The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-05 00:00:00

fiabal anli Military.

ADMIRALTY, Amu. 4.—AproiNnurr3.—Engi-
neere—J. J. Taylor, to the Britornart ; R. Evans, to the
Heron.
First-class Asaistastt-Engineers—E. Willey to the Brito-
mart ; J. R. Jackson, to the Heron.
Second-class Assistant-Engineers—J. B. Scoble, tol the
Britoluart ; D. Gibb, to the Heron.

CHATHAM, APRIL 4.

TROOPS FOR CHINA.—The reinforcements for the
2nd battalion of the 20th Regiment, which embarked at
Government-quay, Gravesend. yesterday, in the chartered
troopship Gresham, left the Thames this morning for Hong
Kong. The draft consisted of 71 non-commissioned officers
and men, together with Ensign J. H. Ford, the order for
the embarkation of Captain A. N. Adams, with the rein-
forcements having been countermanded.

THE TAILORS' LOCK-OUT.—Yesterday a deputa-
tion of 12 members from the committee of operatives, met
another deputation of 12 employers, acting on behalf of
the lock-out masters, at St. James's-hall, to confer on the
present position of the trade, with the view to an
amicable settlement of the existing dispute. Mr. Brown
acted as chairman for the employers, and Mr. Lawrence
for the operatives. Alter some preliminary discussions,
conducted with good feeling on both sides, a suli-coni-
mittee of six employers and six operatives were elected,
who retired to consider the points in dispute, the principal
one being the claims of the men for an advance of Id. per
hour on the present " log," making the wages 7d. instead
of 6d. per hour. After some time the sub-committee
returned and reported that they had unanimously come to
the resolution that 7d. per hour should be paid in future
on the average "log," leaving the minor points in dispute for
further consideration. Some explanations having been
given, the twenty-four delegates unanimously adopted the
decision of the sub-oommittee, and the employers' deputa-
tion agreed to recommend the resolutions for adop-
tion at the general meeting of the employers to
be held this day at noon. The conference then
broke up, with the understanding that the final
decision of the employers should this afternoon be
communicated to the men's committee, who have called a
general meetingto receive the reply. Should the general body
of the employers confirm the resolution thus agreed to by
their deputation, the lock-out will cease, and the men will
at once resume work at the advanced rate of wages. As
there are only thirty-three employers associated together,
and as the twelve who formed the deputation will of course
support their own resolution, there seems everyprobability
of the dispute being amicably settled. In view of the
question not being thus settled the men's committee have
placed a levy of 11. per man on throughout the trade, to be
paid in on Saturday next, which, with the assist-
ance promised from other trade', and the e number of
their own men who have agreed to keep off the funds fortke
present by taking the promissory notes of the committee,
instead of a dividend in cub, bearing interest at b per
cent., they believe will be sufficient to give a respectable
strike pay to those whose neceseities will compelthem to take
it. Up to the present time no foreign workmen have
made their appearance, nor are any expected to do so, but
on the contrary, about 200 of the locked-out men have ob-
tained work in the country, and left London.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. The measure of the
government on the royal commirdoners' report on
capital punishment, laid on the table of the House of
Lords by the Lord Cbanoellor, has just been ironed. It
stands for discussion on the second reading for Tuesday,
the 17th instant. It to make murder of " two
degrees; in murder of e " first degree " death is to be
imffisted," and in the "sendco degree" penal servitude.
The bill is to give protection to new-borne ; wound-
ing a new born eMM "during birth," or within seven days,
is to be punishable with penal servitude. It will not be
neasesery to prove that the child was " complstaly born
alive." On a trial for murder the jury is not to find eon-
raiment of birth. In future exeentians for murder are te
be asforeed with& the walla d a prison under sertein
Pblimes.