The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-03 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 2.—PllollolloltB AND APPOINT.
YENTA. —Master J. H. W. Rowlett, to the Brisk.
Second Master W. R. Cronin, to the Rhadamanthus.
Firstklass Araistant Engineer S. Swan, to the landrail.
Third-Class Assistant Engineers T. Barker, to the lot.
hound ; and W. A. Houghton, to the Dee.
Acting Third-Class Assistant Engineer E. Highmsto, to the
Indus, as supernumerary.
Engineers J. Greg, promoted to first-class assistant en.
gineer, and appointed to the Hogue ; R. Anderson (a), pro-
moted to first-class assistant engineer and appointed to the
Soap; W. Farquharson, promoted to acting first-class
assistant engineer and appointed to the Valorous ; G. N.
Dooley, promoted to acting first-class assistant enineer and
appointed to the Niger; and A. Gilliec, promoted to acting
first-class assistant engineer and appointed to the Furious.

CHATHAM, Ocr. 2.

OPIMINO OE THE NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL —The
opening of the new army medical school formed at Fort
Pitt Hospital took place to-day, under the most Ituvicious
circumstances. The new building which has bees erected
for the purposes of a hospital school, is built in the open
spew in the centre of the hospital grounds, and is admir-
ably adapted fur the object in view. In addition to the
rooms for the several professors, there is a lecture-rem
fitted up with all the requisites for the delivery of lectures
to the studenta, a chernhal room, rooms for study, and
microecopital rooms. The students will be under the or'
struction of the several professors and medical °Seers of
the estahlishment, and as soon as they are sufficiently ad.
mimed to undergo the requisite competitive examinations
will be appointed to commissions as army surgeons.
COURT•IiaIITLtt.—A court-martial assembled this morn-
ing on board her Majesty's ship Formidable, 81, in the
Medway, under the presidency of Captain C. Wise, of the
Southampton, 50, and aide-de-camp to the Queen, for the
trial"( Mr W. Pugh, gunner, of her Majesty's ship Tartu.
21, ou a charge of being intoxicated ou board that vessel
during the time that gunpowder was being received on
hoard. Mr. Knight, solicitor, Rochester, officiated as deputy-
judge advocate. The prisoner pleaded '• not guilty." The
court, after bearing the witnesses in support of the charge,
and also what the prisoner had to my in his defence, feud
him guilty, and be was sentenced to be dismissed her Ma-
jesty* service.
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WOOLWICH, 0cr..2.

The Industry, iron steam vessel, }fairer Coin-
minding Hodges, having received a full cargo of victualling
and other stores at Deptford, for Itio de Janeiro and the
Island of Ascension, is ordered to leave to-morrow for her
destination.

DEPARTURE OF THE GRENADIER GUARD. FOR
IFCLAND.—Yesterday morning the Ist Battalion of the
Grenadier Guards, consisting Of SOO men nod 20 officers
marched from the Wellington Barracks, St. Juatees.park,
to the Euston Station of the London and North Western
Railway, and left by the 7.30 a.m. train to Liverpool, is
route for Dublin. They will relieve a similar number of
meal sod officers of the 3nl Battalion of the same ie„,iment,
who are expected to arrive in London to-day.
VOLUNTEER CAMP NEAR CHELMSFORD.—On the
13th inst. a volunteer encampment will be formed upon
Nazing Wood Common,about 24 miles from the Broii.
bourne station of the astern Counties Railway, when
the West Essex Yeomanry Artillery and Cavalry, the
Hon. Artillery Company of London, and the Victoria
Rifles, will meet together, and any other rifle corps of
Eases Hertfordshire, and Middlesex, disposed to avad
thenn:elves of the advantage of brigading with artillery
and cavalry by joining in the review and field-day of that
afternoon.
THE SOUTHPORT RIFLE CONTSST. —A meeting
was held in the Manchester Free Trade-hail on Howls)
evening for the distribution of the prizes eimmeted fur at
the Soutlipurt contest last week. Mr. R. Chadwick pre.
sided. The prizes, which were distributed by Lictit.•
General Sir George Wetherell, consisted of valuable cups
rifles, and soma of money.
FRU:it:ld NATIONAL RIFLE MATele.—The coin-
mittee of the Tie National ?mac...is have issued the
following address to the volunteer ridemen and sportsmen
of Englund :—" Gentlemen, the high imiortanee that !"
justly attach to the establishment of tuitional rifle matches
tm England, and the remarkable skill wreemarkable skill which your marksmen
have displayed in these contents, bane inspired us with the
desire of inviting you to be present at the practice of it,
Tir National Franc:lie, which the government bas allowol
to be carried on near the chateau of N'inortines. As ...Mi...
of the two great nations, who have achieved glory in
together on farott idiom in favour of civilisation and a
humanity, let us unite, gentleni,m, on the peaceful field
where skill alone will triumph ; where victory will eVitd
emulation without disturbing that harmony which ought to
exist between two people. destined to appreciate end esteem
each other. We hope that English riflemen autl sportora
will feel a pleamne in answering to our call, and that tlor
will, by their presence, add to the splendour of this into -
national fete. The prizes °tiered einanut to more than
50,000 francs (2,030 f.). The Tir National Francais will ..leU
ou the 7th of October inst., and will last twelve day,
Receive gentlemen, &c. (by order of tho committee), 3. F.
AraiElt, Adutinistrateur.—Paris, Sept. 210.

Mr. Robertatm, a member of the Liverpool Town
Council, mi.l a gentle:l:au wcll krv.svu iu Liverwol,
very suddenly on Monday, at his rt....lvor° in the ahoro
town.