The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-30 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. AdditionaL) [TWOPENCE.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

WOOLWICH, MAT 29.
Major-General Sir IL I. Dawes, H.C.8., will, it is
Arad, eater upon his duties as Commandant alba Royal
Artillery at this garrison on Wednesday next.
It has teen resolved to employ female labour to some
extent in the laboratory department of the Royal Arsenal,
and a building termed the Reettlytng-hour bee been fitted
up 9,r that purpose. A number of worsen are now being in-
structed for such employment, whirs conslats is folly per
paring for service nfle balls, &c. after they are cast. By an
order from the War department the admission formerly
accorded to the public to view toe arousal on Tuesdays and
Frid.ys has been abolished, and in future esters can only
be admitted by en order from one of the reds of this depart-
ments between the hours of two end Ave on Tuesday after-
noon.
Commodore Drummond yesterday inspected shout one
hundred pensioners, and selected the most able for service on
board vessels now fitting out, seed the remainder for the coast
guard service.

CHATHAI4. !lAT 29.

ADDITIONAL SHIPS OF WAlL—Admiralty ordeal
have bees noshed by Captain G. Goldsmith, C.B. superin-
tendent of this dockyard, directing two more vessels of war
to be hid down, in addition to those previously ordered to be
bail; et this eetablishment, which vessels are to be otos-
mewed itonsedia,ely two of the slips now occupied are
vacant. The ships tote built will be a9l gun line-otbattle
mew steamer, and a 61 gun screw frigate.
iiklOf C. B. P. Napa; Adjutant of the Royal Engineers,
Brampton mks, has revived orders to proceed from
Mad-quarters to Weymouth on the let of lune, for the
purpose et saperbtending the erection et the betterisein that
neighbourhood by the 18th company of Royal Engineers.
Captain A. G. Goodall. R. 8., has been misted to join head-
quarters at this gamier...
The following staff amistant.surgeons have proceeded
from Fort Pitt hospital to the sta,ioos seised C. E.
Smith and M. Traory, to Canterbury ; T. Hank and I. H.
King. to Colchester; T. T. Macarthy, to Portsmouth ; C.
W. Watling, to Yarmouth; end A. Jeantep, to Shorn-
ads.

PORTSMOUTH, Mar 29.
The Cressy, 80, Captain the Hon. Charles G. J. B.
Elliot, C. 8., sailed yeeterday in. rn,ng to join the Channel
squsdron at Portland.
The Picador, 6, smuw vessel, Commander May, swung for
the approval of her compasses.
Tee Agamemnon, 91, screw, Captain Hope, la proceeding
satisfactorily with the entry of roan. She is now about UW
short of her complement of MO.
The Dasher, 3 steam reseel, Commander B. Hove, sailed
today for the Channel islands, calling at Portland with
supernumeraries for the Channel squadron.
The Falcon, 17, screw, Commander Arthur Fitzroy, is
expected to sad from Spitbesd in the early part of the pre-
sent week for PorUand. Sfie will be paid wages in advance
and inspected to-morrow.
The Virago, 6, paddle-wheel steam sloop, Commander
Montagu B. Dunn, sailed last evening for the westward.

DEVONPORT_, Kau 29.
The Encounter waa undocked at ILeyham on
Wednesday, sad the Sanoperell was docked.
The Brisk, 16, same, was taken out of harbour on Friday.
The Intrepid, 6, screw, stemmed out of harbour yesterday.
The paddle-wheel steamer Bann wee undocked yesterday,
end the Sultana, convict ship, sailed for Freentantla, Aus-
Mita.
Ships in Barbour : Impregnable, Royal Adelaide, Vitt.
lington, Cambridge, London, Aboukir, Bann, Seagull, Hind,
Lark, Redwing, Ave.,Sylph, Shadis (Turkish). In the
Sound . Royal Albert, Brisk, Intrepid.

ROYAL AMILLIRT.—The 0 battery of Royal
Artillery, which has for tame time past been /teamed is
Ipswich, under the commend of Captain Do Platt, has re-
ceived orders to Imre that town for Alderehott. The regi-
ment is expected to take its departure on tho let June.

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