The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-04 00:00:00

REINFORCENIF.NTS FOR INDIA.

With highly commendable promptitude the go-
vernment have taken steps to reinforce the Europese pert of
the Indian army. Pour additional Infantry Regunents
sec ordered out and are preparing to embark, by the 20th
Inst., namely, the Ist Royals, the 19th and 38th, and the
79th Highlanders—ell good and dietinentished Crimean
regiments. These, with the 2nd and Sid Dragoon
Guards, the 7th Fusiliers, the 60th Rifles, the 88th, the
Ride Brigade, the recruits for the regiments already in India,
which are in course of embarkation, and the carp on their
way to China (but to be halted at Ceylon and Singapore,
end sent on to India), will give an addition of 14,000 awn to
the existing force.
The deily papers here been publishing • paragraph
to the effect that Lkutenant-Geeend Sir Cohn Camp-
bell ia going out to India with the reinforcements.
Our readers will scarcely need a contradiction of eo
absurd a statement, but it is well that the public,
should know that Sir Colin Campbell is senior to
General Anson, whom there is no intention to remove or
aupereede, and that It is not customary to send generals
with reinfoe satti es there ere already officers enough of
that rack fa ladla.

Thera will be no sugmentation to the officers of the Crimean
regiments ordered out to India, as they are already beyond
their strength. The augmentation will De limited to the
non-commissioned officers and men. The volunteers for the
augmentation will each receive a bounty of one pound
sterling.
All Queen's and company's officers now on Lam at absence
from their regiments en India, have received peremptory
orders to rejoin their several corps—Data Armies Goma*.

Muury, JULY 3.—Apronmnarre.—Masters
W. D. Senn (1865), to the Cruiser, 17 avow steam-ship,
Beet India sod Chins station; sod 0. 11. Allen (1856), to
the Miai, et, free paddle-wheel steam vowel, West Comet
of Metes

Sexed Ilona 0. Patterson, to the Dee, 4, peddle-wheel
sioreohlp, for particular service.
deagotor A. S. Pratt (1856), to the Pluto, 4,
pollls-virel •1•1111 i, Wl5O Coast of Africa station ;
ma S. Janina (1949), to the Lizard, 1, iron paddle-wheel
dun yank at Iliouniess.
AmiNYM, P. P. Taylor, to the Bowmen, 70, flag-
WE, at Donoport.
CRESSIDA TIGOHANIV.—This regiment has been
eat far drill daring the lest throe months by troops and squad-
ron, mks Vas fadrsatisa at their adjutant, Captain Hill;
awl we mularenall dot N. mane part of the troop will
fibernordes k Tabby sod Tatton Parks, in Sep-
rod, Ina bring their drill to Tabley Part
the mood Nebo gnat by their noble colonel, Lord de
Tabby, will be .meld for. They will consist of. twenty
guinea cap for the led swordsmen, and live guineas each for
the twe bed eanne ids to that notwithstanding their not
Wag salmi IN as and for pannsanat duty, Lord de Tabby
▪ eft binwasi andflursalin. irk entry arrendattal
lie lands op Me dielpar sod Manny for which the
ens le eo justly osiebrated.—lfnelesiteld Orwtier.

PORTSMOUTH. JILT 3.
New colours were presented to the 88th Regiment
of Foot to-day, on Souther Common, by General Sir W.
C.odringlea. AU the troops In garrison were prevent, in-
ched* the 7th Pitaliars, the 19th Regiment, Royal Ma-
Azeihey, ha. The mesa was a very splendid one.
Se W. Oadabstaa irk • vsey eloquent speech to the regi-
mes* =UMW tide mese Y the Crimea and on other
We of surviou and baying that they would continue to pre-
arm *ate renown in the Indian duty they would have to
P lbw&

CHATHAM, Jrt.r 3.
The Cosaack, 21, screw steam corvette, Captain
James H. Cockburn (l8S5), has arrived from the Wentlndia
station, having been in commlation nearly three years. She
will strip and pay off at this port.
This morning a despatch was received by Colonel H.
Jervis, from the War-office, directitat the whole avail-
able force of the depots of the 35th Regiment and the 60th
Rifles is to be held In readinees to embark at Gravesend im-
mediately for India.

MERCY ON TUE FROOS.—Epicures are aware that
the only pert of the frog which is eaten is the hind legs. The
Society for the Protection of Animals of Berne has obtained
the insertion,in a special law on the subject, of an article
prohibiting the practice hitherto adopted of tearing off the
hind legs of those animals before their heads are cut off.