The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-19 00:00:00

[TWOPENCE.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM,
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The floating stem battery Trusty,with 14 heavy
gems, has been towed frontline part to Sheerness preparatory
to being mat to Shosharyness, Mord*/ thatexperiments may
he made fa firing at leer with a 65. cwt. gun with the view of
moutedning her capabUitles of resisting the fire from an
enemy's battery. The Trusty fs lined with wrought-iron
plates of great thickness, which are pima at such an angle
as to brush as mmh IA possible the effects of the shot.
Orders were this morning rebelled 'from the Rome Overdo
directing quarters to be provided foe the depot of the 31st
(Huntingdonshite) Regiment, which is ordered to remove
from Pembroke to this_ garrison to relieve the 61st depot.
The 31st will to attached to the 2nd banana', under the
command of Colonel R. N. Phillips. The depot companies
of the gist (Argyllshire) Regiment, tumb ri~ls6s 460 men of
all ranks, tinier the command of Capt. M. P. hangmen, via
also arrive at this garrison froth Pembroke to-morrow.
consennenoa of the greet demand foe lsiaa Engineers
a large numb..., of mole from the depot at Warley have ar-
riTedat the headquarters of the Royal Engineer establish-
ment for the purpose of undergoing a counted intimation, in
order that they may be immediately despatched to India. In
the comes of thi ensuing month upwards of 200 Indian
Engineers will have oompleted their Instruction and be in
readiness for embarkation.
Yesterday morning the first detachment of the filth (York
and Lancaster) Regiment proceeded by special train to
Granted, and thenoe, by the Tilbury line, to Sheffield foe
the purpose of j headquarters. The rem tinder of the
depot,.condsting of about 150 men of all ranks, will leave
to-morrow morning for Pembroke.

PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 18.
The Trafalgar, 91, screw, Captain E. G. Fanshaw°,
sailed yesterday tecushog kg the westward.
The Pearl, 21, screw remote, Captain J. Boded, C. 8.,
got up steam yesterday for trial of her engines.
The Stout, 21, mew, Captain Corbett, will get antler
welsh an Tuesday next, and proceed on a short cruise.
The Brazilian corvette Salinas, 28 guns, Captain D.
BoWM, arrived at Spitheal yesterday afternoon, from the
North Sea, sad enhanged salutes with the minis= and the
Victor, Sag-ship. She has on board about thirty young
etimrs, sad will remain at Spithead about twelve days, in
order that they may have an oppertuafty of Inspeetiag the
various objects of interest in Um dockyard, &a The Bahiana
will sawyer& proceed to Plymouth, and then call at
MeNte, oa her way to Rio de Jima°.
The eif irsiop.ship Clasoisedoe has arrived at Sobbed
from Glenna, having on beard the first division of the 29t1t
Regiment, consiming of ll officers, 18 sergeants, 24 corporal's,
6 drummers, 330 privates, 12 women, and 20 children. Sire
sailed from the Seedbeds on the 96 of May, and arnved at
the Cap of Good Rope on the 20th of July, sailing thence
on the 26th. Only two deaths (two children) °courted on
the pump him. The Clement= awaits further mdse.

WOOLWICH. SEPT. !B.

Is consequence of the recent intelligence frota
Chins, the utmost activity prevails in the laboratory divest-
ment of the Royal Annual, under the superinteudense of
Captain Bow, R.A. The men have been working over-
time doting the pas: week, an order having been received
from the War Department to repent and pack no lens than
three million rounds of rids ammunition by Tuesday neat, to
be forwarded by the overland roots. This ammunition is
usually peaked in barrels, bat in the present instance It has
been placed in email square bones, each of which will be en-
cased in a bag. for am convenience of transit Cram Alex-
andria arose the desert.
Ordets are ex;ected at tkis garrison to forward 250 non-
eommisioned ctE.ors and privates of the Woolwich division
of Royal Maiaea, being one-fourth of the total Karim force
ordered for embarkation to China. It Is also stated that en
entire brigade of Loyal Artillery will proceed to the acme
destination.

RIFLE CORPB.—We have to record an act of mu-
nificence and publio spirit of a kind not unfrequent
in the course of the last great war, but which has
seldom been repeated in the memory of this gene-
ration. Mr. Charles Morrison, of the firm of Mot-
' rison, Dillon, and Co., has offered to equip a large
body of young men in his employ for the London
Rifles or the Scottish Volunteer Corps, at his own
charge. An act so worthy to SOTTO as an example
should not pass without honourable mention.
RAMEGATE Rums CORe's—The Lord-Lieutenant of
Kent (Lord Sydney) has repaired from the Secretary of State
foe War her btalestfaseceptanos el the serviase of a company
of rllle volunteers is Ramsgate, whkh her Marty bee ap-
proved under the act of George 111., 44, rap. 64. The ma-
mmy will be numbered No. 2, to the county of Kent, and its
maks= establishers§ will resist at one oapteb., sea
lieutenant, one ea.*, 100 men of all nabs.
NAVAL AND MILITARY EXPENDITVRE.—Whether
the sums voted for particular services are extravagant or
not, is a matter for which members of parliament are alone
responsil2e. The control of every many of the annual ex-
penditure is in the hands of the Sonar of Commons. The
Roues of Lords cannot interfere In the matter. Nor are
members Naked to rote money in the dark. The estrum
are put fully before them. If any vote is exceeded, as is
KIM times thecae., the remedy is in the hands of the hour.
If the details of sty estimate are not sufficient, any romper
ma ask for faller ones. It does not need a majority of the
house either to insist on fuller details or to stop an improper
rote. It simply requires that one or two members shall here
the patience to investigate the matter, and the courage and
etre of duty to insist on bringing the results plainly and
persistently before the house. Tho ruse and the public
will then he unable to avoid understanding the matter . and
its maintenance will thus became import', Vogue decla-
mation, or the mere salting for what Is called "reform of
palliament," though of mime a much miler task than this,
will mow remove a dal& mischief.—Palloincutory If -
usembrahter, conducted by Toalmin Smith.