The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-15 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADINTILALTY, Nov. it •iPSOINIOTIONS AND AP-
rorirnurra.—Lkator et J. Z. trasioe, to the Aboukir.
Sob Lieutenant the His. 3. Q Ellis, to the Orpheus.
&cowl. Master T. H. Tigard, to the Rifleman.
Yaster's Assistants—L J. W. Thomas, F. B. SS. Bray,
J. T. A. White, sod J. F. Coghlan, to the Biliemsa.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon Dr. J. A. Allan, to the Eme-
rald.
Assistant Paymaster F. A. Oodd, to the Russell.
Clerk W. A. Westaway, to the Aboukir.
Assistant-Engineer W. Wats" of the Ariadoe, pro-
moted to tint class assistaist-seginem.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 14.
The Himalaya, iron screw troopship, Captain P.
Seccombe, wiled from Spieboad this morning for the West
Indies.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 14.

•
DEPARTCE.II OF THE GRAND DUMB CONSTANTINE
--In coasequenc• of the very unfavourable state of the
weather, the departure of his Imperial Highness the Grand
Duke Coostantine and suite has been again delayed. In
accordance with a telegraphist awry resoived at the dock-
yard thii day, the Primes= Alice Mem-vessel is ordered to
embark Commodore Sir F. W. Erskine Madsen and other
allows at nine o'clock to-morrow morniag. aid proceed to
Ontheeend, under the charge of Mr. Hall, of the Tigard.
His Imperial Highness aid suite will embark out board the
()thou's, Admiralty 'WWI yacht, at 12 o'clock, from the
Terrace-pier. the n arrangements being under the
chrectiou of Commodore N so flag-officer of the port.

MALTA, Nov. 9.

The Russian screw steamer Grand Admiral is
still at Malta. This vessel is considered cue of the taut
in the Hunan navy. Her crew consists of upwards of 800
men, are young, strong end active. She has very heavy
guns, with plenty of epees to work them. She appears to
be as if specially made for lighting, and everythiog is sub-
'errand to that. Buda the& mess pisoterbich is large and
airy, they blue • spacious plum barbasously and usefully
fitted up for the junior °Man to study in. It is wad
supplied with books of • sinful nature, in English, Plena
and Boreism One officer was trauslaag into Russian and
preparing for publication 'Bo yd's Naval Ofilleer's
Muted r another wee doing the rams by
AitZ and • third was herd at work at the " Mit
of Scientific Inquiry." Both the officers- and
rose have betio buying up all the English works on seaman-
ehip they could procure, and make every inquire aa to tau
Mateo( our eery. doing their best to pick up information.
Of some 600 copies of the Bible in the Russian Wrap
that united .t the Bible Society's depot at blahs., there
le act • copy left, for all have berm bought by the Bossism,
and they would have purchased more could they have bees
procured. Nearly sll the oaten speak fluently one or two
modern languages. Ose drinks is very popular with
the English sailor, the Russians eel! it "galf-and•gaff ; " it
is • very primitive mixture ; they take two bottles of rum,
pour them together into a bowl, add • little more rum to it,
then each takes • swig till it is finished.
Her Majesty's ships Cockatrice and Mohacs have ar-
rived front Gibealtar, tb Queen from Corfu, and the
Melpomeoe from Tuna. Her Majesty's ship Surprise
left on the 9th with the stud for the Telegraph Company,
which has been opened from the lit inst. fur oommumptio•
to and from Egypt.

By her lisfe;iy's ship Queen ire learn that the Emperor
c Austria reenioed at Corfu for about a wash, reviewed
the troops, visited the ships, sad saw all that wee worth
suiting, and the dity after the Empress sad suite followed
him. The Empress had made Dorset very popular during
her stay at Corfu, and on her quitting the troop kindly
cheered her. The very splendid furniture she had sent to
her from %%eons to furnish her residence she had sold by
public auction, and given the proceeds to the poor.

Os this 7th • Ueert-seariled easseabled on board the
Mike/We to icy • merles of her Majesty's ship elusion for
ofeesive language to kis esnewanding officer; arsd • wr-
est of last Majlety's ship Marlborough for being drunk
oe duty. The sergeant had charge of a picket oe
whoa they fall in with soma 11111101101. The sergeant=
picket indulged tbanwelvee in some gaff, woil.geff, sad
shorty after lost their steerage way, aod were taken on
hand In • state of issensibility. The sergeant was MO.
%need to loss his stripes, sad to be placed in the second
class, sad six awls. imprisonment. The marine was see-
UNIOd to two years, sad en lashes.

TM Piney surveying steamer has arrived M Malta for the
minim The Man bas arrived from Beyront, and it is ea-
=l will loan shortly to relieve her Majeety's ship
at Athens.

31afaaTea's boiler cod machinery are a good deal out of
order, and she will require wows time to repair at Malta,
after which she is to proesiod to Beyrout.
Her Majesty's Alps Intrepid and Pelisse left on the 9th
for /lomat, sod the Surprise the same day for Benpzi.
A telegossa was receis ed a few days ago announcing that
Dr. A. Avuotreog was r•appoioted wadies' impactor-
general as Meade He returned on the 9th. The Admiralty
deserve the warmest thanks for acting with the great Mg-
meet add justice they have hi realorieg bun to lus post.