The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-24 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADICALAIXY, Die. 23. —APPODITIONTIL —Lieu-
taaaat A. A. Hanson, to the Tamar.
Master R. Jackson, to the Lyre.
Payreador W. H. Chyme, to the Indus.
Midabipmee W. W Gleam% R. B. Nameable, sad H.
&O'Neill, to the Marlborough ; F. H. S. O'Brian, to the
Lyra; W. V. Bayly, to the lielamander ; J. Burgess, to the
iLlorame.
Naval Cadets J. H. Pally, to the Royal Oak ; H. G.
Baker, to the Gibraltar ; F. J. L. Blackwood, to the
Revenge ;R. C. Bloomfield sad O. Lewis. to the Phoebe ;
H. H. Roesler, to the Comma ; A. H. 0. P. Lowe, A. J.
Macketwie, H. L. Row, H. S. Taylor, sod N. C. F. G.
llMacke, to the Marlborough. Naval Cadet (aomleatiad)
& G. B. Bartoa.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 23.
Their Royal Highnesees the Prince and Princess
of Wales arrived at the Royal Clarence-yard, Gosport, yes-
terday afteesoon at two o'clock, and embarked on board
the screw yacht Fairy, for conveyance to Osborne. The old
formalities were dispensed with, and there was nothing to
indicate the royal presence.
The Lyra, 9, sore. sloop, was commissioned yesterday
morning for 'eyries on the Past India station.
The Octavia, 36, screw frigate, is ordered to be docked,
and brought forward for the let division of the steam re-
serve, so as to be ready for the pendent when required.
The Hector, 32, iron screw frigate, got up ber steam
alongside the dockyard on Monday for a preliminary trial of
her machinery, and to-day made au official trial of her
speed at the measured mile io Stokes Ray. The Hector
differs from all the iron-caned ships at present in
commission, chiefly in . the construction of her
stern, which is not built square or round, word-
ing to the old plan, but is brought to an eagle MlN-
thing like the stein and stern of the old floating batteries.
Her trial to-day was at full boiler power, and she realised a
mean speed of llyknots, which is under the estimate ol
what she would attain. She, however, draws more water
thee wee intended by the official drawings, and the in.
creased dispLicenieut would of course tend to affect her rats
of speed. The half boiler trials will be made to-morrow, if
the weather be favourable.

CHATHAM, Dec.
Arrangements had been made for launching the
iron-clad Mote Achilles at high tide today, but in cones-
queues of the depth of water in the dock being insufficient
to float a vessel of her dimensions and tacos's, the attempt
was not attended with success. 10 COllOOllOOOOO of the
strong northerly wind yesterday the tide on Tuesday rem to
an unusual height, end had the whole of the arrangements'
been completed the Achilles might have been undocked
without any difficulty. The work of cutting away the pro-
jesting granite sides of the dock and the removal of ti e
011.100 at the eotraaoe bad not been completed is sufficient
time, the workrueu having been employed in those opera-
tions the whole of last night. On the water
being admitted into the dock last evening the
Achilles Boated for the first time, her draught
of water being ali.htly over twenty feet. In consequence of
a change in the wind the tide this morning was several feet
lower than that of yesterday, the depth of water in the
dock belies issufficiein to float the iron ship. The launch,
consequently, did not tale place, but attempts will 1/41 made
to undock the Achilles to-night, should the tide be ■ufli-
oleotly high, and several hundred workmen are ordered to
remain in the dockyard all night to saint in the operation
of launching the imafrigate.
The general courtniartial for the trial of Assistant-
flameout M. M. Magrath, RA., of this division of Royal
Marines, was brought to • termination to-day, the prisoner
having made his dehisce and called witoesses to character.
Alter bearing the reply of Colonel Lowder, the prosecutor,
the court deliberated some time in private. The result
al the trial will Got be known until confirmed at the Ad-
miralty.

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