The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1863.

TO PERSONS SEEKING LANDED
1 ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY REdIDENCES,
FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND
PROPER VIES G aNERALLY—
To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls
throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices,
No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's
"FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection
of landed and house properties now in the market, from
the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the
cottage with its few acres.
OWNERS OF PROPERTIES Wishing to Sell or Let can em-
brace the opportunity that the medium of this Resister
affords, by sending the particit!ars of their properties to the
Estate Offices, t 7, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs.
Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers,
where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid-
ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon-
veniences.
THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur-
chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency,
and then only the usual moderate commission.
Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London.

CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

MEETING THIS DAY.

The 44th quarterly general meeting of the members took
place this day, at the offices, No. 33, Norfolk-street,
Strand.

The SECRETARY (Mr, Gruneisen) read the advertise-
ment convening the meeting.
The NOBLE CHAIRMAN (Viscount Ranelagh) read the
following report of the Executive Committee :
The Executive Committee have the satisfaction of sub-
mitting, in this, their 44th report to the members, the an-
nexed gratifying returns for the past quarter, and the
aggregate items for the financial year ending the 30th Sep-
tember, 1863 :

permission to break the ground when a grave was wanted,
he abused the clerk in terms which, proceeding from a
clergyman, greatly astonished the bystanders. It is said,
though we cannot vouch for the fact, that Mr. Henniker has
declared that he will not officiate at the burial of his pari-
shioners any more. It is understood that the rural dean
will visit Cauldon, and hold an investigation into Mr. Hen-
niker's conduct on the 23d inst.—Stailordshire Sentinel.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The gunboat Specd well, Commander George F. Cottam,
has sailed from Greenhithe, after the adjustment of com-
passes, for her station on the West Coast of. Africa, and
the iron storeship Supply, Master Commander Bowden, has
also sailed from Greenhithe, with a cargo of victualling and
dockyard stores from Deptford and Woolwich, for Gibraltar
and Malta.

The iron frigate Achilles, under construction at Chatham,
is to have her bottom covered with Hayes's composition to
prevent fouling before being undocked. At the request of
the Admiralty, Mr. Hays and Mr. Crispin are to inspect the
bottom of the iron steamer Recruit, to which both their
compositions were applied before the incrustations and ac-
cumulations on the bottom of that vessel are removed.

The screw steamer Victor, 6, 859 tons, 350-horse power,
belonging to the second division of the Chatham S team Re-
serve, has been disposed of by the Admiralty, by public
tender, to Mr. Pearson, shipbroker, London, for the sum of
£9,500. By direction of the Admiralty she has been removed
to Sheerness, where she has been docked and examined, and
has since been placed in the great basin, where she is un-
aergoing a thorough overhaul and refit, and at the same

time supplied with a new rig, at the expense bf the pur-
chaser. The Victor is a modern vessel of her class, and an
exceedingly fine ship, her sale, therefore, by the Admiralty
for the comparatively low sum stated has created consider-
able surprise. Her engines are in first-rate condition, re-
quiring little repair, and are of themselves quite worth the
entire sum paid for the ship. The principal reason assigned
for the very low speed hitherto attained by this ship, consi-
dering her enormous engine power, is that her boilers are
placed too low and cannot pass the steam quickly enough to
the engines. This defect, however, canbe easily and cheaply
remedied, and there is little doubt the Victor will ultimately
become an exceedingly fast and efficient ship in the hands
of private owners.

The Edgar, 71, screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. G. T. P.
Hornley, flagship of Rear-Admiral of the White, Sidney,
Colpoys Dacres, C. 13., Commander-in-Chief of the Channel
Fleet, went into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead on
Saturday for docking and refit.
The Salamander, 6, paddlewheel sloop, 320 horse power,
Mr. Vernon Jones, master in charge, after having been
fitted for the first division of the Sheerness Steam Reserve
and made ready for immediate commission, has been re-
taken into dock at Sheerness by orders from the Admiralty,
to be fitted with anew poop and to undergo other alterations
to render her fit for surveying services off the coast of Van-
couver's Island. The necessary alterations will take six
weeks to accomplish, after which the vessel will be commis-
sioned, and proceed at once to that duty.
The name of the principal and other officers who were
connected with the accident which recently took place on
the occasion of docking the paddlewheel steamer Medusa,
4,312 horse power, at Sheerness, as reported in lice Sun
have been forwarded to the Admiralty, together with a full
report of the circumstances connected with the occurrence,
preparatory to a full and stringent investigation as to the
alleged neglect which gave rise to the accident.
His Danish Majesty's screw despatch. gun-vessel Fylla,
3 guns, Capt. Kreiger, having completed coaling, &c., went
out of Portsmouth harbour on Sunday morning, and at
noon sailed for St. Thomas's.

His Prussian Majesty's brig of war Rover, and a frigate;

the latter supposed to be the Thetis, have been reported at
Portsmouth as being off the Isle of. Wight on Saturday,
bound up Channel for the Baltic.

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on Wednesday, the 28th
inst.

The annexed general order, dated Horse Guards, the 10th
inst., has been promulgated by the Adjutant-General, Sir
J. Yorke Scarlett :--

" His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-
in-Chief is pleased to approve of general officers command-
ing districts and divisions in Great Britain, and officers com-
manding in garrisons not included in any military district,
granting leave of absence to officers, and furloughs to non-
commissioned officers and soldiers, under the following
regulations and restrictions, viz.:--1. Leave of absence
granted under this order to officers may commence on the
15th of October, or as soon after as the half-yearlyinspec-
tion shall have been made. Furloughs granted to non-
commissioned officers and soldiers may commence from the
Ist of next month. 2. These indulgences are to terminate
on the 14th of March next, when, agreeably to her Ma-
jesty's regulations, all officers and soldiers are to be pre-
sent with their respective regiments and depots. 3. One
field-officer, one-half of the captains, and one-half of the
subaltern officers are always to be present. 4. No officer
(except in the performance of duty, or for the purpose of
joining his regiment) is to quit the United Kingdom with li
-
out having first received her Majesty's special per-
mission, according to the regulation on that head. 5.
Officers employed on the recruiting service or upon the Staff
of the army are not to be included in the number hereby
fixed for the constant duty of the regiment or depot. 6. The
applications for leave for regimental paymasters and medical
officers are to continue to be made in the mode prescribed in
the regulations and orders for the army. 7. In case of
short leave of absence being required by adjutants, riding-
masters, quartermasters, or veterinary surgeons of regi-
ments, it will be necessary that a special report be made as to
the mode in which their duties are to be performed during
their absence, and that their commanding officer is satisfied.
8. The proportion of non-commissioned officers, trumpeters,
drummers, and private men to whom furloughs may be
granted is not to exceed 20 per battery of horse and field
artillery, or ten per troop battery of garrison artillery or
company.. Commanding officers of regiments returning
from India may exercise a liberal discretion in granting
furloughs to soldiers who come home with their corps,
W hen corps are not stationed in garrisons or military dis-
tricts, the officers commanding are at liberty to use their
discretion in granting the indulgence of leave of absence
under the foregoing restrictions, to the officers and soldiers
under their command, reporting the same to the Adjutant-
General. His Royal Highness expects that the general and
other officers who are empowered to grant leave of absence
under the provisions of this order will strictly confine that
grant to the proportion of officers herein specified."
It is understood that the court-martial on Lieut.-Col.
Crawley will be held at the Clubhouse at Aldershot. No
date is yet notified for its commencement, but the proba-
bility is that it win take place about the middle of Novem-
ber.

A divisional field-day, ordered, according to popular
rumour, in anticipation of the presence of the King of the
Greeks and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, took
place at Aldershot on Wednesday. At 10 o'clock the
division was formed up on Claycart-ridge, and immediately
afterwards advanced to the westward. It proceeded to
Eelmoor, then wheeled to the right, and manoauvred to the
northward. About two hours were spent in performing
evolutions, and on their termination the troops marched
past.
The half-yearly inspections at Aldershot have been con-
tinued during the past week. Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Penne-
father, K,C.8,, inspected the D and H batteries of the Royal
Horse Artillery on Wednesday, and the A battery, 4th bri-
gado. Major-Gen. Russell, C. 8., inspected the Royal Engi-
neers, under Col. Simmons, on Tuesday and Wednesday—
the 24th company under Capt. W, A. Frankland, on their
,
private parade ; and the 2d company, under Capt. Harrison,
at Bourley-bottom. Brigadier-Gen, Bates inspected the
Commissariat Stall Corps on Monday, the companies under
command of Assiet.-Commissary_Gen. Fagan,
being formed
up in quarter-distance column, on their parade ground. The
inspecting generals on each occasion expressed their appro-
bation at the appearance and discipline of the troops, and
the well-ordered internal economy of the respective regi-

ments.
The 76th Regiment will leave Aldershot in two divisions
to-morrow, and proceed to Portsmouth, where they will em-
bark on board the chartered troopships Hornet and Atalanta
en route for Madras.
A detachment of the Commissariat Staff Corps, number-
ing 8 sergeants, 73 rank and file, under the command of
Deputy-Assist. Commissary-Gen. Elkington, are under
orders to proceed from Aldershot to New Zealand, and will
shortly embark for their destination.
Detachments of the sth battalion Military Train left Al-
dershot on Thursday, to be stationed as follows—Plymouth,
6
Netley,
1 sergt. men ;
1 sergt. 8 men ;Shorncliffe, 1 sergt.
1 man, The H troop of this battalion is under orders to
proceed to Portsmouth on permanent duty.
The 75th Regiment, now stationed at Plymouth, is under
orders to proceed to Aldershot on the arrival of the 31st Re-
giment from China.
The 61th Regiment is under orders to leave Aldershot on
the 27th inst. ; headquarters and four companies to Gos-
port, and detachments to Weymouth, Tipner, and March-
wood.
The noncommissioned officers and men selected from the
gineers at head-quarters, Chat-
depot companies of Royal En
ham, to augment the several companies now on the home
establishment, left Brompton barracks on Saturday last for
their respective destinations, Col. Harness, C. 8., director
of the Royal Engincer,establishment, inspecting the rein-
forcements prior to their departure. The companies of
Royal Engineers which require augmentation are the 2d
and 21th, at Aldershott camp; the 7th company, at Dover;
the 20th and 26th companies) at Weymouth; and the 23d,
at Shorn cliffe.
An order was yesterday received from the War Depart-
ment by the officials of the Royal gun factories in Wool-
wich Arsenal to make arrangements for the manufacture of
a new kind of naval and garrison 100-pounder muzzle-
loading gun, about to be commenced without delay. The
specifications and designs are to b,t forrraed from the War

Department at a future period. It is believed, however,
that the projectile is to be elongated and hardened at the
point, so as to penetrate the armour-plating of the present
method of line-of•battle shipbuilding, mad to be effectual at
a considerable distance from the point of action.
A battery of Armstrong guns, intended for the I battery,
of the 4th brigade Roy al Artillery, under a course of instruc-
tion at the sch9ol of gunnery at Shoeburyness, and a large
amount of warlike stores are ready for embarcation at Wool-
wich for New Zealand. A couple of ships intended for the
transport of the above as well as the 4th battalion Military
Train are expected at Woolwich-pier on Thursday next.