The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.—L set
eight.' Owens eves notice to the officers, seamen, sod
marines, sad to all persons bewailed therein, that the Mr
trtbuttea et roomed@ arialng from ornate colts found en
board the Hebert M. Chariton, captured on the 22nd March,
1858, by her Majesty's ship Madam, will commence on
Thursday, the 27.2 d Deoember, 18.59, In the Prize Branch
of the Department of the" Accountant. General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house." The following are the shares
due to an individual in the several clew's:—Flag shore,
11. 16s. 11d.; commandeer 41.71. 104.; third Mash 11. 04. ;
fourth class, 165.; filth elw, Ba. lid.; Muth clam, Ba.;
seventh class 6s. 44.; eighth clam, Z. Bd.; ninth elms,
la. 101.; tenth class, 10d.
. .

Notice ie also Riven that the distribution of premeds
arising from certain mina found on board the Genera Scott,
oaptared on the Sib May, 1865, by her Majesty's ahip Tearer,
will commence on the sense day. The tollowing are the
'hares doe to an individual in the several classes : —Flag
'bare, 124. Id.; lieutenant commanding, 11. Ba. Sd.; fourth
class, 12s. ; filth class, 6.. Ild.; sixth class, ge. 2d. ;
wreath clue, 4,5. 2d.; eighth clue, 2a. Id.; shah clue,
la. 4d.; tenth clue, Bd.

WOOLWICH, Die. 20.
Captain Grant's battery of ambulatory boilers and
pato= kettle', constructed at the carriage department of
the Royal Arsenal, for the service of the Chinese ezpeditloo,
has bean highly approved by his Royal Highness the Com-
mutate-in-Chief, and will be Lrward.il to China forthwith.

Recruiting is now actively proceeding, for the purpose of
raising the requisite number of wen foe the formation of the
16 new batteries, by which the regiment of Royal Artillery is
ordered to be immediately summated, and additional recruit-
ing patties have been ecnt out from bead-quarters.
A arias of experiments have been carried on at the steam
factory department of the dockyard during yesterday and
this day, in accordance with instructions from the Admiralty,
for the purpose of meting by hydraulic power the relative
efaciency of chains made from steel and wrought iron. The
chains submitted to the trot were maaufactured by Messrs.
Brown and Lenox, of Ilillwall (anchor midterm to the Ad-
miralty), end other arm., end the malt hes hitherto been in
favour of wrought iron, but the experiments are to be con-
tinued.

THR VICTORIA Canes.— We understand that
shortly after the return of her Malatya:id the Prince Consort
end royal family to Windsor Ca rthil from Osoorne, ft is
her MUM'''. Intention to Invest fennel officers and men to
whom Ma Order of Valour boa been awarded for their re-
spective "deeds of daring."
DIioIRRYING MINISTERS AND THE ARMY.—Mr.
6. H. Martine, of Northgate-street, Canterbury, haring
addreeaed s letter to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the Commander-in•Cbtsf of her Majesty's twee.' in-
forming Ma lordship that some 300 of the troops belony leg
to the Canterbury prrhon regularly attend divine orioles
at the Wesleyan Chapel, and requesting to be informed
whether the cfficisting minister wu Lot entitled to the same
remuneration paid to the clergy of tbo establishment under
similar circumstance.. he boa reoeiloci the following au-

rarer to hie communication .—" Werwiffice, rell.mall, S.W.,
Dec. 7. Sir,—With reference to thet portion of your hitter
of the 18th alt, raggewing the propriety of remunerating
Wesleyan minister', her officiatieg to the troops of that den.
misetke, I am directed by Iffr. Secretary Herbert to inform
you, in reply, that similar proposal. have been frequently
on.idersd, but that it bee not been deemed expeoient to
make any alteration in the present regnlatione in regard to
the payment of the clergy for their services to the troop.—l
am, &c., W. R. GODLEY. Alr. 0. H. Curtiss Nortlsgate.
street, Canterbury."
New- doss FOR FORT GEOROE.—Government
are shoat to erect a number of guns at Fort George on a
principle different front 'het now is uee. There large guns
ere to he on the newest principle, and will commend the
Moray Firth as well as a large district of country round
about.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, Dec. 17.—The Queen has been
pleased to •prose of Mr. George Henry Leavetkworlh aut
Con•nl at the By of lelstrinNew Zealand, for the United
States of Auterico.7Ger.ette.

MICK/TING A VISITOR.—EarIy on Sunday morning,
John Twentynoin, Dummy Holliday, and George Graham.
ell removable young men, reeiding at Toecaplend and
Plumblobd, were is the Tillers of l'hunhiend, on their way
Woos., end on pawing the house of John Kennedy, a block-
smith, ono of them threw some gravel against the window
where one of Kennedy's deughtere elept. This emoted
her to open the window, and some conversation peeved
with her and the young men. Not long afterward.,
her father came running from heh'cl the hour', and
gave a shout to she young men, who were standing on
the road, and they imumaiately mu along the high-
way. Kennedy followed dove up to them, and when within
twenty pude of them tired uE a loaded gun or ;Maol at them.
Grabens received the esnteute I. the upper end back par• of
his thigh, which asuitod hits, iiiiinedoitely to halt, and he
found himself severely injured. H. put himself under the
treatment of Dr. Ellkot, of Aspetria, who entreated about
tilt, shot from his thigh. We are glad to ay that he Is
renewing. On Fndey, Kennedy wee brought beton .1.
Addiron, Eoq,, et Wigton, and committed to lake his trial
at the next modems for shooting end maiming Geototo
Graham. Bail wee taken for hG appeeranm—himself IA
601., sad two euretlee in 214 each.—Comerm lane( Peet jaw!.