The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-10 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AramtALTY, Auottev 9.—APPoirmuncre.--00m-
menders the How. A. L. Corry, to the Plover ; C. B. Forbes,
to the Curlew ; and J. Hutchison, to be additiooal to the
Pelorus, for surveying service.
Lieutemuit G. H. Maasell, to the Royal Adelaide.
Surgeon J. Holt, to the Silooool.
Assistant-Surgeon Dr. R. Grahame, to be assistant-surgeon
of Greenwich Hospital.
Assist.int-Paymintere J. L. Croker, to the Dauntless ; J.
Moore, to the Wanderer ; cad F. E. Pirkis, to the Maestic.
Assistant-Paymasten in charge T. J. Giles, to the Plover;
and C. G. Nash, to the Antelope.
Midshipman E. Hotham, to the Virago.

DEVONPORT,Anouer 9.
The gunboat Porpoise, tender to Revenge, ar-
rived on Thursday.
The paddlewheel steam vessel Trident arrived from
Sheerness en route for the coast of Africa.

The screw line-of •battle-ship Aboukir, 90, discharged her
powder.
The Lords of the Admiralty were joined on Thursday
morning by Rear-Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Clarence E.
Paget, C B. and Colonel G. T. Green, director of engineer-
ing and ;re.iiiteFtural !works..

ZM leaving the yard, which they did about half-past five
o'clock, a guard of honour of the 13th Devon (Keyham)
At tillery Volunteers was drawn up at the flag-start His
Grace the Duke of Somerset very graciously returned the
salute, a courtesy which we are told he omitted to pay when
a similar compliment was shown him at the other dockyard
in the morning.
The Keyham Volunteers presented every martial appear-
ance, which wasduly appreciated and commended by the
various officers who were in attendance upon his grace.
The corps numbered, including the band, ninety-eight
men, end (Captain Trickett being engaged in acivil capacity
with their lordshiTizere under the command of Lieut.
Curry. Lieut. Wi , the hon. chaplain, the Rev. E. B.
Hutchinson, and e hon. easistantsurgeon, Dr. Forster,
were also preeent.
The Lords of the Admiralty proceeded to inspect some of
the ships in ordinary, and concluded their official tour at a
late hour. feet evening they subsequently attended the hall
in aid of the funds of the Royal British Female Orphan
Asylum, at St. George's Hall. To-day it is expected their
lordships will inspect the Royal William Victualling Yard,
the Naval Hospital, and the Marine Barracks ; and after
the levee and official dinner, will leave again on Saturday
evening for town.

The duties at the Admiralty, Whitehall, are
(observe@ the Army and Narg Gazette) in the absence of
the other members of the board, carried on by Rear-Ad-
miral Charles Eden, C. 8., Caphue Charles Frederick, and
Mr. William G. Romaine, C.B.
We had, a short time since, occlusion to remark
upon the uselessness of the Board of Admiralty binding
down ship-builders to complete their contracts under penal-
ties of 40,0001. and 50,0001. We are pleased to find that
their lordships have taken our view of the matter ; and in
the letters calling for tenders for the three new iron-cased
frigates, it is stated that the sum to be recovered for any
breach of covenant will be 5,000/. There is some reason in
this, and we would recommend the different contractors to
make up their minds to disburse this sum, if they should
happen to be convicted of any taeltee.—Army aad Navy
Gazette.

THE NEW IRON-CLAD STEAM FRIGATES.—OH
Tuesday (nays the Army and Nary Oazetle) letters were sent
from the Admiralty to eight iron ship building firms, call-
ing upon them to tender for the construction of three iron-
cased steam frigates. The speci6ations are to be ready at
the office of the Comptroller of the Navy on Monday, 12th
lost, and the tenders are to be delivered on the 31st. These
ships are to be larger than the Warrior by at bust 600 tons,
and proportionably longer and broader. The horse-power
is, according to present arrangements, to be the same—viz.,
1,250. It is intended in the first instance to construct
only three of these DOWASSO vessels, but there is no inten-
tion on the part of the government to abandon the original
intention, as expressed by Lord Palmerston is the Home
of Commons, of adding six of these formidable ships to the
navy.
THE ROYAL SALUTE.—Hie Royal Righnese the
Geeend Commanding-in-Chief has ordered that in future
the "royal salute" is to consist of the first six bars of
"God save the Queen " played /wire over for her Majesty,
but once only for any other member of the royal faintly.—
United &mkt Gazdte.
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Tan Cavaisr.—A general order has been lesued
(says the United Bemire Gazette) to the effect that the
ahabraque, in future, ie only to be worn on the occasion
of reviews, and when in complete marching order, for
route marching,
COLONEL RI'MUNDO ore VOLUNTEER MENTION°.
—After all inspection of the Durham and Northumberland
Volunteers, held at Neweastle-on-Tyoe this week, Colonel
Wllurdo said :—" I have noticed. and other general offi-
cers have noticed, that • great difference of cadence in the
time of marching is perceptible with corps. Now, I cannot
too stronly impress upon all these corps, and especially
upon smaller corps, that have not the opportunity of meet-
ing together for constant marching out, how necessary it is
to have one uniform cadence step. The 1131111011 is this—
I have found as much as 20 paces • minute difference
between the marching of corps. Now, just consider what
20 paces • minute will do in six hours ; my own calculation
is that it would cause a difference in the marching of bodies
of men of three miles and upwards—of three miles and
half —ie six hours, or half • day's march. Reed
the papers of to-day, and you will see in all
greet battles, in all great operations, an army cannot follow
one line or road. An army must have several roads in order
to come in front of the enemy and deploy there. Therefore
ft is necessary that the bodies of men marching along these
different lines towards the enemy should march exactly
with the same pace, or else if there is • difference, which I
have perceived of twenty paces io a minute, one column
would reach the enemy, while the other column would be
some 3.1 miles short of reaching the front where the battle
should begin. An active enemy would not be slow in taking
advantage of such circumstances by falling in and crushing
the first enemy that showed front in his presence. I hope
I have shown the necessity of having one uniform step
throughout the force, sod that is the regulation step of 108
paces in the minute. Now, most of you have bands ; and I
hope that you will make your bandmasters have a plummet,
and that plummet going at the rate of 108 strokes per
minute. You must exercise your bands throughout the
winter in marching at that time ; and so it will take the
ears, and so oome to the feet of the men. Autumn, as you
know, is now approaching, and with it will come the
marching out. I have seen • great deal of volun-
teers in this country ; and I am delighted with
what I have seen this day, because I see you are on
the high road to efficiency. I hope that in your
marching out for the winter you will not assume it to be a
mere promenade, but try to knock a little use out of it.
When you march along the road, always form your advance
and your rearguard. That is laid down in a section of the
book, and it will extremely useful not only for the
officers commending battalions, but for the officers men-
' mending the sectiens or companies of men. Both of these
might consider es they march along the road, ' What shall
Ido if the enemy were supposed to be in the neighbour-
hood? How shall I approach the turn of the road? How
shall I enter the village in front? All these questions
should pass through the mind of the officer as he walks
along the road in his marching out. It would be of great
benefit to himself and to the service, because there is
nothing more important in the marches of great bodies of
men than the advance guard sod rearguard being intelli-
gent men, and the officers knowing their duty."

THE OUTWARD BRAZIL MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON,
Auovar 9.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship Oneida,
Captain Berle, sailed hence today with the monthly mails
for Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio do Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, Ste.
She took out 101 passengers ; French jewellery, 7,2001. ;
English jewellery, 1.6071. ; gold coin, 1,9Ci51. ; bar savor foe
the Minister of Finance at Rio, 9,6001- ; also a full cargo of
French and English merchandise.
The Hartley Institute, in Southampton, the
foundation-stone of which was laid by Lord Palmendoe, will
be finished about May next ; but the lecture-ball will be
sufficiently advanced for lectures to be delivered in it dur-
ing the ensuing winter.