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I rick City Militia Artillery, to be Paymaster, vice Duff,
I about to be removed to a Depot Battalion.
91th Foot--Ensign F. H. Eliot to be Lieutenant, by
I purchase, vice Meade, promoted.
i 97th Foot—Ensign J. E. D. Hill to be Lienten ant,
without purchase, vice Derman, killed in action ; Lieut.
Douglas A. McGregor to be Adjutant, vice Derman, killed
in action.
Rifle Brigade—Quartermaster Thomas Gough to be Pay-
:nester.
Ist West India Regiment —ensign F. East to be Lieu-
tenant. without purchase, vice Cave, deceased.
2d West India Regiment—Ensign J. R. Thomson to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kavanagh, who retires.
Callon Rifle Regiment Ensign William Biddnlph
Pine ard, from the 7th Foot, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase.
Gold Coast Corps—The promotion of Captain Thomas
Cochrane to bear date the 25th January, 1855, in lien of
11th May, 1855, as previously stated.
STAFF.—Captain and Brevet-Colonel the Hon. Alexan-
der Gordon, C. 8., Grenadier Guards, to be Deputy Quar-
termaster-General at Head Quarters, vice Major-General
Sir Arthur W. Torrens, K.C.8., deceased ;Captain Thomas
Andrews Rawlins, from the 86th Foot, to have the Sub-
latantive Rank of Staff Captain of the Depot for Invalids at
Chatham, and to have the psymentof the Invalids at that
place.
UNATTACHED—Lieutenant Robert Mordannt Dickens,
from the 17th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase.
ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE—Captain Robert Mordaunt
Dickens, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain of Coal-
panics of Gentlemen Cadets, vice Brevet-Major Daly.
HOSPITAL STAFF. —Assistant-Staff-S nrgeon Waldegrave
Rock Thompson, M.D., to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second
Class vice Merchant, deceased • Assistant-Surgeon Thos.
Clark Brady, from the 57th Foci% to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Paliolepts, appointed to the 77th Foot. To be Act-
ing Assistant-Surgeons —Henry Richard Lnbb Veale,
M.D. ; Charles Cooper, Gent. ; Thomas Grantham Atkin-
son, Gent. ; James Greig Leask, M.B. ; James Cruice,
Gent. ; Frederick Lesslie Walker Wright, Gent. ; Henry
Alexander Gogarty, Gent. ; Neville Gray Du Vernet
Parker, M.D. The appointment of Mr. David Elvy Robb,
as Purveyor to the Forces, to be ante lated to 21st Feb.,
1855.
BREVET.—Captain Thomas Colman, of the 9th Foot, to
be Major in the Army. To be Lieut.-Colonels in the
Army—Brevet-Major Thomas Colman, of the 9th Foot ;
Major Edward Stopford Claremont, half-pay unattached ;
Lieut. and Captain Ed wyn Sherard Burnaby, of the ,
Gre-
nadier Guards, attached to the British Italian Legion, '
under the command of Brigadier-General the Hon. H. H
M. Percy, to have the local rank of Major while so em- '
ployed; Theophilus Faris, formerly Captain in the 35th
Foot, Depot Adjutant to the German Legion, at Shorn-
cliffe, to have the rank of Captain while so employed. 1

ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 10. - -
Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Samuel
James Nicoll to be First Lieutenant, vice Pearse, to
half-pay.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Ensign
Joseph Wigg to be. Lieutenant vice Price, who retires;
John Hampden Waller, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Wigg,
promoted.
West York Rifle Regiment of Militia—William Rogers,
Esq., late 96th Regiment, to be Captain, vice Stanhope,
resigned ; Ensign William Cole to be Lieutenant, vice
Wentworth, resigned ; Edward Clayton, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice Cole, promoted.
4th Regiment of West York Militia—Ensign John Arthur
Cooper to be Lieutenant, vice Durden, resigned; George
Shirley Terry, Gent., to be Ensign.
sth Regiment of est York Militia—William Balmer,
Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon.
2d or North Durham Regiment of Militia—Ensign
George Lewis Trotter to be Lieutenant, vice Hubback, re-
signed.

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this occasion Crossley ilaid nothing to me about the
points. He merely asked me to jump up, and we went
off rather fast. Crossley during our going up the line
looked at the fire, and poured out the oil for oiling the
engine and tender. I was aware, and so was Crossley,
that a trAiii was expected about that time. I carir.ot at
all account for Our being on the down line of rails. The
lights approaching the down train were not lighted. I
believe the signal., at the siding goi,,g int the engine-
shed were standing at `danger.' Tney generally stand
so when a train is not expected. Some minutes betore
the concussion took place the cylinder cocks were shut,
and we were blowing off steam from the dome. The
approaching train could not bear our blowing off steam,
and I think our engine could not be seen by them."
On the return of the coroner and jury to the public
offices,

Leicestershire Regiment of Militia—To be Lieutenants
—Ensign Nathaniel Walter Chittenden, vice Massack, ap-
pointed to 46th Foot, without purchase; Ensign Charles
Henry Newbatt, vice Walker, appointed to 88th Foot,
without purchase ; Ensign Alfred Godfrey Black, vice
Key, resigned. To be Ensign—Percy Lionel Rawlins,
Gent., vice Barwell, appointed to 90th Foot, without pur-
chase.
Hampshire Militia Artillery—Second Lieutenant James
Henry Bartlett Reynolds to he First Lieutenant.
Royal Rifle Regiment of Denbighshire Militia— Robert
Walter Hesketh, Gent., to be Ensign ; Edward Wynne
Griffith, Gent., to be Ensign.
Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia—Captain William
Vaughan Jenkins to be Major, vice Miles, resigned ; Lieu-
tenant Robert Desmond Adair to be Captain, vice Jen-
kins, promoted ; Ensign Thomas Hill Lucas to be Lieute-
nant, vice Adair, prcmoted.
The Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew
Militia—Lieutenant Lawrence W. Reynolds, late of the
97th Regiment, to be Captain, Vice Hamilton, promoted ;
Ensign John James Scott to be Lieutenant, vice Barber,
appointed to an Ensigncy in the 97th Regiment.
Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia—John Stewart Pender,
Gout.. to be Lieutenant, vice Cunninghame, who has ob-
tained an Ensigncy in the Line. [This appointment is
substituted for that which appeared in the 0.-vette of Fri-
day last, the 7th inst.] Warham St. Leger Durdin, Gent.,
to be Ensign.
[The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazeite of Aug. 17.]
Leicestershire Regiment of Militia—James White Min-
chin, Esq., late Captain 62d Foot, to be Captain, vice San-
ders, who retires, retaining his rank.

Francis smith, who acted as guard to the 4.10 train
from London, was called, and stated that Wm. Graham
had acted as driver to the engine, and that Crossley's
engine was not seen when the concussion took place.
Benjamin Christer, the ordinary stoker of the engine
of which Crossley bad charge, gave evidence in identifi-
cation of the deceased. He state I further that he was
at home at 6 o'clock on the night of the accident, and
did not hear of it till 9 o'clock. Instead of sending for
him to go with the engine another person was appointed.
' When the regular stoker was not present, it was the
' duty of the cleaner to take his place. The duties of a
stoker were to look out, the same as the engineman, to
take care of the fires, and to light the lamps. The brake
was also under his control. The cleaner of an engine
was competent to discharge all these duties if be bad
been any time on. When a switchman was away from
his place the stoker lid his dury if the engineer asked
him to do so. At the engine-shed an engine, on leaving
it, did not rrquire to cross the up line to get upon the
down line. The down line was the first the engine
came upon. The ordinary position of the points was
such as to send an engine along the down line. If they
were not specially set for another purpose an engine
would necessarily go along the down line. Previous to
leaving the station the driver of the engine on Wednes-
day i.vglat ought to have had the points altered in order
to be taken upon the up line.
By a Juryman—The lamps should be trimmed before
starting, and not afterwards, and it was usual to do so.
Silas Cox, a police-officer, identified several articles
found on the person whose name is supposed to be Fran-
cis Beart, among others a knife with the word "Beart"
scratched upon the handle, and a game certificate bear-
ing the name of Francis Beart.

The inquest was then adjourned till Monday at ten.

THE MURDER AT CUDHAvr.,commir-
TAL OF THE ACCUSED.

BANKRUPTCIE 3 ANNULLED,

TAX atil4, LONDON, FRIDAY VvRNINeII, SEPTEMBETI, 14

and the other Si. he charged for bringing the, prisoner
from J,~r.ev to Rtutharnpton.
Mr. B idkin sentenced the prisoner to 12 ruonihs'l!ard
labour.

Prisoner—lt eatspien(imp ' Hy, w'Jis!
has rained rn f.r ev,r.

lona
Ilaesltall, 54, a resoi-cfal,ly-dre,se,l man, de-
scribed as a clerk, Was indicted for stealing a quantity of
Sevres china, &c., va'utt 1501,, the property of John
Flarbottle.
Mr. Parry appeared fer the prosecution ; Mr. Met-
calfe for the nrisoner.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
Mr. Parry said he was instructed to say that this was
not the first transaction of the kind the prisoner had
been engaged in. He had done the same thing in Ber-
mondsey.
The prisoner positively denied this.
M. Bodkin said he was sure that those who instructed
Mr. Parry to make that statement would not do so with-
out some ground, and, as it was denied by the prisoner,
be should defer passing sentence, so that inquiry might
be made.

Charles Cooper Cloutte, dragoon, was indicted for hay-
inry embezzled three sums of money, amounting to nearly
401., which he had received and on account of Thomas
Russell and other,, his masters.
Mr. Metcalfe was instructed on behalf of the prisoner.
The prosecutors were woollendrapers in St. Martin's-
lane, and the prisoner had been their traveller, in which
capacity he received the sums mentioned. He was dis-
chatged in June, and he then enlisted for a soldier. Con-
siderable deficiency was found in his accounts, and infor-
mation was given to the police, in consequence of which
Sergeant Lockyer of the detec'ive police Proceeded to
the cavalry barracks at Thindalk, whither the prisoner
had been sent, and there took him into custody.
Sentenced to nine months' hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.—Edward Pipe, a middle-aged man
of respecta! le appearance, was charged with embezzling
the Rum of 251., and another sum of 11. 10s.
Mr. G. W. Nugent, upholsterer and hou,e agent, Nos.
14 and 20, Upper Berkeley-street East, said that in the
month of May last he engaged the prisoner as his clerk,
and he remained in his employment several weeks. It
was his duty to receive money on prosecutor's account,
and to pay all that he received over to him. He had a
salary of a guinea and a half a week.
Mr. Long—Have you any reason to believe that he has
received any money which he has not paid over to you ?
Prosecutor—Yes, sir. There is a sum of 251. which
was paid to him by Mr-. Boothby, No. 1, Ciaren•lon-
place, Hyde•park-square. There is also another sum of
11. 103. which he had received from the Countess of Cla-
rendon. There are other sums which I have reason to
believe he has received. The coachman of Mrs. Boothby
will produce the receipt given by the prisoner. lam
agent to Mrs. Spurling. Grove•house, Tunbridge, who
is the owner of part of the Hyde-park estate. The pri-
soner wrote to that la,dv, statine- that the money had
been pail by Mrs. Boothby. (The letter and receipt
were produced, and were both proved to have been writ-
ten by the prisoner.)
James Shaw, coachman to Mrs. Boothby, said that the
previous day he was applied to for the receipt by Mr.
Nugent, and that he took it out of the desk of the butler,
who paid the money. Mrs. Boothby was in Scotland.
Charles Roberts, 107 D, stated that he took the pri-
soner into custody the previous evening, and that on being
told the offence with which he was charged, he observed,
"It cannot he helped," and that it was " a bad job."
The prisoner was remanded, bail being taken, himself
in 1001., and two sureties in 501. each.

CLER,ICENWELL.—The Rev. Mr. Marvell, of
Uppingbam, Rutland, applied for advice and assistance
under the following extraordinary circumstances, The
reverend gentleman said that on Tuesday night last he
arrived at Euston square station. It was balf-pa.t 10
o'clock, and being excessively fatigued he proceeded
to a coffee-house kept by a Mr. John Ashdowne, 34.
Seymour-street, Euston-square, for the purpose of re-
freshment and a bed. He was informed that be could
have a bed in a double-bedded room for ls., and in a
ongle-berlded room for ls. 6d. He preferred the latter,
and retired to rest ; but although so tired, he was
awakened after he had been in bed about two hours by
the biting of vermin, and he could get no rest. He got
up, and requested to be shown" into another apartment,
which was done. On the following morning Mr. Ash-
downe charged him for two beds, which he objected to
pay ; whereupon Mr. Aebdowne ass,ulted him, and de-
tained his carpet bag, by which he had been put to great
inconvenience.