The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

274N8P12 OF LIAVIgB.-11T. PANCRAB

DIYIBIOAL

Yesterday a special lofty sessions of her Majesty's
justices for the above district was held in the Clerk's Office,
1, Ocodon-strest, Gordon-mean ;J. H. CANCILLOL /111 t,
in the chair ; there being also
Pierce„
F. Healey, W. P.
Bodkin, B. H. Stacey, J. P. Pierce, 0. Yeats, and T. B.
Baker Rem. No complaints having been recorded, the
following transfers weer allowed :
Do=l7Aram, Gloucester-oms, George Grooms to John
Northumberland Arms, tg•-street, Edward
Levis( to Jas. Rodeos ; North Waseca Arms, Ferdinand-
street, Charles Kitt° to Henry Pena • Royal Exchange,
Clanses-road, John Lunn to Christopher Hutchinson ;
Ship, Tottenham-
~lees,i.ames Groves to Wm. Thompson ;
Begeigge-welle, walla-road, George leaks= to
Martin Si. Ledger; Regent, Welfte„pleas, Alex-
ander Broom to Richard Cross Mayes; nissemorsr Ann.,
Beymeurstreet, George Moss to John Mom; Lemadowits
Arms, Olonceeter-road, John Hairy Hatterhary to Richard
GuellsuAltio4; )(Anal& Ceram, Cmodsweftmt, Richard
H to Joseph Wood. For Bawds : John Ceram, of
14, Upper Jamse-etrest, C.T., to David King, hearroteiler.
An application was made for the transfer of the license of
the City of London, York-road, from Frederick Bishop to
William Shed. This house bad been closed for tome time,
and the application was granted with an intimation that in
the event of its being clotted again the license would be jeo •
pleased.
An application was also made by the official and trade
assignees of John Mspp for the transfer of the license of the
Calthorpe Arms, Oraye-inn-road, to Charles William South-
gate, but in consequence of the non-attendance of the trade
mangoes the treader was not allowed. 1
An application was afterwards made for the transfer of the
Hamm d the Olive Breach, Gram-inn-toad, to Joseph
44911119, Mks epplitatioa sea soda awls the 14elt martian d
the Lieeadag aat, 9 OW. IV., c. 61. The at
the Rome, Frost* Young, who had held CY'lbots armal
years, bad teem* insolveat, and yielded up possemion of the
house to the brewers, Bir H. Mem and Co. The application
woe 'Domed.

Crespielsts en repeatedly being made by the beach of the
isetteation of the broken to the suggestions given at the
asethip, which ormesqueetly retard the bananas and subject
the victuallers to muck inooavenience and wmecemary
trouble.

inneis He .ley, Esq., was appointed chairman, in the
stead of J. H. Canceller, Esq., who, having left the division,
rirtgestwal =mud Henning meeting, for the renewal of
Harass, was appointed for Thursday, the 4th day of Marsh
next, at boa cidock In the foreseee, at at. Pancras Vestry
Hall, Hinge-red, Camden-town.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

TROOP-SHIPS.
The following troop-ships have arrived at the
Cape of Good Hope, and proceeded to the Rag Indies
The Italian, with part of the 98th Regiment, on the
ard et November, and left for India on the 7th Nov.;
the Herealia, with part of the 44th Fool, on the IStl and
left for India on the Bth Nor.; the Hydaspeer with KO7Ol
Artillery, on the 7th, and sailed on the 10th oe. for India ;
the Ireland, with part of the 98th Regiment, on the 18th,
and sailed on the 18th Nov. for India; the Calcutta, with
the 61st Foot and part of the 58rd Foot, on the 20th, sad
railed on the 26th Nov. for India; the Southampton, with
the 7th Dragoon Guards on the 28th Nov., and was to sail
on the 2nd Dec. for India.

The Lightning, with the 7th Hussars, arrived at
the Bsadheads (Calcutta) on the 23rd November, in eighty-
seven day& She landed all her men in perfect health, with
the of one
Moaered had also arri prved.ivets. The transports Blenheim and
The Bth Foot and a company of Mounted Artillery
have embarked at the Cape for India.
The 25th Regiment, quartered at Dover, is under
orders for Malta.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL Dowitmex.—This venerable
flag Meer died on Monday last., at his seat in Hampahlre,
aged 95 years. He entered the navy in October, 1778, and
while serving as midshipman in the Amanita was wrecked
while in pursuit of an enemy's frigate off the Wand of Mom-
lima, when he was taken and detained nearly twelve
months in France Ha ailerwards served with distinction
in some of the chief naval muter Sir John
J=nend wee preemitomiler Roan ?gam at the
of the Cttpps of Good Hope. Hie coesnaidon bore
data as follows L March 5, 1790; commander,
July 26, 1797; captain, Dec. 28, 1798; rear-admiral, May
27, 1825; vies-admiral, :an. 10, 1837; and admiral, April
24, 1847. TIM (What admiral was one of the reserved Bag
damn in the reosipt at service pension. He had received the
naval medal and two deeps for the defeat of the Spanish
fleet oft Cape St. Vincent, and for the expedition to Egypt
in 1801.

Captain Bir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bart., X.C.8.,
Surveyor of the Nary, being the next senior eligible for pro-
motion to theartive Bee becomes raar•admiral of the blue, by
the death of Admiral Drammen.

THE LASH.—Agretably to an Admiralty order,
received at Chatham by Colonel R. A. Parker, commandant
of that division of Royal Marina Light Infantry, the whole
of the troops attached to the divisional band-quarters were
yesterday morning draws up at the rear of their barracks,
for the purpose of witnessing the infliction of corporal punish-
ment on Private John Williams, 6th company, who was
adjudged by sentence of a district oourt-martial to receive
flashes for having been absent from barracks and
Wllag his kit. Although the prisoner has been only twelve
mantis in the corps of Royal Marines he bears • most
incorrigible character, having been tried floor times by court-
martiai, end sentenced to various punishments. His de-
meanour yesterday, during the infliction of the punishment
was most hardened. The prisoner was afterwards removed
to Melville Hospital for medical treatment. A considerable
period has elapsed MIMI oorporall=linient was inflicted at
the Chatham division of Royal