The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-19 00:00:00

TSB MILITIA.

COMZOIII.IOII/ signed by the Lords-Lieutenant of their river.
the counties..
. . .

Royal Rifie Regiment of-iflitia of Se County of Denbigh—
Lieutenant GoerriTyrwhitt Drake to be captain, vice John
Jocelyn Mares, promoted.
East Kent Regiment of Militia—Robert Owen Hordern,
gent., to be ensign, sloe Brodrick, appointed to the Rifle
Inverness, Banff, Elgia, end Nairn Regiment of Militia—
CaOliin the Hrs. Jams Grant to be major, vice Sir Alez-
ands Melon Cumming. Bart, resigned.
4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—WS-
loughby Burrell, gent., to be ensign, vice &riven, pro-
moted.
2ed Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Lieutenant Edmund Molinari: Seel to be captain, vice
'neatest Disney, 'ensued. Royal Lancashire Militia Ar-
tillery—Deniel George Atchison, gent., to be second lieu-
tenant, vice Ford, resigned.
Bed Devon Regiment of Militls—Henry Smith to be ensign
Henry Downs Chives Barton to be ensign ; Henry Wil-
;
liam Harbor to be ensign; Christopher Phaeton to be lieu-
tenant, vice Godhey, resigned ; John Philip Barnett to be
lieutenant, vice Parr reeigned ; Arthur Woulfe Bell W-
ere to be ensign, vice Walston, promoted ; Hugh Coffin
Vaughan to be twigs, vice Burnett,promoted; Clarence
Hamilton Irvine to be ensign; Edward Marshal= Remelt
Recite to be vice Tucker, resigned; Frederic&
Vernon Sandie to be asalation-surseen, vice Randle,
=ed. Devon Militia Artillery—Wolfren Cornwall
Nugent °ninnies to befit* lientenent,viteThoesse
Cleats, resigned; William.T:i=ne to be mad bra-
tenant, vice Drunterville,
let Regiment of Derbyshire Militia-IConoiselass Briped
—Kontos Le Brooks, ceptain • Hiram Maafell, Beeteemint ;
WM= ensign; Raiment W. Rafted, sada ;
BOMIIIII AsLen ?rotor, ensign.

AMITRALTY,DEC.IB.—PIONOTIONB.—TheIIIitkr.
etwithowd porsostwo hove Mind with the rook of sew:.
tero-la-chisf —Paymasters W. Beady (1811), W.
(1613), T. W. Porker (1619), W. Burke (182.2), mad H.
Soo& (1830).
[ ArrolNTlSlllT.—Lioulosant J. IL Rie6eoee (1863), to
thoVokaa, 6, 'any stoma troopship, toe putioolsr SWAM

CHATHAM, Da°. 18.
An Admiralty order has been received by Captain
O. Goldsmith, C.D. for the following steam-vramele, now
building at this dockyard, to to brought forward for launching
early In the enatung year, via.:—lrresistible, 80; Money,
40; sad_ Charybdis, 21. The Charybdis and Merluza:ln
• veg ravmA state, and areexpec to be reedy for
big in March next ; the Irresistible will be completed early
In the ensuing mummer.
The following ships, •11 of which are to be fitted am screw
geezers, are to be built at this dockyard .—Belwork, 80
Atlas, 90; sad Orpheus, 40, steam frigate.
The Colossus 80 screw wanner in dock, fitting, le ex-
pectedMatsu to be completed early is February; she is intended for
the nacres.

WOOLWICH, Dec. 18.
BURSTING CPT THE MONSTER MORTAL—Thin
morning, at nineo'clock, Major-General Si, W. F. Wa
Commandant of the Garrison, Lieut.-Colonel Teesdale, C.B.
his aide.de-camp, the members of the Select Committee of
Royal Artilleryo, facers, end • large number of dindiagnished
tors, sasembled et the government practice range, Plum-
steed-rnarshee, to order to witness a eerie. of experiments
with the huge 38-inch (or Lord Palmenton's) mortar. Ar-
=eeta had been made for firing 12i114. of the monster
xit in consequence of an eceident resulting from the
thing of the sixth shell the proosedlngs were brought to a
clews. Each of the manes shall; of 38-inches, were fired
with a charge of 40th.. of gunpowder, divided Into eight bags
of Sib each. The ant shell- fired obtained • distance of
1,600 yards in seventeen monde, but each sucoccerive
shell fired (ea stated) with the same c.hanga, diminished in
dineace—a_ remelt which was asesibed to the increased foul-
ed., of Mermen&ent siseealter ea& &ergs. The Math shell caused
coeuritale ester
• tromasionna
..49k.set. tims. Ohs of the
steel rings forming pert of the sugneent waren the chamber
of the miter had bent, and a rent was opponent 9 inches in
length end 3 tenches in depth. The flaw In the chamber of
the weep. caused by pnvioni eipselments bad no influence
von the present accident, which wee entirely unexpected.
The weapon was placed upon a bed haying gradient of 26
degrees, and at an elevation of 42 degrees. Previous to the
accident several 13-inch shells were fired from the mortar,
sad then obtained an unprecedented distance.

we:Z. Patey, R.N., has been appointed Admiralty
a Madera of mail packets at SoutUruptca, in the room
of Admiral Hammy, who resigns on soiount of Na having
obtained his den. Captain Pate, was wounded at St. Jean
d'rtem sad while Man oat the Anspbion at Plymouth, to
to the Bakke, s Nock fell onlas bead and rendered
him for ever met for settee duty. He has only jut come
out of Hasler hospital. The salary of Admirslty superin-
tandeat Is 6001. par mum but he does not get his sea
time while holding the appointment

INTELLIGENCE.

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OXFORD, Dec. 18.
HONODEB.—LAIN AND MODERN HISTORY.—The
examines in the final School of Law and Modern
(Granville Robert Henry Somerset, D.C.L., AU Souls Co(-
legs; Edward Aug stun Freeman, MA., Trinity College;
and the Rev. Charles William Bosse, M.A., Exeter College)
hays this eveninginade known the following award of classes
Class I.—Blake, Cherie. Henry (Commoner), Exeter Col-
lege; Harington, Richard, B.A. (student), Christ Church
College. Class 2.—Cary, Henry Martin rommonei,
Christ Church College; Dampier, Augustus (Commoner 3,
St. John's College; Johnston, John Lindsay Commoner .
I Corpus Christi College. Class 3.—Battys, Richard Com-
' moner). Brusnosa College ; Hickman, William Com-
moner), Weak= College; Kennard, Edward Regan Com-
moner), Balliol College; Majenlie, Lewis Ashhurst Com-
monar), Christ Church College; Saimaa, Henry Thomas
Commoner),
i Magdalen College; 800tt, Walter Jervolas
(Scholar),Morton College ; Stewart, Mark John (Com-
moner), Christ Church College. Clam S.—Romp:M,
Charles Bettie Parise (Commoner), Balliol College
Bradley, Jamas Foster (Commoner), Exeter College ; Cowell,
Maurice Ryles (Commoner), Wadham College; Levis, Ger-
mainhort), Christ Church College', Palk, AMU. (Com-
moner , University College ; Dupiale-Stratford, John
(Sc ), Marten College; View, Arthur Cyril (8.A.),
Christ Church Collage.