The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-20 00:00:00

THE soors FUSILIER GUARDS.

The bicentenary celebration of the formation of
this gallant regiment was commemorated by a grand
banquet last evening, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St.
James's, at which the Duke of Cambridge and a host of
gallant spirits formerly and now consented with the
regiment mated. General his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge, K.G., K.P., G.C.8., as colonel of the
Soots Fusilier Guards, presided on the occasion, supported
on each side by Field Marshal Vincent Combermere,
G. 0.8., Major-General Lord Rokeb7, K.C.8., Major-Gene-
ral sir Rickard Airey, K.C.8., Major-General Sir Charles
Y Major-General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Sov-
iets, K.C.8., Colonel Lord Frederick Panlett, C. 8., the
Rev. George R. Gleig, General Sir J. Aitchl-
son, General Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel the Hon.
Sir Charles Phipps, Sir George L'Estrange, Ate. The goats
invited, and who were present, comprised Field Marshal
Viscount Combermere, General Sir Cherie. Yorke, General
the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlet, General Sir Richard
Airey, the Chaplain General of the Army the Rev. Gnaw
R. Cleig, the Rev. R. Brewer, Colonel Parker, Colonel
M. Martyn, Colonel Lewis, Colonel Lewd Frederick Poe.
let, Mr. F. Cox, Mr. Hammersley, Sir John Kirkland,
Mr. F. Curry, and Mr. J. E. A. Dolby. The °Meese
formerly serving, as well as those at present
serving, in the regiment were strongly represented.
The Maplaia•General of the Army, the Rev. G. R. Glair,
M.A., sail grace, the company standing. As the royal duke
and company assumed their seats the band played the old
English air of the "Roast Beef of Old England.' The Duke
of Cambridge proposed " The Health of her Majesty
the Queen," which was drunk with due applause. Hu
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, in reply to the
toast of his health, gave in an eloquent address, • recapitu.
lotion of the great services the regiment of Soots Fusilier
Guards had rendered, when called upon, to their Sovereign
and country, and pronounced the regiment to be second to
none in the military annals of the country. The noncom-
miaaioned officers of the regiment will celebrate the event
to-day at the Crystal Palace, through the liberality of the
officers of the regiment.

ADMIRAIRY, JUNE 19.—Pao:at:1'101;u AND AP-
TODITEENTE.—Lseutanaata F. H. Blair, to the Centurion ;
G. Worafold,to the Blenheim ' • A. Begley, to the Edin-
burgh ; end H. Baet:, to the Ajax.
Mast ll ter G. H. I to the Aeia, for service in the

Hornet.
Paymuter J. G. G. Sinunonds, to the !mum
Assistant Clerk W. H. Bowen, to the Blenheim.
Thini Clam AmAsiaut Engineer C. Wise, to the Royal
Albert, for semis, i the Porpoise.
Acting Second Ohms Assistant Engineer T. W. Benders,
to the Wellington, trm sloe in the Lark.

WAR-OFFICE, JIM la.--COMMISSARIAT DIPART-
NEXT. —Deputy Ooramlasary-deneral Charles Williams,
having been placed wpm retired pay, to have the honorary
rank of Commiasary-General under the royal warrant of
28th October, 1858. Assistant Commissary-Otos/al Wil-
liam Robert Alexander Lamont,having been placed upon
retired pay, to have the honorary rank of Deputy Commis-
sary-General under the royal warrant of 28th October,
1858. —Gozette.

DRAWL or GENERAL SIR R. J. HARVEY.—
(4E0,11 Mr Robert John Harvey died on Monday evening
at his reidenee, Mouseheld HOUII6, near Norwich. The
death of the pliant officer cause a unsay in the oulouelcy
at the 2mlWC4t India Regiment. Sir Robert Harvey entered
the army 57 years since, his commission u ensign being
dated October 8, 18tH.
DIMINUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. —Yos-
tardsfs ()state gives notice that preparations are now being
made for the intended distribution of the proceeds and ton-
nage bounty, Isa., of the slave-vessel Marianne, captured on
the 22nd March, 1858, by her Majesty's ships Styz and
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our lieeday, the 95th June, vow, in the prise branch of the
t of the Accountant-General of the Nary, Admi-
Vtmyt,iloMerset.kouse. The following are the shares duelo
an individual in the award clause of the latter :—Clund
sunder, 141. Ns. RI. ; third class, H. 4s. 4d. ; hearth
21 Iy, 7b ; titth clam, 11. 9s. Bd.; Math clam, U. bald,