The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

THE CRIMEAN BOARD OP GENERAL OFFICERS.-.
The authorities bare at last decided that the Pensioners'
Dinner hall, at the Royal Military College, Chelsea, la the
moat appropriate place for the meetings of the Board of
General Officers t inquire into the statements contained in
the reports of Sir Jobs McNeill sod Colonel Talloch.
The needful alterations and fittings will be finished by
the Board of Works in about ten dap, sad standing room
will be spproprieted (or the accommodation of the public to
the number of about GOO. The hall is 117 feet long, end 34
feet in width. A temporary wooden room is to be erected
in the groands contiguous to the hall, as a retiring apart-
ment for the board, as it is not intended that the publics
should be incommoded in the event of a private &alb:ration
being secereary. In that cm the board will withdraw to
diesels any point or question at issue, and return into court
to deliver jadgeteat.— United Sorties Gazette.

ADMIRALTY, MARCII 7.—APPOINTMEFIB.—Cap.
tale the Hon. J. W. 6 Spencer (1804), to the Firebrand,
6, paddle-wheel steam frigate, of 410-horse power, fdediter-
rouses station, vice Ingl. field, appointed to the Sidon.
The followieg officers have been appointed to command
' gunboats: Lieutenants C. J. Rowley (1852), to the Magnet;
W Arthur (1854), to the blanley ; W. F. Johnson (1855),
is the Idasuff; F. Homy (1852), to the Mistletoe; and
W. W. S. Bridges (1852). to the Bream.
Lieutenant (addition& ) R. P. Gresham (1864), to the
Waterloo, 120, flagship, at Soserness.
Master's Assistant J. Prim, to the Coquette, 4, screw
steam gun vessel, of 200 horse power, at Woolwich.
Acting Clerk E H. Cottarill, to the Colossus, 80, screw
steam ship of 400-horse power, at Portsmouth.
Assistant Clerk G. N. J. Higgineon, t t the Cesar, 91,
KIM stuns ship of 400-horse power, at Portsmouth.
Midshipman H. F. Cep pB.ll, to the Bulldog, 6, paddle-
, wheel steam ship, of 500.11..iree power, at Devonport.

PORTSMOUTH, Maxon 7.
The Perseverance, steam troop ship, Commander
BPDonald, is c edema to convey to the Eut a regiment of
the British German Legion, who are to leave ShoneLitre
about the 12th inst.

REVIEW AT SHOINCLIPPE.—The British German
Legion wm reviewed at Bhorncliffe, near Bandgate, t►in
morning, at ten o'clock; after which a presentation et
colours took place.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, JAN. 4.—The brig Frolic,
from Quillimaine, arrived an Simon's Bay on the 27th alt.,
having returned from an unsuccessful voyage in search of
the brig Nerbudde. No trace of this ship bas been dis-
covered, and there is now very hale doubt bat that she
foundered daring a terrible ple which prevailed shortly
after she lift Algoa Bay.
ABBY PROMOTION.—A military return, moved for
by Mr Layard, was issued yesterday. It exhibits LI the
promotions made In the army sires the commencement of
the war, attars the names, previous rank, date of promo-
tion, and time and nature of service in each rase, end the
regiment from end to which promotion took place. It con-
tains by estimation above 2010 promotions, of each of
which information, under eight heeds, is given at a glans*.
The names sre given in the order or the regiments to which
the promotion took place, commencing with the let Life
Guards and ending with the Gold Coast Corps.