The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-24 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITABY.

WOOLWICH, Barr. 23.
Count de Falkenstein, of Saxony, General
Pestilish, of Russia, Dr. Parole, of Italy, and Professor
Mahrlen, of Wartemberg, with other distinguished
foreigners, visited the Royal Arsenal this day, and inspected
the several departments. The total number of visitors at
the Royal Arsenal and Dockyard this day was upwards of
1,200. The majority of them were provided with NVar-olEce
orders.

A large number of wrought-iron plates, each weighing
3 tons and 4i inches thick, have been received at this yard
from various contractors, and, atter being tested at the fac-
tory department, will be forwarded for the several iron-cased
vessels now building. The boilers and a large portion of the
machinery have also been received for the Valiant, armour-
plated frigate, which will shortly be launched at the pre-
mises of Messrs. Baillie and Campbell, London-yard, Isle of
Dogs.

CHATHAM, Spr. 23.

In accordance with orders received at the head-
quarters of the loyal Engineer establishmeut from the
Horse-guards, the augmentation of the corps of Royal En-
gineers by the formation of two additional companies to
those at head•quarters, will take effect from the let of Oc-
tober neat.

PORTSMOUTH, SzP7.l3.

The St. George, 86, screw, Captain' the Hon.
Francis Egerton, and the Chanticleer, 17, screw loop,
Commander Chariot Stirling, arrived at Spithead this morn-
ing from the eastward.
The Resistance, 18, iron screw ram, Captain W. C. Cham-
berlain, was %unlocked this morning, and proceeded to Spit-
head to take in her ammunition.

The Edgar, 86, screw, Captain the Hon. F. A. Foley, and
the Defence, 18, screw ram, Captain Powell, C. 8., are to be
docked to-morrow to repair defects.
The Maria Frederica, transport, arrived at Spithead to-
day from Hong Kong with stores.
It is reported at Portsmouth that Rear-Admiral George
St. Vincent King, C. 8., will probably succeed Rear-Admiral
the Hoo. George Grey as Superintendent of Portsmouth
Dockyard.

Arm sAtm SIFT. 23.—APPOI27TMEN1IL—Lieute-
Dant.; S. H. &Abington and E. J. Jermain, to the Excellent.
Masters' Assistant& T. C. Pascoe and J. K. W. Quinn, to
the Phcebe.

ilidshtiWnen E. It 0. Noble, to the Satlej. u supernu-
merary ; F. J. Grieves, A. W. Brooks, and J. B. de Lopez,
to the Plio3be.

14Tavt;1jadeta the Hon. J. Norcock (supernumerary), F.
W. G. Grant, C. Tanen, W. Farr, J. Masterman. and Y.
Drummond, to the Flambe; E. G. Elora, C. G. Cranford,
W. N. Willink, W. L. Morrison, H. F. G. Hay, and E. T.
Grove, to the Sutlej.
Mr. C. E. Morison has been nominated to a naval cadet-
ship.

Pans MONEY.—The Gazette of last night an-
nounces that the distribution of slave and tonnage bounties
awarded for the slave brigantine, name unknown, captured
on the 19th November, 1860, by her Majesty's ship kalcon.
will commence on Friday, the 26th inst. The following
are the shares due to an individual in the several classes :
Flag share, 651. 9s. 2d. ; commander, 1554 9s. 4d. ; third
class, MY. 13a, sd. ; fourth class, 211.135. ; fifth class, 121.
Os. 7d. ; sixth class, 101. 16e. sd. ; seventh clam, 71. 4a. 3d. ;
eighth class, 31. 12a. 2d. ; ninth class, 21. Sa. ld. ; tenth
class, 11. 4s.

The Cotton Supply Association held its annual
meeting in the Manchester Town-ball yesterday. The
speeches delivered at the meeting pointed almost entirely
to cue end—the necessity of developing the cotton-growing
resources of India; and the Indian Board was severely
censured by nearly all the speakers in turn, for its mal-
administration, and the superciliousness with which it
bad treated the representations laid before it. So far wee
this feeling carried in the meeting that one gentleman sug-
gested that • memorial should be got up, demanding the
dismissal from office of Sir Charles Wood, the Indian secre-
tary. His proposal was received with loud cheers, though
no definite resolution was adopted with reference to it.
THE LANCII3HIRE DIMON& —MEETING OF LEEDS
LADlll3.—Yeaterdry, about 70 of the most influential ladies
in Leeds attended • meeting called by the Mayoress, and
held in the Mayor's apartments at the Town-ball, for the
purpose of taking steps to furnish clothing, ho., (or the
distressed Lancashire operatives. 'The Rev. Dr. Allay, the
vicar of Leeds, presided by request. A committee of 24
ladies was appointed to collect money and clothing, but all
the money subscribed is to be expended io the purchase of
useful articles, and distributed through the instrumentality
of the fund originated in Manchester for that purpose, of
which the late lien of Ellesmere was the president. Many
of the ladies present subscribed IL each, and some put
down their names for smaller sums. The meeting was ad-
journed for a week, and in the meantime an appeal will be
made to the public of Leeds generally, which it is believed
will be liberally responded to.
THE " PRIMACY SWEEPSTAKEB.". —The " fre-
quenters of commercial rooms " m that city have actually
gut up a sweepstakes for the Kimsey. No lees than
thirty-three subscribers entered to bet upon the successor
to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Fancy these heathenish
"frequenters" taking the Billion of Loudon for the first
favourite at " two to cue, offered and taken," just as if the
prelate were • Marquis or • Carectacus for the St. Lager or
the Derby! And then the nice discrimination of fre-
quenters," offering large odds again... the Bishops of Lincoln,
Bath, Durba:-.1, and St. David's ; and knocking the
Bishop of Hereford, "who fell to the lot of •
High Churchman," out of the betting altogether,
as "be would not be taken at any price;" and ap-
praising the chances of the bishops of Salisbury and Car-
lisle so inconsiderably that " they can find purchasers at
• very moderate figure." The idea of purchasing a pre-
late just as if he were "an intelligent contraband is
really too bad. These graceless "frequenters" must be
" brought to book ;" and for that purpose we hand them
over to the tender mercies of the Church Defence Amnia-
tem.—Birmingham Post.
°RUINATION BY THE BISHOP OF OXFOED.—On
Sunday morning lest, the beautiful little church of Wool-
kviugton was crowded to excess, one of those rare occur-
maces in country churches, an ordination service, having on
that day been held by the Lord Bishop of Oxford. The
church was most beautifully decorated with term, flowers,
and illuminated texts. The service commenced with the
morning prayer, the responses being sung by the choir, fol.
lowed by a most appropriate sermon by the Bishop of Cape
Town, his lordship choosing for his subject the latter part of
the filth verse of let chapter of the Acte of the Apostle,
"Aud ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and
in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of
the earth." The Dames of those ordained were—Deacons :
John Thomas Athowee, Charles Granville Clark, Francis
Roden Mitchell, Wm. S. Shuttlsworth, sad Samnsl John
Stone.—Priesta : Time. Wm. Falcon, Layton George Mayne,
Wm. West Jones, and Randolph Hoary Piggott. Among
other distinguished personages present was the Bev. W. G.
Tozer, N. A., of St. John's= Oxford, Vicar of Burgh,
Ij ecoloshire, and who has the missionary bishopric
of Central Africa, vacant by the death of Bishop Madmen/.
Surrey Standard.

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

The attendance at the Exhibition still continues
to bear evidence of the harvest interregnum, but it
is to be hoped that the country people are so pro-
fitably employed now that they will be in all the
better funds and spirits to enjoy the Exhibition in
another week or two. The Great Western Railway
still continues to bring up its quota, although much
more moderate than at first, and the Eastern Coun
ties had one large excursion this week. It may be
supposed that we are nearlydoue with the foreigners,
of whose patronage the Exhibition has certainly
no right to complain. We have had Frenchmen in
thousands, Germans in hundreds, and Italians in at
least scores. The last named seem to have been
particularly well pleased with their reception in
London, seeing that, yesterday, the commissioners
received through the Foreign-office a copy of a note
from the Italian chargil d'affaires at this court, for-
warding au address from the workmen of the town
of Brescia, expressing their thanks for the reception
they had met with from the authorities and people
of this country during their recent visit to the In-
ternational Exhibition.

The following were the schools, &c., visiting the
Exhibition yesterday :—Royal Naval School, New-
cross, Deptford, 68 ; Royston, Hurts, National,
franked in by subscription, 59 ; Crayford, Kent,
National, Mr. C. 8. Maitland, 57 ; Baldock, Sun-
day School, Mr. G. Johnston, 38 ; St. Peter's,
Pimlico, National, Rev. F. Fuller, 52 ; South
London Shoeblack Brigade, Mr. F. G. Payne, 13 ;
Bedford, Sir W. Harper's, the Mayor, 15; Bald-
win's-gardens, St. Albans, church choir, Rev. A.
H. M'Conochis, 9; Blendbourne, Hants, agricul-
tural labourers, Mrs. Courtney, 40; Lyrae HOMO,
Horsham, Rev. J. Brnadwood, 30 ; Slinfold,
Sussex, Mr. Thomas Child, 22; Crofton Manor,
Worcester, Mr. T. Parks and Mr. H. Whitehouse,
20; l3adsey, Eveaham, Rev. 8. Yorke, 26; Hoz-
crew, Chichester, Mr. H. Freeland, 10 ; Wickham,
Kent, Mr. C. Collard, 26; Barking Creek, Essex,
Mr. J. B. Laws, 21; Fiuedon, Northampton, Mr.
J. W. Smith, 25 ; ditto, ditto, Mr. W. Walker, 10;
ditto, ditto, Mr. It. T. Wakefield, 15 ; Redleaf,
Pensbnrst, garden labourers, Mr. A. Glendenning,
15; Itchin Abbas, farm labourers, Lord and lady
Ashburton, 50;Littlo Hampton, workmen from the
Sussex timber and slate works, Mr. J. G. Butt,
33 ; Hull Police, H Division, subscription, 20 ;
Royal Engineers, Dover, by officers, 17.
The highest temperature yesterday by Negretti and
Zambra's patent thermometers was :—ln the nave,
63.9 ; in the galleries, 62.0 ; in the western annex,
68.5. Readings taken at 3 o'clock p.m.
The following were the total numbers admitted
yesterday, compared with the corresponding day
in 1851 :

One &Milos day.
Tuesday. Sept. Ita

7,-;;saint ticketa 2,497
( Payment

Total 4l,bt-0

One Shilling day. iiiiiason tickets
Tuesday. Sept. 211
Total llo,llld