The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-27 00:00:00

THE SIMLA COURT MARTIAL

(aerres's E'en:ea.)
The following are the charges upon which Cap-
tain Jervis has been found guilty and sentenced
to dismissal from her Majesty's service :
Third charge.—With having at Simla, on the 22nd
May, 1866, neglected to obey the orders of his excellency
the commander-in-chief, communicated to him by the
military secretary, to atteed a committee of audit,
which had been assembled by order of his excellency
for the purpose of testing the accounts kept by Captain
Jervis, on behalf of the commander-in-chief, the said
committee has:ng been ordered for the purpose of
affording Captain Jervis an opportunity of relies:ng him-
self from the imputations on his character as an officer
and a gentleman, contained in the first and fourth in-
stances of the first charge, with which he, Captain Jervis,
had been made acquainted, at a court of inquii f held on
the 14th May, 1866.—8 y order of his Excellency the Com-
mander-in-Chief.
Fourth Charge.—With has :trg at Simla, on the 9th of
June, 1866, he being at the time in military arrest imposed
by order of ,his excellency the commander-in-chief,
disobeyed the lawful command of his superior officer,
Colonel D. M. Stewart, Deputy-Adjutant General, to
deliver to him his (Captain Jervis's) sword.
Fifth charge.—With conduct unbecoming the character
[ of an officer, and to the prejudice of good order and mili-
tary discipline, in having at Simla, on the 22nd June, 1866,
in • letter of that date, written and sent by him to the
address of Colonel Longden, C. 8., Adjutant-General,
made use of the following highly insubordinate ex-
pressions in regard to the orders of his excellency the com-
mander-in-chief, for his (Captain Jervis's) appearance
before • general court-martial:
" In reply I have the honour most solemnly and emphati-
cally to protest against this proceeding, as unwarranted
by law, principle, and justice, and to state, with eve,/ re-
spect to his excellency, that nothing short of physical force
will induce me to be present at the court,
and that if dragged there as a prisoner, by violent
means, I shall take no part in the proceedings, save to
reiterate before the court my protest against the illegality
and injustice to which I have been subject, and warn every
member of the grave responsibility he ;',curs by consent-
ing to take part in the proceedings."

PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND THE AMERI-
CAN CORRESPONDENTS.

With one exception the American correspondents
of our contemporaries who have hitherto led their readers
to believe that Mr. Johnson was meeting with an enthu-
siastic reception at every stage of his journey, and was
certain to early all before him in the elections,
write in their letters printed to-day in a different
tone. The correspondent of the Timer says New
York and New Jersey may declare for the Pre-
sident, but that it is almost hopeless to calculate
upon any other State. One reason for this lies in the
reprehensible style of the President's speeches. The
correspondent of the Morning Herald says that
people abroad who look with interest upon American
affairs, may as well snake up their minds to witness a
general radical victory throughout the Northern and
Western States in October and November. The Fortieth
Congress will be even more radical than the existing Con-
gress. All the State governments will be in the hands of
the radicals. The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
however, takes a different view, admiring even Mr.
Johnson, who, he says, seems "to exert a beneficial
influence upon the masses, who will now understand the
President's policy as he explains it, not as the radicals
misrepresent it."

WEATHER REPORT.-{THIS DAY.

TIITILSTAT, BIPTIMBIIR 27, 8 I.X.

1 If. I Extreme.
18. IEI W. Illg.F. 7-*-1:7.--.. W.l E. l';'1 'ta.c.
1 19.
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Nairn '29.81 51, E. 1 6 • 8.8. E. eh ;- 1 1
Aberdeen 29.85 511 B.W. 1 4 I S.S.V.I b'- . 1
Leith 129.86 54 E. 1 3 8. oc !- I 1
Aramaean 29.82 541 S. 3 6 S.W . cb 0.02 2
GreencasUa g9.7µ60, 8. 1 6 S.W. rb 0.07: 1
Valeutia 29.711511 N.W. 416 W.S.W. rc 10.34 5
Cape Clear 29.70 521 W. 4 4 S.W. b 0.13 S
Urerpool 29.91'54, S.S.E. 2 3 W.B.W. no 0.02 1
Holyhead 2083 54 8.8. E 2 4 8.8. W. oe , 0.16 3
Penzance- 20.92 55 S.W. 3 4 W. no .- , 3
Brest .. 29.02 67, 8.8. W. 3 6 &W. 1 r 0.06 6
[orient 20.82 55 E. 2 3 W. oe 0.08 4
Rochefort 29.90 59, 8. 4
418 7 W.
Plymouth 29.92 69 S.00 0.11 1
Weymouth 29.9353; S.M.E. 3 1 o 007 3
Portsmouth 29.94 54 S.F. 2: 3 B.W. no 0.10 1
London 29.5654' &E. 1: 2 8. Iro 0.17 -
Yarmouth 29.27 58 E. N. E. 1 4 B.W. ,or . - 1
Scarborough. 29.24 55 S. 2 2 B.W. 1 0 0.03 2
Shields . 29.0355 &W. 214 B.W. .cm - 2
Helder

REMARKS.
The 'rinds are still chiefly from the southward. hut inter-
mingled with a light easterly current lu the north the weather
continues fine, with rather lower temperatures and Increased
barometric pressure. Over the greater portion of England awl
Ireland rain has again fallen, and the weather is overcast or
cloudy.

The Prince and Princess de Joinville have just
left Vienna for Hungary, on a visit to the Duke of
Coburg, who possesses some estates in that country.
The Duke of Augustenburg is, it appears, living
in Vienna, in strict retirement.
A communication from Mentone states that the
l'rincc of Calms, uncle of the ex-King of Naples, has just
crossed the frontier for Florence, coming from Paris.
The l'ungolo of Naples of the 25th says :—" This
year also, by the grace of God, we have had the oonsola-
tion of the miracle of St. Januarius. It took place, we
learn, with surprising rapidity.
The Moititeur publishes the following notice from
the director of telegraphs at the Ministry of the Interior :
" The rains and inundations which have just occurred have
interrupted the communications ou the Franco-Italian
lines, and caused serious perturbations on those of the
centre and south of France. Messages are consequently
liable to some delay."
The Journal de In Vienne states that the manu-
facture of the needle-gun had been provisionally suspended
at Chatelherault. There was apparently some doubt as to
whether the weapon should be fitted with a sabre-bayonet
or • triangular one. An inspector-general, and M. Chas-
sepot, the inventor, are expected to arrive, when the
question wall be decided.
The American papers state that whales are now
very plentiful on the American coast.
A Chinese mandarin is expected to arrive at
New York to study the institutions of the United States.
On September 12 two men were carried over
Niagara Falls. They attempted to cross the river above
the Rapids in a small boat, but being struck by a squall
were forced into the Rapids and carried over. No traces
of them or their boat have been discovered in the river
below.
Tics OLDEST GERMAN NEWSPAPER. —The oldest
journal in Germany, and ono of the oldest in the world,
has just disappeared. The Postzeitung (Post-office Jour.
nut), published at Frankfort, was established in IGIG, and
consequently had to describe the operations of the Thirty
Years' War. This journal was the property of the Princes
De la Tour and Taxis, who, it is known, were entrusted
with the general postal administration of the German Con-
federation. Equally devoted to the houses of Hapsburg
and Taxis, the Postzeitung has fallen with them. It was
tolerated by Wallenstein, but hu been suppressed by
I Bismarck.
INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT CORPANT.—Yoster-
day, at the chambers of Sir John Stuart, Vice-Chancellor,
Old-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, an application was made on
the part of a shareholder whose name did not transpire, but
whom it was stated was the same individual who Sled
the petition for the winding up, for en order to inspect
the books and papers of the company. Messrs. Harrison
and Lewis were for the official liquidator, who offered no
objection to the rtquest, so long as it was properly carried
out. It was also acceded to by Mr. Hall, chief clerk.
Order accordingly.
Mcmey orders are now issued by the various
postmasters in the United Kingdom en Bermuda.