The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-21 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, Nov. 15.—Her Majesty's steamer Tri-
dent, 3, Commander C. J. Balfour, arrived on 13th
inst. from Patras, having on board the following
passengers :—Lieut. H. R. Bernes, R.N., Lieut.
Armstrong, R.M., the Hon. E. T. Needham, R,N.,
and eight seamen. The Trident leaves on Friday
or Saturday for England to be paid off. The Fire-
fly, 4, surveying vessel, Lieut. G. R. Wilkinson,
Malta harbour on the 14th, to resume operations
on the coast of Sicily. The Royal Oak, 35,1ir0n.
clad, Captain F. Campbell, has been found to be
very unhealthy, owing to want of ventilation
and light on the lower deck. She will, it is said,
go into dock early next week, to have a forecastle
fitted as a sick bay. Two Austrian meneof•war, the
Don Juan d'Austria, 31, ironclad, Capt. Pccorny,
and the paddle-steamer Elizabeth, Capt. Taccaria,
arrived this morning from Algiers in three days,
and on entering port gave and received the usual
salutes. These vessels aro on their return to Pole,
from the Baltic. The following passengers arrived
on the 14th inst. by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer from Marseilles—Capt. Farrell,
R.A., and Mrs Farrell, Capt. Cuming, R.A., and
Mrs Cuming, Capt. Cookesley, 22d Regiment, and
Major Ommanney, R.A„ and Mrs Ommanney.
Her Majesty's ship Orlando, 46, Capt. G, R. Ran-
dolph, is daily expected from Tunis.
The Lords of the Admiralty have entered into a
contract with Messrs Castle and Beech, of Baltic-
wharf, Millbank, for that firm to break up the whole
of the steamers and sailing vessels ordered to be sold
oat of the navy from their unfitness for further ser-
vice, the contract price to be pail to the Admiralty
being 8s per ton for the materials and timber, the
sum of £l5 per cent. on the gross sum paid by the
contractors being allowed by the Government for
all the metal returned to the Admiralty. The fol-
lowing is the complete list of the steamers and sail-
ing vessels the order for the breaking up of which
has been received at Chatham dockyard, viz. :—The
floating battery Trusty, 14, 1,539 tons, 150 horse
power—the paddlewheel steamer Dragon, 6, 1,270
tons, 560 horse power—the paddlewheel steamer
Firebrand, 6, 1,190 tons, 410 horse power—the
paddlewheel steamer Gorgon, 6, 1,111 tons, 320
horse power—the paddlewheel steamer Spurge,
1,124 tone, 420 horse power—the BMW gunvessel
Flying Fish, 6, 871 tons, 350 horse power—the pads
dlewheel steamer Hermes, 6, 830 tons, 220 horse
power—the paddle wheelsteamerHecate, 6, 817 tons,
240 horse power—the paddlewheel steamer Ardent,
3, 801 tons, 200 horse power—the screw steamer
Alacrity, 4, 675 tons, 200 horse power—the
Banshee, 2,672 tons, 350 horse power—the Roebuck,
6,865 tons, 175 horse power, screw gun vessel—the
Renard, 4, 910 tons, 200 horse power—the Wrangler,
4, 477 tons, 80 horse power, screw gun vessel—and
the paddlewheel steamer Kite, 3, 300 tons, 170 horse
power—together with the following sailing vessels,
viz., the Venni, 1,069 tons—the Daphne, 726 tons
—the Frolic, 509 tone—the Fantome, 483 tons—and
the Daring, 423 tons.

The Field-Marshal Commanding.in.Chief having
awarded six meda,s,witla gratuities, to nou commis-
sioned cfficers and men of the 0;h Regiment for
long service and good conduct, the ceremony of pre,.
sentation took place on Friday, the 18th inst., at a
full dress parade of the regiment at Gosport, when
the medals were attached to the breast of each by
Col. Mairdy. The recipients were Serg.-Major
Poole, Drum-Major Kearns, Quartermaster.Serg.
Whitcroft, Serg. Soane, and Private Elliott (the
medal for Private Gates had been forwarded to the
Depot at Fermoy). Col. M'Kirdy congratulated
them on the rewards they had just received from
her Majesty after upwards of 18 years' good service,
and said the regiment was proud to have so many
meritorious soldiers.

The following regulations to be observed by mass
ters in charge of barges, in the Thames, Medway,
and Orwell, and canals adjoining, were last week
issued at Woolwich by order of the Naval Director
General of Stores, Capt. Giffin, C. 8., A D,C. to her
Majesty. They set forth that—
Whenever barges or other craft, belonging to, or engaged
by, the Military Store Department are employed in convey •
ing gunpowder, ammunition, or other combustible stores,
the following rules are to be observed. With regard to fires
or lights on board-
1. No fires are to be lighted on board any barge or craft
conveying gunpowder or other combustible stores to any
place in the River Thames within one mile below Gravesend
or in either of the canals leading to Aldershott or Weedon ;
nor between the Nore and Chatham in the River Medway;
nor within two miles of the Spit or outer buoy leading to
Harwich Harbour.

" 2. When the barge or other craft is one mile below
Gravesend, and not nearer than half a mile of any inhabited
place or magazine, fires may be lighted on board for cooking
purposes only.
" 3. No barge having powder on board is to remain along-
side the jetty or wharf of any magazine during the night,
nor at any time (day or night) except when actually employed
in the operation of embarking or disembarking powder or
ammunition, but is to haul off and anchor at a distance of
not less than 900 yards from such jetty or wharf if powder
is on board, and if empty of not less than 400 yards,
" 4. No barge having powder on board is to be left with-
out a responsible watchman in charge.
" 5. With regard to the sailing and riding lights required
to be carried according to the Admiralty regulations, the
usual tinder-box, &c., will be used for the purpose of striking
a light, and under no pretence aro Lucifer matches to be on
board. Smoking on board is most strictly prohibited.

" As soon as the barges, &0., have been loaded the hatches
are to be carefully covered with tarpaulins and battened
down, and are not to be removed or disturbed until the
cargo is ready to be discharged.
"7. A powder flag must be kept flying during the time
the combustible stores are on board."

A code of instructions, drawn up for the guidance
of the foremen and others employed on board the
floating magazines off Woolwich, has likewise been
read and signed by every person engaged there, and
all persons have been given to understand that the
slightest breach of the regulations or any dereliction
of their ordinary duties will be punished with in•
stant dismissal. No person is to enter the magazine
portion of the ship without changing his shoes for
the proper slippers provided for the purpose, and
the labourers emplo3ed in working the magazines
or removing powder from vessels are not to carry
knives or other objectionable articles, and are to
wear the dresses to be in future provided for their
use. The foremen are to see that the magazines are
carefully swept with a hair broom after every day's
work, and take care that a proper supply of hides
wadmiltilts, and mats is in readiness and use during
the removal of l o wder. The foremen are to be parti-
cular in hoisting the " red flag'' during the day, and
to take care that one of the labourers allowed for the
protection of the ship is constantly on deck keeping
a looke.out, which duty, under the foreman's direc-
tions, is to be performed by the labourers alternately.
A night watch, consisting of one foreman and two
labourers, is to be efficiently kept, one of the latter
being always on deck. The foreman will visit the
watch every four hours, and the result is to be en-
tered in a book and reported in the morning to the
military store officer in charge. The pumps aro to
be sounded at least once a day, and care taken
that the fire engines and appurtenances are kept
clean and in perfect working order. No person haying
be thepselrigmhittteesdt
tto
enter
or intoxicatedars asiys
to
spirituous liquors to be allowed on board. No fires