The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, AIIOI7NT 26. APPOINTMENT.
Lieutenant Richard H. Napier, to the Duke of Wellington.

CHATHAM, Anouer 26.
In order to enable the iron-screw frigate Achilles,
36, 6,079 tune, 1,250 horee•power, to be floated out of the
dock in which elm le sow under oamilenction, a somber of
workman have commenced matins away the granite sides
at the entrance to the dock, the additional space required to
enable her to be floated net, clear of all obstructions. being
2 feet 8 inches, to which each rids of the dock will have to
be cut away. an operation which will involve cosaideable
time sad labour.

Corrow grrinx.—At the weekly meeting of the
Cottoe Supply Association at Manchester, on Tavola:, a
letter was read from Turk's Island, stating that the Caicos
Wanda, forming a large part of the colony, sod now lying
idle, are well adapted to the cultivation of cotton, sad that
prior to the abolition of slavery large quantities, and of good
• yielding qualities, were grows and shipped to England.
Land may be pin-chimed at • low rate. A letter was re•
coved, inclosiag maples of cotton from the West Coast of
Africa, valued at 190., 20d., 21d., and 22d., of which any
quantity that might be obtained would meet with a ready
gale. Semple, from Western Australis, grown last year,
' were submitted. valued at 37d. sod 401. per lb. The letter
• accompanying them states that many pewee are entering
apes the cultivation, particular: I. the northern part of the
colony, where these samples were grown. The writer is
making experiments in the neighbourhood of the mimes with
Egyptian and Sea Island seed, sod promisee to report the
result. Two spies were
_prefaced seat by Governor
Hampton, from Perth, Western Australia, grown
io white sea sand at Freementla, which had
• been covered with water during parts of the winter.
These were valued at 53d. to 601. per lb., and bare never
been surpassed is quality by any brought under the notice
of the amociatioo. A beautiful sample of yam was shown
made from the iedigenons cotton of Jamaica, which is a
• perennial, and would, it is thought, grow well la all tropical
countries. A letter was read from the Foreigeoldie *Meg
that her Yejeety's Mosul at Scutari reports that acme of
the cotton sent by the Viseroy of Egypt to the Porte has
been supplied to its district, nor have any measures been
taken to ennosirage the growth of cotton them though the
soil appears favourable. He soya no make in grown within
the Pachalic of &nevi. It was reported that large quanti-
ties of seed had bees sent to Bombay for distributioo.
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