The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-18 00:00:00

CHARGE AGAINST TWO MILITARY OFFICERS

Yesterday, at the Canterbury. Police Conn, two
°Minn, who gave the names (supposed to be fietitiour) of
Robert Gibees, ensign, 29th Regiment, and John State,
wine charged with aseinalthig Edwin Gill.
Two mess of • elmilar kind were compromised by the
friends of the aomissel. Mr. Gill, however, bad refused to
withdraw the coupleint.
It appeared that on Saturday evening the defendants
IMO nen near the lumina Hotel, with • third officer,
having the sobriquet of " Brawn." Two of them were
provided with riding whips, and they were heard to say that
money was cheap, sad they would have • " spree" some-
how. They then proceeded through several struts,
violently attacking various patient, including as old man
and woman, and creating the greatest uproar sad excite-
ment. The crowd increased as they progressed towards the
barracks, until the polies arrived, and teak them to the eta-
tioa-konse, amidst yells, hisses end great confusion.
The complainant deposed that on Saturday evening, as
he was about to ester his residence, Sues hit him • violent
blow in his side. Witness had not then spoken to either of
the defendants. grace afterwards repeated the assault.
Complainant followed them down the street, and saw them
attack 'acid woman, also aa old men who was selling
unmet. Complainant still followed, calling " Police !"
end when defendants came in sight of some soldiers, Gibson
turned round and struck witness violently on the head with
a riding whip. Some hundreds of perms had new as-
sembled. Complainant succeeded in wrenching the whip
from the oMines hands, after a severe struggle, and a
general nuke ensued, blows being struck on both sides, in
the Coon' of which Gibson's visage was inns w he t (lithe need.
Police-constable Epps took tee defendant Gibson into
custody from the last witness. He was without his hat at
the time, end very much excited. While goict along the
defendant offered the officer any sum it he would hut let
him escape.
Poliarecastalele Elroy received Siam in charge. He re-'
listed, and coiled upon some men belonging to the 11th
Ensure to assist him, but they did not attempt to do so, u
th.re wore so many civilians about.
Other evidence having been given,
In answer to the charge, the defendants said they merely
acted in self-dance, they having been first struck, but by
whom they weld not tell.
The superintendent constable said Gibson was the worse
for liquor at the time, but Stave was sober.
The Bench convicted the defendants of the assaults, and
ordered them to ply a fine of 30e. each and the costs; in
default one month's imprisonmeat.
Of course the fine was quickly paid, end the parties
released.

It is stated that a fall report of this dbgracefal affair will
be forwarded to the Horse Guards.

Arrangements have been entered into with Mr.
Francis, of New York, for the edsptatioa of his metallic
army floittiag waggons for the use of the British govern
meet. An apparatus is ordered to he fitted out by the War
Department In the establishment of Woolwich Arsenal for
the manufacture of the wargons on the spot, and ander
their own control. Dies necessary to form the corrugations
are le be erected and worked by the hydraulic machinery
recently established there.
'fits screw steamer Barcelona arrived at South-
ampton yesterday from Barcelona. Valencia, Alicante,
Malaga Cadiz, Coronas, end Santander. She experienoed ,
severe ;rake on her voyage. She had on board a cargo of '
fruit, oranges, &Haute, eggs, wine, oil, and other Spanish
produce for England and Hamburg. She had also on board
specie to the value of 100,000 dollars for Hamburg. She
brought intelligence that the screw steamer Hamburg, be-
imigieg to the Hamburg, Southampton. and Spanish line of
steamers, arrived out at Cadiz on the 4th Instant, from
S;lithempton.
DEPA&TUZE or DR. Kara.—Among the paean-
sera who went cat in the Orinoco. which left Southampton
seuerday with the West India and Pacific mails, were Dr.
Ksne, the Arctic navigator, and Mr. Grinnell, a merchant
of New York, who seat out, at his elle *sperm, the Arno•
rinse expedition la search of Bir John Franklin, of which
Dr. Kane took the charge. Dr. Kane, who is in ill-health,
is going to the West Indies, and Mr. Grinnell accompanies
Mrs,

MOVEMENTS OF SPECIE —LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—
Of the Import of specie by the royal mail steamship Arabia,
(*Pain Stone, from the United States, amounting to
758.738 dollar", nearly sae-half, or 356,936 dollars, was on
account of merchants in Havre, and was transhipped on
bond the Canard anew steamer Bolan, Captain Liockley,
which sailed this afteraoon for Havre. Tee screw steamer
City of Heftier-re, Captsia Leiser). which arrived from
Philadelphia this morning, had 50,000 dollars in specie. A
letter from Vera Crow, dated Ociobe- 21, received per the
Arabia, says :—" A convoy of eyed. w.s to leave the city of
Mnicerto-dey for the coast, bat it will not arena here in
time for shipment p:r neat steamer to Berthed."
THE EASTERLY WINDS.—LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—
The ships arriving in this port report the prevalence of
strong easterly and befil.ng winds in the Channel. One
vessel the EgytCas Witch, Cartel° Chapman, from
Alezindria sod Malta, artier d this morning, reports having
sighted Turku, on the 9th November, it then bearing
W. by 8., distant 3 mile.. Oa the 10th sighted Budge,
bleed, bearing east 8 miles. At 4am. on the 11th again
sighted Tusher, thee bearing N.W. by W., distant lour
miles. On the 12th, Tinker again in sight, bearing north.
Oa the 13th, &Mae, Island was B.E. East— wind at the
time N. to N.N.W.—fresh. On the 14th, Bardsey Island
was 8. by But, distant 10 miles—since which time strong
keens have prevailed from N N. W. to N.W.

WANT OF STEAM Tuos AT CALCUTTA.—LITEE-
root,. MONDAY.—Toe following letter from the Calcutta
eorrespondents of a shipownion tires here was posted in the
Uaderwritere-roome tc-clay :—"Celcotta, Oct. S.—The
Aladdin has been loaded since the 22cd ult , but so entretnely
difficult is it to beetle. steamers, end when secured to bind
them to their angsgenteot, tbst we regret to say that this
ship has not left our river. Offers to the extant of 500
rupees have been made to the pivots without effect, their
seal always ri nuirinst a stimulus in the snap. of a doueeor.
Their objectiin at present is to the ra?id,te of the current,
whirl, they alley* makes a steamer absolutely e•sential.
One has been engaged to take her to sea en the 10th."
Other shies have left in the interim without steam.

DISCOVERY OP AN ADANDINED VEdSEL,—Aemalj
meal, of 150 toes register, Captain Wulff, brigentine•
rigged, laden with grain, from St. Petersbu-te to Loathe,
last from lieleingfure, wag brought in to Whitstable at
noon on Huntley last. She was fiend derelict ha the craw
albs smack Prosperous, of this port, Welter Bill master,
the smack Union essiating, en the Oirdl•r genie, early on
&tardily morning. The radii r and °:.O of her anchors
were gone, and the Teasel was aligbtly leaky, with no pro
vision on board. The crew had evidently gone off in the
gars; boat, probably fughtened either at theldeath of the
muter or tt eir inability to manage the ship. Suite time
after boarding her, the cellar. of the vereel were star led
on discovering the dead billy (evidewly that of the
septets), dressed, and carefully packed, to prevent its
rolling. In a beak in the titer cabin. It was the o; ioinn of
Dr. Williams that the deceased had bora dead some days.
Near where the read lay were two bott:es of water, bat no
previsioic of any kind. The deceased's hands were cruised
on kb chest, and the door of the cabin fastened up, but on
oilmen were found. The body was r. moved to the store
Mr. Rum, the reeeiver of AdUralty (Wits at this port,
who oleo took punted:is of the charts, chronometer, &c ,
found OR board. Tee repreuntative of tee cuttome sad
Mr. Wcod, Lloyd's scent, visited the v, etel, and every
arratigement was mace as cuttnaiary under ouch circum-
stances Yeverday at noon, T. T. Deleseus. Dq., coroner,
held an it ouest en the body. Verdict, " Found death"—
StrutA-Eualein aft:ette.
WHO STOLE TUE QUEEN'S DINNER?—Under this
head the Berwick Aacert,ser mentions that great exertions
had been mane by the ii•berenen in Berwick to obtain a fins
wanton fur her )lejesty's dinner on the day ohs returned to
Holyrwid from Balluot al. One of 201hs. was ob'aitted, and one
of the fisher. went with it to the station. Ile called at a
Douse to invite the uwcer of it to :ook at the " beauty,"
and remained but an inetant, but oq his Intern to the door
where he had left the creel, to his sorrow the fish had
Tasithed, sad more was heard of.