The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-31 00:00:00

MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, lAN. 29.—The Marion, hired tran-
sport, sailed last night from Spithead, with one prrtion of
the 85th regiment for the Mauritius. The Roman Em-
peror sailed at an early hour this morning with the other
portion, including headquarters, for the same deshnation.
The depot of the 85th will go over to Cowes, en route to
Parkhurst Barracks, on Monday, in the Bull-dog, steamer,
which will be manned for that purpose from the Blenheim,
60, Captain Henderson. On Tuesday the Bulldog will
embark the 88th Connaught Raogen from Cowes, and
bring them over to this garrison, Hadar, and Fort
Mocktoa. . _ _

kour companies of the 38th regiment moved over to this
garrison from Hasler yesterday. The remainder will fol-
low on Monday. This regiment will occupy Clarence Bar-
racks, vacated by the 86th.
The hired ships Joseph Some!, Thomas Arbuthnot,
and Fatima, will convey the 48th regiment from this port
to Corfu, and the 92nd Highlanders from the latter place
to Gibraltar. The 71st Highlanders, Ist battalion, will
embark in the Emerald Isle, Santipore, and Flom, at Cork
for Corfu, which will then embark. the 49th regiment at
Corfu for Gibraltar. The Joseph Soamee, Thomas Arbuth-
not, and Santipore are to convey the 44th regiment from
Gibraltar to Quebec, and the 20th regiment from Quebec
to Portsmouth.

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FORGERY ON MESSRS. HANBURY AND CO., THE
BLNILEVAL—Anotber forgery, to the extent of 8001., was on
Saturday, we regret to say successfully committed on the
above-named firm. The delinquents, as in the former for-
geg committed some time back, have escaped detection.
THE BRIG DARING.—We regret to hear that
melancholy news has been received here by the owners re•
garding the brig Daring, of Dumfries, lying, at the time
the information was despatched, at Port-au-Prince, Hayti,
West Indies. The crew had been attacked with yellow
fever, now very prevalent in these islands, and on the 22nd
December the captain, John Milligan, of Olencaple-quay,
writes that only he and the carpenter, Thomas Laurie, of
Dumfries, were able to move about out of ten men, six of
whom have died, while two were lying ill of fever. The
names of the deceased were ;—William Howard, a boy of
13, son of Mr. Howard, ship carpenter, Liverpool, who
went out as a passenger fee his health ; James M.Lean, of
Kelton, mate; William Aitken, of Kirkcudbright; Jeremy
Jones, William Milligan, Isle of Whitkorn—all able sea-
men ; James Smith, apprentice, of Kelton. William Crosbie
and William Martin, apprentices, of Olencaple and Kelton,
were lying ill. The captain was in hopes of being able to get
the vessel down to Saline with labourers, having got a good
part of her cargo aboard, where the climate was healthy,
and where hands might be got to bring the vessel home.
We had recently to record similar melancholy disasters re-
garding the brig Luna, of Dumfries; and the nests Row
received has spread much sorrow among the seafaring popu-
lation on the banks of the Nith. None of the crew were
married; they were all young men, and one of the finest
crews which ever left the port.—Courier.
SCARCITY OP COALS IN THE ISLE OF MAN
The very unsettled state of the weather, and the prevalence
of westerly winds for some time past, have prevented the
Whitehaven black diamond" traders front crossing to
Ramsey with their cargoes; consequently for about a week
coals could not be obtained in the capital of the north for
" love or money." On Wednesday week the reamer Lon-
donderry, plying between Belfast and Morecombe, came
into the harbour for a supply of coals, but the commander
found, to his astonishment, that there was not a sin.
in the harbour, and that the yards were also e,•'
tually he managed to get a few tens front a • •. - •
which he was glad to obtain to complete the •, ' •
price of 20s. per ton.— Motto's Herald. -
COMMUTATION OP CAPITAL FUNlslat t.,ej MOP: _
garet Sell,
at
hehtow convicted Circuit t
Court capitally
ot gfoorwthir .of
her infant,
sentence commuted to transportation for life, in ride`
of the recommendation to mercy of the jury, • • • • • •
of Lord Cockburn, the presiding judge. ^, •

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