The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-16 00:00:00

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 14.—APEOINTMENT.—Cona-
mender Byron Drury to Pandora.
PoieTeMOCTM, DEC. 15.—The Hecate, steamusloop,
Commend'? Hand, having delivered the medical and other
stores which she took from this port for Commodore Mar-
tin's squadron, returned yesterday. She was ten days going
out and only six days coming home from Lisbon, having
left that place on ON 9ch inst. Slut bas brought home 15
invalids and a quantity of condemned store,. When the
Hecate left, the Prince Regent, 90, Commodore Martin;
Arethuse, 60; Leander, 60; Arrogant, 40, strew frigate;
Dauntless' 24, screw frigate; and Roe 'linter, 14, strew sloop,,
were at Lisbon. The eft:era of toe squadrus, as also the
English minister at Lisbon, had scrupulously refused an 111.
'imam to a grand ball and banquet. given on the 6th Inst.,
by a new cardinal, on the occasion of hie installation at the
church of St. Marta. Great interest was being manifested
as to the Great Industrial Evabition in Litiilou in the
ensuing year; whilst the anti-papal demonstrations
in this country had excited great interest and surprise.
The Electra, 14, and Rapid, 8, were not tsk o out of dock
yesterday as intended. The Winchester, 60, is to be cam.
pleted by the 31st inst.; she is to relieve the Wellesley, flag.
ship of Admiral Lord Dundonald, on the North American
station. There are nearly 470 men employed oar this ship,
Doe-half of the shipwright's department being employed on
her. The Amphitrite, steam frigate, to carry 2.5 guns, Cap.
tale Frederick, to be commissioned at this pun, is progress-
ing rapidly, and is to be ready to hoist the pendant by the
31st inst. The Aid, dockyard lighter, arrived yesterday with
stores. Remaining at fipitheael, the Hague, 60, PCT., guard
ship, and the roaston, 60. In harbour, Victory, dag ship,
Britannia, ordinary depot ship, Excellent, gunn.ry ship,
11.entirim, Vengeance, Victoria and Albert, Mutate, Fan-
tome, Tiger, Bloodhound, R illa, and Fanny. In izock, Bt.
Vincent, E.linburgh, Raleigh, Winchester, Amphitrite,
Electra, and Rapid.
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DEVoseoiti, DEC. 15.—The Devon, lighter, Bond,
master, sailed on Thursday for Palm-uth, to prepare the
Aetna, hulk, to be navigated to ibis p vt, she being no
longer required at Falmouth, in onesequenee of the breaking
up of the packet station there.—The Aid, lighter, sailed on
Friday with stores for Portsmouth and Bbeemem.—The
Hecate. at., Commander 0. S. Hand, arrived on Friday
hem Leboo, and sailed the same evening for Portsmouth.—
' The Indefatigable, Capt. Robert Smart, arrived in the Sound
yesterday afternoon. She has heisted the quarantine Bag,
but we rejoice to learn that the sickness on board has very
considerably abated.—The Albion. 90, Capt. W. J. Rope
Johnstone, has nearly filled up her hands, and is expected
to sail to Join the Malta squadron on Tuesday next.
WOOLWIOEI. DEC. 14.—1 t is understood here that
the Newels and Royal Marines at the Plover discovery ship,
commissioned oh Nov. 17, 1847, by Commander Thomas R.
L. Moore, for the expedition W 13shring's S rajas, will be

sent home, their period of service bavinenow • sp;red, and
their places will be supplied A 77 volunteers from the vessels
on the Plied° station. The Plover mil continue the du%
for which she wan commissioned, and arrangement
considered far preferable to commissioning another vessel to
relieve the Plover. It is intended to commission a steam,
vessel for service on the New Z,aland station, and it is pro-
bable one of the iron war MAIMS will be selected for that
purpose, as it is not likely that she will be liable to be en-
gaged In warfare which would injure her in that quarter of
the world. The iron steamers already built might be use-
fully employed on many of the distant stations by employing
one on each for general purposes until they are worn out,
which they will be aa soon, although unemployed, in home
ports, es they would be in active service in any part of the
world.