The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1855.

WM. LLOYD MAKIIiCK, Hon. Sec.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.
ADMIRALTY, At. 101192 2.—APPOBSTMEN'ftl.—Cap-
tain T. Harvey (1848), to the Havaasah, 19, at Devosport.
Coosaaaden J. F. Blight, to the Sampan% 70,1 mew
dean ship, of 360 hone power, at Devoupon ; R.I. Otway
(1846), to the Siren, 18, sloop, at Sbeerntee; sad R. Phil-
lip, (1848), to the Alecto, 6, paddle wheel steam-sloop, of
200 hone power, at Woolwich.
Paymaster J. B. Jackson (111.54), to the Waterloo, 120,
flertsbip, at elhosrane.
Anletaat Paymaster J. W. Coined, to the Batumi, at
Pembroke.
Assistant-Clark J. It. F. Alston, to the Conway, 14, flag
ship, at Cork.

POSTSMOUTH.AVOUST 2.

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The Marlborough, 131, screw, was taken into the
steam basin to-day to be docked, sad to receive her machi-
nery. She does not appear to have suffered any injury or
stnia whatever frantbe 'misfortune at her launch.
The Casaba, Naga vowel, Commander Darintan,which
arrived at Spitiseadl last night from Bristol, went on to the
Eastward to refit.
The Timandra, stem transport, came into harbour to-
day to disembark the invalids, women, and children, ►he
has brought home from Corfu, from regiments that have left
there for the Crimea.
The Hilliegsworth, steam trample (No. 189), arrived to-
day from the East, with lam of bowsprit, miaenntast, and
•pperworks.
The Snowdown (No. 190), and Manley Hill (No. 169),
steam transports, have left this port lest night sad to-day,
their sonless being dispensed with.
SOUTHAMPTON, Ammar 2.
The General Screw Company's steamer Juan left
here this afternoon with • heavy mail for Constantinople,
Scutari, and llslaklava, a force of 300 men and *Moen,
chiefly belongiog to the Artillery, 219 Artillery horns, •
number of gun carriages, about 150 tons of ammunition and
6 gams. The gans are for the Naval Brigade before Saba.-
topol. The Artillerymen sad dicers are for a tavern
fores. The following are the names of the officers who went
out inlthe Jason. Captain LH. Deese, C. L. H. H. Leman,
and J. Travers ; Lieutensats H. Cordon, A. L Kay, and
W. Rooks ; and Assistant-Surgeoss Fletcher and 0. Finlay,
of the Royal Artillery. Also Lisatenanta Tolcher and
Pals, of the 95th Regimeat of Foot; Staff Surgeon 0. W.
P. Sp•rrew, and Armosrer &missal Frost, of the 6th
Dragoons.
The ilydespes is receiving an additional deck, which will
enable her to carry more trcope.
The Treat is fitting up to carry 200 horses to the seat of
war.
The transports Australian, Colombo, Ripon, Trent, and
Hydaepee are is the docks.

VOLI/NTSEBIS Yoh TSB MM.—This morning a
number of ebb, and ordiaary NPIM4II, who volunteered for
the Navy at Liverpool, Greenock, and other northern port.,
arrived by the London and North-Weste.e Railway, snd
were immediately forwarded by omnibus to the Waterloo
terminus of the South-Western Railway, from whence they
were conveyed to Portsmouth. Thirty-five volunteers for
continuous service in the Navy, and a large number of
growing lads and landsmen, for limited periods of ogreish,,
sees drafted from her Majesty's ship Crocodile to the Fie.
guard at Woolwich, and the dej 6.. guard-ship at Sheerness.
WARLIKE STORES FOR TUE CRIMEA.—Thie morn-
ing, 2,000 stand of Yield rifles end Victoria carbines, with
bayonets complete, in eases containing 20 stand each, ca•
valry and infantry accoutrements, a large quantity of boots
and shoes, In cases and casks, were shipped at the Tower
Wharf, for conveyance to Woolwich, there to be transhipped
to ve,sels proceeding.to Balsklava. Upwards of 60 tons of
measurement goods, in cues and bile., consisting of
blankets, regiments; clothing, hosiery, and waves under
clothing, were forwarded by the South-Western Railway to
Portsmouth. fer conveyance to the Crimea.
Orders have been receivel at Woolwich Arsenal
to have 130 B.inch, 10 inch, and 13-inch mortars ready as
Ma as possible, to be sent to the Crimea. 60,000 13-inah
shells are ordered to be sent immediately.
Workmen are busily employed in driving piles into
the river opposite the centre of the West Wharf, in the
Arsenal, Woolwich, to form a large jetty to run cut into the
river to enable large vessels to come alongside and receive
their cargoes at once. At present the stores have to be shifted,
first into the lighters or loarges, and then from the haws
into the ship. By this plan a considerable deal of time
and labour will be saved.
According to present arrangements, by the 7th of
this month above 1,300 more artillerymen will have left the
shores of Zealand for the Crimea.
The Olatton, 14 guns, screw steam floating bat.
tery, Captain Arthur Cumming, end the Meteor, 14 guns,
screw steam floating battery, Cant. F. B. P. Seymour, have
left Sheerness for Portsmouth. The Rhadamanthus follows
them with their guns. Both floating batteries an ordered
to anchor in the Downs for a tide or two in a part of the
roadstead where they will get the cress tide and run of the
sea, to prove their ma-going qualities previous to their
departure.
The Trafalgar, 120 guns, has been taken out of
the fitting basin at Sheerness. The Phaeton, 50 gam, bee
Imo taken into the fitting begin to be brought forward as a
sues steam frigate for immediate commissic n.
Fourteen non-commiseioned officers and men
volunteered from the 68th Regiment of Foot last week, to
peat as hospital orderlies to Scutari Hospital.
Government has lately been discharging several
tromporta, not because they are not wanted, but in order to
take them up afresh upon more economic terms, as the
charges for them do not rule so high as they did some time
since. Most of these transports were taken up for 50s. per
ton a month. The price is now about 40s. The easing will
be considerable, Si these transports are from 1,800 to above
2,000 tone burden.
TUE 51ST Rsomfferr.—On Wednesday afternoon
a telegraphie message was received, countermanding the,
envious order for the route, and thing Tuesday week, the
14th instant, sa the day on which the first division is to quit
Blanchester for Malta. We understand that Hsi. change is'
in consequence of the vessels nht being in sufficient resdinem
to take the troops at the time first appointed. It is of
mane not known how long the 61st will remain amongst
the reserve at Malta; but while there the regiment will be
supplied with Minie rifler, the men being at present armed
with the old regulation musket, with the exception of two
companies, who have had tolerably good Weil practice at
Stockport. It is understood that the 51st will be succeeded
here by the 98th, now at Weedon ; that regiment being re-
placed Sy the 25th, expiated to arrive shortly from Madras.
—.floodwater GnisrviSans.

GOODWOOD RACES.
THIS DAY.

(11T PIONON arses AND ILICTIIO TILSOILLPH.)

COWDRAY STARES.
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5 ran.
THE NURSERY STAKES.
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Mr. Haffam .. .
Alice Wentworth .. .. .
18 ran.