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London, England, 1863-10-16 00:00:00

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following officers have arrived here during the week
from England and the Continent—Lieut.-Col. Mit-
Wilson, Capts. Cartwright and Watson, Assist.-
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Surg. Fraser, Lieut. Griffin,Ensigns Hare, Brown,
and Leader, Commander Strickland, R.N., and Mrs.
Strickland. The following have left in addition to
those who took their departure by the Orentes—
Lieut.-Col. Mattei, commanding the Royal Malta
Fencible Artillery, for England, on leave; Lieut.
Oliver, 22d Regiment, by the Foxhound, for Greece,
on leave. A Prussian steam corvette, the Preussi-
cher Adler, Commodore G. Klatt,and two gunboats,
the Basilisk, Lieut. H. Schan, and the Blitz, Lieut.
M'Lean, have lately arrived in the Mediterranean
from the Baltic, and touched here on their way to
the Levant. They left on Sunday and Monday last
for Athens, where the Blitz is to remain until fur-
ther orders. The Preussicher Adler and the Basilisk
will go on, the former to be stationed at Constanti-
nople, and the latter on the Danube. They are likely
to remain in these waters for two or three years.
The Malacca, 17, screw eorvette, Capt. G. Napier,
came in this morning in five days from Missolonghi.
She is on her way home, having been ordered to
England in consequence of legal proceedings having
been taken by one of her former officers (Lieut. Ar-
mitage) who was dismissed the service by court-
martial, and who has brought a charge of conspiracy
against certain persons belonging to this ship, who
gave evidence in the case. Deputy-Commissary-
General Horne arrived to-night by the Euxine
from China on his way home. He remains a week
at Malts."

The paddlewheel sloop Ardent, which was recently
brought to Woolwich from the south-east coast of
America, and paid out of commission by Captain
Parish, has been surveyed throughout and con-
demned as unfit for further service. She yesterday
commenced returning her boilers and machinery,
preparatory, it is stated, to her being broken np.
The gunboat Speedwell, Commander Cottam,
commissioned to replace the Recruit (intended for
service on the West Coast of Africa, and afterwards
condemned), was inspected yesterday. The crew
were mustered at the powder buoy at Woolwich,
by the Commodore, Sir Frederick Nicolson. and
Commander Luke, superintendent of the Steam
Reserve. The Speedwell afterwards left Woolwich
for Greenhithe to adjust compasses for sea.
A new class of gunboats now under consideration
at the Admiralty, to be built of iron and to be
armour-plated, will shortly be commenced to re-
place the condemned gunboat fleet at Haslar. In
these vessels the twin screw principle, well known,
and approved by Mr. Reed and the Admiralty
Board, will be thoroughly carried out.
An experimental target, representing a portion of
the,Warrior's side, has been built at Woolwich, and
is now ready to be forwarded to Shoebnryness for a
trial of the heavy Armstrong guns. The target,
measuring 12ft. bin. broad and lOtt. high, is securely
bolted to a huge platform, lined on either side,
lengthways, with 12 empty casks, which will be
partly submerged during the experiment. About
2ft. of the target will be also under water. The
target isfplated with iron slabs of 41in. thickness,
and is firmly backed by logs of 18-inch teak. The
greatest care has been taken in its manufacture to
select and test the whole of the materials, so as to
render the trials conclusive.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at.the Admiralty :—Dr. G. Duncan, surg. additional
to the Narcissus ; Chas. Moore, chief engineer to
the Fisgard, for the Valiant ; and John Bonny,
chief engineer to the Cumberland, for the Clio.