The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-13 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY

ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 12. APFOINTIONTB.--
Captains W. Edmonetoue (1863). of the Dranthee, 31, eta=
frigate, at Portsmouth, to eppoineed to the Pearl, 21, sower
steam corvette, cootnie.ionad ; and J. Brxleee, C.B. (1866),
to the Dauntlete, vice Edmonatone.
Burgeon C. A. Duckett (additional). to the Aleut, 91,
raw steam ship, at Portsmouth.
Aeentant-Sergeass J. W. Dobbin (1866), to the Atve-
gent, 47, mow Mesas ship, on wept guard service at New-
haven; and J. Hudson (1863), to be additional to the
Victory, 101, flag-eblp, at Portsmouth.
Acting Andstant-Sureeon A. Turnbull, to the Tope., 61,
screw steam frigate, at Davonport.
Midshipmen the Hon. H. B. Molyneue to the Imps-
rime, 61, sore. eternal frigate, at Porternouth ; A. B.
Hutchinson, to the Cossack, 20, screw steam corvette, at
Sheerness ; A. T. Claneby, to the Donegal, 101, cos. item
ship, at Devonport; W. C. Boarkburph and H. T. tikel-
fington, to the Sidon, 22, paddle-whtel steam Mist*, at
Portsmouth._

guffaws F. B. Pritchard (18662, and G. H.
Bytija7lll6'
(1861), to rortoin, 12, *tore ship, at

ADMIRALTY. AUGUST 11.—Cosps of Royal Ma-
ritim—Cileed Berea! Commandant Edward Rea to be co-
lonel tiounneadant, vice Parke, retired; Lieutenant-Colonel
and Brevet-Colonel George Evans Hunt to be colonel se-
cond oonissindent, vice Rai, promoted; Captain William
Robert Maxwell to be lieutenant-colonel, vice Hunt, pro-
moted; PRO Lieutenant William Richard Jeffreys to be
captain, vies Maxwell, promoted ; Seoond Lieutenant Charles
Jams Kinsman to be tint lieutenant, vice Jeffreys, pro-
moted.—Gasale.

PORTSMOUTH, Arum 12.
The Caracas, 31, screw frigate Captain Augustus
Ph,llimors, sailed on Thursday mein; for South America.
Tee leopurieuse it, screw, Captain Rochford 'Maguire,
proved brr riornoa.sea at Spithed on Thursday.
The Sidon, 22, peddle-el stunt frigate, John B. Craw-
ford, is ready for buding sane and to go to Spitheed ; she
re-eived her mew trustee hulk to-day.
The Cabinet Mieisirra waived at Clarence-yard, Gosport,
at a quarter to twelve to-day, and embarked on board the
Sprightly, Wen vessel, Master George Allen, and proceeded'
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to visit her Majesty, at Osborne.
The Rhadarnenthus, 4, steam store ship, Muter Com- '
mender Frederick R. Sturdee, sad this morning for Wool-
wich.
The Russian frigate Gromobol, 51, Kire.l, bearing the Beg
of Rear-Adoiiral laamln, and the Patrician, 90, screw,
sailers this sealing for the Baltic; end the Polka's., erre ;
ga frite, sailed for Mum, whence she will also proceed to the
Another Ruske squadron is expected to arrive at
Spithead, from Croatian.

The ceremony of a presentation of colours to the
loth (Lincolnshire) Regiment took play with much Mail on
Thursday at the Curragh amp,
COAST DEFENCES.—Six guns, weighing 90 tons,
with gun carries's, platform., Au, mere of powder, shot,
end shell, were landed at North Shield'. on Toniday, for the
defenose at Ty semouth, which are rapidly appreaohing com-
pletion. On Monday evening Mr. Emmanuel Toting was
nominated first Sestets's; sad Mr. Pilfer mond lieutenant
of the Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery Corps. This corp.
bee bets recognised by the sonlamrat, and will be Immo.
diatidy enrolled. They will be trained to work the large guns
at Tymestouth and Clifford's Fort, which comprise the de-
-1 fences of Ete Tyne. The Northumberland Artillery Makin
ere now ►tationd at Tynemoath garrison, and the whole of
the defences of the menial-eastern meat of that county am
now entrusted to Norahrunberiand um.