The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-21 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AtooreAtxr, Ana 19.-4
morel Sir J. W. D. Norio, 0.0.13., to receive the yood
servo* penske vacant by the death of Admiral Sir E. C.
Strode, K.C. 8., K.C.H.
Commander : C. A. Campbell, to the Geyser, vice Jack-
son promoted.

.—Ad.

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PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 20.
The Victor Eintrianud, 89, screw, Captain W. J. C. Cud.
' font, C. 8., arrived at Spithead this morning from the Se-
' diterranmit to dismentles and pay off. She exchanged sa-
lutes with the Nag-ship of the comraanderin-chief, Vice-
Admiral Sir W. Brune, K.C.8., on her meival. The Victor
Emmanuel has been about three years and eight months in
commission.

—Theiltancion, 51, screw frigate, Captain J. F. B. Wain-
' wnght, arrived at Spithead this mondag from the west.
ward, and also exchanged salutes with the dig:ship of the
comm►nder in chief.

At II o'clock this morniog the Russian corvette at anchor
at Spitheed dressed in °Gloom cad fired a royal salute.
It is stated that the Black Prince, 40, Iron screw frigate,
will come alongside the/diem jetty to-morrow, to be masted
and brought forward for sea service.
The heap. steam vessel, Haater•Commander Johnstone,
brought estrus yesterday roaming the remainder of the
10th Hines, brought to Eoglsod from Chios in the sailing
transport Flriog Cloud, oral in the (manias that vessel
sailed from Spitheed for the Thames.

CHATHAM, ♦rRIL 20.
ARRIVAL Or TROOP% PROM INDlA.—Yesterday
numerous detachments of cavalry and infantry troops, the
whole numbering upwards of 200 men of all ranks, disem•
barked at Custom-house-quay, Gravesend, under the direc•
Dos of the staff °dicers of this swipe, from the hired
troop-ship Renown, 1,460 tons, Commander Hight, belong.
lag to Menrs. Green, Blackwell.

PLYMOUTH, arau.2o.
The barque Lady Valiant, of London, Captain
Crgishababk, belogging to Mean. H. D. Blyth, Greene,
and Go. from Mooing/1K with a cargo of timber, put in here,
leg oaderk yesterday eillernoon, and landed one of her sea-
raga dangerously wounded by another of her crew. The
lady Valiant left Maahoitin oo December 21, and at 5.30
p.m. on April 5, in lat. 39.13 N., long. 28.16 W., the un-
ftrtauate emirate took Oboe in which the seaman was
wounded. The watch were ordered to set the main-topsail,
and for that purport • watch-tackle war fetched by Amiss
Christi, • Creek seaman ; while be was trying to put the
tackle on the topsail hallyards he put the wrong block
upwards, and Alexander Mortimer, as English seamen,
interfered. A quarrel ensued between the two meg, when
Mortimer kicked Christi, and the letter, drawing his knife,
struck at Mortimer, inflictiog • vary dangerous wound in
bin thigh. which bled profusely. The raptain and others
interfered. Mortimer was taken below, and his wound
dressed. Christi had his knife throws overboard, and he
was placed in irons, nod brought a primmer to this port.
Last evening Mortimer warbrought on share here, and at
his request taken to the Plymoath &don' Home. The
dote ma expect the wound will prove fatal. The
l sty Valisat has rsonved her orders fee London.

TN,. COCST-MAIRTIAL ON CAPTAIN ROBERTSON.—
We believe that the declaims of the authorities with refer-
ee...• t.. the late• eo.urt•martial in the 4th Dragoon Guards
now requires hut the fulfilment of a formality before it
promulgated for the public information. Official Hate, is
most pruperly observed in those matters, and we do not
prof ran to tell our readers the actual result. But a secret
which u know% to some thirty or forty persons almost
ceases to he a secret ; and we have some reason for be-
lieving that the public anticipation of Captain Robertson's
acquittal will be very nearly justified by the erect, and
that that Aker will be ordered to return to Lis duty.
With the suture of the changes that may be expected
to follow we are unacquainted, but rumour associates
the names of several officers, notably those of Colonel
Shute and Lieuteimut-Colocel Curston, with the proximate
command of the 4th Dragoos porn).—Army and .Nary

AIRIVAL OF • CoNFIDFAILTZ VIRWL.—LIVEtt-
TOOL, MONDAY Itousixo.—The Emily St. PitITS, which
was captured off Ow Ireton by a Federal cruiser, baa arrived
bore, baths bean recaptured by her crew.

Orders, it is said, have been given by the
Meister of Marine to hostess the construction of the iron.
eased floating batteries in the French dockyards. It is
feather said that the toiletries floating batteries are to be
launched next month :—The Peibo, the Saigon, the
Palestro, and the Prachiera. Thew batteries are to be
armed with 14 guns each.

A letter from C1'1114.11,4 states that the camp will
this year b. composed of 50,000 MR of all arms. The

am to oommenee is the coarse of mmt month.

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Feiiunpui AMIDENT TO A VOL UNTIAIL •AT
PROwnol.—Oa Good Friday • detachment of the Preston
Artillery Corps were ring a salute at Warton Battery. Bom-
bardier Ashley was reloading a gun which had just been die-
eharged, when, either in the hurry of the blowiest, or from
anxiety to have the gun loaded in time, be pat in the seeped
amp taws the gun had been sponged out. This is a most
important point to have strictly observed, as it is
possible for a patios of a charge to remain not own-
pletely extinguished is a reeently•fired gun, and
lay, himself, who is a first-rate drill instructor,
Ye always impressed this most particukrly upon
tie, members of the corps The adjutaat stood
de ly the guns, but the wind, which blew in fitful gate
eff the water. at this moment drifted the smoke across the
frost, so that it was for a few moments utterly in.pcesible
to see saything that was going on. It was at this moment
that the °barge was put into the muscle of No. 2 gun,
and Ashley seised the rammer to ram the
home. Uafortagately, there must have been some :ha=
renisining in the gas, as the charge was immediately
blown out, sad Ashley was dreadfully hurt. The
rammer, which was seasthed to pieces., moat have struck
him. The poor fellow had his left band completely shot
off, and his left arm brakes above the elbow ; his right
arm was also broken sear the wrist, and also higher
up, and his kin was much wounded on bath Wee ; some of
the buttons of his milker° were blown away. Medical as-
sistance was immediately obtained, and every cam taken
of the poor fellow. The surgame intended to amputate
both boa arms on Saturday, but the hew entertained of
navies his life were very faint.