The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-01 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMTRA LT Y , APRIL 30. PROMOTIONS AND
Arrovrrnearre. —Lie tenant C. W. Thackeny to the
Wrangler' gan-veseeL
Paymaster J. Whitter. to the Ahearn.
Fir t-clase Antistaut Engineer J. C. Gruchy to the
Terrhle.

Thinl-clam Assistant Engineer C. H. Pillar, to the Wel-
lington, for temporary charge of the machinery of the
Golan& ; and F. Thornton, to the Fiagard, as supernu-
. . _

Acting Third-claei Apaistant Engineer IL Findlay to the
Temble.

Aram V.—Paymaster C. L Cartwright, to be additional
to the Cumberland ; E. D. Herbert, to be additional to the
Impregnable ; and H. W. Arbdge, to be additional to the
Wellesley.
Chief Engineer J. Bather, to the James Watt.
Engineers G. Rol, promoted and appointed second-elass
assistant engineer in the Caradoc ; W. W. Webber, pro.
mead end appointed acting second-elase assistant ewnoer
in the Neptune; and A. Bulbous, acting third-class
assistant engineer to the Asia, as supernumerary.

WOOLWICH, Arm 30.
His Royal Highneea Prince Alfred, accompanied
by Lieutenset-Colonel F. Cavendish, arrived at Woolwich
by the North Rent Railway at two o'clock, and immediately
proceeded to the Dockyard, where Le was received be
Commodore Superintendent the Hon. J. R. Drummond,
C.B. After taking refreshments at the commodore's real.
lone, his royal highness proceeded to the steam factory
deportment, for the purpose of inspecting a vertical boiler,
node at Birmingham, from • design of the Earl of Dun.
deald, and forwarded to Woolwich fur experimental put-
t...es. Afts r visiting the numerous factories and inspecting
the ponderous machinery. f the department, the improve•
meats ,u which were po:nted out by Mr. Atherton, chief
engineer, his Royal Highness proceeded to the basin for
the purpose of viewing the Barger the Ant of a new class
of gunboats new completed. aad other vessels in • forward
'tete. Having expressed his intention to visit the privet*
ship-buillingyards at Blackwell, the Beefier steam vessel
was manned by the crew of the Admiralty steam-yacht,
Black Eagle, Commander Pettey, and at half-past three
o'clock his Royal Highness, attended by Colonel Cavendish,
Commodore Drummond, Mr. Macdonald, mast!r attendant
of the ...loud Sag-ship, Ism, embarked on hoard and sub.
sauce: Ala isnilid at ItLickwall pier, from whence the party
proceeded to the works of the Thames Iron Ship Building
Company, and his Royal Highness was much interested in
minutely inspecting the enormous steam rim vessel now
building f.,r the government at Bow-creek. His Royal Nigh-
tie!. and party also visite! Merin. Green's and other es.
tabliahmeats, where several gun•vessels for the Admiralty
are now ,wing constructed, and after remaining two hours
re.embariied on hoard the Bustler, whisk steamed from
Blackwell to Greenwich-pier, where his Royal Highness and
attendant. landed and rationed to town.

A detachment of the I;th Iwigad:ft:Tal Artillas7 arrived
at Woolwich this eveoins from Corfu.

PORTSMOUTH, Ann. 30.
The Perseverance, iron screw troop-ship, Com-
mander E. R. Power, arrived at tipithead daring tbeOt
from the Went ladle.. She left Port Royal en the fth
iniitant, and blimp home the heedinsien and is eon.
panics of the filet Regiment, consisting of 17
men 6ffi
open, 173
ooerw' wives. and 9 Akers' chddren . • 37
wives, 76 eohliess children, ke. The troops •dieemberked
at the doeltyard, and by railway to Aldiebott.
The Pluto, 4, -wheel venelt Lieuteaant Cortland
11 :Mopes, ved at Sp!thead dorm; the Melt how the
West Casa of Africa, and is expected to sail for the
outward to psy off.

CHATHAM, arati.3o.
After an exceedingly long interval, the infliction
corporal punishment w.s resorted to at this this
morning on a private of the Royal Marine t Infantry,
named .liaieph Wakefield, for a gross act of insobordinaticm.
The prisoner, who is a min of exceedingly bad eharaoterores
trial a few days niece for desertion and making away with
his regimental necessaries, and this morning the whole of
the officer" and men of the division were a...4.cm bled on the
parade ground of the Royal Marine Barracks to bear the
sentence promulgated. The prisoner having been marched
to the centre, the decision of tie court was read, the pri-
mmer being sentenced to be branded with the letter "D,"
and to he imprianneal for 16n days. The moment the pri-
antrr hra..l his ',Potence. be shouted out at the top
his voice to Colonel M'lCillop, that "he wookl he
if be would do it, and he might do it himself." As this