The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-27 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

WOOLWICH, JULY 26.
SIGNAL Liorra.—ln accordance with instrucuons
from the Admiralty, • sorbs of interesting experiments were
refried oat this day at the steam factory department of Wool-
wich dockyard, in the memos of atunerone officers of the
sommi departments of the atablishnernt, and of various
breeding et the service, for the purpose of tooting the efficiency
of a esiegraphic rival light, bested by air. Ward, an
Asseriess, sad intended for the tranerniesion oflnceserree or
orders, either by officers of aa army in the field, or the vowels
of • fleet. The telegraph consists of finial Lamps arranged in
We form of a diamond, and each letter of the alphabet is repre-
sented by the exhibition of a red or white star at, a cumin
point of the diamond, sea indicated by a code of instruction,,
which must of cause be understood by the party reserving
the message. Two of these Miegraphe dam wetted, and !
notwithstanding the disadvantage of daylight several neee-
sips were transmitted by the investor, and the reisipt
iamantly acknowledged with the utmost hicLity. Mr. Rob-
son, of the Ammunition Laboratoey, Raft Greenwich, has,
In conjunction with Mr. &mon Holland, Admiralty dranghte-
rose, ureented a new system of military and naval signals,
which are shortly to be ilea stibjeet of experimente.
CHATHAM, luxe 26.
In accordance with Admiralty orders received
by Captain G. Goldsmith C. 8., the following promotions
leave been made in this dockyard :—Mr. R. Dunn, weasusx
at this dockyard, to be foremse at fihreersees; Mr. J. Wataos,
leading measurer at Portsmouth, to be brume at this dock-
yard ; Mr. T. Scott, inspector at this mitablishmeet, to be
foreman at Devontaot dockyard; Mr. 8. Vine, first-clue
drauphtsman at Devonport, to be foremen at this yard;
Mr. W. Bamoott, layer at Devonport, to be foreman of rope-
makers at this establishment.

PORTSMOIJTH, JULY 26.
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort embarked
cm board the Victoria and Albert stem yacht, Captain the
Hon. Joseph Denman, on Monday morning, at a quarter-
past eight o'clock, and proceeded to the wmtward to visit
Portland, and returned to Osborne in the evening.
The Neptune, 91, screw, Captain Sir William Hosts, Bart.,
got under weigh from Spitheed cm Monday evening, and made
• trial of her speed in running the crammed wile in Stokes
Bay. She realised more then twelve knots. To-day she
swung her compasses for approval.
The Repel Albert, 121, screw, Captain Edward B. Rice,
bearing the Sag of Rear-Admiral Btr Charles Howe Fre-
mantle, K.C.B. ; Hero, 91, wow, Captain George H. Sey-
mour, C.D.; James Watt, 91, screw, Captain Halliard
Codd ; Algiers, 91, screw, Captain George W. O'Cillashun ;
Emerald, 61, screw, Captain Arthur Cumming• Flying
Fisk, 6, emow, Commander Charles W. Hope, sad Pioneer,
6, screw, Commander Hugh O'Reilly, armed at Spitheed
this forenoon, trio Portland. They hove in sight off the
part this morning a little alter eight o'clock, under all piton
sell, bat did not get to the anchorage at Bpooeed until nett-
pest three o'clock in the afternoon, on account of the wind
and tide being against them.

WAR-OFFICE, JULY 2&—Commiestaikt Depart-
smat.—Depery Aseismat Cosamiasary-Grueral Mantald
art& Coiguturtua has bar pormitkld to main Ma tom-
-Ossatte.

FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.