The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-03 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1868

RAP AL AN)) MILITARY.

CHATHAM, Anoint 2.
The Caster, 36, frigate, Captain H. Lystsr, was
psid eff bite °gamey this amusing, haring beta in sow
saleeloa n wards of three pen, during which period air has
bola atoeched to the squadron under the owaraand of Beer
Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, Y.C.8., Canseader-
bi-Chisd at the Cape of Good Hope. The wow haws
rally been exceedingly healthy, and there wan few deal. ta
beard. On being paid off this day good wawa gratniffen
wets awarded to the following petty officers, by order of the
Admiralty .—George Harris, "%tuner's mate; Andrew Smith,
beateerahis mete; Ifffiliata Manion, ship's wok ; Vincent
Smith, boatswain's mate ; and John Byford. captain of the
wissa-top.

KINSALE, JOLT 11.
Yesterday Major-General Eden, C. 8.,
by Csptatn ld.den, RA., aide-de.cerop, Colonela
Colonel Payater, R.A., C. 8., in led tbe W '
Artillery, 280 strong, under /dolor . Then=
penal espreseed himself highly gratified with the
aad afterwards watched the artillery practice of
Colomb'e battery, and lunched with the officers of the Veel
Cork in their rise -room. To-day the South Cork Mk*
860 strong. under Major Lucas, were inspected by the
All the Irish regiment& of militia ordered out for 2
riTi dap
training on the 15th are to give volunteers to the
army, and to be dlemahoffied on the 6th of August.

dimes wounds le presence of and trader a heavy ire from
the messy. Thus, by stopping a serious hemorrhage, be
assisted in saving that officer's life."
The fourth recipient was Major T. Eanceade, Ws of the
lath Royal Irish, who also gained his cross in the Crimea,
end whose deeds of personal courage under the most trying
eirclunstances were sufficient to entitle him to the Victoria
ClOl.l twig over.
The fifth ofileer is one of our Indian heroic He is of the
sot Punjab Cavalry, Captain (now Maier) Dighton Moo-
nlight= Probyn, who I. thus described —" Has been distin-
guished for gallantry and daring throughout this campaign.
At the battle of Agra, when his squadron charged the rebel
infantry, he was some time eeparated her his men, and sur-
rounded by five or is gspoys. He dedmded himself from
the various cuts made at him, and, before his own men bad
joined him, had cut down two of his assailant& At another
Ulla, in single combat with a Sepoy, he was wounded io the
wrist by the bayonet, and his horse also was slightly
wounded ; bat, though the gepoy fought desperately, he cut
him down. The same day he singled out a standard-bearer,
and in the presume of a Ember of the enemy, killed him and
'speared the standard. These are only a few of the gallant
deeds of this brave young officer."--(Dempatch from Major-
General Janus Hops Grant, , dated January 10,
Wel

The sixth otiose was Captain H. C. Elphinatone, R.E.
RI, mom was earned before liebasto'pol, on the memorable
18th of Jests, 1856:—'t For teethes anairant is basing, es
16 night aftir thi nonmaterial Mind on the Itsdia, "ohm-
Mend to caromed a party of voittateera, who proceeded to
search for and bring bank the scaling ladders left behiad after
the repulse ; and while successfully performing this task of res-
cuiss trophies from the Runtime, Captain Elphlnatone oon-
ducted a persevering search clues to the enemy for wounded
men, twenty of whom he rescued and brought back to the
trenches."

The seventh officer was Captain Alfred Stowe{ Jones, who
at the battle of Agri, charged at the head of his squadron a
large body of the enemy's cavalry, when a desperate hand-to-
hand vnells mum& In the comae of this, after much hard
fighting, Lieutenant loam had his bridle arm broken by a
ball, and thus disabled wee &mounted—surrounded by the
enemy—and, if inch an expression can be need towards a
man who is still alive, he wee literally almost cut to pima,
receiving no lass them twenty-three bullet and sabre wounds
in different parte of his body. One of the sabre
wounds was of the most frightful kind ; even, indeed, among
the bloody moods of the cavalry charges at Balsklava there
Is no parallel are of any one receiving such a gash and yet
living. While endeavouring to rise from the ground, though
already a mass of wounds, Lientemust Jones was out down
by a Bengal horseman. So trenchant was this stroke that it
literally cat away the whole of the left temple—left eye and
part of the left cheek bone, laying bare the brain. Yet
though it seems almost Incredible, Lieutenant Jones managed
to recover not only from this wound, bat from the 22 others
he had received besides, though It is didioult to imagine any
more ghastly diellgtersommt than is left by the nom of this
awful sword-out.

The eighth officer was Lieutenant Robert Blair of the
Sone Greys, who appeared with hie arm in a sling. His
sot of bravery dates the 28th of September, 1867, and is thus
charasterised in danatobas :—" A most gallant feat was
here performed by Linkmen Blair, who was ordered to
take a party of one sergeant mad twelve mow sad bring in a
deserted atumtutitioo waggon. As his petty swooned, a
body of fifty or silty of the lasorys bone MN down upon
him from a village where they had remalsied unobserved.
Without a moment's hesitation he formed up his men and,
reputing of the odds, gallantly led them on, dulling
through Ms rebels. He made good his retreat without
losing a man, leaving nine of them died on the field. Of
these be Mid for himself; but, to my regret, altar having
run a native siker through the body with his sword, he
wee severely wounded, the joint of his shoulder being nearly
savered."—(Despatch from Major-General James Hope
Onnt, 11.C.8., dated the 10th of January, 1858.)
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TM 9th recipient ma Deputy-Maistant-Con;mirary of
Ostrow' John Malt= (Nasal Ileviee), he comatose=
gallortry isaba nteameable deism of tha Delia magsdise
oa the 11th of May, 1857.

The 10th wee Culour-Sergeant H. M'Donald,
whose services on the 19th of April, 1855, are thus spoken
of For gallant conduct when engaged in effecting a
lodgment in the enemy's rifle-pits in front of the left ad-
vance of the right attack on Sebastopol, and for subsequent
valour when, by the Engineer officers being disabled from
wounds, the command devolved upon him, and he deter-
minately persisted in carrying on the sap, notwithstanding
the repeated attacks of the enemy."
The 11th was Sergeant Henry Ramage, of the Boots
Greys, who has earned the cross of valour on three die-
find 00CabiOell .—" First, for having at the battle
of Baleklava galloped out to the guidance of Pri-
vets M'Phsreon, of the same regiment, on perceiving him
surrounded by seven Hessians, when by his gallantry
he dispersed the enemy and saved his comrade'. life.
fiscondly, for having, on the same day, when the heavy
brigade was rallying and the enemy retiring, finding his
horse would not leave the ranks, dismounted and brought Is
• prisoner from the Russian Hues. Also, for having dip
mounted on the lame day, when the heavy brigade was
covering the retreat of the light cavalry, and lifted from hie
hone Private G.irdiner, who was disabled from a severe
fracture of the leg by a round shot. Sergeant Ramage then
carried him to the rear from under a very heavy arose fire,
thereby saving his life, the spot where he mast inevitably
bare fallen, having been Immediately afterwards covered by
the Russian cavalry."
The 12th and last was, of the 84th Foot, Private Joel
Holmes. " For distinguished oonduot in volunteering to
'mist in working • gun of Captain ilande's battery, under a
heavy fire, from which gun nearly all the artillerymen
bad been shot sway."—(Extract from Field Force Orders of
the late Major- General Havelock, dated the 11th of October,
1867.)

After the crosses had been presented, the troops marched
pre hoe Majeety fa open wholes, is quick time, the bands
of the wend remota Playing ma they approached the
Qum The troops afterwards formed is brigades on the
ground which they occupied on her Majesty's snivel, end
the protestation of arms, Sm., and the playing of the
National Anthem by all the bonds simnltaaeonaly, en-
amored the termination of the interesting ceremony. It
was remarked by every me who was fortes** eseegh to
have • good view of** Queen's bee se she as layering *
depart, that it beamed with mesa if satideotion.
The royal tarty left about hag-peat Ire o'clock, amid the
affectionate plaudits of the net aematbly.
The royal departure for Cherbourg stands fixed for Wd•
needay morning. It will probably lake place at as early
hour. Nothing is podtively aseeratinable at p►essat as to
the onset naval fore' by white bar Majesty will be &timbal,
but it will probably be a very Belt omt. It is rumoured,
and I believe on pretty good auftmeity, that the escort will
comprise only, in addition to the Royal Albert, bearing the
Sag if Lord Lyons; the Bonswa, 91, screw, Capt. Forbes,
C.R.; and the Rama, 22, mew corvette, Capt. Poynter.

The Queen of Orem, as Regent of the kingdom,
hes just imbed ea cediasue which invitee architect. of all
eoentrien to send la plans for a rooms= of antiquate. at
Athens, for the establishment of which a Greek raerch•nr,
weed Bernardall, some time ego telt a legeey. The whi-
test whom plan may be adopted will be entitled, if he desires
it, to superintend the omaisuctice of the edition Plans are
to he eidreeied to the Greek gwvernmeet withis a year.
REGENT'S-PAiR SUNDAY BRED.—Th• committee I
conducting the seedy mono in the t's-park have Pub-
gaited a statement el seisipte sad impeisditure, golde: that
there lea &Mew of Ige. lid. an Me wee& maim. I
ernes; and they regmet es& person who enjoys the nesial
to purchase a the sale of which I. the only
Meet. of osia toad; wen each peruse to do se
the head meld in began' is mobs* a M ce 8° Per-
formers, sad Its ellkigoeyky
ClialiTT earOOL MMING AT THE CRYSTAL
PLZACL—The dens we epee to-monew et tee o'cleet,
instead of ek twelve, as gpin This wig mesh Is-
ernes the convenience at thine visitors who will arrive by
sellway,
Sours Kennesaw Unetvw.—Deriag the week

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istUag 3aiy 31, the obits. haw@ bent ma tolkma : 1
Oa Monday. Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, 3.687' 011
Woothy std Teasday, free evenings, 3,046; ea the three
students' days (wlattasioa to the pabiie ad.), 860; cos @Sa-
dist., eveslng, Wedleod,ly, 109 ; total, 7.706.
KEw GARDEN9.—The Victoria Regia is now in
Sower, sod .111 Deities an for a hoe days. he amides, are
vary beattlifil just sew with the groat prodaska of iOllllll to
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