The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-18 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADlailLvf, Our. li::::Arrongrawrrs. Lien-
tomato the Hoe. A. D. B. Denims, to the Victoria and
Albert ; F. L. Wood, to the Excellent ; sad H. T. Y.
Campbell, to the Hector.
Surgeon H. Edmonds, additional to the Fisgard.
Chief Engineer F. A. Salley, to the Cumberland, for the
British.

PORTSMOUTH. Ocr. IT.
His Royal Highkess the Duke of Cambridge,
Coramaoler:in•Chief of the Forces, arrived as Portsmouth
this afternoon on his annual tour of inspection. The
duke, wbo was sooompanied by Lieutesmat-Geseral Sir
Richard Airey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, and
Colooal Gambier, Deputy-Adjutant-G*oml of the Royal
Artillery, made his entry into the sown of Portsmouth
shortly after 2 o'clock. The mayor and corporation availed
themselves of the occasion of his royal highness's visit to
formally open a new road, which, by permission of the
vvernment, has been out through the fortifications to make
a direct communication between the townships of Ports-
mouth and Landport. The mayor and several members of
the corporation awaited his royal highoces's arrival at the
entrance of the road, sad after a courteous introduction by
Major General Lord Wm. Paalet, and the interchange of a few
worda in reference to the new thoroughfare, his royal high-
ness passed into the garrison, being received with a royal
salute fired from the platform battery and the ship in har-
bour. Subsequently a ahem fight on a small scale took place
on Southses-common, the whole of the available troop of
the (anima, and of the outworks on both sides of Porte.
mouth harbour, iecluding the Royal Marine Artillery from
Fort Cumberland and the Royal Marines LightL Infantry
from Forton being legated. His royal h,
we understood, the guest of Major-general William
lia ism
Puget.

The Urgent, iron screw troop-ship, Oaprin 8. H. Hender-
son, riled this evening for Portland sod Plymouth with •
detachment of Royal Engineers, 60th Rids., and super-

The Vulcan. 6, iron screw troopship, Captain A. C.
Strode, wall tot be ready to pay out of oommimion until the
3rd of November.

CHATHAM. Ocr. IT.

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Chatham
was held this (miming, for the purpose of directing attention
to the danger which existed from the close proximity of
the government powder magazines at Opeor Castle, and
calling upon the authorities to adopt such measures as
might be deemed neossemy to protect the hem and property
of the public. It was resolved to forward a memorial to
the government urging the importance of such precautions
being taken as to prevent accidents taking place.

LrrrPL TON ONTICNR3 BRINING 02f BOARD
SNIPS or WAR ON COLONIAL STATIONB.-0. the lot of
November next, sod thenceforward, tbii regulating. under
which letters &admired to officers waving on board aay of
her Majesty's ships one colour! station may be forwarded
at the reduced British postage of sixpence the simile rate,
will be so far modified, that such rednoed rate will be
chargeable only whims the fall postage is paid in advance.
In all cease where rich letters are posted unpaid, they will
he chargeable, of delivery, with a fine of sixpence in addi-
tion to the postage sod when they are posted inenfficiently
paid (by means of Protege stamp) they will be chargeable,
on delivery, with a fir of sixpeero in addition to the defici-
ent postage. The rule regulatior will applyequally to
letters from officers serving on board her Majesty's ahips in
the ooloeies when addressed to this country.—By command
of the l'osimuter-Geseral.—Cir art Post-office, Oct. 17.

ADMIRALTY, Ocr. 13.—Mr. Stephen Sheldon has
been this day promoted to the rank of assistant engineer
first-class in her Xajcsity's desk, with Seniority from sth
inatant.—Gazelle.