectenent-oolonel, vice Maxwell; First
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Melville Sutber to be
captain, vice Meatier ; Second Lieutenant Somers Regi-
nald Lewis to Ire first lieutenant, vice Sather ; First Lieu-
tenant Daniel Conner to be lieutenant tad quartermaster,
vice Sutber.
The undermentioned officer hu been promoted to the
rank of Chief Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, witlinemiority
from the Bth instant : John Bruce (13), Esq.
ADMIRALTY, Sr.m 26.
Mr. John Hancock (A) has been promoted to the rank of
engineer, with seniority from the Bth instant ; Mr. Wil-
liam Crow ban been promoted to the rank of engineer,
with seniority from 22nd instant; Mr. William Camp-
bell Graham has been promoted to the rank of amistant
engineer first clam, with seniority from nth instant,

A oinzAisr, San. 27. —Arponornwirs. Com-
nuader T. L. Swinbonnie, to be ea iaspecting commander
of the Coast Guard, vice J. C. Campbell, whose period of
See veers service has expired.
Pavniasten Charles S. Giles, to the Wellesley ; Joseph
Whittall, to the Hawke.
Naval Instructor C. H. 8. Leicester, to the Achilles
(comniimirmed).
Naval Cadet. (nominated) Charles /*dell Bouverie and
Charles William Vipan.
Chaplains the Rev. W. H. Holman, to be chaplain of the
Formidable, and the Rev. H. A. Middleton, to be chap-
lain of the Frederick William, these °dicers having been
allowed to effect an exchange ; the Rev. H. Parnienter, to
the Aboukir, vice Howe, deceased ; the Rev. E. L. how.
mae, to t►e Trafalgar, vice Good, whoop period of three
years' home service has expired ; the key. E. Good, to the
Achilles.

dip frame and Naval Instructors the Rev. G. W. R. le-
cledora to the AOlO,ll. vice Doraville; the Rev. D. E.
Doraville. to the Bniaesaa. MI, !•armeeter, whose period of
three years home service bee expired, and complement of
ship having been altered.

WOOLWICH. err. :a.

The War Department having deterwiued to arm
the whole of the iufsatry service with breech loading rides,
and invited plans and tenders from rainmakers who will
undertake to convert the existing ELfleld rides into breech
loaders, thirtyuix firms is this 0°18.147, France, Belgium,
&c., bars seat in plans and specifications, which have been
forwarded to the Royal Arsenal for examinatioa by a select
committee appointed for that purpose. The committee,
which commUes distinguished officers from various corps.
will meet at the Royal Arsenal, and from the numerous
sod varied pleas which will have to be considered it is ex-
pected that this business will occupy at least two months.
Sergeant-Major Whylie, who was last week placed nodal
arrest as •charge of stealing several planks of timber used
for the oonstructroo of a booth on the common, has hem
sentenced to be reduced to the rank of sergeant, od to lose
all beoefita • from his promotion at sergeant-major.
The offender has n twenty-eight years in the service, sad
bareeolore bed borne a good character.

THE PRESS IN SPAIN.

MADRID, BUT. 23.
The Official Ga4#e of to-day publishes the fol-
lowing report and decree :

Madrid. Sept. 21,
Madame.—arcurestemes knows to all have meetly em-
bittered political passions, and it is not satouishieg that the
press, being the organ of the opinions of the coetendisg par-
ties, bee frequently given them expression. It was moss-
qtently natural that the governments charged with the exe-
cution of the laws and the preservation of public order
should employ repression, bringing before the tribunals
those who they thought had abused this oiling. Bat
your Majesty, always raised above political parties and in-
esoessible to their passions, reserves the use of your royal
prerogative for application at the moment when
you consider its exercise would sot be prejudicial to the
actioe of the government. Your government knows this,
and drawing inspiration from your Majesty's lofty and noble
sentiments, I have the bosom, with the ocioannems of the
Council of Ministers, to propose the annexed project of
decree. (Signed) Tin DOJO or VALIPTIA.
ROYAL Orrin,--Cooforroably with the preposition of my
council of ministers I decree sa follows :—L I accord an
to all offences of the prom committed up to the day
of puMestioe of this present decree. 2. All pending pins*•
cations shall immediately cease, and no other
shall be taken for past emote nd their omesqnPirrthalrosii. •
The ministers upon whom such duty falls, will take the ise-
canary MOISUFSF for the executios of my will.—Gives at the
Palace this 21at September, 1864.
(Si_ Tan extr.
(00{0iFVF1) RAMgaedjON MARIA NAIQVt.AIII,
• President of the Council of Matelots.
_ .

Coosideriag the reasons which have oin;as hosed my door;
of amnesty for peen offences, and by the advice day mew
cil of ministers. 1 decree as follows :-1. AU Ames impaired
sines January 1,1857, up to this day upon periodical papers
published entire the kingdom are remitted. 2. Restitu-
tion shall immediately be made of the sum of the
fines paid, and the =gnat placed at the charge of the pre-
sent budget as soon as • legialative credit shall have been
obtained. For this purpose my govenemeet will provost a
special bill to the Corte is the immune session.—Given at
Palace this 22nd September, MN.
(Signed) Ta. Qom.
(Countersigned) RAMON ILAZI• Nantes&
President of the Council of Ministers.

ROYAL DEMME. —Availing myself of the prerogative be-
longiog to me by article 26 of the constitution of the molar-
oily, and with the advice of my council of miaiders, I
decree u follows : —l. The Congress of Deputies is dis-
solved. 2. New elections, conformably with the existing
electoral law, shell be prooseded with. 3. The Cortes of
the kingdom shall meet in the capital of the mociamby
upon the 22nd December of the current year.—Given at the
pokes this 220 d September, 1664.
(Signed) Tar Qui:EN.
(Couptenigned) RAMON MARIA NA RYAIL
President of the Council of Ministers.

Mei ISTRT OF THE INTIRLOR. —ROYAL DRCRI.R. —IR
execution of article 3 of my royal decree. ..if this date, consi-
dering the reasons stated by the Minister of the Interior,
and by the advioe of my council of ministers. I decree as
follows :—The general elections of deputise to the Donee
shall take place the 22nd November next.
(Signed) Tut Q1710:11.
(Countersigned) Luu .(017ALLE BRAVO,
Minister of the Interior.