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London, England, 1864-02-15 00:00:00

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The Trafalgar, 70, screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. Thos.
11. Mason, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from
Malta and Gibraltar. She has brought homo a number of
military and naval supernumeraries.
The following appointments were mado on Saturday at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. E. F. Weld, to the Asia—Lieut. G,
11, Blake, to the Cornwallis—Lieut. T. F. L. P, Maclean,
to the Princess Royal—Lieut. George W. Allen, to the
Mega)ra—Edward Boulton, chief engineer, to the Princess
Royal—Aaron Symes and R. T. Rundle, assist. engineers,
to the Princess Royal—Arthur Moreton, William Frazer,
and James Cleland, assist. engineers, to the Princess Royal,
for the Penguin.

John Winchester has been amointed lieutenant in the
Boyal Naval Reserve.

Gen. William Douglas, of the Royal Engineers, died at
llastings on Wednesday last. Tho deceased officer, who
had attained the advanced age of 77 years, entered the set•
vice on the let of July, 1801, and became Liout. on the 12th
of October following. He obtained the rank of Capt. July
1, 1806; Major, August 12, 1819; Lieut.-Col., March 23,
1535:; Col., June 28, 1838; Major-General, November 11,
18.51 i Lieut,-Gen., November 23, 1558; and Gen , April 3,
1862.

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The subjoined regulations signed by Capt. IL . ', a --.4-.6*- '
dated February 13, 1804, in reference to the levees of-the a S
First Lord of the Admiralty, have been issued for the infer- '
mation of those officers who purpose to attend :—Officers
who apply personally for permission to attend the First
Lord's lev6es are requested to see that their Christian names
and seniority are correctly inserted in the lev6ee book, kept
by the hall porter. Agents applying on behalf of a client
must produce a memorandum written by the officer himself
(to be retained in office), stating the day on which he
wishes to be present; and care should be taken that the
rank, Christian names, and seniority of the officer be cor-
rectly and clearly given. It is to be distinctly understood
that if an officer does not appear upon the day which ho
has specified, ho cannot be received at any subsequent lev6o
during the year.
Information has been received at Woolwich announcing
that her Majesty's iron screw steam troopship 700 horse
power, Himalaya, Capt. Lacy, having conveyed 800 troops
of the line from Ceylon to Auckland, New Zealand, had
sailed on the 28th of November for Sydney, New South
Wales, where she arrived on December the 4th. She was
to sail on the 13th December for Portsmouth, going
round Cape Horn, and calling at the Isle of Ascension. Mrs.
Mercer, widow of Capt. Mercer, of the Royal Artillery, w ho
who was killed in the late engagement with the 'queries, is
a passenger on board the Himalaya.
Major-Gen. Dacres, commanding at Woolwich, and a
committee of officers from the medical and sanitary depart
ment, having inspected the basement quarters of the Royal
Artillery Barracks have condemned the lower tiers front and
rear, near the parade, as being unfit for occupation. They
aro consequently to be converted into barrack stores, Orders
have been received to prepare quarters for the reception of
throe companies of the 60th Rifle Brigade, under the com-
mand of Col. Sir J. Campbell, who aro ordered to Wool-
wich to go through a course of instruction iu the lenge range
Two detachments of 160 men belonging to the itoyal Marino
Light Infantry, in command of Capt. Bunce, aro also
ordered to commence rifle practice for the season on Wed-
nesday next.
Her Majesty's 21-gun corvette Wolverene was =docked
at Woolwich on Friday, and the Enterprise from Deptford
was docked in her place. In consequence of the difficulty of
dredging sufficiently near the mouth of the dock, the Wol-
vereno grounded at the entrance. By the aid of a couple of
powerful steam tugs she was speedily liberated, and was
made fast alongside the coal hulk, and took in fuel in readi-
ness for an engineer's trial down the river on Wednesday
next. Her engines of 400-horse power are supplied by
Messrs. Eavenhill and Co.