The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-12 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, Amu 11.
The new South Inlet Dock of the steam basin, in
this dockyard, will be opened to-morrow, by the entrance
into it of the new royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The
caisson has been fixed in its pima, and in a very satisfactory
meaner. The water having been admitted into the basis a
vary interesting trill of a new description of diving dress,
hidinet, Ike., was made this afternoon. It is the invention
Messrs. Reinke and Co., of Portland-street, Westn.inater.
TM improvements comprise a patent helmet air valve, fee
protesting the diver in ass of accident to the air hose, a
patent helmet slide, which an be instantaneously closed by
the diver in the event of the glass being broken, and
other advantages gained by the substitution of gal-
vanised India-rubber in the plata of lesther in
various portions of the apparatus. The helmet and
the dress having been fitted on to the diver, he descended
into the water and remained beneath it, walking about the
bottom of the basin for some twenty minutes, and on his
re-ascending the result was found to be highly satisfactory,
the whole dress being perfectly water tight, whilst the
pump for pumping fresh air into the helmet acted very well
and exhibited a superabundance of power. The dress con-
sisted of a heavy brass helmet with glass slides to enable
the wearer to see out of it, waterproof blouse, trousers made
very loose, and thick boots, to the solos of which were at-
tached heavy plates of lead to save the diver from the
effects of the buoyancy of the water. The whole dress
weighed about 1130105., and this was found not to be
too mush to resist the influence of the water.
Diving apparatus appears to be somewhat in request at the
present time. Three or four sets of it were sent out to the
Crimea in the Prince and loot in that ill-fated steamer, and
each of the 60-gun block ship sent up the Baltic has the
apparatus on board. These vessels have not the machinery
attached to them to hoist the screw propellers oa deck in toe
event of their requiring repairs—hones some will probably
have to be effected under water.
The Rosamond, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Crofton,
having three mortar vessels in tow, sailed yesterday for the
Crimes.
The Arctic, steam-vessel, bought from the merchant
service,
has arrived hive to be fitted as a tug for employ-
ment at Constantinople.
The Earl of Aberdeen, steam transport, has arrived to

embark cavalry for the Crimes.
The Bobo, steam tug, has been sent to-day to Cowes, to
lay down new moorings for her Majesty's yacht, the old
yacht's moorings being too slight and toe close in shore for
the new and larger ship.
The Britannia, hospital ship, is nearly completed. It
would be a good step to change this vessel's name ; giving
tbs important name of Britannia to one of the large screw
ships now building, whilst as a hospital ship the name of
Alma, Crimea, or half- a. dozen ethers might be appropriately

SHEERNESS, JUNE 11.
Orders have arrived here for the Geyser, 6 gnus,
paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander Roderich Dew, to
receive on board, in addition to her present armament, one
42-pounder, 10 feet 8 inches, 115 owl. gun, to be used as a
bow chaser between decks. This sloop is 'constructed with
a large bow port opening direct in the midship part of the
bow under the bowsprit, the heel of the latter being move-
able for the efficient working of the gun at an angle of 46
degrees. During the fighting of this gun the men will be
entirely under cover from the fire of an enemy. The Geyser
is under sailing orders • she is to take with her the Hinds
gun boat, Lord Edward Henry Cecil, acting lieutenant, in
command. The Hinds is armed with two 32. pounders, of
58 cwt., on pivots, one forward, the other aft. She also
takes the mortar vessels Blazer and Surly with her direct to
the Baltic.
The Trusty, floating battery, was put into No. 1 dry dock
yesterday.
The Glatton, floating battery, now in the fitting basin, is
still very leaky. Up to noon yesterday the water had risen
in her to three inches over the flat of her floors fore and aft.
Capt. Newton, of the Royal Artillery bare, yesterday em-
barked on board the transport barque Clarendon, of Lon-
don, of 460 tons register. Captain Newton proceeds in
command of detachments from the various companies here,
amounting to 160 men, including non-commissioned officers.
The Clarendon has also on board a detachment of the North
Lancashire Militia. She proceeds direct to Corfu.

DUBLIN, Jvus 11.
On Saturday seven officers and 180 men of the
69th Regiment arrived at the North Wall from Glasgow.
They ate quartered for the present at Aldburough bar-
racks, in this city.
A new batch of about 30 wounded and disabled mea from
the Crimea arrived in Dublin direct from Portsmouth on
Saturday. It is stated that the Lard-Lieutenant will inspect
them this day at the hotel, where they are at present enter-
tained by his Excellency's orders.

THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.
(Prom the Mark Leese Bspreas.)
The my flue weather experienced has not been without
its Wish on Freer" where the rapid it., is partly desslnd. There
wee hie sale in the Yule sorbet lees Pri:sat. while the tour
mein se Isar WOO hold at ML, there were eaM at the Ism
via% ohs deli Ante& ease MOW the recd, the
see* b se rind as 19.137 quintals. The donne he wheat had
she Mire isiblesd; bat goweemenk to Aar the sham and
awn tether melba hal Weeded **tine he the aided= at
Inelpe mesh has with sore be. My $1 be Member at the
lOW= duty mehibillot the import et lientedrewn whist for the
sassMeth a! shpts, The rho he the weak Is the prweleoes was
Ma IMO le IL. hat at Ileenseilheenderthe there eau a
pt =rnirl Os The weeder the ass& led Wm severeileent, th
hoe; se thd as Memellissft thm gene other hew, whilewi at
ltelarema ware thes, bet datir.
Mforesp adders ef the Oh leet dendle the weather as fine, with
SUMO elm& Obis were Irm, bet balms ineetive. At Cologne
And was Y issma. The The for the with at Breath was It. do.
he abort. sN.lr rye. Madras low.
lemerellto ea Jane 5, the dins of the Sae weather are described
shyest Ihe preview explodes% obi partly making up for the
Id UM Mesa rye, it is inihseste, will be dellohnt in straw.
hider beet Theadd, ett the Mb inn. dieselbe a quiet state of
loin the Vises amendell bd admit Se swedes& Merchants
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pral ita A re: nods More were wry ossiderable. Aess from
Tehnele, at the Oa dusehe the growing ups as very pro.
wish( is' the desind
At Itremesoin the ith Whet. prices were unrifled, and sales
madly ads at WA wash% man.
Amends. as the Oh smart, wee ream lower Ice wheat, bat
hem fer rya.
WOG be. Odds, of lied May, note important operations In
Wien PR Dube the week 56 vends had arrived, and 36 departed
Whs. There ash hmrearr, hale wheel to Aspen at.
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Seer hid rads& M. to 60e. per hi., in
==set Maar sapplima Abed OAS Ids. had been sold, in
at 6 dais PO. lee OK The serivals at the Lake ports
wire Imeadas r we is be the ha Wed and Canada ; Canadian
leer big frs per bet elegy. The wheat market was inactive,
end prises assierl. Two semis Ides with diem and dour were ex.
weld hone Os has*" where the raise were shoat 6 dots. lower
hr tesstaq Sm.
Prises at fie wheat ware era fear Ste. to Va. per
taL, oats lbs. te pat MM., halm men Ns. to 117 s. per 4801bei
Nosh of whist keee pea. maim 115,000. The mope
way carairrearlas Odder wore !waft id.
The mops of Gera le the liana ON% assplend well es Algeria, ere well
even et.

ASSESSMENT or Coonarrs.—A report' was pro-
moted to Saturday at the Karylebase vestry stating that a
eamusittee had iagoired as to the asseement of a convent in
Bleadford•eguare, which the Res. Kr. O'Neil, a Homan I
esthetic priest, and others, contended was a charitable insti-
gation, sad therefore net emeesible. The &Oen as to
oblate Os anent woe or net • legally ammilde bed bees
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