The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-18 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

Commiesionssign7,Ebltie Queen :
Royal Sousa Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—George
Andrew Coventry, Eag , to be paymaster, from 12th May,
1859.
Commissions signed by the Lords-Lieutenant of their
respective connate :
Hampshire Militia Artillery—Edward Gordon Lillingston,
gent., to be second lieutenant.
Royal Suers King's 0 en Militia—Captain Edmund Holden
Steward, late Captain 60th Regiment, to be captain; Lieu-
tenant Edward Balduck, to be captain.
Royal Berke Militia—John Janson Howard, Eq., to be
ensign.
Norfosk Militia Artillery—William Bodingfeld, gent., to be

eat owl-lieutenant -
Regiment of Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia—Robert Henry
Wilton, gent., to be lieutenant, vice Darden, resigned.
Royal Wiltsbire Militia—Rosary Marcy Clarkson, gent., to
be ensign, vice Hayfield, promoted.
Queen's Own Regiment oi Doing Yeamany Cavalry—Coniet
Ricbard George Glyn, to be lieutenant, vice Morton Grove
Mensal, dammed.
Ist Company of Lancashire Volunteer Rifles—Nathaniel
George Phillip Bonifield, Req., to be captain.
3rd R.g.enent oldie nuked Lancaster's Own Militia—John
Leyland Fellden. r ut., to be ensign.
6th Regiment of it-yal lAnceabire Militia—Ensign William
' Edmonatoite Lendrick to be lieutenant, vice Robert Hall,
Gmetied to the Hob at Lancashire Militia Artillery.
Royal lderioneth Militia—Edward OWiat Jones, gent., to
be ensign.

ADMIRALTY, JUNE 17.—APPOINTMENTS. Pay.
tesstr R. Loney (1840) to be secretary to Reer•Adtoir

Eakins. •
Masten' Asiistarts C. A. Browne, to the Aboukir, 90,
screw stainieWp, Devouport ;J. W. Morris and J. Procter,
to the Exmouth. 90. screw steam guardehip of ordinary, at
Dewmport; E. H. Hodges, to the Agamemnon, 91, maw
stainable, at Portsmouth; R. Goddess, to the Neptune, 120,
at Portam,uth; J. H. Wade, to the Melpomene, 60, screw
I steam trivia, at Portsmouth; O. W. Bertha, to the Edgar,
91, screw steamship, at Woolwich; E. Rumba, to the Tra-
falgar, 120, at Sew mess ; J. T. Hoskyn, to the Dalmatia,
31, screw steam frwae, at Portsmouth; E. J. Jackson, to
the Cressy, 80, aercw strain 'wardship of ordinary, at Shaw-
Mss; A. Cagaly and T. J. Kell), to the Hannibal, 91, sonw
steam guardatip of ordinary, at Postomotalt.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 17.
COURT.MAILTTAL ON • I)r.IIIIITEL.—A scam-ensthial,
cemptising Cutout G. T. Gordon, H.M.S., Ards, presi-
dent; Ciliated So William Howe, Bart., B. Hanle, A.
Farquhar, R. 8. Hulett, C.B , T. Hope, T. Wawa, W.
Behremstone, C. J. F. Burt, and R. B. Crawford, together
with Mr. W. J. Helier, Deputy Judge Adenoma, assembled
to-day on board her bUjesty s ship Victory, to try William
Johnstone, en able seaman' on *charge of desertion from
leer Majesty's aervies. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and no
eviebuott was taken. Fru a stemma which the prisoner
handed in to the mutt, it appeared that he entered on board
her Majesty's shin Dragon for five pone service; that he
was trferred torn ber to the unfortunate Tiger, in which
vowel be received •• wound in the arm, and when she went
ashore in the Black Sea was taken poisoner by the Russians,
with the remainder of the officers and crew. Alter the ter-
mination of the inquiry into the lose of the vessel, John-
stone was granted fourteen days' leave of absence.
He
went to Liverped, becalm drunk, and was conveyed on
b ,srd • merchtht ship while in a state of anconmionaness.
When he came to himself end discovered his position, he
told the aptain thate was man-of-war's man, and re-
quested cte be pat on shore.a lila application was refused,
ea
the morel was seder weigh and some distance from the
' lend. Be went to C 11114.0 in the ship, and on his return to
Englead, bog then afraid to rejoin the navy. he entered
en beard another reamed aid nude a second mime. On
again returning he want to London, and on the 23rd of lut
month became drank, was persuaded by a ruseter-at-arres to
eller himself se a volunteer for the navy, and on being taken
on board the Crocodile, receiving ship, wee recognited ae
deserter, and taken into custody. Captain Villain, one of
the numbers of the court, said the tableau served under him
in the Howe, and bore en excellent character, bath ak,to
conduct and seamanship. The mutt, taking into catelders-
Hon the circomatances of the mu, and the vistaed@ good
character, only sentenced him to three oskadar months' im-
prionment with hard labour.

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