The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-14 00:00:00

-NAVAL AND MTLITAR r

PORTSMOUTH, No.
13.
The Lime,whir• Witch, siding transpire No. 40, left
*Sneed early yesterday morning with the 130 sevalry
• horses sad mesa the lsi Royal &mamas sad llta Ressers,
for the Celli'''. The wind was uttavearable at the time,
as st had heal for slays pest, and Wasik bed kept the Lea-
ambit. Wish shish %aye at Spithead, having embarked the
horns Oh Saturday, the bus. She was isemenriessllt towed
away by the Centaur, 8, paddle this., Captain Clifford, in
ord.., to pet her sown Chana•L The weather to-day has
bees very beimerrm, mkt the horses mast have suffered
very mess the wind his, however, bent most favourable,
blowing from the N.B.
The &gemmed, 6, !midi ,s/wolt, Commander Clratoh.
sad &badmouths,, steam aldup, Minter Commander
Helots, arrived this afternoon Imre the etsmara•
The Mathias. 17, screw eleser, and gorges, 8, paddle
sloop, are ordered to ripen for spa. Their destisatioa is
the Bleak 'ea, sad it is reported that the Unharmed will
corm, artillery to the Crimea.
The Belleiale 8, hospital ship, Cosemeaulee Hoskin, ailed
for hot destination, the Baltic, yesterday za 010105.
The Listed, steam vessel, and the. Ds•,_steam vowel,
wised is harbour yesterday—the flret.sesmodl Irene Sneer-
sess, with sermon fur the ship at this
_pan; end the letter
with machinery for the royal yacht. Me Lia'ssA returned
to theorems this afternoon, with mimes far the ships
there ; and the Dee sailed for Plymouth with ether elrelnini
for the ship at that port.
The Lily, 14, Comonoder John Sanderson. we.' paid off
yesterday, arm her crew were greeted 16 days.' when
they ore to volunteer late Some of the ships now St.
A large steamer has some up to Bt. Helen's to-dnv, sad''
armored there. She looks hie the Odin, 18, paddle Witte,
Captain Willcox, which is ',pined from Sheerneeene route
to the Slack B.s.

Tits sick sad wounded troops brought home by t►e Cita-
towbar, and Chapman, sailing Uncapping, to the number of
abet 260, were disembarked alongside thekyar,i
yetnerday, sad those of tangs belonging to the Gouda wets
pest ea to Loadon by rail, the sea of the 'torsi Artillery
remaining is thin pwinos, end the rossaindor tieing con-
voyed to the berreob at Chichester, forming the Brat arrival
there gigue these Wracks have boon converted into s

to Victory, flagship, rehoisted the flag of .he Com-
ander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, on hie
return from leave of abeam.

'Ph. N.

Amman liner, boned to New

York and the Wallaby, Indianan. 'icon the Riva,
salad at Spaltead, yeataday, to embark passengers,
steak Ite.

EIIiBBBNBSS, MAY 13.
The Odin, paddle-wheel steam frigate, and Rosa-
owed, paddle-wheal alma sloop, att here on Saturday lest,
et 4 sac, with Au of the au aorta vessels, tor the Black
Bee. Thu wise artillery tants and gunners Isir service
in the ma mortar mends proceed out in the Olin and
weactsd. Soso considerable answer is crested here,
amongst seal olleere, et sending the latter named Tassel
date SUMO to the Bleak Sea, see having on twu former
eusabstano—ens on the West Cout of Afries the other I
ea the West Indian—lost netny all her mews, Alan,
sad sum. Stur M still considered to any the sups dually
essay in hat held, and under her eeflimeroeet, WAD', toe.
am Mt, ham ha peculiar aonstrsaias

DUBLIN, MAY 12.
Lieut.-Colonel Harrison, commanding the Royal
Artillery of the Kilkenny military district, has received
orders to growied to the Climes, and will start immediately.
Colossi lilmlinnt, of the 9th Regiment, who received
orders of preparation for the Crimea by magnetic telegraph
at Limerick, has left en roods fur his destination.
In several localities the militia appear to be as yet but
very imperfectly brought under the influence of discipline ;
end Maas between them and the civilians or the military of
the lice are of frequent recurrence. Those at Cork and
Clonmel appear to have been some of the most serious of
the kind that have occurred ; but the northern papers re-
ceived this day describe similar scenes of insubordissiies
on the part of a large portion of the Donegal militia, and
also of several men of tie Royal &mitt Dawn Militia. la
general, however, the mecum resolved of the improvement
of the Irish militia regimen.s in discipline and soldierlike
conduct are very satistaatory.

The Meteor, floating battery, went down the river
no Wednesday lest, to the measured mile. at the Lower
Hope, aceonipaated by the Widgeon and Monkey, steam-
vessels. Oa arriving at the mile, the vowels lett her, to
make a second trial of her machinery. The engines worked
smoothly, sad so hot bearings were discoverable. The Me-
teor made sir runs up and down the measured mile, each
run occupying 10 minutes 15 mood', which gave a speed of
44 knots, on the avenge making 108 revolutions per minute,
wok 66 lbs. pressure on the square Ptah. By an alter►tion
of the pitch of the mew propeller, the dilleuity of steering
those vea•ls has been partly overcome.
Tin IsT Dam]Otitt GUARDS.—Thia regiment which
is stationed at Piersheli, has received order. to hold itself
In readiness to proceed to the East. The regiment was
Inspected out Tuesday by the Earl of Cardigan, his lordship
being at present engaged in a tour of cavalry inspection
before embarking we. more for the mat of war.—Sec"'-`
Pews&

--._ IN HEM:POND. - A report has
reached this cite to the effect that it is the iatentioa of
governamat to form a military camp of 12 000 Mt& in this
iseanty. It is aiefldeatly stated that Lieutenant-Colonel
Bamford. of the 3rd battalion Ride corps, has been directed
M select a spot for Ibis purpose, and that he has been in the
leeway making inquiries. This gab's; officer has seen much
service, having been in the whole of the Kaffir war end in
the Crimean cempeign.—Het Owed Thom.
THE FOREIGN LKOION.-lt is quite correct (says
the Dover Chrowele) that a depot of toe Poetise_ Legion
is to be quartered is Dover, the agent. of the Wavoillo.
having been busily engaged daring the present week is
making the necessary preparation.. The depot of the legato
to be quartered at Dover will be stationed at the Castle and
Citadel, and it is supposed will madam of about 600 men,
who will be under the command of Lieat..Colonel Power.
The arrival of a portion of the force is momentarily er
peered, and every arrangement has been made by the civil
as well ae military authorities to secure the comfort of the'
men during their combined training. Government, we un-
derstand, have sent down orders for the supply of ease
and sugar gratis for a week, ustil the men get aceistoined
to their posstios. A amber of officers have • already ar-
rived, and have taken up their quarters at Draw's Victoria
Hotel, Castie-street.