The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

Saba' anti Military.

AromiaLTY, Nov. 27.—The following
Cons have this day been made :—Mr. Barry
Wilkins to be first-olass engineer, with seniority of 176 L
November, 1866 ; Mr. Bryant (leo!. e Little to be
class assistant-engineer, with seniority of 20th None*,
1866.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 30.—APPourrstrrs.— Com,
mender W. B. Grant, to the Research, vice Soon,
!noted ; H. M. Bingham, to the Virago, commissionaL -
Lieutenants F. H. Keyser and A. Tupman, to dd
Virago.
Sub-Lieutenants S. G. Smith and C. G. Whitelask,
the Virago.
Paymaster A. D. M'Arthur, to the Virago.
Masters A. S. Bradley, to the Perseus ; Hersey Rod.
additional, to the Fisgard, for service in the Chanticloio:
Herbert D. Walker, to the Virago.
Masters' Assistants Henry J. Mills and R. E. H. 80,
ner, supernumerary, to the Formidable.
Clerk Harry J. Davies, to the Virago.
Midshipman Francis St. Taber and Sidney A. Rai, h
the Virago.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 33,
The Orontes, 2, iron screw troopship, Capes
H. W. Hire, left Portsmouth shortly after 2 o'clock Ail
afternoon for Kinptown. Dublin, with the 52nd R 4
ment, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A. 14
nor Peel. She takes out 19 officers, viz., Colonel Peet
Major Synge, Captains A. Henley, T. A. Jan,
Murphy, C. Keyworth, and T. B. Cowburn ; Lient44
and Adjutant H. A. Adair ; Lieutenants W. B. P. Bin*
J. P. Mickleburg, and A. L. Powys ; Ensigns R w
Blackwood, C. R. Whinyates, A. J. Spencer, T. D. By,
ler, and H. M. Sholto Douglas ; Paymaster G. R. Rod,
dleston, Quartermaster J. Reilly, Surgeon J. C. Have*
together with 709 rank and file, 84 women, and 212 oid.
dren. She has also two officers of the tith Itegimeat.mi
two ladies and four children belonging to the 52nd. me
disembarking the troops at Kingstown she will proem
Liverpool to embark the 39th Regiment, for omens.
to Belfast.
The Hector, 24, iron serewship, Captain W. 0. Lurk
C. 8., is ordered to be got ready for sea with all deeps*
and will probably be sent to the coast of Ireland.
WOOLWICH, Nov. 34.
The Medusa steam-vessel, Commander Potter,
left the harbourthia morning with a detachment of 100 ink
and file of the Woolwich Division of the Royal Reim
Light Infantry, nuder the command of Captain Harris, is
join the force ordered to be stationed at Spike-ideal am
on board vessels off Queenstown.
' Considerable activity now prevails at the Royal
Arsenal in the shipment of war stores for Canada &nestle
colonial stations. A great demand now mists for the ass
Snider breech-loading rifles, a large number of whidtblitr
' recently been forwarded for the service of the *op a
Ireland, to supersede the weapons previously in use.
CHATHAM Nov a

An order arrived from the Admiralty late lee{
night, directing the paddlewheel steamer Virago, 6,12.
horse power, attached to the 3rd division of the am
reserve, to be got ready for sea immediately, madam.
spatched to Ireland. Early this morning the War Dept*
meat transports Momareund and Marlborough
down the river to Upoor Castle, where thew ship
shot, shell, and powder for the Virago, which .41 ie
officered and manned from the steam reserve, and at tun
despatched to sea ; her destination is the wist own el