The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1859.

NAVAL AND MILITARY

ADMIZALTT, MAY 26.—APPOINTIE1tT5.—Psy-
mama, H. C. Davy 0856), to be additional to the Edgar,
91, screw steam ship, at Woohsielt; sad W. Price (1866), to
be additional to the Aboukir, 90, maw sisam ship, at Devon-
Pd.
Awned Master G. B. Webster, to the Winne, 21, screw
steam corvette, at Chatham.
Clerks W. Lovely, to the Edgar, and A. G. Yonne, to the
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—Math.**-Aseletante J. P. M.Evres end H. K. Geary, to
the Brisk, 16, screw steam stoop, at Deronport ; W. E.
Wood, W. Ring, and T. T. Morrie, to the Dasher, 2, paddle-
wheel steam mereal, at Portsmouth.
Awleteut Clarke T. Folder, to the Hawke, 60, INN steam
ship, tor coestlruard memos on the inset a Indeed ; A. H.
Grey, to the Edger ; W. B. Jennie, to the Cornwallis, 60,
screw stem ship for omet-guard awoke in the Humber;
H. A. Beriveme, to the Formidable, 84, at Showeese; E. E.
Riobromed, to the Cedmos ; B. M. Ornmanney. to the Lon-
dam, 90, at Demsport ; and A. C. Jeffreys, to tha Aboukir.

WOOLWICH, MAT 26.

Large numbers of voluateers oontimis to enter
the Royal Navy at Woolwich, Sheerness, and other ports.
The Jackal' steam vessel, recently fitted out at Woolwich,
proceeded during the present week to the north of England
as • recrultiog vessel for the navy. The following no:lee
was this day posted at Woolwich-dockyard .—" The Lords
Commiselosere of the Admiralty have authorised the sum of
U. Was paid to any person bringing a seaman who Anil be
eaten* as flt for her Mejerty's service as en able seaman;
mod 10s. to maysaypmrm bringing a seaman who shall be m-
iaowed it for servfa as • HM-olio mammy seaman."
The Weser steam vase, Commander Johnstone, which
anima yesterday from the Mediterranean, to be paid off, was
this day admitted into the basin to return her store.. This
vessel was built by, and woe formerly in the service of, the
Prussian government, who exchanged the Weser and a simi-
lar russet for a British stesm-ship previous to the RUIF6III2
war. The Weser was actively engaged dudes that petiod,
and her armament Is unusually Masi for a small vessoL

CHATHAM, MAT 26.

COURT-MARTIAL—The officers and men of the
Royal Rogineere were asvettabled on their parade-ground for
the purpose of heart= read the systems of a district court-
martial passed on Private John Youog, who was tried • law
Jaye dace me •cliarge of desertion. The prisoner deserted
from headquarters in the month of January last, and did not
return until last week, when he was brought hack by military
escort. The court found him guilty, and sentenced him to
be imprisoned for 66 days, and also to be branded with the
letter " D." After the liestance had been read the prisoner
was marched off to undergo his punishment at Fort Clarence.
The 18th Company of Royal Eagissere, which recently
proceeded from this garrison to Weymouth, for the purposeof
erecting fortifications on the pout, have commenced erecting
• 7-gun battery in the neighbourhood of Weymouth, this
being one of the find of the series intended to be constructed.
The troops are working Gaily and late in order to get ft com-
pleted.

PORTSMOUTH, MAT 28.
The Urgent, 2, iron screw-transport, Commander
Hire, embarked to-day the remaining portion of the 100th
Regiment for Ofbreltar,and detachments of the 2nd battalion
of tee 22nd Regiment and the Wye! Attillery for the Medi-
Memnon, She will proceed to Queenstown to embark other
drafts for the same station*. .

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A portion of the 77th Regiment arrived from Parkhurst
to-dsv, in the seam tugs Soho and Comet, Its rota* to
Aktershott.

PEMBROKE YARD.—The greatest activity prevails
at this important naval establishment. The men are em-
ployed early and lets on teak work to expedite the numerous
ships is hand and on the stocks, one of whloh, the Grey-
hound, sloop. of-war, is to be Winched on the glorious Ist
el Jane." A further embirgernent out and west of Its present
extensive dimensions it in contemplation—is fast, bee bees
already ea/Id out.

SUICIDE OP A PRIVATE OF THE 3RD DRAGOONS.—
A painful negation was caused in Callan, calmly Kilkenny,
In the midst of an election excitement, on Tocedey, by a
private soldier of the 3rd Light Dragoons having, in a mo-
ment of mortified feeling, put a period to his esteem:ice. It
appears that the deceased, who was a native of Dublin,
named Boland, end of respectable family, wen one of an
escort sent to Coolagh to brie{ in voter. to the poll; and
whilst engaged in this duty hie her became Isidro and
broke thecurb. The sergeant-ntsjoraocnsed Boland of pottiest-
lag Ids home fairly, alleging that he was spurring the enamel
in a way which he ought not, and threatened him with
punishment. Boland was annoyed, and told him he "did not
ore the devil whet Ito would do to him ;" whoroupoa he
was ordered to alight and walk into Callan. It would seem
that this degradation preyed on the wield of the unfortunate
man; for on their arrival in Callan, upon going to the stable
of the house in which ho and a comrade were billeted, he
lighted his pipe, and remarked to hie comrade that that would
be the last smoke be would ever enjoy, u he would not live
and be disgraced. He than went t e his room upstairs, and
the report of his carbine was beard ehortly after, and upon
his room befog opened he wea found lying quite dead. He
had deliberately loaded the calico with two bulb* and
having placed the muzzle to his body, pulled the trigger.
The balls entered at the pit of the stomach, and passing out
between the shoulder-blades, went through the roof of the
bout. His death was instantaneous.