The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Aowl RA ITT, COI. 7.—A ?POI STII LIMA. Lieu-
teueot A. L. Nugent, to the Virago.
Meager J. K. Ryas, to the Leopard.
Paymasters F. Hume, to be additional to the Royal Ade-
laide ; and N. Yieß, to the Leopard.
Clerk F. Roberta, toSheLsopard..

Mr. G. L. W. Ala* baa been nominated to a naval cadet-

.OHATIIAM, Ocr. 7.

The screw corvette Cosisck, 20, 250 liCi—ree-power'
bekiatilsg. to the second &relics of the steam reserve at this
been taken into the great basin at Sheerness, where
port, engines, machinery, and boilers are being thoroughly
repaired.
Owing to the numerous accidents which have occurred on
board vassals of war from the dangerous practice of driving
out loaded Arran/rag shells from Armstrong guns, Ad-
miralty instructions have been received directing that in
future no attempts meta be made to remove a shell from
an Armatong gun by driving it back. In mem where a shell
happens to be left in a guest the conclusion of firing it is to
be fired of, or if allowed to remain in the guts the cartridge
should be extracted.
A number of the most intelligent non-commissioned offi-
cers and men and skilful telegraphists have been selected
from the companies of Royal Engineers, at head-quarters,
Brompton•barracks, by direction of the Deputy Adjutant. I
General, and ordered to be held in readiness to embark for
New Zealand, wham the detachment will be employed in
opening up telepsphic oommunicatice in the interior of that
colony. The men selected have all pared through the
routine of instruction at the school for telegraphy, under
the direction of captain Shaw, and they are ordered to
hold themselves is readineas to embark for their destina-
tion on the 20th instant. Dories the time they are em•
played in the colony they will receive extra pay. The
party will take out with them a large and complete set of
telegraphic apparatus.

MILFORD giVEN, Ocr. 6.

The Argue steamer, haying on board Captam the
lion. Yelverton, impeetor-general of onset-guard. visited
her Yajsstjsaoat•guard ship Blenheim this morning. and
mustered officers and crew. Hs was received under the
salute customary on such occasions.

FORTIFICATIONS OP THE SEVERN.

In the last aeadoa of parliament a grant of money
was obtained by her Majesty's government for the construc-
tion of batteries to rotect the commerce of the Bristol
Channel, alarm having been created at the
period when a war with the United States of America
appeared imminent, lest privateers should find their way
into the Severe, which has hitherto been left in an entirely
defenceless state. Similar alarm was felt during the wars
with Franca, when oa one occasion, as mentioned by Lord
Palmenton daring the debate last session upon these con.
templatcd defences, • French frigate threatened the towns
on the English and Welsh coast. Since that time
the commercial importance of the Bristol Channel has
greatly Warmed the trade of Cardiff alone, with its vast
mineral exports, its iron worked up in our dockyards, and
its forest of shipping continually lying in the roadatead
outside the docks, having become of national moment.
It appears that the anxiety to have this weak portion of
our coast strengthened and pot in • roper posture of de-
fence has cot vanished with the saticipation of hostilities,
but, on the contrary, that active steps will be at once taken
to commence and carry oat to completion these works.
The forts are to be raised at that pert of the BrirtolChannal
where nature has indicated itaobvious protection by headlands
on either shore and by rocky islands placed nearly parallel
to each other, at most ootivesilest distances for the crowing
clan million?, Sea One of them islands called the Steep
Helaine, rise( precipitately from the sea, and with sites
for planting gam is loopholes at various elevations. may
with small sod be rendered impregnable, while immediately
opposite it, on the Somersetshire shore, the noble promos-
tory of Breen Down, intended to be the principal station,
will have its communication unbroken, by means of the
great trunk railways, with our artillery stations at Porte-
month and Plymouth.

PEMBROICI-YARD.—Mr. Reed, having completed
the neceseary arrangements for the construction of the Re-
search, iron-plated sloop of war, left on his return to the
Admiralty last week. The Research is being proceeded with
with all possible despatch.
An admiral's good service pension is placed at
the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty by the
death of Admiral Sir Janes W. D. Dundee, G.C.8., who
was appointed to the parka in April this year, and a
captain's good service patsies by the promotion of Captain
William Henry Andersen Morehead, U. 8., to the rank of
Bear-Admiral of the Blue.