The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-28 00:00:00

NAVAL

ADMIRALTY MAY 28.—APPOI2PIXISTS.—CLann—E.
Alephlett, to Imam.
SECOND Mamas—A. J. WWI, to Hart; Thos. Potter,
to Farkas ; A. F. Mugfield, to Imams.
Mantintrwnx-13. Moore, to Caledonian.
Nava. Canute—Noel Osborn; H. Heasley, and W. G.
Bilverloek, to Caledonia ; J. S. Hudson, to Vengeance.
PORTSMOVIII, MAY 27.—Catypao, 18, Captain Worth,
sailed from Mazatlan on 13th March, for England, with up-
wards of 2,000,000 dollars on merchant's account. Arrogant
at.-frig., will be ready for sea on Tuesday next. Salamander
at., arrived yesterday with marina and seamen paid off from
Queen at Devoneort. Hound, 8, Commander Wood, left
Vera Cruz, A 13, far England. Spartan, 22, Captain
gymowd, left alta, on 18th mat, for England. Grappler
1 Africa,

COnunander iyught, an aririval fi coast of
is ordered to be paid off at Woolwich.
ROYAL Kanurse.—Colonels and Second .Carom _
Thomas Stevens and Richard Edwards have retired on full
pay. The following changes and promotions are consequent
thereon: Lieut -Col. Gibson, to be colonel and seoond com-
mandant of Portsmouth division, and attached to the Artillery
companies; Lieut.-Col. John Rawlins Canton, to be colonel
and second commandant of the Portsmouth &Arlan ; Lieut.-
Col. Ballingall, to be cabinet and second commandant of the
Plymouth division ; Brevet Majors Delacombe and George
Runt Coryton to the rank of lieut.-colonel, the former to
Portsmouth division and the latter to Woolwich; Lieut..
Henry Timpson and Nicholas Moore to the rank of captain,
the former to Plymouth division the latter to Portsmouth ;
Second Lieut.. Archibald Alexander Douglas and C. P. T.
Usher to the rank of first lieut., and to the Plymouth
division.

MILITARY.
COLONZL Ittmil, the director of engineering and archi-
tectural works to the Admiralty, will leave on Tuesday next,
via Marsedles. for Malta, to inspect the defences of that for-
tress, whew)* he proceeds to Gibraltar to make a similar of-
ficial inspection.
TIM HALE-YILLRLY INSPECTION of the Woolwich
division of the Royal Marines will take place this day at
Woolwich.
ENROLLED Pmestottens.—A new district is now to be
formed/ either at Greenwich or Deptford, for enrolled pen-
donors.
Tim TROOPS IN INDIL.—The whole of the troops en-
gaged in the Punjaub war, so successfully concluded,. are to
receive a medal, inscribed Punjaub, awl a similar merit).
tion is to be placed on the colours of the various regiments,
both of the Queen's and Company's service.-87th Foot :
On Friday the loot division of this regiment embarked at
(hammed on board the Edmundabury, f Calcutta;
this division consisted of three officers and 138 men. The
head-quarters, as has already been intimated, embarked on
the 21st ult. in the Essex, for the same destination.
FORTRCORING EITIRW.—It is understood that the en-
rolled out-pensiovers of the metropolitan district are to be
reviewed in Hyde Park on the Ist June' on which occasion
they will receive the peninsular medals ; this will be an in-
teresting ceremony, and doubtless many general officers who
served in the peninsular war will be present ; amongst them
the Duke of Wellington and Viscount Harding. (who, in
fact, organised this useful and economical force) are expected
to be present.
IwrkOTZD KNAPSACKS.—Last Friday Col. Thompson
presented in the House of Commons a petition from Mr.
James Herrington, for many years a veterinary snricon an
the army, praying that the house would take measure& for
carrying out his invention of, and improvement in, the
winner of carrying the knapsack and its contents.
69ra regiment, which is now at Cork, will
embark early in June for Hong Kong. The Apollo will, it
is understocd, be refitted by the 2nd proximo, and leave
Portsmouth immediately after for Cork, to convey the
greater part of this regiment to Chins.
THII OLD COLOURS of the 62nd, or Wiltshire Regiment,
which were carried by the regiment in the Sidle) campaigns
of 1846.46, are shortly to be placed in Salisbury cathedral.