The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-21 00:00:00

LONDON. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1881.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

A t.Ni H.t LTY, JAY. 19.—A1P01NT3111211T4.--Lieu-
tenant 11. Rogers, to the Osesselt.
sur,;eon I k. W. J. Baird, to the lipilatid.
*coral-Master 11. R. J. Psereh, to tie Rhadsmantbus.
Askistant•Psynaster J. M. MOON, to be secretary's clerk
it) the Ssaspareil.

WOOLWICH, JAS. 20.
The Triton, 4team-vemel, Lieuteuant-Commaader
Burtou, from the Weo. Coast of Attica, was paid off pater-
day, and the crew granted the tetual leave of &bream.

CHATHAM, JAN. 20.
lu cori•equerice of the great increase which has
lately taken place in the ber of soldiers belo*ging to
this ganiain charged before the magistrates in the neigL•
bouring city of Rochester, an inquiry into the circumstances
wee instituted by the magistrates yesterday afternoon, at
the clam; of the ordinary bildniss before the court. During
the investigation it transpired that mutely a sitting of the
magistnites passes without one or more soldiers being
charged before the court for various offences, and only un
&lanky there were uo leas than five soldiers placed before
the magistrates, three of them for being concerned in two
burglaries the same night, while auother of the soldiers, who
is a returned convict, was apprehended within the city,
where lie admitted he woo for the purpose of committing a
robbery. la reply to the magistrates I. was stated that one
great reason for the recent increase in the number of offences
by the military was that the pickets had lately been withdraw*
from Rochester, and confined aschnively to this town ;
while soldiers of known bad character were too frequeutly
granted to be about from the barracks all night is
prone of whichipase two of the soldiers apprehended forburglary
had pusses in their posseellion, permitting them to be
absent all night. The Mayor directed Superintendent
/bulky, the chief constable, to lay the facts of the case
before Major. General Eyre. in order that he might adopt
means to prevent a recurrent* of the military offences
within the city of Rochester,
' The memorandum issued a few days since by Major.
General Eyre, in the shape of a garrison order, to the
officers and troops of the district, inviting them to com-
mence a subscription towards the relief of the distressed
pour, has been responded to by all make in the garrison in
a most generous spirit, nearly the whole of the officers and
men having subscribed, sad a rather considerable amount
obtained up to the present time. The subscription his not
ouly been confined to the troops in barraclui, but the invalids
under treatment at Port Pitt Hospital have also subscribed
among themselves towards the same object, upwards of 101.
having been collected in that establishment elate.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9D.
The Bedfordshire regiment of light infantry,
one of the finest militia regiments in the service, is ordered
to be disembodied by the 7th proximo. Volunteering com-
menced yesterday, an allowance being granted to each
volunteer of 14 days' pay am a gratuity, and a bounty of 21.
It to Utlderfliooll that the 13eilfunlahire militia will be suc-
ceeded in Portsmouth by the 41st Regiment of the line.
At the last Portsmouth tluarter Sammie the Recorder,
J. D. Weridge, Fast, drew the attention of the grand jury
to the fact that a large proportion of the criminala under
his juridiction was composed of soldiers and sailors in her
Majedy's service. It appears that at the present time
there are 9U prisoners confined in the borough gaol, and of
that aviabar SO less than VS are soldiers and le gallon, in
the receipt of government pay.
Owing to the severity oft he weather, a large number at
able-bodied operatives, employed on the government and
private works in progress of construction I n the neighbour-
'wed of Portsmouth, have been thrown out of employmeit
fur two or three weeks, and have subsided mainly upon
parochial relief and private benevolence. Although the
number has exceeded 2,000, the police-court has been
unusually dull, and for several days not • single prisoner
has been brought before the magistrates.

THE LATE. Suit HAMMY SMITH.—Tito proposal for
the erection of a memorial to the late Lientessat-(ieseral
Sir Harry Smith at Whittlesey, his native plow, erstlases
to receive add:tiottal pecuniary support. The amount now
subernbell te about 31101., donations baying been received
from the Marquis of Tweeddale, Bir De lacy Enos, M.P.,
Colonel Holdich (Calcutta), the Earl of BUMS h, the
Dukt of Bedford, General Sir James flimpeos, •
General Sir H. Somerset, Lord Hotham, Lientessot-Ge.
nem' Sir Charles Yorke, &e. The nature of the memorial
has not been di:ciwled on. _

LVNWN NATIONAL RI/Lilt—The battalion as-
sembled on Saturday last at Wellington Barracks for the
first tune Mare Obristama, and marched oat, headed by the
drums and fifes of the Gainedier Orris (wines playing
was most inspiriting), and by their own dram and fife hand.
The improvement in the band was most marked. The
sol.herlike appearance of the men was the theme of universal
admiration. The battalion took its mane along Sagest-
Benet, "fottenham-court-road, Edgeware-road, and Gad,
and thence to the barracks. The Lieutenant-
Colonel commaadant is Sir John Villiers Shelley, the
member for Westminster. It is stated that the carps will
immediately be enrolled.

CIVIL SERVICE Rirt. (21W! MIDDLE/li.l).—ns
Pat-opine companies will assemble at Barbed-ball on Fri-
day, at 4.30, fur company drill ; and on Saturday the regi.
mane, beaded by its band, will march to Clapham-common
fur skirmishing practice. On this occasion full-dress uni-
form, leggings, and hap coven will be worn. Parade at
Soinerset•house, 2.30 p.m.