The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, JUNE 7.
Her Majesty's birthday was celebrated at this
pot anti garrison yesterday in the customary manse,. The
Ordnance department, dockyard, and either goverment
establishments were all closed, and the workmen granted a
holiday. The WeUesley,72,fbigebip at this port, "dressed,"
and the other vessels of war were decorated with their
selours. The UMW salute was fired from the ablating bat-
tery, bat in coasequesce of the unfavourable weather the
mummery review of the troops did not take place.

PORTSMOUTH, JONI 7.
The Royal Oak, 32, iron screw frigate, Captain
P. A. Campbell, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning
from Sheerness, and exchanged salutes with the tag-ship of
the Commander-in-Chief.
The Himalaya, iron screw troop-ship, Captain Edward
Lacey, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from the
Saps of Good Hope. She brings home the 85th Regiment,
under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Grey, and sails
with them for Dover. She also brinp home several naval
invalids from her Majesty's ships on the Cape station, and
Lieutenant Robertson, her Majesty's ship Seringapatam,
Captain Clarke, tad battalion of the 13th Regiment, and
Captain Cusack, of the 94th Regiment.
The chips now at Spithead are :—The Black Prince, 40,
iron screw frigate; the Emerald, 35, screw frigate ; the
Royal Oak, 32, iren screw frigate ; wad the Defence, iron
anew ram.

The Odin, Sphinx, and Renard are expertecl at finalised
bens the East India and China statics, and the Cho from
the PSCULT.

WOOLWICH, Jugs 7.

TH.': AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

On Saturday afternoon a meeting of noblemen
and gentlemen interested in the welfare of the Greek nation
took place at No. 11, Charing-crone, for the purpose of
establishing a Philhellenic Committee, having for its
pnorary object tho enlightenment of the English people
as to the wishes and sspiratioos of the Greks ; and to aid in
giving a moral support to all enterprises calculated to
develop the material and moral resources of that country ;
31r. A. 11. COCHILLNE, M.P., occupied the chair. Amongst
those present were the Earl of Coventry, Lord &tithe-
don ; Lord H. Lennox, M.P.; Lord Formes+, M.P.; Sir Robert
J. Clifton, hart..fiL P.; Sir Patrick O'Brien, Bart., lif.P.;
Mr. A. S. Ayrtoe, M.P.; Mr. F. Coningham, M.P.; Mr.
Ewart, M.P. ; Mr. Crum Ewing, M.P. ; Mr. J. P.
Henneesy, 11. P. ; Mr. Jobs F. Maguire, M.P. ; Mr. G.
Onsluw, A.P. ; Mr. J. P. Brown-Westhead, M.P. ; Mr.
Jams White, M.P. ; Mr. James Wtkl, M.P. ; Mr. H. Y.
Seymour, Y.Y. ; flair-Admiral Burney, Ma -General
Bower, Mr. N. G. Lambert, J.P. (Bucks); Mr. Edward
Trelawney, Mr. Thomas Page, C.E. ; Professor BLsckie
(Edinburgh) Mr. I)igby Wyatt, F.S.A. ;
A committee was then formed, and with a view to Be
proper orypnisation,
Ou the motion of Mr. 31sculag, M P., Mr. Xenos was re-
quested to accept the post of hoe. secretary, and Mr. John
O'Brien that of acting secretary; and after some dis-
cussion as to the election of a president and vice-president,
it was agreed to defer the consideration of that question
till en adjourned meeting, to be held on Thursday next, at
two p.m.

The anniversary of her Majesty's birthday was
yesterday celebrated as &general holidayat the Royal
dockyard, and other government establishments. Trelsro7l
standard entis hoisted at the garrison, arsenal, &c., sod the
tag ship and other vessels in harbour displayed the usual
colours. Business was also suspended at the Custom-house,
the Tower, and the several docks ; bat at Deptford dockyard
a amber of workmen were employed upon Mr. ltaid's
experimental iron-eased screw vessels, the Enterprise and
Favourite, which are now in a forward state for launching.
The annual examination of oandidates for admiasion
as dockyard apprentices terminated yesterday before the
government examiners, at the dockyard schoolroom. The
number of candidates wig 27, of whom 10 were from the
asylum schools, Greenwich Hospital. The vacancies to De
Sled up are at presort four only, who will be required for
the engineer department.
Commodore Superiatesdent Sir F. W. E. lacolsoa re-
tuned so the dockyard yesterday, and resumed the duties of
his office, after leave of *nonce.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY VC ENING, JUNE 8, 1863.

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