The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-22 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

NAVAL AND MILITA.RE

(710111 LAST NIGHT'S OLU7TII.)
WAR OFFICE, Ocr. 21.
Ro jrwgiArtillary—Lieutenant.Oseetal Btr William Mechem
Colebrook', C. 8.. to be oolonel.couunandant of a
brigade, vice Gamest H. Evelegb, deemed.
let Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Brevet-Colonel Thomas
Tulloob, from half-pay Unattached, to be lieutenant-
tetanal, paying the difference between Infantry and
Cavalry, vice Brevet-Colonel Elpettiswoode, who ex-
changes., reesiviag the same; Major James Robert Stead-
' men Bs se to be lieutenant-colonel, by purchase, Mee
Brevet Talloch, who retires; Captain Herbert
Dawson Mode to be major, by purchaas, vice Sayer; Lieu-
tenant James Gunter to be captain, by purchus, vice
Made.
16th Light Dragons—Cornet John Robert Ham Maxwell,
from the Royal Horse Guards, to be comet _viceChurober,
who has retired ; AasiMent-Snrgeon Charles Henry
Browse, from the Staff, to be aseiglestesspegn, vice
Gmillth, who has resigned.
Royal Artillery—Payment, Fitz-Thomas Landers hes been
c=ttzt to resign his commission.
Ganda—Ensign Reginald Archibald Edward
Clitilol3l, from the 68th Foet, to be ensign and lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Cameron, deceased.
6th Regiment of FP:a—Lieutenant Lewis Blyth Hots to be
captain, without parched', vice John Aagnstw Faller,
deceased; Ensign William Seymour Selby to be
lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hale ; Henry Mervin,
gent., to be sedge, without purchase, vice Londe".
Bth Foot—Jobe Randle Miseholl Ford, t., to be seal"
by porelmee, vice Bradford, promoted; Charlet Lewis
coneteethis 4..Nri,..mstesio be =aim by purchase,
vice C. D. R.
16th Foot—William Honey Radas;i, gent., to be twig* by
21stpuchaes, vice Warm groats&
Foot —Lientmant-_ Edward W. D. Lowe C. 8.,
from 32nd Foot, to Is Esenewint-colosel, vice Brevet-
Colonel Lmt, who retiree imam full pay, ender the 37th
gismos of the Royal Warming of sea. 14, 1866.
24th Feet—Lientesent Henry J. Hitchcock to be caplets,
by parohass, vice Disney, who retires ; Ensign Wtlliam
Richwine Bigsby Chemberlin to be lieuteaaat, by pur-
chase, vice Hitchcock.
37th Feot—Enelgn Francis Coffey to be lieniseent, by pur-
chase, vice Onemon., promoted.
46th Foot—Lisittenant Wtlliam Parson, from the 95th
Foot, to be lieuteasat, vice Stubbs, who exchanges.
48th Foot—linsign Thomas Hall to be lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vies Pigott, who retires.
68th Foot—Alfred Gordon Huwaid, gent., to be ensign, by
parches., vice Cavendish, promoted.
71st Foot—Frenk Brodie, gent, to be ensign, by purchase,
Mee Morava who retires.
Beth Foot—Lieutenant William Charles Driberg to be In-
structor of musketry.
95th Foot—Lieutenant James Alexander Stubbs, from the
46th Foot, to be lieutenant, vies Pearson, who exchanges.
3rd West India Reglasest Ensign Arthur Bambrick
Mitchell, from the Royal Newfoundland Companies, to be
lieutenant, by perches, vise Reirford. pectinated,
HOSPITAL STAFF.
AraletanbEhugeon Alexander Watt Beveridge, M.D., from
the 78th Foot, to be assistant-surgeon to the Forme. Mom
Browne, appointed to the 16th Light Demeans; Acting
Aseistant-lierpon Francis Lemon Gower Gene, to be
assistaat-enzgeos to the forces, vice Greaten:, who has
resigned.
THE MILITIA AND VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.
Commissions signed by the Lord. Llsetsneat of their respec-
tive counties:
Lanarkshire Rigs Volunteers, 4th Company (Glasgow
Northern DO—Junes Fyffe Jamieson, Esq., to be cep-
, tile; Gorge Anderson, gent., to be lieutenant; William
Simpson, gent., so be ensign. 6th Company (Glasgow
Eastern Lt)—John Andersen, E.q., to be captain; John
Wilson, gent, to be lieutenant; Janata Alexander Wil-
son, pest., to be ensign.
Queen's Own Royal Re/6watt of Staffordshire Yeomanry
Cavalry—Corset the lion. Henry Peet commonly called
Lord Henry Paget, to be capteis, via Sir Robert Pest,
Bart., resigned.
Wellington Wrekin Subdivleion of Shropshire Rifle Totals-
teers—Themea Cs/emboli Ityton, Req., to be lieutenant
Artillery Regiment of Royal Lancsahue Lieu-
tenant Haney Tube Holmes, to be captain, vim Henry
Thomas Pyles, promoted; Second Lieutenant Thomas
Christie, tole drel lieutenaat, vice Henry Tubs Holmes,
prousotsf.
let Company of Hampshire Rift. Volunteer--Colonel Thee.
Faunas (lets melee in Nth Regiment) to be. es
to be lientenent. tAsin ;
Charles IMensie, Eaq. (late oaptain la the 76th animeat)
The Company of Riga Volunteers In Inverness, holding the
40th place la the Rifle Volunteer Force of Great Brimin—
Cohn Lyon Mackenzie, Esq., to be captain; Donald Angus
Nicol, Esq., so be lieutenant; Henry Cookhouse ld'Andrew,
Esq., to be sedan.
West Riding of Yorkshire Riga Volunteer-7th Company
glia=)—litrieerd Akroyd, Esq., to be captain; John
Ingram, gent., to be lieutenant; Charles Fuller,
gmt., to be ensign. Bth Company (Halifax)—William
Irving Holdeweeth, Req., to be captain; James Franklin,
gent., to be lieutenant ; Freesia Sowerby, gent., to be
ensign.
MINUILANDIIM—erth Regiment of Weal York Militia—Tbe
owes has been graciously pleased to accept the resig-
nation of the commisoion held by Lisisseneat Chaska
itruouthead.

Plus MONEY.—Notiee ia given to the officers,
seamen, sad madras, and to all persons interested therein,
that the distributins of the award for stores, recovered from
the wreck of her Majesty's guiltiest lemur, in the month of
April. 1659, by tneCubs or Zoldiss, tender to her Majesty's
ship hammy will commence on Thursday, the 27th 0o:ober,
1869, In the prize branch of the department of the Ac-
countant-Ormeral of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house.
The foUoniog are the snares due to an individual in the
several classes :—Third class, 12/. 6s. 4d. ; fourth class,
71. 17s. 96. ; sixth class, 31. 18s. Ild. ; seventh dem,
21. 12s. 76.; eighth class, IL 6s. 3d.

THE VICTORIA CROSS.
(raox LAST NTOIWS GAZTITIL)
WAR•OFFICE, Off. 21.

•
The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify
her intention to confer the ilia:oration of the Victoria Crops
on the undermentioned ctricers mid pirate soldier of her
Majesty's Indian Military Force!, whose claims to the same
have been submitted for her Make, y's approval, on account
of sets of bravery performed by thew in Intha, as recorded
against their Pavers.' names, viz.
. _ .

-'6th Bengal European 'Cavalry.—Major Charles John
Stanley Gough—First, foe gallantry in an affair at !there
kowdah, near Ithotuck, on the 15th of Angust,lB67, in which
he saved his brother, who was wounded, and killed two of the
seamy. Secoadly, for gallantry ea the 18th of August,
when he led a ore* of the Guide cav dry in a charge, and cut
down two of the enemy's Sowers, with one of whom; he had
a &repents hand•to-band combat. Thirdly, for gallantry on
the 27th January, 1868, at Shuroshatud, where, in a charge,
he attacked one of the enemy's loaders, and pieroed him with
his sword, which waa carried out of his head in the tnel6a.
lie defended hissed( with his revolver, and slot two of the
enemy. Powthly, for gallantry on the 23rd of February,
xt bleaogunge, where he rem. to the algliSt.llo6 of Brevet
Major 0. li. St. George Anson, arid killed tie opponent,
immediately afterwards cutting down another of the enemy
in the same gallant rummer.

60th Bengal Native Infantry.—Brevet•Ceptain Robert
Hayden Bhetilierwo—For distinguished gallantry at the head
of the Guides with the 4th column of assault at Delhi, on the
14th of September, 1857 s when, al•er twice charging beneath
the wall of the loopholril &we', await found impossible, owing
so the maardatotta fire, to attain the bre tch. Captain (then
Lieutenant) Shebbeare endeavourod to reorganise she men,
bet ons-tturd of the Europeans having fallen, his efforts to do
so failed. He thee conducted the reser guard of the retreat
•ctmr this canal most successfally. He was moat urinary-
toasty preserved through the affair, but yet left the field with
one ballet through his cheek, end a bad scalp wound along
the back of the brad from +hut her. _ .

19th Madras Native Infeetry.—Captain Herbert Mack-
worth Clogsteini—For cosispienau• Waver" in charging the
rebels Ito Chichumbeh sena only eight wen of his regiment
(the 2nd Cavalry Hyderebsil Coatingest), compelling tbem
to no-enter the town, end fleetly to abandon their plunder.
He was severely wounded himself, end lost seven out of the
eight men who saraopinied him.
72nd //saga Native Inkany.—Lieutenant Harry Ham-
mm Lyeter—For pliantly tdiarbing end breaking, singly, •
ekirmishiag equate of the thttesung rebel army from Cala%
and killing two or three sepia in the mania. Miipirs
Osmond Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G.C.13 , reports that this act
of bravery was witnessed by hisiiielf and by Lieutenant-
Cokinel OM), C. 8.. of the liik Light Dragoons.
Madras Engineeth.—Lieutenent Harry North Dalrymple
Prendergast—For anapithicthe bravery on the 21st of
November, 1857, et Munoiroki, la saving the hie of Lieu-
tesent G. Dew, 14th Light Dragoons, at the tisk of his own,
by attemptag to cut down • Tobin«, who covered him
(Lieutenant Dew) with his piece, from only a taw peas to
the rear. Lieutenant Prendergast was wounded in this affair
by the discharge of the piece, and would probably have
been cut down, had not the rebil bean killed by Mayor Orr.
He elm distiuguished himself by his gallantry is the actions
at lbatgurh mud Betas, when he WAS severely wounded.
Moja-General Sir Hugh Rose, in torwerthaLltd.rearsoorn-
=iodation of this officer, slaw Lieutenant
Madras Engineer., was specially mentioned by Brigadier, I
now Sir Caarles fittest, foe the gallant act at Mundkore,
when he was severely wounded; secoadly, be with ope-
dally by me when acting voluntarily as my
aids-de-map In the action before besieging Ratsuch. oa the
Beene river, for gallant conduct. His horse was killed on
that occasion. Thirdly, at the actioa of the Ektwa,' he
again volustarily sated as my olds-decamp, and
dWin-
gai.hed himself by his bravery m the chem., which I made
with Captain Need'. trap, liar Majtety'• lith Light i

Dregoona, against the Ids of the so-called Pei/hues army,
under
on. Tends Topes. He wee severely wounded on that
ooeud"

Bombay European Regiment. —Private Frederick
Whirlpool—For gallantl volunteering, on the 3rd of April.
1868, in the attack of Pisan, to return end carry sway
several killed and wounded, which be did twice under a very
heavy Are from the wall ; also, for devoted bravery at the
assault at Lotted os the 2nd of )fay 1868, in rushing to
the rescue of Lieutenant Donne, of the regiment, who was
dangeronely wounded. In this Derek* Private Whirlpool
received seventeen desperate wounds, one of which nearly
severed his bead from hie body. The pliant example shown
sbyw thism
min is considered to have greatly contributed to the
a of the day.
Mmeonatenttn—Basign Bernd Alaysins Lisle Phillipp.
of the 11th Regiment of Bangui Native Infantry, would
have been recommended to her Majesty far the &monition of
the Victoria Cross, had he survived, for
_may gallant deeds
which ha perfonned during W stage of Dolh4 during which
he wen wounded three times. At ea se alt of that city, he
ceptarad tha Water Bastion, with a small pity of men, and
wee Sea' killed in the streets of Delhi, on the leth of Sep-
tember.

----irra—ta le the Loam Gazeila, of Friday, May 27, 1869.-
1a the 'camases of tea acts of bravery panned h'Y Leal
Corporal Aleraador Thaws and the lets Pnvate Edward
Span, ot the 42ad itsehaset, for " Captain Grover, Dom-
asap the 4th Pesjaab Ras," rea4 " Clptaio Cafe,
ecausaarilag the 4th Paajaub Rifts."

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 21.—APPOINTKENT6..—Liett•
tenants B. Si. J. Maki, to the Mare; W. F. Le (1864)
and G. B. B. Nibehooo• the Ardent.
Mob= T. Rut (M 46). to the; Promelliess; T. Dyke
(111615, to thsArdent sn4 W. P. Breund (1061) (additional),
to du Cumber/ass{ 70, lag ship, at Devemport.
Acting Ardstant-Sumeoas D. A. Mossy, to the Asia, 84,
st Porojnionth r• Q. J. Bader .*d i.Clorkoos(oilditi000lo),
to the Victory, 101, flag-ship, at Portsmouth; J. A. Tale
(additional), to the Arrogaat, 47, screw steamship, at Pone-
month; J. irs HOWssa 00atie (adidlash)9lo4
Oa=at Davostport.
a Asnotaart T. Roberson to the Cumberland.
Rimed Clem Asaleinnbasginsa F. W. Sutton
llted 00. asps.
ce anatomy of the Weliingtos, sail lent to the Canaddipt, Ste
servi in thowisg.
Aodng Third Chen Engineers G. Patterson end I. JLlng,
to tha ellooolos r oogsnwasseraries.

WOOLWICH, 00e. 21.
The long pending question between the local
authorities at Woolwich and the war department relative io
the payment of rata for government property has tine set-
tled in sa amicable ataniter, and the whale albs public
establishmsats have recently bean wired by armory
appointed by tha contracting parties, she gowaranisat ha
oanwated to pay • voluntary yearly sum to be ealodaled

-.A fourth theoretical elate has been formed at We
tntion of the Cadets who were the successful candklates at
the isat competitive sumaination.
Commander Parish attended at the dockyard this day, end
hoisted his panseat on board the Ardent steam vessel, which
has been ccanalseloaed for immediate service. ♦ Isar de-
mand now mists at this yard for petty officers sad eWe ass-
men, and the incremed bounty still remains is tom.

CHATHAM, Ocr. 21.
This being the anniversary of the battle of Trafal-
gar, the front entrance to Melville Naval Hospital was pro-
irly decorated with Dowers and evergreeas, according to
mutant.

An eider was this morning received from the Hume-fittards
directing 36 non-commissioned officer. and men of the
Medical Sidi Corgis M prao•ed to Hong. Kong foe MITiCt is
the military heepltala In China.