The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-01 00:00:00

NAVAL.

Ten QUI.Velt nermiams TRIP.—It is not improbable
that the royal yacht Victoria and Albert wilt ere long have
her steaming powers tested on a trial trip to Gibraltar, with
the view of amerthining the quickest period in which the
sayer' tea be performed. We believe Gibraltar is one of
rheas plows which her Majesty purposes visitise during her
isteailed Mediterranean trip next summer.— Weekly Chro-
nic*. _ _

ADMIRALTY, Barr. 29.—APPOINTIONTIL—To &aped—
Barron : M. C. French. Assistant-Surgeon: T. B. Par-
ody. Midshipman: R. G Douglas. Naval Cade*: W.
Dawes. Leasukr—itesistant-Burg_eon : F. W. Blake.
Midshipmen: T. 8. Gooch sad R. Deane. Essooinster—
Sargere: C. R. Kinnear. Clerk's-Asnataat: J. 8.
Stevens. Extelkatt—Midshipman : W. Simpson. To the
Davenport Dockyard—Assistant Master Shipwright : 0.
Terser.

iinnirwmo Hawaii, —The commander's out pension of
Greenwich Hospital, meant by the decease of the senior
commander on the list, hes been bestowed on Commander
William Hatable's& (1827), a most distinguished otiose,
and who was severely wounded is Lord Howe's adieu at the
Ist of Julie. Captain Aaron Tozer having declined the sp.
priarnent to the establishment of Greenwich Hospital, is.
Branch, deemed, Captain William Coppers (1830)) ha.
been selected to fill the vacancy.— United Service
Saws ton Cosmisitoxixo.—We are glad to find that
there is some likelihood of the two or three 00-gun frigates
'being pat into commission. In fact, one, the Leander, at
Portsmouth, was put into commission p sterday, by orders
transmitted by the electric telegraph, and the authorities at
Thampert have been ordered to report when the Indefati-
gable, 60, and the Arethasa, 60, will be ready for commis-
rasing. A similar return has been called for in reference to
the Photon, 60, at Chatham, and she is ordered to be ems.
dited as much as possible. The Terresgaat, mew frigate, it
is said, is to be commissioned m Portsmouth es mow as she is
ready; and Capt. Halsted is waiting to comaabiot the
Dauntless, screw steam-frigate, as soon as she is completed.
The Terrible, steam-frigate, at Woolwich, it is imported will
be esommissionsd at ease by Capt. James Hope, late of the
Firebrand, steumbigate ; and the Archer, screw sloop, at
Woolwieb, ordered te be arms' in every respect for sea
service, it is reported will also hMt the pendant at Woolwich
is a day or two.—lbid.
PORTSMOUTH, SHUT 30.—TItis Hants Telegraph of yester-
day says: We bra from good authority that another
Carmel squadron is to be formed, and to be under the nom-
mend of Captain W. F. Martin, of her Majesty's ship Prince
Regent, 92. The tquadros is to be composed of sailing and
steam-frigates (screw and paddle. wheels). Of the ships
named as likely to form this squadres are the following
Ssiker Mips—Prince R gent, 92 guns, 820 men ; Leander,
60 gem 600 men ; IndeM,Mable, 60 gess, 600 men; Are-
them, 60 guns, 600 men; Pbaton, 60 duns, 600 ma ;
Thai, 88 gees, 600 as.. Sloan Ships—La Hogue (screw),
80 gems, 600 men; Arrogant (screw), 48 gnu, 460 men ;
Ternspat (screw), 24 guns, 240 men ; EaspoustUir (screw),
12 gem 175 ma ; Terrible (paddle) 21 guns, 300 me.
The sesdavons is et Lisbon. Cc's Martin already
bees adored there from
Naples. Thetis has also been
was to the Tagus, and Arrogant has preeeeded as far as
Gibrita, to meet the Meditaresem division."
Weise, steam vessel, Lieut. Willa, arrived at Plymouth
on !Moeda shames. hem Melts, with the aew late of
'eyelids, and having in tow
bed bet her bowsprit sod beth mem The
brigand's, is gelled the Wm. Wow to Newport, and was
from London in Wise. brand to a pat in the Bristol
Channel. When elf Pima* barberat ea Throaty at
noon, wind nog*. miet. melba wry Ilia, she was hailed
by the Wear end imbed le by to in ceder that the
steamer mislit vestals how the land bon. The request
wee esaplied with, sad while lying to the Velma* fried
• beaustine, end (serried away all her span asd rigging.
Wane arrived kers this wareing, sad sailed la the Menem
for the eastward, to hi paid d. Zostmeater, st. eseyette,
Om G. T. Gordoe, le this berbser, is ordered to Lisbon.
She will sail ea Tuesday, and envied the snivel of Prints
Regent she wid be easier the similar' ef the Her Capt.
Grey. superintendent of Gikalter newel estahlisloneat.
Bleck Eagle, Admiralty steembe, b_ kept Is readiness
in this harbour toconvey tb• 11sse Lad and la Beard of
Admiralty es sa cased Melt es Quinerewn, beam& Fire
Queen, steam =en
Fier, was pat set of esmairien on
Thursday, and , she M! et,
direr
caber commanding pert sears hi The
is Meal
60, new frigate, is eiders& to be eammilissed stills met by
Captain S. C. Deer*, sad flaps" NI, by (hammier
Barker.

siiiasruss, del. IN sioresmnidsosal allow
and band of eke Sheessess Papa Daiwa ilmmlies mem-
bled at the Welliegtss las, es Waiassiay mein Ism. to
prevent to the adjutant.[ that seeps a silver snarbsz es •
taken of their regard.
KIISALI, MITT. 26 —MM.& Dwarf wee towed is hen
is • Sating Mae this =min by S.M.B. Trident, whisk
two week had hese ie makes Meat sixty silks senth•esst
or Old Halt
MALTA. Barr. 21.—The Queen, 110, ohm • long passage
of twenty-three days from Plymouth and eighties hem
13ibraltar, reached Hata cm the 12th, hosier is beard the
lady and Easily of the Lewd High Ossemiseloser of the
lesion Islands, with whom she Ism for Owns eta the 16th,
where the flag of Viee-Admiral Sir William Perkier, the
Commander-in-Chief, will be transferred to her from the
Caledonia, awaiting ber thereat. The Thetk, after hawk
bees docked, sailed for Corte es the 16th, to join the
who, la the Caledesis, with the Howe, Powerful, Odin, awl
Resemend, reached Corfu es the night of the 9th, when
several of the vessels were immediately despatched to Ceplm.
Senia,te rather putting down*, lateostbseak. Th
diealsnia
had been sickly, end dues of Me crew bad d dating
their nine days' postage iron Malta. Lieutenant Weelridoe, of
the Royal Marines, had narrowly escaped dash frcm falling
overboard et Na, but ws sawed by the timely 1 Arming of
the life bsey._ Tb. Vespesee has iAOSTIti the dkpleama
se ths Masi ha mashie. Oafs • dap Mei the reel. Th.
Midst* Ws au Vas Pith ehr tie smiils be the teals
blurb and aipMilsh hr TihrAdmial ak Wu. Puha.