The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY ,EVENING, FEBRUARY. 19, 1861.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

11 IFFICERS.

The annexed circular memorandum, adtinze4 to
the army at home aad abroad, ham teen irued :
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" Horse Gitirilic Feb. 15.
"1. His floral Highness the General Commending-in.
Chief has had uu.ler leis consideration the necessity of re.
calling to full iwy service of officers now on half-pay who
ars aide to serve, and elm) wishing to give to officers on half.
pay the opportunity of retiring (min the service by the as
of their c 1111 l norms... his hereby announces, with the con.
nurence of the secretary of State for War, that they will
bs peimittill to Jo so, to a limited extent, in the muter
awl wader the restrictions hereinafter specified.
"2. This arrangement to Melnik general officers who
may be fit receipt of the half-pay only of the regimental
rank is which they retired.
"3. The individuals disposed to avail thernselece of this
arrangement shall nicks application to the General OM.
nooiling.m.thief through the military secretary, =cording
to the form sneezed.

"1. The Nak. to take place under the following restrie-
tire"tia. :

"No person to he alloweil to sell who has petard the age
of GO yea's, Ot who eatoot finalises a certificate from the
astay saftlical department A bead-quarter. ; or if in a
: Iv, the certificate of a meilical board ; or if no medical
can Iw assembled, thc ems/Mate of the seuior medical
dicer, showing that his tetirement lots nut result from
unpaired eimetitutain threatening earlier tliasolution than a
mace of his age may tspect iu the common course of
uatare.

price et the oanimirsiona to Le paid to the OIL
ten /veiling out *ball be the regulation price of the rank in
which they retired, or each portion aa their seniors may
entitle thew ton km the difference received by thew betweea
fall and heftier
. . _

"G. It u to I;e uoderstood that no officers oa the half-pay
list, who suer bold a prrieon situation, will be permitted
to Maw it if be should sell ureter this arrengaueet.
" 7. The time allowed for the operation of this regulation
shall be limited to uit months for officer. at home, and to
one year for oilcan ressbuii in the Colonies.
"8. lacers sidling tli.ir corornis,inas ender this n?gia•
tattoo will Wpwotad the brorct rank to which they might
be milled bed tbey been restored to full pay to sell in the
word mealier, thrsz names beirig Mauled as Mired Mews
a the Ali.!, Lcs amordiagly.
"9. A. the fumle at tLii disposal of the Pecretary of
*ate fur War for this purpose are limited, tbespplicaticsaa
will be considered in the order in which they are received,
and when the fends are expended no further sales will be
alloweiL

Of% era of Artillery and Engineers on the ball-pay
list who may be desirous of availing themselves of the
bens& of this resolution, so far as the provision' thread
ran he made appli,sble to them, are at liberty to arks
application accordingly ; but as such officersare not, ander
mammy circumstances elqible to disposer of their commis-
seems by eale, each application, as received, will be specially
considered with reference to the previoaa service of the
ofbore.—By command.
"Jas. YORII &AUST., Adjutant-CeneraL"

A 031111AVIT, FIB. 18. APPOIN ENTX. —Cap-
tains E. Heatheete, to the Ajax, vice Captain Boyd, de-
mand ; Mir F. L Welintock, to the Dons, vice (-Upton
Haialscote ; D. Carry, to be superintendent of the 'loyal
William Victualling Yard and Plymouth Hospital. vice
Captain Lyster, resigned from ill-health ; and C. F. A.
Shaelwell. to the Aboukir, vice Captain Carry.
Chief Engineer. P. Steil, to the Fagan!, for charge of the
machinery of the Bristol ; and W. H. Houghton (acting),
to the Cowlick.

Thinielaaa Auistant Eargiaoor & G. Hill, to the Indus,
as supernumerary.
Aetiag Third .elaaa Assistant Italskieses J. Fraser, to the
Cunsberlaud, as supernumerary ; W. R. Ilwory, to the
Philomel ;J. Miller (b.), to the N• 1611111114 as supernu-
merary ; J. Moonier and J. Jams, to tie AA* as superuu-
tnerwea.
Nidalananan E. S. Rickludocou, to the Aboukir.

CHATHAM, Fte. 18.
Taoor4 mow INDia.—Phis afternoon a numer-
ous party of troops, belonging to. most of the cavalry sad
ideate, misstate bow serving is the Bengal presidsmcy,
anises! at Part Pitt Hospital from Calcutta, haviog dis-
embarked at (travestied from the chartered Fast India
troopship deladie, )1156 toe( Captain Malted. Tbefkladin,
after leaving Calcutta, and when she bad only been eight
days at sea, sprung a dangerous leak in the Bay of Bengal,
which neeemetated her being put into the Mauritius for
The troops having been all landed were ,ivartered
to hsrsrbwhile the vessel was undergoing repairs, which
oceopied sea month. On the lit of December lest the
troops mob embarked, the &drain arriving in the 'Manion
after a promo of 79 days, touchiag for a short time at St.
Helves. The number of troops who embarked at Calcutta
wm 146 see-eommiesioned °Seen and men, belonging
to the Ad Drama' Cuardx, 12th Itoral neere, sth
(Fusiliers). ith, Mb, 13th (Light lefentrr), 19th, 24th, 37th,
30(th, enth, Ileti (Rides), 75th, 77th, 9i2nd (IfighLutders),
tritb, and 99th Regiments, Ist Bengal Light Cavalry. Bengal
Artillery, and 3rd Hasp! European Regiment, the whole
ender the command of Captain C. H. Malan, 75th Regi-
ment, CUptaia H. L. Fitzgerald, 13th Light Infantry, and
Lientimust R. B. B. Leech, 24th Regiment, and in medical
chap of Assistant-Burgeen J. Barker, Royal Artillery.
Danng the purge 16 deaths occurred on board, including
13 of the troops, two women, and the ship's steward. On
the arrival of the invalid troops at Port Pitt they were me-
dically inspected by the staff at that establishment, when
35 mum were ordered into hospital for treatment, and the
remainder seat to St. Mary's invalid ea•blishment, to await
aa order for their discharge fresh the service.

THI ARMY MIDICAL DEPARTMERT.—Yesterday
miwning a competitive examination for Assirtaut.Sur•
paeeiw in her Majesty's army was commenced at the Royal
Heopetal, Chelsea. In consequence of an anticipated reduce
Won in the medical staff, the number of YACRMaiaI to bt
ailed ea this occsaiou is only about ?A

RELIEF TO SUFFERERS FROM THE LATEOALE.

The omernittee of the Shipwrecked Fishermen
and Miriam' Society, at their weekly wanting on FridnY.
the Mk ineamt, voted se lan •• mint taw 725/. Ile. tki.
towards the relief of shipwrecked besides widow
sad eephens, whose buebands and fathen perished in the
We seems and unprecedented salmi.' This was oily ems
week's costribution towards distress of which DO weeks"
eakunity at ma weir Worded a parallel. This amount is
bedpan of 1021. 7s. greeted tote widows and orphans of
the illfated but courageous men who last their lives is the
Whitby lifeboat, whim endeavouring to continue their work
of humanity in approachiog a wreck, having during
the day rescued many • fellow-oreeture from • wee
try grave. They ware all, we rejoice to lad,
' members of this excellent society, and to the
' support of which we cannot be too urgent with our madam
Foe be it remembered by the public at large that this fool-
tutioe is entirely supported by voluntary contributions, and
altlaoah so muniticent • sum has been greeted to those
batik* we have mentioned, there is • still greater
dram epee the funds, inasmuch as the „Shipwrecked Ma-
aeriaty" &hayed the cost of reaturing the poor
ehirmeeked when to their born's. This additional item
ar eltoredikut will mike the coat of this gale to the funds
of their exabequer solar a sum than 2,01.1114. We subjoin,
aau illnetratioa of facts mot to be controverted, a letter
hem the agent of the society at Hartlepool, which may lie
Mhos es • I.ll6llDeu of all the roots reporting from the
nerthmeet meet of England
" Das Mr,—Please forward on receipt • few railway
werreene, bath sorts; I am quite ont, and them are a great
may more men to forward home. Yesterday wee a day
mot to be fondles. I cannot give you the faintest idea
of it You will me in the papers upwards of sixty vessels
as shore at Hartlepool ; a, great medics of life. I have
hem up since de) light on Saturday lacerniali, sad ly
done up with work. Have had • great dell of troubleio
get lodgings for so maay—nearly taw kimdred men ; the
most of them have lost the whole of their clothing. I shall
want a lsrge sum remitted from you • will let you lumow how
vouch io a day or two. lam eery theiedifel my health has
bees such as to attend to my drabs. I aspect the expense
will be immense. 1 have dose my very beet, and gone the
most seceomical way about it. Do got Need to send me
a parceled warrants.
'' To Francis Lean, Earl_, R.N.11.N.
Hob
the Slupwreekal Mariners' Society,
H.cntagibernia-cheanbere, Leeidera-bridge."
• At the previous weekly meeting the committee voted
Jimmie' of 5771. in aid of the families of the drowned, lea,
sad last year upwards of 11,000 widows, orphans, mid ship!
wreaked meow owe relined.

LIT IMPOOL MIPSION TO SRA Yellterthiy
the usual meeting of the committee of the Liverpool
Mimics to &amen, in union with the London Milanti wee
held in As Common Nall, Hackins-hey ; his worship the
Mayor °rms. Firs.), in the chair. The Mayer, is
&limbos to the sumer which had attended the Liverpool
Mission to Seamen, congratulated the committee upon the
game success which bad attended their efforts. As a ship-
gaiter, he was coescious that there had not been justice
dens to seamee, and he was assured that until their moral
sad social comforts were more earnestly looked after, they
wadi sot be in such a poultice as other members of the
ememenity. The Mayor advocated the establishment of
abatis, education vessel, like the Conway, which he said
weld amble the mercantile sad national marine of this
easentry to keep the plaice which it had rip to the mend
time kept among the satires of the earth. The report
which was read stated that the foods of the society had
enabled them to engage the services of the most *Waist
riaplsiss who had united no lees than 4,000 skips, in
which they had delivered nearly 900 sermons. The services
el • marcher and a minter! reader had also Lee severed
for the visitation of me Oro( athe river Mersey sad on
the mails on board data The trainers?. amount showed
that the expescliture had amounted to 00IW., leaving aboet
1001. due to the trimmer —e cam which It was hoped the
public coetributione wield clear up seat year.
MrrporOLlTAx Figs HOPIPITAL, DEVONSIIIIII-
- .4Q12 Rik OTT The tO number of patients relieved
during the week ending fie 16 Irma : Medical, 1,1199
sargiest. 460—total, 1,647, of whisk 603 were new lIMOss,

katu linttlltgentc.

COURT OF QUKRNI3 BKNCH.—Fuss IS.
Sittings at Nisi Prins at Guildhall.—(Before Lord Chief
Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.)
This court was again occupied durios the entire day with
the cams of "Blytb v. &mud'," which involved a question of
breach of contract in regard to the construction of an iron
vessel. The trial had not concluded at the rising of the
court.

muse alter • eirdee el 31 pen, the testator men, stating
the he wished pe !mime 14e entabliehamet.

•••••
A waiter at the Albemarle Hotel deposed that on his last
visit the conduct of Mr. Traherne was very different from
what it had been before. One day, while waiting for dinner,
he called Mrs. Traherne names, and was apparently in •
violent passion. Mrs. Traberne pointed to the witness, and
spoke to her husband in French, but be did not appear to
take any notice. Mrs. Traberne shed tears.
The Rev. A. Short, monad master of Cowbridge School,
said that he noticed a great change in the testator the last
time he saw him. Before then witness thought him odd,
but he spoke like other people. The last time witness saw
him he talked incoherently, and when he learned that wit-
ness was of New College, Oxfonl, be said, "Then you
know Dr. Shuttleworth Dr. Sbuttlewortb died Bishop
of Chichester in 1840. Witness was only 38 years of age.
Mr. Spiridion, a jeweller at Cardiff, proved that the testator
came one day and paid a bill. The same day he called again
three or four times to tattle the same account. Several
servants spoke to a change in the testator's demeanour, and
said that he bad latterly made use of coarse language—a
thing be had never dune before.

1:0;.. Sutton, of Tenby, attended the testator in 1856, and
in 1658. Paid him in the latter year about 30 vote.
Considered that he was suffering from an incipient softening
of the brain. That was an insidious disease, and generally
grew worse. Never knew of a patient getting better. It
affected the intellect more or less ; but whether it diaquali-
lied the patient fnitii conducting business of a difficult nature
depended entirely on the stage which it bad reached. Con-
sidcred the deceased', intellect was impaired to a certain ex-
tent. Had his doubts as to the capacity of the deceased, hut
could not swear that he was not competent to dispose Of his
property by a new will while he was in Tenby. Did not
consider that a twelvemonth later he would have a disposing
power. Saw him in Tenby in 1859, though witness dal not
attend him professionally, and should say be was certainly
not then of testamentary capacity. Saw Mr. Traberne is
company with Mr. Evans, his ordinary attendant, in 1858.
Continued after that to entertain the same opinion of the
case. He was usually very bland and polite ; but if be
changed his subject to one that annoyed him be would be-
come very irritable. Was often surprised at his sudden
changes of manner. A person might suffer from softening
of brain so as to be linable to manage his affairs, and yet
might be able to maintain &general appoarance of rationality—
at least partially. Mr. George Traherne brought to witness
his uncle's letter ordering him to quit Tenby. Saw the
testator the same day, and consideied that on that day hit
was not fit to make a will ; he was so excited.
The ease was agaln adjoareed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—FIB. 18.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Gon'burn.)
IX RZ TURNER.-LIABILITI PA OF MESIIINCIERS.

The bankrupt, a grocer at Rotberhithe, applied for his
certificate. The liabilities are small, between 4001. and
500/. ; no meets.
Mr. Bagley opposed for the assignees ; Mr. George sup-
ported.
The principal charge against the bankrupt was that be
had destroyed letters and ether papers relating to his
affairs when on the eve of bankruptcy; also that he had
allowed his brother in law, Mr. Welch, to get execution
and sweep off all his property.
His Honour said the matter turned on a squabble between
the bankrupt and the assignee, who might be termed " pot"
and " kettle, " and it wee difficult to say to which
the palm of blackness should be awarded. There was
strong evidence that the bankrupt had colluded with
Welch, to secure him the payment of his debt ; but it did
not quite amount to a fraudulent preference. Unfortunately
attorneys had been called in ; two actions had been brought,
one sorest the messenger of the eourt, who, though an
innocent party, would be a loser of 400/. or 5001. ; and
coats of upwards of 7001. had been incurred over this
wretched affair. The bankrupt's accounts were unsatis-
factory ; there was nothing for the creditors ; and the certi-
ficate must be suspended for six months with protection—
the certificate when granted to be of the third clam.

IN RC RDWD. ROWLAND.
The bankrupt wee a builder of New North-road. Thia
was the examination meeting, but the accounts had not been
filed. The unsecured debts and liabilities are upwards of
.......B,ooolj. • meets about 1,000/. Mews. Hart Brothers are
in the preparation of the aoeounfa.
=i'dlournment was ordered.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOUSE.

Eduard Samuel, a respectably dressed young man, was
charged before the Lord Mayor wider the following singular

Joseph Huggett, • very useful officer belonging to the
City detective force, said—On Saturday I was sent for to
Hewers. Kemble and Co., Mincing-lane, colonial brokers,
where the prisoner had been employed as porter. He was
brought to me in the counting-house, and I told him I was
a detective officer, and that information had reached his
employers that he had sent for • locksmith after the clerks
had left for the evening, and had had the locks of •
desk and drawer picked, and asked him whose authority
he had for doing so. He replied some of the clerks in
the counting-house. I said you had some picked last
night, and he said he did not recollect anything
about it last night. The locksmith was then sent
for, and when he came the question was put to
him in the presence of the prisoner, who ordered him
to pick the locks of a desk sod a drawer on Friday night,
and he pointed to the prisoner, and said "Edward." I said
to the prisoner, "Is that truer and he replied "Yes ; I
wanted to send • letter to my sister, and 1 had them
opened to look for a postage stamp. 1 got it, and put the
penny in the box." He was then given into my custody by
Mr. Kimble, and I took him to the station and searched
him, and found 30s. on him, some invoices of spirits, kc.,
that had been supplied to him, and • key. I asked him
what the key belonged to, and he said it belonged to a cup-
board of his own at his apartments. I went there and
found it did not fit any cupboard there, but afterwards
ascertained that it fitted one of the cupboards at Mr.
Kemble'e office, called the sample cupboard.
John Warner, locksmith --On Friday evening, about six
or half past, the prisoner fetched me to pick some locks at
the race. He said he wanted a tea warrant which must
be delivered that night, and which one of the gentlemen
ought to have left out, but that he had forgotten it. I
opened the drawer, and while I was doing the desk he was
looking over the drawer. When I had done the desk he
told me to lock the drawer again, and while I was doing
that he was looking in the desk. He said he had got what
he wanted, but I did not see him take anything out. I
then left without locking the desk. I went there on the
Ist of February last at his request, and picked the lurks of
the drawer and a desk, but not the same desk as I picked
on Friday evening. That was also after all the other clerk,
had left.

Yr. ltawden Di Palm—l am clerk to Henan. Kemble,
and I sometunes keep some money in my drawer, but not
very much ; never more than Is., chiefly in coppers. I
also keep postage stamps there. I locked my drawer on
going away on Friday evening, and when I returned on
Saturday morning I found the lock had been tampered with,
but I can't say that I Mill, anything.
Mr. Horatio Kemble - The prisoner was in my service as
porter. He had no authority from any one to open any
drawers or desks in my office. The key produoed belongs to
me. In July last year, boding that the samples of rum
had been interfered with, we had another lock put on the
cupboard, and a duplicate was provided, one to be kept at
home and the other for the office. The one at the office,
however, was lost, and the other had to be brought into use.
The prisoner was asked about that key, but he denied all
knowledge of it, and on Saturday evening it was found on
him.

Mr. Goodman then told the prisoner that he was charged
with unlawfully attempting to steal property from the desk
and drawer, and asked him if he would rather the Lord
Mayor dealt with the case, or go to the Old Bailey for trial.
The prisoner wished the Lord Mayor to deal with it, and
pleaded guilty.
The Lord Ildayor said it was not a case in which a single
magistrate could decide, and the prisoner was therefor
emended to a future day.