The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-17 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Field Marshal Commanding in Chief, the
Duke of Cambridge, will arrive at Portsmouth to-
day 2 pan., and immediately afterwards a series of
combined military and naval operations will take
place representing an attack by an enemy from
seaward, a landing and seizure of a part of the
coast line, and subsequent attack upon the town of
Portsmouth and its defence by its garrison.
The half.yearly inspections of troops quartered
at Aldershot have been continued throughout the
week, and in every case the same satisfactory ap-
pearance has been presented as that which called
forth such complimentary remarks from the Gene-
rals inspecting on the previous week. In fact, every
regiment, without exception, proved itself to be in
a high state of discipline and efficiency, while the
men presented a brisk, animated, and soldierly
bearing. On Monday the first regiment inspected
was the 2d battalion of the Military Train, under
the command cf Col. Robertson, C. 8., the inspect-
ing officer being Major-Gen. Hodge, C,13 , com-
manding the cavalry, brigade. Both mini and horses
were most minutely examined by the gallant Bri-
gadier, as well as the stables, the huts, the kite, the
regimental and troop books, and everything about
the battalion. The officers and non-commissioned
officers were put through the sword exercise by
Lieut. and Adjt. Devine, tend subsequently the
manual and platoon exercise were gone through,
under the command of Capt. L. J. Keogh. At the
close of the inspection Gen. Hodge addressed the
battalion in,these terms :—" I am highly pleased
with everything I have seen to-day. Your rooms,
especially, are a credit to you, for during my ex•
perience in the service I have rarely, if ever, seen
them equalled." On the same day the 31st (Hunt-
ingdonshire Regiment, under Lieut.'.Col. Eager,
was inspected by Major Gen. B. Taylor, accom-
panied by Col. Sir E. Lugard, K,C.8., the Col. of
the regiment. The Lieut.. Col. put the regiment
through a variety of difficult and interesting ma-
Leeuures—Capt. Prevost put them through the ma-
nual and platoon exercises, and Capt. S wettenham
the bayonet exercise. On Tuesday the sth battalion

Military Train was inspected by kajor.Gen. Hodge
and subjected to the same minute examination as
the 2d battalion on the previous day. The men were

put through the manual and platoon exercises by
Capt. Arthur Hunt, and their proficiency was
viewed with great satisfaction. On Wednesday the
59th Regiment (2d Nottinghamshire), under the
command of Lieut.-Col. Lodder, was inspected by
Mt jor-Gen. Taylor. and went through a variety of

important movements to the entire satisfaction of

the General inspecting. Having been drawn up in
review shortly before 11 o'clock, the regiment
marched past in slow and quick time, with the
most perfect steadiness and precision. Major Homer
put it through the manual and platoon exercise, and
Mrjor C. K. Bushe through the bayonet exercise.

the Lieut.-Col. then assumed the command, and a
series of brilliant evolutions were performed in ad-
mirable style. On the succeeding day the 85th Re-
giment (Bucks Volunteers), under Lieut.-Col. Grey,
' was inspected by Major-Gen. Taylor. The regiment
formed on the South Parade at 11 o'clock, and was
' minutely inspected by the General and his staff.
The men were put through the usual exercises inci-
dental to these occasions by Major Williamson,
Major Appleyard, and Lieut. and Adjt. Drage. The
Brigadier, iu expressing his satisfaction at the gene,
ral bearing of the regiment, stated that their firing
was among the beat he had witnessed in the camp.
On Thursday Major• Gen. Taylor inspected D Bat-
tery Royal Horse Artillery, under Col. Sir David
Wood, K.C.8., end E and F. Batteries 9th Brigade
Royal Artillery, under Capt. Scott and Major Mac-
kenzie. Oa the following day the same gallant
officer inspected the D Battery Royal Horse Artil-
lery, under Col. 'Michell. The Major-General
expressed his entire satisfaction at the result
of his examination. Among the regiments in-
spected in the previous week and omitted in our no.
t ce of Monday last were the 2d(Royal North British)
Dragoons, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Darby
Griffith, C. 8., inspected first by Major-Gen. Hodge,
and afterwards by Major-Gen. Lawrenson, Inspec.
tor-General of Calvary ; the Ist (It ,yet) Dragoons,
under Col. Wardlaw, inspected by Major-General
Lawrenson and Major-Gen. Hodge, and put through
their macceavrea by Col. Wardlaw and Major
Ainslie; the 14th (King's) Hussars, under Col. Sir
W. Russell, C. 8., inspected by the same General
officers, and put through a variety of brilliant evo-
lutions by Col. Russell and Lieut.-Col. Thompson;
the A and B troops Royal Engineer Frain, under
Capt. Duff and Capt. Dawson, inspected by Colonel
Simmons, commanding the Royal Engineers at
Aldershott, and Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. Jones, G.C.B. ;
28th and 29th companies Royal Engineers, inspected
by Major-General Taylor; and the 62d (Wiltshire)
Regiment, under Col. W. L. Ingall, C. 8., inspected
by Major-Gen. Bates, and put through a variety of
difficult mauceavres in a very soldierly manner by
the Lieut.-Col. The weather has been magnificent
during these inspections, the only drawback being
the dust, which owing to the long.,continued
drought has proved a considerable annoyance.
General officers commanding brigades at Alder-
shott will grant leave of absence to officers and fur
loughs to nonscommissioned officers and privates as
soon as the half-yearly inspection and musketry
instructio❑ of regiments under their command have
been completed. The 13 battery B brigade Royal
Horse Artillery left Aldershott camp for Woolwich
on Tuesday. The dismounted party proceeded
from the North Camp Station by the 10 33 a.m.
train on Wednesday to their destination.
From further information relative to the fatal
accident at the last field-day at Aldershott, it ap-
pears that i:occurred prior to the arrival of the Duke
of Cambridge, when the troops were dismounted.
"Remount" had sounded, when Private Jackson,
of the Royal Dragoons, coming up to his horse,
which had been pushed against by another horse,
was kicked in the stomach by the animal, and soon
afterwards expired.
A detachment of the Commissariat Staff Corps,
consisting of five staff-sergs. and six men, arrived
at Aldershott Camp on Friday from Hongkong. On
the voyage home four of the men undertook and
performed the service of supplying the ship's com-
pany and passengers with fresh baked bread daily
during the passage, in lieu of the ordinary ration
of biscuit.

The Tamar screw troopship, Capt. Stirling, sailed
from Portsmouth on Saturday on a long period of
foreign troop service. This will comprise the trans-
port of the 86th Regiment from Ireland to Gibral-
tar—the 2d battalion of the 9th Regiment from
Gibraltar to China—the 67th Regiment from China
to the Cape of Good Hope—the 2d battalion of the
11th ltegiment from the Cape to China—and, should
her services then not be required otherwise, the con-
veyance of the 99th Regiment from China to
England.

The following appointments have been made at the
Admiralty :—Capt. Sherard Osborn, to the Excel-
lent, additional, for service in the Royal Sovereign
—E. Ramsey, C. W. Cole, and A. H. Baker, mid-
shipmen, to the Rattlesnake—C. C. Ick, paymaster,
to the Shannon—Dr It. Potter and J. Scott, acting
assist.-surgs., to the Rattlesnake—E. S. Chapp,
second master, to the Dart—Archibald C. Douglas,
master's assistant, to the Tamar—W. Oliver, chiet
engineer, to the Excellent, for the Royal Sovereign
—W. Anderson, chief engineer, to the Indus, for the
Shannon—B. Hove, chief engineer, to the Indus,
for the Windsor Castle—R. Sleeman, chief engineer,
to the Asia, for the Roy al Alfred—Mathew Kidd,
chief engineer, to the Asia, for the Vulcan—J. W.
M.Kenzie and J. Al'lntyre, engineers, to the E • cel-
lent, for tha Royal Sovereign—W. Giles, engineer in
the Fisgard, confirmed—W. H. Barker, first class
assistant-engineer, to the Gladiator—Henry Onions,
first class assist.-engineer, to the Excellent, for the
Royal Sovereign—J. Din woodie, first class assist..•
engineer, to the Asia, for the Royal Alfred—Sydney
H. Scrogks and J. Hynes, clerks, to the Rattlesnake
—Henry H. Herbert, clerk, to the Irresistible—
C. J. Curgaven, clerk, to the Impregnable—and
Frank E. Croome and T. S. Hall, assistantsclerks,
to the Rattlesnake.

CHANCERY DIVIDENDS. Intimation has been
given that this day (Monday, the 17th October) is the last
at this time on which the office of the Accountant-General
of the Court of Chancery will bo_ppen fur the payment of