The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-27 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITAII

The Adjutant-General, Sir James Yeas Seerlett
has issued a eirenler memorandam, oddment le the army
at home and stoma% wherein his Royal Ingham the
General -ea Chief requests that °aeon arm.
mending cavalry to will attach to each of the
n,,,athly 'Munn re to the Rene Guards, a atatanient
of the number of chargers in the poneseloa of officers, dis-
tinguishing which hones have been taken from the re-
sinew

A circular memorandum, dated the 20th hid.,
has been promulpted b the Adjutant-Oeneral, Sir Jamul
Yorke Searlett, addraased to service and depot compasies of
regimented infantry in India, dating that the distribution
of min:este of infantry in India is to beam follows until
further orders, viz. :-10 service oompanies,
3 field officers, 10 captains, 12 lieutenants, 8 ensigns, 6 stif,
56 sergeants (encluaave of schoohnasters), 21 drummers, 50
corporals, 960 privates ; 2 depot*, 2 captains, 2 lieutenants,
2 ensigns, 10 sergeants, 4 drummers, 10 corporals, and 90
privates.

ADNIIUSTY, DEC. 26.—PKONCYTION8 AND AP-
pournmers.—Lientamet J. G. G. WHardy, to the Nar-
cissus, additional for Kerins in the Penguin, tender.
Paymaster W. I. Inch, to the Indus.
Engisesn J. Lester, promoted to second class assistant
engineer, and appointed to the Formidable, for service in
the Wildare ; and J. B. Weatherby, acting third class as-
sistant engineer, to the Indus, for service in the Thais.
Midshipmen R. F. Warden, I). M. Smith, and H. St. C.
Hammitt, to the Narcissus.

CHATHAM, Tow. 26.

According to orders issued this afternoon the
Pith company of Royal Engineers, tinder the command of
Captain A. W. Danford, will leave head-quarters to-mor-
row morning, and proceed direct to Portsmouth, where they
will embark on board the Himalaya for Gibraltar, relieving
the lbscl company, which returns to Ragland.

PORTSMOUTH, Dic. 26.

The Himalaya, iron screw troop ship, Captain
John Lecoombe, embarks troops to-morrow (about 150),
draft,' from various regiments, and supernumeraries for the
Mediterranean beet, and will sail for Plymouth to embark
other troops and about 70 supernumeraries from that port.
The Retributioe, 28, paddle.wheel steam frigate, was
towed up off Hardway this morning into ordinary.
The Harraeonta, 6, peddle.wheelstemn sloop, Commander
William Wood, was andocked to-day after repairs.
The Euryalus, 51, screw frigate, ix to go into No. 8 dock
to-morrow, if practicable, for repairs.)
The Maven, 6, iron screw Mem troop ship, Commander
Samuel H. Haerlsreon, was towed over to the Malabar coal
depot this morning to complete coaling for further service.

A SOLDIER KILLED By HIS COMRADE.-011 the
night of Tess* last a shocking event °marred at the
Hut Barracks, occupied by the Military Train Corp, at the
tat Woolwich. It appears that dispute
Memrk=s some
hetweee John May. • private of the 2nd batta-
lion of the ocaps, and a comrade named Charles Knight, the
latter accusing the former of keeping possession of a pips
which be to him. May left the barracks, but was
pursued by Knight, who attacked him in • savage manner,
and May fell heavily, receiving • fractured skull from me-
tact with • large Mons. The sufferer was soon conveyed to
the hospital at the corps, where every attention was paid
him ; bet the Wanes received were so extensive that he
died value two home after admission. On hearing of his
comrade's death Knight ran away from the hia, and
although several pickets were emit in puresit ha has not
yet been found. Information of the occurrence has bees
sent to Mr. C. J. Csrtter, coroner for West Kent, who will
hold so inquest on the body.
MURDEROUS ASSATLT ON • BEAMAN. —A seaman
named Patrick O'Brien, belonging to her Mas.
steam-
skip (himberhusd, is sow an Inmate of the Marine
ril=Woofinch, having, it is feared, red, fetid isju-
• brutal and cowardly attack made upon him by
fear privates of the Woolwich Division of Royal Marine
Light Infantry. It appears that on the afternoon of Christ-
mu Day, O'Brien, who had leave of absence from his ship,
now at Sliesniess, fell in with the marines at Woolwich,
and after treating them at several public houses, proceeded
to as eatiarboass, where the Firty had supper, for which
O'Brian paid 2e. lid. each. After leaving this house, the
marines induced O'Brien to accompany them to a dark
alley les from Righatreet, where they knocked him
down and kicked him so severely that the frost portion of
his Anil was beaten completely in. The Witter was found
by the polies lying apparently dead in a pool of blood,
I:7;2bean re of his mousy and watch. A marine
John Jones was yesterday apprehended at the
barracks, os •charge of being concerned in the outrage, and
the police are actively in ptuenit of the other of f endow'.