The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-10 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, MARcii 9:—APPOINTMENTS.—Secre-
tary'a Clerk, It. Bane (1848) to the Doke of Wellington, 131,
swim steam ship of 700 hone-power, at Plymouth.
Second Master C. M. Hughes (1847) to the Coast Guard.
Clerk's Assistant W. P. Albin to the Neptune, 120, fur
particular service.

VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO WOOLWICH.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 9.

Her Majesty visited Woolwich this day, and was
repaired at the Ordnance Hospital by the hes& of the
department, and remained in it about three quarters of an
hoar, asking the wounded a number of questions, and
manifesting her sympathy for them.

The Queen and Prince Albert on leaving the Ordnance
Hospital proceeded to the Royal Arsenal, and alighted at the
Dial-square, in front of which one of Lancaster's 68-pounder
guns of 66 cwt. was stationed, mounted on a siege gun car-
riage, and promoting in all respects the appearance of a
mcst powerful engine of destruction. In the Dial-square
baring department her Majesty had an opportunity of in-
specting the beautiful machinery, much of it self•ecting,
and invented by Mr. John Anderson, chief engineer, who
was present to explain its various movements, and the re-
sult attained by its operation. The Queen, passing through
the boring department, entered the place when the self-
acting machine was at work in making Mink balls, and
' watched the w►ole of the process very minutely.
The Queen then went across the avenue to the Laboratory
department, and witnessed the w►ole of the process of
making percussion cape, from the rolling out of the metal
until charged with the percussion powder and being ready
for service. The beautiful machinery for these operations
appeared to be highly approved, and all that was brought
under her Majesty's notice in the department. From the
Laboratory the Queen proceeded teas carriage department,
and there witneseed the remarkable quantity of work per-
formed with the greatest precision in the working of timber
into the various articles required in the service. Her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert left the Royal Arsenal at half-past
one ender a royal salute, and proceeded by the Greenwich-
rued en rock to Buckingham Palace.

PORTSMOUTH, Mmica 9.
The Royal George, 120, screw ship, Captain Cod-
Antos, arrived at Bpitbead this morning, from :Sheerness,
and took her station as one of the ships of the Baltic seer.
The Ariel, 9, screw sloop, has been taken oat of dock this
afternoon, and the Falcon, 17, screw sloop, taken in, having
• defect in her screw.

harbour progress without delay.
Be•r•Admiral Diodes is expected so arrive her• and
hoist Ms Sag u Conutander-ia-Chief of the Baltic Beet on
Monday.

MALTA, M•acu 2.
The yawl which ought to have brought the
mane on the 29th, broke down at the Dardanelles, and the
pemengers cams on in the Phi:moat, which only cans is
this morning.
The post doses at seven Ls.
Lord Stratford di Radcliffe has issued • circular, de-
claring the Russian pore is the Black Bea to be in a state
of blockade.
The Masada!, in concert with the Gladiator has beim
seat to alibis off Odessa ; and the L.opard and le,Berthollet
are to auks off Anapa, Hartch, and Half.
The 91st Regiment moves on to Athena to-day, and the
Buffs come back to Malta, to all up.
Sin divisions of the battalion here, of 100 men each, are
ander orders to embark for the

On the 10th Mr. Horsford, of the 23rd, died of fever ;
and two other officers are in a dangermis state. Mr.
Mum 19th, and KelTington, 62nd, an also dead.
The WallaceW has left for England. Our lines in the camp
are sow wally all filled by the French. Sickness is still
on the degrease, and the men are getting a bettor supply of
food than they were, though it is expected the weather will
still be rough beton the winter is over. Lord Onerneey has
left Malta for England, as also about 21 officers, going home
on detaehealint.

DUBLIN. ItAscii 9.
The Great Britain steamer arrived at Qmsenstown
yesterday and will embark drafts of nine regiments, to the
number of 1,200 men, for the Crimea.

A large detachment of Met; and hcress of the Royal Artil-
lery marched from Ballinaolltg ea Tuesday, nadar command
of Captain P goa, an raga to Cork, to embark for the
Crimes is then ataya. Lisabnant Colossi Aylmer ad-,
dressed this es "Parade, VAN' to their departure, in truly
s and on Me parting from, than they ebeerird
alb. pin'...l7'll gating the militia regimmits in the barrack
yerht et Seib mining bee been adopted by toe setheei-
ties letiliethel toeilides, in order to save the iahllMeetls the
easejOhled the billet system ; and steps will los Mae&
etetridale tarry it into execution.
Mod Jury of Clare have agreed to band over the
County Fever Hospital to the authorities, es a barrack for the
militia or such other troops is government muy direst to
occupy it.

CRYSTAL PALACE. SHILLING DAY. Friday,
Marsh 9th. Admissions on payment, 901; ditto by moos
tickets, 248 ; total, 1,149.