The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-06 00:00:00

RECRUITING.

Recruiting Deparunent, Hone Guards, Feb. 3.
MEMORANDUIL—With a view to further encou-
rage recruiting, Her Majesty's government has decided on
raising the bounty for all recruits enlisted on and after the
6th inst. to 31., and afree kit of neownries, on joining their
respective regiments or depots, which is to be appropriated in
the following manner, until further orders, viz.: is the re-
cruit on being attested, in cosh. 2s. 6d, on Ansi aPProval bY
the inspecting field officer, in cash, 7e. 6d., on joininghie
corps, in cash (without deduction)2l. lea.; amountof bounty,
3i., and a free kit of neoeeearies. The other portions of the
levy money to remains provided by the General order, No.
OW, dated 23rd ultimo.
By Command of His Royal Highness the General Cons-
mandiSg in Chief,
0. A. Wevezaall., Adjutant-GensaL

CHATHAM, Fee. 6.
The reduction of the medical staff corps com-
menced this morning, the authorities baring decided on dis-
banding the entire corps. The number of men discharged
this day was 133, being nearly the whole number stationed
at this garrison. The entire strength of themme Is about
700 non-commisidoned officers and men, about 600 of whom
are employed in the venous military hospitals in India and
the colonies. Each man on receiving his discharge this
morning was furnished with a free pass by railway to the
place at which be joined the corps, and In addition to receiv-
ing all his arrears of pay was presented with the sum of 11.
As soon as the entire corps has been disbanded a new branch
of the service, to be celled the " Army Work/ Corps," will
be organised, the pay Wing closely assimilated to that of the
troops of the line.

WOOLWICH, Fes. 6.
VOLL'NTEERITIO TROY THE MILITIA. This
morning, et 11 o'clock, the Oxfordshire and Keel Kent
Militia, under the command of their respective ofsmn, se-
ambled on the Common, for the purpose of ascertaining the
number of men who were disposed to enlist in regiments of
the Line. In reply to the qusetion, upwards of 300 men
stepped out of the ranks, 70 being from the East Kent, and
the remainder from the Oxfordshire Militia. Lieutenant
Knox, of the Rides (who lost an arm at the Crimea, and is
decorated with the Victoria Cross), and sears of the Lib
Guards, the 10th and I lth Human, and the Royal Marines,
were in attendance, and the majority of the men enlisted into
the corps named. Only 17 volunteered for the Royal
ArtOkry.
A detachment, consisting of 200 non-oommissioneol akin
lad men of the Rest Kent Militia, under the cesszared of
Major Storey, Captains Hook,Matthews, and Annaeley, have
Nett Woolwich to perform guard duty at Deptford Dock and
Victualling Yards.

SHEERNESS, FEB 6.
The Alacrity, screw steam gun vessel, Commander
Wodehouse, was assisted off the Shingles by two private
steam tug vessels, and towed by them to the little Nor., and
not by the Lizard and African, government vessels, as per
viously reported. We are particularly desired to correct this
error in a former report.

CORK, Fin. 8.
The volunteering from the South 1 /evon Militia, at
Waterford, is postponed ; that from the Surrey, at Cloacae!,
commenced yesterday. The officers of the Cork garrison
give • grand ball at the Atheneum on the 10th, to celebrate
the marriage of her royal highness the Princes Royal.

SMALL: FOX HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the annual
general meeting of the governors of this valuable institu-
tion wee held in the board room of the hospital, Highgate.
hill ; H. Egerton, Eaq., presided. The report, as mad by the
secretary, and unanimously adopted, showed that 212 patients
were admitted into the hospital during the past year,_ of
whom 29 had died, and 183 were discharged cured. The
patients vaccinated had been 2,448-1,064 supplies of lymph
had been :distributed to medical practitioners and public
bodies. Small-poxhad been lam prevalent in London in
1867 than in any of the preceding seven years, excepting
1853 since the removal of the hospital from Battle-bridge.
The larger portion of the 212 patients had been admitted in
the spring and summer. By titallegistrar.Osnerars return it
appeared that only 26 died of small-pox in the
metropolitan district d g the last three months of 1867, out
of two millions and • half of inhabitants. This return, as
well as the number of patients admitted into the hospital,will
tend to show that the metropolis Us been comparatively
tree from the disease el late, for whenever time a meek
mosll-pus there will necemerdi be several deaths, sakes Me-
ese, occurs Ina well ruminated Out of the 212
admitted, 204 had =air sad some other Irrepthe da-
me, mistaken in its stage he smell-pea ; 114 we
males, of whom 19 ; 98 feetalee, of whom 10 died ;
making 29 deaths out of the 212, or • genera mormlity of
13i per cent. Of theee,7o piteous werevarsookeeted, of whm
10 died, which is at the rate of 284 per met ; 134 were
voceliedod, of whom 9 dist, which le st the Ma Of ti per
oat. Of theme paha* 131 bad mks mare or lees &What
left by the vaseinstitm mad 11 1 them died ; had as
vaccine Narks medals& sad 1 disd. After the seed votes
of thee* theposeedimp closed.
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