The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1848.

joint meek company to tarry the plan oat. We now lasso
that a hogelsead of Wester* Australis wins has bees
shipped, per Hideo, lar Loaded, with tie view of
lag the opinion of the Muse wine marchante qua its
qualities. The government has ordered a mend marts to
he taws, on the 10th of October, of population, live stock,
mem es., of the 'okay. The Chamyton, seder the
mama of Lieut. Heiman, RM., was despatched to ex-
udes the Faure group of islands, hot returned without
discovering 'Elating aa eagle's sett sad • few home,
supposed to be those of the atudasen shot hr order of Capt.
Peleart.--Bach was the searcity of floor at Western Andra-
Us that the unchaste there waited upon the governor to
despatch $ vessel to Adelaide foe supplies, Amiss that the
quantity of floor in the colony was not sufficient to last more
than two mouth. The remiss of Lieut. Magill have at
length been dimmed, and their identity placed hoped
doubt. Oa Ascot 22, while au the Helena river, soma
natives observed the tracks of several native dop, and
following these they came to • tree at the loot of
which was a human skeleton, the bones of which
were mattered about ; they also (mad a double-
barrelled gun well known to belong to the unfort•-
sate yens* cellar, also powder, clothes, and seven @hiatus.
la Jamey, the whole of which these natives honestly conveyed
to Perth. Major Bush, Dr. de Lisle, and some other genie-
Ines proceeded to the spot to collect the bones. The site
when they were found was only two miles from Guildford.
It is conjectured that, either in despair at his not being'found
or in a paroxysm of derangement, Li Magill shot himself, Of
was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun. His re-
alties were interred at Perth with military hosoun. Then
is • pressing demand for labour in the coloay ; the attentioa of
the leovl government has been drawn to the subject, and
inquiries were in progress w ith the view of applying
to the imperial government either to send out Pentonville
wiles or Parkhurst boys. On September 2an exploratory
eipedition started from Pt rib, under the charge of Mr. A.
' Gregory; and another party, headed by the surveyor-
' general, lett on the flth. Both, expeditions aim at finding a
tract of land suited for the occupation of the settlers, either
as grazing or agricultural grounds. They proceed as ler
' earth as the Gasmigne river, examining that river to its
sours*, and then proceed in a southerly direction, for the
purpose of trades a river laid down by Captain Grey, and
placed at Point Long.

IMPERIAL PA RLIAMENT.
_ HOUSE OF LORDS.—YarrraDAT.

FUITHIR PROROGATION Or PAI.LIADINNT.—ThiI being
the day to whisk puhameat stood prorogued, their lordships
met, shortly alter two o'clock, for the Wpm of further pro.
roguing parliament until Thunday, the lit of February
nest, then to meet for the despatch of business.
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Langdale, and Lord Camp-
bell, having taken dine sears as the L ode Commimioners,
11r. Putman, the Deputy-Usher of the Black Rod, sum-
mooed
the Commons to the bar to hear the commission for
proroguing parliament read, shortly after which, Mr. H. Ley,
seemispanled by several officers ot the Huns of Commons,
to
on
barly one member, the Hon. Mr. Campbell, appeared at
the

Chief Clerk et the table having read the commission,
The Lord Chancellor, in her Majesty's name, and by her
Majesty's command, declared the parliament prorogued to
Thursday, the first day of February, to be than holden ; and
it was prorogued accordingly.

gbt Court.

OSBORNE. TUESDAY.—Prince Albert embarked on
board the Fairy yesterday morning and proceeded to Spit-
head, when his royal highness minutely inspected a Cata-
maran invented by Mr. Hely. This gentleman had come
oat of Portsmouth in the Catamaran, encountering a very
heavy sweU, and upon the Fairy stopping, came alongside
of the yacht. After explaining the construction at his in-
vention, Mr. Hely air. eted 'all to be set, and the Fairy pro-
ended to Portansonth.—His royal highness having directed
the standard not be hoisted, no salutes were fired. The
Prints went on board the lixcellent, and minutely examined ,
the system of tuition pursued on board that vessel. His
royal highness ?We'd the claws of navel cadets, marine es.
dots, and the schools :for seamen and boys. The practice
with the large guns and m•frtare was afterwards shown by
Captain Chad', which was most successful, the balls fre-
quently perdu through the targets. All the different ease-
cises with great gone, sen.ll arms, boarding, and resisting
boarders, wee-. eat toted in a manner which elicited the
highest approbation of his royal highness. Admiral the
Huss Sir B. Capel, with Captain Chads, received the Prince
on board, otherwise the visit of his royal highness was en-
tirely private. His royal highness before leaving the ship
expressed to Captain Chad, his entire satbffaction with every-
thing he had witnessed on board. Upon leaving the vessel
his royal highness was greeted by often-repeated cheese
from the otticen and men. Rear-Admiral Prescott, the
BAT. T. Protherue, and Lleut.-Col Phipps bad the honour
of joining the royal dinner party last night.

Mr. H. G. Gordon. Chairman of the Oriental Bank,
had an inter.iew with Earl °try yesterday. Mr Montgo-
mery Martin and Copt. Plan had also interviews yesterday
with the noble earl at the Colmial-omen.

The Chancellor of thekichequer • left town yester-
day for his seat, Mickleton-hall. Yorkshire
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-oMee fqr the Governor, of Ceylon end Malta.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat
yesterday. An appeal wee heard from the Prerogative
Court. " Daniel e. None,.." The appellant appeared in
perms, sad Dr. Addams wee heard fot the respondents.

TUE NEW PRES:DENT OP THE POOR-LAW BOARD.
—We (the Globe) hoer that Mr. Baines, Q.C., will succeed
the late Charles Duller at the head of the Poor-law Board.

[From last night's Gazette.]
THE ELECTIoN FOR TaUßO.—The Speaker of the
Rouse of Commons notifies that at the red of 14 days hs will
Yew out his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a writ for the electing of a member for the borough
of Truro, in the room • f Edmond Tomer, Rog., deceased.
OsaoaiE, Dec. 18.—Her Majesty in Comeil was
this day upon the representation of the Right Roe.
tint of chi Committee of Council on Education, to ap-
poist the Res. W. Kennedy, M.A. ; the Rev. 11. L. JOG'S,
K.A ; and T. W. Itarattall, Esq.. to be three of her Ma-
jetty's Inspectors of Schools.
DoWRINO-STRRES, DEO. 16.—The Qaeen has been
'Weed to appoi,t John Gregory, Req., to be Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in end over the Bahama Islands and
their dependencies.

CHEAP Oatt.—At a meeting of the City Commis-
MIMI of Sewers yesterday, • letter wee read from the Melds
Foundry. Clerkenwell, offerlng to enter into • contrast fora
term of 21 years to provide the assessary works, main p*es,
and supply the city with gee of the purest and best quality
▪ 3.. ed. per thousand alibi° feet, or, in the *vent of the
present mains being pan:hood by the City authorities, the
company would be willing to ply • reasonable rental for the
use of the same, or make a redvadan in the stated price pro.
portionate to their estimated value, with proper security foe
the due fulfilment of the matelot —Deputy Harrison moved
that the commissioners do either lay down the pipes them-
selves or purchase the supply by public competition or con-
tract with any company now existing, or that may
hereafter be formed to lay down pipes throughout the
City, at their own expense sad risk upon fir efface
Molly binding themselves by act of parliament to fur-
nish gas equal at least in purity and illuminating power to
that which is supplied by the existing composite, and at a
tharge to the commissioner not exaseding the present price
for public lights, and at • price to the private consumer to
be agreed upon not exceeding 4s. per *canna cubic font."
—Mr. Deputy Stevens seessided the motion, which was
carried by a majority of 1, the numbers being 16 for sad 14
against it.-11r. Perkins gave nodes of • motion for
readading the proposidas of Mr. Deputy Harrison at the
next court.

EXPLIWITURL—Amonpt other sorce-
rers of nea-existent military fortmems, for whom the
sewn*, has to pay, is the goveroor of Berwick-on-Tweed—
an farm who never visits the town. The walls of this
easiest Drwab, to theeredvee a nuisance, have, by their
daapidadona,leeene • reveler nuisance; and the snagiv-
trhey of the ase bare called on the Ordnance 'Moe to re-
pay them. Whereepoa. !liaised of despatching the governor
down, thatolles sonde at great east an architect to report to
it; and, is all probability the repair of these walls will form
an item in next year's estimates.
CHOLlti.i.—Yesterday the Board of Health re-
ceived reports of the following now cases : White/Amps), 7 ;
Bromley Bt. Leonard's, 1 ; lahngton, 1 fatal ; Wandsworth,
1 fatal ; Liverpool 7, 8 fatal ; Idinburith, 17, 11 fatal ;
Glasgow, 79, 26 fital ; liaaweLtown 18, 8 fatal; Clcea.
born, 1. Total, 132, 63 deaths —Yesterday the Asheny,
convict ship, from Wochwich for liobarCtown, arrived at
the Quarantine ground, Motherbank, having cholera on
board. The surgeon of the Victory, fistship at Portsmouth,
was sent a to raider sisistanes.—lt will be seen that our

Dana correspoadast reports fl;a fatal cases as having
ocaarrial at Banat. •

Tan DEATHS IN LONDON during the week ending
Dee. 16, numbered I,l3o—the average being 1,154. Scar-
latina, typhus, and hooping mesh are still the most prep
lent end fatal diseases. Chrlera destroyed 26 and soarMdsa
113 lives during the seven days. The births, during the
week, were 1,397. The mean wiepenture was 60 deg.
2 ads.

minim mod , I fearom is usual In smelt matins, the
alpgaraly paid endimdastriess bees will probably be
ellPled, or at nay rate sot .nonrated, while the
dream will be allowed to pea muster with their
*mind peamle. I haw, in • fart, that the
sairrever dam had a medal called, and well knows tart :
Mint as tke "NONA Wolaries is hand almost ever
shies the atememble bait* sad some* finished yet, sad
farther, that this meddle. has reoldied her two years past at a
erellane near Wiadaer, mad limey bean le the idiot, or own-
p4/ the headway bare slew! Ma therein, a Yogis week
&slag the above perieir sod jet, 'smoothy, kas been
allowed his tall Wag ? Whose halt is this lisa Me 'b-
elay bees reported to the Trams, t Me Is it who out
authorise two pats leave ed alms Mem a gosomment
rim ? What is the local beard alma What the royal
eemmiston ? Prey, Mr. Edber, " sVa them up with your
rem," and thereby prevent this Meg samesirsel sort of on,
missies from beemaiag a real " abode% • meakery, and •
sears." it k • been already " tidier sena aloha upon
its ..gp, and nothing yet has been beeprht forth, mot even •
mouse, like the noted moaatain.—Asst-Humano.

COST OF OUR WAR ESTABLISHMENTS—
TRH HOME STAFF.
The Liverpool financial reformers, in continuing
their examination of our war establishments, " proceed to
show that la the Army-office and in the staff of the home
department enormous office expenses are incurred to repeat,
La perk the duty paid for by the Ordnance-office. But,
bet, it k necessary to state that Britain is divided into the
kllowing districts and sub-districts for military purposes:
" The first chief district is the northern and midland,
with head-quinten at Manchester ; Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Ar-
buthnot commanding, with Lieut. Fine, of the 64th Foot,
and Lord Burgheish, eon of the Had of Westmoreland,
captain of the 17th Foot (both absent from their regiments,
but drawing regimental pay) as hie siehmdmeemp • with Col.
H. W. B maid, of the Oseede, alma from that
regiment, acting es usisteuit ediatugenerele reveling regi-
mental pay and the pay and allowanseef thee age : and
Col. York, receiving double pay Si UWE* vaselerueMe-
pawl
" The ralidistricte of the northern and midland es es
are first, the aorth.weet counties, the head-quirtess a
which are at Chester, where Major General Sir W. Wane,
commands, and reports all his business, through a Maier
clinks. to Sir T. Arbuthnot, at Manchester, who, by hie staff
of elerksiorseports from Chester to the head-quarten of the
army in don, where, it may be observed in parsing, the
postwes alone amount to more than 30,0001. per annum
The °Seen at head-quarters send answers or order, by their
secretaries and expensive complication of clerks, to Ches.
ter, by way of Manchester, where, in defiance of rail-
way
convenience, and the progress of the age, the
answers or orders smut be delayed t be copied by the staff
there, thea sent on toChester to be copied, and lamed, after
inure delay and copying, to regimental quarters. The
counties, or parts of counties, which thus receive their mill-
tary
orders from London through Manchester, and from
Manchester through Chester, are Lancashire, Cheshire,
Shropshire, Flintehire, Denbighshire, en 1 the Isle of Man ;
a roundabout way this of communicating orders from
London to Shrewsbury. To transact this roundabout busi-
ness at Chester, Capt. Wane, of the 67th Foot, is taken from
his regiment, his regimental pay following him, and is put
upon staff pay and 'Bowmen as an aide de-camp. Also,
Capt. Gordon, of the 91st Foot, is taken from his regiment
in like manner to be brigade-000r.
" The second sub-dentin of the Midlands is formed of the
counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, West-
moreland, York, Derby, Nottingham, and Rutland ; the
head-quarters of which are at York, Maj.-Gen. Timm com-
manding; Lieut. Kennedy, of the 36th Foot, aide-de-amp;
and Capt. Wynyard, major of brigade. In this district there
are all the same expenses and delays in communicating with
London, through the saperlor OffiCtf at Manchester, that occur
is the first subdistrict. In vain the railways accelerate the
carriogs of travellers and letters from London to Not-
tingham, or Derby, or York. The multitude of military
officers for whom there is no legitimate employment must be
provided for ; younger sous, disinherited by primogeniture,
must be provided for ; the connexions of corrupt politicians
1114.11 be provided for ; and this is part of the provision that
a refuge foe the destitute ' shall be formed at Manchester,
under a lieut.-general, and another at York, under a major-
neneral ; and that all reports from regiments at Notting-
hani, or Derby, to Lthdoo, shall go to York to employ a
stall of tax-paid officials there ; who send them to Manches-
ter to employ the officials there ; who, at last, send the corre-
spondence to London.
" Tile third sub-district comprises the counties of War-
wick, Stafford, Northampton, and Worcester, the head-
quarters of which are at Birmingham, Col. Arbuthnot com-
manding ; Capt. Mein, of the 13th Foot, absent from his
regiment, major of brigade. And here, again, at the dis-
tance of four hours from Loudon, reports must be sent to be
delivered and copied at Manchester before they take that
short journey of four hoses to London direst.
" The second chief district,of England in the south-west,
inners comprising the counties of Wifts, Dorset, and Haan, the
be of which; re at Portsmouth, Major-General
Ltd 'reaerick Fit:claim* commending ; Major Harvey,
87th Foot, absent from hiaregiment, acting as athededanth;
Capt. J. H. Panes, as main of brigade. la this ' refuge
for the destitute,' there ere all the usual tax-paid chiefs
sad militants.
lute third chief district of England is the Western,
comprising the counties of Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset
(exclusive of Bristol and its vicinity, which sends its reports
direct to London and receives them direct). The head-
quanen of ton district are at Devonport, Major-Gen. the
Hon. H. Murray commanding ; Capt. Prothero, of the 14th
Foot, with double pay, acting as aide-de-camp ; Capt. T,
Nelson, of the 40th Foot, with double pay, major of brigade;
with all the usual Mad of tax paid assietante.
" As a subdistrict, subject to the foregoing, there are the
counties of Mamma* and part of Wales ; heed-quarters
at Carmarthen ,• Col. Lowe commanding; Major Parkinson
unattecheo, aideodeocemp ; Capt. Mann, of the 90th Foot,
both with double pay sad allowances, major of brigade; with
all the usual staff to report to Devonport, and so to London.
" Tee next district is Jersey, Major-Gen. Sir J. H. Rey-
' nett, commander sad governor, with pay and allowance in
his three-fold capacity.
" The next dWn is Guernsey and Alderney'
General John Bell commander and governor, wit
pay end allowances ace:Wing to his reek and his two Wiese,
Lieut.-Colonel Ls Messner, town-major, with
re atwo•ltta
" The next a district for the inspection of
called the district of London, at the head of which is
General Brotherice, with LismeseraM Bourke of 11-17-Xli
Foot, for his aide-ds up, and LW De Roe, a mini en
half-pay, acting as major of brigade (the nature ef wMea
duties no soldier am even goose at), receiving the WSW,
with ow heed—the fall pay of brigade-major with the Miser
hand, whisk, having put in lets peeked', he, whom
is the peerage k siz hundred mad hearken years old, belle
out boatloads her 'llllol,llVwkieis, laving revived, he
holds oat seethes head fee 'LA*, guy ' and then both
haWs pootage sad waikwitg end ;ftor
his pocket tor ' travelllag imams ' sad lastly, for suley
for a clerk,' to de wit duty se, by aw esalrivanes, sea le
attached to the SAM Thevan,
yowl De ices are dm, kr Ibeir
political emsesiams. the Daises of Blahmsai,laisars, See-
thed, pinkie( *meshes, se are pegged ups., mill.
tary positions where they sea pie* up someehiag to liv,
upon.
" The next district is that of North Britain, MajoroGea.
Riddell commanding; Capt. Riddell, Royal Aiilleryiethim
decamp; Col. J. Ides, assistant adjuthenveneral;
J. O'Neill, staff adjutant; each resolving pm, amisage tot
army rank, and it/Spay according to mar male; tha
drawing pay for the immure office of Governs/ ef Farm
burgh Castle (which costs 8641. for its government, Merged
upon the ordnance estimates, besides Gen. Riddeirs pay
governor, charged upon the army estimates).
governor's Margie are, in addition to his army pay,
staff pay, and sank pay, 1381. 13s. 2d. for Image,
2001. for Ifeigiagdsoney, 21. 10e. 3d. for
1061. 13s. 6d. for travelling expenses, and 11. Is. fir miseeL
humus expense* His relative, the aide-de-camp, draws am
*Wry pay as captain, additional artillery pay because he is
employed, and staff pay because he is not employed with the
artillery; and then takes 701 le. 24. for forage 'es a staff
officer, and 461,18 e, for 'lodging-mosey.' The ithas are not,
individually, heavy, but they are repeated throughout the king-
does and the colonies until they amount to millions sterling.
" The counties or parts of counties of England not included
in military districts are Bedford, Berkshire, Broom, Brhtol
audits vicinity, Backlughans, Cambrid Ewe; Glamorgan,
Gloucester, Hereford, Huntingdon Lsiaetr
Norfolk, Oxford, Suffolk, Surrey, Huntingdon,
Beal Wales,
North Wales, except Denbigh and Flint.
" It is clear that if those counties can be commanded
from headquarteve la Loudon, the others might be so sew
mended. and the leaf expenses saved. For any purpose of
real service, whim troops are celled upon to eat ea an armed
pollee, the Waal weaunders are the civil magistrates and
the tel caws. But with forces of county sad
ma , such are now established *rowb-
oat the kingereatil as t
ma ao longer be
tra es
fan it it was urged, that the garrisons and le twin
at home are required man armed police. It wm sae of the
arguments med to recoselle the rate-payers in boroughs sad
counties to an issue of local taxation to maintain ea
augmented police face, that fewer soldiers would be awe.
sary, and the national taxes would thereby be Maud ia
amount. This is not the result. Although the maths,
boroughs, and cities have their formidable polies forges, aad
though the railways facilitate the movement of troops, ren-
dering one regiment m effective a many regiments were
before, when infantry, by forced march° could not exxd
thirty mice a day, the garrisons and home service troops are
apt =WA in number ; on the matrary, they are Bak
memand.
"It may be urged that the regiments retainetkat hamar*
as retained for exchanging reliefs with regiments abroad;
that ow sekalalealleacies require long terms of atillasy
swam rem the to of the litre ; and that the homes
Ml= am req te to relieve these forms abroad. Mb
bee bun mood. But what is the feet ? The most wpm-
sive el the regiments en home emit* do not take their turn
I. Algeria" the regiments abroad. If they did, the period
of home service might be as favourable as it is, and the
troops at home be MEW we half. A reference to the
Army Re aster shows that the regiments which do not take
their turn of foreign service are almost exclusively offiened
by onus:ken of the aristocracy and members of parliament,
the only empties' Wag fa the dem of officer who have
positive hard week to perform—the lieutenant colonels eon-
mending, the adjutants, and quarter-masters—though they
are not in all came exceptions.'