The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-20 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY. 4

THE NIGHTINGALE FUND.
Thet subjoined circular bee been addreeted to ifte•
tel (or ether) ofileen commanding in the saveral Wl*
and stations at home end abroad.
Horse Guards, Dee 12
Sir,—ln transmitting the enclosed copy of resolut*as (a
detailed amount of the roosting on the 29th ult. for the
Nightingale fund) adopted at a meeting held for the par
pose of giving the public as opportunity of expressing that
approbation of the noble and benevolent (merlins of Nis
Nightingale, for the improvement of the discipline sad no
periatondeace of military hospitals, the Field-Marshal Com-
manding In Chief desires that you will be pleased of
the same to be notified to the commanding officer of ray
corps and department is the army under your commead,
order that all ranks may be aff3rded the opportasity
cod
ntributing towards a fund which has for its obj*
tM
emission of these laudable and charitable views of Nia
Nightingale, by which the army has 'heady .0 meArialV
benefited.—l have, &a., 0. A. Warithis.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 19.—APPOISTMMITL-7.1e1t•
tenant Hie &rase Highness Prince Bmest of Wept
to the Hagicienoe, 16, paddle wheel steam frigate, at too
hosts power, in the Baltic.
[At erroneous impression appears to be et=
(probably arising from the pnblicadon of an
document) with respect to the examination which le be
held at Portsmouth, on the 23rd of January held Ise the
purpose of testing the qualifications of thirty youeg gcalls•
less who have been nominated by the Board of Adman,
as candidates for naval cadetships. The essraiestioa; is,
el
wane, soaked to those who hare been nominated.)

PORTSMOUTH, Dao:l9.
Drafts of various; regiments at the seat of thi war
embarked to-day, to the number of about 760 oilcan sai
men, on board the fine swam ship Clews of the Seta.
They pretend is the first instants. to Malta to join the pre-
animal depot battalion. They are for the lst, 311,
411,
'7oth, 23rd, 28th, 48th, 77th, 88th, sad 96th
The Queen of the South la expected to leave with thin W
morrow.
The steam transports Indiana and Canadian andel M
Spithead to-day from the Rest and Malta. both WON 16.e
last named place on the 3rd 'net. The first-named Walls
from Balaklava Colonel Burton, 9th Regiment ; Liestieset•
Colonel Warden, 19th Lieutenant Caldwell, Laid /raw
port Cceps; Colossi Lindsay, 83rd ; Colonel Smitk,634lll
Captains Hamilton and Savage Grenadier Guards Ph
Wardhop, ditto; Captain Stewart, 93rd; Captain Lair
German Legion ; Lieutenant Laurie, 34th; Lissleasal
Tonkin, R. ; Lieutenant Whipple, R.N. ; Mr. Moos
of the Ordnance ; Purveyorinfinity Whine
8 marines, 13 seamen, and 162 carters and salmon.,
The Canadian brought from Smyrna Major Orem, Dr.
Gibbon, Mr. Trotman, Mrs. Windeen, Muses Braswell
Gibson, Orborne, and Smith, 9 female nurses, 23 eoldinlf
and 11 invalids. The come into harbour tomorrow lasd
them.
The Rhadanianthns, steamer, arrived to-day from Won-
wish with machinery, and the Vises, num sloop, wind
yesterday hew Plymouth. - -

DEVONPORT, Dn0..19.
COMBO, 8, Screw, Commander Browne, arrived it
Spithead on Monday from the Baltic, and was ordaied
this port, where she arrived yesterday morning.
VsterU
6, maid's, arrived at this Dort on Miuday night, teem Ns
Beide. Email's, 61, screw, arrived in the Sound yenta'
day hem the Bohm. Driver, 6, paddle, CA:moulders!.
Gazdaer, arrived at Sheerness on Sunday, hem the &SA
Coma, 90, screw, Captain J. H. Cockburn, anived here
ea Monday last he Eitineur, end came into hubo4ll.
terday to repair defects. Desperate, 8, screw, Causes&
R. D. White. arrived at this port on Sunday last twat the
Baltic, sad mate into harbour to make good her dikes.
la the Boaad--Implaeable, Matador, Euryalut,CMAilitt
Vulture, Selaimander, rad Heels.
In Hamease—lmpregnable, Royal William, Moe, eylek
Nuatilm, Bemouth, Conqueror, Nile, Smoparei=
Belisle* Magicierine, Coseszk, Desperate, Badger,
Eirdwiag, Lark, Sup, James Watt, Orion, and Ddirms
The Runeath, Captain W. King Hall, C. 8., was rat
ea the Bth instant. Every man came to the table sober m,
neatly deemed. 6,0001. were paid in about Si loom* is'
polarity was so great.
Two seamen, belonging to the Desperate, 8, ureic.--
"sander White, have bees turned out of the firths 8*
fighting "a duel" with outlaw's.
PEMBROKE, Dso. 18.
The Hannah schooner, front Woolwich to Dahlia,
baying sunk from grounding en her anchor in MO hires
billiard Haven, was obliged to discharge her estilltao
was removed by the Prospero naval steamer to the
depot at Hobbs point) is order to effect repairs, yam
it on board again, and will proceed on bet sort
to-morrow or next day. The stores have not bsse
nt •
by their submersion ia the salt water, not betel
perishable nature.
The workmen of Pembreke yard are employed 0 ted
I. .0011
gun and two despatch boats from daylight *ado-.
leaving the establisbnient for dimmer, in atom ormatit
the whole by the fleet of the ensuing 'March. Dol
is to be launehed on Thursday emit, and at CA" 54p
let
to Plymouthrto be famished with memo and .„1
sea. The Limiter steamer arrived yesterday, with M
lorry ripileg;to convey her to that port. D. Essay yes
s
teed the tosayspitia swamies to T. C. Jowl
goes, sepsreseastsa.