The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-28 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, EINIT. 27.—PROKOTION8 AND AP-
POINT/MIR —Lieutenant 0. W. B. Blount, to the Ariel.
Chaplain sad Naval Instructor the Rev. W. C. P. Bayhm,
M.A., to the Victory.
Acting Second-clam Assistant Engineer H. F. Saunders,
promoted, to the Cordell'.

Yestenlay bin Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge inspected the western fcetifloations and reviewed the
troops quartered at Dover. His royal highness arrived
from an inspection at Shortieliffe on Wednesday evening,
accompanied by Major-General Sir B. Airey, K.C.8., the
Quartermaster•Geoersl of the F Colonel Foster,
Colonel Clifton, and Dr. Gi n. His royal
highness the Commander-is-Chief and staff left Dover
by express train at a quarter to four, under a salute of
twenty-one guns.

WOOLWICH, S. 27.
The regiuient of Antrim Militia Artillery
assembled on parade ►t seven o'clock thi► morning, and
after inspection by the commanding officer marched to the
Royal Arsenal Station of the North Kent Railway, accom•
wind by the Lend of the corps, and proceeded thence to
London, rn route to Pembroke, where the regiment is
to be stationed.

CIIATIIAII4 Ben. 27.
An important order from the War-oboe, lamed
by the Secretary of State for War, was received at this pr-
nson this morning, relative to providing separate banack
accommodation for nou-conunivaiooed °dicers and men. On
and after the 14 of October next the lodging money sow
granted to soldiers will cease, and lodging money will only
lie paid to soldiers who cannot be accommodated m barracks
acconling to the plan laid down. Every married soldier
living in barracks shall, when a separate room has not been
specially and permanently provided for his accommodation,
be entitled to the amount of accommodation usually allotted
to four soldiers. The lodging money of married soldiers for
whom room cannot be found in barracks is to be increased
from W. to 4d. per day. As a rule married soldiers should
be tint accommodated in bamicka, and any surplus accom-
modation should be allotted to married soldiers according to
a scale laid down.

REVIEW OF THE RORTHAJIPTONSHIRE
VOLUNTEERS AND RIFLE HATCH.

Whether the public ever gain admission to the lordly
domain of Althorp the inhabitants of the immediate neigh-
bourhood profess to be ignorant. They have heard
something of a picture gallery, rich in the works
of the old mestere, and of a splendid library, but you do not
meet with many persons who have seen them. Be that as
it may, there ie one portiou of Earl Spencer's Northamp-
toushire estate which he has begun to make good use of.
The difficulty of supplying our rifle corps with suitable
sites for practice and review in experienced in all localities ;
and a few weeksago the Earl of Derby set the example of
making the extensive grounds of Knowsley available
for that purpose. Earl Spencer has done the name with
his park at Althorp ; and yesterday, under the auspices of
the 'Northamptoushire Rifle Aseociatiou, the first review of
the Northampton volunteers--cavalry and infantry—and
the first grand contest of the Northamptonshire
riflemen for prizes took place in Althorp Park.
In some respects there an scaroely be a more suitable
locality for such a purpose. There are long avenues avail.
able for shooting at ranges from 300 to 700 or 800 feet ; and
there are plateaus surrounded by green slopes, forming
natural amphitheatres, upon which thousands of soldiers
may be paraded and put through the "manual" in the sight
of twenty times their number of spectators. And then the
hill sod dale, the clumps of noble forest trees, and the in.
numerable thicket, and streams, supply mat that kind of
ground which the commander of a light division would ee•
feet for showing off the special excellence of his men and
the general efficiency of his corps for their work. Yet the
scenery is so soft and sylvan that anything connected with
war seems altogether foreign to it, and armed soldiers and
militaiy evolutions appear almost as much out of place iu
its leafy groves as fairies, and nymphs, and sylvan
rtwould be in a camp or barrack room.
e., no fault of Earl Spencer that the number of specto-
tors was far less than was expected or than could have
witnessed the sight from beginning to the end without
crowding or inconvenience. Jupiter Menu, who has
marked the year 11400 es his own, held high court yesterday
in Northampton and its neighbourhood. From early morn•
ing till far on in the afternoon it rained incemantly.
Hundreds of persons in the surrounding towns
and villages, who had made up their minds to be
present, were indisposed to gratify their curiosity,
or display their patriotism, at the expeune of a certain wet-
ting. Omnibus proprietors endear drivers, who had calcu-
lated upon a rich harvest, were, like the fanners, doomed
to see their hopes washed away in the flood ; and some who
bad actually put their horses to, and secured a few cus-
tomers, finding that the freight was not likely to be a pay-
ing one, remitted Dobbin to the stable, and retired to the
alehouse to drink success to those whom they thus con-
signed to a five or six mile walk ankle deep in mud. Such
as did reach the ground, the equestrians excepted,
bad not much to congratulate themselves up et.
If the node were wet and dirty, the Park was
tea times worse. Every step sank a foot deep in a com-
pound of loam and water of about the consistence of thin
mortar, and the "squash, actuash" which anuouuced it
beat time most discordantly with the music of the various
nBiW and volunteer bands that were stationed about the
grounds.
The shooting commence] at 9 o'clock, and was well con-
tested. The prizes, which were confined to the volunteers
of the county of Southampton, were :--The challenge cup,
value 2M. A prize of 7f. for the greater number
of puints, sowed at 300 yards ; a second prize of N.
I A Prize of 7/. for the greatest number of points,
scored at 498 yards; a second prize of 5/. A prise of N. fur
the greatest number of hits, at ;elll and 400 cords. A prize
of 5/. for the greatest windier id hits, at le, 400, 500, Mad '
800 yard.. The competition for these prizes was limited to
five members from each corps. There were also prizes open
to all oomers resident in Northampton, viz.:— 4. cup, value
101. A prise of N. for the greatest number of points, scored
at SOO yenta a 'email prize of 3/. A prise of !N. for the
greatest number of pinta scored at 400 yard.. ; a second
prise of N. A prize of N. fur the greatest number of bite,
at 300 and 400
The winner of the County Challenge Cup was Mr. S.
Peseland, who also carried off the 7/. prise and a biome
ineslaL The other winner, in this contest were Mr. J.
Groom and Oapt. Barr. The winners iu the All Corners' Match
were Mr. Edward, who took the cup and aN. prize, and
Messrs. J. Biggs and Manning. The number of ponds amide
at the long ilistanoes were not so great as at Witnblislon ;
but that was sceirely to be expectinl, seeing that the cone
petite: sat Althorp were the selected of only one comity,
while the Wimbledon prizes were contested by the Nile of
net only the whale of this country, but of the continent
likewise.

At a little after four, the ties baying been shot off, the
peened companies were reviewed by the Marquis of Exeter
as lord lieutenant of the county, Earl :Spencer, Lord Pom-
fret, and Lola Seymour. The ground was
ndmir-
ably selected in a beautiful amphitheatre specious
enough for mateetivring 10,0(10 men, and was kept by a
tnetp of the 4th Draptou tlitards, specially brought from
Wee ton for the purpose. The proceedings commenced by
the volunteers marching past in contpenies, of which there
were etx, numbering together about 400 men, headed
by a troop of boot overstone's mounted volunteers,
tinder the command of Colonel Lindsay. Beyond marching
peat and keeping the ground, the cavalry took no further
part in the business of the day, the active evolutions being
entirety ronfineil to the infantry. There were the usu 4
movements in line, in column, in skirmishing order, and in
square, anil the manneriu whi. h they were executed, the
firing especially, earned for the men engaged the approving
cheers of the spectator, as well as the deserved ea.-vellums
of their officers. This portion of the day's proceedings was
the chore agreeable ivasmuch as it was earned on in OM
punitively tine weather, the sun having towards the close of

the day subdued the rain. There were to have hek 11 a
cricket match, foot races, hurdle races, and athletle Eames,
but the rain effectually blotted out this portion of the pro.
gramme. There was, however, some archery, but without
any noticeable result. Most of the local gentry were pie.
sent, and towards evening the number of spectator. h4l
inereseed to several thousands.

LATINO THE POUNDATION STONE Of THE
PORTSMOUTH DOCK; -

At half-past 1 o'clock yesterday the interesting
ceremony took place of laying the fonsdation-stone of a
commercial dock at Portsmouth, adjoining the Royal Artil-
lery Barrack, the entrance being from Portsmouth Harbour,
and the outlet abutting on the Custom-house. The wea.
ther, though threatening, was on the whole propitious, and
• fair and weli-dressed assembly graced the proceedings.
The Mayor (gr. W. H. Carrington) and the aldermen and
common councillors of the borough were early at their posts.
The naval commander-in-chief, Vice-Admiral Henry Wm.
Bruce, attended by his flag captain and lieutenant, won also
present, together with Colonel-Commandant Anderson, of
the Royal Marines, from Porton.
The band of the god battalion of the 11th Regiment were
in attendance, and performed sevendjavourite ass.
A little before 2 o'clock Mr. C. W. E. Pineo (the civil
engineer to the corporation) pronounced all to be in Towli-
nes", coins and papers having been placed by that gee.
tleman in a tin box to be deposited beneath the foundation.
stone, which weighed some five tone, and was suspeuded by
a double chain tackle fall from a traverse wooden tramway
overhead. The order was given to place the stone in position,
and, as the machinery was exceedingly well arranged by the
contractor's agent, Mr. Pickthall, the geneses deposited in
its rating place in abed of mortar without delay or difficulty.
This on of the ceremony completed, the band struck up
" Bare the Queen," the company standing and cheering.
His worship then delivered • short address to those aseem.
bled apropos of the occasioe, in the course of which he alln.
ded to the fact that within a few weeks a ship of 1,000 tone
burden had put into Portsmouth to be docked and repaired,
but for want of the seminary accommodation was obliged to
proceed to Southampton. He also add that although some
persons thought the undertaking would prove • losing con-
cern, he had the utmost confidence in its success, and be.
'Seed that Portsmouth would be considerably benefitted by
this great commercial enterprise.

THE SEGISTRATION.S.

AUDDLMEX.

Yesterday Mr. Lancelei SI;rdwoll, the barrister
appointed to revise the electoral lista for the county of
!Walnut, held his sixth court at the New Globe Tavern,
Mile-end-road, for the revision of the lista for the parishes
and places comprised within the Mile-end polling district.
Mr. W. Albert James, of Parliament-street, appeared on
behalf of the Middlesex Liberal Registration Association ;
Mr. T. Alley Jones for the Conservative Registration Com-
mittee ; and Mr. H. Smith for the Conservative Registra.
Von Society.
The lots revised yesterday were those for the parishes of
All Sainte, Poplar.; St. Ann, Limehoiuse ; St. Botolph
without Alders ate ; Brumley St. Leonard ; St. GOOrge.
in-the-Fast; St. John, Wsixamii• St Mary, Stratford-le.
Bow ; St. Mary, Whiteeba ; New-town ;
Old-town ; St. Paul, well ; Radcliff ; Old Tower
without ; and Holy Trinity, Minorite.
The question of costa came frequently before the court iu
the course of the day. In all cases where the objection
led to an amendment of the description of qualification the
barrister refused costa. In one cue, that at a Mr. Foster,
who had come all the way from Cardrdin Wales, to sub.
stantiate his vote, then wall an urgent appeal foe
the railway expenses ; but the barrister said he had
no power to give costs in the oue of new claims. One case
caused some little amusement. William Wade had been
objected to by the conservatives. He established his vote,
and the barrister awarded him 10s. The voter then said be
had always voted for the conservative candidates on a
pinch, which caused much laughter. Jabez Tapper, a soli.
cites, objected to by the conservatives, was awarded lts. as
ezpe
rZie parish of St. Mary, Stratford, Bow, objections
were taken by the conservatives to a dozen 40s. rent charges.
In half the number those objected to attended, and proved
their qualifications, and their names were retained. The
other half did nut attend, and their names were expunged.

We subjoin the result of the revision up to the present
tout :