The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-23 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 22.
The Hoot* 6, paddle sloop, Commander H. C.
(Ilya, arrived at bp&WM this from the Eastward,
we mane is the West Coast of ABMa 51a calls at Plymouth,
taking out a mail.
The Craiaer, 16, Nam sloop, Commander Douglas, re-
turned to Opithead this morning, from the Downs.
The Pembroke, 60, screw, Captala Seymour, was brought'
dews the harbour yesterday to hare ha compasses adjusted
prier to sailing to join the Baltic loot.
The Hastings, 60, screw, Captain Calla, will be reedy to
so oat of harbour about Tuesday, to sail to join the Baltie

lir. Tonkin, Assistant Muter Attendant et this dock-
yard, is to go round to Pembroke in a few days with a pasty
of ripen, in the steamer Myrmidon, to bring round to this
port the newly.launeted 60-gan 'Owe Saari.
A wart martial is to be held oa board the Victory, flag-
ship, tomorrow, to try Mr. Herr, naval instructor, of that
sip h.
Mereary, gutter, *sailed yesterday for the Channel

ITieJuper, mew gunboat, was taken into tte steam
basin yesterday to be got reedy with all despatch for the
PORT81101:7H, APRIL 20.
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The sick and vonsoilal, about 130 in number, from
the Adelaide, emu transport, were landed this morning,
sad moneyed to Chatham by train. The Adelaide sailed
for Southampton this afternoon.
The Cruiser, 16, mow sloop, sad Rosantood, 6, paddle
sloop, sailed to-day for the Downs.
Tne Sea& wer, matter, has sailed to-day for the coast of
Scotland, on surveyhm service.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 22.
Ths Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell,
arrived on Friday from the Black Bea, last from Gibraltar;
she exchangect mantes with the Impregnable, with the flag
of Admiral ilk W. Parker, and I. to come tato harbour to
pay off.
The Meander, 44, Captain Bernie is Wady to liars for
the White Bert. She bas the Bound.
The Contwallir, 60, anew, Captain Wellesley, on a trial
letter the 'Birettas in her screw, is found to be improved.
Ohs is expected to kayo to join the Baltic fleet on Thursday.
The Teaser, 3, steamer, Liestasant Nicola,, after watt-
'. g orden for several days in Barupool, left this morn-
ing fit the Coast of Africa, taking a mall for the vessels on
that station.

The Crane 6, Commander Miller, recently from the
Coen of Africa, was paid off in Thursday, and the men
wire granted fifteen days' lean.
The Sanspanil, Captain J. W. Williams, was taken into
K.yham Dock on Friday, to be fitted for the Baltic service.
The Nautilus, apprentices exercise brig, has left for Fal-
mouth.
The Wide Awake, transport, left with the 13th Light
Dragoons, for the Crimes, on Thursday.
The Chalmen, transport, after embarking portions of the
16th Light Dragoons for the Black Sea, lets yesterday. The
remainder of the corps are hourly expected from Exeter.
The blooms, transport, sailed yesterday with provisions'
for the Black See.
There are several other transports In the course of nage-
.
hag their
The Royear :Irina Mail Company's steamer Retriever,
which takes out this month's mail to the western coast of
Africa, is now in the Sound, and will sail on Tuesday morn-
ing fur Teneriffe, Lagos, Fernando Po, tic.
The Albatross, steam transport, arrived yesterday from the
Crimea.
Sian in Hasione—lmpregnable, Royal William, Ven-
geance, lianapareil, Prometheus, iielleisle, Avon, Sylph,
Kent transport, Antagoaist (lining provisions). In the
Sound—Cornwallis, !deluder.

SHEERNESS, Aram 22.
The Hawke, 60 wuffie. screw line-of-battle ship,
Captain E. Onimannsy, got up steam yesterday, and at
11.46 a.m. left this port for Portsmouth, to complete her
complement of seamen, and await her final orders for her
departure to the Baltic.
The Rowell, 60 guns, screw line-of-battle ship, Captaiii
F. Scott, is under orders (et present) to leave hers to-day.
The Dapper, gunboat, Lieutenant H. J. Grant, Das
arrived here, having bad her compasses adjusted at Green-
Lithe, where she has taken in her ammunition, shell, So.
This vessel is attached (as tender) to the Colownis, 80 guns.
The Glutton, lotting battery, arrived here at 11 p.m. on
Friday last, from Woolerieh. She was assisted by the
steam vessel Reny Houma, sad the African, steam tug
vessel. It blowing a stiff bruise frees mat by north, some
ousic.erable difficulty was esperisseed in steering her;
whilst rolling is Sea Roach, she shipped a great deal of
water from her hawse pipes and her stern and quarter
ports, none of which it was on starting considered necessary
to ware. She had nine inches water under her
engine-room deck, being just flush with the underside of the
same. The water on her =Uncle& eft wee up flush with her
Sabin bulkhead cants. liar present light water draught is for-
ward 6 ft. 6 in., aft 8 ft. It is intended to pat in two more
propellers, thetas, for whisk an already in place. This
has been firmed weesseary on account of the light draught of
water, wish* welly admits of a 6 feet Mew in diameter.
Hr. Baikal eaffio down in charge of the engines, on
sesonat el Mom YiUm, Baffinhill, and Co., the engineers.
11 Is adanialsil. with the peepellen, five knots fully will be
aliheitieL pXls has bees pen wader the muting sheers, and
nil be mule' Wiley, and will be immediately, put into No.
11017 11111 t. views the blocks have been laid to receive her.
The general impression amongst nautical men is
that this clam of vessel will be quite incompetent to
wry the intended anaameat at the draft of water
stated by the designers; added to which, between
decks will not be so secure as at first reported,
itSlllllOllll SS the ports fore and aft are in halves, to rise
and Wand inpateeted by iron plates, thereby only giving
two Amen to ell of every shot that would strike on the
breadias paseleasing through the oak plank on striking
the parts, ssil pemetrating the port to de execution between
decks. The average distance between the ports being
double the fore and aft breadth of each port, few nautical
ISM who have seen this vessel egress any ambit=
or weightier for her. Ohs M esnandy in ea
stale, sod perhaps them eleffiffie nay have the dished
ellen is the proper quarter, to halt to the entire security of
the bsondsides of this class of weeds.
The lima* late 24 day I nesseilir guns, is bong
rapidly equipped by the ssUMew at this yard. The nala
mum Weighted her shot is to be ant, the maximum 10
=rnimiehingnail • ride out barrel; the
dm" SUM, the maximum
staining aseseong to disuses required. Great surprise is
expressed hare at the reseal iateaden of sending this
frigate to Liverpool to take is these raarAer guns—there
being every facility here to gee Om In tae, clear of all
risk in navigating the ship to LitagrAL

DUBLIN, APB= 21.
The ant division of the 2nd (Queen's Own) Regi•
mint hu arrived at Cork from Waterford, where the depot
bad been for some months quartered. me men are ea DT.
rude for the Crimea. Bt.
Recruiting pea ea briskly at Belfast, and a imp number a
of men leave that port daily, to join their depots in Ragland
and Scotland. The last batch sailed for Glasgow, to be in- it.
eorporsted in the 63rd Regiment. Itt.
The Kerry Militia has supplied as many as 143 men Bt.
already for mimesis in the Crimes.
The arming of the Kilkenny Militia commenced to-day. re
The volatiles:big from that corps into the line still con- rei
Unties.
Adveatspoue terms an offered to men to iodate them to es ID
,
joie the Irish eonstalinlary, est of which splendid feral a ti
peat number have transferred their services to the Land 11
Transport Corps in Oa Crimea. to
LOA

ADXIK&LTT, Ann. 20.-PsowarioNs.-Mates:
D. G. Davidson (1862), G. G. Lomas (1862), J. B. Cooper
1862), B. F. Weld (1862), C. R. Hawley C. F. Hill
(1852), W. Gregory (1862), H. Johnson (1862), W. H.
Ira (1862). 0. M. Comber (1862), P. R. La,:ird, H. R.
Stewart (1862), R. Savory (1852), W. F. Lie (1862), 8. M.
Wilson (1852), A. F. Mareseeaux (1862), D. B. aekBs2),
A. Henderson (1862), K. Stewart (1853), 1). Boyle (1863),
C. Fury (1853), R. B. Cy (1853), and A. J. alien
(1863), promoted to the rank of limtanants.
APPOINTYIIins.-Lisotsaaats : J. Hots (1864), to the
Retribution 28, paddle-wheal item frigate, of Mimes
power, Mediterranean station; and G. A. T. probe (1865),
to the St. George, 120, at Spitheed.
Chaplain Rev. H. B. Yeoman, to*. Waterloo, 120, lag
may, at Sheerness.
Naval Instructor T. Sullivan (1816), to the Hawke, 60,
screw steam ship, at Sheerness.
ADMIRALTT, APRIL 21.-APPOIXTMERTL-Pay-
susters J. M. Jefferson (1864), to the Horatio, 24, earew
Ohms aud-ship, of 250 horse power, at Sheerness; and
D.P. Clow (1846), to the Seasparea, 70, screw steamship,
din Mime power, at Plymouth.

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SHARE LIST&

BATUZDAT
The railway ahue market continue very quiet,
but showed some tendency towards improvement
this afternoon. Prices in several instances closed
about per cent. higher than yesterday.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoci.

The raillWyshai;niirkiottO-isiliiiiiter, follow-
ing the movement in Consols. Prices are in some
cases quoted Ito per cent lower than on Saturday,
but the decline is not generaL London and North-
Western stook is quoted 981 to I; Cheat Western,
634 to 64; Midland. 684 to 89; Lancoshire end
Yorkshire, 764 to 78; Great Northern, 22 to ;
Caledonians, 291 to I , and South-Eutaw, 1131. to 4.
French shares have Men considerably. Northern,'
are quoted 34 to ; Eastern', 34 to 4; and Paris and
Lyons, 231 to # prem.

oaDixiay /HAND AND STOCKS.