The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-16 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, JULY 14. —Assountnlorrt.--Com-
menders Henry M'Cliatock Alexander to the Hector, 90,
'rumour-plated ship, at Portsmouth ; Ernest A. T. Stubbs
to be inspecting commander in the coastguard service at
Dingle, moo Francis B. Herbert to Wexford.
Lieutenants Francis H. Chapman, late of the Enter-
prim, to the Bristol, 31, isoship on the west coast of
Africa station ; Herbert F. Gye, late of the Black Prince,
to the Excellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth ; Oharlee
It. K. Smyth, to be chief officer in the coastguard service
at Dundrum.
Staff-Commander Peter Loney, late of the Isis, to be
chief officer of the South Yarmouth coastguard station.
Surgeons Edward P. Forrest to be additional of the
Lion ; Henry Fagan, H.D. to be additional of the Daunt-
lees ; George W. J. Sutherland to be additional of the Bn-
pr•ffnable•

CHATHAM, JOLT 15.

REINIPOIIZEMENTB FOR INDIA —The following
officers and men at this garrison have been ordered to pro-
ceed to Kurrachee, for the purpose of joining their re-
spective ,corps serving in India, viz., Captain J. Thurso,
Lieutenant Smith, Lieutenant Grover, Lieutenant Buckle,
and Lieutenant Coryden, Royal Artillery ; Captain J. E.
Allen, Ensign J. D. R. M'Cullam, and Ensign G. F. Young,
79th Highlanders ; Lieutenant H. A. Wells, Ist battalion
19th Regiment ; Lieutenant W. H. R. Skey, Lieutenant
Walter Sinclair, and EnsisJoLydiard, 38th Regiment'
Lieutenant R. D. G. H. yne, Ensign T. C. Hood,
and Ensign P. D. Trotter, Highlander. ; Lieutenant
J. Mackay, 101st Fusiliers ; Ensign J. Balers, 82nd Regi-
ment; Captain Rennie (V. C.) and Lieutenant
.Agnew,
90th Light Infantry, together with 697 non-comnumnoned
officers and men of various corps, and 145 women and chil-
dren, the whole in medical charge of Staff Amistant Sur-
geons Hardshaw and Morgan. A portion of the above
troops proceed in the chartered troopship Windsor Castle,
and the remainder in the Trafalgar.

WOOLWICH, JULY 15.
A series of experiments on an extenaive scale are
directed to take place at the Royal Arsenal practice range,
under the direction of the Ordnance Select Committee, to
teat the efficiency of various descriptions of breech-loading
rifles, and also the conversion of the old pattern Enfield
rifles into breech-loader' on the Schneider system. The
latter system is favoured by the War-office on grounds of
economy, and the rifles thus converted are said to be
superior to the Prandial needle-guns, although by no
means equal for rapid firing and general efficiency to some
of the pattern breech-loaders seat in by various makers.
One of the Schneider guns fired last week from a fixed
rest at the 300 yards' range, in two minutes lodged 30 shots
upon the target within a space of two inches diameter.
An Admiralty circular has been received at this dock-
yard to the effect that " a ship having been appropriated
for training a limited number of boys to be hereaftc r em-
ployed as carpenters' crews for her Majesty's navy,
their lordships commissioners have been pleased to esta-
blish a new rating of carpenters' crew, second clam, with
the pay of Is. :3d. per day to be given to such apprentices
under trarmng on their attaining the age of 18. The
artificers will be sent to sea at the age of 19, and are to be
rated as carpenters' crew if found qualified after one year's
service, but if not sufficiently advanced in their trade they
are to be continued under instruction until they reach the
age of 21."