The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

' A naval court assembled en board her Majesty's
ship Victory at Portsmouth yesterday, for the trial,
pro forma, of Lieut. Charles Hill, and the surviving
officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Orpheus at
present in England, for the recent loss of that ship
on the bar of Manukau harbour, New Zealand.
.The Court was composed of Capt. Scott, her Ma-
e eona e C.
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esty's ship Victory, President ; Captains Wain-
wright,urnmingileaPriehile a masslimore,C of evidenceaamberlain, and
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the
harbour on the day named when going over it
in the absence of pilot boats, that no blame
whatever was attached to Commodore Bur-
nett, C. 8., or any ci° her officers and crew, that tl]o
conduct of every officer, seaman and marine, man
and boy, on board was deserving of the very highest
praise, and that Lieut, Hill and the officers and crew
of her Majesty's late ship Orpheus were therefore
fully and honourably acquitted. Lieut. Hill was
then called to the table and presented with his
sword. The President observed that the duty be
had to perform was gratifying to him, and that he
only expressed the feelings of the entire Court
when he said they felt the sword could not be in-
trusted to better and more worthy hands.
It gives us much pleasure to announce that, hPr
Majesty has forwarded to Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8.,
Admiral Commanding at Portsmouth, through Sir
C. Phipps, the sum of £5O for the families of the
crew of the Orpheus, with the expression of her
Majesty's deep sympathy with them in their afflic-
tion.

The Revenge, 76, Capt. Mends, was appointed to
sail last evening for the Mediterranean with Rear-
Admiral R. Smart, K.H. Rear-Admiral Smart will
hoist his flag as Vice-Admiral, and in command of
the Mediterranean station, on relieving Vice-Admi-
ral Sir W. Martin. Admiral Martin returns to
England via France.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty:—Capt. F. A. Campbell, to the Royal
Oak ; Lieut. Armand T. Powlett and Lieut. Henry
E. Stephens, to the Orontes; Lieut. Robert B. Cay,
Lieut. R. Woodward, and Lieut. E, S. Richards, to
the Liverpool ; Lieut. Henry C. Best, to the Cam-
berlan d; Lieut. Chas. Forrest, to the Megoara; Lieut.
Sir A. Loraine, to the Royal Oak; Lieut. 7. B.
Creagh, to the Edgar; Lieut. H. F. Hovenden, to
the Ajax; W. F. Haine, master, to the Liverpool ; J.
Kiddie, master, to the Royal Oak; Sub-Lieut. R.
H. Lawson and Sub-Lieut. F. Rougemont, to the
Royal Oak; Sub-Lieut. W. Otter, to the Narcissus;
Henry Cooper, paymaster, to the Royal Oak; Har-
rington R. Jones, paymaster, to be Secretary to
Rear-Admiral Smart ; J. Jack, surgeon, to the
Royal Oak; R. Edwards is promoted to sur-
geon; E. R. Key and E. W. R. Veale, assist.-
paymasters to the Royal Oak ; Patrick Keelan
and Dr. E. J. Sherard to the Royal Oak ; R. J.
Wemyss, chief engineer, to the Curagoa ; Francis
Brockton, engineer, to the Fox ; R. T. Martell, en-
gineer, to the Vigilant ; J. Rice, J. Slater, and G.

Patterson, assist: engineers, to the Curagoa; .T:

Mercer, acting-second-cless assist-engineer, to the
Curagoa ; F. W. Raikes, second master, to the

Orontes; Benjamin Dickenson, second master, to
the Curagoa ; William Thomas Tredidge, second

master, to the Royal Oak; Edward P. Statham,

midshipman, to the Warrior; Sydney A. Roberts,
Calverley T. Bewicke, and Arthur C. Clarke, naval
eadetr, to the Royal Oak ; Walter H. Buck and

John H. 'Wade, master's assistants, to the Orontes;
Benjamin J. Bradley and John Stocker, master's

assistants, to the Royal Oak.

THE ARMY.

The Scots Greys are under orders to remove from
Peirshill (Edinburgh), Perth, and Hamilton to Bir-
mingham, Coventry, and Weedon. The first troop
from Peirshill commence a 21 days' march to Bir-
mingham today. The last two troops will leave on
the 2d proximo, reaching Coventry and Weedon on
the 21st. The Scots Greys will be replaced by the
3d (King's Own) Hussars, now on their voyage and
march from Dublin.

(The ceremony of consecrating the colours of the
2d battalion of the 25th Regiment, stationed in
Edinburgh Castle, took place in Holyrood-park on
Saturday last. After consecration by the Rev. Mr.
Watson, a Scottish Episcopalian clergyman, the
colours were handed to the two junior ensigns by
Lady Juliana Walker, wife of the Major-General
Commanding, and Lieut.-Col. Allan responded to the
address. The Scots Greys and battery of Royal
Artillery from Leith then executed along with the
battalion a number of parade movements.