The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-01 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

A regimental parade of the Royal Artillery sta-
tioned at Portsmouth and Hilsea took place on
Southsea-common on Monday. The force on the
ground was drawn up with the 6th Brigade of
Garrison Artillery in the centre, and a field bat-
tery of artillery on each flank, forming three sides
of a square, the objects of the parade being—first,
the presentation of a medal and annuity to an old
soldier; and, secondly, the farewell inspection of
the force by Col. Warde, C. 8., the officer in com-
mand of the Artillery in the south-west district,
previous to his handing over the command to his
successor, and leaving the garrison to assume the
command at Woolwich, to which he is appointed.
Master-Gunner Jas. Doig, master gunner of Ports-
mouth, was called out to the front and presented by
Col. Warde with the silver medal for meritorious
conduct, and towhich isattached an annuity of £lO.
Col. Warde afterwards inspected the men, who
were then dismissed to their quarters. To-day he is
succeeded in the command of the Artillerystationed
in the south-west district by Col. Elliott.
Advices received from India by the last mail an-
nounce the arrival at Madras, on the 28th of April
of Messrs. Dauber's ship Camperdown, from Ports-
mouth, with the following portion of the 76th Re-
giment on board, after an excellent passage of 90
days, and without a single death occurring on
board during the voyage C. O'Donoghue,
Lients. E. C. Harding and J. Talbot, Assist.-Surg.
W • E. Dudley ; Ensigns D. C. Delvine, T. W. Best,
and J. N. Anderson ; 233 men, 29 women, and 26
children. The troops were to disembark on the even-
ing of the day
the ship arrived at Madras,
vb:sel was then to resume her voyagdeetnocy lcutta.
and the
of Capt.
A 03r-id-martial, under the
Hector,Pre assembled yes-
t ,8 ship Victory at
Prcedy, her
terday on board her Majr:iy
Majesty's ship
ass and supernumerary of
boatswain of the third cl
Portsmouth, for the trial of - r. William Denniger,
Aei.a on charge of I:o3enting
herhioi s:NelifdifersolmY'shisahsihpip wit'hout lee-vt,. from the 10th
of May, 1864. e Court found the
and to
to the 18th
charges prnvepd,aya,ntdo sbenetdeniscmedisstehde
his ship,
to for
feit 44 days'
be severely reprimanded.
The following appointments and promotions
• were made at the Admiralty on Monday :—L. P.
Lewis, assist.-engineer, to the Trafalgar; W. P.
Thwe, of the Liffey,
and J. M‘Gough, of the Stir-
prise, promoted to be let-class assist.-engineers;
and Charles Nicolle, clerk, to the Royal Adelaide,
eis supernumerary.

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The official !Vilna Courier announces,
tion, the 27th of April, of Leon Szt ;4'6--
Suwalki, and of Y. Grigoras,zezeelle,- on the tfahs,
at Kowno. Both were insurgents. Trie same paper
announces the execution, on the 10th instant, at
Matthew, of M. Michael o,kierko, a gEntlemay, of
the Palatinate of Minsk, "for having been, since
the commencement of the insurrection, in constant
relation with the members of the Lithuanian Revo-
lutionary Committee, and afterwards become chief
of the palatinate of Minbk.."
Thu Posen Gazette says :—" The address front the
Inhabitants of Piock has been extorted troth thom
by the threat of a contribution of 30,000 ronbits ?tr,d
the arrest. of several gentlemen of the town. On
the 11th May M. Stefanslii, formerly a Vret.;ter in
the woods of C'zetusk, was hanged by the Ritesizna
at the village of Gezda, in the district of Lipno.
The conduct of this man tied always been rework-
able for vrvat honesty and gocd sense, ,e.r.P. bad
been devoted to the service of his country. A spy
haTinga private grudge.k,goinst hiw, gave .li7.;q. up
into the h3nds Hof the Russians as a member of tho
national of gAnisation. The court-martial sentat cel
him to death, and the sentence was executed im-
mediately without setking any more evidence-
wife, his three children, his old father, and his
'numerous family, were the despairing witnesses of
the dreadful deed. On reaching the gallows, Ste.
fanski, with admirable resignation, recommended
his family to the protection of Providence.'
Letters from Lithuania state that 300 inhabits nta
of Kleszczelsk, who were compelled last year to
accept the Greek religion, are treated like prison ars
for fear they should return to the Roman Catholic
faith. The director of police at Wilna has issue d
an order, dated the 25th April, and published in th e
Police Gazette, recommending the police of the city

use of the Polish language in tradesmen's accounts
or on their signboards, and the wearing of Polish
costumes; and also directing them to examine the
papers and luggage of all persons arriving in
Lithuania from the kingdom of Poland or abroad.
The Breslau Gazette says the Czar has refused to
accept the address of the Polish landowners, be-
cluse it begs him to remedy the evils under which
the country is snffering.

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