The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-07 00:00:00

1» aute,Ltaf b t& t4th Mucb. 1864.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 6.—P110110110101 AND AP-
TOINTIDIRTB. —Engiceer H. Cooper, promoted to therm* of
acting het class assistant engineer, and appeseted to the
!Minnick.
Chief Engineer J. Brown, to the Terror.
First Claus Assistant Engineer W. Owen, to the Indus,
for temporary charge of the machinery of the Phoebe.
Acting Thud Class Assistant Engineer A. Stretton, to the
Fiegard, for service in the Monkey.
The undermentioned gentlemen have been nominated to
rival cadetships :—A. Pigott, J. Maitland, W. W. Yughe,
H. H. G. Hughes, F. Chalmers, and C. Gardner.

WOOLWICH. Dimwit 6.

Some further experiments are to be carried out
with a view to ascertain the strength of the Armstrong guns
when struck by a shot from one of the ordinary field-pieces
of the old service pattern. The manufacture of the heavy
100-pounders for the naval service, &c., is now actively
earned on, and several of these guns will be on the muszle-
loading principle.

CHATHAM, MARCH 4.
This morning his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief, who had been expected at
this prruon for several days past, arrived at the Chatham.
station from the Horse Guards, for the purpose of holding•
review of the troops now quartered at this station. His
Royal Highnese,who was accompanied by Mapan-Geoeral the
Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, E.C.8., Ad t-General,
and Major-General Sir Richard Abney, Quarter.
nester-General, and attended by Colonel C. Tyrwhitt, his
aide-de-camp, and some other odious, reached Chatham.
station at a few minutes after 11 o'clock. whore Major-
General Eyre, the commandant of the garrison, and the
whole of the principal officers were in attendance to receive
him. The troops on the ground included the companies of
Royal and Imam Engineers, both of which have been
recently amalgamated, the three battalions of infantry,
comprising the 4th King's Own, 7th Royal Fusiliers,
19th, 20th, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 24th,
31at, 36th, 43rd Light Infantry, 51st Light In-
fantry, 52nd Light Infantry, 730., 774 h, 77th, 814,
83rd, 91 sad 4th Regiments, and the Chatham division
of Royal Light Infantry, the entire force number.
lag helves"' 5,000 and 6,000 bayonets. Before proceeding
to ailing.; where the troops were all drawn up, his Roma
Highness and staff rode through Chatham barracks to
Brampton barrack; occupied by the corps of Royal Engi-
neers, and inspected the memorial arch, which has been
raised to the memory of those officers and men of the Royal
Engineers who fell in the Crimea, the foundation stone of
which was laid by the Duke of Cambridge on the let
March, 1860. His Royal Highness also went over the new
ranges of buildings erected at Brampton barracks for the
officers and men of the Royal Engineers, both of which are
now just completed. These include a large lecture
theatre, laboratory school, class-rooms, and photograph
rooms, together with other departments for carrying
on the instruction of the officers and men belong-
ing to the scientific portion of the army. Before
leaving Brampton barracks his Royal Highness par-
took of luncheon in the officers' mess-room, where he re-
mained • short time. The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied
by the other distinguished officers, after leaving the Engi-
neers barracks proceeded to the field-works of the Royal
Engineers, and atterwaels to the convict prison, where he
was received by Captain Powell, the governor.

TIM Lox Dm, IRISH RIPL7II, —On T uesday evening
the members of this corps assembled in strong force at the
Floral Hall, Covent-garden , for the purpose of being in.
spaded by the Marquis of Donegan. The ceremony was
interesting,very
and get the
men. galleries being
ere over crowded
100 mozwitaliniadfix
present besides the band. The roll of the regiment now
amounts to over 600 men. The Marquis of Donegan
arrived about half.past seven o'clock, when he was saluted
by the wipe with repeated rounds of applause. The
noble marquis having walked through the ranks and
carefully examined each man, be next put the regiment
through some movements, which they went through in
good style ; after which be delivered an address, in the
course of which he urged the tweaky of constant attend-
ance at drill. In 000d111.1011, he expressed his belief that,
with the assistance of officers and privates, there existed
little doubt but that the London Irish would rank among
the first, and be second to no corps. His Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge had honoured the Benevolent So.
ciety of St. Patrick by promising to preside at the festival
dinner in aid of the funds of that society on Saturday, the
16th instant, and tie regiment will provide a guard of
honour to attend on his royal highness on that occasion.
The guard will meet at Burlington-house at 4 .m. on that
day. During the inspection the excellent banded the corps
played a selection of Trish swam

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AIM INDIA COMPAllT.—Yesterday afternoon a
special meeting of the court of directors sad
_proprietors
was bald at the Peat India House, Leaden -street, for
the purpose of adopting a petition to her Majesty, praying
for en ice ease of the allowance made by the government
for the salaries of the directors and other incidental ex-
Marattendant upon the management of their own affairs.
el flykee, M.P., occupied the chair. The secretary
mad the petition, whieb showed that the sum of 1,2001., to
be reduced by 11464 to 8001., was altogether Inadequate to
meet the necessary expenditure of the company, and prayed
for • more adequate allowance from the government. After
• short discussion the petition was unanimously adopted.
and • deputation appointed to wait upon the Chancellor of
the Exchequer.