The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-24 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY

AD3IIIAVIT. OCT. 23. APPOINTMENTS. Lieu-
tensou O. G. Wallace, (18561, to the Besspeou, 6, paddle
wheel steam frigate of 467 horse power, Mediterranean
station ; T. M. Masan (1855), to the Arsoboe,lB, at Devon-
port ; W. Jardine (1855), to the Heels, 6, paddle... Pal
steam skip of 240 horse power, at Portsmouth
RINITa•• (1856), to the Polyphemus, 6, paddle wheel steam
sloop of 200 bore power, at Portsmouth.
Mostar J. Saunders (1838), to the Fisgard, 42. at Wool-
wish.
Asststant-Clerks F. J Palmas, to the Sampson: M. J.
Hay, to the Polyphemus ; T. Bilk, to the AMAIN ; and
W. A. Mutin, to the Reda.

WOOLWICH, Ocr. 23.
Two new gunboats, which were received into basin
yesterday, have had their steam up today worting their
engines at mooriamr. The engines of the Plover and Sand.
Sy are bye Meson. Ilandslay, Sons, and Field.
To. M, paddle steam-vestal, of 60 bone-power, has
brought up from Sheerness some Asia cable to be tested
before being used et the new sheen, which are being greeted
at Sheernees dockyard.
The Jana., paddle steant.vessel, was yesterday morales
taloa out of .1t at the east end of the yard, to make
room for the screw stems-vessel Beeper, from which she was
taken into basis, where elm sow lies wads; to have her
maelsiaery taken oat of her, bat not to be »pairs& for
foreign service, es stated in another paper.

CHATHAM, Oor. 23.
On Monday afternoon 69 invalids, who landed at
Portmenth from the ship Transit, which sailed hem See•
tad, arrived at Feet Pitt emend hospital, is medical chugs
of Amiatant Bergson Jobs B. Bryant, Oth Of Royal South
Middlesex Militia. After inapectir by Aseistast Servos
John Macartney 28 men were admitted into Fort Pitt, the
remainder at St. Mary's, isvalid barracks.
The two as
who *soaped cm *Sunday from Fort ?in
have been Sited. The cm* who so cleverly made
this
agape,
at considerable risk of loan his life, by ceiling ep hie
sheet to serve as a rope, was taken by a policeman, who
conveyed hint to the barracks quite unconscious—the man
was lomat. Be has been sent back to the hospital. Tee
other was found is the trenches laden with poutoes, which
he had taken out of the growid.

DUBLIN, Ocr. 23.
The Earl of Dalhousie, transport, arrived in Cork
harbour on Saturday seating, and took on board drafts of
the 14th, 65tb, and 66th Regiments, to the number of about
700 melt with whoa shit sails for the Crimes either this
day (Tunday) or to-morrow.
A draft of tile 13th Light Infantry (Prince Albert's Own)
numberiag 107 men and 4 diens, nada Lieutenant Verdoo,
have arrived in Cork barracks, from Temjlemore, prepare,
tory to embarking to join the service companies at the seat
of war.
Dr. Frederick John Robinson, of the 15th Reciateat of
Foot. has been appointed to take the sole medial charge of
the Royal Military Hospital at Queenstown.

WAN TRANSPORTS.—The best vessels for war
transports have bees found to be screw steam colliers.
About a doses of them are sow is the transport service, and
they carry a larger number of horses and soldiers, and a
greater quantity of warlike stores in proportion to their
toosags than any other kind of steamers.
The war transport Indiana, at Southampton, took
on board yesterday 29 officers, 775 me., and 04 horses. She
I that port to-day for Coestantinople and the Crimes.
The war transport, Thames, takes on board at Southampton
to day 19 Alters, and 726 men, and leaves tomorrow for
Melts, Constantinople, and the Crimea. The names of the
(Seen and the particulars of the troops going out to the
seat of war in both those vessels have already been published
is the Daily New.
THE Swiss LEGION. The non-commissioned
oilcan and privates gave a dramatic performance on Satur-
day right last, at the Dover Theatre, in aid of the widows
and orphans of the British army whose husbands lad
parents have fallen in the Crimes. The entertaiomest
wss
under the special patronage of Colonels Dickson, Raw"
and Sultserberger.
DESERTERS FROM HEE MAJESTY'S FEItVICE.
Yesterday a return was issued from the War Oaks,
giving the number of deserters up to the 22nd inst. From
that document it appeared that the total number of de-
serters trout her Majesty's regular service amounted to 350
The following order has also been issued : " hat for the
present the ustral reward which is given by the War office
for the apprehension of a d center wilt be 11., instead of 10s."