The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-25 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Astaismr, Jvirz Arroatimia—aimi
G. Cheek to the Geyser.
Humphreys, to the lbws/
ibrods. W. Sanders, to the Geyser.
Seesadulem Assterwaa rs : J. T. Pep, as the
Orkin ; sad J. gager, te the Wellington, as super-
ernistenu,.
Third-claw Amatant-Englasers J. Fielden, to the
Geyser; W. H. Nicholsoa, to the 'Wellinn, for charge
at the machinery of the Sheldrake ; G. R. Weaker, to the
Hawke ; and W. H. Weak, to the Ajax.
Acting First-cdam Amatant-Engineer H. Payne, to the
Colonsus, for service in the Biter.
Acting Third-claas Ardetaat-mgineer J. Symons to the
GinLtant-Paymaster J. N. Wortley to the Dauntless.
Secretary's Clerk R. IL HINIVeII to the Victory.
Clerk W. Cramp to the Greyhound.
Assistant Clerks A. Smith to the Colossus ; and A. H.
Carbyon W the Terrible.

WOOLWICH, Jun 24.
ROYAL MIL/TART ACADZYT. —The gentlemen
cadets at this institution have left Woolwich for the usual
Midsummer vacation of six weeks. In consequence of the
large number of commissions awarded at the last half.
yearly examination, upwards of fifty students will be ad-
mitted by competitive examination at the eeope¢ieg of the
institution. The two new wings now building by Mr. Myers,
of Lambeth, are in a forward state.

CHATHAM, Jon 24.
LAUNCH OF THE WAR &RAN= ORFISSIII, 21 G uNs.
—Another of the line "gumdrop of noble vends of
war now building at this dockyard was added to
the British navy yesterday afternoon, by the launch
from the second slip of the fine screw corvette Orpheus, 21
guns, making the third vessel which has best 'launched
from this establishment during the past twelve months.
Although not so Imp as many of the line-of-battle and
other won/ steamers recently completed at this dockyard,
the Orpheus is, nevertheless, one of the finest of the clam
of screw corvettes which have best comparatively recently
introduced into the Raglan\ navy. She was laid down on
the 12th May, 1868, sad has been constructed from the de-
sisms of Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K.C.8., Con-
troller of the Navy, by Kr. O. W. Lang, master ship-
wright. The follox'f are some of her principal dimen.
sons :—Extreme , 226 ft. 6 in. ;b4Lifth between per-
peodienhus, 197' ft. 2 in. ; extreme th, 40 ft. 8 in. ;
breadth for tonnage, 40 ft. 4 in. ; breadth moulded,
39 ft. 8 in. ; depth in hdd, 24 ft. 2 in. ; burtheri in tow,
1,705 55.91. Her armament will be a very heavy one, and
will consist of 20 8-inch 60-cwt. guns, each 8 feet 10 inches
in length, and 1 pivot 96-cwt. gun, of 10 feet in length. Her
machinery will be of 400-hone power. The Orpheus will
be got ready for immediate service. Another screw steamer,
to be adled the Reindeer, of 17 gnu', will be commenced
directly on the same slip.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS PROM SHE CAPS OF GOOD
Hon—A large party of nearly 3d nou-commissioned
officers and men of varione cavalry and infantry regiments
arrived at this genius yesterday afternoon from the Cape
of Good Hope, having disembarked at Graveeencl from the
Grunger, 1,400 tons, which sailed from Cape Towu on the
24th April last. The troops brought home include DOD-
commissioned oaken end men of the Ist Dragoon Guards,
Cape Mounted Ranee, Ist Royals, 2od Royals, 13th
Light Intantry,s4th,29th,73rd, andBtgb regiments, in com-
mand of Lieutenant R. Rorke, Caps Mounted Rake, and
in medical charge of Assistant-Surgeon J. J. Scott. Two
births and two deaths occurred on board during the voyage.
After the trootroophad been medically. inspected 16 men
were admitted into hospital, sod three means men sent to
the iuna:ic atsylum ; the remainder were forwarded to St.
Mary's invalid depot.

DEVONPORT, Jrtra 24.
The Geyser, 6, paddle wheel steamer was put into
commission yesterday.
The Advice steam-tender at Cork left for Queenstown
yesterday.
Tnz DMIWZIL —An order war received in the dockyard
yesterday for a return of the value of all ships and stores in
the dockyards, at Dimonport and Reyham for the informa-
tion of Ur Defence Commissios.
Ad=in Ibmicone—hapregnable, St. George,nli.do al
Terrible, Sylph, Geiser, implacable, W cr,
Cambridge, Hero, Orion, Himalaya, Violet, Porpoise,
wise, Lark, and Wellington.
la the Sound—The Isabella (Brazilian), Hecate, and
Nautilus.