The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-02 00:00:00

MILITARY.

PORTsMOVVII, FEB. I.—The 88th Connaught
Itangers were brought over to this port from Cowes, Isle of
Wight, this afternoon, In the Bulldog steam sloop, com„
minded by Commander Gardner, of the Blenheim, 80.
Two companies disembarked at the dockyard, and pre-
anted to take up their quarten at the Anglesey Barracks.
The 13211d0g then crossed over to:Clarence-yard, and there
disembarked the remainder of the regiment (including
head•quarten)), which will be quartered at Fort Monoktos
rad liaslar.—The depot of the 85th waa conveyed over to
Cowls by the Bulldog, yesterday, en route to Parkhurst.
—Heal-quarters of the 38th Regiment crowed over to this
lonian from Gosport yesterday, taking up their quarters
to Clarence Barracks, vacated by the 85th.

(FROM LAST SMUT'S OAZI.1711.)
NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS.
Doiuirr.
Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry Bayly, Rey Admiral
Joseph Galatea Garland, John Scott Banks", Seq., John
Tatahel Bolton, Esq., Charles Parke, FAq., George Cart-
wright, Esq., Robert Hassell Swaffield, Esq., William
Eliot, Esq., and Herbert Williams, Esq.
COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.
Edward Parker, Erg , William Earle, Eq., John Weld,
Eq., James Hardy Wrigley, Esq., Edward James Stanley,
Eq Henry Muter Peilden, Faq.. John Bowlandsoa Mar-
shall, Esq , Thomas Dugdale, Esq., William Ainsworth,
Eq., and Peter CatteraU, Eq.

ifoior.
Charles Spencer Lloyd, Bog
THE MILITIA.

The following conntiisOnsli;;; been signed:
Francis Rawdon Hastings Lawrie, late major 79th High-
landers, to be cornet, vice W. H. Curzon, promoted, in
Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry.
Charles Drags, gent., to be surgeon, vice W. L. Thomoe,
gent., resigned, in the South lints Corps of Yeomanry
Cavalry.
Thomas Parker Rickford, Esq., late captain in the 23rd
Fusiliers, to be captain of a company, lice Walker, pro-
moted, in the King's Own Light Infantry Regiment •f

Charles Fishlake Candy, gent, to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Thomu Candy, Junior, gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Stapleton Cotton, Gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Eykyn, gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Ucory John Cannon, gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
William Gonne :March, gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Frederick Robinson, gent., to be lintsmat, in ditto.

Bourn BEA COIIPANT.—A court for the election
of. a governor, sub governor, deputy governor, and 21
&restore wu held yesterday at the South Bee-house, end
was ad parsed to Thursday, when the result will be
_ .

Tug FANNIE/VS GRAND AUNT AT DUMFRIES.—
Having observed that one of the titles of the intended em-
press of France wu Kirkpatrick de Closelourn," our
cariosity wu excited to know whether she was in any
way related to the ancient family, the Kirkpatrick. of
Closeburn, in this neighbourhood. Well, we have had the
honour of convening with a venerable and worthy maiden
lad —reading at Nithbank here—a member of the family
Odle Kirkpatricks of Conheath, Caerlave-rock, a branch
of the Kirkpatrick' of Closelnun. She informs us that her
brother, William Kirkpatrick, became American consul at
Malaga, Spain, sad married into an ancient family of the
came of G aaaaa or Oravi, our informant is not curtain
which. The fruit of this marriage was the mother of the
intended empress, who married the Count de Moottio. Our
venerable &mad is therefore aunt of the empress's mother,
and grand-net of tho empress herself. —Dwasfries and
Galloway Stamford.

WIDNIIMAT, FSBRJART 2, 1863.
The state of the Weather at each of the following places
at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are
arranged in order of latitude.
ILinurois—Calm; Cloudless.
SOUTHANICIVX.—N.E. ; Strong Breen; Foggy.
F3LKISTONE—N.E. • Light Air; Partially Cloudy.
BARINOITOILI—N. ; 'Gentle Breese; Foggy.
Uassrvrtcn—Calm; Foggy
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iknoon—Calm ; Dense Fog.
fiwtstiost—S.E. • Light Airs ; Cloudless.
Camamooa—Calm; ; Foggy.
Ywastourn—B.; Calm; Overcast.
The returns from the iollowinK places did not reach this
Alas in time for publication yesterday; they thereby*
indicate tke state of the weather on Monday motoring
at nine o'clock :
; Calm ; Cloudless.
BAatisorroni—N.W.; Gentle Breese ; Cloudleu.

THIS DAY, Noon.
004.4 of Med. Offearth of Wool. Iwo of nom Woothor.
Coln. Porgy.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT A BOOKSELLERS.—This
morning about two o'clock the families of Messrs. Barth.
and Lowell, foreign booksellers, No. 14, Great Marlborough-
street, were alarmed by an outbreak of fire. It was dis-
covered raging in the countinghouse on the ground floor
by one of the firm, who was unable to sleep, from a strong
smell of burning wood. Constables and neighbours in-
stoutly repaired to King-street brigade station, when
speedily Mr. Staples, the C foreman, with two engines and
several Bremen, attended. By tbis time the contents of
the counting-house were destroyed, and frightful ravage
had been made among piles of valuable foreign books.
Water was abundantly supplied from the mains, and with
other assistance and groat exertion the flames were arrested
in their progress, but not until several hundred valuable
books had been destroyed and damaged, and the building
had sustained serious injury. The firm is insured in the
Sun and other °lces. The cause of the fire could not be
ascertained.

AN AUSTRALLLN EMIGRANT &M.—Letters have
just been received in Southampton from Sydney, written
by parties from that town, who went out in the ship called
the Bank of England, which sailed in July last. Accord-
ing to these letters the voyage was a rather protracted one,
and second and third class passengers suffered from over-
crowding. Sickness was rife during the voyage, and some
deaths took place from disease and accidental drowning.
Gambling was greatly resorted to by the passengers as a
relief from the disc,mforts and tedium of the voyage. The
wealthier passengers amongst the second and third class
found great relief by paying one amongst them as a sort of
servant to perform menial offices for a certain number.
One of the letter writers recommends strongly no one who
has been used to comforts ashore to emigrate unless they go
as cabin passengers. When the Bank of England arrived
at Sydney about sixty of her passengers proceeded to the
diggings in New South Wales, but the weather was un-
favourable for the mines, so that they could not be worked
with profit, and about forty of them returned to Sydney.
One letter complains of the want of a copper coinage at
Sydney. There is no possibility of giving or receiving
small change, and its value has to be given and taken
in odsFREE CANCER 11081'ITAL.—The first annual gene
Tel meeting of the friends and supporters of this charity
was held yesterday at the hospital,_ West 13rompton, the
Hon. Colonel Ogle'', in the chair. The report stated that
the want of such an institution u tho Free Cancer Hos-
pital was shown by the number of applications for admis-
rions and the generous support which it had received from
the public. 23 in-door patients were received into the
house since its opening on the Ist of November last, and
the committee were endeavouring to make arrangements for
increasing the accommodation to 60 beds. Up to the pre-
sent time there had been 371 patients under treatment- The
subscriptions and donations up to the 31st of December
amounted to 2,8421.19 s , out of which the impulse of repair-
ing and furnishing the house bad to be borne. It was
hoped that a longer expleismse of this formidable disease
would lead to a better umberelanding of its nature and cha-
racter and to its messedd treatment. The committee ex-
pressed their obligates, ea the part of the charity, to the
medical men, the treemeer, and the chaplain for their hono-
rary services. The report of Messrs. Marsden and Cooke,
the surgeons to the charity, showed that the average
age at which, aecoldisg on the statistics of the hospital,
cancer attacked mankimi was 43, and that the complaint was
more frmeent women than amongst men, the cases
being in dm pegesliw of Gee if as tram to one of the
latter. The records Odes beepilel awned to lead to thu
conclusion that hereditary taint was by no mesas a necee-
=saw of cancer. Theeet-patients amounted to 371,000-
of SS males and SS hunales ; the in-patients to 23,
eesseisdag of 7 males mad le ammles ; making • total of 894
paths*, sossisekti 476 asks end 319 females. Of the
ont-patienti, IS lei been iheliarged cured or relieved, 6
had been sumeennally operated on, 15 had discontinued at-
tendance, and 14 died. Of the in-patients, 7 had been dis-
charged cured or relieved, 3 had been successfully operated
on, and 1 died. The total expenditure amounted to
2,3091. 195., which left a balance of bal. The reports and
accounts were unanimously adopted. The committee of
management for the ensuing year was appointed, votes of
thanks were passed on Mr. Parkinson, the treasurer, on the
surgeons, on Dr. Chambers, the consulting physician to the
hospital, on the Rev. Mr.Petarson, the chaplain, Mr.Pariater,
and the committee of management. The medical men
the chaplain bore testimony to the great good effected by the
institution, and recommended it to public support. A vote
of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.
THE PENALTY OF OREATNEBB.—ItIis a vulgar
error to speak of mechanics, labourers in wood, iron, &c.,
as the working classes ; the term, if it has an cxcluaive
plieatios, belongs to successful public men. Mr. Cobden,
writing le a friend a few days ago, says—" I am in such a
daily ' treadmill' of occupations that one task is constantly
supereediag another, and, unless I can do whatever I hare
to do at am, it is sure to be set aside by something she ;"
and Vies-Cbaneellor Wood told his constituents last week
that during the whole term of his office as Solicitor-asno-
ral he had only three weeks' holiday, and that it wee his
constant practice to be on duty every day front nine in the
morning until two o'clock the following morning. We
know 4so of others well to do in the legislative world who
yet more completely deserve the honourable title of "work-
ing men."—Wealsig AWL