The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-06 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.
On Saturday the Marquis of Hartington, MY.,
one of the junior Lords of the Admiralty, accom-
panied by Col. G. T. Greene, director of Admiralty
works, paid a visit to Chatham dockyard for the
purpose of inspecting the works in progress for the
extension of that establishment by the formation of
additional docks, basins, and factories. His Lord-

ship, who reached the dockyard shortly before noon,
was received by Capt. Fanshawe, the superinten-
dent of the establishment, with whom he was occu-
pied some short time in the transaction of official
business. He afterwards proceeded to St. Mary's
Island, the site of the proposed new locks, basins,
and docks, and spent some time in making an in-
spection of the work, which is proceeding as rapidly
as the difficult nature of the work will permit.

He returned to the dockyard by the eastern en-

trance, and inspected the new buildings and fac-
tories which have recently been erected adjoining

No. 7 slip, and fitted with the requisite machinery
for bending, slotting, planing, and preparing the
armour plates to be used in plating the Achilles,
iron frigate. After partaking of luncheon at
the official residence of Captain Fanshawe, his

Lordship inspected the block of buildings
recently erected by Messrs. Foord and Sons, the
Admiralty contractors, near the entrance to the
dockyard, as quarters for the married officers and
men of the metropolitan police. Leaving the dock-
yard, his lordship next visited the Royal Marine
barracks, where he inspected the additional wing
and block of buildings now in course of erection by
Messrs. Foord, so as to provide barrack accommo-
dation for 800 officers and men beyond the number
whom it is now possible to quarter in the barracks.
After concluding his inspection of the Royal
Marine barracks, the Marquis of Hartington re-
turned by train to the Admiralty.
VALETTA, March 30.—His Royal Highness
Prince Alfred left Malta perfectly recovered in
health in her Msjest3's ship Magicienne, 16, Capt.
his Serene Highness Prince of Leiningen, on the
18th inst. From Marseilles the Magicienne will re-
turn to Malta, touching at Naples to give provisions
to her Majesty's ship Meeanee, 60, Capt. J. G.
Wodehouse, stationed there. It is expected that
the Prince of Leiningen will then leave Malta, by
the packet of the 7th proximo, for England, to take
command of the Royal yacht, now vacant. The
present commander-in-chief on this station, Sir W.
F. Martin, K.C.8., is to be relieved about the end
of next month by Rear-Admiral Smart, K.H., now
in command of the Channel squadron. The latter
will come out in the Revenge, 73, Capt. C. Fellowes,
and, on arrival, transfer his flag to the Marlborough,
131, Capt. W. H. Stewart, C. 8., the present flag-
ship of Vice-Admiral Martin. He, together with
his suite, will go home in the Revenge. Rear-Ad-
miral Dacres, C. 8., is to take the command of the
Channel squadron in the place of Rear-Admiral
Smart, but it is not yet known who will take his
place out here, or who will succeed at the Naval
Arsenal Rear-Admiral Coarington, C. 8., whose
term of service is also on the point of expiring.
It is considered not improbable that the post
may be offered to Rear-Admiral Yelverton,
C.B. ; Rear-Admiral Keppel's name has also
been mentioned for the appointment. Admiral
Martin, in giving up the Mediterranean command,
will hand over to his successor a fleet in the highest
state of discipline and order. Her Majesty's iron
screw storeship Supply, 2, Master-Commander W.
H. Balliston, returned from Corfu on the 27th inst.
She left at Corfu, on the 25th inst., her Majesty's
ship Marlborough, 131, Capt. W. H. Stewart, C.B.
(arrived on the 21st on a cruize from Malta) ; Edgar,
89, flagship of Rear-Admiral S. C. Dacres, C. 8.,
Capt. F. A. Foley ; the Trafalgar, 70, Captain the
Hon. T. Bane; and Chanticleer, 17, Commander
C. Stirling. The Chanticleer was employed en•
deavouring to get off the Italian steamer Cairo, be-
longing to the Ancona and Alexandria line, which
grounded on the 23d inst. at the back of the Island
of Vido. The Cairo was lying with her bows in
four feet water, and her stern in as many fathoms.
The Phoebe, 35, Capt. T. D. A. Fortescue, was to
leave the Piraeus for Corfu, on the 27th inst., to re-
lieve the Chanticleer, which has been ordered to
Beyrout. The Shannon, 35, Capt. 0. J. Jones, is
also under orders to proceed to Corfu, from Patras.
The Supply will leave Malta, for England, to-
morrow, the 31st inst: The Marlborough is ex-
pected back at Malta about the 7th of April, when
the Queen, 74, Capt. C. F. Hillyar, which now
bears the Commander-in-Chief's flag, will resign
her post of flagship and return to Corfu or the
Piraeus, where the Liffey, 39, Capt. G. Parka[, and
the Pelican, 17, Commander R. Brock,
tptrhe-e
sent stationed. Letters from Naples say that the
Meeanee, 60, Capt. Wodehouse, and the Tear
Commander N. Salmon, V.C., were at Baja on the
22d inst. The latter vessel was on the point of
leaving, on return to Malta, calling at Palermo and
Marsala. We learn by telegraphic despatch from
Alexandria of the departure of her Majesty's
17, Captain G. J. Napier, from that
ship Malacca,
port on the 27th inst., on return to Beyrout.
The Trident, 6, Commander C. J. Balfour, and the
Surprise, 4, Commander W. Whyte, left Malta on
the 17th inst.—the former for Gibraltar, to be sta-
tioned there, and the latter with a mail for Corfu.
The surveying vessel Firefly, 5, Commander A.
Mansell, leaves on the 2d proximo for Corfu, for the
purpose of surveying the Corfu Channel, having
completed her hydrographical operations on the