The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-10 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

(MON LAST 7solrell CIASRTTE.)
WAR-OFFICE, PALIAIALL, Ocr. 9.
Corunheariat Deerit Deputy - Auvistant Ckenetbeary-
()meal Alfredkrneet Petrie to be assidant commissary-
general, vice licHinstry, placed on the retired ; Ensign
Jams Alkyne Clarbe, horn 9!nd Foot, acting deputy-assis-
tant eonuaissary-gensral, to be deputy-waists:it tointuismizy-
general. Conuiseiou to bear date 10th February, ttiSti, but
such antedate not to carry pay prior to let August, 1809.
Cbaplain's Department—The Reverend Michael Cuffe, chaplain
of the fairth am, to be chaplain of the third claim

AnitutALTY, Ocr. 6.—Sub-Lieutenant Philip
Francis has been promoted to be lieutenant in her
Majesty's fleet, with seniority of 3rd inst. Oct. B.
Commander Walter Jaime I'ollard bas this day been pro-
moted to be a retired captain, under the provisions of her
Majesty's Orders in Council of lst August, 1860; 9th
July, 1864 ; and 24th March, 1866. Oct. 9.—Azkrut
meets Navigating Sub-Lieutenants Henry W.
to the Bullfinch, and Arthur Cl. St. G. Poasonby to the
Wizard; Staff-Surgeon Dr. James Walsh to the Zealous;
Engineers Alexander Beattie and George Hunt (s), to the
Bullfinch ; First-clase Assistant Engineer Daniel A. Coch-
rane to the Bullfinch; Acting Second-class Assistant
Engineer Thomas Osborne, additional, to the Galatea.
The Army and Navy Gazelle understands that
the Secretary of State fur War is about to contract for
three hundred iron shields. The principal manufacturers
are to be called upon to tender competitively, and with the
understanding that each firm shall supply its own form of
construction. The same authority says that the exami-
nation of naval cadets on board her Majesty's ships
Britannia and Royal George US fur the future, to be con-
ducted solely by the Rev. Dr. Woolley, LLD., Director of
Education for the Admiralty. Our contemporary is
pleased to find that the discipline on board the Bntannis is
in a very perfect state, and that the general conduct of the
cadets leaves nothing to be desired.

It has been determined to present General
Peel, the retiring member for the borough of Hunting-
don, with a testimonial for his long and faithful services
to the constituency.
Mn. GLADSTONE AND THE COMING ELECTION.
—An announcement of great importance in connection
with Mr. Gladstone's chances in South West Lancashire
(says the Mancheater Examiner) is made by the liberal
agents in that division. It is said that the revision just
closed of the voters' lists has resulted in a liberal gain of
nearly a thousand voters.
A SINGULAR MAERIAGB.—Wo understand that
a couple aro to be united in marriage this evening in this
city, who have never yet seen each other. The bridegroom,
who is a man of talent and considerable wealth, came from
his home, hundreds of miles west of the Mississippi River,
to meet his betrothed for the first time. The bride is a Boston
lady, pommeed of rare accomplishments, and onegreatly ad-
mired- for her disciplined mind and preposearing appear-
ance. The engagement was brought about in a manner
somewhat of the romantic. The bridegroom,
•Pfirigkiinuthe army advertised in a Boston literary paper
for a lady correspondent, stating it to be his object only to
enliven the dull hours of campr life. Among the many an-
swers to his requeet be one from a lady in Boston
with whom he kept up • oorrmiondence, which continued
after his departure for the West, until it finally resulted
in an engagement. Portraits were interchanged probably,
but it is a fact in our own knowledge, that the lad_y and gen-
tleman had never seen each other till to-day. Prom what
we know of the parties, we are inclined to believe that the
will be a happy mix—Berton Traveller, Sept. 2S.
A MAN ORDERING MS OWN COFFIN.—John
Banks, of Cheadle, miner, being in the habit of spending a
great portion of his hard earuings in the public-house, his
wife a few days since remonstrated with him, telling him
that be was killing himself as fast as he could ;that he
would die in great porrty, and would have to be buried in
a pariah oeillu. The mature thus presented to Banks was so
humiliating that he ozonised his determination to guard
against it, and forthwith went and ordered
wit,hissed's which
was brought home on Saturday might last. Hie ,ever, would not allow it to be taken Inie theism/a Coo-
, it was reasoned to the Blasts Home Inn, close
at .-to await Brake' !Musa her bon Ms work.
ply cwt was erinied in the town by this
*rase
_art miseemly eessineaset and many poem were
attracted to IThanatny the calla was removed
to the lefeelhole die Ne. LoWnds, the maker, there to m-
um, eetll N isnaVasd by the owner. a plate bearing the
same•" Jam ' being
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