The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-14 00:00:00

THE ROYAL NAVAL REBERVL

Last night's Gazette publishes regulations for
officers of merchant service desirous of enrolling
themselves officers of the Royal Naval Reserve.
Amongst the regulations are the following:—The
total officers are not to exceed 400, namely, 130 lieu-
tenants, and 270 sub•lieutenanta. Each class is to rank
with, but after, corresponding ranks in the royal
navy. There are to be also 100 honorary lieutenants, consist-
ing of masters of merchant vessels, who are about 45 years of
age. Officers, according to length or character of service, will
be eligible to receive commissions in the royal navy of the
same grader that with which they may rank at the time.
Officers distinguishing themselves in action, or by the
character and length of their service, may be promoted to
the higher honorary ranks of commander and captain of
the naval reserve. Officers receiving wounds, and widows
of officers killed iu action, will be entitled to the same pen-
sions and allowances as those in the royal navy.

ADMIRALTY, DIM 13.—APPOINTIM Di. —Lieu-
taunt U. C. fiagletoo, to the Devastation.
AAmisteat-Surgemeowd& T. A. Rowe, to the Impregnable, for
oinks at ospital.
Naval Clatiet G. G. Soya, to the Stromboli.
Merin. T. C. Heatboote, at! C. W. Lest, have beat
wembmisi to naval cadstahips.

VAL. 35;
The Boanergea, hired milling transport, Captain
J. C. Dean, arrived at Spitheed this reaming from the
aped Good Rope, having es board the right wog of the
Regiment. She left the (Ups on the '-'nd of November,
and has experienced a the pomp home. She brings Lieu-
tensut-Colocel Burmeister, Bnivet.Sisjor Loyd,(*Midas
Chadwick and Clarke, Lieutenants Dutton,
Spofforth, sod Fitzgibbon ; Paymaster Bea:sett, Quarter-
Meeter Cada*, Eosigur Herchmer and Guntur, sad Adju-
tant Finney. The Doenerges will come into harbour
tomorrow, and Lad her troops on Monday, when they will
proceed per mil to Dover.
The Indomitable, with the left wing of the same regiment,
came into harbour to-day to disembark her troops.
The Geyser, 6, steam sloop, Commander O. AL Jackson,
was docked to-day to have bur copper examined and repair
any defects.
The butloj, 51, 'crew frigate, wee docked today to be
brought forward for commisku.

CHATHAM. Dsc. 13.

ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM INDLA.—This after-
noon another numerous party of cavalry and infantry
troops, consisting chiefly of Uwe-expired men time the re-
giments serving in the Bengal presidency, arrived at the
garrison, from Gravesend, where they disembarked this
morning from the Rest India troopship, Marseilles, Cap-
tain Manley. The troops embarked at lkileatta me the 16th
of August, and mailed thence the following day, the pas-
sage to Gravesend being a very protra:ted one of 117 days,
the ship Gelling at the Lips of Good Hope. and also put
is at St. Michael's to obtain a fresh supply of provolone,
which had run short during the passage. The number of troops
brought home was 107, lielongieg to the end 6th Regiments
of Bengal Infantry ; 2nd, and 3rd Regimenta of Bengal
Light Cavalry, 8111 Hymn, Royal Artillery, sth (Fusiliers),
6th, 13th (Prince Albert's Light Infantry), Anh, tdrd (Royal
Welab Fusiliers), 34th, 38th. 48th, 52nd (Light Infantry),
67th, 88th (Connaught Rangers), and the 1111th (Light In-
(entry) Regiments, together with four women and four
children, the whole wader the command of Captain Oldham,
of the Bengal army, and Quartermaster Smith, 38th Regi-
meat, and in audited charge of Staff• Surgeon Ashton, late
of the 73rd Regiment. During the plumage sve deaths
occurred on board, including two cavil invalids. Most of the
troops are in a very sound state of health, and after they had
been medically exemieed four imam men were seut to the lune-
tichospital, Fort Fitt,and the remainder taken to St. Mary's
invalid establishment, to await the order for their dischat
A good-service pension of WM per annum is ;Awed at the
disposal of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
by the appointment of Major-General P. Taylor to the
colooeky of the 24th regiment,
The Royal F.ogineen transferred to the 15th company,
together with the detachment of the Army Hospital Corps,
selected to proceed to Canada, left the garrison this morn-
ing for Liverpool, at which port they will embark to-morrow
on board the PM* for Canada.

WOOLWICH, Dzo. 13.

DEPARTURE OP TROOPS POI CANADA:—The &Et,
mooed, and third batteries of the 10th Brigade, Royal Artil-
lery, commanded by Major Doothby, Captains Field and
Heyman, assembled on parade this morning, and after in-
spection ty the commandant, marched to the Korth K eat
Railway station, preceded by the fine band of the regiment,
and left by special train, en route for Liverpool, where the
force will embark to-morrow on board the swain-vessel
Niagara, for Canada

THE COMMLHD ul TIIE TIIOOPS IN CANADA.—
It is rumoured that Major General Sir Richard Amoy,
K.C.8., the quarterrnaster-Geueral to the forces, Is to
assume the command of troops stationed is Canada.—
United &Trice Oazdte.

SICOND UI COMILAND Wror INDitn.—We under-
dud that Baas.-Admiral Sidney C. Decree, C. 8., has been
appOiated second in command of the North America and
West India squadron. It i■ probable the Edgar, now at
Spithead, will be selected to bear the Ite.c-Admizars hag.
—Usitcd Service Ga:ette.

MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOB CANADA.—Ever
since the transmission of Earl Lusa.lN despatch to Wash-
ington, the medical department of the army has been
uncntaingly employed in making the medical arnusgementa
i necessary n the eventuality of war. in. Gibson, the
director-general ,• Dr. Mapleton, head of the medical de-
partment, and the whole of the staff at Whitehall, have
been in attendance from ten o'clock in the morning until
nine at night ; and even Sunday has seen uo intermission
to their labours. The efficiency of the medical staff des-
patched to the probable seat of war may be inferred from
the fact that tt consists of one inspector-general, four
deputy inspecton-geueral, thirteen surgeons, and fifteen
aaantant-surgeons. Upwards of NO tans of medicines,
medical adesessruss, and comforts, have bees shipped by
the Austratdas and Persia.—United Sexier Gazette.

ROYAL NAvAr. Com.gi:E.—The following gentle-
men pissed their examination yeeterday for lieutenants :
Mews. C. H. G. Woodruff*, C. E. Foot, G. Dunkin, F. C.
Vincent, F. G. Pries, H. R. Stewart, E. Drummond, C.
Alder, A. Lake, P. H. W. Mare', and C. A. Haynes. For
masters : J. B. Walker, C. T. Layton, J. IL Osborn, and
J. 11. Doyle.
MILITARY APTOINTMILITS TOR CANADA.—MajOY-
General Rumley and BrigadierGeueral David Russell will
embark immediately, baying bees appointed to the staff of
the army in Canada. Colonel E. IL. Wetherell, CB., has
been appointed chief of Ho) staff.
The examination of candidates fur admission to
the Royal Military ()allege, Sandhurst. before the Vioe.Pre-
mahout and members of the Council of Military Education,
commences on Monday next at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
As customary, the first day is confined to medical examine-
tine. On Tuesday the subjects are English and history ;
Wednesday, mathematics ; Thursday, Latin and Greek;
Friday, drawing and French ; and Saturday (the last day),
natural sciences, German, and experimental iciness.
The next examination of candidates for admis-
sion to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, is appointed
for the 6th proximo, before the Vice-President and Council
of Military Education at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. The
examination will extend over fifteen

The Fulton, which will be due on Wednesday
next at Cowes from New York, will leave the latter port on
the 7th, and Cape Race on the 10th. She will no doubt
bring news of the effect produced at New York by the in-
telligence from England on the subject of the affair of the
Treut, as a steamer left Liverpool for America ou the night
of the 27th, and called at Queenatowu the next day.
Neither the Etna nor the tiaxonia, from 1101.1.16 unaccountable
cause, brought any intelligence from Cape Race. The Asia,
due to-day at Queeustown, will bring four days' comments
of the New York press on the affair of the Nashville and
Harvey Birch.
Slit ROBERT PEr.L AND THE IRISH QUERN'S
COLLEGE& —The following letter has been sent by the
Roman catholic magistrates of Limerick to Sir Robert Peel,
in answer to his application for subscriptions towards the
• Queen's Colleges :—" Limerick, Dec. 11, 1861.—Sir, we
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your corn-
muuication of the 29th ultimo, requesting our countenance
and assistance towards the Queen's Colleges in Ireland. In
, reply, we beg respectfully to decline complying wilt your
request, entertaining, as we do, conscientious objections to
: the system of education adopted in those colleges. We deem
this to be a fitting occasion to brim; under your conside-
ration the claims of the Catholic University, and we request
you to suggest to her Majesty's goveiurnent the justice
of granting a charter to this atonal university, and thereby
giving to the catholic, who desire that their sons should be
religiously educated the same intellectual advantages that
are enjoyed by the rest of their fellow-countrymen.—We
have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servants,
John Thomas MacSheehy, J.P., Mayor of Limerick ; Thomas
Kees, A B. and J.P.; John Thomas Devitt, harrister-errlaw
and J.P. ; Stephen Roche, J.P. ; William Hartigan, J.P.;
M. R. Ryan
O, J.P.; Neil MacDonald, J.P.; John ld'Donnell,
J.P.; John 'Shaughoessy, J.P.; Eugene O'Callagluus,J.P.;
Michael Quin, J.P. ; Robert MacMalloo, J.P. ; Thom,
Boyce, J.P.; William O'Hara, J.P.; John B. Tinsley, J.P.
—To tie Bight Hou. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., Chief Secretary.