The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-07 00:00:00

MILITARY.

PORTIGIOCTH, APRIL 6.—The Master-General of
the Ordnance, Lieut.-General Lord Raglan, G.C.8.; Lieut.-
& I Sir J. T. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Inspector-General of
Fortifications; Colonel Cator, Director-Geoeral of Artillery,
accompanied by Colonel Sir J. M. F. Smith, com-
manding Royal Engineer of (hi. district, and other officers
of the Ordnance department, proceeded in the Sprightly,
steamer, Muter Commanding G. Allen, down the Solent
yesterday afternoon, to view the new fortifications in course
of construction at Sconce Point, returning in the evening.
The Master-General has been stepping it few days at Angle-
sey, near Gosport, haying come down on the occasion of the
marriage of a relative, and went on board the Sprightly, at
Stokes Bay, where also he landed. This morning he paid a
visit to this garrison and was saluted by the Victory, flag-
ship, with a salute of 15 guns. He returned to town to-
day.

THE MILITIA.
(From Tuesday's Gazette.)
The following commissions have been signed :
Jnhn Mahon Williams, gent., to be ensign, in the Royal
Barks Militia.

Thomas itanelagh John George Thomson. Eq., to be
captain, vice Ogle, superseded, in the King's Own Light In-
fantry Regiment of Militia.
Richard Rid Webster, Esq., to be captain, vice Bickford,
resigned, in ditto.
George Kitson, Esq., to he captain, in ditto.
William Henry Taylor, E.q., to be captain, in ditto.
Claseting Redman, gent., to be lieutenant, vice Cotton,
resigned, in ditto.
John William Gordon Woodford, gent., to be lieutenant,
in ditto.

John Feetham, gent., to he lieutenant, in ditto.
Leonard Strong, gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Francis Rawson, gent., to be lieutenant, in the Royal
Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regiment of
Militia.

Frederick Pzel, gent., to be second lieutenant, in
the Royal Cornwall Rangers.
Stepbeu Nuwell Usticke, gent., to be second lieutenant,
in ditto.

John Boehm, gent., to be second lieutenant, in ditto.
Major Sir Thomas Mar on Wilson, Bart., to be colonel,
vice Sir John K. Shaw, Bart., resigned, in the West Kent
Regiment of Militia.
Alfred Whitby, gent., to be lieutenant, in the Leicester-
shire Regiment of
The Right lion. Charles Jitney Spenser °cargo Canning,
Baron Garvagh (late captain in the 10th Hussars), to be
captain, in th, E.se: Western Regiment of Militia.
Matthew Henry Lister, gent., to be lieutenant, in the
Essex Eastern Regiment of Militia.
Frederick William Kirby, gent., to be ensign, in ditto.
Captain Alfred Edward Hill (late captain aith Foot), to
be captain, vice Marsh, tesianed, in the Shropshire Regi-
ment of ilitia.

.....
Captain Henry C. Cotton (late captain 21st Fusiliers), to
be captain, in ditto.
Godfrey Russell, gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Roger G. C. Owen, gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
John Bennett, gent., to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Charles Phillips, gent., to he lieutenant, in ditto.
Thomas Chalnuer Bias. Challoner, E'q. (formerly lieu-
ttnant-colonel commandant of the 4th Royal Surrey Light
Infantry Regiment, Local Militia), to be lieutenant-colonel
commandant, in the 3rd Regiment of the Royal Surrey
Militia.

Lieutenant and Adjutant Michael Dickinent, to be cap-
tain, in the Cambridgeshire Idal'6.l.
James Michael liankin Turrin, Esq., to bo lieutenant,
in ditto.

—.EMollippisley, gent., to he cornet, rice Blagrare, re-
signed, in the North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry.

NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS.
MIDDLESEX.
Algernon Frederick Greville, Esq.
BERKSHIRE.
David Anderson Blaoe, Esq.
TOWER Hammtve.
John Holbert Wilson, Esq.