The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-13 00:00:00

NAVAL

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ADIMAL7T,MILT 11.—ArrourninnTa.—Surgeon : J. J.
Paul, to the Prowthes u.
Assistant• Burgeon : C. D. Shepherd, to ditto.
Chief Eagineer : G. Rattail', to ditto.
Aaaistaot•En6iteeta: W. Any.in, G. Crichton, and S.
°Mails to ditto.

PORTIMOVTR, MAT 12.—The Comet, stoma vessel, fitting
for surveying service at this port, is to survey the Torque
Sends, near Margate, where the ill-fated steamer Adelaide
was lately lost. The Birkenhead, steam frigate, sailed on
Friday evening for the Channel Islands, to embark troops for
Cork. The Sealarlc, brig, paid off on Friday, is to be imme-
diately got ready for eammiesion, and to take the mail in
June to the coast of Africa. The cause why the Thaint.lets,
new steam frigate, was not able to finish her trial on
Friday, was that the connecting rod broke.
In reference to this failure the Hanle Tekgraph of
yesterday says:—" Admire' Berkeley, with Captain Sr B
\Valker, are coming dawn on Monday, to inspect principally
the Ajax and Dauntless; and, we presume, to inquire why
the Lily sloop-sf war was leaky on her arrival at Lisbon,
though recently thorooghly repaired in this dockyard ; and
why on • trial of the Dauntless'' machinery yesterday she
war put hors-de-combat from the breaking of some material
portion of it, owing either to tad metal or neglectful work-
manship. We must have courts-martial e,tablialted for the
civil as well as the military denartment of the sersice, aced It
must be made as eustamsry to break • shipwright or an engi-
neer for neglect, and hazarding the lives of a crew, as it is to
dismire a captain for getting his ship aground."
Wooiwtce, MAY 11.—Prometheus, st.-v., coirmissiored
to-day by Commander H.ll. Foote, is to be brought forward
for see, immediately, and to have • complement of 100 men.
Onyx, st.-v., Lieut.-Commander J. Raymond, has hod the
injuries she sustained by going ashore at Ostend made good,
and will resume her duties in a few days at Dever. The
dockyard battalion will commence their summer drills on
Monday. There will be only two deal days :n each month,
and the Artillery and Infantry will attend the drills alter-
nately.
DeVOISPOIIT, MAY 12.—The Hibernia, 104, is to be taken
into dock to-morrow morning. The Prometheus, steam-
vessel, Commander Foote, will call et this port to b paid
advance. The Savina, 41. and the Bacchus, brig, era; I,yed
on quarantine service at Liverpool, being no longer required,
are to be brought to this port in the course of the rummer.
The Exmouth, 90, is ordered to remain on the eteeks for
seasoning, and will not be launched in the prisons financial
year. The Sanrpereil, 80, screw steam sloop, will be
launched early in September next.

MILITARY.
THE COMMAND Is THE WINDWARD AND LEEWARD
ISLANDS.—Lient. G mnral Bakeley, holding this command,
is about to return to England and vacate the command.
Dine Br&re.—Major-General Prince George of
Cam-
bridge and staff left Dublin last week on a tour of hisprction
of troops in the Dablin district.
MOVEMENTS OF TROOVI Tale WEER.—TC-morrow and
Wednesday the 11th Hassan, on being ;relieved by the 16th
Lancers nom the Eastern C•,uuties, will leave Hounslow for
Ipswich and Norwich. 4th Dragoons.—This regino-nt left
Athlone for Dublin last week, and is expected to arrive at
Dublin to day. Bth fluasers.—Td day this r.i;iment, which
remained yesterday at Staines, prcceeds en route to Bri:hece,
to be there stationed. Depot Odth Reeiment.—lnii depot
is expected at Winchester on Wednesday 'ram Lon-
donderry.
Lieut.•Geeeral S:r John Buchan, the C.:loud of the 32nd
regiment, is seriously indisposed.