The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AnimuLyy, movers 7. Arronrrinorrai —Chip!
Engineer W. G. Wootton, to the Cumberland, for service
in the Atlas ; and E. Boulton, to the Ark, for service in the
Princess EtoyaL

WOOLWICH, At 101711? 7.
Colonel Tulloh, R. A. and other officers, left the
Royal Arsenal this morning for Eastbourne, to be present
5$ a series of experiments which will be carried out during
the week with Armstrong guns before the Ordnance
/Select Committee.

Aa immense number of the old pattern guns, which have
less managed for the Armstrong rifled ordnance, are now
to store at the Royal ArsenaL The result of repeated ex-
' to has proved that these min.', when rifled upon Sir
. Armstrong's windple, are not to be depended upon, as
the majority so altered have burst upon proof.

OFFICIAL TRIAL OF ARMSTRONG GUNS.—A eeriest
of experiments was commenced yesterday with three of the
Armstrong guns, with the view to test their breeching
powers at short ranges. The place selected for the trial
wee Faetbourne, on the Sumer coast. A plot of ground
admirably adapted for the purpose bad been chosen about
a mile from the town, and the object of attack was one of
the old martello towers with which this pert of the south
mesa is nodded. There was a very large muster of officers
ri ell branches of the anise present, amongst the most
pemmioent of whom were his Royal Highness the Duke of
bridge, C6mmanding-in-Chiel ; Colonel St. George,
President, and Sir W. Wseman, Bart., Vice•Preeldent of
the Ordnance Select Committee ; General Sir Richard
Dams Lieutenant. Colonel Tulloh, of the
Carrier Department, Woolwich ; General IfanaellV.
General Bloomfield, inspector-general of artillery, was the
superior officer in command, his subordinate officer, Colonel
Cuppaze, conducting the day's proceedings. Sir Wm. Arni-
sbmg mush° present, to render any assistance that might
have been requisite. The range decided on was 1,032 yards,
and the expenmenting ordnance consisted of • 1(O-pounder
howitzer of 75 cwt., an 80-pounder of 66 cwt., and a
poundersrriage gun of 32 cwt. The experiments will he
resumed ty.
TKI VICTORIA Castes.—WAß-OFFICR, AUGUST 7.
—The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her in-
tention to confer the decoration of the Victorie. Cross on the
undermentioned soldier of her Majesty's army, whose claim
to the same has been submitted for her Mejsty's approval,
en account of an act of bravery performed by him in India,
as recorded against hie Lame, viz.:-2nd Battalion Military
'Frain, No. 201, Private Samuel Morley. On the evacuation
ot Azimgurh by Koer Sings army, on the 15th of A
1668, a squadron of the Military Train, and half a P 5
Hone Artillery, were sent in pursuit. Upoa
them and coming into action with their martiserd, a
squadron of the 3rd Seikh Cavalry (also detached in per-
suit), and one troop of the Military Train, were ordead to
when Lieutenant Hamilton, who commando' the
Sechilarie, was unburied, and immediately surrounded by the
enemy, who commenced cutting and hacking him whilst on
' the ground. Private Samuel Morley, seeing the predicament
that Lieutenant Hamilton was in, although his (Morley's)
hone had been shot from under him, immediately and most
gallantly rushed rapt on foot, to his assistance, and in con-
junction with Farrier Murphy, who has already received
the Victoria Coos for the same thing, cut down one of the
Sepoys, and fought over Lieutenant Hamilton's body, until
further assistance oune up, and thereby was the means of
saving Lieutenant Hamilton from being killed on the spot.