The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, Dec. 2S.
The iron-clad armour-platoil ship Agincourt, 20,
6,t21 tons, 1,360-Aorta power (nominal), arrived at the
Note, yesterday, hum Plymouth, accompanied by the
paddlewheel steamer Terrible (19), MU hone-power,
Captain T. P. Coode. She afterwards etearind into the
Medway, and came to an anchor off the Dockyard, in
readiness to relieve the Formidable, old Bs-gun sailing 'lip,
as flagship at the Nore, on the latter vessel being paid off
on the 314 inst. The officers and crew of the Formidable
will be transferred to the Agincourt on that vessel being
put out of commission. The Cumberland. old 70-gun
sailing-ship, Captain the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8.,
guard-ship of the steam reserve at Chatham and Sheer-
s...el has bee, dismantled, and will be put out of coin-
mums on Thursday next, the Admiralty having decided
en abolbbim the gnarthltip of the steam reserve in the
Medway, hieh will in future bounder the charge of the
Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard.
ALDERSHOT, Dec.

Major-General H. Bunny, commanding the let
infantry brigade, has been appointed by his Royal High-
s/me the Field Marshal Commanding-in-adef to the com-
mand of the troops is Ceylon and the Straits Settlements,
in socesssion to Major-General Hodgson, who hes besa
promoted. Brigadirs-General Daniel Lyme', C. 8., who
is at present [a
commasid of • brigs& at Malts, has
been appointed by the Doke of Cambridge to the eons-
wand of the Ist brigade, in place of Major-General
Rainy. Lientenant-Oesend the Hon. Sir Jamie Yorke
ficarielt, K.C.8., has approved of • scheme for the exten-
sion of a garrison library for the express convenience of
the °Mom of the division. The library will be under
the management of • committee of oMoers, consisting of
Major Rock., tad Battalion of the tad Regiment,. presi-
dent; Captain Gibbs, Royal Horse Artillery, Captain fldr-
thorp, kith Human, Captain Lurie, 34th Regiment,
mitabers ; and Lieutenant Knollys, aide-de-camp
aucretary.

FATAL AFFRAY AT SALFORD.--A wan named
Michael James Johnson is in custody on a charge of
wilful murder. On Saturday night he went, drunk,
to the Cambridge Arms beer-house, Heigeut-rond.
Ho demanded some drink but the landlord re-
hoed. He subsequently entered a room whom dancing
was going on. He attempted to join the dancers, but was
told Le muet leave. Thereupon he drew a knife tenni his
p clot, and dourished it in the air, and threatened to
slab any one who came near him. The landlord ap-
pi Garbed him, and narrowly *reaped being stabbed, the
penciller making two lunges at him with the
knife. Patrick Nurney, an assistant to the landlord, sue-
omded iu ejecitingilobenoti from the house. He attempted
to enter the house a third time, but was met by. Nurney.
A struggle ensued between the two men, and posouse was
observed to thrust • knife into Nurney's thigh, The poor
fellow dropped, exclaiming, "I am • Lord have
on me," and expired in • few minutes. releaser,
after remaining about the spot • few minutes, walallowed
to walk quietly away, the bystanders being afraid to in•
toilers with him. Nothing was seen e/ him until
Sunday afternoon, when he was apprehended by
lurpeAm. Williams concealedunderneath • bed in •
how belonging to his cousin. When ha maw tie inspector
he said, "All right; I'll come quietly. I know you have
come for me."

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with aissultiag a pews aimed Joseph Themes. charged
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Lord Mayor (addressed the prisoner —lt is very
tortoises to you that you were team ap before you lost
your newsy.
Prisoner—Yes, las very glad. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor--You suet pay 10n, or go to prison
for saves days.
GUILDHALL. _ _

!Went Weer, • labourer, and hawk Asses. • private
in the A battery of the Royal
_Agliffiery, Woolwich, were
placed at the bar before Mr. Mimosa amebas, charged
with being drunk and disorderly, and samulting the
Wglianz Mitchell, 2N, mid, about o'dook the previous
night be was en &sty in Len-lane, and beard the
my of_sollee. Be wont towards Aideregate-street, and
tow Wan =ll elm direction el Barbican. A.
gentleman out Warr, who was wearing James's
uniform, end asked him to stop him. He did so, and
then the gent/maan gave the prisoner in charge for
striking him with his belt. Jamas came up and
said, " Lot him go," and gave witness • violent
kick on the encl., at the same time taking
hold of Wen whom he tried to rescue from
custody. As Witness would not Id him go, James
struck him in the eye, and Warr struck him twine in
the mouth, making his lip bleed. James said to
Warr. "Take off the belt, and out hie bead open ;" but
when be found Warr could not do it, he said, • Give it to
me • l'll show you low to um it." Warr tried to take
off le belt, and they both fell into the road, and then he
(witness) received a kick es the thigh from one of the
prisoners, but be could not my which. He then called
on Stone. • new countable, to assist him, and he prevented
James using the belt. Another constable arrived, and
took James into custody. When they got the prisoners to
the station-how. their language was bad. James said
that be had got two a's on his breast for desertion, and
he would have a B.C. (bad conduct) on the other side,
and be well drummed out of the regiment.
Lewis Stone, a probationary officer, saw the gentleman
coming down the road, end !lewd him give Warr into
custody. He went to Mitchelrs &widow*, and then
James struck him in the face. The belt was taken off to
strike the officer, but lie (Stone) took it from James. The
prisoners' friends afterwards took it from witness.
Mr. Alderman Colston thought they were very had
fellows, and said he should send them each to prison with
hard labour for 21 days.