The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-18 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, Dim. 17.
Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the
Prince and -Pliwass Royal of Preis* Princess Louise,
Pdhscesa Beatrice, and Priam Leopold, arrived at the
Baal Climate Victualling Yard at 1 o'clock to-day, and
ware received by Lieutenant-General Sir George Buller,
0.C.8., the commander-in-chief of the south western
district, and Admiral Sir Thomas Sabine Paisley, the port
admiral, and Captain Shadwell. The royal party em-
barked on board the Alberta, and crowed to Osborne.
The Hector, 94, iron screw frigate, has anchored off Cowes,
from Southampton, during her Majesty's stay at Osborne-
beam
The Roxburgh Castle, Indiaman, arrived at Spithead
last attain from the East lathes with military invalids,
who were to-day for hetley Hospital.

ADM IDALTY, DEC. 17.—Area urintE.Nn'B.--Sub-
Lieutenant Thomas .7. Downes, to the Royal Oak ; Sur-
geon Dr. tieorm V. M•Doriugh, to the Valiant; Assid-
ant-Surgeon Alfred W. Whitley, to the Cumberland, for
Chatham Dockyard.
491:11 irilliDLEBEv RIFLF. Vot.rNTEEns. A
special regimental order, issued from head,piart,m,
shows that in the year ending :loth ultimo the
strength of the regiment was as follows : —Efficiente,
111:1; full efficienta, 687 ; uou-edice.nts, 12; recruits.
18; the total strength being 821. This return is must
gratifying to the lieutenant-colonel, and fully justi-
fies the expectation be had formed of the regiment. This
high state of efficiency has been arrived at in the short
period of eight months, no part of which was favourable
fur volunteer training—the months allotted to drilling
being among the hottest and most trying on mord, suit
those allotted t:. shooting being, on e other baud, cold
and stormy. The thanks of the iieuteuant-colouelaud the
whole regiment are due to the adjutant, to the
t.major, and the other members of the paid
for their unremitting exertions; and the
lieutenant-colonel takes this opportunity of recording
hie thanks to the officers and non-commissioned officer*
for the zealous assistance they have rendered him in per-
feeling the organization of their respective companies.
The lieutenant-colonel regrets that he has felt constrained
to strike off the roll of the regiment the names of a few
men who had without good cause failed to qualify them-
selves; and he wishes it to be understood that the regi-
ment will consist of none but efficient volunteers, his am-
bition being that in point of efficiency it shall become
among to some in the lfinted Kingdom. The following is
the Mel el merkamea far the year 1868, in order of merit.
The nomeemseheinner Mem and privates are entitled to
weeres;emberMtbidgeseew,drl4l7l.4l7eateEalarilletit,ntSl ; Len a
Da Plat Taylor, 27 ; Quartermaster Sergeant
B 97; Sergeant Short, 26 ; Private Daises, 26;
Private Lark, 26; eant Wright, 23; Sergeant Turn*
93; Sergeant Shephe4 22; Sergeant Walden, Z 2.
NORTH MIME/Mai HlFlffin.—The eighth annual
distribution of prizes in connection with this regiment
took place lest evening at the Bt. Pancras vestry-hall, in
tht presence of • crowded assembly of ladies and
Colonel
tlenen. The prizes were distributed by Lieutenant-
Whitehead, in the abeam° of Lord Hitachi,
M.P., the hon. colonel. The prime consisted of
e‘vlrareeliery, cutlery, fancy . articles, lima-pieces, hc.
were 66 company prizes, 8 drill prises, and 2J
battakon prism In the latter clam the donors were
Lord Ads , Lieut.-Colonel Whitehead, Major Peter.,
Major (loads, the churchwardens of St. Pancras, Messrs.
Barrett, Whitaker and Co., Mr. Robertson, Messrs. Kilmer
and Dold, Sergeant* Humphrey, the I No. 8 Com-
pany, Mr. Procter, Mr. Seabrook, Mr. Williamst..and Mr.
Mears. The borough members and Captain Dirt gate
challenge cups, and Were were in addition some coagula-
tion and subscription pares. Colonel Whitehead, in his
speech, mid the regiment hold its own, and he expressed
Ins opinion that government ought to help the volunteers.
The winner of battalion medal and badge for 1868 w.ie
Private Thurston, No. 4 Company, who mailo • total of
lel marks. Colonel Sargent presided over the meeting,
which was of a very enthusiastic character. The gentle-
men on the plat/eon included Mr. Harvey Lewis, IL P.

THE WINECNN TILE HIBICRNIA STEAMER AND
OINNIANII.—The Board of Trade have given directions
that inquiries should be instituted, undcr the powers of
the Merchant Shipping Act, into the circumstances
attending the foundenng of the Hibernia steamer in
the Atlantic, 700 miles from the Irish coast, while on a
passage from New York to the Clyde, and the disastroum
writ* of the clipper ship ticesanter, bound to Adelaide
from landos, sear Prawis Point, on the awe& and of
Devoe. The foram inquiry will, in all probability, tabs
plate at ellseyow, and the Mee at Dartmouth, as nest of
1110 WSW and ether wits/bees are in the vicinity of the
awe& We lesanastabore ghat at the
biped ape the arias of taw
Cipeanow, aim !ma% belt Dena, CabarditY
of ibistemisar.". Ball was itelyted. tee
for 1601., earetise for KW. eat&
aRTINPAL PALAOI.-011 &MUM DAY.
TalosenAti) Dao. 17.—Adtabions by season debit; 1,633;
illeedis payasest, 461. Total vidkne, 1,9111.
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