The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-13 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Accounts of a trustworthy character every now
ind lige; .iiiiSiisTiiyalSe Army and Arley Owlet) from
the Mediterranean, giving us anything but • satisfactory
picture of the state of Vice-Admiral Smart's fleet. We are
extremely sorry to snake • statement of the kind public,
but whatever may be oar own feelings on the subject, we
bags DO choice left bat to follow the path of duty. We
only trust that we may be soou ins position to record the
fast that discipline, good order, and contentment reign in •
maimed which should be • pattern to all others in the
navel serview

h has been generally supposed (remarks the
Amy asd Navy Gazette) that the " shooting saws," as it
I Wised at Shoobarysess, is at en sad ; but we are in-
formal that in the course of a very few days a most im-
goriest experiment will take plane, Iris., the firing at the
Warrior floating target at a range of 2,000 yawls by the
Arenstrosg 600-pourider, with steel shell.

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We (Army coal Navy Gazette) uuderatatal that
the farther manufacture of 1001 h, leed-ceated shot foe the
Armstroog breech-loaders has beau stopped, se it is is on-
tempistios to waved the sues iota muule-loadare, Wise
noo•laded shot, so soon u the 70-pounders sow is proms
of eoeversioa from breech-loaders we finished.

CHATHAM, AMOK' 11.
The Lord Warden target, which was tested at
Sheetsurynees a short time Moos with the Armstrong
610-poitador and other goes, has been shipped on heard the
Dore navel transport for coaveyance to this dockyard,
whore it is to be takes to pieces. its general condition being
such es to prods& its being repaired.
Action 12.

As canal trial took place this afternoon, in the harbour,
of the double-mrew stoats launch which has been cos.
strutted ea a feeder to the iron frigate Achilles, I.=o.horm
pewit. The lased% is 42 feet is length, with a breadth of
11 fest, sad she is fitted with a pair of Shams power
(nominal) high pressure cosines by Messrs. If audslay, Sass,
mad field. The whole of the machinery weighs slily a little
moan' than four tons. With both *crews realties 300 novo.
lutiods par minute, sad a pressure of Means of 70 lbs., •
speed of between 6 sod 7 Moots per hem was realised, which
was deemed highly sstisfsctory. With the two screws
working is the contrary direersoss, the complete circle wits
turned in about 40 semods, is the diameter of the leunsh.
The trial was deemed very satisfactory.

PORI,IOUTII. Atiousr 12.
A court-martial was held ou board her Majesty's
ship Victory today for the trial of Mr. Thomas G. Chown,
late mooed roaster of the Pearl, os the charges of desertion
and of being absent without leave. It appeared from the
evideece that be bad been seat front the Pearl to Usenet.
house with his aaiousts us the llth of Jaw Imarlid sot
appear as directed, and was apprebeoded in iodates on the
31st of July. After hearing the evidence the court found
the charge of desertion not proved, bat the charge of being
absent without leave was preyed, !w1 Priswalr was

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asakaced to forfeit 42 days' pay. sad to be db.-mimed from
he:Majesty's service. Captain Bochum, late of the Pearl,
was thenacial promoter.
On Thursday sight a mod hall mu given on board ber
Majesty's ship Doke of Wellington, by Captain John
Secoorabe and the °Moen at last ship. nee whole of the
upper deck and poop ',recovered is and transforamd into
a bondman, boll-room ; everything that tame maid suggest
or money provide being obtained to perfect the arrears.
meats. Supper cm a most liberal scale wu laid out along
the whole langteville main deck, and the effect was wag
rtribing. The numbered upwards of 701, of the
elite of the pert, ,salsas. and neighbourhood, sad included
their SemesHigbareass the Priam and Pnnesasof
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8.. Major-General bud
Paulet, C. 8.„ and several officers neloegitig to the
Turkish squadroa. The beads were ',applied be the flag-
ship Victory and the Royal Marine Artillery at Fort Cam-
berlarid.

-11telollmvisir changes take place at Portsmouth and
Gosport:—The 87th Regiment tiecupies quarters at Port
Grunge, midi* detachments to WermosieM reelleed, sod
March wood. The feith tOMOVSS from Fort Grasse to the
Oartihridge barracks at Pattetnouth, to relieve she 53rd,
seder orders to proceed ie the !lima!** to the Oarregh
Camp, Ireland. The 21st Fusilier, occupy the Aimless'
barracks, Portent, vacated by the 2nd battalion of She Ist
Resale, already despatched for service is the Cheasel
Was&
WOOLWICH, Assurr li
One of Captain Blateley's monster rifled suns
Olumfootand far the Remise gevermseet thrived at West.
with this day, to be subjected to proof at the goversment
practice rasp. The weapon is of 11-inch bore, weighing
23 Mee, aed the truck epos which It was placed was drawn
* 911 betels. Os striving seat the east wharf at the Royal
Ateasal.tie enieseneenoe of the sat condition of the reed
and 'the ef the gua. ass' et the szlev el the
Wee broke se Ow "Aida melt seread feet into the soil,
where it sow seembps. het the gas will be removed to the
pow*** Imp arikaaria •

Baron Ben ti nek and Eir'- Jolts Bowing exchanged
yeeterday at the Netherlaeds lsegatioe the rstilleatloa■ of a
reciprocal treaty of friendship and 'camerae between the
Dutch .ad lisirsiaa goverment&