The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-17 00:00:00

Cabal anti itltlitarv.

PORTSMOUTH? Oer. 16.
The Franklin, American frigate, bearing the flag
of Admiral Farragut, arrived at Kpithead at noon to-day,
and saluted the flag of Admiral Sir Thomas Paisley. The
compliment WAS returned from the Victory and garrison
batteu. The American admiral and a party of his officers
visited the Victory during the afternoon, having been met
in the harbour by the usval commander-in-chief, Admiral
Paisley, and Flag-Lieutenant Roger. Leaving the Victory,
the admirals end suite landed at the dockyard, and after a
brief rest at the official residence of Sir Thomas Palley,
left the yard in carriages and drove around the town, to
view the fortifications and government works.

The Nelson, 72, screw, Commander Payne, wee to sail
this evening for Australia.
The Gladiator, 6, paddle-wheel frigate, Captain Aplin,
went out of harbour this morning, and anchored at
Spithead.
The Dame, 4, screw sloop, was placed in the ship basin
this morning.
The Tamar, troop ship, Captain Sullivan, sails to-
morrow morning from Portsmouth, with troops for
Gibraltar, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and Japan.
Twenty-two officers, 644 men, six officers' wives, seven
children, three female servants, 24 soldiers' wives, and 44
children, under the command of Major Ord, embarked to-
day. The following officers have embarked :—For Gib-
raltar : Lieutenant Brackenbury, Royal Engineers ; Captain
Webber, 15th Brigade Royal Artillery ; Lieutenant Lawlor,
Ist Battalion 13th Regiment; Lieutenant Munro, Ensign
Prevost, Paymaster Bowness, Ensign Phipson, nth Foot ;
Captain Scott. 83rd Foot ; Lieutenant Phibbs, Lieutenant
Irwin, Assistant Superintendent of Stores Serrurier. For
St. Helena: Captain Carey, Royal Engineers. For the
Cape : Captain Maunsell, 2nd Battalion 11th Regiment,
and Ensign Kelso; Staff Assistant• Surgeons Knife and
Irving. For Mauritius : Lieutenant Scott, Royal Engineers;
Captain Pike and Lieutenant Spence, 86th Regiment. For
Penang : Lieutenants Robson and Carne, Royal Artillery.
The Serapio, troop-ship, Captain Softly, sailed to-day
for Alexandria with troops for Bombay and a mounted
battery for the Ahyssiniius expedition.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will com-
mence his annual inspection of troops at Portsmouth and
GR:rton Friday.
Himalaya, troop-ship, is hourly expected at Ports-
mouth._

f1i4;7t12 Regiment of Fusiliers is under orders to I*
ready at short notice to leave Gosport for Manchester, is
anticipation of a Anion outbreak in that locality.

CHATHAM, Oar. 16.

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The unarmoured screw-ship Trafalgar, 72,
2,000 tons, 500-horse power, lately attached to the steam
reserve at this port, but recently taken in hand to be
brought forward for commission, has bad 'eyelid addi-
tional gangs of shipwrights placed on her, consequent on
an order received from the Admiralty directing her to be
completed for commission with all despatch. All is now
bustle and activity on board, and she is expected to be
completed in the course of a few weeks. The Trafalgar
is intended to be despatched to Ireland, and will be sta-
tioned in one of the harbour, on the southern coast.
An order has been received at the head-quarters of the
Royal Engineer establishment directing a party of non-
commissioned officers and sappers to be selected for service
in Abyssinia, where they will be employed in well-sinking
operations to provide water for the troops composing the
expeditionary force. The non-oommissloned officers and
sappers selected for this service are ordered to undergo •
course of instruction at head-quarters, with the other de-
tachments ordered to proceed to Abyssinia. The whole of
the apparatus to be used by the various parties of Royal
Engineers will be tested at the Royal Engineer estaidish-
meat, under the direction of the officials connected with
the various departments, before they are sent to Abyssinia.