The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-21 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ANIMIST, Fn. 20.—PROMOTInA8 AND AP-
PourrirTNA—Te. following officers have been promoted to
the rank of oommanden
Lieutenants—The Hon. H. W. Chetsrynd. E. A. Fauber,
J. Robinson, A. P. H. Helby, IL M. Bingham, O. F.
Palmer, W. Dawson, G. IL MUD, F. A. Hume, and C. D.
Lucas, V.C.
Commander—C. W. Watson, to the Petrel.
Lieuteoant—The Hon. E. 1.. V. Matta, to the Petrel
Sub-Lieutenant—S. Palley, to the Petrel
Muter—H.
Muter—R. Bond, to the Indus, for genies in the Magi-
eienne.
Second Muter—J. B. Walker, to be additional to the
Imperious*.
Amistant-Paymasters—W. Crump, J. M. Worthy, U. B.
Grandy, and J. H. Mousey, to be additional to the Impe-
rious,
Midshipman—T. W. Hawaii, to the Petrel.
Clecks—H. G. Hubert and P. R. C. Whiddon, to be ad-
ditional to the Imperious.
Eoginesrs—D. ant-class aseistant-ongiosra, to
the Asia, as supernumerary, fur hospital treatment; and
H. Collier, continued as suond-class assietant-eagineer in
the Cho.

PORTSMOUTH, Frs. 20.
The Trafalgar, 89, screw, Captaiu Johu B. Dick-
son, arrived at Spithead this afternoon from Portland.
The Shine, 22, paddlo•wheel steam•frigate, Captain
Richard B. Crawford, will not be ready for paying off until
Saturday.
The Dart, 5, scrow•veasel, in charge of Captain Henry
Broadhead, of the steam restore, 'named out of harbour
on Wednesday for experiment of screw.

CHATHAM, FRB. 20.
The strength of the depot of the blot King's Own
Light Infantry, at this prrison, has been considerably
augmented by the arrival of a number of volunteers from
the 2nd battalion of the 14th Foot. and the Gsth Regiment,
both of which are quartered is Ireland, the former regintest
furniaLiog 5.i volunteers, and the latter 611. The men from
the 14th Regiment arrived at this garrison to-day from Fer-
moy, in charge of Captain Hotham, llth Foot, the yoke-
terra from the having arrived from Birr a few dap
previously, under the command of Captais Priestly. Fach
volunteer on joining his new depot was paid the sum of one
guinea.

WOOLWICH, FIX 20.
A telegraphic communication was this day received
at Woo'arida to the effect that his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge, tke General Commanding-in-Chief, and other
officers, will visit the Royal Arsenal at ten o'clock to-
morrow morning, for the purpose of inspecting the several
departments of the establishment.
Several members of the Admiralty and naval and military
*Seers will proosed to Shoeburyneas to-morrow, for the
purpose of witnessing a winos of exparimenta with rifled
admix* and iron-easel targets.

SHIP ON FISH IN THE HERSET.—The Spanish
screw steamer Rita, of 435 tons, and owned in Liverpool
by MOMS. Bahr, Bebrend, and Co., was last evening on firs
in the Mersey. The vessel sailed from Liverpool on Wed-
nesday for Barcelona, and everything seemed well until
she was some distaste from the port, when it wee disco-
vered that a fire had broken out amongst her mrgo, and
she wan put about and returned to the Martel,. On her
arrival at Liverpool assistance was at once obtained, and at
the time of the despatch of our correspondent's parcel last
evening considerable progress had been made in removing
a portion of the fittings, cargo, &c., and iu extinguishing
the tire, and there was little doubt that the flames would I
be conquered before any serious damage was done. We
believe the vessel and cargo are insured.
LAMA/ming AND YORKSHIRE.—The poll in
favour of the chairman's motion for making the Shawforth
branch, at the tall -yearly Inesticg of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway Company, on Wedrimday, resulted in
7,
_NO votes for and 5,471 against the motion, which nue
therefore declared to be myriad by a majority of 1 700,
votes. in declaring the resell to the meeting, the &sir.
man stated that the directors had not wed their proxies,
after the expression of opinion against doing so by Ibis
meeting. This statement elicited espremlose of eittidaetion
from ell parties.
BRADFORD, MADE, AID HALIFAX JENCTIOIL
Ate meeting of the board of directors, es liVedoeeday, they
resolved to recommend a dividend of 6 per emit. for the
bailer end Dee. 31,19{1, and that 1.6006. be minket
to the rows' had.
Tax Merin Dom Boris.—ltarmaum or
T Sacianal.—The Moray Dock Mord are shoat to ken
the Navies of Mr. Daniel Mews, who bee for nosyes
=Mad Um peat of seenelay, The suesemor Isar
Mr.
will remise • salary of 7001. a year, and as adult-
newest to this Wen will alertly be published.