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

TELLERS.

STAMPED

them the vices alone of civilisation without its cor-
responding benefits, and having acquired no other
advantages but a knowledge of the French lan-
guage, disfigured, however, by the plentiful intro-
duction of slang terms. With proper precautions,
and under proper guidance, these evils might easily
be averted, and a serious investigation into our
institutions may be made to supply a remedy for
the defects of their own.

The feast of Courban Bairam begins on Wednes-
day. To-day is observed as a holiday at the Porte
in consequence of the entertainment to the diplo-
matic corps. To-morrow being the eve of the fes-
tival, the day is observed in the same manner. The
feast itself lasts four days, so that a whole week is
set aside, during which all work is at a standstill,
and devoted to the pleasures of the dolce far niente,
which is so much the vogue with this easy-going
Government.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

Mr. Reed, the new chief constructor of the navy,
yesterday paid an official visit to Woolwich dock-
yard, of which the authorities had been previously
apprised by the Board of Admiralty. Mr. Reed was
first conducted over the iron-cased ship Caledonia,
and afterwards inspected the Repulse, Wolverine,
Dartmouth, and the other ships about to be converted
under the new system. He also inspected the dock-
yard schools, with the intention of establishing a
school of naval architecture in the dockyard. Mr.
Mr. Reed will renew his visit of inspection to the
dockyard this morning.

The official Admiralty designs, prepared under
the direction of Mr. Reed, for the re-construction of
the wooden frigate Belvidere, 51, as an armour-
plated frigate, have been received at Chatham dock-
yard, and are now being copied to scale preparatory
to the vessel being taken down and reconstructed
under No. 7 shed, where preparations are making
for commencing the work as soon as a sufficient
number of hands are released from the other vessels
now in progress. The statement that the Belvidere
is to be converted into an armour-plated frigate, ac-
cording to the plans of Mr. Laing, the master-ship-
builder at Chatham, is not strictly correct. Although
he prepared designs for tho new vessel, they were
not acted upon by the Admiralty. The Belvidere,
as well as the whole of the five armour-plated
frigates ordered to be built in accordance with the
recent decision of the House of Commons, are to be
constructed from the designs prepared by Mr. Reed.
The sailing frigate Active, 36, Commander T.
Heard, one of the squadron of sailing vessels built
from the designs of Admiralty Symonds, having
been converted into a training ship for the Naval
Reserve, left Chatham harbour yesterday for Hartle-
pool, where she will be stationed. The Active,
although launched about 20 years since, was never
out of Chatham harbour. Her upper and main
decks are fitted up in a very complete manner for
the service for which she is meant, and commodious
cabins have been erected for the officers, warrant-
officers, and police who will do duty on hoard.
The following appointments were made yes-
terday at the Admiralty:—

Commander—David Miller, to be Captain.
F. W. Sutton (B), engineer, to the Indus, as supernu-
merary.

Edward Tewell, acting engineer, to the Orlando.
Thomas Catchpool, assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for
the Charger.

Thos. Scott (B), to the Cumberland, as supernumerary.
James Legate, to the Edinburgh, for tenders.

THE ARMY.

The command of the additional troops of the
Mounted Royal Engineer Train, which is now being
raised to augment the branch of the service, has
been given to Capt. R. N. DawEon. The head-
quarters of the troop will be at Aldershot camp.
Capt. W. A. Frankland has been appointed to the
command of the 24th company of Royal Engineers,
on the removal of Capt. Dawson to the command
of the B Troop of the Royal Engineer Train. Lieut.
R. G. Thorold has been appointed to the command
of the 36th company at Chatham garrison, and Capt.
W. S. Boileau to that of the 37th depot company
at head-quarters, Brompton, the latter officer suc-
ceeding Capt. 0. H. Stokes, has been ordered to
proceed from Chatham to Ireland.
A detachment of Royal Engineers, under the
command of Lieut. Scott, left head-quarters, Chat-
ham, yesterday for the purpose of undergoing a
course of ball practice at the Government rifle range
between the Thames and Medway, previously to
embarking for colonial purposes.
Yesterday 100 non-commissioned officers and gun-
ners of the Royal Artillery, under the command of
Capt. Dixon, lest the head-quarters of the first
division of the depot brigade, for Shoeburynesa,
where they will undergo an extended course of
instruction at the School of Gunnery previous to
embarking for India with the reinforcements about
to be despatched. The detachment, under the com-
mand of Capt. Heathorn, having completed their
course of instruction, rejoined head-quarters, from
Shoebury ness, yesterday.

The strength of the Ist Division of the Depot
Brigade Royal Artillery, was increased yesterday
by 200 gunners from the division at Warley. The
officers who accompanied the detachment were
Captains Crowe, Loch, and Whateley.