The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-09 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. B.—ATTOINTMENTSO--CoMa
mender 0. 0. Wallis (1854), to the Doke of Wellington,
131, screw steam ship, of 700 horse power, in the Baltic.
Lieutenant J. A. Palmer (185.5), to the Penni ape, 16,
paddle wheel steam frigate, of 650 horse power, at Porte-
month.
Paymasters B. W. White (1855), to the Recruit, 4, steam
gun boat, at Devonport ; T. B. Palmer (1855), to the
Wrangler, 4, screw steam semi, of 160 horse power, Meda-
n station; 0. Welch (1855), to the Ardent, 5,
paddle wheel steam sloop, of 200 hope power, in the Black
Bea ; T. W. Wells (1855), to the Porcupine, 3, paddle wheel
steam vessel, of 132 horse power, in the Battle; A. Barren
(1855), to the Creamy, 80, screw steam ship, of 400 hutse
power, in the Baltic; C. W. fteurgess (1855), to the
Amphion, 34. screw steam frigate, of 300 horse power, in
the Baltic; W. M. liayward, and J. E. Ant, y (1846),
additional to the Leander, 50, Mediterranean station.

WOOLWICH, Ocr. 8.
Tbirty-seven non-commissioned officers and gun-
ners of the Royal Regiment of Artillery arrived at Wool-
wich on Saturday evening from the Crimes, having come
home in the sailing ship Edwin For, and another sailing
transport. Amongst them were some wounded men, and
two who bad lost a leg each, who were put into a cab, and
conveyed to the Royal Avineri Barrack.. When they
reached the Westcquare is was found that the poor fel-
lows had lett their crutches with their luggage at the
railway station, and were under the necessity of etttmpting
to walk without them as they best (veld, and while doing
so the major of the Royal Bucks Militia, who happened to
be coming out of his quarters at the moment, with that
true Bri lab generosity which characterises the cfilerrs ef
our army, instantly gave his servant a sovereign to put-
aces two of the best crutches he could get for the poor

sufferers.
Lieutenant-Colonel E. E. Ward, Boyal Horse Artillery,
having returned from off leave, bas »sauteed the nommand
of the Royal Horse Artillery at Woolwich.
A company of the Local Pensioners, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Forbes, have commenced their annual
drilling at Woolwich.
A nambir of the select committee, ronsiiting of fog, of
the members, have proceeded to Belgium and other parts of
the Continent on a tour Of inspection, and are to finnh at
Paris ; aed comprise the following officers :—Lieutenant-
Colonel F. Bardley Wilmot, Captains E. H. Boxer and
W. H. Diana, sad Mr. Anderson, of the Royal Arsenal,
sad a gentleman from Birmingham.

CHATHAM, Ocr. 8.
Dr. G. R. Dartnell, Chief Medical Officer and
Deputy Inspector Genets' of Hospitals, assisted by other
mical Fort Pitt. Chatham, form a medical board
fored the *tamination of a large number of invalid soldiers,
recently returned from the Crimea. About 100 will undergo
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medical inspection this day, and also to-morrow
unfit for duty will be immediately discharged.
Assistant Surgeon James Jardine, of the St. Helena Hee-
meat, left the hospital at Fort Pitt, on the Bth instant, on
leave of sheen°s until the 4th of November rest, when be
will embark to join his regiment. Second.Clus Staff Sur-
geon Bing has taken medical charge of the Royal &otters
and Miners in the garrison hospital, ilace of Surgeon
Little, of that form who ig to embark mmelistgly for the
Crises.