The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-02 00:00:00

TER EXPRESS, SAT'CRDAY EVEN

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 30.—Royal Marine Light
Infantry.—Sacond Lieutenant Charles Borten Chapman
Webb to be fist lieutenant, vice T. L. Grant, planed on
half•pal.—Gazette.
ADMIRALTY, JAN. I.—APPOINTURNTS AND PRO-
moms. —Lieutenants H. S. Hamilton. to the Indus ;
H. Boyle and G. Stratton, to the Cumberland.
Commander F. W. Gough, to be captain.

WOOLWICH, UN. 1:

Commodore Dunlop, C. 8., this day Coistrd his
Rag, blue, at the mizen on bowl the Fisgard, 42, en able,
on entering upon his duties as superiutandent of Woolwich
dockyard and steam factory.
Two condensers, each weighing 23 tons 3 qrs. 1211 w., were
this day conveyed by 22 bones from ?deism Penu's factory,
Greenwich, to this dockyard to be forwarded to Chatham,
for the iron-clad screw frigate Achilles

CHATHAM, JAN. 1.

By direction of the Lords of :he Adunnsity the
officers belonging to tee several branches of the naval ser-
vice are in future to be distioguished from each other by
wearing distinctive colours between the gold lace stripes at
present worn on the sleeves of uniform costa as follows :
The military breaches are to remain as at present, except
that the staff-captains, staff-commanders, and muter. are to
wear stripes of light blue velvet alternate with the gold lam
now worn. Officers of the medical department to wear
alternate snipes of scarlet velvet, those of the paymaster's
department to wear white velvet, mid tb.ise of the
engineer's department Wiese of purple velvet. The Queen's
naval aides-de-mmp are in future to be distinguished by •
gold acid scarlet shoulder mash.
Mr. J. Stansfehl, M.P., one of the Lords of the Admi-
ralty, has been occupied the whole of the day in his investi-
gations at this dockyard, in conjunction with the leading
officials arid heads of departments.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 1.

The Duncan, 82, screw, will beconiniiiisionedon
the sth or 6th instant by Captain Gibson, and will carry the
flag of Rear-Admiral Sir James Hope, K.C.B. She will
relieve the Nile, Captain Barn rd, bearing the flag of Vice.
Admiral Milne on the North American and West India
station. The Duncan is, of her class, one of the finest lme-
of•battle ships in her Majesty's service, acid has not been
previously commissioned.
A large amber of rare are employed upon the Hector,
iron frigate, to complete bra outfit for commission and fiord
trial at the measured mile in Stokes Bay.
The Memera, 6, iron *crew troop ship, is hourly expected
to arrive at Spithead from the West ladies, where she has
been employed in the removal of troops. It is probable that
she may put into Plymouth Sound to co►l, owing to the
strong north-easterly winds which have prevailed.

lain Inteliigtnct.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Ja.s. 1.
Wore Mr. Ooramirioair Goalbws.)
II is J. MAIL=

The bankrupt, an auctioneer. of Croydon, owing 1,3761.,
and giving up assets valued at 20W., appeared for hie order
of discharge.
The trade assignee being present, his Honour directed
that be should be swore, and examined him as to the dis-
posal of the property. It appeared that negotiations were
in progress for its sale to a friend of the bankrupt.
His Honour said the assignee had done quite right in
attending the court and giving an account of whet had bees
done with the property. The bankrupt might receive hie
order.

The bankrupt, a fanner cod collector of Wes, of Ors,
war Hastings. applied for his order of discharge. Debts,
500/. ; assets, 90i.
Ur. Reed, for the assignees, offered no opposition, and
stated that the bankrupt's property had maimed a larger
amount than he bad returned It at.

His Honour having ascertained that the bankrupt had
never failed before, granted the order.

IN 51 TATTESSALL.
The bankrupt was • builder, of Edgiest/4).1,4nd. His
debts were 13,7001. ; property held as security, upwards of
12,0001.
Mr. C. E. Lewis, for the assignees, stated that there was
5001. in band to pay unsecured debts of 2,5001.
Mr. G. Lewis, for • creditor, asked for an adjonnament.
His HOOOO/ did not think an adjournment meessasy,
and granted the order.