The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-02 00:00:00

NAVAL AND JLELITARY.

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 1. APPOINTMENTS. - Staff
Somme C. T. S. Novara. to Devosport Dockyard, vice Dr.
Frazer, retired.
Master W. P. Bramid, to the Irresistitde, vim %Distal,
whose period of sereios hes stipind.
the DuEnginmas ( additionaleers J. Hill, H. O.), for Josue, sad Frederick Lewis. to
disposal.
Fart Clam Audits** bathe
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Campbell. sad T. J. WooMaK Darius! (
for disposal.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 1.
The Scorpion, 4, iron screw turret-ship, Captain
J. E. Commerell, was paid out of oommilaion today.

The Wyvern„ 4, iron screw turret.ship, Captain Hugh
Burgoyne, will soul for Plymouth on Wednesday.
The Minotanr F. Herbert (pro tern.), got up steam this
morning to proceed into the Channel for experimental trial
of her heavy broadside gars, but just as she was ready to
start, and part of her mooring-chains had been unloosened, it
was found that the cep of one of her cylinders was split,
and her departure was, thereforejpeatposed.
The Orestes. 22, screw corvette, has been docked for
repairs and to be brought forward for sea service.
The remains of Lieutmant.Oolonel Murray, lately com-
manding the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, were interred in
Portsmouth Cemetery on Saturday last with military
honours. The deceased officer who was promoted to the
rank of lieutenant-colmel in November, 1855, died at his
residence in London, and his remains were brought to
Portsmouth by railway. The cork* was termed at the
railway station, and was headed by the 87th Regiment, with
arms reversed, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Hamilsoo. Thou followed the bands of the 52nd and 87th
regiments, which played funeral marches alternately along
the whole line of the route to the cemetery. The body
came next, carried upon a gnu carriage, the accou-
trements of the deceased officer being placed upon the
lid of the coffin. The pall•bsarer were staff-officers of the
rank of colonel ; a mourning carriage followed, containing
relatives of the dammed ; end the procession was also cam.
posed of a large number of officers belonging to the various
.regiments in the garrison, naval offloen belonging to ships
in port, and several private carriages, in which, amongst
others, were the naval and military commanders-in-chief
of the port and garrison and Sir J. Pennefather, of the
Alderahott command. The funeral service was read by the
Rev. Mr. St. John, chaplain to the forces, and the military
ceremonial was of the usual kind. The deceased officer
served in the 18th Regiment in the China expedition (for
which he received a medal), and was present at several
actions at Amoy, Chosen, Michas, Ningpo, Seven, Mapco
(where he was wounded), Skanghae, Woesung, and Chin-
KiMg.Foo.

CHATHAM, JAL 1.

An order was leaned this morning directing the
depot companies of the 65th Regiment to proceed from
this garrison, at an early hour to-morrow morning, to
Plymouth, there to join the service companies of the
regiment on their arrival from New Zealand.

The examination of candidates for admission to
the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, will commence at
the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, before the Vioe-Prasident and
the members of the Council of Military Education. The
examination will not terminate till the 19th inst.

The death on the 27th ult. is announced of
Vice-Admiral William Allan Herringbam, at the age of 75
years. Re was one of the few surviving officers who took
part in the battle of Trafalgar, having been at the time
only two years in the navy.