The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, AIMICST 18.—APPOITTMETTS. —Lieu-
ten.uts H. P. Gilbert, to t►e Bombay ; J. K. T. Fullertoe,
to the Bombay ; L L. Grim; to the Marlborough.
Stih-feeaterierits A. S. Pbilpotta, to the Buiratay ; H. A.
liandemlle, to the Bombay.
Mehibiparaa B. C. Blue, to the Bombay.

PORTSMOUTH, AOGOST 18.
The Channel squadrou, under the command of
Rear. Admiral Sydney Colpoys Donna. C. 8., arrived at
flpitliemd thismorning from Wand, last from Portland. The
equadma 000sisM of the Edpr (Bag duo), 73, screw, Captain
G. T. P. Horeb, ; the Warrior, 4U, iron screw ship, Captain
the Hoe. A. Cochrane, C.B. ; the Black Prison, 41, iron
screw ship, Captain J. F. B. Wanawright ; the Priam Con.
sort. 36, area =ow ship, Captain G. 0. Wales, C.B. ; the
Rector. 26, moo screw ship, Captain G. W. Freddy, GB. ;
the Defeerw, 16, ire. screw ship, Captain A. Phalluses;
and the Enterprise, 4, iroo screw sloop, commander C. J.
Rowley. The aquadroa will coal at Spithead, sod mil ea
Moeda for SeoCand.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty impeded
Fort Cumberlaud this moraine, and Use forts and berrarba
at Eastoey, mtureing to lunch as, board the Osborne at two
o'clock. They aturwasda leaded at the dockyard and is.
spectod the Tamer screw troop ship, the Wolverine, 21,
screw corvette ; and the Victoria, 121, fitting for service M
the Mediterranean, to relieve the Marlborough. 131, bow-
ing lb* deg of Rear• Admiral Robert Smart, H.S.

Tat &WIZ AT TUN GRAND SLIMLY AND OW-
NTACIAL Doom.—The proceedinp in connexion with this
strike will, apparently, soon be settled in a way which will
probably prove detrimental to the man engaged therein.
reeetisp of the directors of dm two companies hare
been MK sad peelers measures adopted, and the
essenpeetes beet determined to resist the demands of the
wen, which they deem to be extortionate, iniuunuck as their
standing wages are 6a. Bd. and 7s. Bd. per diem, and when
as piens they taro up to le• and 12.. per diem. A large
body of men from Hull arrived last imolai to work in the
Grand Surrey Docks. The Commercial Dock Company
Lee sent agents to Hull, Bristol, Gloucester, Grimsby, he.,
for ambiance, and, if necessary, they will go on to Scotland
in order to deals efficient baud., and as they are prepared to
offer dearly double the Inge, the labourers receive at the
outvote the result cannot be doubted.
NoitturtEar Dorayaan.—This abipbuilding and
iregiee• nog establishment, lately occupied by Mr. William
Pitcher, and now by Mr. C. J. Mare, was put up for sale
by auction, on Wedeenday het, at the Guildhall Coffee-
house' by Maws. Fuller and Horsey, of 13, lillliteretresi.
The dockyard, harem as area of about 18i acres, comprises
a great dry dock, with We ell; s, and an extensive mega et
factories sod offioss, Geed with very complete sod away
anachisery, sod enjoys a well-merited reeatatice for haviag
bad Wilt in it during the Mimeos war 58 rue and despatch
boats within the short space of 30 months. Lugs ships
bare also been built for the Royal Weil India Mail COOP
pane, the Resides, Breallian, Spanish, Greek, and Turkieh
governmeats, he. The bidding were opened with an atilt
of 7.0,10101.; sod after a short, het spirited, competition, the
property was ultimately knocked down to Mr. C. J. Mare,
at the sum of 76,0001. A number of cottages adjoisift,
with two licensed public-bouses• the post-offiee, a toiftbon,a
shop, aid several paresis of land, were afterwards disposed
of at •varioes trams, sweating in the aggregat, to nearly
12,0U0/.