The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-26 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITAJY.

CHATHAM, Birr. 25.
Several changes having been recently made in the
depots of Indian regtments at this gsnieoe, the following
arm the depolsof regiments now attached to the three batta-
lions of Inhaler, : let battalion. under the command of Col.
EL Jervis ; battalion 7th Royal Families., lot battalion
24th Itsglinent, 36th Regiment, 43rd Light Infantry, 63rd
Regiment, end 77th Regiment ; 2nd battalion, under the
command ef Col. R. N. Phillips ; let battalion 20th Regi-
ment, let bonallon 23rd Itaayal Welsh Fusiliers, 29th Regi-
men', 31st Regiment, 62nd Light Infantry, and 73rd Re-
'hang ; 3rd battalion, under the command of Lieutenant-
Oelesel C. E. Feartioagla ; let battalion Bth (the King's)
Regiment, Ist hattehon 19 h Regiment, 76th Regiment,
81st Regiment, 91st Regiment, end 9ith Regiment. The
totalstreugtk of the battalion is nearly 4,000 men of ail
reeks. _ _

Yesterday afternoon the whole of Uteavailsble fora of the
garrison, consisting of the three depot battalions, the corps
of the 11,741 and Indian Noginews, and ths battalion of
Ihyal Marine Light Infantry' ware inspected by Major-
General Syr*, ths ootaleandantaf the garrison.

PORTSMOUTH, Strf. 25.
We hear that the Conqueror, 101; Prince* Royal,
91; Bruised*, 60; aid Centuries, 80, ere ordered home
from the Itediterrazieen station, to be paid off, having been
to sommienket between four sad the years. It is also said
that these veseels will be replaced by lour ships now attached
to the Channel Beek whose places will be AIM by ships sow
fitting oat.
The Beout,head to-day Spit 1
tor ChM*, crew,. Captain John Corbett, sailed from
The Pearl, 21, strew, Captain John Botha., CB, to
ordered to be got ready for sea with all despatch, her destina-
tion also being the Chins statics.
TM Odin, 16, pedalo-abed etas trigs* vas oaaalooloael
yrourdoy by Coped* Lad John Hey, C.H.
The Neseder, 44, old tnpte, was econelseioned
yesterday, pre tees., by Commandre Sir X. Macgregor,
who is to take charge of her dating her voyage
to Ascension, to relieve the Tortoise, receiving ship. She is
to be massed from the Arrogant.
The Bartow, lighter, sailed yesterday for Pembroke, with
jury rigging for the Immorteliti, it, screw. now building at
that port, but which will be brought round to Portsmouth to
receive ler machinery.
A Beanies squadron, consisting of one line-of-battle ship,
a frigate, and corvette, arrived at Spithead this afternoon,
from the Baltic, sad esolianged salutes with the gerrison and
the Victory, the fag-ship of the oommander-in.ohief.

FLOGGING IN THE NAVY.--The following is an
extract of a letter from her Majesty's Alp lApwiag, dated 40
miles from Malts, nod of August •My dust Friend,—
This lea very s.d thing I am going to tell yea, sad likewise
other,. One of our boys has cut his throat. The boy's
name was John Knight. There wu to be toasty duos
served out ma board the Lapwing, all among boys, sad be
was to bare four doses over the back, with a cane, whipped
with wax sods; be bad been dogged last month.
kept the body till they got to Malta, and u soon me the
Quebec dropped they sent a boat to the hospital fora come,
and buried biro without say court of iagniry. The poor boy's
Wok was black sad blue from his former lulus. There is
another boy that wes to have been Bogged a second time, but
the doctor said be wild not stand it.

Tne Hears Musno.—The men of The Herb
Regiment of Militia have hese steadily end eatidectorily
sane through their drill during the past week. The inspec-
tion M expected to take place to-morrow (Toeslay), and cm
Thotaday the regiment will be disbanded.
CONVEYANCE OF DisCRARGED TROOPS PIM
INDiA.—A despatch freer Bombay, dated the Roth ult
states that the ship Nugget, Captain Bead, of Liverpool:
bad ben chartered by government for the coaveyasurs of
troop. from Rurrachee to London, at the rate of 231. per
heed. She had been surveyed, and passed to elm 426 mea
end Pie allows. . _

DEPARTURE OP SOLDIERS' WIVES AND FAMILIES
Vol INDIA.—This day it is intended kw the tins ship Tay-
mouth Castle, espial* J. MlAlister, to leave tbs pert of
Southampton for her destination (Catering.), onveying
nieces the wives and homilies of 'Wier* whore regiment. are
serving In the But, viz., the 23rd, 71st, and 48th Regiments.
M-jvr Lacey has the supervision of the affair, whilst the ar-
rangemente for their accommodation ban bemieuperintended
by Mr. Smith, the government emigration commiseioner.
Each woman has received the into of 1/, with 10e. for each
child, to assist towards their outfit. They have also received
sensianoe from the Centrid Aeacciatien in London. Nitrous,
schoolmistreeses, to., have been eslected front the beet edu-
cated of the women, and everything epees:ix to have beet
studied in order to add to their conifers during the voyage.
The ship Dndbrook Is expected at Southampton to-d.y, to
embark the wives end fireflies of soPlier. Wafting to the
6 let, 27th, and 62ed Regiments, which she will convey to
ICurnechee in a fiw days. The ship Ruffin. is ordered to be
at Southampton on the 3rd proximo, to embark wire. and
families of soldiers belonging to the let, 60th, and 68th Ilegi-
menu for conveyance to /*helm. Other ships will follow
with a like purpose..
A new description of rifled ordnance, invented by
Mr. Jeffreye, is to be submitted to experimental win before
the select saturnine* of military °Moan at Shoeburynen

PUBLIC Hovels Ix Pun..—At the adjonmed
Brewster Sesame, held in equideriand last Saturday, the
casting vote of the *halm& was the only obstacle to the
doing of S 2 public-Dauer—Smsirrleed Mersa
Simms " EieLemes."—They Tease hue the
City about 1,0001. dating their year of onus, bat the amount
varies, because the routes of the allowance varies. The out-
goings of the t•Mos may be fairly mama at four thus the
amount received. Thetford., If Mr. Peanywies" will put
told% say 4.0001. at his bombers to sustain the dignity of Ms
office, and that remit hicustlf to the edictal!, they will no
I doubt reward his maddest* and give him an opportanity of
asking a small hole in his for.use.—Ctly Avas.

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