The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-26 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

It is reported at Plymouth that about the first
week in September that port will be 'isited by eight
or ten French'ships of war, and an equal number of
British ships of war will be assembled in the Sound
to receive them. The report also speaks of the ar-
rival at the same time of some Austrian and Italian
ships of war.
Commander Biddlecombe, master-attendant of
Woolwich dockyard, went down to Greenhithe yes-
terday and superintended the laying down moorings
for the Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Capt. the
Prince of Leiningen, K.C.8., in preparation for the
reception of the Queen, who is expected to embark
for Germany about the 7th or Bth of next month.
Her Majesty's iron steam storeship Industry yes-
terday sailed from Woolwich, laden with provisions
and naval stores for the fleet in the South Atlantic
and for Ascension and Rio Janeiro.

The freight ships Ilindostan, with a heavy cargo
of stores from Hongkong, and the Architect, with
returned war materials from Halifax, having dis-
charged at Woolwich arsenal, yesterday left Wool-
wich, having been paid out of service.
The hired transport Tyburnia embarked the fol-
lowing reinforcemeilts from Government-quay,
Gravesend, yesterday, for Bombay, to augment the
cavalry and infantry regiments serving in that presi-
dency—viz., 50 non-commissioned officers and men,
seven women, and ten children of the 3d Dragoon
Guards, from the cavalry depot, Maidstone; one band-
master and wife from the 6th Enniskillen Dragoons,
from Kneller-hall ; four men, five women, and five
children of the 16th Queen's Lancers, from Colches-
ter ; 88 non-commissioned officers and men, six
women, and seven children of the Ist battalion of
the 4th King's Own Regiment, and 82 non-commis-
sioned officers and men, and one master tailor of
the 102 d Royal Madras Fusiliers, from Chatham ;
30 non-commissioned officers and men and one wo-
man of the Ist Battalion King's Royal Regiment,
and one schoolmaster and wife, four men, six wo-
men, and 12 children of the 103 d Royal Bombay
Fusiliers, from Colchester ; one lance corporal of
the 2d battalion of the 10th Regt., from Kneller-
hall ; and 59 non-commissioned officers and men of
the 45th Regt., from Parkhurst—making a total of
322 non-commissioned officers and men, two staff-
sergts., 27 women, and 34 children, with two offi-
cers' wives. The following officers embarked for
Bombay with the reinforcements :—Captains Has-
sell and Maxwell, Ist King's Royals; Capt. Roberts,
Ist battalion, 4th King's Own; Capt. Griffin, 45th
Regt. ; Lieut. Mannock and Lieut. Roche, 3d
Prince- of Wales's Dragoon Guards ; Lieut. Cup-
page and Lieut. Blunt, 102 d Royal Madras Fusi-
liers; Lieut. Pollard, 45th Regt. ; Ensign Irving,
Ist battalion 4th King's Own ; Ensign Stanton, Ist
battalion Ist Royals ; Ensign M'Cally, 102 d Royal
Madras Fusiliers ; and Ensign Price, 103 d Royal
Bombay Fusiliers ; the whole in medical charge of
Assist.-Surgeon Sinclair. The troops prior to their
embarkation were officially inspected on the general
parade ground at Chatham garrison by Major-Gen.
Sir R. Walpole, K.C.8., commanding the district,
who also made a special survey of the Tyburnia on
the day previously to the troops going on board.
The embarkations were effected under the superin-
tendence of Brigade-Major Congreve and his staff,
and were completed shortly before noon. The usual
24 hours will elapse before the sailing of the Ty-
burnia, and she will quit the Thames to-day.
The Admiralty paddlewheel steam yacht Enchan-
tress, 250 horse power, Staff Commander Petly,
arrived in Chatham harbour yesterday morning
from Portsmouth to be in attendance on the Duke
of Somerset and the other members of the Board of
Admiralty, on the occasion of their annual visit of
inspection of the dockyard and other naval estab-
lishments at Chatham.

The A brigade Royal Horse Artillery, under
orders for India, are expected to take their de-
parture from head-quarters, Woolwich, on the 7th
of August, and will take shipping at Gravesend.
Col. W. A. Middleton, C. 8., appointed Adjutant-
General, has been ordered to take the command of
the brigade, in succession to Col. the Hon. G. T.
Devereux. The horses have been taken up by the
depot, and the C brigade, Col. A. Huyshe, recently
returned from Bengal.
Orders have been received at Chatham garrison
directing Lieut. J. C. Stratford, Ensign A. Evers,
and 122 non-commissioned officers and men of the
2d Battalion of the 2d Queen's Royals, to be held
in readiness to embark for Bermuda : and Lieut.
T. H. K. Fletcher, Lieut. C. K. Farquharson, and
61 non-commissioned officers and men of the Ist
Battalion of the 15th Regiment, to embark for New
Brunswick, to join the service companies of that

regiment.
The naval cadets named below who have com-
pleted their instruction on board her Majesty's ship
Britannia, Capt. R. A. Powell, C. 8., were on the
24th inst. found qualified for seagoing ships. First-
class certificates, with rating of midshipmen, and 12
months' sea time were allowed to the following :
J. F. Bedford, Admiralty prize for study, 2d prize
for seamanship, prize for proficiency in use of in-
struments, prize for progress in the theory of navi-
gation, and prize for good conduct , F. A. Brookes,

2d prize for study, 2d prize for progress in the
theory of navigation, and prize for good conduct;
B. Chevallier, prize for study and good conduct; A.
M. Corrie, 3d prize for study, prize for proficiency
in observing, and prize exemplary conduct; R. W.
Gore, prize for good conduct; J. E. Goodrich, prize
for good conduct; F. Hotham, prize for good con-
duct ; G. A. Grant, prize for good conduct ; A.
Dove, (prize for study and good conduct ; C. F.
Foley, 3d prize for seamanship and prize for good
conduct ; E. C. Hobkirk, prize for good conduct ;
F. A. Halloran (M.), 2d prize for drawing and prize
for exemplary conduct ; C. H. Pretyman, prize for
good conduct ; H. S. Fleet, prize for good conduct;
A. Pocklington, prize for goo I conduct. Second
class certificates, with six months' sea time, were
allowed to the following :—F. Younghusband, J.
H. Purches (m.), H. A. Ogle, A. Doorley (M.),
I. Jago (M.), IL J. Edgar, F. F. Tupper, W.
Wright, 11. C. Dawson, P. A. C. De Crespigny,
prize for proficiency in observing, and prize for ex-
emplary conduct ; M. W. Gruggen, C. D. Poole,
2d prize for French; F. J. Lake (M.), A. Wood-
row, Admiralty prize for seamanship ; H. G. Giles,
G. H. M'Arthur, P. W. Hutton (M), H. G. Joll
(M.), prize for French ; C. Milne, E. A. Price, W.
H. Hinoton, G. Trevor, A. Hammill, Admiralty
prize for drawing; R. Y. Smith, C. Druitt, C. K.
Bloxam (M:), A. R. Hood, W. S. Bignold, R. B.
Ogle, J. A. Galloway, A. G. Cuthbert, prize for
good conduct ; S. G. Bourke, G. P. Henderson,
W. Buckner (M.), R. B. Fulford. The following
obtained third class certificates :—A. G. Hilton
(M.), E. W. Wild (M.), W. Maturin, H. Smiles,
A. Channer, C. S. Nedham (M.), W. Thompson (M.),
W. W. Rivett, C. A. Forlong, E. B. Robb, (M.).