The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-01 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

iIARIMATION FOS YILiTIA OFFICER&
Iliajoramersl W. F. Forster, the military sr
tweliay at Ye Herm OistralL hoe issued the follow*" am-
monmiela la velmesee to Amin el militia who are ma&
aloe kr eamaista la the may :
UMW. •1••••••

" It hiving
_lees added ad effie:M rophoods
1010 dilaiS somombeewe In the army amid out
it roping lo maws tbe wee ezaadeseile am WA laid
deem tir inemeresilum doted Hone Clods, OeL I,
lAA the fallortnif regwletwea will be stkoned hemoderth
- the ore of Ulabiali officers wbo have rived eestiougady
se wed for IS ninths.

lid7l;alms." easaisuaTh' bred will moist Of posilde) of Woo

"Thliiraimil is le report to tie tailor/ lo,=. for
the ialorsatioa of the tessera Cienueriadincia , that
tie aualatates possess the required qualifications, as &l-
bws :

" FFIJICM or

Esitik. and c;;;;JoiLZ:The candidates'
predeseacy is theme respects will be Minuted from their
writer answers to the esswisatice eambloas.
2. Regimental Account. awl aseinp flank
Amounts. —Candidates willbe he ere sainted
with this subject,
_which is le gmalliesties
1 n• ,nstes oast have • them* knowledge.
sad oust gin as account of the duties thry bays
Sem se regimental cadent alms, MIS 0111011111 commaodmg
minds, err es wheaten oMom of guards under °Mews
seepenor rash.
4. They mast ham a thorough knowledge of, sad be
albs to pat a emipeas jethroogh, the manual and platom
energies. end be of exercising both a squid sad a
sempley in the and evolutions, as piueertbed is the
Mt two paned the regulaticus for the *incise of the
idasi%ey men know meetly the place of all the com-
pes, name in every situation of the battalion, and be able
emnissad a mammy in batealion assrcies
6. They west be mermaisted with such parts of the •
regehtion. and orders for the army as relate to the
haler and conduct of a subaltern Ulcer, sod with the
Ilutiny Act and Articles of War, so tar es is mcmary for
the perforates= el their delimit as members of a court.
martial.
•• 7 They met be acquanded with the Queen's mula-
ttoes in regard to pay adsessieg of the troops, and the
simply nif Demesnes
8. They must kaow Me weight of the knapsack, the
meg of the andierb Preleck, with aid without the
bayonet ; of his poneb, with and without ammuniti. a the
genatity of ammunition it is calculated to carry, and the
weight of his accoutrements.

"7-The booed of examiners will ascertain by practical ex-
amination, and not by the acceptance merely of verbal or
written 'tweet.. to questions, whether the officer is in.
strutted in the subjects spected in the above paragraphs,
• sad 5.

general or other officers commanding the districts
es stations will forward the report of the board (with the
written questions and replies) to the military secretary, ac-
companied by his own observations thereon.'

AnNutavry, OCT. 31. —APPOLITMENT.4. —Second
OM Assistant &wingless—T. Redford, to the Diadem ;
sad J. Staley. to the Dauntless, for mentos in the Leveret.
Third this Assistant Engineer C. H. Thompson to the
Launtlais_

Aeting Third Clam Anristant Engineer N. F. Hockerstoe,
to the Indus, e■ supernumerary.

PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 31.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw was placed
in the steam Main yesterday to be docked. It is rumoured
that she will be commissioned to take the place either of
tie Marlborough, so the gag ship of the Mediterratiemi
feet, or of the Royal Albert, as the flag-ship 1 the Channel
case
bilail4Th.e.tex. .1,0.5, screw, steamed out of harbour to-day for
The Gorgon, steam sloop, emeroaatier Bedford Pim,
wil make a trial of her machinery to-morrow.
The Meteor, 16, iron d.siting.battery, will be removed
beto the ship basin to-morrow to be decked foe repairs,
which it is exploded will be of sa extensive Wore.
The Locifer, Mama vowel, mailed Ude morning for Port-
/sad, with the Hyacinth, coal depose, in tow.
The Tartar, 21, @mew frigate, sarllsd last evening for the
ran& station.

The Palmerston eonrict ship arrived at Spithead this
morning from the Thames, and wi l embark shout fifty
primmer's for New South Wales. &.e will call at Portland
sad Plymouth to fill up her complement.
Roar-Admiral J. E. Erskine struck his flag as board the
Mssr, Al. last ereniug, haring obtained leave of absentia
The Prince of Wales, 131, screw, nods an *Mehl trial d
Is speed at the measured mile in Stokes Bay to-day. She
mode au runs and averaged a speed of 12 knots, her
machinery working remarkably well. Captain Gordo., al
the steam reserve was iu charge of the ship.

PIAUI:RATION op MEDALS TO THE ZiTit DRAGOON
Getagia.---On Monday last the whole of the 6th Dregorn
Owe* stationed at Brighton were drawn up in pan le
order, in Preston Barracks, to witness the presentation of
medal, to several men of the above regiment. Colonel the
Thomas M'Mahon, addressing the troops, said it was the
mot pleasing duty • commanding °Meer meld be called on
is perform. One of the =ay rewards open to the good noel
deserving soldier was that every man who wore this badge
dietinction would be looked upon as bandit to his mgt.
MSS while serving, and when be entered Into civil life it
would be shows to his seighboure around him that Lis cot:i-
-dea-I whale • soldier was appreciated and rewarded by
his Queue and country. He reminded the young
seldiers that this was no empty distinction, as it
earned with it M., sod also said that nu
in any situation, was eligible to aspire to this honourable
dietioction. He hoped that ell the men in his regiment
would try to reach such a reward ; and said that drink was
the great moral enemy of the British army. Nevereislesa,
the army had overcome every other nation, and he bop
is Bed they would for ever continue to do so. He was
furry that many sukhen were lot able to guard agaiast
that evil demon - iotosication. He urged them to iv from
inch a mires of evil la mochodon„ he would wash that what
he was about to polio la would show ait maniple that good
soothed would be rewarded. The fallowing mot Pere then
galled to the front and the medals pinned-on their bream,
by Our Thus. :

L
peargioa of medals. G.C.—
alerisai brat • /111. ITutal 1
Privais itsig. 1 Crimes amid lad 3 clasp,
and 1 Turkish zesda/ 1 „ 3
Pante Delft . 1 alb mod ditto. 1 (LAW
limas Wain. 1 dile aml ditto, 1 date . 1 „ 3

MB VOLUNTIBB MOVEMENT.

RENO, lc., VoWirnalta PA/l/12.—..
Teareds, the eliereseding awn .1 the various mew
pans esheateer rept eseened the follow* i=
&WI hem lie Wangles, aad Aped by
Ilagenseseillow laspectoed Ititle Voluntime i—
"frrasillefin—W Oct. 2fi, 11150.-1114—It hawks
left eimereelled to the sif S s ler We, liee
ems amps. or squads et rails voloarlosis, whoa MIMI
le Hy love eased eisriderable ineorrenisace to
Morn is , by /nag blank cartridge close to sod
mem the Ride, Imes eireeed by Mr. ileareary Herbert to
eagesel that you will direct the drill instructor of the
age under your commend to avoid firing in the
&seem complained of. It having also hem
Meight to Wm trarweary Herbert'. sake that a
edentate oorps lately rade the purge of a rupee.
aiees bet* ia the Itegeafrpark a. if in contact with an
w, lam to take this eggiereulity4rimeg out that
the at • body et ilea eking a of roll • coo
Aredise Myers grealie elms than is calculated to
lam, god meg thertoni ba Wended with miner Mimes
be the vereleme.—l hem the hussar to be, sir. your Ow
&me ern* K. if Wrafro.—The Odeon commanding
Volooteme." The asses of the particular • rpe
irhe have Um eammitted that which is considered
aid quarters a breach of military etirgoette or deciplim, are
:
gavel,
bat it is generally kuown to which the foregoing
reform ; and no doubt the eap will fit them. It
ens, however, made postal throughout the metropolitan
ease m a eautiro remote following the asample.
TN* Limo leisvoit's Snow AND ran VOLOIII-
- citaialniaatioa la Mktg nowifested
amerget various rootropoLtan rule corps at theasalusiveneas
and pnoeiple of favountrui which, it le andentood, is
Meat to be adopted on the rasa* 'rah November, is the
miectiou of one particular corps to the escluatue of all
=hem, to form pan of the civic prim:erica tie Lord Mayor's.
dye It r held, if there was really a desire to pay a cm-
meat to this great national movement, that it would haw.
bean a graceful act on the part of the City wathunties W
have invited each cud every volunteer rine in London to
seed a deachniatit, but that ...analog it to owe particular
body, Wore it were the City Brigade, is treating the move-
moot enemy, with indifference.
N4/11TII MIDULItaZX ItIFLEA.—The command of
Ikei pupate, corps has been offered to a noble lord of high
sitandiag, sad there w, it a believed, • probabiLty of Lis
sesesetiag to accept the Leutecontrolourcy of the regi•
meek A hotly of gentlemen ronoected with sculpture and
dm arts have for vitae time Wan sasocliated, and ham
early stioesedel in forming • company. to be attached to
Ms 1111th North Iliddlevea, the undorw of which is to par-
take of the &rave character, Aod it promises to be • most
minable and Wilmot adjunct. The cadet oompsnyha. now
maned over ono hundred, the large majority et whom will
mann with the rest of ter rorps on Sunday thermal next,
heeded by the tend, playing sacred music, to the church of
IL Jobs tle &plat, at Kestash•towa. The parade well
take plane in the encloeure of le oerrecent, at a
opeirter pest 2, and march at leall-parit The special service,
we i band and choir, will mamma., at half-past d. Prayers,
it is understood, will be read by the Rm. W. C. Williams,
ahaplata-elect of the Ilith, and principal of the North on • School arid the sermon be preached by the
W Calvert, the isicumento
TER I Neal/1112 Rtns CuNTI2/7 A? HUTTON.
- -LFWIIIIIOOL. WIDNIIIDAT.—AIter the comer In, the
Oar Yeeleyear. 11=14 50c pmeated by the
(hillagillTineeepeel Ealo. waa e.hot fur
kg mimes= at Irene Oman w.shly ingot The
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SW ohne af la. each. Ifishoess
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