The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-05 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Rear-Admiral of the Blue Charles Eden, C.B.
one of the Lords of the Admiralty, arrived on Sa.
turday, from Torquay, at Devooport, and inspected
the training ship Impregnable, 78, Commander
Francis S. Tremlett ; the Canopus, 8, Commander
Charles F. F. Boughey ; the training ship Implac-
able, 24, Commander SamUel B. Doling ; and the
guardship of the steam reserve the Indus, Captain
Astley C. Key, C. 8., in Hamoaze. His lordship
dined at Mount Wise on Sunday with Port-Admi-
ral Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.8., and yesterday left
Plymouth by the morning express. The paddle.
wheel steam sloop Argus, 6, Commander J. Lewis
Moore, with his lordship's secretary, which arrived
at Devonport on Saturday, was preparing to leave
yesterday afternoon for Portsmouth.

The water having been pumped out of No. 3 dock
at Chatham, in which the screw frigate Orlando, 46,
1,000 horse power, Capt. G. G. Randolph, was
docked on Saturday, a minute inspection of the fri-
gate was instituted yesterday afternoon by the
master shipwright's staff, under the immediate direc-
tion of Mr. Lang, the master shipbuilder of the
establishment, in order to discover the nature of the
injuries which the vessel has sustained. During
the afternoon nearly the whole of the copper was
stripped off her bottom, and her mahogany plank-
ing cleared. So far as can be at present ascertained,
the leakage appears to be close to her keel, where
her timbers are believed to be strained. There is
also a defect perceptible in her stern-post, caused,
it is believed, by the Working of her powerful
screw machinery. There are one or two other
minor defects, but none which are of great impor-
tance. No exertions are to be spared by the dock-
yard department to have her completed. From the
nature of the repairs required, however, it is not
probable that they will be completed in less than
three weeks.

In accordance with orders received from the Ad-
miralty the works required to be executed upon the
Terrible, 22, 800 horsepower, fitting for the Chatham
steam reserve squadron, have been suspended, and
nearly the whole of the hands removed to the other
ships building and under repair.

The war department steamer Balaklava, from
Woolwich Arsenal, laden 500 tons of machinery and
war stores for Portsmouth, yester.lay went down to
Purfleet to complete her cargo, 56 tons of powder.
She also took a 68-pounder gun and carriage,
equipped for experimental service in Capt. Coles's
cupola battery, now under construction at Ports-
mouth. The old method of pointing the gun with
the elevating screw worked with handspikes, &c.,
has been replaced by the lever, which works with
considerably less labour.

The hired transports Ranger, for Halifax, Orient
for Bermuda, and the Adelaide for Gibraltar, yes-
terday arrived at Woolwich, for the purpose ofship.
ping ammunition and war materials for the above
named places. Tonnage is also engaged in ships
under sailing orders for Bombay, Simon's Town,
Auckland, New Zealand, Cape Town, Malta, &c.
The following appointments were made yester-
iay at the Admiralty :—Lieut. F. G. Gambier, to
the Archer; Lieut. G. D. Bushe, to the Rattlesnake;
Lord A. C. G. Lennox, naval cadet, to the Meeanee ;
A. M'lnnes, chief engineer, to the Geyser; J. Ross,
engineer, to the Indus, for hospital treatment ;
J. Wyllie and A. Moreton, assist.-engineers, to
the Valorous ; C. 0. Salmon, assist.-paymaster in
the Revenge, to be secretary's clerk ; D, T. Waugh,
assist-paymaster, to the Dauntless ; and H. G.
Stembridge, clerk to the Orontes.

THE ARMY.
The J and K batteries of the 4th brigade Royal
Artillery and the 6th brigade Royal Artillery, un-
der the command of Col.
Ward, C. 8., were officially
inspected on Southsea-common yesterday by Major-
Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., commanding the south-
west district, who was attended by a numerous
Staff. The J and K batteries of the 4th brigade
were under the command of Lieut.-Col. Anderson,
anodngtdheen. s
Col. 6th brigadeeveralaneeavres underm were gone the command of
L
through, and several rounds
fired from the batteries.
The General at the conclusion complimented both
officers and men on their appearance and efficiency
in drill.

The following officers have joined the depots of
their respective regiments at Chatham garrison :
Capt. J. 0. Vandeleur, 35th Regiment; Ensign E.
J. Lugard, Ist battalion 4th King's Own ; Ensign
H. L. Ricard, Ist battalion 20th Regiment; Ensign
W. S. Mills, 91st Regiment; Ensign 13. Alt and
Assist.-Surg. J. M. Waters, 3d depot battalion.
Lieut. E. Ilramhead, Ist battalion 4th King's Own,
has been ordered to join the service companies of
his regiment in India. llajor W. B. Gossett, ad-
jutant, Royal Engineers, has proceeded from Chat-
ham garrison to Hythe, for the purpose of going
through a course of instruction at the school of
musketry.

Lieat. Kennedy, 1 sergeant, 2 corporals; 1 drum-
mer, and 100 privates Royal Marine Light Infantry,
stationed for sometime past at Deptford, have been
recalled to Woolwich, and will occupy the barrack
rooms become vacant at headquarters by the depar-
ture of draughts for the Royal Oak and other de-
tachments on service. The number of the division
w at
or-Gen. A. B. Stransham, Inspec-
tor-Gen. rof the Woolwich
Royal Marines Light Infantry, com-
ntoor
m_nced his summer inspection.
eset
Y-
day ma i is 1,762 of all ranks.
At 2 o'clock 10 com-
panies of the Chatham, or first division, each 60
strong, were paraded in front of the men's quarters,
in heavy marching order, and afterwards marched
to the Great Lines, where the battalion, which had
purposely been reduced to 600 men, exclusive of
officers, awaited the,arrival of the Inspector-General.
Each of the companies was furnished with 15 rounds
of blank cartridge, and tne flank companies with 20
rounds each. Shortly after 3 o'clock Major-General
Stransham arrived on the ground, accompanied by
his aide-de-camp, Capt. J. C. Travers, and a nume-
rous staff, and was received by the battalion with
the customary salute and lowering of colours. After
a brief inspection of the columns Major •Gen. Strans-
ham took up his position at the flagstaff, when the
battalion, which was under the command of Col, T.
Lemon, C. 8., the commandant of the division,
marched past by .corapanies in admirable style.
This completed, a brilliant series of battalion and
light infantry manoeuvres, from the programme
laid down by the Inspector-General, were exe-
cuted by the battalion, under the direction of Col.
Lemon, in a manner which reflected the highest
credit on the officers of the battalion for the very
high state of discipline to which they had
brought the division. The movements were pro-
longed until an advanced hour in the afternoon,
when the battalion was marched off the ground
to its quarters. The inspection, which will oc-
cupy some days, will be resumed this morning.