The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-07 00:00:00

BREVET.

The second Christian nairSe of Major-General Harrison, on
retired full-pay of the Royal Artillery, is Robinson not
" Richard," se stated in the Gazette of the 73rd ult.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colson.' Brook Taylor, unat-
tached, to have the Unica rank britaMer-general
while in command of a
Mistonanntre.—Lieutonaat . W. Bailey, of the lerma-
ugh Militia, having received a firrt•class certificate at the
School of Musketry at Hythe, has been appointed the
General Commanding-in-Chief, with the concurrence of
the Secretary of State for War, to be instructor of mus-
ketry to the regiment.

WOOLWICH, APRIL 6.
ROYAL ENottrzeßs.—The 4th company of this
corps, ender the command of Captain P. Eicratchley, is! or.
dared home from India. The 11th company, Captain Oure-
barland, and the, 214 comminy, Captain ItctwardsismaLe(l -
41d the MY/dikts..

• CHATHAM, Aran 6.
Owing to to-day being Good /riday, the whole
of the establishments connected with the dockyard, ord.
wince. slid =,
g: ti were closed, and the day observed in all
reiS;olslowintg medical officers have proceeded from Fort
Pitt Hospital to the stations named :—Staff Assistant-Sur.
goon Trail to Canterbury ; and Staff Assistant-Surgeon
Avast to Colchester.

THE MILITIA. —The statement which has been
extensively circulated, to the effect that the militia was to
be generally embodied, appears to have bad no good founda-
tion. At present nothing is known of such anintention, and
the Id Warwick, the Wilts, the 3rd West York, she Watet-
ford, and the Forfuebire Regiments, are to bedisembodied,
Er071:011r. IRIFIN RIFLE VOLVETEZRI.—The mem-
bers of this corps have been supplied with a full comple-
ment of rifles; they will ensemble for drill in full dress
this afternoon, at 5 o'clock, in Wellington barracks. This
come is rapidly augmenting, and will shortly reach its full
complement. Lord Otlio Fitzgerald, son of the Duke of
Leinater, has been appointed to a captaincy.
011PICE68 61 THE INDIAN AJLIET.—IL may not
be uninteresting to our readers to learn how the officers of
the late company's army are now employed. We therefore
give the following , showing the manner in which
the officers of the divan "ed regiment. of the royal army
are now disposed of :—On furlough, 227 ; on political and
civil employ, 115; on the Military Staff, 55; serving with
irregular regiments, 302; doing duty with her Majesty's
Europan regiments, IN ; doing duty with other corps of
the Bengal army, 36 ; otherwise employed, via., on duty'
with discharged soldiers proceeding to England 6 ; with
police corps, 64 ; with commissariat and stud, 58 ; with
public works, surveyors, he., 38; doing duty at Saeger,
'Mean Meer Meenit, Moolta Delhi, Barrackpoor
bad, Besarea, acid Mynpoorie, with disarmed detalmenta,
recruit depots, convalescent depot, remounts, European
=mend yeomanry levies, 14 ; studying at Thomason
3 ; in temporary command of station at Barrack-
per* ; unemployed (including 10 colonels residing in India),
64. Total nurnhe 1,151. —Miffed Semite Gazette.
VOLVNTIZIL TRAINING.—It is stated that a regi-
ment of rifle volunteers, not • thousand miles from West-
minster, has dispensed with the services of the adjutant, in
consequence°, the dictatorial manner in which he addressed
the persona he was drilling. If this be true, we shall feel
I much grieved, as we cannot but think that no gentleman
ean ever really become an efficient rifleman unless he submits,
in the first instance, to be drilled with the same severity as
his brother soldier of the line, tho4n inierigt jY mitt ;1?...
salon, is bound to undergo. We offer no opinion, as we are
iporant of the precise facts, but we take this opportunity
to call on every volunteer to cast away during his hour of
drill those nice distinctions, which in another sphere
alight possibly elevate the soldier from the rank above
ilirarammiandingedlioer. A case exemplified by the worthy
ono. or jamemy who en being desired by his com.
mending oE9osr to turn his toes in when on bombs*, reared
ut from the ranks, " Hang thee, Meister George, if thee
do speak to I in that way, FM blessed if I don't raise thy
rent' To any. our country every personal feeling should
be subdued. To the adjutants of there forces we hope we
need scarcely point out the tact and good temper required
to make their instruction at once efficient and palatable.—
United Sorrier Gazette.

Tin Mies iiolorri---olt.—We are glad to learn that
rather an important step has been taken by the commander-
in-chief in the direction of mess reform. Ms royal highness
has, we understand, issued an order that the mesa bills shall
be settled weekly, probably with a view of ascertaining the
average daily expense of each officer.—Uniteil Serriee ()c-
-rake.