The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-16 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The half-yearly insp3ctions at Aldershott have been =-
tinned during the past week, in every instance with the
moat favourable results. Oa Monday the Ist battalion 6th
(Beal) Regiment was inspected by Major-General Taylor,
coMmanding the Ist infantry brigade; on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday the 59th and 37th Regiments and the
Commissariat Staff Corps by the same brigadier; and the
87th Royal Irish Fusiliers by Major-Gen. Bates. The re •
giments were put through the manual, platoon, and bayonet
exercises, as well as a number of field movements, such as
advancing in line, retiring by fours from the right of com-
panies; firing one round by companies from the right;
firing one round by wings; retiring by double column of
subdivisions, and a variety of other exercises calculated to
test the efficiency of the troops to the utmost. On the
conclusion of each inspection the regiments were formed
into equare, and the General addressed the officers, non-
commissioned officers, and men, expressing their high ap-
proval of the manner in which the manoeuvres had been
peformed. The regimental and companies' books, the men's
dinners, kits, the married quarters, &c., were also inspected,
and pronounced satisfactory in every particular.
The Aldershott Camp athletic sports and foot racea, under
tho patronage of Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Pennefather, K.C.8.,
commanding the division, and the Brigadier-Generals com-
manding brigades will take plr.co on the Royal Pavilion
Cricket-ground on the 23d of Juno. Only officers and men
belonging to the Aldershott division will be allowed to
enter.

The head-quarters of the 14th Hussars, under the
wand of Col. Thomson, including Capt, Travers, Captain
Chadwick, Lieut. Bradley, Lieut. and Adjt. Newton, Major
Featherstonhaugh (paymaster), Surgeon-Major Arden,
Quartermaster Clark, VeterinctrySurgeon D iwson, with 8
sergeants, 7 trumpeters, and 10t rank and filed, arrived at
the North Camp, Aldershott, on Friday, and are stationed
in I and K lines.

A detachment of the Commissariat Staff Corps left the
North Camp, Aldershott, on Thursday morning for. Bristol,
en route for Ireland. Twenty-four of the non-commissioned
officers and men are ordered to Dublin, and will form the
first commissariat establishment at that station; and 29,
under the command of Deputy-Assist.-Commissary-Gen.
Porter (7fith Regiment), will prcteed to the Curragh.
The following companies of Royal Engineers, now serving
in the Mediterranean, will be relieved during the present
year—viz , the 28th company, now serving at Malta, and
the 29th company, employed in the destruction of the fortifi-
cations, &c., in the island of Corfu, prior to its evacuation
by the British forces. The 25th company, now serving in
the Mauritius, will also rejoin head-quarters at Chatham
during the present year.
A detachment of Royal Marines, consisting of one officer
aLd nine gunners of the Royal Marine Artillery, and two
sergeants, two corporals, one drummer, and 27 privates of
the Royal
to the oyalM azineLight Infantry. were on Saturday played
down dockyard at Woolwich by the full band of the
division, and embarked for foreign service on board her
Majesty's gun corvette Wolverine, 21, commissioned by
Capt. Algernon F. R. deatoraey. She is under orders to
go down to the Royal Arsenal this morning, and take in
her guns and ammunition, and will first proceed to the
west, to join the Channel fle.et. Her crew consists of 280 of
all ranks.

The military invalids from Bombay in the Gosforth were

removed to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, by Go-
vernment tug steamer on Saturday, and the time expired,
men and military prisoners landed at the dockyard, Ports-
mouth. The latter were immediately sent to prison under
military escort, and the former forwarded to the depots of
their respective regiments. The Goforth left in the after-
noon for London.