The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. AdditiouaL) [TWOPENCE.

NAVAL AND MILIIABY.

ADMIRALTY, Dza. 14.—APpontrmairre. Lien-
tussah' C. B. Mabeeley (1866), to the Ariadne, 28, screw
SWIM frifialb, at Chatham ; T. H. Greer (1861), to the Rue-
sell, 60, mow steam ship, on coast gourd service at Porta.
month ; sad T. B. Whitson (1860), to the Cumberland, 70,
at Bhantere.

Matter B. Libby (1862), to the Russell.
Becond-clam Amistant-Engineer J. Tomer, to the Grey.
hound, 17, raw steam sloop, at Devoaport.
Midshipmen H. R. Kelly, to the Centurioa, 80, mew
steam ship, Mediterranean !nation; C. B. Reads, to the
Arladne ; and R. C. Smith to the Greyhound.
Acting third-oleos Assistant-Engineers M. Bond, to ea
Wellington, 72, guard ship of ordinary, at Devouport, fog
service ID the Charms, gunboat; W. Walks; to the WeIF
for service in the St- George. 90, saw steam ship,
at vonport ; .1. Robertson, to the W for mere*"
in the Royal George, 102, .crew steam ship, at ;
D. Bergsma, to the Wellington, for service la the
L th• A steam ea frigate at Devouport ; and J. akirvimMiivlo
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ift.. DSc. It,
A series of experiments werewootwx carried satthis &if
the government practise ?sago, Plutostes4„ In the Tree
!tame of Sir W. Armstrong, superintendent of the Royalgun
beta les ; Colonel Talloh, inspector of artillery; wad
Yr. Gordon, storekeeper ; for the purpose of proving the en-
'Winkles ea to hraooggss,, &0., of • battery of the Amines/
guns recently manafactored for whi eir In Chin The
perteleeke. wiiiek occupied some holm, More to every
eurnendul, and folly maintained the superiority of this extra.
tordieery weapon.
Detachments of Royal Artillery left this day for Devon.
port and Altioraltott.
The several batteries of Royal Artillery in garrison ae-
eseebkd on wage thit showman, in accordance with ceded,
to witness the degradation of. gamer of the depot brigade,
who wee weently charged at the Woolwich police-court with\
most revolting offence, and being delivered over to the mar
try power by the magistrate, was subsequently founde=
by Court cou martial, and sentenced to be flogged, imprisoned,
sad dismissed the service. The first portion of the sentence
was remitted by General Decree, in accordance with the
with which he is invested by the Commander-fa-
Chief,wes bat the remainder, having been warmed,
the pluton was marched pest the troops drawn up in
single Ms, and having been stripped of hie buttons, wee
drummed out ants regiment to the wad tuns of the Itoguilis
Marsh. Re wee subesquently conveyed to the county pekoe
to undergo twelve months' bard ishour.
A work... named Rennie, employed at the dockyard,
met with a severe accident this afternoon, by falling from
stage. The sufferer was immediately conveyed to the Royal
Marine Hospital.

CHATHAM, Duo. 14.,
The following officers have received orders to gro-
omed from this garrison to join the head. quarters of their ra
elective regiments in the West lodise Ensign T. A. Cart.
Ist West ladle Regiment ; Ensign W. G. How, 254 Wein
India Regiment ; and Ensign T. C. M.Cormick, Srd West
India Regiment. Lieutenant J. C. Cox, 20th Regiment, has
received orders to proceed to join his regiment in India, of
which he bee been appointed instructor in musketry ; Erie
sign J. R. Pilidngton and Ensign J. Mackinley, 94th Regi-
ment, have received orders to proceed overland to India, to
join the service companies of their regiment.

THE VOLUNTEBB RIFLE MOVEMENI.

ADMIRALTY.—A meeting of the members oif.„l
corps was held on Tuesday evening, at which
resolutions were passed to complete the arrangements for
its organisation and for the commencement of drill in Wait-
minstsr-hall this (Thursday) evening, under the direction off
two sergeants of the Boots Feather Guards. It was arr.
mounted that 56 effective members had already enrolled their
names, and that 26 honorary members bad also joined the

ps.
=BT. PASCH/O.—Lent evening an adjourned meet-
Mg of the committee was held at the Vestry-hall. and a
large Menem of subseribme and effective members was en-
notuteed—eo satisfeetory was that of the latter that although
the earohnentabeeta bad only been lamed on the previous days
enough effective volnateers had been enrolled to form a eons-
pasty. Mr. Churchwarden Cameron announced that the
vestry had unanimously granted the Vestry-hall for perinea
of drill, end as Corporal She'd, who bad served in the
Crimea and wore the Victoria mom had already been en-
gaged, the fleet drill would take place in the Vestry-hall en
Monday evening next, at 8 o'clock. A number of sub-
scriptions was announced, and the committee edjourned till
Monday evening, at 7 o'clock. Mr. A. Bboolbrod, of the firm
of Bhoolbred and Co., of Tottennem-caurt-road, barn ample*
the °Moe of treasurer, and Mr. Greene, the honorary secre-
tary, announced that be bad received intimation that the
employee in that and other large establishments were willing
to join the St. Pancras Brigade.
BEHMONDSEY.—The council and members of the
let and 2nd companies of this nourishing corps met on
Tuesday evening, at St. James' School-room, barmondsey,
Mr. Churchwarden Darnell in the chair. Mr. Redgrave, the
secretary to the corps, read a letter from the Lord-Lieutenant,
requiring the names of the officers, and the council and
members proceeded to nominate them as follows:—First
Coto : Captain, Mr. Marcus Sharpe; Lieutenant, Mr.
8. Herbgtaa ; Basing Mr. W. Darnell, jun. Second
Company: Captain, Mr. B. Glover; Lieutenant, Mr. M.
Renee ; Maio, Mr. R. Richmond. It was also stated
that • third ocenparey was nearly complete. The corte4l
shortly bars a remarkably line volunteer band, num
sixty. The amount of subscriptions in hand exceeds
A vote of thanks was accorded to the chairman, and the
meeting aspirated.

TEM BALLOT SOCIETY.—The weekly meeting of
the executive committee wee held on Tuesday at the oda",
in Guildhall-chambers, Mr. M. R. blaraden in the chair.
Mr. Whitehuret. Mr. Elt, Mr. Sento:es, Mr. Dawes, Mr.
Nodes, Mr. LeMaise, Icc., were present. Subscripione of
101. 10s. from Mr. Grote and several smaller sum., were
reported. The Rev. Robert Spear', Stockton-upon-Tees ;
Robert Webb, Esq., Malvern ; W. Blanchard Jerrold, Esq.,
end B. Leggett, Iteq., sere elected members of the council.
Directions were given respecting the forthcoming elections
for Reeding, Durham, and Pontefract. A report was read
from the cub-committee appointed to examine the essays
sont in by the candidates for the prizes offered by the com-
mittm fur the beat 'essays on the Ballot, so be written by
working men and tenant-farmers. Fitry-eaven mem, many
of them of great ability, had been laid before the sutecom-
mittee, whose report wee now presented. In pursuance of the
recommendations of the report, the committee now resolved
that the first prize of 51. Es. be awarded to Mr. Malcolm
Rose, of Bradford, Yorkshire, lithographie printer ; the
wend prize, of 3L 35., to Mr. C. J. Bunting, (the Norwich
Operative) ; and the third, of 21. 21., to Mr. Thonaa Smith,
of Enderby, near Leicester, framework knitter. Then
mays will be first published in the Ballot and afterwards
as a tract. Preliminary arrangements were also made for
the busisese meeting of the council on Wedneedsy, Jan. 26,
and the public meeting at the Whittington Ciub, in the
evening of that day.
SALE Of WATER-COLOUR DRAWlSGS.—Ninety-
two drawings by many of our best artiste were disposed of
by Meagre. Foster, at their gallery, in Pall mall, yesterday,
and from the pipes obtained, some of which we quote, there
appears no diminution in the desire to pewee three beautiful
decorations: —*The Vale of Dalwyddellen, David Can,
29i gateau; the Cottage Door, Birket Foster, 621 gofers ;
a &avant of all Work, Wm. Hunt, 361 evinces ; Tired to
Death, W. Hunt, 32 guineas; Summer. E. Vidal, 30 guineas
Pineapple and Chapel, W. Hoot, 64 guineas ; Cow and
Sheep, T. 8. Cooper, 62 "Memo. ; the Bouquet of Beauty,
after Baxter, A. Fussell, 43 suieem ; a Mountain Torrent,
T. M. Richardeon, 30 guites. ; the Gleam.., after Frith. A.
Puma, 46 guinea. ; Interior of the Harem, J. Lewis,
226 guineas; the obi Englteh Squire. F. Taylor. 100 guineas;
View from the Cheddar Chß-, J. B. Pyne, 88 guineas ; at
St. Pierre, Gummy, C. Stanfield, 45 guineaa ; Normandy
flirts, J. J. Jenkins. 43 guineas; a pair of Vial. of Catthio-
bury, the seat of the Earl of Beres, J. N. W. Turner,
270 trainee( Total amount realival was 2,1001 Some
marble figures and other works of art were sold atterwards,
and produced above 7001.
PREFERMENTS. —On Monday lest the Rev.
Edward James Bolling. M.A., was instituted to the rectory
nt Little Cressinghara, in Norfolk. on the presentation of the
Rev. Slosen Burney Warner, ut Torqmay, in toe county of
Devoe, clerk. On the Fame day the Rev. John Loose wag
It to the perpetual curacy of St. Mary-at-the. Elms,
IpAwich, on the nomination of the parishioners of the said
pariah; the Rev. Henry Toirry Whiv, A., was licensed
to the perpetual curacy of 'Member°. with Wretton sneezed,
In Norfolk, on the nomination ot Edward Roger Pratt, of
Kyoto's Honer, in the same county. Req.; the Rev. Ben-
jamin Adams wee Mewed to the curacy of Brodwell, Suf-
folk; the Rev. Daniel Rowland Williams, to the curacy of
Milebam, Norfolk; and the Rev. Frederick Arthur Raid, to
the curacy of Holbrook. Buff ilk. The Lord Bishop of Lon-
don hes appointed the Rev. Edward Spooner, M.A., Incum-
bent of Holy Trinity, Haverstock-hill, St. Pancras, to the
vicarage of Heston, in the county of Middleeer, vacant by
the death of the Rev. Henry Scott Trimmer, B A. The per-
petual curacy of Holy Trinity, St. Pence. (tbue end by the
cesion), is in the gift of the Rev. Canon Dale, as Vicar of &.
Pancree.

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