The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-18 00:00:00

[Stamped, id. Additional.]

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADM:MALTY, APRIL 17. PIONOTIOND ADM AP-
rourrammra.-11Apien S. Beseldon. to tin As* for NeTiee
in the Black Prime ; and G. D. Parry, to the Indus, for
service in the Mahe.
Surgeon S. Chit. to the Adventure.
Assistant-flurgoen H. H. J. Sterling (acting) to the Ad-
venture.
Assistant-Paymaster W. B. Hutchison, confirmed u pay-
master in the Amphiou.
ET. Scott (A) of the Alecto, promoted to acting
firetjtesn assistant-engineer ; and N. F. Hockerston, to the
Cambarlaad, confirmed as second dens assistant-engineer.

PORTSMOUTH, Amu, 17.

The whole el the mates troops in Portsneeth garters
were this morning invested on `Souther-conneta by his
Bard themes the Duke of Cambridge. The duke was
accompanied by Majer,Gemeral Lord Witham Pattie and a
aumareas staff. The 'movements of the troops ware of the
usual routine tharatter. His Royal Highness and suite
afterwards erased over to Gosport and inspected the troops
and the new lies of demos on that side of the water.
The Defines, 18, iron sorer ram, Captaia B. A. Powell,
C. 8., was decked today to repair defects, and to strengthen
the plates on her bow to prevent a returnees' of the sera-
dent eased b titzweiik,hating of her anchor.
The Royal undergoing the proms of owner
sloe into a *Meld , will not be docked until the next
wptiag
nth Bunion newettet Grath, 11 guns, Captain Kopitoff,
arrived at Bpithsed this afternoon from China, bound for
Cronstadk else rebriged salutes With the deg ship of the
erianeinderdereiel, !tier Admhul Webster se
red

CHATHAM, Aran, 17.

ARRIVAL OP TROOPS PROM MAURITIUS. -A

.....
numerous party of Royal Artillery and troops of the lion,
comistiog of ask and diaabled men as well as those who
have completed their period of service, arrived at this gar-
rison yesterday afternoon from the Mauritius, having dis-
embarked at Gravesend from the hired troop chip Sir
James, 700 tons, Captain Parry. In addition to the naval
and military invalids, the Sir James brought borne the
remaining portion of the 4th battery 13th brigade Royal
Artillery, a considerable number of the noo•ooromialosed
cacao and men having volunteered into the Madras Artil-
lery. The military invalids belong to the Royal Artillery,
Royal Engineers, sth Fmihnra and 24th Regiment, the whde
numbers:LW man of all ranks, together with the following
:—Captain Sir John Campbell, Bert., Captain
F. Law, and Lieutenant E Bainbridge Royal Ardl-
lery, Captain D. Gibson, 24th Regiment, Bainbridge,
Aasistent-
' Surgeon Finsesaom, R.A. The Sir James sailed from the
Mauritius on the Ist February, touched at St. Helena on the
3rd March, and sighted the Limed oa the 11th inetant.
During the voyage live deaths occurred on board. After the
troops had been medically inspected seven of the number
were admitted into Fort Pitt Hospital. The Royal Artillery
were forwarded to Woolwich.

WOOLWICH, Aran 17.

•
Two hundred workmen have been discharged
during the rwent week from the Armstroag gun factories
at the Royal Arsenal, and the total induction of the genera
department@ to the extent of upwards of ;090 hands is
being rapidly carried out, In consequenoe of this large and
Dodgem reduction much clistrime has resulted, and numbers
of men have been discharged without receiving any
notice. Is the corns.* department the reduction LT':
Unship that the volunteer companies in many eases will be
unable to muster more than one-third of their previous
stategtb.