The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-10 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITAkr.

The kijutant-General, Lord William Paulet, has ail-
tbe annexed cunniar memorandum to general
olteere commanding at stations at home and abroad, by
summand of his Royal Hien:lees the Field Marshal
otamandhig-in.Chid
Horse Guards, Dee. 19, 1865.
It having been remarked by hie Royal Highness the
Meld Marshal Commanding-in-Chief theta labile Dumber of
men are returned "on duty " at half-yearly inspection
parades regiroeste, the attention of geoeral ofticen is
summand is directed to the subject, with • view to their
hilipramting upon commanding officers the necessity of astrict
observance of the regulations oit this bead, which prescribe
that every non-commisainted officer and mon whose &bosom
from parade la not absolutely indispensable shall in all re-
giments be required to attend at both 'inspections, in order
that it may be satisfactorily shown that their military al.
Glancy is at all times maintained.

A.DIIIIIALTT, JAN. 9.—APPOINTNENTS.—Lieute
Bast 0. A. Blake, to the lizeelleat (additional), tot study.
Naval Cadet (nominated), A. L. K. Murray.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.
The Megtera, 6, iron screw troopship, is ordered
te complete her outfit with all despatch, foc service between
South America and the Coast of Africa. A pnvate corm-
woadeut, writing from the island of Meuritins, states that
the Orontes, 2, trop screw troopship, Captain Henry W.
Hire, arrived there from the Cape of Good Hope, en route
to Hung Long, on the Zled of November, having left the
Cape on the 9th of the same month. During the passage
she had encountered strong head winds and very heavy seas,
so much au that, steaming at full speed she waa at times not
able to make more than three or fear knots an hour. The
ship pitched very heavily, and it was necessary to take special
preoutions to prevent the "racing" of the engines as her
stern was lifted out of the water. Oa the 15th November,
it was found necessary to steam at half speed in conse-
quence of the heavy sea that was running. One immense
wave carried away part of her jibboom, the remaining part
being split up like matchwood. The bead rails were also
earned away, and one arm of the figure-head was broke. off.
On the Rith the gale ioeremed. The ship took tons of water
ia forward and over her stern as well. The hatches covering
the screw well were burst up, and at about 8 a.m. she made
such a dive head sedum° that is was for a moment thought
that the midshipman who was heaving the log had bees
washed overboard, but he saved himself by clinging to the
awning autuahroa. At 4 p.m. she gave another beset
larch and broke both of the iron davits, friar inches square,
to which the jolly boat was fastened, but the boat hung
wad was saved. The ship filled up with coal at the Maui-
tins and resumed her voyage to China, with the intention
et calling at Singapore.

WAR OFFICE JANUARY 9.—The Queen has been
raciously plemetito give orders for the appoiotment of
Robert Sl.rostt David limier, Esq., Secretary to her Ma.
jsety's I...,ration at Athens, and Louis Mallet, Esq.' to be
Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class,
or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
--Gazette.

Db+FATt•H OF THE BRAZIL MAILS.-SOUTHAMP.
TON, JAs. 9.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship
Rhone, Captain Woolward, sailed this afternoon with the
monthly mails for Lisbon, St. Vincent, Pernambuco,
Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, Sm.
She took out 67 passengers, and on freight 122,0304 in sove-
reigns and 8,0001 in bar silver, for Rio Janeiro, of which
amount 108,000/. is for the Minister of Finance. The Rhone
also takes out French jewellery, 5,2531. ; English jewellery,
70 fl. ; and a full cargo of English and French merchandise.

THE LATE GALES.
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LIVERPOOL, Tunnel-.
The storm still continues, and as we write a des-
patch has been received, ordering the storm signal to be
hoisted. Telegrams from the different stations on the
Welsh and Irish coasts report fearful weather, and large
quantities of wreck are being washed ashore. Captain
Hempactd, of the ship Westwood, which has arrived here
from Demerara, reports having experienced very heavy
weather on the passage home. From the 19th December
until the 4th Jan. he encountered terrific gales, veering
from the S. W. to N. and back, accompanied with Demon.
dons seas. The ship E. M. Taylor, hence to New York
on the i;th, has been forced back to the Mersey, and the
Andromeda, from this port to Bayport), has also been
compelleu to seek shelter in Holyhead harbour. The
schooner Singapore, which left the Mersey on Saturday last
for Singapore, whilst endeavouring to return to port, struck
oa Taylo,'e Bank this morning, and became a total wreck.
The No. lifeboat of this port, as soon as news was received
of the vessel being ashore, west to her assistance, and res-
cued twelve of the crew, and landed them at Formby.
Unforiutiately two of the crew of the wrecked vessel were
drowned before the lifeboat reached the scene of the
disaster.

CHATHAM, TUESDAY.
Towards midoight yesterday, the gale which raged over
this part and neighbourhood during the entire day, NM*
itibly moderated, and the night war light and clear. This
morning, however, signs of another gale from the south-
ward were apparent, with a falling barometer, and it bas
been blowing with considerable force throughoutthe entire
day. During the height of the gale yesterday there were
novena casualties reported from vessels lying near the
entrance to the harbour breaking away from their moor-
lap and running fold of each other, causing loss of spars,
and more or less damage. In Limebouse reach, a schooner
in ballast was blown nearly on her beam sods, her crew
with difficulty escaping. The Great Eastern steamer had
extra anchors down, while to couoteract the tome of the
wind, which occasionally bad a pressure of 301 he. to
the square foot. steam was got op on board and
Ike engines kept slowly at work ahead to vase the
Novato sumo oo tier cables. In the New-road some houses
which were building, and nearly completed, were partially
blown down, while others were unroofed. A Sue elm tree,
one of a picturesque group in the Vines, Rochester, was
broken short oil at the trunk, and at the residence of Mr.
Smith, the GEauings, the boundary-wall and iron-fencing
were both carried away. In the Bonstal.road, Rochester,
a wall was blown down. Several stacks of chimneys were
also curried away, and some damage was calmed to the
buildings recently erected near Chatham Dockyard as quar-
ters for the married police. The weather this morning has
moderated, although the mercury in the barometer is still
falling, while the wind has shifted more to the southward.
As a consequence of the recent stormy weather and
severe gales, the violence of the sea has considerably
encroached upon the thin slip of land which connects the
east cliff with the remainder of the sea frontage at Dover.
The "thole of the promenade which was well known to
visitors has disappeared, and a semi-circular inroad has been
made upon the carriage way. The recent gales have caused
much damage on the Kentish coast ; three wrecks have
taken place at Dungeness, and the crews all saved by the
aid of Afeboats. In the Thames several heavily laden
Tames. &c., have sunk, and ranch damage has been caused
In the shipping.

THE TYPHUS FEVER IN THE ST. PANCRAS WORK -
Rot:,..E.—The typhus fever has not yet left the St. Pap-
aw. woikhouse. Since the decease of the chief medical
officer through the fever a nurse has been carried off. and
the female searcher (Margaret Lane) has been sent to the
Fever Hospital, having caught the fever. Altogethersix cases
have been sent to the hospital from the workhouse. For a
short time the chapel was used as a ward for some of the
inmates, elvlst wards in which the fever had broken oat
were cleaned out and disinfected. At the usual weekly
meeting of the St. Pancras guardians yesterday, the house
committee, after recommending that the clothing of those
who had caught the fever should be sent to the Fever Hos-
pital, reported that in their opinion immediate steps ought
to be taken to devise measures for the erection of hospitals
for the county of Middlesex for the reception of persons
suffering from fever, small-pox, and other epidemic diseases,
and they were further of opinion that legislative powers
should be obtained to enable that most desirable object to be
carried into effect, and they therefore unanimously recom.
mended the directors to appoint a deputation to wait upon the
Poor-law Board, rerineesting that board to make necessary
arrangement+ to enable accommodation to be provided in
the metropolis. The adoption of the report having been
moved and seconded, Mr. Jonathan Salter thought there
ought to be a national provision for fever cases, the same
as there was fur cane of lunacy which got beyoed the
control of the parish. He believed the government would
give them more assistance now than they were disposed to
give years ago.-111r. Silas Taylor thought they ought to
obtain the co-operation of ether parishes before they went
to the Poor-law Board.—Mr. Churchwarden Robson said
the committee had considered the advisability of obtaining
the co-operation of other perishes, but had come to the
opinion that no good would be obtained by adopting that
course. lie wished particularly to call the attention of the
board to a letter written by Mr. Squires, the doctor to the
Fever Hospital, to the daily papers, stating that fever
patients from St. Pancras had never been refused admission
into the hospital. The authorities of St. Pancras had
al tunes had to accommodate fever patients who
bad been refused admission to the hospital. Ile hoped
this press would give publicity to the contradiction.
Several speakers corroborated the statement of Mr.
Robson. The report was adopted, and a deputation ap-
pointed accordingly.
EPPs's llomccoramny Cocon.—Homceopathic
Practittouers, and the Medical Profession generelly, recommend
cocoa as being the most healthful of all beverages. When the
doctrine of homeopathy was first Introduced fete this country,
there were to be obtainedreparations of cocoa either attrac-
tive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach: the nut was
either supplied in the trade state, or so unakilhilly manufac-
tured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London, houiceo-
peak chemist, was Induced in the year 1839 to turn his atten-
tion to this subject, and at length succeeded, with the assistance
at elaborate machinery, in being the tint to produce an article
pare in its composition, and so refined by the porters trituration
it receives in the process it penes through, as to be most accept-
able to the delicate stomach. For general use, Epps's cocoa is
distinguished as an invigorating, grateful breakfast beverage,
with a delicious aroma. Dr. Banal, in his work, " Food and
Be Adulterations," says :—" Cocoa contains a great variety of km-
' portent nutritive principles ; every ingredient necessary to the
growth sad sustenance of the body.' Agate, "As a nutritive,
cocoa standa very ranch higher than either coffee or tea." Dime-
Mans : —Two toupooatule el the powder in • besaidaat cup,
lOW tio with brain:water or NEIL Secured ta j-lb.„
g4b., and I lb, labelled packets, sad sold at la. M. per lb., by
greeers, oottiselicoarti sad albeedsta—f Advartiounsal.]