The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-07 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

• A general order, signed by El. Gloucester Gambier, C. 8.,
. a puty Adjt -Gen., Royal Artillery, has been promulgated
from the Horse Guards by command of the Field Marshal
6 Commanding-in-Chief, in which it is announced that he,
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, has
awarded silver medals, together with gratuities for long
service and exemplary conduct, to the undermentioned non-
commissioned officers and men of the Royal Artillery for
the year 1564-s:•—Gratuities of £l5 each, together with
silver medals, have been awarded to Master Gunners Wm.
Coleman, George Main, Emmanuel Massey, and G: Parkin
—Serg.-Majors Samuel Furlong, John Williams, IValter
Suden and James Inglis—Quartermaster-Serge, William
Graham and Samuel M'Cartney—Battery Serge-Major Lb
Robins, John Brown, Charles Jones, James Cooper and Jn,
Campbell—Battery Quarterrnaster-Sergs. R. Lethbridge,
Charles Mapp, John Quaid, and Jas. Suttie--Scrgs. Edwin
Bonner, Alexander Luke, Henry Breathwaite, Alexander
Forbes, George Gould, Robert Andrew, William Brownlee,
Thomas Crey, William Fowler, Robert llorspool, Walter
Perryman, and William H. Robinson, Gratuities of W
each have been awarded to the following non-commis-
sioned efficers :—Maeter Gunner George Grimes—Battery
Sergts.-Major John P.,oley, James Fairweather, and Geo.
Kirkham—Battery Quartermaster-Sergts. William Bailey,
Francis Burdett, and Frederick Willmer—Farrier-Sergt.
William Lodge —Quartermaster-Serat. Thomas Nurse—
Sergts. Thomas Dannoc, Thomas Scott, Jelin Hindle,
John Hart, John Twiggs, John Chapenden, William Cross,
Anthony M`Guinness, Henry M' Allister, George Spiller,
David Gordon, Joseph Halford, William Barrel], John
Thomson, William Grace, George Jackson, George H. Par-
fitt, William Henry Simpson, Samuel Thomson, Robert
Beattie, Richard Doborn, William John Leathaw, George
Paul, William G. Priddie, and William Smither— Corporals
Robert Thomson and Samuel Stripling. Gratuities of £5
each to Sergeants John Fergusson, Joseph Slater, and
Charles Crouch—Corporals William Cherry, William Gil-
berthorpe, Thomas Warms, Thomas Ackland, John Brodie,
William Robertson, and John Leach—Bombardiers Edward
Cockland and Andrew Just ; Farrier James Congair. The
orders also announce that silver medals and gratuities of £5
each have been awarded to 102 gunners and four trumpeters
of the Royal Artillery.
Yesterday afternoon the troops at Chatham garrison were
sssembled on Chatham lines, where they were put through
an extended course of movements incidental to a field-day
on a grand scale.

The Cadmus, 21, 400 horse-power, is ordered to leave
Chatham this merning, and drop down the harbour to Folly
Point, where she will be stationed co await subsequent
ordeal from the Admiralty.
The iron screw steam-floating factory Casseur, which
has been attached to the iron frigate Achilles for several
months past, waa yesterday placed in No. 4 dock, at Chat-
ham to have several defects made good, and her bottom
cleaned and examined.

The Royal Sovereign turret ship, Capt. Sherard Osborn,
will be pat out of active commission at Portsmouth on
Friday, the 14th inst., and afterwards attached to the
Excellent gunnery ship for experimental purposes. The
order for placing the Royal Sovereign in the Steam Reserve
at Portsmouth was received at that yard on Sunday last.
The order for attaching her to the Excellent for experi-
mental purposes was received on Wednesday last.
The Royal Alfred, converted frigate, to be ircn•cased,
under No. 5 building shed of Portsmouth yard, has been
given an external coating of black paint, and the erection
of stating under her bows and other necessary preparations
are being hurried forward for the ceremony of launching
her on the 15th inst.

The Malacca, screw corvette, arrived at Portsmouth yes•
terday, in tow of two Government steamtugs, from Mr
White's Medina dock and building yard at West Cowes,
whne her hull has undergone a thorough repair.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty:—Lieut. E. G. Maddock, to the Formidable;
Lieut. Francis R Bromilow, to the Achilles; C. St. L.
Langfard, F. IL Hemery, C. J, St. J, Haugh, and Thos.
B. Gough, midshipman, to the Achilles; George Drury,
nominated to a naval cadetship; Arthur J. Ireland, assist,
surg., to the Duke of Wellington ; Frederick Piercy, assist
surg., to the Portsmouth division of Royal Mar'nes; John
T. B. Torrance, assist.- surg., to the Victory; and J. Baillie,
of tho Magicienne, promoted to be first class assist,-engineer•