The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-18 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

RRINYORCEITRNTS FOR THE CAVALRY IN THE
Catuas.—TMs (Batuday) moratirg orders were Oierwarded
from the Horse Guards, for the :allowing detaohmente to
move from the Cavalry Depot at Newbvidge to Dublin,
when they will embark for the But to reinforce the service
troops of their respective minuets :—fith
Dragoons, 1 sergeant, 1 farrier, and 33 mounted sea : 4th
Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, 1 subaltern. 2 megalith, 1
trumpeter, sad 37 :mounted mw ; 6th Dragoon Guards, 1
captain, 1 subaltern, 2 sergimate, 1 farrier, 1 trumpeter, and
76 mounted men; Bth Haman, 1 subaltern and 28 mounted
men ; and 17th Liman, 46 mounted men. Is addition to
the hones belonging to the above•mentioned detachments,
130 remount troop hones will be embarked for the Crimea.
WhiLDL9 STORMI FOR THE TtflbasH COWIN-
oRET.—A very large supply of JIMA rides, rifled carbines,
sad mime has bees ordered to be forwarded forthwith to
Constaatimple, sad la emsequentm the workmen is the
small arse department is the Tower are kept working over-
time until 9 °Wink every night, in order to 'omelet* the
order. 20,000 shells of miens sizes have bees received from
the eostrsetor at Newcutlimin-Tyoe, and forwarded to the
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to be charged previous to their
being forwarded to Conetesticople.

AMMUNITION Vol THE CRIMEA.--The Transport
Board have takea up ships to convey 400 heavy mortars sad
25,000 toss of shot, shell, sad ammunitioa to the seat of war
in the Crimes.

Nzw BARRACH3 NEAR LONDON.—Government has
decided epos erecting barracks as ea extensive sale at the
foot of the ant bridge et RineLeib, and the troops will be
able to drill la the asw perk at Battereee.—United Serf**
Gaon*.

PRESENTATION OF CRIMEAN MEDALS TO THE
ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.
WOOLWICH, Almon 17.
The whole of the men belonging to the Royal
Beepers sad Minim, those oa duty oily eacopted, mumbled
to•day, in review order, ender the command of Lostenant-
Colonel Yorke, oa their parade-ground is the rear of the
Ordeartem Hospital, where, Misr being inspected, they
were formed into line. Lientenaat-Oeserel Sir John Bur-
goyne, 0.0 8., Inspectorthateral of Fortifications, arrived
at 12 o'clock, and presented those men who have come
home from the Crimea with the medals they have so nobly
won. The number of recipiente was 40; 2 colour-sergeants,
3 sergeants, 6 corporals, and 30 privates. A dog belonging
to the lientenaut and adjutant also appeared on parade with
a medal nano hie neck, which bad bee* awarded to him for
his asvotioa to his master while serving in the Crimea w
during his stay the Ramie= several times stabbed him.
At the termination of this intrestlegesremosy, the men
were put through a variety of movements, aid again formed
three sides of a square, when the gallant general stepped
forward and addrowed them in • moat feeling meaner, and
expressed a hop* that the young soldiers, whets called upon
to do their duty in the field, would strive to win the same
honourable distinction.

T. party of officers and ladies then went through the
huts which au erected round the parade-ground, where
the tables were laid out for dinner for the man u they came
off guard.
After imputing the huts, Sir Jobs Burgoyne proceeded
to tho Ordnanos Hospital, to present medals to thou who
wers unable to attend on the parade.
The whole proceedings occupied about an hour and a hell.

♦ FLOATING FACTORY FOR THE ARMY.

SHIELDS AUOVIT 16.

Mears. W. and T. Smith, of St. Peter's, have
nearly completed, and will have ready for sea neat week, •
powerful iron screw steamer, named the Chasseur, which is
fitting up as • floating history for the army in tit; Crime*.
Her newels are meet complete tad ample, and arti-
sans will Doable to 'legato say kind of iron work on board
of her. Between decks is laid out as • large fitting shop,
which Is furnished with maehlaery of the latest improve.
meets, trocsistlog of drilling maeltines, punching and sheer-
ing machine" shaping mashie's, and slotting machines. She
has also sevenl smiths' forger, with four blest, fitted up,
two circular saw benches, and a cupolo for east
iron and brass founding. In addition to her ma•
rip eagles a 10 horse portable egging will drive
the machinery; and the workmen she takes out
with her will have ample accommodation, with bathe,
The artisans engaged to p out with her are engine
fitters, blacksmiths, brass finishers, east iron and brats
founders, house carpenters, shoemaker', and gun carriage
sad wheel makers. A party of miners also proceed with her,
for the purpose of being ennaged in sinking wells for the sup-
ply of water for the army. They have a complete set of minis,
apostates. the machinery bas been Procured from the
best factories in Li.ndon, Liverpool, and Manchester, and has
been fitted-up with much care by Messrs. Smith'. akilfal
workmen under the superintendence of Captain Conlon's,
R.N., sad Colonel Tulloch and Mr. Anderson, surveyor of
machinery from Woolwich. Mr. R. 8. Fraser, of Sunder-
land, will be foremast of the men.

PORTSMOUTH. Avo oar 17.

The Horatio, 24, screw sloop, Captain Cochrane,
and (Hatton, emir fluting battery, Captain Cumming,
sailed last night for the Black ths.
The invaltde brought horse by the Gibraltar, steam
transport,. were landed to day by the Pigmy, steam tag.
The Puttee Regent, 90, was taken into the steam basin
to-day, and is to go into dock to be converted into a screw
ship.
The Marlborough, 131, strew, has been undeeked to-day.
The Victoria and Albert. the Osborne, Fairy, Black
Regis, and Vivid, steam yachts, anchored oft allures Lis
afternoon, in order to be ready to accompany her Majesty
to Boulogne.
The Camperdown, hospital ship, was towed into harbour
today from the Motherbank, the men of the Eseellent, who
had been sent out in her as sick, baying recovered.

DUBLIN, AvorsT 17.

The South Down Militia, under the command of
the Marquis of Dowasttire, proceeded to-day by special
train to t.ke ap their quarters in the camp on the Curragh,
and they will be relieved at the Royal Barracks in this gar-
rison by the Armagh Militia.
Roar-Admiral flareorius hoisted hie Bag on Teeeday on
board the Conway at Queenstown.
Major-General Sir lamps Chatterton leaves Dahlia this
week to mune his military duties at Limerick in command
of that district.

ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 17. A PPOINTMEN7 8.
Liostwat W. T. F. Madge (1856), to the Enelleat, gas.
any ship, at Portsmouth.
Midsbipmea D. A. Pries, to the Havaassa, IP, at Davos-
Port-
Naval Cadets 8. Palley, to the Indefatigable. 60, flag-
ship, south-eon nut of Americo station; J. C. Bret, to the
H b , W. H. B. B. Jervis (for disposal), to the Duke
of Wellisgtou, 131. screw steam ship, of 700 borer-power, ia
the Baltic ; sod (1. H. A. Coo, to the Alarm, 26, at Devon-
pert.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT

—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the West-
.inater hospital before Mr. Bedford, the coroner for
Westminster, and a jury, on the body of a man unknown,
who died from injuries sustained whilst paining over West-
mialter•bridge on Wednesday evening ender cirmemstancee
already reported in the Dail, MIN.—Mr. James CompbeU,
civil engineer, in the employ of Messes. Mare and Co., the
eentraeton for the bridge, aka several labourers and meshes'.
sal euginesn engaged upon thematic', severally gave 'video. •
to the effect that the eau, of the wedeln wee inexpli-
cable. All the mashinery used oa the works bad been
fitted up with the greatest are, and regardless of post.
sad that portion of it which broke down under the weieht of
the diving bell (6 tons) bad been preyed eepable of lifting
16 tom. The 'machinery was inspected daily, and had Ica
impooted om the day the accident ownorred. The break-
down maid at be aesousted for, exempt en the hypothesis
that the chola by which the diving bell we drawn to the
surface had waged, or that there had been a flaw in some
wader. It wee Impossible, however, to tell which portion,
If say, of the subsets that were broken bed been defective.
ea they were be in three ce Ism please. The hell had
just seethed the tog of the wart, mad was being goody
wand at- whin it mainly olippd, sad anything
snood at ono le beeak to gismos, the fragments of iron dy-
ing AGM is .11 &maim The doomed, while paean
one the bridge, we Wash ea the breast by one of the
fftmeells mad aped swam omminatim showed that the
tsalls of Me else hal bee, drives to, sod that the been
we. Imam The mama he summed up, the Jury
Mad OM the lemmas* seam by his death by the accidental
*Wow of a pen of the omehlary at the bridge, sad they
reessamoadal that snob machinery la future be
la sum way, as ms to gamut the reemneem of a
Mr. Edwoud Itidedalo Harding. of Bridlington
Quay, deism ws ee state that he @Mooted the ascent of
Mast Wm" Ia owaspomy with Mr. Tense. of Belfast—oad
mot Oehmel lioallog, es stated is a poregraph whisk boo
eltlmineoll Moans antraily.

DUBLIN, Avower 17.
The Lord-Lieutenant has despatched a stipendiary
magistrate to Newtownlimavady to bold an inquiry
into some new disturbances that have taken place
there, the Orangemen trivia!, it is stated, made some
violent demonstrations which filled their Roman
catholic neighbours with alarm.
The married men of the Kilkenny Militia, stationed
in Limerick, have been permitted to hire out for
cutting down the harvest, returning to barracks in
the evening after the day's week. It is to be hoped
that where this can be done, without detriment to
discipline, the example will be extensively followed.
The great importance of the subject will be a suffi-
cient reason for copying the following passage from
a leading article of the .ffivemsors, descriptive of the
present state and prospects of the harvest in Ireland
The wind ►loos firmly from the Rost favourable points,
end though the dog•dsys be ever, we enjoy mere than a doe-
day heat. It is sow Isere than • week eine* the divine

and ;;;yl;ieti-leeTe
*deemed to maturity. The wheat appears to have
bass MO generally in Inland than fa England or
flostionl, sad fears foe its safety were oessequently greater,
in consequence of the rapid growth of gran and weeds,
which, with a continuance of bad weather, must have over-
powered both stalk and ear, and induced rust as well as
rottenness. No sooner, however, wes the crop struck down
than the hot sun returns to raise and ripen it. We have
heard it remarked that the ripening process has advanced
more rapidly within the last week than in any similar period
in the memory of the farmer, and with another fortnight or
less the wheat crop will he everywhere gathered of the
primeet quality and in the best condition. The spring are
almost as advanced as the winter wheats—at least the differ-
ence in haunting will not be more than a few days, while
some sa_y weight and quality an in favour of the late sow-
isgs. Though the growth of wheat has declined for several
peers in Ireland, yet it is still a most important product,
and prevails in our richer soils more than at any former
period. The fertile lands have taken up much, though sot
all of the yield formerly derived from wheat cultivation fn
poorer soils. Oats is more backward than wheat, though
we perceive the sickle has bees in some early field,, and
even now oats has been at market, fetching the remunerative
price of Bittern shillings a barrel, rather a high figure for
fresh, unmeshed, grain. But if oats be not so [Alward it is
more hardy, and can neigh it much better than wheat,
with which the excessive moisture of our climate does not
well agree. Farmers know its capabilities, and are not
alarmed if wind and rain handle it roughly, provided it be
left standiog, or has drooped a short time before the ripening
season sets in. finch has bees the state of the oat crop this
autumn. It got well battered last month, and in the first
week of the present month was prostrated almost waver-
sally in the better description of soils, while in up•
testis and inferior soils it bore the brunt tolerably
well, from the comparative thinness of the crop—
bat the sun has agate restored it, or where the weight
of the head prevented the erection of the stalk, not
the slightest injury has been done, and both the laid and
the upright advance fast to maturity. The oats will not be
ready so soon as last year's crop, which wee generally cut
down in the first week of September. However, if the
present weather should continue, with no rainy intermix
sloe, there will be little difference in the harvesting of the
two yens. Barley, which replaces wheat in many dia-
, trfots and is rapidly extending in cultivation, is a fine crop,
and will come in between the wheat and eats. The potato,
the great staple of oar food, and wholly indispensable
in oar social economy for many years to come,
n looked so promising up to a week ego, when
shrivelled leaves and an unpleasant odour indicated the
presence of the memorable disease. Hopes, once so cheer-
' fel, were nddenly dashed, and the spirits of the farmer
declined. It is true the blight bas re-appeared, but is a
form so mild and 'codified, and at a period when there are
the best reasons for hoping that no very injurious conse-
quences will arias. Last year the disease appeared in the
first donde of July, when the tuber of the late crop—the
chief maintenance of the fasser—wn not half developed.
Leaf, stalk, and vox? wen then equally affected. Notwith-
standing this drawback, from the gnat breadth sown, the
enexmae Hewes"' see-half end two-thirds. Now, this year
the disease appears ont. month later, and it is admitted the
stalks are scarcely at all attacked, the injury being, as yet,
eoaBaed to the leave'. Whether it will proceed further no
one can tell, but even if the growth of the crop were wholly
arrested at the present moment it should be remembered
that the tuber is stronger than last year's by a fall mosth's
growth.