The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-21 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

The Exmouth arrived at Plymouth on Monday
maim, having Wi YW on the 13th. Admiral Sey-
mour, whe visited the dockyard yesterday monies, ia
sppereatly la pod heath.
The Arabia transport has embarked the Chealdre
ender the eccontand of Lieut.-Colonel Davenport, sad is u-
pend to sail tailey fee Yiapteern.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 20.
Th. *ow screw frigate Shannon, 61 guns, is to be
launched is this dockyard ou Saturday wet, at 11 o'clock.
Sie will b. the largest frigate is tea world, upwards of
2,600 tau bards.
The eta. transport Orinoco arrived at SKtiesd to-day,
from Malta, whither abe bad takes troops frm this port.
Kis Map kegs so invalids, bat has ea board Lieutenant
Milieste. LEL, undo primer is the disgraceful attack as
dam MK ef Ks Cloweek, at Haase.
Amp meseamitsl total of tie qualitias it Mr. T. C.Clark•
ass% (ef Ifsb.straet. Kimble) pit seek life boat was
node dim amnia' is the dWipard. She is eanatracted of
altmetwailagese of skeet cork, canvas, sad this weed,ad-
heredbyaaeciw estaitaseee, whisk give elasticity, with
grazier atresgti,_ties salutary wood. Simms launeked from
Umi dockyard INK late Ks Darien, having as board the
[seesaw sad bar Kern, tasteless's fees the slaps is *he
pert. Tbs balgitt of the wall from Sli• water was to. feet
1718".1.1. sod bang Plunged beat tie edge of the
wall wittiest earlbing to aside keret lipp bet upright,
fee ward Me we safely, sea Meilft banal, fres
her Wryest qualities, lad sot bablesegirer sash water
Sio less tbea capasad, bat regained km
proper }Wawa; and is two or three sear *lab of placing
her as ice been mar, appeared te penale. se putt ma
snout of bemoan ea to wider bespetilj :er "PM.
sib's. There wan oleo a Raabe! of cos Kaplayed
for Meads( her of water in the stoat of eillping a sea.
By takiag ponies. of bee to Kew a raft was famed eapable
traoyiag up 10 to 15 prow.Altegatime, is Gene of
maurisoy, this boat sad liar Stange was revesiestea is be
able us rapport 200 patens, Omagh only 17 hot mad
7 feet IS Isaias boas. The *minimums won bialy
in-
terceder.
The Arrogiest, 46, mow stunt Alp, Catguts Talwalea,
dame late hasbear to-day to stake good tie damage le bar
abaft.
st down tie
The old 42-gas Mists Thalia hat bees tense
harbour, to be commuted, it is reported, into • floatiop
..1.•••1 for the Raman embolic HUMS of the Baltic ant.

WOOLWICH. Nov. 20.
Anothat body of volunteers arrived at Woolwich oa
Monday from the militia. They were to the number of 62,
all voluntien from the Lancashire militia artillery at North-
fort, Liverpool, for the Royal Regimes% of Artillery, sod
appeared to be a flee set of young men, well adapted to the
Artillery Wrfifles

DUBLIN, Nov. 20.
Thor steam transport Niagara, Captain Shannon,
arrived in Cork on Sunday, hairier on board 19 clan, 621
men, 49 wows, 68 children, and 6 hoists belonging to the
Royal Smith Lincoln Militia, of whisk Colonel Sibthers,
M.P., is the oolosel.in.thief. The Ulan consist of Captain
MOOTS (in earawand), wife, and family; Captain Parker,
Captain Robertson, Captain S. Breneatord, Captain J.
Beesley, Lientiesem Pitatimons, C. Tamed and wife, A.
O. Take, J. M. Wdlisme, W. A. Beldam, and M. 8.
Bass, assigns B D. Johams, R. Yendd, J. Wbitabad, and
P. W. Winston Captain-Adj &taut C. Norris, Surgeon
Perselay sad three °Wide's, Amiss's% Bsegeon W.
Dymock sad wife, gannlttinlitif 3. Gammon, wife, and
Am Andrea.

THE MONET= MORTAR.—WS hay, every rata
to believe that the difficulties importuned in foostructieg
mooster gun er stetter are likely to be overcome through
the genius sad skill of our scientific countryman, Mr. Rolm
Mallet. The attempt to weld together leagitudinel bars, ao
as to form a cylinder, failed in the hands of sae of the ablest
English engineers, from the circumetasos that the leer
gentinsed high temperatun maintained daring the proem
of welding produced a tendency to erystalliastioto=
therefore, was destructive of that fibrous structure
to the streogth of iron for artillery purposes. In Mr. Mast%
mortar the cylinder is formed by a series of fiat rings, Spiel
on one another by flanges, and clamped together by strong
extents! bolts. The farce exerted by the explosive gm Is
chiefly lateral, and not loasitadiaal; that Is, it has a ter
dewy 1 bunt the cylinder in a direction at tight angles to
its sale, and only a smell fore.comparatively to Deposals
these rings is a direction parallel to the axis. We under-
stand that ene of these mortars has been completed it Mill-
wall, and the shell already cast. The dimensions are start-
ling. Instead of the 12. inch shell (the largest hitherto)
weighing about 200 lb., and carrying thirty pounds of powder
inside, we are to have a shell of 36-inehes diameter, weigh-
ing about 2,4001 b., and charged with half a ton of gun-
powder. The range will be about half is far main tea that
of the 13-inch mortar. Hewn • dozen inch shells would have
left fiebastepol in ruins—Dublin Daily Express.
"DRUMMING OUT THREE OFFICERa."—Throe
.fficare of the Red Regiment ot Light Infantry of the Oermaa
Legion deserted, and were subsequently apprehended while
end ring to make their escape from this country—two
of them inteadisg to start for Amorists, and the other for
Rotterdam. A charge of embezzlement was also laid against
one of the delinquents—tbe sum of 601 , which bad been
entrusted to him for the purpose of paying the men, was
applied to his own use. The names of the °Olean wets
Lieutenant Matzo!, Ensign eon Woyos, and Ensign von
Proadzioski, and shortly after their apprehension they were
recionveyed to Shorncliffe, where a court-menial was held
yesterday week, and they were sentenced to be degraded and
dismissed the melee. The troops were Immediately pareded,
end alter being formed into a hollow square, the " Odom"
were brought cut under guard and pieced la the maw.
They were then addressed by Osmond Stattrobada, who
pointed out to them is strong terms the dispose they had
brought upon themselves and their comrades. The mod
forms of degradation, the tearing up of the emulsifies.,
&C., were Una goae throngb, sad the prisoners were
marched off the ground. Only one of them bad retained
his sword, which was broken in due form— South &aim
Oa:WM.
ttins MANUFACTURE IN TAR UNITED STATER--
The new rifle
length manatatitured at the United Motes
armories has th of its barrel reduced from 42 to 40
indica, the exterior refused, and the calibre from o.lll*
0.68 of an inch. The barrel be. three decreasing greens.
with a point at roar sight brazed on, graduated foam goo
to one thousand yards The weight of the new era is ago
quarter of a pouted lighter than the old model. The kok is
changed to a front action swivel lock, with the Maimed
attachment, which will contain sixty primers. The bell le
an elongated, hollow, pointed, ball, weighing 497 grams
which is stint sixty grains heavier than the present mad
ball. The new model rifle requires but sixty grains of
powder, which is fifty grains less than the preens service
charge of the smooth-bore musket.— Watisitvron /Mai.

gown
AMENITIES OP Was.—The Journal de Cbieeksati-
soots publishes a letter of the 14th, In which we reed :
" The Prelatic troops are opposite the Russians along the
whole lino of the Tanner'. A few days eines the French
soldiers, who are always inosnious In Boding MIMI of pass.
leg away the time, put themselves, along tits lice of the
advanced posts, is direst communisation with the Rossiae
soldiers placed opposite to them. The plan which they
adopted was this: they hoisted on the own of their bayonets
some small white handkerchief did easian soldiers, net
to be wanting in pantos's, Wei mine, thus showing
that they were disposed for a coefesenee. The French sol-
diers then showed their breed and webs, and the Maidens
their gourds of breed', and then with etteason accord they
advanced towards sash other without emu, end took their
coffee sad brandy together. It imposes that this kind of
reereetion went an for some days without the knowledge of
the French and Utopian officers. The *MOM Battery at
times mot some shot mobil tbese}ovielsentkmes, but that
di4 sot preeeet the mostises free Sidir place. • few
days 16•110 the General lir informed of the Sestosed,tbe most
rigeroee orders IMO issued to pot • Mop to seek proceed.
lags. The captain, who °Debt at Ana to have prevented
them, has hoes paeislied. The weather is bieatiial; net a
dropof taut has fall's fur the last silt weeks."

BURGLARY AT GREAT BARDYIRLD.-00 Saturday '
werning, about one o'clock. the dwelling of Mr. Flesekish
Saab, of Besslyn Bosse, between Great and Little Bard.
field, was bribes tato by three we., who appear to have
entered by one of the sash windows below. They took
frees the hitches • doeblrbarrelled gun which was loaded,
and also • single gum; with these and ibledgeoa they ani-
mated themselves is 111 r. and Mrs. Smith's habeas, where,
notating the loaded gun, they declared that nosey they
wasted sad mosey they would have. They than rawaked
the holm, sad took away s quality of piste. ellver
watch, the dosble•barrelled Run, 1.061. notes of the &fires
Weld's Bask, sad about 301. is gold, sliver, sad eopeer.
Before emitting the premiums the visitei the who* kaiak
which they broke epos with a plough ccoalter, afterward.
food Mine. sad them thumped. leaving the efitelielese,
rolled gas ia the osier premises. ARS? their departure
they deed the sus off, which was distiaelly Math—Bum
awski.
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