The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-23 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, Atrousr 22. PRomurents .tin
Artswirmtwrs.—The following engineers have been pro.
muted to chief enineers, and appointed to the undermen-
tioned ships :—W. L Robinson, to the Cumberland, for hr.
vice in the Orestes ; A. W. Guist, to the Cumberland, for
service in the Goliath ; and J. Magna% to the Cumberland,
for service in the Challenger.
Master F. JOBay, to the Fik^anl, for surveying service.
Chief Engineers A. Bain, to the Indus, for service in the
GibraltAr ; J. M. Smith, to the Cumberland, for service in
the Meeanee ; and H. Newton, to the Indus, for service in
the Brunswick.

First Clam Assistant EnqureeA. lelmod, to the Indus,
Second Clue Assistant • • nJ. lanksbury, to the
Orion ;H. A. Henri, to the mins ;C. Thompson, J. On.
borne, and A. Mason, to the Asia.
Acting Second Class Assistant Engineer J. Muir, to the
Artier. g Third Class Assistant Engineers J. Jack to the
Aboukir ; H. Aitken, to the Edgar ; A. Wintyre, to the
Mars ; .1. Pickles, to the Mersey ; T. S. Grim, to the Am.
pinion ; K. Ditchburn, to the Conqueror ; and T. M. Thump.
son, to the Centurion.

WOOLWICH, AUGUIT 22.
la accordance with Admiralty instructions Mr.
Ward, of Auburn, Cayuga County, United States, attended
at the dockyard this evening to carry out a final series of
experiments; to exhibit certain improvements recently
effected in his system of ocean marine telegraph signals,
which has been adopted by the governments of France :Lad
America, and is about to be introduced into the royal ray,
of this country. The experiments commenced at half-pat
8 o'clock in the presence of Commodore Superintendent the
Hon. J. R. Drummond; Commanders Hawker, of the
pird, fiagehip ; Petley, of the Black Eagle ; Allen, of the
Vivid, and other naval officers. Mr. Ward, the inventor,
took charge of the signals hoisted on board the Fagan',
and a similar apparatus having been affixed to the trout of
a building facing the river, a succession of messages were
rapidly traaamitted, and a correspondence carried on be.
tween the two operators with the utmost ease. The great
merits of the invention are its simplicity, its adaptability
either for the naval or military service, and the comparatively
short time required to understand the details of the
system. Each apparatus is fitted with three lamps, two
showing red and one white, and each lamp is connected with
a shade attached to a string, by mc-ans of which the operator
can darken one lamp or the whole at pleasure. Mr. Ward's
system of day signals, which is also to be adopted in the
rayal navy, consists of thirteen flags, each having two
colours, and made in a pendant form. At the conclusion of
the experiments the officers fitment expressed a favour.
able opinion as to the utility of the system compared to the
old plan of communication bAween vessels at sea.
The Daphne, milli* vessel, taken up by the War Depart.
meet, left the river yesterday with detachmeuts of Royal
Artillery and other corps for New Zealand.

PORMMqIITH, AUGUST 4

The Lords Coranussiosers of the Admiralty are
expected to arrive at Portemouth on Monday next, it is aid
toembark on board the paddle-wheel yacht (Moroi., to
proceed to Ireland on a tour of inspection.

ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE.—The following is a
list of successful candidates at the competitive examination
for commissions in the army medical service, August '3U;
C. H. Y. Godwin, London, St. Bartholomew's Hospital ;
J. Walters, LB., London, King's College ; F. Gillespie,
M.D., Cork; A. A. Gore, M.D., Dublin; T. Maunsell,
Dublin • G. F. White, London, University College ; F.
IL Wilson, ILB., Dublin; W. H. Jones, M.D., Cork;
N. Akock, Dublin ; D. WG. Davidson, M.D., Glasgow;
R. E. Heath, M.D., Dublin and Belfast ; IL Adams;
M.D., Glasgow and Dublin ; R. C. Lever, London,
King's College ; B. J. Jasdowski, M. 8., Aberdeen ; J.
Thompson, Dublin • C. S. Wills, Ilaltlin ,• K. B. Riordan,
Dublin ; S. Hope, London. St. Mary's Hospital • T. Y.
Baker, London, St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; 1. IL N.
Bracken, Dublin ; P. titunka, Dublin ; F. Pont, London,
King's College ; C. P. Baxter, LB., Dublin ; S. G. White,
M.D., Edinburgh and Belfast ; H. Lamb, Dublin ; H. 0.
Harvey, London, St. George's Hospital ; E. B. Grant,
M. 8., Aberdeen ;W. R. Wall, Dublin ; T. P. Flynn,
Dublin.
PRESENTATION or BUGLES TO tits sth HANTS
VOLUETZEES. —A somewhat important demonstratita of
volunteers of the Portsmouth district took place yesterday
(Wednesday) afternoon on the Lieutenant-Governor's green,
when the sth Hants corps was presented with eight silver
bugles, subscribed for by the ladies of Portsmouth. A large
concourse of persons assembled on the green and the mu.
rounding ramparts. The volunteers present comprised four
companies of the sth Hants ; two companies of artillery, one
company of the (Import corps, and detachments from Fare-
ham and Havant, together with a division of the Hants
Yeomanry Cavalry. The volunteers were drawn op so as
to form three sides of a square, and the bugles were then
presented by Mrs. Vallancey, wife of Major VaUancey, the
Captain Commandant of the corps. Major General Lord
Paulet, the Lieutenant Governor of the garrison, attended
by a numerous staff, was present, and at the conclusion of
the ceremony the gallant general delivered a short address
to the volunteers, who afterwards marched past the staff in
open and close column, and the proceedings then termi.
nate& - - .

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BILUTALrIY BY A MILITIAMAN.—Yesterday a man
named Thoa. Fox, said to be a private in the Artillery
Militia, was brought up ►t the Liverpool polioe.court on •
charge of having on the previous evening, without the
slightest provocation, assaulted in the must brutal manner
a woman named Elizabeth Matthews. It appeared from
the evidence that Mrs Matthews bad gone to the prisoner's
house to make some inquiry, when she was knocked down
• flight of steps, and severely kicked in the abdomen by the
prisoner. An old woman who was in the house wee then
seized by Fox, and would have been thrown out of the
window had she not been rescued. The prisoner could offer
out the slightest excuse. As Mrs. Matthews injuritt, are
likely to terminate in death, Fox was remanded in order
that the result of his violence may be ascertained.