The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-07 00:00:00

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long. 12 dog: 15 min. 28 sec. E. This cannot be
too widely known to navigators, and it is very
desirable the Italian Government should lose
no time in correcting the mistake. The
Austrian Government steamer Narent, Capt.
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Klins, arrived here on the 24th ult. from
Trieste. Her Majesty's ships in port are—The Hi-
bernia, receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear--
Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8., Commander R. B.
Harvee ; the Queen, 74, Capt. C. F. Hillyar ; the
Phoebe, 35, Capt. T. D. A. Fortescue ; the Medina,
surveying vessel, Capt. T. A. B. Sprat, C. 8.; the
Foxhound, 4, CommanderW, Anderson ; the Psyche,
despatch vessel ; and the tenders Growler and
Boxer. Her Majesty's iron screw troopship

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Orontes, 3, Capt. Hine, which left Portsmouth on
the 15th and Plymouth on the 17th ult. for Gibral-
tar, to effect a change of troops between that gar-
rison and Malta, has not yet made her appearance,
and there is a rumour of her having broken down
and put into Cadiz. Sir John Gaspard Le Merchant
has returned to Valetta from England. It is under-
stood that his object was to arrange with the Secre-
tary of State as to his tenure of the governorship of
Malta, which expires in April. Having been
offered by the Commander-in-Chief the appointment
of Quartermaster-General in England, it seems that
this appointment was incompatible with the con-
tinuation of the above term. It is reported that his
Excellency has relinquished the appointment of
Quartermaster-General, with the understandinc,
that he should retain the Governorship of Malta for'
an extended period. Whether this arrangement will
interfere with the expected appointment of Sir
Henry Storks to Malta on the expiration of his im-
portant charge in the lonian Islands is not known.
The petition of the inhabitants of Malta to the
Secretary of the Colonies soliciting the appointment
of a civil governor and a reform in the local council
is receiving numerous signatures.
The Lords of the Admiralty are making inqui-
ries of the authorities at Devonport as to the time
necessary for preparing the Pelorus and. Gibral-
tar for the reception of their crews. It is
supposed there that the Aurora, Pelorns, and
Gibraltar will be commissioned for foreign service,
probably Japan. They will all require to be docked.
The Gibraltar is the most forward; the others may
be ready in three weeks or a month. The Aurora
is in the dockyard, fitting for the first division of
the Steam Reserve. The Pelorns is at Keyham,
rigged, and is also fitting for the first division.
Her Majesty's steam yacht Fairy, Master-Com-
mander Welch, anchored at Woolwich on Saturday,
in preparation to embark the Queen and the Royal
family on the 10th, from the Royal yacht Victoria
and Albert at Greenhithe, to land at Woolwich, on
their return to England.
The iron paddlewheel steam frigate Recruit, 6,
150 horse power, Commander G. F. Cottam, has re-
turned her Armstrong guns, stores, shot, shell, Sze.,
into Chatham dockyard, and the officers and crew
will to-day turn over to the screw gunveesel Sreed-
well, 5, 428 tons, 80 horse power, which is to take
the place of the Recruit on the coast of Africa. The
Recruit is ordered to be placed in the first-class
Steam Reserve, which seems to imply that the Ad-
miralty intend shortly to recommission her. She is
adapted, however, only for the lightest duties, and.
her recent signal failure proved that she is altogether
unfitted for rough service at see. During the time
the Recruit has been lying in Chatham harbour her
bottom has become very foul, notwithstanding that
she has been coated with one of the numerous .' un-
failing" compositions. She is accordingly to be
scraped and cleaned, and at the same time to make
good trifling defects, having proved to be rather
leaky.

Under the new Admiralty regulations, apprentices
at the several dockyards will no longer be placed on
the establishment on the completion of their inden-
tures, but will be entered on the books of the various
yards to fill vacancies as they arise. Within the
last few days a number of shipwright's, caulker's,
and smith's apprentices have completed their term of
apprenticeship at Chatham yard, and by direction
of the Admiralty are tc be entered at that establish-
ment as hired workmen only. Apprentices will
also in future be required to serve a portion of their
time at sea, on board one of her Majesty's ships,
and instructions have accordingly been received at
Chatham directing a certain number of lads selected
from that establishment to proceed to sea in one of
the vessels hereinafter to be named.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander Henry W.
Comber to the Pelican ; Dr. James Middleton,
assistant-surgeon, to the Weser ; Alfred S. Pratt,
assistant-surgeon, to the Dee; John Fraser, acting
assistant-surgeon to the Marlborough ; W. 1).
Dodsworth, assistant-surgeon, additional, to the
Marlborough; Thomas F. Hill, chief engineer, to
the Fisgard, for the Wolverine ; and John Copple-
stone, assistant-engineer, to the Indus, for the
Constance.

THE ARMY.

During the past week the 24th company of Royal
Engineers, at Aldershott have been carrying on a
series of siege works on the banks of the Basing-
stoke Canal. A number of models on a scale of
one-sixth of elevated, sunken, and half-sunken bat-
teries were constructed, and also trenches and com-
munications. A number of model magazines were
also made. A course of lectures on the subject of
siege works, delivered by Capt. W. A. Frank-
land, and Mr. Hill, R.E., was well attended by the
company. These operations are understood to be
preparatory to the erection of siege works on a full
scale, which it is intended to erect on the vacant
ground between the North and South Camps. These
latter works will probably be commenced to-day.
and will be carried on very rapidly, orders having
been issued for the men to work night and dbions
y, as
in actual warfare. Large quantities Engineer.,a,
faseines, have been made by the g
and now stand ready for use.
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cameßeaconin-htoill. A sharp cannonade
of getting close upon the enemy's position, the whole
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was kept up by the artillery, and at the same time
Major-General Hodge, with three regiments of
cavalry, made a vigorous attack on the enemy's left,
assisted by C and
lery. The enemy D batteries of Royal Horse Artil-
retired to the eastward, but rallied
and made a stand near Caesar's camp, his cavalry
coming into action for the first time, causing the
infantry to form squares. Oar cavalry coming up
at this juncture completed his overthrow by some
splendid charges. Owing to the• extended nature
of the movements, the usual march past was dis-
pensed with, and the troops returned to quarters
immediately after the termination of the manoeuvres.
The Aldershott Mission-hall and Soldiers' Insti-
tute, the first stone of which was laid on the 11th of
February by the Earl of Shaftesbury, will be for-
mally opened on the 4th proximo. The building,
a very handsome one in the early Anglo-Gothic
style, is furnished with a reading-room, smoking..
room, library, coffee-bar, and other offices, together
with a spacious lecture-hall, capable of accommo.,
dating 500 persons. The architects are Messrs.
Egger and Stapley, of Farnham, and the builders
Messrs. Goddard, of the same place. The object of
the Mission-hall is to furnish the soldier with.
wholesome means of recreation in place of the
vitiating temptations which exist in Aldershott.
Chess, draught, and other amusements will be pro-
vided, and occasional lectures on interesting subjects
will be given. Religious services will, of course,
not be forgotten.

HOMAGE TO SUAESPERE I—So much anxiety has
been shown to possess a
portion of Herne's Oak as
it 147 in the Homo Park, that it has been necessary to
place a keeper to watch over it night and day, previous
to the removal of this interesting relic 1° a place of
security.
Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur-
chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and
4s. High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the
stengest and most delicious imported. Agents in every
Own supply it in packetE.

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