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London, England, 1864-02-15 00:00:00

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The subjoined regulations sign,
dated February 13, 1864, in refc S
First Lord of the Admiralty, have been issued for the infor-
mation of those officers who purpose to attend :—Officers
who apply personally for permission to attend the First
Lord's levees are requested to see that their Christian names
and seniority are correctly inserted in the leveee book, kept
by the hall porter. Agents applying on behalf of a client
must produce a memorandum written by the officer himself
(to be retained in office), stating the day on which he
wishes to be present; and care should be taken that the
rank, Christian names, and seniority of the officer be cor-
rectly and clearly given. It is to be distinctly understood
that if an officer does not appear upon the day which ho
has specified, ho cannot be received at any subsequent lev6e
during the year.
Information has been received at Woolwich announcing
that her Majesty's iron screw steam troopship 709 horse
power, Himalaya, Capt. Lacy, having conveyed 800 troops
of the line from Ceylon to Auckland, New Zealand, had
sailed on the 28th of November for Sydney, New South
Wales, where she arrived on December the 4th. She was
to sail on the 13th December for Portsmouth, going
round Cape Horn, and calling at the Isle of Ascension. Mrs.
Mercer, widow of Capt. Mercer, of the Royal Artillery, who
who was killed in the late engagement with the Maories, is
a passenger on board the Himalaya.
Major-Gen. Decree, commanding at Woolwich, and a
committee defacers from the medical and sanitary depart -
went, having inspected the basement quarters of the Royal
Artillery Barracks have condemned the lower tiers front and
rear, near the parade, as being unfit for occupation. They
are consequently to be converted into.barraok stores. Orders
have been received to prepare quarters for the reception of
three companies of the 60th Rifle Brigade, under the com-
mand of Col. Sir J. Campbell, who are ordered to Wool-
wich to go through a course of instruction in the lunge range
Two detachments of 160 men belonging to theßoyal Marine
Light Infantry, in command of Capt. Bunce, are also
ordered to commence rifle practice for the season on Wed-
nesday next.
Her Majesty's 21-gun corvette Wolverene was undocked
at Woolwich on Friday, and the Enterprise from Deptford
was docked in her place. In consequence of the difficulty of
dredging sufficiently near the mouth of the dock, the Wol-
verene grounded at the entrance, By the aid of a couple of
powerful steam tugs she was speedily liberated, and was
made fast alongside the coal hulk, and took in fuel in readi-
ness for an engineer's trial down the river on Wednesday
next. Her engines of 400-horse power are supplied by
Messrs. Ravenhill and Co.

The Trafalgar, 70, screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. Thos.
H. Mason, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from
Malta and Gibraltar. She has brought home a number of
military and naval supernumeraries.
The following appointments were made on Saturday at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. E. F. Weld, to the Asia—Lieut. G.
H. Blake, to the Cornwallis—Lieut. T. F. L. P, Maclean,
to the Princess Royal—Lieut. George W. Allen, to the
Mega3ra—Edward Boulton, chief engineer, to the Princess
Royal—Aaron Symes and R. T. Rundle, assist. engineers,
to the Princess Royal—Arthur Moreton, William Frazer,
and James Cleland, assist. engineers, to the Princess Royal,
for the Penguin.

John Winchester has been anointed lieutenant in the
Royal Naval Reserve.

Gen. William Douglas, of the Royal Engineers, died at
Hastings on Wednesday last. The deceased officer, Nilo
had attained the advanced age of 77 years, entered the ser-
vice on the Ist of July, 1801, and became Lieut. on the 12th
of October following. He obtained the rank of Capt. July
1, 1806; Major, August 12, 1819; Lieut.-Col., March 23,
1825:; Col., June 28, 1838; Major-General, November 11;
1851 ; Lieut.-Gen., November 23, 1858; and Gen., April 3,
1862.