The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-04 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

A toll I R ALTY, Dr.. S. —Arrommierrt.—Captain
CM.. to the Defence, colMalligilMed.
Commander P. tloumares, to the Deism*.
Lieutenants E. P. Pocock. F. W. Lowther, J. 0. Mend,
end F. T. Thomas, to the Ilefence.
Master W. Mayes, to the Defence.
Chid Eneiueers J. M. Smith, to be nhlitiooal to the
31..auder ; Aikhotoe, to the Cumberland, fur service in
the Meeattee.
Payumeter G. if. L. Wise, to the I eleoce.
Aontent.Pertiester K. K. A. Richards, to the Defence.
Clerk. t.. L Miller, to the St. Viucaut ; soil J. (km, to
the Iklenee.
'lark J. Allen, to the Defence.
Amixtarit Eogineen K C. Oldknow, to the
Edou ; and J. Wood (acting), to the Spider.

PORTSMOUTH, prn.. 3.

The Orpheus, 21, screw corvette, Captain W. F.
Burnett, C. 0., steamed out of harbour this morning, and
after making a trial of her speed in Stokes bay, anchored at
spithead to take in her solemnities.
The Shannoo, 51, screw, Use Sutlej, 51, screw, the
Euryalus, 51, screw, and the Stromboli. h., steam sloop, are
reported to have been brought forward fur immediate emu-
_

Thu Flying Fish. f screw sloop, Commander W. An-
demon, was docked to-day fur repairs. PA/ogie
An order has been received at this dockyard to enter •
large number of nuclwni. in addition to those who have
been entered fur the completion of the Black Prince, iron-
eased frigate.

CHATHAM, Drr,

ARRIVAL or Tlo,olw FtioM CHINA. A large
party of troops, numbering upwards of 150 men of all make,
of various corps, arrived at the garrison the afternoon from
Chian, hewing disembarked at Woolwich from the hired
traneport C. S. 14101011, 1,100 tone hunlen, Captain Camp-
bell. The troops sailed from Hoeg Kong on the 29th June
lest, the subsequent dates hung Anger, August 6 ; Cape of
Heed Hope, Sept. 1:1; soil St. Helena. Oct. S. The follow-
tog officers arrived in chlrge of the naval and military in.
valid' :—Captain Baldwin, :!let Regiment: Lieutenant
Lloyd, 07th Regiment Quartermaster Kettyles. 31st Regi-
ment; Aseistant-Surneos Mackay, M.D., Ist Royals; As-
sistant• Surgeon Kinahan. 44th Regiment; Mr. White, Mili-
tary Store lterertn•eut ; and Lieutenant Harks, R.N.. in
charge of the carol mrslids. The troops who arrived from
China bel.mg to the Royal Artillery. Royal Engineers,
Military Train, Army Hospital Corps, :!Ist, 44th,
60th (Hines). 67th. and 99th Regiments, together
with 33 naval invalids. During the voyage 15
deaths occurred on board, and one sailor was washed
overboard. After the troops had hems medically inspected,
fit men, including three insane soldiers, were admitted into
Fort Pitt hospital for treatment, and the remainder sent
to St. Mary's Jerald Establishment, to await the order for
their discharge.
orders were received from the Admiralty this morning
directing the Galatea, 26, 500-hone power, the Rattle-
snake, 21,100-bane power, and the Pylades, 21. 400-horse
power. to be immediately fitted for sea et this dockyard. In
addition to these the Severn, 51, 500-hone power, the
Barroom, 21, 41.0 horse power, and Rosario, 11, 150-horse
power, are to be commissioned at Slimmers dockyard.
An entry of 50 additional shipwrights and other mecha-
nics, together with 100 labourers, is ordered to take Owe
at this dockyard.

WOOLW ICH, Dec. 3.
An Admiralty order was this; day received by
Commodore Superintendent Sir F. W. E. Nicolson,direeting
that the whole of the artisans and labourers employed at the
steam factory department. who have recently been restrictod
to three-quarter time, shall resume working full day time as
formerly. Forty additional shipwrights and labourers were
Skis day eel on ■t the doekyard and the number M to be in-
measeil to lOU during the present week. A return Imo been
presented to the Admiralty of the number of stern vessels
available for immediate service, and the Devastatioa, 6, is
to be immediately commissicieed for the North American
waters. The Vesuvius. just rebuilt at Deptford, is also to
be got ready for coinniissioe. The Melbourne, hired steam-
vesasl, this day shipped an immense amonut of munitions
of war at the Royal Arsenal, and will onnipleto her cargo
with Armstrong guns, small arms, he.. for Canada. Captain
Very's L !lattery, of the 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery, is
imported to anise from Bristol to-morrow, sad will imme-
diately embark on board the Melbourne for Quebec. The
workmen at the Armstroag gun factories.nod atother depart-
ments of the Arsenal, are uow employed by night as well
r day.
The lametigator, paddle steameassel, built for the per-
Mei of Dr. Livingstor, this day peoose down the river
en a trial trip, with the mar results.

FILATID ST A ROYAL NAVAL VOLIJIITSER.—At the
She sessioas, yesterday, William Whittleton, a sailor,
MI years of age, was indicted at the Instance of the Boned of
Tiede for obtaining 41. 10s. by false pretences from Mr.
Hayward, of Goole. oa the let October tut. It appears
that this is the first prosecution of the kind irstituted by
the Board of Trade. tin the :94th December last the pri-
soner was enrolled at Sunderland as a member of the Royal
Naval Coast Volunteer Foress. His enrolment entitled
him to 6/., paid by government to the naval
volunteers in quarterly instalments of 11. 10a, ss •
sort of retainer. The prisoner received the first instal.
merit at Suuderland in January, Ireil, and two more
quarterly instalments at Liverpool in August last. An
entry of these payments was made in the prisoner's oertifi•
cite book. On the 30th September, the prisoner applied at
the office of the shipping master at Goole, stating that he
had ooly n.ceived one payment of 305., and that the rs.
roadside, of the St. was now due to him. Mr. Ilaywerd
finding that his certificate book contained only one entry,
paid bum the amount. On the ith October be applied at
Hull for the instalment due on the Ist of that month. mid
the fraud was then discovered by the &bossed of use of the
leaves from his certificate book. The prisoner was after-
wards apprehended at the Sailors' Horne, Sunderland. He
admitted the charge and WAS mates/ ant to 12 months'
imprisonment with hard labour.