The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-24 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIZALIT, Ocr. 23.—Arrourrmrac1s.—Liente-
ssot—Thousis W. Simeon, to the &try&lns.
Fogineer— Thomas S. Gmeios, to the Feloon.
AsentantAupoesse—P. Manny and H. Thomson, to the
Fakes.

CHATHAM, Ocr. 23.
The paddle-wheel steamer Salamis, 4 guns, 2bo-
- having been completed at this dockyard for
specid service, was taken to the Mullin Beads this morning
for the of testing her rate of speed at the mammal
mile. Sias her previous trialiths Salamis bus been rigged
and full► equipped for sea, sad most of her stores, fie.,
together with her Armstreog sad other gum os board.
The trial wee under the saperiatendsoce of Captain Hall,
C. 8.. commanding the steam reserve, the other officials on
baud being Mr. Moore, principal assistant muter shipwright,
Mr. Baker, chief engineer at this dockyard, and Mr.
Rumble, inspector of machinery afloat. Mr. Blakey,
Queeo's pilot, navigated the vessel to the M►plis Sand•.
The weather was exceedingly f►vourable for the trial, the
wind blowing from the southward, with a force of two.

PORTSYOUTR, OCT. 23.

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The Columbine, 4, screw-sloop, Commander
Jobe If. Ward, steamed out of harbour on Thursday after-
'moo, and anchored at Spithead. Sbe took ma board her
powder sod shell to-day, sad is expected to sail to-morrow
or &today for the Parilie.
The Hector, 34, iron screw.steam ship, got up her 'team
to-day aloe side the dockyard for trial.
. . .

Tb. DuOasis, 81, straw, was lakes oat of No. 10 dock
this morning.
The Atalanta asd Hornet transports sailed to-dsy for
Madras with the 76th Regiment.
The Hammiest sailing transport was towed into harbour
this afternoon and lashed alongside the dockyard jetty, to
embark the 55th Regimeot for lodia.

♦ coart-martial will assemble on board the Victoty,
deg ship. to-morrow (Saturday) morning. to try a marine
named Henry Thorpe, of the above ship, on the under-
mentioned serious aerie :—.!‘ few days since prisoner re.
tamed from leare, and was ordered to do outside sentry's
duty. Prisoner refused, and the captain of merinos ordend
him to the fere cockpit a prisoner. Instead of obeying tie
order be west to the arum' stead, and took therefrom •
musket. with which be went to the upper deck, where he
loaded it with two charges of powder and three glass heads.
This wee semi by t►e serge sat, who gam information, and
pnsoner was arrested. Os being questioned be said the eon•
tests of t►e gun wen for on, of two men, meaning, it is sup-
posed, sillier the esptai• or sergeant. His character, it is
said, is by no means goad.

TEN CRAWLEY TRIAL, —The prosecution in the
court-martiel os Colima Crawley will be conducted by
Colonel Sir Alfred Harefeed, S.O B , Dety-Adjutast-
General, Hone Guards, sad it is to be hoped Wt the
pliant officer will fare better than poor Colonel Browerigg
did in the muse efltere at Dublin. The task is at any
time odious smooth ; is the present instance it promises
to be of your:eel difficulty, to say nothing of its don. I
ties and of the Arms it will lay as the powers of
Jody as well as of mind. So we curvet but say for
OM in Sir Alfred Horsford's position, "Heaves seed
him a safe deliyensce !" The instrnetioes yea I
pared by Mr. Deets*, the Deputy Judgr•Adwoestr-
General, under the direction of the Judge-AdvoosteHa•
sere', will so doubt be clear mid explicit ; end as the Mouse
are bet two. it may be expected, metwitlestuadiag the germ
ber d 'Meese's, that by geed wanageetast the trial way be
concluded is a couple of month,. Sir George Wetherell
will preside ; sad saboagat the members of the court will
be, it is said, Cleseral Runde, and Colonel Hedge, the rest
being, as far as they sue be had, officers coserment with
cavalry mitten sad lodise practice. Colossi Crawley has
retaised the services of Mr. Denman sod Lie (Muds are
ample' that be will esteldiele as wjeelleot gas.—Arwir
sod Navy Osiette,
TEN CRASS= nerr.—The Channel fleet will
shortly make a further aad, perhaps, a more practical trial
of the serygoing qualities of the different Aim co
Itear•Admisul Deems' somemed, by taking a • Tiatig
W_
Togas. The lime will probably be abreast from Ragland
about six or eight weeks.—lbid.
RI.IIIIIOIICILNINTA ?OS CANADA AND New ZIA.
71048 Y Begineeiopaw stasaosed at theAiengliosi
the Nth Begfrawat„ le are under orders to embark
fee Cass& We bear gist thole* battalion 10th lteeltseat,
W let WWI= llth Nat, sad the lbal bollea• 12* le'
giswet, will aitettly be *eat Teeter mien to embark ter
meta ia New Zealead.—Uaited Gerrie, Gazdte.