The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-20 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 19.—APP011423110178.—Ma8-
tare C. Bowden to the St. George, 120, at /hothead ; and J.
C: Hotelier (1838) to command the Volage, 22, at Bheer.
Auistant Surgeon R. 111• Donald to the Lightning, 3,
paddlewheel stun vessel, of 100 hone power, at Wolh
with.

The Thunder, the first floating battery built by
Mare and Co., Blalkwall, was towed down to Woolwich ma
Wednesday by the W:dgeois and another steamer, and im-
mediately brought under the sheers to be muted. The
Thunder presents a most formidable and strong appearance,
the wood work being of massive timbers, pat together in the
strongest nt.nner end cased with plates of iron of consider.
able thickness, which are expected to be ball proof. Tester.
day the masts were put in, end it is expected she will be
token into the basin to-day to be rigged and contacted with
every despatch, so as to be ready as early m possible for sea.
The Thunder will carry 16 guns of large calibre, and her
stern and bow bring b eh round she wilt not be liable to be
so much injured by shot striking her as if she had been
built on the usual oonstructim.

The Dapper, gun-boatTleit Woolwich, on r sot, -,
to join the ships lot the Baltic.
The Prefect of the Seine, accompanied by one of the
Lord Mayor's office beaten, visited Woolwich D.ckystd on
Wednesday.
Three hundred volunteers left Parkhurst Barracks,
in the Isle of Wight, la,t week fur the Crimea. On their
flag was nainted The 28th Slashers—Sebastopol or Death."

ROYAL ARTILLERY.—The following oompaniew
have been pitted soder orders to hold themselves in readi-
ness for immediate embarkation for the Crimea. Captain
Giegg's company, 3rd battalion, which • dat head-
Quarters in the early part of the week from Ipswich, with $
9-pounder field battery complete; Captain Conneit's com-
pany, let battalion. with 9-pounder field battery complete;
Captain Thompson's company, 6th battalion, with 9-pounder
field battery complete ; Captain Crawford's company, 6th
battalion, to be attached to a siege battery.

LAUNCH OF TUE SETLE.I.—A very handsomely
orwlelled frigate, pierced to carry 50 guar, celled the Buds},
war launched from the royal dockyard at Pembroke, oa
Tuesday the 17th inst. The ceremony took place about
G o'clock in the evening with every desired success before a
very large concourse of spectators, the day being unususily
floe. The dockyard battalion band attended on the occa-
sion, end greatly enlivened the scene by the performance
of numerous fashionable pieces. The following is a state-
ment of her principal dimensions, vis.:—
Feet. Indus.
Length between the permanents lBO 0
Length of keel tor whams l4B 41
Breadth extreme
Breath for tonnage
Breadth moulded 4O 4
Depth in hold l6 a
Berthas in tons 2,066 67.94
As the Such j, though a magnificent veeiel, an improve-
ment on the lines of bar William Symonds, on whose plena
she was originally constructed, has not the screw or other
steam assistance, she will not be brought forward just yet
for commission and consequently her gangways haling
i been housed over she will rennin at moorings off the deck-
yard, a nucleus of that ordinary for which the port has so
many advantages. Indeed she would scarcely have been
launched just yet but that slips are so much wanted at
Perab•eke for laying down a new close of vessels of greatly
augmented length. Thus the one that is to succeed the
Sutiej though tally of 32 gone, will be 240 feet long, while
she carrying 60 guns is only 180 feet in length.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 19.
The Adelaide, screw transport, arrived from the
Crimea this morning, last from Plymouth. She came into
harbour this afternoon to disembark the sick and wounded
she has already been repotted to have brought home. The
hospital cases, 14 in number, were immediately loaded, and
conveyed in litters to the Military Hospital. This duty was
efficiently performed by a detachment of tne South Glou-
cester Militia, the adjutant of the regiment, Captain Robert-
son, superintending their conveyance there. The Bente-
nant.m.vernor, Major-Gener4l Breton, and Major Dalgetty,
were aloe at the disembarkation, and e.erythiog was done
to afford ease and comfort to the poor fellows. The arrange-
ment' were altogether of a must satisfactory character.
About a doyen men belonging to the Royal Artillery also
disembarked, and went to the barracks of that corps in this
garrison. The remainder of the troops, who are more °cleat
in a oonvalescent condition, to the somber of 148, will land
to-morrow morning early, and proceed, tho:•e belonging to the
Guards to London, ►nd those belonging to other regiments tat
Chatham. A large number of the men tame home is thig
ship are victims to frostbite, some of the eases taken to
hospital this afternoon belonging to this type and beicg of
an eseeedingly severe and serious character. It was a
lamentable sight to see how greatly the poor fellows suffered
from thiscause.

The Mercury, cutter, and the Sprightly, steamer, arrived
in harbour this morning with seem n to: the I.lk pi at ehla
port; t le former from the Ch. am 1 lelstids eau the latter
frost 81wernese.

The Sprigbuy has sailed to-day for Cherbourg, to brie%
over the crew that has navigated the Mumma., Om Sitha
from the Pacific to Cherbourg. The mew had belonged tcl
the Plover, discovery ship.
The Aid, lighter, went out of harbour this morning laden
with stores and jury masts for the Satlej, 60-eun frigate,
shortly to be launched at Pembroke.
The Malacca, 17, screw, was taken "out of dock to-day,
and the Sampson, 0, steam frigate, taken in.

DUBLIN, APIUL 19.

The Doke of Cornwall steamer, which arrived at
the North Wall on Tunday night, brought the following
men invalided from their respective corps in the Crimea,
viz. :—Juhn Caldwell, 17th Regiment; Martin Noon, 88th ;
Peter Clancy, 20th • Wm. 111`Gorman, 49th; Patrick Leo-
nard, 88th ; John Whitfield, 88 h ; Wm. Barley, 3rd ; John
Quinlan, 33rd; Luke Connell, 41st; and John O'Connor,
41st. They were all conveyed by the polies to Mn.
O'Brien'. hotel at the North Wall, where they were pro-
vided with refreshments, &c., by direction of the Lord-
Lieutenant. The Duke of Cornwall having be en obliged to
put into Kingstown, owing to a scarcity of water, several of
their Companion went on shore at that place.
The headquarters of the 96th Regiment, numbering 280
men, which landed at Gravebend, from Bengal, on Thurs-
day lut, arrived at the North Wall, from Liverpool, at half-
past ten o'clock cm. yesterday. The men were all
noble martial-looking fellows, and although somewhat
bronzed by the Indian Ann, to judge by the freshness
and smartness of their appearance, one would bully
think they had been on foreign service for filteen years.
The detachment was in the highest state of discipline, and
their appearance evidently gratified the commanding
officer, who looked with pride upon their movements as
they marched off in t►e direction of the barracks in which
they are to be quartered. Seven women accompanied the
detachment. _ . _

The draft of the 89th which has arrived at Cork from
Limerick consists of 128 rank and file, Captain Thorp is
charge, with Captain Tom, Lieutenants Breedon and Har-
vest, and Ensign B irlew. The 39th draft consists of 128
rank and file, with Captains Warner and Baker, and
Lieutenants °Geeslin and Young. The 9th draft consists
of 128 rank and file, with Captains Piney and Loused.,
Lieutenants Tiny and Rainsford, and Ensign Borland.
The 14th draft arrived on Saturday from Mutlingar, with
162 rank and file, Captain Towegend in charge, with
Captain O'Toole and lieutenants Bowers, Heaton, and
Herman.
The offer made by the colonel, °Keen, and men of the
South Cork Militia, to nine on the Mediterranean stations,
has been seeepted by government.
ROYAL CONYLIIIENT —Corporal Pierce Hoban, of Sion,
sear Kilkenny, be. just received an interesting peanut. as
a stark of the appreciation get upon his services and suffer-
ings by the junior members of the royal family, as well as
by her Gracioas Majesty herself. This gift consists of
pair of worsted muflinees, which have been forwarded by the
Commandant at Chatham to Captain Roger,, Local Staff
Other of Pensioners. The brave " Kilkenny buy " who
has been paid thisoompliment attracted the attention of the
Queen, when her Majesty visited the Hospital at Chatham,
in consequence of his extreme youth, coupled with the cir-
cumstance of his having been wounded both at Alma and
at Inkermann. At the former engagement he received a
masket ball in his leg ; at the latter his shoulder bone won
fractured by a grape-shot, and his great coat was riddled
with balls. To the present is appended • label with this
inscription " A pair of muffling for Corporal Pierce
Hoban, 33rd Regiment. A gift of the Queen, and the
work of the Princess Alice."—Kilkenny Maieraior.

OUR SICK IN THE EAST-TORTURE FROM

FLIES.