The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-03 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIItaLTT, FEB. 2. Pitomortoss. Lien.
tenant E. P. Pme (1844), who wee severely injured while
serving as Admiralty agent uu board the Tyne, has been
promoted to the nuked commander on reserved half-gay.
The following °Moen have alito been promoted to the rank
of commanders on reserved half-pay:— Lkutenants R.
Taylor (1821), 0. B. Williams (1840), R. Jesse (1841), and
B. 11. Dalton (1843).
Arromotrtert.—Commander A. J. Woodley (1645), to
be inspecting commander in the Coast Guard.
Lieutenant A. B Owen (1852), to the Victory, 101, flag-
ship, et Portsmouth, for disposal.
becond MnAcr J. It. Allen (1854), to the Indus, 78, flag-
ship, et liceonport.
Midshipmen—S. Plummer, to the Mcgscrt, 6, screw et,lllll
troop chip at Portsmouth; and IL A. Edwin, to the Simeetu,
8, screw steam troop ship, at Portsmouth.

CHATHAM, Fen. 2.
Great surprise bas been caused among the offieerS
attached to the provisional laattalinn at tin garrison. by an
order yisteiday rercivcd from the Gorse Guards, diluting
that the ratioue recruiting parties for the British and India
regiments, whose depots are attached to the provisional
battalion, ore to cease raising teen for their reirtive corps
until further orders. This decision has doubtless been arrived
at by the authorities in consort:nen, of the several depots at
Chatham Barracks being obese their usual numbers the
preeent strength of the. provisional battalion being nearly
3,000 anoen, non-conanno,ioned officers, and privet..

WOOLWICH, Frn. 2.
Tho following companka of the Royal Artillery
aen to proci..l to foreign motin. WI under:—Captain
doo'n, of 13th Battalion, to the Mauritius, to relieve Captain
Flint'. company, 4th Battalion Captain KW/ICA, of 9th
Battalion, to Canada, to relieve Coptain Williow's corn.
pony, of 10th Battalion; Captain O'Connell's company, 9th
Battalion, to Nova Scotia, to relieve Captain Cox'. company,
10th Battalion; Captain Ford's cowpony, 4th Battalion, to
Nova Scotia, to relieve Captain Du flat's tompany, 10th
Battalion. Consequent on the above Mar Strange'. MID.
pony 12th Battalion, will proceed from Norwich to Alder.
ohott, and Major Haste's cowpony, 12th Battalion from
Woolwich to Norwich.

The 90th Regiment, which marched into Porta.
mouth earrienn from Aldcmhett last Friday, method orders
=y to hold them/lawn readiness to embark about
y nest for India.

DRAMA.

DRUBYLANE.

A new drama, in three acts, was produced at this
theatre last night, entitled the Block Book. A gLowe at the
name. of the characters indurad a belief that a German tots
of mystery was to be expected ; but it turned out to be one
of& chum of pieces which were somewhat popular in Paris a
year or two ago, and a specimen of which was popularised is
thin country by Madame Celeste at the Adelphi at the period
in question. In thin kind of drama a well-dressed gentleman
of modern times, of moat correct manners and demeanour, by
dint of the tactical use of knowledge of other
people's affairs, acquired legitimately enough for
dramatic pummel, exercises a kind of diabolic in.
dunce on every ono with whom ho comae in eon-
' tact ; and while assiduously confounding the wicked does
not fail to reward the virtuous and succour the unprotected.
Its MOONS if not brilliant. was more than sufficient to
justify It. repetition for some little time to come.