The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-06 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 6. APPOINTMENTS.
VfC. Forbes, M.D. (1863), to the Topa, 61, screw 'testa
to, at Dsvooport.
aywaters J. Ilsansden (1857), oat the Rsamd, 4, strew
steam-verei, at Shwas's; and J. (sdditional), to
the Cumberland, 70, fag ship, at Devonport.

CHATHAIt,..OOT..6.

The Lords of the Admiralty have given directions
for two additional vessels of war to be immediately laid down
at this establishment, one of them a line-of-battle *crew
steamer, 0191 guns, to be named the Royal Oak ; and the
other, a 61-gun steam frigate, to be called the Belvedere.
Both these sessile are to be fitted with very powerful ma-

&Mary.
The entire strength of this garrison, consisting of the three
bettallens of infanny, numbering upwards of 4,0003 men of
ell ranks, the lowan= of Royal Menne Light Infantry, and
the sap of Rod and the Indian Engineers were marched
to the Great Lines this morning, end reviewed by Major-
General Eyre, commandant of the garrison.

lAMDON RIFLE BRIOADS.—The Stroretary-M-
Wee ha senetioned the practice ground at the Crystal
Palace, in cosetemmito of the report of the Bon. Frederick
Stanley, ensign and lieutenant dthe let Battalion Grenadier
Guards. Final arrangements having been made with the
dhoti:ere el the Crystal Palms Company, the plans for the
au, are under oosidertlisn, sod will shortly be com-
plied. There will be an maple rile range. The parade and
um will, to suit the convesimme of the volunteers,Lyaz otZidaily at ell hours, and competent persons will always
he is attendance to afford instruct km in ride practice and
militertestocies. The commanding offices' weekly pride
will be formed at the Crystal Palace every Baturdey at
8 p.m., dazing the winter, and at 4 p.m. during the mummer
months. Is order that they may become thoroughly ac.
unabated with military duty the members of the corps will
be enabled to attend the instruction drill, which will take
*hoe every evening from half-past 4 o'clock in the
On his enrolment each gentleman will be presented with a
free admiseion, when in uniform, to the Palace and grounds
of the Crystal Palace. The cost of the full-dress uniform
and accoutrements, conairtlng of tunic, troweere, shoulder
and wait belm, pooches, shako, plume and bodge, forage
imp end cover and badge is 61.6 a. There is also an undress
emit, the expense of which is 11. lite. 10d. ; but the purchase
of that in addition to the full dress is optional. The cod d
the rifle, including aimed bayeset, will not exceed 41. The
transit to and from the Crystal fee by rail will to fluid is
a law days, bet there Is every reams to believe the director,
of the Brighton Railway Company will act in • spirit of the
greatest liberality. The site at the Crystal Palace is imme-
diately contiguous to the ground devoted to the antediluvian
specimens. As everything will shortly be ready for enrol-
ment, it is hoped the mercnanta and warehouseman will send
in their returns of volunteers without delay. The council
report a donation of 211. from the Bank of London.
RIYLs PRACTICI AT THE CITRIAGH.—A rifle match
fora Whitworth rile, value 211, was fired by OffiCOTS of the
Dublin district at this comp on the 28th ult. Twe officers of
each regiment were allowed to enter. The two best Moto
wire-1, Lieut. and Mistant T. Dunn. 66th Regiment ;
2, Badge Ramingtoo, 2nd battalion 18th Regiment.