The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-04 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, Arm 3.—Arrournmarts. —Pay-
masters J. Edya, to be secretary to llear-Admiral Joao,
K.C.8., and Id. Curpnven, to be additional to the Hawke.
Engineer T. F. Hight, conarneed aa fireklase assistant-
engineer in the FiwaW, usapsraurnerery.

PORTSMOUTH, Ana 3.

The Victotia and Albert, royal yacht, Captain
Ct. H. Seymour, CIL, arrived this monies from Antwerp,
whither she had conveyed the Crown Primus of Premix.
A report hu obtained earring that the Duke of Wel-
lington and the Royal Sovereign, two of the largest and
lust line-of-battle ships afloat, are to be need and encased
he armour plates.

WOOLWICH, Aram 3.
ROYAL .A.ItTILLILRY IN Ammukua.—From infor-
mation readied at this prrinon it appears that a court of
inquiry hes been held as Melbourne, to ascertain whether
the Royal Artillery can, ceneletently with the rake of the
service, be award apes to perform regular penmen duty.
The maxi was held under the mood= of Major-Genecal
Sir T. Simon Pratt, 8.C.8., end comprised Major Pitt, 80th
Regiment, president ; Captain Russell and Captain Badde-
ley, of the Royal Artillery, with other officers. It was
stated by Colonel Carey that the first battery of the 15th
Bripde, Royal Artillery, which arrived at Melbourne under
the command of Major Dickson, brought neither gum nor
ordnance stores. There was no leek of ordnance in the
colony, hut the impanel inset had Do control over
se the pus, ke., bioaged to the colonial governemot. and
Wheel, handed over to the charge of the colonel of Vo.
lantana. Other batteries were, however, expected from
Regkind, and it was probable that arrangements would be
made to place the whole of the colonial ord-
nance on ea imperial footing ; but meanwhile the
first battery of the 15th brigade was unable to
.performt es
special duties sniped to it for want of the requisite ord-
nance, and the force bad therefore been called upon to per
form garrison duty in the same manner as troops of the line.
It also appeared that Major Dickson had protested spinet
beteg so often detailed for court-martial duty, and bed
threatened to report the deptradjutantleneral to the
majorgessral commanding. Mayor Dickson had since been
suspended from duty, pending the decision of bin Royal
Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, to whom the
proceedings of the court of inquiry has been forwarded.

PRESTON ELECTION.—PRESToN,TMEIRSDAYAFTER-
Nooll.—The nomination took place to-day in the Corn Ex-
change, about 7,000 persons being present; Mr. Robert
Townley Parker, the mayor, presided. This liberal candi-
date, Mr. George Melly, was nominated by Mr. Alderman
Miller, and was wooded by Mr. Alderman Goodsir. Sir
Thomas George Heaketh, the esossevative candidate, was
nominated by Mr. C. R. Jackie., and was seconded by Mr.
Alderman W. Birley. The show of hands was declared to
be slightly in favour of Mr. Melly.
MR Brairmicr's Birsarrr.—We observe that
Mr. Benedict takes a benefit to-morrow eveniog, at Drury.
lane Theatre, when his most euecessful opera, The Lily of
Killarney, is to be performed, for the last time this aeasou,
with the same mat and in the same manner as it has been
produced at the Royal English Opera. It will be preceded
Mr. Howard Glover's lively and popular operetta, Onee
To Often; and, after the opera, Mr. and Mr. Dios loud-
omit will swear in the third act of The Dublin Boy.
Roam FOR THE EMMET...GEMENT OF THE FINE
ARTE—Last eveniog Mr. Fahey delivered a lecture on
"Common Things iu reference to Art," before a numerous
audience of this society at their rooms in Conduit-etreet.
The lecture was illustrated, and elicited frequent marks of
approbation. A discussion followed.
Tan VICAR OF BlarerAL AND THE EASTER
Doss.—Yesterday, at Bradford, about fifty parsecs, resi-
&et in Oteekheaten, Hunaworth, Sooles, and Drighliagton,
in the Wed Riding, were summoned by the agent of the
Vicar of Birstel, the Rev. J. M. Heal for various small
sums, varying from 2s. to Is., due as Easter offerings. A
few cases had been settled, but not more than half-a-dorem
of the rest of the claim. wore sustained. These claims
failed on the ground that process had been taken either
too late or too soon—beyond six months from the time
of demand, or within 21 days of that time.
MEDICAL PRIZE..—At a meeting of the Council
of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, on the 3rd inst.,
the following prizes were awarded :—The Collegiol Trieooisl,
to Dr. George Harley, of Holey-street, Cavendish-square,
Professor of Physiology in University College, for his essay
on the anatomy and physiology of the suprarenal bodies,
illustrated by drawings and preparationa ; and the Jack-
sonian prise was awarded to Mr. John Wood, F.E.C.S., of
Moompopetreet,Russoll-squars, Militant-Surgeon to King's
College Hospital, for his diesertatim on the best method of
aig tbe ream" ewe of Inguinal hernia, explaining the
Principle of the operation adopted, and illustrated by draw-
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iss and preparations.
PRESERVATION or LITE FROM SHIPWRECK.—
Yesterday a meeting of the Royal Rational Lifeboat
Institu-
tion was held at its house. John-street, Adelphi ,• Mr. The.
Chapman, F.R.S., in the chair ; at which the following re-
wards were granted:-111. to the crew of the boat at
Palling, Norfolk, for rescuing eight men from the brig
Jane, of North Shields ; 114 to the crew of the Teton-
mouth boat, for bringing to park the sloop Elizabeth, of
TAgnmouth, and her Crew ; 361. to the crews of the boats
at Whitby, Rye, Camber, Yarmouth, Candor. Weiner, sad
Dundalk, for either assembling or rendering mistime* te
con•
eiderable risk, six out of eight of the crew of lb
Adonis, of Colchester; 61. to a boat's crew of six men fee
saving, at great risk, four men from the schooner Elizabeth,
of Aberdeen ;IL to boat's crew of two men for saving, at
some risk, two am from a noble which bad sunk during a
sudden squall of wind near Scarborough ; 41. to a boat's crew
of four men for saving,_ at emasiderahle risk, three men from
the sloop Ceres, of *ratchet. It was reported that the in-
stitution was about sending to the Internatioual Exhibition
a model of its lifeboat and traaspartiag carriage, and various
ether Alleles for saving life from shipwreck. A very large
wreck chart of the British Isles for the poet year will also
be exhibited there by the society. Payments, amounting
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