The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADIIIRAINTi FEL EX—APPOINTMENTS. —Lieute-
nant F. 8. Claytois, to the Fispoir.
Engineers P. Butler, promoted to engineer in the Cum-
berland, as supernumerary; and W. W. Webber, con-
firmed to Ant ekes assistant engineer in the Shannon.

CHATHAM, Fen. 19.

In addition to the extension of this dockyard by
the formation of additional docks, basins, &c., the sanction
for which was obtained from parliament during last session,
the Lords of the Admiialty have decided ou still further
improving the dockyard, sou to afford increased facilities
for the construction of the iron and other vessels now build-
ing at this establishment. This will involve an additional
outlay of nearly 50,000/., which SUM will be applied for
during the present year. Of this amount about 20,0001.
will be expended in improving the dockyard by means of
convict labour, the remainder being required for the con-
struction of additional workshops, the erection of mew
machinery connected with armour-plating the ships build-
ing, the enlargement of the second dock, and in other works
of improvement. It is also intended to construct five new
docks of a capacity larger than any at either of the other
royal dockyards, together with three large basins, the
largest of which wiU be upwards of 30 acres in extent. A
coosiderable sum is also to be devoted to deepening the
river from Sheerness to Chatham Dockyard, in order to
provide a channel-way 600 feet in width, with a depth of
31 feet at neap tides.

THE Lortoronn meeting of the
catholic clergy of Loogfcad hag been held to express their
opposition to the ct,ion of Colonel White, because he
has aooepted Aloe from the present government. The repo-
lutierta declare their mediums to rewire the address and
Canvass the merits of any candidate who may come
forward, inasmuch as no local candidate bas yet
offered. The Neil says that Major Blacken, an old
conservative, and, if we remember rightly, subeequentiv
a recipient of place front the "wings," will otter himself
now "on extreme radical principles.' We bops, whatever
course the clergy of Longford may deem it right to take, they
will sot at least commit themselves to any uncertain pro-
ceeding, sod that no course will be taken which can either
directly or Indira:4ly give support to the tory party, from
whom the liberal party te Ireland can never hope for such
political measures as would restore the catholic people
to equality before the law. Major Blacked', who is now put
forward as an ultra-radical, was elected by 447 votes in
1847, and in 1861 be accepted from Lord John Respell the
lucrative and honourable of Governor of Dominica. if
there is to be a revolt the whigs, let it barrel, bold,
sad general, and by a direct turn and purpose. The
candidate of the Eremitic Mail is not the man to lead such
a movement, neither is our contemporary the adviser the
liberal party should follow.—Pretense a Journal.

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