The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-06 00:00:00

Sabin anti Military.

UHA.THAN, Amos? 5.
DILTARTURB OF TROOPS FOB INDIA.—The follow-
ing troops embarked at Gravessid yesterday on board the ,
hired troop-ship Edwin Fox for conveyance to Bombay, '
via., 20 non-commissioned officers and men of the Ist bat-
talion 4th King's Own Royals ; 22 non-conimiseioned
officers and men of the 96th Regiment ; 6 mend the 2nd
battalion 21st Fusiliers, and 40 men of an ranks of the
100th Bombay Infantry, together with the following
officers :—Captain J. Powell and Ensign W. H. M'Cas-
kill, 102nd Royal Madras Maniere ; Captain J. 0.
Vandeleur, 35th Regiment ; Lieutenant F. Putman, tlet
Fusiliers ; Lieutenant sc. John E. Mobility, and Ensign
A. W. Gardner, 109th Regiment ; and Assistant-Surgeon
J. B. Ball, M.D., 231v1 Regiment, in medical charge.
The troops were embarked under the superintendence of
Brigade-Major W. W. Lynch and the officers of the staff
from this garrison, the Edwin Fox having previously
been inspected by Major-General Sir Robert Walpole,
K. C. B.
The Lords of the Admiralty will commence their =anal
inspection of the dookyard and naval establishments at this
port to-morrow, and will complete their visit on the fol-
lowing day.

, Mysore 6.
Captain Claw. 8.A., has taken up his appointment at
the Royal Arsenal, as assistant-superintendent of the
wrier' department, vice Colonel Shaw, whose term of
office has expired.

THZ IATI VOLIIIITZBIL REVIEW AT WIMBLEDON.
—The Duke of Cambridge, in his report to the Secretary
of State for War of the review held on Wimbledon-com-
mon on Saturday week, says :—" I have to report to you
that I reviewed about 8,000 volunteers at Wimbledon-oorn-
mon on Saturday last, and that I am enabled to gives very
favourable account of the state of efficiency of the corps
that took a part in the proceedings of the day. The ar-
rival of the several regiments was more punctual than on
former occasions, which added much to the general success
of the day's proceedings, enabling me to perform several
movements before the final march part."

CAVALRY FIELD-DAY AT WORMWOOD SCRITIIB.
His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief for the first time this season had • brigade field-day
on Seterday at Wormwood Scrubs. The troops engaged
to take part in the manoeuvres 'lnsisted of the Ist and
god Regiments of Life Guards, stationed at Regent's-park
and Knightsbridge, and the 14th Hummers, at Hounslow.
The line was formed at 10 o'clock, the let Life Guards
being commanded by Colonel the Hoe. D. G. P.C. De Ros;
the 2nd Life Guards, by Major and Lieut.-Colonel Roger
Palmer ; and the 14th Hussars, by Lient.-Colonel P. S.
Thompson. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
and Staff, in undress, and the Adjutant-General and
the Quartermaster-General arrived on the ground
punctually at a quarter pest 10, the troops having been
formed in line under the command of Major-General
Lord George Paget, C. 8., Impostor-General of Cavalry,
attended by his aide-de-camp and Brigade-Major Captain
J. R. Fraser. The hands of the respective regiments were
placed on the right of their several corps, and on the ar-
rival of the Duke of Cambridge and staff played the Na-
tional Anthem. His Royal Highness, accompanied by
Lord George Paget and staff, rode down the front line and
up the rear rank for inspection of the entire brigade ; after
which the movements commenced with a series of charges,
both by regiments and the brigade in line. After the
manoeuvres, which occupied nearly an hour, the line was
re-formed and the regiments marched past. The bands of
the three regiments were brigaded, and, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Crow (14th Hussars), played the different regi-
mental marches as the regiments passed the Commander-
in-Chief. The troops then marched past. After the last
movement the Duke of Cambridge called forward the in-
spector-general of cavalry and the officers commending the
several regiments, and expressed his entire satisfaction with
the morning's promedings.
ItHLEASE OF THE CYCLONE.—TiIe screw steamer
Cyclone, Captain Foreman' et Glasgow, which was de-
tained in Great Yarmouth roadstead on Thursday, was
released by order of the government on Friday evening,
and sailed for her alleged destination, Rio de Janeiro,
about nine p.m. She put into Yarmouth roads on Tues.
day, on her way from Hamburg, in consequence of her
machinery breaking down. As she did not communicate
with the customs within the specified period, an officer
was sent on board. Finding a crew of 65 men and arms,
the Spanish vice-consul at Great Yarmouth, Mr. E. H. L.
Preston, was communicated with, and the vessel was de-
tained on suspicion of being about to engage in the war
between Spain and Chili. No proof, however, of such in-
tentions being forthcoming, the vessel was released. It is
understood that after the Cyclone left • gentleman con-
nected with the Spanish Legation arrived in Yarmouth
with papers tending to implicate her, but she was then far
away on her voyage. Two of the vice-consul's men were
on board.
THE CATTLE PLAGUZ.—The return of the r
ported cases of cattle plague in Great Britain for the week
ended July 28 indicates a small increase in the pre-
valence of cattle plague. The number of attacks officially
reported in Great Britain was 208 ; viz., 205 in England,
and 3 in Wales. The number, viz., 208, shows an
increase of 1 on the previous return. Correcting the
total, by adding an estimate of attacks commencing during
the week, but which may be subsequently reported, the
number for the week will be ffifl. Fresh outbreaks took
place in 46 farms, or places where cattle are kept, the
number of such outbreaks in the previous week being 33.
The disease, after attacking 46,861 cattle on 3,700 farms
and places in Scotland since 18th July, 1865, appears
now to have abated ; the present return, for the first
time since the outbreak, does not show any reported
attacks in that portion of the kingdom. The fol-
lowing 22 counties have from the commencement re-
mained free from the disease, viz., Westmorland, Mon-
mouth, the six counties of South Wait', Montgomery,
Merioneth, Carnarvon, Anglesey, Wigtown, Bute, Ar-
un, Banff, Elgin, Nairn, Rees and C-umerty, Suther-
land, Caliber'ss, and Orkney cad Shetland. In 68 counties
and 1 Riding of Yorkshire no cases have been reported
as occurring during the week. Eight counties," the metro-
polis," and two Ridings of Yorkshire, show an in-
crease of 104 cases ; and 10 counties and 1 Riding of
Yorkshire show • decrease of 103 cases. One animal in
every 20 of the ordinary stock of cattle in Great Britain
has been attacked, and to every 1,000 attacks whose re-
sults have been reported 862 animals perished. 650
sheep reported during the week to have been attacked,
the total to the date of this return 6,246. The
temperature at the Royal Observatory during the week
was 59.3 deg., or 25 deg. lower than the average of the
same week during 50 years. Rain fell to the amount of
0.09 inch.
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION (LIMITED).—
On Saturday the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders ,1
of this company was held in the small theatre of the naafi-
tution, Rev. J. B. Owen, M.A., in the chair. The direc-
tors' report stated that there had been large returns from
the various sources of the establishment. The working
classes had availed themselves extensively of the half-price
admissions on Saturday and Monday evenings. The ex-
penditure exceeded the amount of last half-year, but the
policy of • liberal outlay had been fatly justified by the
gratifying increase of public patronage. The lectures and
entertainments provided sires Christmas (although involv-
ing an additional expenditure) had been most successful,
the recreipts at the door being just 5,0001., as against
3,6751. received during the same period last year. The
5,000/. had been obtained by an additional expenditure
of 4261. 18s. 6d. The novelties in the shape of scien-
tific experiments and optical illusions had -been much
sought after by the public. Some of the students in
the scientific clmses held in the laboratory had been
vane7Articcdee:tmeinnt otetheex=
tijoinesn. of thnemScienmee
The number of students now is wawa of 400, and the
money paid by themselves for their own education is
upwards of 200/. a year. These receipts, aided by the
dividends of the donors to the institution, have hitherto
met all the expenses, including adequate payment to the
teachers, prizes to the successful pupils, and 20/. per annum
for rent. All the shops, rooms, and stalls are still advan-
tageously let, and the directors are in negotiation for a
yearly tenancy of the largo theatre for Sunday afternoon
services. The deposit of the sum of 2,7001., at interest,
with Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., the directors
had reason to believe will be subject to no serious lose,
and from their correspondents, with the provisional official
liquidator they are daily erins a certificate for
2,8181. 6s. 4d. (2,7001. princi , and 1181. 6s. 4d. inte-
rest, up to May 10, 1866 . The !meane account
exhibited an available balance of 8261. lls. 11d.,
from which the directors recommended that a dividend
on the share and donation capital be declared at the
rate of 6 per cent. perannum, leaving a surplus to the
credit of next half-year's finance et 3601. 190. 7d.
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reports and statement of accounts were unanimously
ad
The great railway bridge at Battersea has during
the week been officially tested by Captain Tyler, on the
part of the Board of Trade, end it is expected that in •
few says it will be 'ready for opening for public traffic.
The rientnletion dt this bridge and the approaches to the
Victexie station will remove the causes of many of the
deleys which new take place in the wort:Lig of the traelo
of the Brighton and Chatham and Dover Juses.—Renwey
Xenia •