The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-31 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Royal Marine divisions at Portsmouth have
undergone their usual autumnal inspections by
Major-General Stransham, on Southsea.com-
mon, near Portsmouth, and at their respective
headquarters during the past week. The following
document, received at Forton barracks, the head-
quarters of the Light Infantry
.division, from the
office of the inspector-General testifies most satis-
factorily to that officer's appreciation of the effi-
ciency of the Portsmouth division of this most im-
portant arm of her Majesty's service :
" Inspector-General's Department,
London, S.W., Oct. 28.
"The Inspector-General desires the Colonel-Comman-
dant will record in divisional orders the satisfaction which
has been felt by him at the recent inspection of the division
under the command of Colonel Ayles.
" The interior economy of the division leaves nothing to
be deshed,land the appearance of it on parade as well es in
brigade was equally creditable to officers, ncn-commissioned
officers, and privates.
"The Colonel-Commandant will be pleased to notify to
the non-commissioned officers and men of the division at
any convenient parade that their appointments were found
in excellent order. By order,
"J. C. TRAVERS, Captain, Aide-de—Camp.
"Colonel Ayles, &c., Gosport."
A general Horse Guards' order, signed by Lieut.-
Gen. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., Adjutant General,
has been promulgated at Chatham garrison,in which
Field Marshal the Duke of Cambridge, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State for War,
directs an amended system of classification, inspec-
tion, and examination of army schools to be hence•
forth adopted.
Gen. T. W. Robbins, colonel of the 80th Foot,
died on October 27 at his residence, near Lyndhurst,
in the 80th year of his age. He entered the army
in 1805, served in Sicily in 1806 and 1807 with the
Ist Brigade of Guards, under Sir John Moore—
subsequently in the 7th Hussars in the Peninsula
and in Franci, in the campaign of 1813 and 1814.
He also served in Flanders in 1815 with the 7th
Hussars, and was present at Waterloo, where he
was severely wounded. He received the war medal
with the two clasps for Orthes and Toulouse. He
went on half-pay in 1821.
The members of the Armstrong. Whit wort h Com-
mittee are expected to arrive at Portsmouth this
morning from London for the purpose of carrying
out a series of experimental firing, competitive with
the 70-pounder rifled wedge and shunt guns of Sir
William Armstrong, and the 70-pounder Whitworth
rifled muzzle-loader. The course of experimental fir-
ing will most probably consist of first rapid firing from
her Majesty's ship Excellent, under such conditions
as must occur with the batteries of ships engaged
in close action ; second, at 2,ooo.yard target range
for accuracy in independent firing; shell firing at
the Alfred un-armoured target frigate, with firing
from the deck of the Stork gunboat through the
intervening water at the Alfred's bottom ; ricochet
firing at Spithead, and such other experimenxs or
alterations in the course laid down as the committee
may decide upon as the firing progresses.
The Aurora screw frigate, Capt. Sir L. M'Cline
took, arrived at Spithead on Saturday from her
Baltic cruise in attendance upon their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Dutch 50-gun screw frigate Nargen, which
met with the casualty after leaving the Texel, for
Batavia, has been taken into the great basin at
Sheerness, where she is to undergo a thorough re-
pair at the hands of the dockyard workmen.
The whole of her powder and shells have
been unshipped and received into store at
the Upnor powder magazines, Chatham. Since

the frigate has been in the basin she has undergone
careful survey at the hands of the dockyards offi-
cials, the result of which is the discovery of several
other i3juries in addition to those previously seen.
Her cutwater is very much damaged, end her ma-
chinery has been put considerably out of order.
Her repairs will occupy some time.

The iron screw steam troopship Urgent, 4, Capt.
Samuel Henderson, from Ireland and Milford, ar-
rived on Saturday evening at P:ymoutb, where she
embarked yesterday morning 70 sappers and miners
for Portsmouth, and was appointed to leave in the
afternoon,

The iron-eased stlop Enterprise, 4, commander
Charles J. Rowley; from the Channel squadron,
arrived at Plymou.h yesterday to be refitted, and
to go with the Research to the Mediterranean.

General Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, G.C.8., has
been appointed MesterrGunner of St. James's-park,
in the room of the late General Sir Robert W. Gar.
diner, G.C.B.

The following appointments and promotions have
been made at the Admiralty ;—Lieut. J. M'N. Boyd,
to the Meeanee, to be additional of the Hibernia—
Lieut. C. J. Stanley, of the Excellent, to the
Meeanee, for gunnery duties, vice Boyd—Lieut.
William H. M. Molyneux, to the Excellent—Lieut.
Philip H. W. Mayow, to the Research—Thomas
Steel, promoted to be master—John G. Musters,
Charles E. Napier, George C. Higgins, and Nevin-
son de Caurcy, midshipmen, to the Achilles—Ed-
ward G. Festing, midshipman, to the Prince Con.
sort—Charles H. Green way, midshipman, to the
Defence—George G. Boys, midshipman, to the
Phaeton—John Philips, midshipman, to the Gib•

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raltar—Hon. Cecil J. G. Cadogan, midshipman, to
the Revenge—thy A. P, Probyn, midshipman, to
the Duncan—J. G. M. Field and C. E. Huggins,
midshipmen, to the Achilles—Erasmus A. Omman-

ney, midshipman, to the Aurora —Stuart B.
Roupell, E. H. Bayley, Ernest Kinder, and R. S.

Rolleston, naval cadets, to the Achilles—G. Neville,
naval cadet, to the Pylades—C. W. Sleeman, naval

cadet, to the Liffey—C. M. Foster, naval cadet, to
the Black Prince—Christopher Naylor and Henry
T. J. Borden, naval cadets, to the Revenge—T. G.
Wilson, confirmed as surgeon, of the Galatea—W.

Lewis, chief engineer, to the Indus, for the Sphinx
—Henry Kight, engineer, to the Fisgard, as super-
numerary—G, Hunt (B.) engineer, to the Fisgard,
for the Landrail—C. B. Cresswell, engineer, to the
Pembroke, for the Tender—J. M. Murphy, engineer,
to the Indus, as supernumerary—Daniel Anderson,
of the Indus, promoted to first-class assist.•engineer
—A. Forrester, of the Blenheim, for the Julia, pro-
moted to first-class astiitant-engineer—J. Leeson,
assist-engineer, to the Donegal—Donald Gibb, as-

sist..engineer, to tha Ineui, as supernumerary—H.
H. Gulliver, J. G. Ellis, H. G. Queen, G. Ball, W.
Oates, H. G.Johnstone, J. Sharpe, J. W. Scoble, H. C
Bourke, and Felix Forman, acting second-class as-

sist.-engineer&, to the Indus—G. J. W. Bridle, W.

Nicklin,W. Olive, and J. Hobbs, acting second-class

assist...engineers, to the Asia—J. G. Goff and W. J

Pettit, acting second-class assigtoengineers, to the
Fisgard—R. L. Butler, R. Pearce, and T. H. Mid-
dleton, acting second-zlasa assist.-engineers to the
Cumberland—R. J. Wheeler, acting second-class

assist.•engineer, to the Fisgard, for the Vivid—E.
G. Cooper, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to
the Fisgard, for the Widgeon.

At the Malton Petty Sessions on Saturday a
brickmaker, named James Smith, was fined the sum of 124
for trespassing in a wood belonging to the Misses Starkey,
of Hatton-hall, and taking therefrom, on the 4th October,
blackerries (wild brambles) of the value of 6d or there-
abouts. The gamekeeper stated he had cautioned the de-
fendant more than once. The fine was to be paid in a fort-
night, or in default 11 days' hard labour. At the same
time a lad named James Fothergill, of Terrington, was
convicted in the sum of 23s for teasing and annoying a half-
wit named James Wood. The fine was paid.

HAUXLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND, Oct. 28.—We
have had for two or three days past (writes Mr E.
Whitfield) a severe storm from the east, accompanied by a
very heavy sea. One vessel, called the Mezley Pack, with
a crew of eight men and boys, stranded about 1 o'clock this
morning. The fishermen launched the National Institu-
tion's lifeboat, but by the time they had reached the vessel
the tide had so far ebbed that her crew, perceiving that all
danger was pas', preferred to remain on board till low
water, when they walked on shore. It was a very dark
stormy night. The vessel is likely to:become a wreck.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—At a Court of Exami-
ners, held on Thursday last, Messrs. Frederick Henry
Hume, of Angel terrace, Is!ington, and Charles Eddowes,
of Millbrooko, Southampton, having passed the necessary
examinations, were admitted licentiat es of the Society of
Apothecaries.

CAPITAL PIINISIEVIENT COMMISSION.—A meeting
of the Capital Punishment Commissioners was held onWed-
nesday, at which Lord Stanley, 111. P , the Right Hon. S.
Lushington, D.C.L., the Right Hon, T. 0, Hogan, M P.,
Mr Horatio Waddington, Mr W. Ewart, M.P., Mt
Gathorne Hardy, M.P., Mr G. 'Ward hunt, M.P., and Mr
Charles Neate, 11. P., attended. The secretary, Mr J. H.
Patteson, was also present.

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Oct. 28.
The Queen went ont yesterday morning, accom-
panied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the
Hon. Emma Lunches.

In the afternoon her Majesty drove to the Falls
of the Ciarbhalt, accompanied by Princess Helena,
and attended by Lady Augusta S'aniey.
WINDSOR CASTLE, Oct. 29.
Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by th€ir
Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Bea-
trice, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, and the
infant Prince A'bert Victor, arrived at Windsor
Castle this morning, at half-past 9 o'clock, from
Scotland.

The suite in attendance consisted of Lady Augusta
Stanley, the Hon. Emma Lascelles, Lord Alfred
Paget, Lieutenant General the Hon. C. Grey, and
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps.
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended
byViscountess Jocelyn, Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros,
and Dr Jenner, stopped at Carlisle to sleep, and
will arrive at Windsor Castle this evening.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by
Major Cowell and Lieutenant Haig, left Windsor
yesterday for the Continent.

The Prince will proceed direct to the University
of Bonn, where he will prosecute his studies, a house
having been engaged there as a residence for his
Royal Highness for some months.

OCT. 30.
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended
by Viscountess Jocelyn, Lieutenant Colonel the Hon.
D. de Ros, and Dr jenuer, arrived at the Castle last
evening shortly before 8 o'clock.

The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princess
Helena, Princess Beatrice, Prince Arthur, and
Prince Leopold, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in
waiting, attended Divine service this morning in
the private chapel. The Rev. C. Tarver, Chaplain
in Ordinary to her Majesty, officiated.
Lord Cremorne and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville
"West arrived yesterday as Lord and Groom in
waiting to her Majesty.

The Countess of Caledon has succeeded Viscous,
ess Jocelyn as Lady in waiting to the Queen.

Her Majesty's Return from Balmoral to
Windsor.

On Saturday morning, at half-past nine, her Majesty the
Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princes Arthur and
Leopold, Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and
Prince Albert Victor, the infant son of the Prince and
Princess of Wales, attended by General Grey, Colonel the
Hon. D. deßos, Sir C. B. Phipps, Lord Alfred Paget, Lady
Jocelyn, Lady A. Stanley, the Hon. Miss Lascelles, and
Dr Jenner, &c., arrived at Windsor from Scotland.
Her Majesty, with the other members of the Royal
family and suite, left Balmoral on Friday afternoon at halt-
past 12, and travelled by road to the Aboyne station of the
Deeside Railway, where a special train of an engine and 15
carriages had been forwarded by the London and North
Western Railway Company for the use of the royal travellers,
who, on reaching Aboyne, alighted from the travelling car-
riages, and at once entered the train.
Her Majesty the Queen with her Royal Highness
Princess Helena occupied the royal saloon (a magnificent
carriage lined with rich lavender-coloured moire antique
silk), which was placed in the centre of the train. In tho
rear of this was a double saloon, containing Princes Arthur
and Leopold, with Messrs Sahl and Buff. The saloon in
front of the Queen's was allotted to the use of the Princess
Beatrice, governess, and maid ; and the double saloon, fur-
ther on, contained the Princess Louise, with a governess
and attendants. Adjoining the carriage occupied by the
two Princes was a double saloon in the rear of the train
which was reserved for the especial use of his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert Victor, his two nurses, and Lady A.
Stanley, and the Hon. Miss Lascelles, Lady Jocelyn, Sir C.
Phipps, Lord Alfred Paget, General Grey, Colonel de Ross
and Dr Jenner occupied the adjoining saloons and family
carriage, the rest of the train being allotted to the railway
officials, her Majesty's dressers, pages, and other servants.
Mr Neale and Mr Bure, of the London and North
Western Railway,had charge of the royal train from Aboyno
to Bushbury.

The special quitted Aboyne at half-past 2 o'clock on Fri-
day afternoon, and proceeding along the Deeside Railway
Leached Aberdeen st 332 p.zu. Thence the route was over
the Scottish North-Eastern via the Bridge of Dun to Perth,
1221 miles, where the train was timed to arrive at 6 18 p.m.
After a stoppage of an hour the train resumed the journey
at 7 18 p.m. over the Scottish Central Railway, and rapidly
sped on its way to Greenhill, 167 miles, which was made at
8 31. Here the Caledonian line commences, and passing the
Summit station at 10 11 the Royal travellers found them-
selves at the city of Carlisle, 273 i miles from Aboyne, at
11 40 p.m.

At Carlisle, where 15 minutes were allowed for refresh-
ments, Princess Louise, who, it is understood, was suffering
from some slight indisposition, left the train for the Queen's
Hotel, with the intention of proceeding to 'Windsor on Sa-
turday, at noon, Mr Neale remaining to take charge of the
special train by which her Royal Highness was to travel.
Carlisle was left behind at 11 55, the route being then over
the London and North-Western Railway, via Kendal Junc-
tion, which was reached at 1 18, and Boar's Head, 37Gi
mtles, at 252 a.m. on Saturday. Between Warrington and
Crewe, however, some little delay was caused to the Royal
train, which on its arrival at Bushbury Junction, 453 miles,
was 45 minutes behind its proper time, which, according to
the time bill, should have been at 5 15 a.m.

As the rest of the journey was to be performed along the
Great Western Railway, five minutes were allowed for the
transfer of the train to the charge of Mr Grierson, the
general manager, and Mr Kelley, the divisional superinten-
dent of that line, while Mr G. Armstrong took his place an
the engine, which in the meantime had been booked to the
train after the London and North-Western locomotive had
been detached. Mr Spagnoletti, the telegraphic superin-
tendent, was also in attendance. On leaving Bushbury the
special made its way rapidly over the narrow guage of the
Great Western Railway via Birmingham, Leamington, Ox.
ford, and Reading to Windsor, 580± miles, where it finally
arrived at 9 30 on Saturday morning, having thus gained 15
minutes of the time lost previous to reaching Bushbury.
The Royal traia was brought slowly into the station, and
passed by the side of the down platform the distance being
so arranged as to bring the QUOLL'd saloon immediately op-
poeite the Royal waiting-room.

Six carriages belonging to the Queen's establishment
were drawn up in the station yard, awaiting the arrival of
the train, her Majesty's Equipage consisting of an elegant
caned carriage, covered, and drawn by two white ponies.
ridden by a postillion iu black livery. The pages in attend-
ance, however, wore their scarlet coats and gold-laced hats.
The quiet aspect of the station was extremely Pt rik ing ;
the public who are generally admitted being cn this, as. on
the last occasion rigorously excluded from its precincts.
There was thus no public reception on the platform, much
to the disappointment of many of her Majesty's lieges. None
of the town officials were on the platform, but Thames-street,
near the station, and the Castle-hill, were crowded with
spectators. On the platform, which was carpeted with crim-
son cloth, Lord A. Paget, Cul. Biddulph, of the Royal
Household, and Capt. Bulkeley, one of the directors, Mr
Grierson, Mr Kelley, eud Messrs Burlinson and Matthews,
of the Great Western Railway, had stationed themselves to
receive her Majesty and the Royal family, who at once
entered their carriages, aEd drove through the town to the
Castle. The Queen very graciously returned the loyal salu-
tation of the spectators as the carriage passed through the
streets. Her Majesty, thoa,th apparently in her usual health,
seemed, as did the Princess Helena, rather fatigued after
the long journey. As the Royal pally drove into the Quad-
rangle, the hoisting of the Royal standard announced the
Queen's presence to the inhatitants of Windsor. Her Ma-
jesty is expected to stay some short time at Windsor,

His Excellency the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne
has deferred his intended arrival in London for a few days.
His Excellency at the eleventh hour received the Emperor
Napoleon's command to meet his Imperial Majesty at
Nice.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings, the
Earl of Westmoreland, and the Earl of Glasgow have
arrived at the St, George's Hotel.

The Earl and Countess of Airlie, who are staying
at Lord Stanley's town house in Dover-street, will leave
town in a few days for Alderloy Park, Lord and Lady
Stanley of Alderley's seat in Cheshire, in order to join the
party about to meet for the wedding of Viscount Amberley
anal the Hon. Katherine Stanley.
The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith are with the
Duke and Dnchess of Buccleuch and family at Di umlanrig
Castle, Dumfries-shire.

The Countess of Desert has left the Alexandra
Hotel for Thornham Hall, Suffolk.

The Countess (Dowager) of Jersey will return to
her:mansion in Berkeley-square to-day from passing a few
weeks at Brighton. The countess is in excellent health.
Lard and Lady Chelmsford and the Hen. Miss
Thesiger are expected to leave town on Wednesday next for
Rome. The noble and learned lord and family intend to
peas the winter in Italy.

Lord and Lady Walter Seatt are at present
staying with Lady Hartopp at Four Oaks, Warwickshire.
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The Right lion: Sir RobLrt Pert, But., M P.,
and Lady Emily Peel arrived at their house in Whitehall-
gardens on Saturday from Colonel IL and Lady Jane
Taylor's resikneo at Sandgato.