The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-12 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY FRB. 11. APPOINTIRNTS. —OOlll.
roomier T. Harninhaton, to the Cumberland.
Lieuteoanta P. Blakiston and H. E Stephens, to the
Cumberland ;A. W. Worry, to tho Euryalus ;E. Rorie
and C. M'Laugblio, to the Marlborough ; T. Howes, A. L
Clarkson, A. L Trevor. sod P. Walter, to the Mk.

Acting Lieutenants T. L Woods, to the Forte; and G.
N. Smallpiece, to the Bacchante.

CHATHAM, Fill 11.
This morning a batch of 40 convicts, most of
whom are under long periods of penal mrmtude, were for-
warded from Bt. Mars's Prism to Portsmouth, to be eon.
ployed on the fortifications sow in perms on that part of
the coast.

WOOLWICH, Fn. 11.
His Rnyal Highness Prince Arthur, accompanied
by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the dockyard, ia one of
bee Majesty's carriages, at half-past three o'clock this
afternoon, and was received by Commodore Superintendent
Sir F. W. E. Nicolson and other officer,. His Royal
Highness went on board the armour-clad screw frigate
Caledonia, now in progress, and inspected the mode
of heeding the massive iron plates by the powerful
machinery recently erected for that purpose, and
also the cupola turrets or shields now being
manufactured for the vessel Lamed. After viewing
other vessels sod departments of the establishment his
Royal Highness left for his residence at Greenwich, having
made arrangements with Commodore N icolson to return at
DD early hour on Friday morning and embark on board the
Admiralty etertai•veseel Vivid, which is now being pre.
pared to convey hie Royal Highness and a distinguished
party uf navel and military officers to Shoeborynew to wit-
less' a series of experiments to teat the heavy tilled pus of
Sir W. Armstrong sod Mr. Whitworth, as opposed to targets
of the moat powerful combination dim plates and timber.
The Vivid, Master Commanding Allen, is ordered to leave
the harbour at eight a clock on Friday morning, and will
praised direct to &cobs ryners.

ROTAI. Lnarnon Yacicr CLoa,—The annual ball
et the ma►ers of this institution took place at Wi
Rooms, on Tuesday evening, wider the able direetioa of a
goodly list of sionrards, amongst whom were the me-
don, the vies-commodore, the rear-commorlors, sad a maw
her of other gentlemen. The ansagernerite weft eery
effeotive. The rooms prasentild a very animated
awe, sad the whole affair pared off with peat kilt=
in befog prokoged quid we are shards afraid to say w►et
boor of the morn*.
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WIDDIXO r 7311771116 for the mum Iles. Isablearatk Orange
newer, Myrtle, and Lily of the Valley—Uwe* bottles fa a cue.
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RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday the following bills for railways and
other public undertakings were declared to hare complied
with the standing orders of parliament:—first Wasson,
West Midland, and South Wales Railways, application for
atnalpmatioa of those companies, sad dissolution of the
South Wales Company; Great Western and West Midland
Railways, for their amation, sod dissolution of the
West Midland Railway ; lteeawo Junction Railway, to in.
corporate the company, and power to make a limo to Liao.
&vary, and for other companies in the district to subscribe,
the standing orders being complied with excepting so far as
relates to that portion of the bill which proposes
the abuidonment of the proposed lino hem Bowe
to Defytinoek ; Dundalk, Cartiogford, and Greenest
Railway, for a railway between these places, with
wharves and landing pima, reclamation of lamb,
arrangements with Irish North-Western, and power to raise
150,0001. ; Scottish Central, for new branches and addl.
tiosal capital ; Onsenry, Newtown. and other railway emu-
maim, for arraagemeets between the London mad North
Western, Groat esters, and other cotenan sag foe
those and 10 other Welsh railways, to be subscribed to or take
shares in each other's undertakings. The non-compliances
upon certain technkal points only included the Cookstown
and Pomeroy Railway and Wandsworth and Fulham Bridge.
The measures withdrawn ware the Market Harborough mid
Melton Mowbray Railway, Duagarvan Harbour Reclama-
tion and Renberikment and Laudport Whims. Amoupt
the miscellaneous compliances were the West London Liocka
and Warehouses, Albert Bridge, Skiptou Gas, Stockport
District Waterworks, and divers road bills.