The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-24 00:00:00

THE 8W411814 MUM.

SWANSEA, MONDAY EVENING.

After three days' searching investigation, the
coroner's jury this day returned • verdict of " Wilful
Murder" sgalnet llama Zalphanta and Hanegadsi Alai=
for the mu of Atanasio Metropann, the cook of the Greek
brig Penelope. The evidence given at the inquest disclosed
as cruel, inhuman, and barbarous &core of homicide as ever
disgraced humanity. When the body was taken out of the
canal, it was found covered with etabe of • serious na-
ture—there were nine in various parte of the body, and the
head was smashed almost to a pulp. One wound entered at
the left arm. and reached almost to the heart, whilst a second
was given with suck force as to penetrate • thick sheep-akin
coat, sever the spine, splinter the ribs, and enter the
lungs ; this must have caused almost instantaneous
death. The Scotch cap and walking stick found upon
the beaks of the canal immediately after the murder,
have been traced to belong to the prisoners ; whilst a respect-
able young woman named Fiancee Edwards, swore positively
to the identity of Anhui. as • man •whom she had seen run-
ning from the Canal-bank within • few minutes after the
murder.

A girl of the town said that the prisoners had asked her
not to go along with the Greek (the deceased), that he was
no countryman of theirs, and that he should not injure her
if she would only keep with them.
Several other facts have been deposed to on oath, which
have together made such a chain of circnmotantial evidence
that no doubt exists in the minds of all who have read or
heard the evidence that the prisoners are the men who com-
mitted the brutal act. They have been fully committed icor
trial on the coroner's warrant, and the wine opening In oar
town on Thursday next, they will, in all probability, be
finally arraigned during the Gnawing week.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

(now LAST 11101 IT'S GAZETTI.)

WAR OFFICE, Fes. 23.
6th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons—Major-General
Sir James Charles Chatterton, Bart., to be colonel.
18th Light Dragoons—Major-General Edward Byam to be
coloneL
MEXORANDA.—Major-Oeneral Sir JAM/ Charles Chatter-
ton, Bart., has repaid the difference between the full price
of a Cavalry and Infantry Lieutenant-Colonalcy, which he
received on exchanging from the 4th Dragoon Guards to
half-pay unattached on the 3rd of October, 1848 ; Major-
General Edward Bigot has paid the difference between the
full price of a Cavalry and Infantry Lieutenant-Colonelcy,
he having been upon half-pay of Infantry when promoted
to the rank of major-general.
WAR-OFFICE. Fan. 23.
Royal Engineers—Captain John Cameron to be lieutenant-
colonel, vice Lugard, deceased; Second Captain Henry
Watley Tyler, on the wended list, to be captain; Second
Captain John Cromie Blackwood De Butts to be
vice Cameron; Lieutenant Arthur Leahy to be secolgatl
tain, vice De Butts.

BREVET.
The undermentioned oaken of the Royal Artillery, haring
completed three years actual service In the rank of tient&
nant•eolonel, to be colonels in the army, under the royal
warrant of Nov. 3, 1854:—Lieutenant-Colonel Charles
James Wright ; Lieutenant-Colonel George Augustus
Frederick De Rimy.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 23.
The Racoon, 21, screw steam corvette, Captain
James A. Payntar, arrived last evening from Chatham. She
is, we believe, awaiting orders fur foreign service.
Her Majesty and suite are expected to arrive here en routs
to Osborne on Thursday.

CHATHAM, Foe. 23.
This morning the reinforcements for the 18th
Borst Irish, 51st Light Infantry, 83rd and 88th regiments,
to the number of 148 men of all ranks, proceeded from this
garrison to Southampton, where they embark on &wad the
steamer Sultan, for Alexandria, from which port they pro-
ceed overland to Korrachee.

TAGS COAST DEVENCES.—Considerable activity
now prevails at Woolwich Aroma In the completion of an
order given about two years @hoes for the manufacture of
ordnance for the coast delacee. Since the Russian war,
such vast additions have been made to the royal gun facto-
rtes department, that with the aid of the powerful machi-
nery now In use, an almost unlimi.ed supply of heavy guns
can ke produced at a short notice. Previous to the erection
of the new foundries, a large number of guns were supplied
by oontraeters, but the contract system is to be entirely
abolished. The /ergs portion of mush land at the east end
of Woolwich Mural is now studded over with new build-
ings coaaseted with the laboratory and gun foundry depart-
ments ; sad the Royal Standard Foundry, for the costing of
heavy ontamee, which was opened last week, is now in full
opetstion.