The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-03 00:00:00

NAVAL

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ADMIRALTY. Juni I.—ArPourricarrae.—Commanderst
Howst, to the Albion, NAM H. Temple, to the Dolphin.
Lieutenant: J. Diwin, to the Albion.
Master : 8 W. H. Freemen, to the Resistance.
Bargees: R. &mess, to the Albion.
Acuity Purser: W. H. Wvford, to the Phenix.
Assistant Burgeon's: W. Webber, and WiLlates to
the Agincourt.
Meta : G. illskeley, to thn Albion.
Midshipmen :'H. L Robaison, to the Insp►egnablr; A. 0.
Batton, to the Victory; J. P. Doughty, and H. Holder, to
he Albion.

Naval Cadets : .1. L Hope, and J. Barrett, to the Albion;
E. Evans, and S. 0. Pelee, to the fisstara; A Adeline, and
G. F. Cottons, to the Victory.
Cementer : T. Pentouno, to the Adios.
POITSIOOIII, JUII 2.—Tbe Odin, stem•frigate, was
paid aat this port yesterday. The Termagant, steam-
frigate, under the command of Mr. Brown, master attendant
of this dockyard, accompanied by the Stromboli, steam-
sloop, Commander Lord A. w. nt out of harbour
yesterday, and proceeded to the errance of the Channel for
five days to try ner ;yowen. The Birkeohead, steam-frigate,
Commander Stevens, will proceed to Leib Wednes.lay
neat, with stores Kul pre/Tunics for Commodore Martin's
squadron.
Drrawritre or THU How. AT GiaaaLtrut.—We bear
from Lisboa, that on Commodore Martin rev lying his de-
spatches from the Odin steamer, which that vessel bad taken
from the Peninsular and Oriental steam packet Ripon, he
altered the destination of the Dragon, &Oa instead of allow-
ing her to pro god to Portsmouth, sent her to Gibraltar with
orders from the Admiralty for the Howe, Capteit, Sir James
Stirling, not to come on to Lisbon or Portsmouth on her
way tram Male, but to remain at Gibraltar for further
orders.—Noah Tetsuo-sole
Silt C. NAPIER'S LAST LETTER has caused Rn Admiralty
order to be sent to this port directing a butt to be constructed
of old boiler plates, of the thickness and strength of the
&mown% sides, for the Etc. heist, gunnery chip, to tire at, to
test the effect of shot and .hel OR the iron plates and rivets.
WOOLWICH, J con I.—Garland, steam-packet, arrived
yesterday no Dover, to have s..,me detects made good.
Back Eagle, situ= yacht, under the command of het second
muter, Mr. Aden (her commander, Mr. S B. Conk., being
laid up with illness), left year. rd .y for the Me'tway, to con-
vey the Lords Cusamiesioners of the Admiralty (who will
leave London this morning by rail, to Sheerness from Chat-
ham. A dockyard rumour prevails that it is the intention of
the Admiralty to fit out ten sail of the line ; and the present
visit is believed ta be for the purpose of examinirg the condi-
tion of the ships of war lying in ordinary in the Medway.
The rumour is popular nere, also, but it wants connrmation.
DiTONPOAT, Jco. 2.—The Comet reamer, Commander
Otter, having Lad some defects made good, and taken in a
I supply daub, sailed on Wednesday for the coot of Scot-
land, where she is to be engaged on the surveying survive.
The Firefly steamer, Commander John Tudor, from the
coast of Aims, pawed up the channel on Wednesday, bound
for Portsmouth. Toe Gossamer steam-vessel, Second-Muter
Daniel Halt commanding, lett this port on Friday. She is
to be einuloyed on surveying service in the channel and at
the North Sea Station. Tce Prometheus steamer arrived
yesterday from Woolwich, and is :app .inted to sail from
this port on Tuesoav Of It with the mail for the
coast of Africa. The Express packet, Lieutenant Lowry,
arrived yesterday from Falmouth, and came into harbour
to have her defect* mat. good. The Albion, 90, was com-
missioned yesterday by Captain W. J. Hope Johnstone, late
of the Agincourt ordinary flag ship, et this port. She is to
have for the pi ewe nt • ea mpl-went of 330 officers and men.
This small ce mole meet seems to imply that although in
commission this 'suet will remain in harbour; her full sea-
going comp', men. is 9)0 or 1,000 officers and men. No
person has yet been ne red to emceed C-ptain Johnstone in
the command of the Aginc 'or, but • rumour bas been
afloat that the A.miralt) o not intend to fill up the appoint-
ment, bat that a lieu-eau:it shall discharge tne duties of the
ordinary ander the flag of Commodore Lord J Ant Hay,
which Wagon boars of liar Agincourt. it is said to be intended
to erect • battery na ine leer desk of the Albion, mounted
with 6S-pounders.

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Horse Guards, 24th May.
Glasgow" baring arisen on the part of governors of military
primal, is re geed to the intlimaa of corporal petal:meat
within the prune under mitigated sentences of courts-mar-
tial, as provided for by the 271.11 clause of the Mutiny Act,
?Seers commanding r. gaunta and depots are apprised that
in every case in which corporal punishment, ander a miti-
gated sentence, as to be inflict, d in the prison. the commit-
ment must contain a special rider for soca punishment, with
• certified ex:ract of the 0011ICII award, mood • C py of the
order mitigating or commuting the tame to imprisonment
and corporal punishment combined, without which the latter
cannot be indicted. it na.y be necessary also to explain
that the provision of the Mutiny Act, by which prisoners are
to be subjected to puniatiment within the pri,ons, is intended
to apply to commuted sentences alone, and that corporal
punishments whith are to take effect according to the ori-
ginal sentence, are to he inflicted, as heretofore, on the
Parade.—By command.—O BROWN, A. G."
MILITARY EDUCATION OF CAVALRY RBOINILNTS.--Th•
following circular on Wu subject has am been issued:—
" Horse Guards, May 25.—1 t having been represented to
the Commander in-Chat that much inconvenience is caused
in the cavalry service, and that the military in•truetion of
aaioxil4ra
jai Ithml,:r_islT.:lAßxu
recruits is likely to to greatly retarded by a strict enforce-
ment of the general order of the 10th Aptil, 1849, which
requires that all recruits shall attend daily for two boors,
his grace, with the mi,currenoe of the Secretary-at-War,
lies been pleased so lar to modify that arrangement as not to
insist ea the titanium. of cavalry recruits tor more than one
hour daily.—By command, Bums. AO.
MOVZIAINTS or INrsociliT. —l7th Foot:—This regiment
is under orders to embark at Liverpool on the 6th inst. for
Dublin, and will premed teem the latter plus to Castlsber.
—4Bth: Oa arrival it Dublin from Athlone, the 48th Regi-
ment will embark tab..eit tha 7th inst ) for Liverpool, and on
landing there wail proceed to Weeden to replace the 17th
lafantry.—Depot 88th Regiment: This depot has jest
arrived at Dublin from Castletbar, to remain at Dublin until
it embarks for Liverpool —Ceylon Rides: On the 22nd of
March the Camara& lett Colombo, Ceylon, for Hong-Kona,
having on board a divioion of this regame&t under the com-
mand of Lieut -C.4,celSansamida.-14.1% Infantry : Atoord-
ing to the Naval and Military Gazette. we much and
mustermarob of thts regiment (lately arrived at Athlotim ,
from Preston), and of several others, arose from official
blunders, the recutiostwa of which will cost the country
1,000/.
Woohwteo, Jure' I.—The following Maws and pro-
motions
have occurred to the ReyalArullsry, consequent
upon the retire
es-tit from the service of Lient-Colonais
Burt, Wright. Story, James, and Nevett.—Majors Leda-
bridge, 11101116, Thorndae, Stow, and Fraser will be pro-
' mated to the rook of Lieut.-Colonels. Second Captains
Major H. R. Wilmot, Gardner, Letroy, C. J. B. Biddell,
and Burrows to the rank tt Pant Captains. First Lieute-
nants Yield, Paola. M'Dowal Fraser, Teller, and Strange
to the rank of Syco,.d Captors*. Second Lieutenants Davies
Carpenter, St. John, Andrews, and Luarri to the rank of
Piet Lieutenw•rs. The adjutancy of the Sib battalion, a
lieutenancy in the Royal Holm Artillery, and an appoint-
ment in the company of gentlemen cadets, also become
moat, and will be filled up as the Muter-Cisme:al may
direct. Lieut-Cvlonel (Linton has been sppointed to the
command of the sth battalion, and Lieut-Cclonal Williams
to the comma of the 11th battalion. Dr. Martin Porter,
who rotired a short time ago on full pay, his mateiteel in
addition an annuity of 501. to lung and 'meritorious market.
&Avesta amp ilinasus.—The 18th company of the oklya
under the command of Capt. Barry, has been medically is
spewed, and will orobort OK board the Resistance troop skip
on Monday, to loaves to Halifax, Nova Soria. Cspt.
Barry and Lieut. P mons proceed with the troops. Advice*
have been tIMISIT,NI of the arrival at Gibraltar OF the Sa
company, under the command of Capt. Whittinghans, which
lift Ragland on the 17th April ia the Hercules troop ship,
and arrived at Gibraltar on the sth of May.