The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-12 00:00:00

(Stamped, ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADIIIILLIST, A uousr 10.—APPourrmarm—Oom-
minder G. Tryon, to the Warrior.
Master F. Howard, to the Maros, additional for survey-
.
unfiseesradioe.
Master W. H. Willing, to the Dasher.
Halter's Assistant It. J. Phillips, to the Dasher.

PORTSMO nerr 11.
The flag of Vice-Admiral Siresnory William
Bruce, K.C.8., and the flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. G.
Grey, were yeeterday changed from white to red in their
re/ cLree
Es:4E7.lkm WOW corvette Boyarani, 10 guns, Commo-
dore Mogen ; Woywoda, 10, screw ; and Djigit, 3, *raw
gunboat, &rived at SOthead yesterday, last from Plymouth, I
on their way to the &Rio. They exchanged salutes with
the Victory and the garrison.
The Grand Duchess et HMI Dmustadt and suite arrived
at the dockyard yesterday afternoon from Osborne Howe,
and
dimmetely departed from the railway station at
lAnpeet.
General Sir John Burgoyne, laspector-General of Portia.-
has arrived at the Portland Hotel, Soutbsea.
The gallant general is on a tour of inspection.
The Lords Cominiisioners of the Admiralty ars expected
to arrive at Portsmouth to make their annual official inspec-
tion to-morrow. His Grace the Duke of Somerset, the First
Lord, will bold a levee on Thursday next.

THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY AT
DEVONPOET.

The Lords of the Admiralty have completed
their annual inspection of the Devoopert Dockyard, the
Keyham Staano-yerd. tip Royal William Victualling-yard.
the Rqyal Naval Hospital, the Royal Marine Barracks, and
other estabtailmasnin and wsvinrawthrtins this
Admiralty within the port of Plymouth, sod 'move left to
discharge similar duties elsewhere. The Osborne left this
(Sunday) morning, it is said for Portland, which the Lords
of the Admiralty are expected to inspect to-morrow (Mon-
day), and from thence return b_y Portainoath to London.
The following attended the levee of the First Lord in the
Davenport dockyard, on Saturday :---Roar.Adminds J.King-
combo, J. Tucker, Staughter, Sackceaft ; (Japtaiss P. Ratli-
ffv..:o. H. P. White, W. H. A. Morehead, C.B. ; J. A. P.
B. H. Risk, W. Griffin ; Commanders J. Nicholas,
E. L. Mranys, J. Falye H. Philp (coast guard), B.
Room 0. Riddlemmbe (Aisistent Master Attendant at
Keykam), R. Moore; Lieutenante J. H. Hatchard, T. C.
Broom, H. B. Burnaby, C. Bktchlay, W. Dawson, E. 0.
Stubbs ; Bastsons 3. G. Stewart, M.D R. Bertha, M.D.
(RoyaNaval Hospital), M. Thompson;Mater Jabot Hoene ;
l Paymaster W. D. Jeans, Sec., C. 8., V. K. G. Browne.
Royal Marinas: E. J. Brown, Lieut.-Colonel, and the Rev.
Ammo Barkly Hutchinson, Keyham steam-yard.
During their visit at Keyham, the Lmth of the Admi-
ralty went out to the Keyham Lake, and inspected the
ground on which it is proposed to build seamen's barracks.
The site selected lies on a part of the manor of Keyham,
within the parish of Stoke Damerel, and the borough of
Davenport. It is on the banks of the Bemoan on the
'Northern or Saltash side of the Keyham steam-yard, which
it is understood is to be still further extended in that direc-
tion. It is also contemplated to have a station
on the Cornwall Railway, close to the northern
side of the Kellum yard for the convent.
ence of the transport of stores between the eastern
ard the western dockyards. Their lordships aloe inspected
the houses and premises that are to be demolished for
enlarging the Royal Marine Barracks at Stonehouse, the
works in connexion with which are now in progress.
On this occasion the Lords of the Admiralty had the
Osborne .team-yacht to attend on them, and they made her
serve to a considerable extent the purposes of an hotel.
They only lunched, and made occasional calls at the Royal
Hotel, in Davenport, the Osborne serving as their tempo.
ivy home.

MALTA, AuGorr 5.

On the 27th her Majesty's ship Neptune arrived
from Naples and Sicily, and a few days after hoisted the
flag of Sir W. Martin, which was shifted from her Majesty's
ship Liffey. On the :10th her Majesty's ships Closer and
Victor Emmanuel arrived from the lowan Isles. The next
day Rear-Admiral Decree struck his flag on board her Ma-
jesty's ship Carr, and resumed his former appointment of
captain of the fieet.
Her Majesty's ship Queen remains at Corfu ; London and
James Watt have left that place for Palermo. Mohawk
has taken the marl to &pont. Scourge has gone to Gib-
raltar, it is said for the purpose of conveying Sir William
Codriogton to Constantinople. On the 2od, Sella arrived
from Athens. Commander Mitchell, of the Foxhound, Mr.
Ellis, master of the Quist, and Mr. Bumble, inspector of
machinery, have all bees invalided.
Aucrsr 7.
There is a probability of Rear-Admiral Decree •
hoisting his flag in her Majesty's ship Cesar, and proneediag
to take charge of the squadron in Syria, as it is expected
Rear-Admiral Rodney Mundy will come to Malta on sick
leave, on board her Majesty's ship Melpomere.
We have now in Malta Harbour —N eptune, Victor Em-
manuel, Cesar, Liffey, Terrible, Scylla, Foxhound, and Me-
dina, and three admirals. It is generally understood that
immediately after the arrival of the Marlborough the whole
of the fleet will go to sea and be exercised in steam evolu-
tions. These evolutions are the result of long study and great
practical experience of the present Commander-in-Chief, and
have for some time past been tried by the armed boats of the
Beet. It is understood that the necessary wale have been
granted for giving these steam tactics a fair trial.
Captain Birch, Commanders Nelson and Simpson, and
several other officers are waiting at Malta to join the dif-
ferent ships they are appointed to.
Two Russian steam ships of war have arrived at Malta
from Syria en route to the Baltic.

VOLUNTEER DEFECTS.

(From this Obierver.)

The season having arrived when the more wealthy
of the members of our metropolitan rifle corps forego the
fatigues of drill for the country and the seaside, the tanks of
many of the regiments are beginningto thin, and the =den
are becoming every day " small by degrees and beautifully
less." Not only does this state of things result from the
more aristocratic or moderately wealthy members of the
various corps absenting themselves from the military
parades, but from the fact of those who, as members of
rifle corps, fill the more humble positions in life, feeling
that they too are entitled to their holiday, and entertaining
therefore a general repugnance to appear on parade when
small musters take plane. Some of the commandos have
therefore issued regimental orders abandoning all parades
and drills, excepting for recruits, for a period of a month or
six weeks, at the end of which time they may reasonably
expect the members to return with renewed stemma' sad
full of vigour to a resumption of tier duties. There can
be no doubt but that the season just closing has been a most
successful ore for the volunteer movement all over the
kingdom, and that, whether as regards efficiency of drill, the
number of Meta fur that efficiency, or the vast augmentation
in the strength of the respective regiments, the superiority
of the volunteer forces in every department and in every
way has been manifest. There are, however, some points
in reference to the,movement which still call for amendment,
and for strut attention both on the part of officers as well as
men, points which have been before touched upon. In the
first p4p- it cannot be too strongly or too repeatedly urged
upon offecers who mainly have attained their position
through the suffrages of the men, not only in the metro-
politan but all other counties of the kingdom, that they
should, when they have attained their poet of distinction,
never cease to recollect that the men they command are
volunteers—that they are not the sweepings it the country,
not men from the plough tail. They should reflect that
many of them are quite equal in position to themselves, al-
though only serving in the ranks, and that the remainder,
or at least the great majority, arehonest, industrious, and
intelligent artisans, the bone and sinew of the country. Commissioned Millers, from the colonel downwards, how-
ever high and aristocratic their station or name, should re-
member that they bold their command by the suffrages of
the men placed under them, and that at any time, by four-
teen days notice, any misconduct or overbearing demea-
nour on their part may find them without a company or •
corps.. They should also do away with that dogmatical and
coercive conduct which we regret to say has exhibited itself
on the part of those in authority in some of our metropolitan
corps. In one of the northern districts of London, at this
moment, there is a proceeding taking place which induces
the foregoing remarks, and has produced a very serious
disruption in one of our earliest enrolled metropolitan corps,
which happens, unfortunately for itself, to be battalioned
with another commanded by • nobleman. So far have
hostile proceedings been carried, in reference to the corps in
question, that we understand it has been deprived of its
arms, or is prohibited from marching out with them, and it
is even rumoured that, to gratify the caprice of •single in-
dividual, steps are being taken to induce the lord lieutenant
to disband the corps altogether. This is certainly not a state
of affairs calculated to bring about a good feeling between
the volunteers and those who are set in command over
them. There is likewise another important point for the
coosideration of commanding officers of rifle corps, and
that is, the desire exhibited no the part of colonels and
others, without consulting the men, to act in accordance
with their own whims and fancies, regardless of the expanse
it may inflict upon the effectives, in nutria, from time to
time alterations in the uniforms. By this means a large
amount of dissatisfaction has been created in one or
two northern metropolitan battalions ' • in one instance
reducing the corps to a mere handful of men. Those in
authority seem to forget that the expense in all than
matters of uniform rests upon the volunteers them.
salves, sad that any, change which their whims or
fancies may *egret is • direct tax upon the man
under their command. If, when they have these
desires for change come over them, they would put
their hands into their own pockets and pay the expenses,

the might not then be so much objection to the mooed-
ing, but when it falls upon others it I their policy as well as
their duty to be • little more cautious is such matters.
Having said so much about the oornmseders and other
authorities of rifle corps, at this moment a few words may
not be considered unseasonable in respect to the effectives
themselves. It has been observed in many regiments that,
with the advanced perfection in drill. there has arisen an
amount of carelessness amongst the rack and file in nom-
panic', an assumption of confidence that they, can do it
properly if they like, and, therefore, a sort of We don't
choose to trouble ourselves" exhibition on certain occasions.
Nor is this confined to the private", who, when marching
past by companies, through gross carelesniess, and not feel-
ing as they ought to do, their left or right hand man, as the
case may be, break the line, and are consequently either •
foot in trent or a foot in rear of their neighbour. This gene-
rally happem in the centre of a company, and when it does
it is the duty of the supernumerary rank to push the care-
less ones forward and make them keep their position. Too
=ntly, however, the sergeants are either gossiping to-
ne looking about them, and the result is that their
company, aided b these inattention', cute a sorry figure.
This was observein some com even on so important
i an occasion sa the late Wimbledon review, when the volun-
teers marched past the Duke of Cambridge. Another most
reprehensible practice, and that which ought to be visited
with the greatest severity, even with expulsion if necessary,
is that of falling out and rushing into public-houses on the
march. Every man should remember that whilst on the
march he is on duty, and that when one man takes such a
liberty he induces other to follow his example, and thus,
instead of a regiment on the march looking as it ought to
look, a well-organised and disciplined body, they degenerate
into a disorganised and irregular moh. In this respect
officers in command of ceismenties cannot be too particular.
Again, in marching at ease, we have observed a moat care-
alllesis and =militaryls proceediaiiiongrffer46._ in men curving their arms
tPonsi walwilsgs, butt and
vP za,oftbisen under their irms °Mafisho a Si- WI, lir-
big • and irttelslat sod =tidy appearance. Every rifle is
provided with a strap ; and it is the must easy as well as
the best looking way, when marching at ease, for every
volunteer to sling his rifle over the left shoulder. This
would beget uniformity an well as comfort to every man in
the make, which is not now the case.

Rimy or VIZ Yocum!Re Rirr.a VOLUNTETRA.—
At a mast iag of the Council of the Yorkshire Rifle Asso-
ciation, held at York, last week, it was decided that, "in
order to aid fa keeping up the eilleisticy of the volunteer
force, it is MOSS desirable that as opportunity should be
afforded far Wide drill to the rifle volunteers of York-
shire." It has, therefore, been determined that a review
shall be held at York on the 28th of September. It was
also announced that the Lad Mayor of York had informed
the council that Kuavesmire, upon which the review of last
year was held, had recently been thoroughly drained, at an
expense of several thousand pounds, and was now ad-
mirably adapted for the purposes of a review, or brigade
drill. The corporation had also expressed their willingness
to afford every facility for holding the review. Circulars
will shortly be issued to the commanding officers of the
various corps in the county, to make the necessary arrange.
menta.

LolrpoN IRISH Rims/J.—The Marquis of Done-
galloislieuteteud-colonel of the London Irish, bus appointed
the 9th of November and subsequent days for the compe-
tition for the various regimental and other prises presented
to the ears during the present year. The colonel will on
that occasion present a silver medal to be shot for in the
shape of a Maltese crass to tte best shot of each company,
subject to attendance at eleven parades. Amongst the re.
gimental orders for the present month is one which will no
doubt have some effect in securing a butter attendance of
effectives,'vis. :—ln future the company mustering strongest
in acoordanos with its strength on general parades will be
permitted to march at the head of the regiment for:that
day ; but no member is to be permitted to count an attend-
ance at any drill who ix not
.present on parade within an
hour of the time mentioned in regimental orders for as.
ambling. The corps paraded on Saturday evening at six
p.m., under the command of Lieut.-Colonel the Marquis of
Dongan, in the square of Somerset-house, to the number of
four companies, and 15 rounds of blank cartridge per man
having been served out, the men marched to Battersea-
park, where they were put through skirmishing and light
infantry movements by the adjutant, Captain Daubeney,
assisted by Captain M'Swiney, the honorary musketry in-
structor, and other officers of the come.
hum MILITARY MOVIIIMITS.—The Duke of
Cambridge, K.G.. Commander-la-Chia, accompanied by
amend Sir Richard Airey, K.C.8., Quartermaster-Ge-
neral, and the Hon. James Macdonald, aide.de-camp, will
arrive in this city to-day or Sunday, on a visit to Ormaral Sir
Brown, commanding the forces in Ireland. His
?tolrair Highness will inspect the troops on the Curragh of
Kildare on either Tuesday or Wedirlay. The follow-
ing movements wall take place in order to increase
the foroe at the Curregh for the review :—The 3rd
Light Dragoons from Belturbet and Duodalk to arrive
at the camp on Sunday, the 11th instant; the
11th and 115th Hussars from Dublin to the Curragh
on the 10th ; Horse Artillery, C and K battery,
from Dublin to the Crragb on the 10th, and the
Bth and 14 tottery of theoyal Artillery on the same
day ; the let battery from Ath • the Bth from Phillips-
town to the camp. The 17th Foot also send a detachment
from Limerick to join the headquarters of the corps at
the Curnagh for the occasion. It is anticipated that the
review will be the most brilliant thing of the kind ever
witnessed in Ireland, the military authorities being deter-
mined to put their best leg foremost and to do honour to
the future sovereign and his royal relative. Lieutenant-
Colonel Wynyard, the town major of Dublin, has been
selected to fill the appointment vacant by the lamented
decease of Colonel Milian, the commandant of the Royal
Hibernian Military Seiwol.—Precesen's Journal.