The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-12 00:00:00

THE REDUCIION OF THE ARMY.

With reference to the intimation in the Express
yesterday as respects Me pr, p >l-d reduction in thearmy, ft
may now be stated that the fiiilowing reg =tuts are p,sitively
to be diminished in number, viz.:-6th Foot, from 1.200
to 750 rank and file. 20th, 36th, 42nd, 44tn, 45th, 56 h 67th,
69th, and 76th regiments, and 2i.d Li:it:al:on Rifle brigade,
having two battalions each of 1,200 rank and fi,e, ere, in
future, to Lave but one battalion of 1,000 rank and file. The
depots of about sixteen regimen's (the service companies
being lathe colonits) are also to be reduced by 20 rank and
file each depot. The 11th, :59th and 66th regiments, • g
in New South Wales and New Z,ltland, and which now
consist of 1,000 rank and file each, are to be reduced to 750

rank and tile. The total of mcn to be reduced amoun•a thus
to 3,520 rank and file. The officers not required will here-
after be provided tar as vacancies may uccur, and ad interim
will be on the retired or halt-pay let.

DEPUTATION TO THE BOARD OF TRADE
RESPECTING PILOTAGE.
A deputation from the Steam-ship Owners' Ass,-
elation bad an interview with the Right lion. H. Labou-
chere, on Friday last, at the Board of Trade.
The deputation writ intr hinted by Mr. ANDERSON, X P.,
chairman of the association, who stated their o. j set was to
request Mr. Labouchere's interposition for the purpose of
inducing those pilot boards whim:: had not) et complied with
the intentions of the legislature, as contaiced in the Pilotage
Act of last session, to grant certificates (exempting them
from compulsory employment of and payment fur pibAsi)efno ,t,
masters and mates of steamers who should have
fouad, upon examination, qualified to pilot their own
vessels. The asseciation, Mr. Anderson stated, had hitherto
abstained from urging the government to introduce a tem-
iyulsory bill, under the impreasian that the example of the
Trinity House of London in carrying out the objects of the
measure of last session would hose been uniformly fol-
lowed. H regretted, however, to be obliged to stat • that
although several local pilot boards had emptied with the
provisions of that Oct. the pilot cornettist: e of Lin rui.ol Lad
declined, and that of Dublin had no: consented, to follow their
example.
lie was followed by
Mr. Waveost, director of the City of Dubli.t Steen Packet
Company, who detailed the communications that had taken
place between the ream-packet companies conneired with
Liverpool and the pilot committee cf the port, and which
resulted in the refusal, on the part of that bcdy, to grant
certificates as proposed. Having shown how oppressively
the pilotage system operated un the coasting sum trade,
he exprescd a hope that the Bard of Trade would use its
iilluence with the pilot committees of Liverpool std 1./Wi-
lls, to induce them to affad to the owners of coasting
ream-vessels, the relief contemplated under the act of last
session.
It was intimated by Sir DENIS La Maurits:4r, that is
consequence of the re; rcsentations which had been made to
the Hoard of Trade, a circular had been addressed to the
several pilot committees, and that he had that morning re-
ceived a letter in reply from the Liverpool Pilot Committee,
offering, if desired to do so, to exempt all Irish coasting
steamers, not applying for a pilot, from payment of pilotage.
Mr. ANDERSON stated, in reply to a question from Mr.
Labonchere, that as the deputation represented the interests
of steam shipping generally, the propos:l mode of ex-mp-
tion in order to be satisfactory should be general in its ope-
ration, end Lot confined to a particular branch of the steam
coasting trade.
After further conversation, in which several members of
the deputed= joined, the interview terminated by Mr.
Labouchere admitting the justice of t. e claims advan.ied on
the part of the Steam shipowners Association to the beeefita
intended by 'he Pilotage Act of last session, and ty his sag-
gelling that a letter should be addressed to the B "aro cf
Trade, embodying the statements which had teen submitted
to aim by the deputation.