The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADELIBALTY, DEC. 14.—APPOINTMENTS.—Dien•
Immate .1. W. Webb (1849), to the Cambrian, 40, At Devon-
port; and /I M. Miller (NM), to the Lapwing, 4, screw
elan gen %awl, at Decagon.

WOOLWICH, Dec. 14.
FLOGGING Or THEE! AITILLANTYIN.—In ac-
cordence with regimental orders, the whole of the Royal
Horse and Foot Artillery, with the companies comprising the
field batteries and the bands of the regiment, sesecabled in the
Riding-house Establishment at eight o'clock this morn-
ing, to witness the infliction °linty lashes to which a gunner
of the Royal Horse Artillery and two grinners of the 10th
battalion of Foot Artillery had been sentenced by court-
martial. One of the prisoners had been found guilty of de-
serting from the Artillery, selling his kit, end enliming into
an infantry regiment; end the others were proved guilty
of various seta of mutiny and insubordination. The
prisoners (who were In irons) having been placed in
the centre, the sentences were read over by Bde-
Major Shaw, and the punishment we. then iqicted
upon each prisoner in "accession at the triangle.
Although numbers of their comrades appeared affected
at the the primness themselves exhibited •
dais of ersinos truly surprising. At the termination
of kla punishment the Hone Artilleryman kindly exclaimed,
It's over now, sad I shall never die hippy till I have had
my revenge en thee, who brought me Isere.r Another of
the pridesn, whilst being ted away, said, " Ira finished,
and now one for his no The prisoners were then re-
eeseed, rad Arm suffirdently recovered will undergo the re-
mainder of that penishmest by 42 day.' imprisonment at
Fat Clemens. On leaving the Riding-house Establish-
ment the whole of the regimen in accordance with the
Ccenmendeare orders, aesembkid In the west square
of the Royal Artillery %necks, and here a scene of an
impressive mature took jetsam. Myer-General Sir W. F.
Williams, Comineadant of the Garrisoa, at some length and
in forcible terms eddrassedr the troops in allusion to the
punishment of the delinquents, and the painful necessity
which existed for such punishment. The gallant general
observed, ea commandant of the Royal Artillery he we. de-
termined on ell occasion to perform his duty, and to maintain
the discipline of the regiment, which would otherwise of ne-
oeedty decline in public estimation. He wished it to be dis-
tinctly understood that he should edoyt every mean to
maintain the dignity of the non-commissioned officers, and
bring to punishment those who were guilty of insubordi-
nation. In all cases of desertion the delinquents would be
branded with the letter " D," in order to prevent the facility
of enlisting into other regiments. He then pointed out the
advantages to be derived in the service by • steadiest ad-
herence to • course of honourable conduct, and the address of
the gallant ailed appeared to produce a most favourable
pression. im

CHATHAM, Dec. 14.
This morning an order arrived from the War-
office for the following reinforcements from the Ist, 2nd, and
3rd battalions to proceed to-morrow morniog to Portsmouth,
to embark on board the steamer Argo, for Calcutta, viz., Ist
battalion—Ensign J. C. Thomas, and 6 wen, of the 24th Ist
Regiment; 32nd Regiment, 19 men; 70th Regiment, Lieu*.
neat W. H. Urquhart and 23 men. 2nd bAttxlion—Enidgs
W. Whining and 14 men, of the Bth Foot Ensign R. Bee-
son and 6 men, of the 10th Foot ; 20th Regiment, 11 man ;
23rd Welsh Fusiliers, 8 men ; 82nd Regiment, 8 men ; 90th
Light Infantry, 5 men. 3rd battalion-33 men of the loth
Regiment ; ma 6 ran of the 431.1 Light Infantry.
In consequence of the numerous depredations committed
by the workmen employed in this dockyard, the utmost en-
deavour. are directed to be made to detect the guilty parties.
A workman, named James Sweeny, employed in the metal
mills, ham just been detected with 3 lbs. weight of copper
bolts in him pomae' . He was inimcdiau ly taken before
0. th, C. 8., the superintendent of the dock-
yard, who committed him for three months' hard labour.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 14.
The Victor Emanuel, new 91 screw two-decker,
was pissed in the steam basin dock this morning, sad will
shortly prove the efacieniy of her engines and boiler.
Ths screw Memo merchant vessel Argo boa arrived at this
port, to embark a portion of the 68th Regiment. Her accom-
modations are very ample. There are other detachments of
various regiments which will also take passage in this ship
for India, and it is believed they will embark to•inorrew from
the dockyard. A great quantity of baggage tube been put on
board this afternoon.