The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-25 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.
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♦nmALTY, MARcat 2L. APTO/NTMENTIL—
Commeaders the Hon. Z. G. Cochrane, to the Sparrow.
commissioeed ; W. F. Saito°, to the Paadors, conunis.
slotted ; and J. Murray, to be Mope:A.los commander of the
coon guard, vice Jolliffe, whose period of service has expired.
Lieutenant A. Buller, to be flag lieutenant to VienAal
Isdr!i Sir W. H. Martin, H.C.B.,oommaader•in•chiel is the

Waster C. L. Carr, to be additional to the Britanor
Paymaster F. Grammars, to the Cambridge.
Master's Arrants.l. F. Atkiron, to the Virago ; A. R.
Ring, andJ. Tamer, to the Battlesaske.
Aseistant.Parmester F. P. Lyme, to the Cambridge ; and
J. Giles (is (harp), to the Rhadamanthus.
Clark W. B. Inman, to the Walratir•
Assistant-Clerks 1L M. Rees, to the Blenheim ; and T.
Robinson, to the Ajax.
Midshipman the Martinis of Queensberry to the Victory.
Acting-reistant.Eagurers M. Whyham, to the Asia, r
supernumerary ; R. Irwin, and B. J. P. Jones, to the Fir
Bard, as supernumeraries.
Mr. C. C. Gordon has been nominated to s naval cadet-
ship.

CHATHAM, MARCH 24.
The iron-plated screw frigate Royal Oak, 34,
800.horee power, rammed ber official trials at the Immured
mile, Mapiinaaade, today, nadir the satirists:ideate of
Mr. Rumble, chief inspector of machinery; lin Baker, chief
soiineer of this dockyard ; Mr. Hutchens, aerialist mister-
shipwright, aad other edictal& The eidp was ia
charge of Orrameader Orewe-Read, of the Cumber-
Lod, TO. The frigate weighed at the Non at 10 o'clock,
and was immedia y placed at the measured mile,
when she made six rues, at fall bailer power, the avenge
rate of speed being 12.487 knots ; pitch of screw, 27 feet
6 inches ; treasure of steam, 201 be. : vacuum, 24 ; diameter
of screw, 19 feet 6 inches. The frigate was then tried at
I half speed, with only three boners worldag, whet the
average speed attained was 10.140 knots. The complete
circle was made in 6 minutes 38 eecoe&, and the half cirsle
in 2 minutes 34 mooode with the rudder at 18 deg. The
tria• le were considered highly satisfactory, and at their ter-
miostion the Royal Oak was placed alongside the coal
depot to fall up with coal.

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW ON EASTER MONDAY.
We are authorised to announce that the Secre-
tary of State foe War has approved of a review of volun-
teen taking place at Brighton on Easter Monday.
Applications from meta desirous of attending must be
transmitted on the form prescribed in Volunteer Circular,
No. 27, of the 27th August, 1862, for the sanction of the
Secretary of State, and delivered at the War.ofBce on or
before the let proximo, after which no further applications
will be received.
Oaten commanding metropolitan corps should state in
their applications :
1. The number of volunteers who will proceed by rail to
Brighton on Easter Monday.
2. The number who will join their corps at their rendez-
vous at Brighton.
3. The number who will return by rail on the evening of
Paster Monday.
Under regulations which will be published by the railway
authorities, ticket. will be issued by them up to noon on
Thursday, the 2nd proximo, and up to 8 p.m. the same day.
Tickets unappropriated by corps may be returned to the
secretary of the railway.