The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-14 00:00:00

NAVAL

DEVONPORT, Aram 12.—Sesgull, 6, Lieut.-Com. Small,
arrived this morning from Falmouth, and came into horbour
to male good defects and rt e, 6, has been br ught
alongside the dockyard to be rigged sad s'ored, preparatory
to her being commissioned to take the next mails to the coast
of Africa

Woohwten, Aram 13.—The First Lord of the Admi
ratty, Sir F. Baring. Rear-Admiral Dundee, and ("metals:,
Milnelwith Sir B. Walker, surveyor of the navy, andColotrel
Irving, director of works, embarited at this port this morn-
ing, on board the Black Eagle, their lordships bring on an
official visit to Sheerness and Chatham dockyards.—Ellin,
et. despatch boat, intended to ply between Portsmouth and
Gosport, was taken out of the Unlit' yesterday, and proceeded
down the river on an experimental trial. She proceeds on
at once to Chatham to be completed for con:minim.
MILITARY.
A CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM, dated Horse Guards, 6th
inst., has just been limited, which is to have the effect of
caneelli,.g a former one, dated March, 1838, respecting the
raising of supernumerary men for regiments on foreign
service. To avoid the expense and misapprehension which
have arisen in carrying out the former memorandum, hence-
forth the following rules are to be strictly adhered to by the
recruiting authorities.
Regiments serving at home ire not to recruit any men
supernumerary to the: home establishment, unless in soma
special case, an explanation of the MINI to be forwarded to the
Secretary at War.
Regiments serving in India and at Mang Kong, are to
have each fifty supernumerary men.
Regiments serving in Cey:on and the West Indies, twenty
supernumerary men.
Regiments serving at the Cape, at :the Mauritius, and in
Australis, tin supernumerary men.
Uegimeute serving in North America, six supernumerary
men.

Regiments serving in the Mediterranean, his that at home,
re to have no supernumerary men.

(From List night's Cantle.)
WAR OFFICE, Aram 13.
3rd Drag. Oda.—C.ipt. F. 11. BARRON, from the 4th Light Drags., to
be mgt., vice Purefoy, who each.
4th Light Dr.igs.—Crept. E. B. rummy, from the 3rd Drag. Oda., to
be apt., vke Barron, who exchanges.
16th Light Drags..--04. I. ILitnix to be lieut.. by our., vice Dims.
dale, who veto; D. Itmax.se, Gent, tote me, by pur., vice Halton.
Ist or Oven Itegt. of F. Oda—(pt. A. Tunoso, from the Pith F., to
be lieut. and apt , vice t'dney, who eneb.
17th F.—W. 11. Esat.s, .Gent., to be cm., by pur., vice De Veulle,
mcinoted ht the nth E.
24th F.—Ens. A. De Viroug, from the 17th F., tote beat., by pur.,
Mee Orsham.wbo tee.
28th E.—E. M. lisi.vueirron, gent., to Ibe :mire, without put., sloe
Walaii, mom. In the 73th F.
48th V.—Lieut. A. A. CHAPMAN, to be apt., by par., vice Sir J. E.
Ilarrington, Bait., who ret. ; Ems. 0. N. 18ntam, to be aeut, by
pur., vice Chapman; IL O. E. Watt, gent., to be ens., by pur.,
'lce Latham. .

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623141 B.—Ext. R. 3. E. Even), to be neut., by put., vtoe Wandesforttoy
who ret. ; C. M. 8. L. Gwvisr., gent., to be ens., by pur., moo
!Wed. . .

GBth P.—Lleut. and Capt. and Brev..BlaL J. A. UNDT, from the let
Oren. ltegt. of F. Guts., to he rapt., vice 'lipping, who exch.
Ist F.—Ens. B. C. W. Slimier, to be my., vice Loftus, pram,
63rd I.—Ens. W.C. Swum, from the 67th F., to be lieut., by par,
vice Gage, prom.
85thF.—Lieut. Mammy, to be cat., by put vice tiering, who
ret.; Ens. J. OUDBMS, to be Scut., by pur sloe Ramey; 11. 0.
Room, gent., to be ens., by pur., vice Glibbilyi.
th F.—Lteut. A. LAXLY to he rats.. WIUI,Ut nor., Tine J. EdwArds.
dee. ; Ens. G. B. Ness to be lieut., w ithout pur., vice Littky;
8. Comm, gent., to be ens., viie Nunn.
88th P.—Capt. U. ILunhros, from h..p. unit., to be capt., vice
Could, mm.
91st F.—M. E. 0. Manrwsanto to be lieut.. by par., vice Dickson.
mom. to the Ceylon Rills Rept.; R. Boieruwien, gent., to be ens.,
by pur., vice Muinwaring.
th P.—Lieut. J. A. Story to be capt., by our., vim Deshorough.
who rets.; Ens. 11. V. lermilorse to be lieut., by per., vice Sykes;
R. C. NIADEN gent., to be ens., by pur., vice Stoneham*.
Ceylon Ride Ile:pt.—Lieut. E. J. Mouses, from the 91st Itegt., to be
rapt., by pur., vice Brevet Major Benner, who ret.
Usarrseassi.—Brev.-Maijor J. Gotam, from the 88th F., to be major,
without poi.