The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-14 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE FOREIGN LEGION.
The following gratifying general order has just
been issued :
" Horse Guards, August 10.
"The General Commanding-in• Chief has received the
Ctoota's otwoutdo to Gomm to Wood tin Sam Von
Stutterheim, and the officers end soldiers of the British
Foreign Legion, reviewed by her Majesty yesterday at
Saorachffs, her Majesty's high satisfaction in observing
their steady and soldier•like appearance under arms.
" This mate of readiness for service in the field reflects
the greatest credit upon the officers and men, and affords
her Majesty jest confidence that the legion will, by its dis-
cipline and thavery, emulate the reputation of the King's
German Legion, so long and so honourably arcuated with
the British army in its most memorable campaigns.
" This general order will be communicated to the British
Foreign Legion by Colonel Kinloeh, inspector general.
" By command of the Right Honourable
" General Viscount HARDIN/31,
Commanding in-Chief.
" G. A. WltTlilitALL, Adjutant General."

SOUTHAMPTON, Auover 13.

Orders have been received by the Admiralty offi-
cials at this port to prepare to receive 23 officers, 141 men,
and 156 horses for embarkation on board the Royal Mail
Company's steam transport Trent to-morrow. These
numbers will ocmprise 2 officers, 88 men, and 114 boon of
the Royal Artillery for Scutari; 3 officers, 63 men, and
6 horses of the Ist Dragoons for the Crimea, and some men
and horses belonging to 3eneral Butson's Irregular
Cavalry. Amongst the officers are Major Chapman, 48th
Regiment; Major Logan, 67th Regiment; Major Green,
3rd Regiment; Captain Crawford,9Bth Regiment; Capta n
Morant and Captain Burrard, Grenadier Guards; Captain
Dillon, 30th Regiment, &o. Assistant Bargeon Ropkies, of
the Royal Albert, and the Rev. Mr. Cramer likewise leave
by the Trent, which vessel will take her departure on Wed-
, sudsy.

WOOLWICH, Auousr 13.
The following Regimental Order has been issued
for the information of the Royal Artillery, via.:
" The General Commanding•in-Chiet has been pleased
to appoint Lieut. Wiliness Stirling to the Royal Horse
Artillery, in the room of Lieut. King, who resigns his al)•
poiretment in that branch of the service on being nominated
aide.deneamp to Lieut-Geners I Markham, in the Crimea;
Lieut. King is therefore posted to Captain and Brevet
Major Morris's company, Id battalion, is the room of
Lieutenant Stirling. Lieut. Kelly is transferred from Cap.
taiu Radcliffe. company, 9th battalion, by order of the
General Commanding-in-Chief. The General Commanding-
in.Chief directs that Lieut. It , riding-house establish-
ment, be attached to the Royal Horse Artillery at Wool-
wich, to assist the adjatant in his duties of instruction."
There are at the present time 400 tons of 13.iach shells
leading in leghters at the Royal Arsenal for conveyance to
Southampton, where they en to be shipped on board some
of the large transports for the Crimea.
A number of the workmen in the Arsenal are engaged in
plugging up 16,000 10 inch common shells to serve as hol-
low shot, a piece of hot iron being inserted in the fueshole,
and then hammered tight. They ate intended far the use
of the navy.
Another part of the Horse Artillery of the Turkish Con-
tingent with horses proceeds to Southampton to-night, to
embark on board the Trent. _ _ _

The total number of driven enlisted for the Turkish Con-
tinent Horse Artillery up to today is 121.
The Harbinger, No. 86, screw steam transport, sailed on
Sunday afternoon from the Anenal to the Crimes.

MALTA, Auctum 4.
Transports are continually arriving, both from the
east end from the west. They ore promptly supplied with
what they require, and hurried off to thous destination.
Among those from the EAU are the Vulcan, Argo, Niagara,
Emperor, Sagon, Canadian, Earl of Barham, Alter, Robert
Lowe,
_and Amistaree, steamers. Most of them have gone
on to Mantillas for troops, and the others are to follow. The
Aasistsnas on her voyage bed twelve fatal cases of cholera
on beard, and is consequently in strict quarantine. Sir
Stephen Lushingtoo, K.C.8., and Captain Peel, of the
Naval Brigade, have come down passengers in her, as well
as Mr. Muir, Admiral Lushington's A.D.C. during the
whole of his services before Sebastopol. Every vessel bag
brought down a few °Moen and paseengees. Among the
latter are Mr. and Mrs. Bruebridge, who have been doing
such good service in our hospitals with Maw Nightingale.
Tile, go on via Marseille', The London yacht, Lord Ward,
bee also eons in from the East.

From Howland we hare had— the Arabia, Crime*, Hol-
lander, and Sarnia, with troop. and hones for the Crimea.
Captain Btopford, of the Qum% goes on by French
steamer to-morrow.

ADMIRALTY, AIIOUBT 13.—A PPOINTMENTB.—Rear
Admiral of the Red Sir W. F. Carroll (1849), K.C.8., has
been appointed Deputy-Goveroor of Greenwich Hospital.
Captains L. T. Jones (1840), of the London, 90, in the
Black Sea, to the Princen Royal, 91, screw steam-chip, of
400 hone-power, in the Black Bea, vies Lord C. Paget, in-
valided; A. L. Keeper, to the Landon; W. If oorsom
(1861), to the Leander, 60, in the Bleck Bea, sloe Captain
Peel, invalided ; and H. E. Edgell (1846), to the Tribune, 31,
emew steam frigate, of 300 hone-power, in the Black Bea.

Messrs. Loeb, Wilson, and Bell, of the Walker Iron
Works, Newcastle-en-Tyne, have completed a large order
for shells for the 'Darkish government, and they are now
engaged in the manufacture of 35,009 shale, from B.inch to
13-ineh, besides a camber of mortars, for the British go-
vernment. Their foundry is now excluaively employed in
the coactruction of implements of war.
In pursuance of the sentence of a court-martial
held at Kausieach, Mr. James Wilkinson Elliott, a surgeon,
late of the Royal Albert, his been committed to the Devon
County Gaol, at Exeter, for two years, " fer neglect of duty
sod unfeeling conduct." He was landed at Plymouth last
week, and was conve3ed to the gaol at Exeter to undergo
his sentence, on Friday.
It is stated that dm dress regulations of the navy
are now undergoing extensive revision, and that epaulettes
will henceforth be abolished. The new uniform will, it is
said, be greatly simplified, and rendered mere suitable and
comfortable for all who have to wear it.