The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-31 00:00:00

THE

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMittALIT, JULY 31.1.—APro1,tmurrq. —Assist-
ast-Clerk C. B. Willowlike M the Suns ParelL
Chief Engineer A. Whiannto the Virago, oommisaioned.
Acting Eugineer H. 7. Bases to the Virago.
Acting Seeood.clus Assistant Eagineers W. 0. Amos and
I). Ilizon to the Cumberland, ss suPormsantruis, ; J. D°WB
and J. Eoalger to the Virago ; H. Humid* sad J. W. Sive-
wright to the lisgard, as supernumeraries; H. Barstow to
the Cumberland, for service in the Meanie; P. M'Cortanck,
I:. Nicholls, J. W. Compton, 13. F. Lemon, and G. Fabian,
to the Aair, as supernumeraries.

CHATHAM, Jaza 30.
A RRIV A L OP TROOPS FROM INDI,II.—A large party
of troops belonging lothe various regiment. arrived at this
garrison last night, having disembarked from the chartered
troopship Lady Ana, 750 toes, belonging to Duman
Dunbar, Loodon. The troops left Calcutta on the 20th of
March last. She touched at tiandheada on the 25th of the
same month, Cape of Good Hope on the 27th May. and
St. Helena on the 17th June. The number of troops who
embarked at Calcutta was 314 MOD of all ranks, in-
cluding the remaining portion (three troops) of
the Gth Dragoon Guards (Ciratinders), a battery
of Royal Artillery, detachments of the Bengal
Artillery ; 19th, 20th, Zing, 27th, :4th, 37th, 52nd, 54th,
GOth, 70th, 7:dh, 77th, SOth, and iii4th Regiments, with 30
women and children, and the following officers :—Major B.
Currie, Royal Artillery ; Captain W. O. Rini, Captain G.
S. Davies, Lieutenant A. A. de Bourbel, Lieutenant G. B.
Marryat, and Amistant-Surgeon C. J. Davenport, M.D.,
6th Drogues' Gunn's. Three deaths occurred on board
during the voyage.
This morning sonic interesting piese operations were car-
ried out at this garrison, by the troops of the Royal and
lailian Euginerra, in the presence of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, General SrJ. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8.,
InapectorGeneral of Fortibastious, and a number of other
distinguished officers, on the held-worka of the Royal En-
gineer establiahmeot at Bromptoo.

WOOLWICH, JULY 30.

ADMIRALTY INI4PILTION OY TH6 15001(YA11D, &C.
—Th. morning, at Isall•paet 11 o'clock, a full Board of
Admiralty, consisting of his Grace the Duke of &menet
(First Lord), Admiral Sir F. Grey, Admiral Robinson
(Comptroller of the Navy), Capt. Frederic, Capt. Eden, Mr.
Whithrmil, M.P., Lord Clarence Paget (secretary), Colonel
Greene (Director of Works), and Captain Moore (private
secretary to the Fint Lord), arrived at Woolwich, for the
purpose of ceedsetiag the annual iaapection of the several
depertinenta of the dockyard, dean factory, and Royal
Maria' Barracks.

POILTBIIOIITH. JOLT 30.

SEIllOr• C 11•11101 •0•1111111. • SRAMAN. —A court-
martial was held ea hosed bet ship Victory today,
to try a seems versa James albslm alias Metahin, on
'he following eheiges: eat, that he, while acting chief
bostswoin'• mate, drag duty Is steward on board her
Majesty's cortguard enure Mermaid, teoder to the Daunt-
less screw frigate, had, on or about the evening of the sib
of July, two loaded girds in his possession, such pistols
iserresponthog with them kept unloaded in the armoury
order lock and key, and from which place two pistols were
miring on the maid day, the same being prejudicial to good
order sad a breach of the 34th Article of War ; secoolly,
that the said James Msbalm diJ offer to use rioter° towards
J. J. C. H. Tracy, commanding the said coastguard cruiser,
kis apart eller' and in the execution of his Gees, by
having ea at about the evening of the Bth el July
=4 famed and followed the said lieutenant, with
on his *meal on board the same day,
ivied MIL Article of War.
The rant was composed of Captain Coots (president)
and Conserndars Bonham, WlCillop, Herbert, and Jesse,
misted L Hoskins, Fri., judge.advoeste,
Captain of herldwesty's ship Downier, prose.
cued. _

It appeared from the evidence that on the even of
the Sth of July the prisoner was sitting on the poop ofing the
Nenesid, drunk, and refused to go below when requested
to do se by the acting gunner. One of the boys observed •
pistol themnaLtso:ll hand,
iluittbensv the
Thertessing
priuwsr
1010 from hie meat, :d on his following the .conimander the
boy told the gunner that the pistols were cooked,
and the latter immediately imseised the prisoner sadist
ban us seas. The previously said, "
Sin I Ain be with " and " I will forgive all
but ise An annidai $ mesw S appeared that inn
line age Ike anamodar Ind reed • waives depriving the
rim el hi peed eisinet badge. It sr the yroveillhat
so=hid ben punished for dinheases. Altai the
hese tans the prisoner heeded is • amber of
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inn honest, lend Oily cm both charges, and ne court
sentnoed Is ems yeas' pesal servitude, his good wa-
ist having leis einhised.

TEC °BANNS!. Am.—Rear-Admiral Smart
hawing ressleed a to legraphie mange to mil immediately
for Dregspirt, the Beet Mug aufwed at Lough dwilly on
Ohs MIA on Sunday mamba at 7, for that port.

CRICKET.

M. O. O. AND GROUND AGAINST HAMPSHIRE.
This match vac concluded yesterday at Lord's,
end the following bibs spore :

IL C. C. AND OROUND.

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Ma, b 81r Y. Bathurst.. 141 7. Rathuntt 44
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A. Harparth, E.q., o Hoboes all 1 Captain lion. 0. Hill, c and
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R. A. Baylor& &a., b C. Roblosca, c Ricardo, b
Southerton
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W. C. Claytoa. Noe., a
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THE RICOHITIAJFGENERAL'S QUAITEILT.

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This return compiace the births and deaths re.
gistered by 2,197 reeshents in all the districts of England
during the spring quarter that ended on June 30, 1861 ;
and the marriages to 12,477 churches or chapels, about
4,4441 registered places of worship unconnected with the
established church, and 631 superintendent registrars'
offices, in the quarter that ended on March 31, 1861.
The leading fads of the return may be brief y stated:—
The marriages, which were numerous iu the concluding
quarter of 1860, fell under the pressure of adverse circum•
steams in the first quarter of 1861 ; many more children
than usual were horn in the second quarter of this year ; and
in the same period fine weather, and perhaps other than
meteorological causes, were on the whole favourable to
health, fur the death•rate was not quite so high as the
avenge.
The population resident in England as enumerated at the
Census of Bth April, 1861, may be stated to be 20,061,726.
This statement is derived from the reports of the local
officers, and, though it is probably very near the troth, may
undergo some modification when the numbers here base
more accurately exemined at the central-oat*. The rate of
increase in the last decennium was 12 per cent.
The number of ppeersnoonoss married in the winter quarter was
66,602. Of ten thousand of the population 135 were mar.
tied, but if the marriage-rate had been equal to the average
for that quarter, the number would have been 142.
The number of children born in the quarter that ended
June 30th was 184,718, which is higher then the number
born in any quartered say previous year. The birth rate
was very nearly 37 per 1,000 of the population, whilst the
average is lea then 36.
The increase of population as disclosed by the registers of
births and deaths was 76,997, for to that extent the former
exceeded the latter. The rate of increase was equal to
846 daily.
The price of wheat was 54a. 9il. a quarter, and was higher
by 2s. Id. than in the previous June quarter, and hr
7s. 6d. than in that of 1859. The mean price of beef in
Lesdenball and Newman markets was seld. ; both highest
and lowest prices were hiss than in the same quarter of
1840, whi.di also held in respect of mutton, the mean prim
of which was 64d. Beet potatoes averaged 160. per too;
they were dearer than in the same quarter of 1860, cheaper
than io that of 1880.