The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-29 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, D. 27.
The application made to the Lords of the Admi-
ralty by the deputations of workings at this dookyeid, and
who waited oa the members of the board, on the misaidoe of
their recent visit, requestiog an iooreased scale of pay, has
been unfavourably received, so Admiralty circular reosived
this morning announcing that after anxiously oessidering
the whom of the CITCUMIUDOOII their lordships could not
recommend parliament to grant any increased awn for such

a pttrposn
The depot compsnim of the 65th Regioneot have received
orders to proceed from this garrison to Devooport, there to
join the service cowponies of that regiment on their arrival
from New Zealand, after an absence from England of nearly
twisty-years
The 25th oompany of Royal Engineers at this garrison
has reoeived orders to proceed from headquarters to Dover,
there to relieve the 7th compasy, which rejoice bead-
qnsiten. The 25th company will be employed on the works
connected with the defences at that part of the coast

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 28.—APPOINTMENTS.id- I
Aimee—D. W. Forsyth, to the Gladiator. Naval eadet—
F. J. Wildman (nominated).
The twin screw steamer Ruahine, which has just
mired home from the West Indies, where she ham been
employed in carrying the mails between St. Thomas and
Colon, will leave London in February next for Wellington.
in New Zealand. She will reach that pert in April, sod will
immediately commence running between WeLlingtoe and
Panama with the New Zealand mails. The &whim will be
followed by the CWOOTLII sad other steamers named after
plums in New Zealand. The voyage between New Zealand
arid Panama will occupy 30 days at full steaming, without
a single stoppage. The distance is 7,000 miles. The owners
of the Rallies have a tenmile mail contract, and a nine.
mile one. Thoy have declined an offer of 1,0001. a voyage
(rem the French government for touching at Tahiti. The
New Zealand mail, after reaching Panama,
will be brought
from Colon to England in the Royal Mail steamer which is
doe the 29th of the month. Great interest is felt in the
success of the Rashly)e for several reasons ; ebe will be the
pioneer 'hip of the long talked of mail *teem packet
communication serous the Pacific ; she will rtin
the longest
ocean mail voyage without stopping which will ever have
been made, and she will thoroughly test the value of the

twin screw principle.
SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF TROOPS TOR IRELAND.—
About three o'clock yesterda morning an order was re-
ceived at the barracks at Manchester for an entire regi-
ment—the 64th—to start for Dublin via Liverpool, with
baggage. women, and children. The men and °Mous were at
sus roamed and paraded, and by eight o'clock they were en
route by special train to Liverpool (1,200 strong), under the
command of Colonel Shute sod Major Anderecou They
arrived at Liverpool about ten a.m., arid wear marched to
the Clarence Dock, when they were to embark at six p.m.
os board the City of Dublin Strunpacket Company's
steentere St. Colaints and Windsor, specially prepared to
sail with them at that hour for Dublin. Sens officers,
&tent on leave. were ordered by telegraph to report h
*elves at at the Clarence Dock, Liverpool, by live p.m. eat
craning. We understand that a regiment at Chester were
ordered quite Si suddenly to depart llublin, Holy-