The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-25 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

WOOLWICH. JONI 23.
The following transports are lying off the Royal
Anssal loading with
viz , the Sovereign, screw, No. 68, for Gibraltar. to embark
part of two sompanies of Artillery, and then proceed to th
Crimea ; the Lady Alice Lombton, screw, No 99: and the
Pioneer, screw, No. 232, for the Crimea. A geatleman, of
London. has seat as a present 14 large bones of cigars for the
um of our soldiers ia the Crimea; they were this afternoon
shipped oe board one of the trunorte. Two suing vessels
an also loading for Malta. No. 130, sailing transport,
dropped down this afternoon, and is lying off the Arsenal,
bat has not commenced shipping aaythiag yet
Ahoy. 11,000 pad saddles for mules have been evolved
during this month for the use er the Land Transport Corps
in the Crimea, and waggons, carte, borrows, wheile, rte., also
continue daily to be received. la order to save time, the
authorities have laid d,wn nib all through the arsenal to
facilitate the quick dispatch of stores. Another steam saw
mill is being erected aside the old one.
A detachment of twenty gunners and driven of the
Royal Artillsry left Woolwich to-day for Bristol, to join
C.ptain S. M. D. Calder's company, 9th battalion, whith
is
now second on the list for active envies. The company
consists of a dead battery of 9 pounder guns. The detain-
ment was in charge of a staff non-commissioned ofileer.
The Devastation, steam yowl, Commander A F. R. de
Honey, has bees stripped of her rigaiog and topmasts.
and every pan of her stone have hoes taken out. Her
engiees are to uadergo a thorough repair, and she is to have
• new boiler,.

SHEERNESS, Joxe 24.
The Alban, 4, paddle-wheel steam vessel, Lieu-
tenant Commander William E Fisher, on Friday evening
last, took the pin boa's Swinger, Lieutenant C. J. Nelson ;
and the Jackdaw. Lieutenant L A. Whimper, is tow, eau
=isd to t►e Nore early on Saturday morning. She's('
sore, with both gun-boats in tow. Weather fine;
wind moderate, west by north.
The Horatio, 24, screw steam ship, Captain the
A. A. Cochrane, left here under steam power on Saturday
•tannin last, direct for Heligoland.
The Olatton has been spin taken Lao the Siting heels
toe alteration ; she is being fitted with • bow and quarter
bee braid of a asiderable dimeasiose on each side, to ensure
better steerage and staying. Her lower foreyard and fere
topsail yard have spin been sent on board, and are now
aloft wan sails bent She is to bare another trial immedi-
ately she WI be get ready. The artificers are working
extra hours morning and evening, to ezpedits both the
Olatton and Trusty.
The Calcutta, 84 pins (sailing ship), Captain James J.
Stanford, is under sailing orders to proceed to the Baltic,
with a portion of the armament of the &rating batteries, Ike.,
she hes now on board.

PORTSMOUTH, Join 24.
The Imperienee, 61, screw ship, Captain Watson,
C. 8., is expected to return to the Beige to-morrow. Havieg
awaspletad our repairs, she went out of harbour to Spithead
esterday. Tirday seamen for the ships of the Baltic float
have been ordered to hold themealvesia readiness to embark
on board the Imperious, to-motrow.
The Diligence, transpoet, and the Rhadassenthes,
steatarr. Master Commander Belem. arrived ytaterday from
Plymouth with stores. The Rhadamanthus sailed for the
eastward in the oriole,.
Tim Victory, No. 103, steam transport, sailed yesterday
afternoon fur the eastward.
The new royal yacht Victoria sad Albert has bad tbe
copper pat on key bottom, sad is 'attested to go oat of dock
by B.turday neat.
The following ships are now at Spithead :—Neptune, 120,
sailing ship, C twain Hutto, ; St George, 120, sailing ship,
Captain Erns, C. 8.; Imperious', 61, screw ship, Captain
Watson, C B.; Cruiser, 17, screw sloop. Commander the
Hon. G. H amides (to accompany the Imperious* to the
Baltic); Proinatheur, 8, noddle sloop, Commander Selwyn,
to couvey Raar•Adrairal Fremantle, successor to Roar-
Admiral Boxer, to Balsklava; and Diligence, store skip.

DRVONPORT, Julia 24.
The Devon lighter arrived on Friday, with stores
hem the eastward, and o the same day the Camel left for
Pembroke, with stores.
Several of the shipwrights of the Devonport Dockyard
are intending to compete for the prize of 201, offered by
Joseph blonde', Req., through the Liverpool Polytechnic
So:ietv, for the best lull model of a merchant ship of 600
or 1,000 toes.
Slips in HAmous.—lmpregnable, Royal William, Sam-
pareil, Implacable, Alum, Dee, Avon and Sylph, and
Bustler tog. Trinity steamer in Barn Pool.

DUBLIN, Jurts 23.
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant will
by special train to the Cerragh of Kildare at proceedfi
st
twelve o'clock on Monday, at which time the first of the
poops will have snived at the encampment, and the vice-
regal visit may be considered u the inauguration of the
MAa detachment of 132 men with 33 hones and three guns
of the Royal Artillery has arrived in Dublin from Kilkenny.
It is presumed that their final destination is the Crimea.
A draft of the 93rd Regiment, amounting to five oaken
end 80 men, artived at Cork on Thursday from Dundee, and
on the same day detachments from the 79th and 42nd Regi-
ments, consisting each of about 70 rank end file, also
arrived from Aberdeen. Ten officers accompanied them.
These deans are to depart in the Golden Fleece, for the
Crimea.

GIBRALTAR, Jurin 14.
Extract from the Garrison Order, dated Head-
Quarters, Gibraltar, June 13:—" The 2nd West York
Regiment of Militia beieg daily expected in the garrison,
and it having been notified that other regime/II of the same
branch of her Majesty's Laces will, for the present, form
part of this command, the governor desires to call the atten-
tion or the officers and noncommissioned officers of the
troops now in garrison to the valuable assistance they are
capable of affording to their brother officers and non-
commissioned officers of the Militia, by cheerfully giving
their counsel and information on all that regards the
peculiar (and to them entirely new) duties of a rowers of
this kind. The governor is sure that it is not necessary to
call upon the soldiers of the garrison of all ranks to receive
the sew °omen with that honour, hospitality, and good
fellowship to which their spirited and patriotic conduct in
volunteering to mice a share in the labours of foreign ser-
vice, so richly entitle them." This regiment will be quar-
tered in the North District, in the West Caaemates and
contiguous barracks.

MALTA, Joffe 18.
The Robert Lowe arrived this morning in 11 days
from Gibraltar. with the 13th Light Infantry, 887 strong;
or, deducting 30 officers, 867 rank sad Cl.. The 13th, Ike
the nod, bare had their best soldiers taken from them by
volunteering for the seat of war, so that they have sow •
lugs aushor of recruits who t an only bees • few months
in the Nervier, yet by the recruits wbo have be.. sent up, it
is found they eon fight well, oat sink under the maotooy
mad hartlidair of the trenches.
The 92nd Regimes, which is expectiag tole sent so to
the Nit of was luta Gibraltar. cannot make up wore than
400 soldiers.
The Arabia left this en Betarday for Barletta.
The Wm, Capt. Wawa, arrived with two asortsrveseele.
sad molter is hourly sauced, she having been cut di
same short distance from the "dud; when she arrives all
three will be towed os by the Odin.
Tao Assyrian, Fremh steamer, strived this stoning, hay
is left Y tan sech ea the 9th.
The Himalaya had arrived there with the males from
Gibraltar.
The an. It. Howe, the chaplain et the Doekyard here,
semostene.d peter. ay giving an analog service to the
Maspoarts sod auffetuat meek in the port Yesterday the
stests:lfives os board • large barque at 6 p.m., end wa.
I sadontsad the reverted gentleman intends
sae duriag every week. It is to be booed that be
meet with every support la so laudable an sadertakisg.
Thd commandant, Colossi Mee, has had the
bmosi sf r..etviai • letter from Colossi Phipps, by desire
the Quoin, espritssisa the satire s• -sleuths of her Ka-
Joey mui, sushi 'domed is her late visit W Glifallmob