The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-10 00:00:00

but during the trials on Tuesday evening the gun,
with the carriage, the whole weighing 17 tons, was
placed athwart ship position in the short space of 20
seconds, the additional time gained being due to the
employment of a crank handle, which was omitted
on the occasion of the former trials. The result of
the trials already undertaken since the machinery
has been fitted in the Bellerophon, proves most satis-
factorily that each of the 12-ton guns with which it
is intended to arm that frigate can be trained by four
men with astonishing quickness, while the gun is held
firmly in any position, notwithstanding that the ship
may be rolling in a beam sea or lying safely secured
at anchor. What is of far greater importance, per-
haps, in the employment of the new machinery in
working ordnance of this description is that the
training of the gun can take place during the time it
is being loaded and run in or out, for the men en-
gaged in working the gun may occupy the slide and
be carried round with it without materially checking
its movement ; v hile, what is also of considerable im-
portance, the gun may be kept on an object with the
greatest precision, the slightest movement of the
training handles acting upon the gun, which can be
trained "muzzle right" or "muzzle left," and reversed
as often as necessary with absolute promptness. As
already pointed out, by doing away with the train-
ing-wheel on the gun deck and usingthat only on the
lower deck, the whole of the guns may be trained
without having a single man in the battery for the
purpose and without any machinery whatever being
visible there. So satisfactory has been the workingof
the machinery already fixed in the Bellerophon that
there is no doubt as soon as their lordships have
made an official trial of the invention it will at once
be fitted to the whole of the large guns which it is
intended that frigate shall carry.
Lieut. Denny, of her Majesty's ship Hector, was
tried by court-martial last Monday, on board her
Majesty's ship Defence, now lying in Portland
Roads. He was charged by his commanding officer,
Capt. Preedy, with going ashore on the 29th July,
in plain clothes, contrary to orders, and also with
being drunk the same day in Kingston-park, near
Dorchester. The Court consisted of Capt. A.
Phillimore, of her Majesty's ship Defence, presi-
dent ; Capt. G. 0. Willes, C. 8., her Majesty's ship
Prince Consort ; Capt. E. M. Vansittart, her Ma-
jesty's ship Achilles ; Capt. Dent, and Commander
Symes. Mr. R. N. Howard, of Weymouth, assisted
the prisoner in his defence. Evidence was adduced
showing that Capt. Preedy six or seven months ago
issued a general order that no officer was to go
ashore unless in uniform, without special permission
being given him. Capt. Hornby, of her Majesty's
ship Edgar, and Capt. Lord Kerr, of her Majesty's
ship Black Prince, then stated that they were at a
cricket match, played in Kingston-park on the 29th
of July, and saw the prisoner in plain clothes and
drunk. Neither of them spoke to him. Lieut. Scott
judged from the way the prisoner rode between
Dorchester and Kingston-park that he was drunk.
Capt. Preedy stated that ho refused prisoner per-
mission to go ashore in plain clothes on the day in
question. The Court then adjourned for two hours
tcr enable prisoner to prepare his defence. On the
Court resuming Lieut. Denny said, being refused
permission to go ashore in plain clothes, July 29,
by Capt. Preedy, he went ashore in uniform. Seve-
ral hours after, being about to ride 14 or 15 miles into
the country, he took off his uniform and put on
plain clothes; he did so because riding on horseback
in naval uniform would have made him appear ridi-
culous in the eyes of the public. He flatly denied the

charge of drunkenness. On his way from Dorchester
to Kingston-park he was told that if he crossed a
certain place it would lead him direct to the park.
In jumping his horse across the spot indicated he
was thrown, and fell heavily on his head and shoul-
der. He, however, got upon the horse and rode to
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the cricket-field. He there told Lieut. Campbell
what had occurred, and that officer assisted him to
take off one sleeve of his coat and to bind a hand-
kerchief round his shoulder. The pain brought on
faintness, and he lay down on the grass. While he

was in that position Capt. Lord Kerr and Capt.
Ilornby passed him, but did not speak. Soon after
Lieut. Campbell cameto him and told him that those
two officers had ordered him to get him (Lieut.

Denny) off the ground. He immediately rode off to
Dorchester. His conduct was caused entirely by the
fall, and not by drinking. Several witnesses were

called who had spoken to prisoner on his way be-
tween Weymouth and Kingston-park, and at the
latter place, and they all concurred in saying pri-
soner was not the worse for liquor. It appeared,
however, that during the day prisoner had had three

glasses of wine and three glasses of beer. Messrs.
Hoggins and Johnson, naval surgeons, agreed in
saying that a severe fall from a horse was calculated
to produce nausea and faintness. The latter gentle-
man, hearing of accident, visited prisoner. He was
in bed, and did not present the appearance of a man
who had been drunk. The. Court then adjourned for
a short time. Onresuming, the President announced
that the Court considered the charges fully proved.
They found the prisoner guilty, and sentenced him
to be dismissed from the service.

Lieut. Denny was highly esteemed by his brother
officers and the men under him. About three weeks
ago, on a voyage between Portland and Weymouth
by the steamer, a man fell overboard, when Lieut.
Denny, who was on board, jumped in after him, and
held him up till a boat was got out, and both were
picked up.

The Chatham yacht left Chatham harbour yester-
day for Cherbourg, to be in attendance on the officials
on the occasion of their visit to the French squadron
at that port.

The Urgent, troop steamship, Capt. S. Henderson,
will make a trial of her machinery to-clay, and after-
wards prepare for her trip to Cherbourg.
The Octavia, screw, Capt. C. F. Hillyar, Con-
stance, screw, Capt. E. R. Barnard, and Liverpool,
screw, Capt. It. Lambert, are still at Spithead ; they
are expected to leave to-day to join the Channel
squadron.

The Racoon steam frigate, Capt. Count Gleichen,
will leave Cowes to-day for the Mediterranean.
The United States' frigate Niagara, from France,
passed down Channel on Tuesday afternoon, bound
to New York.

Her Majesty's screw gunvcssel Wanderer, 4, 200
horse power, Commander M. C. Seymour, has trans-
ferred her guns and other War Department stores to
the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, preparatory to being
dismantled and put out of commission. She will be
paid off on the 16th inst. into the Chatham steam
reserve.

The chartered screw steamer Hydaspes, which has
been taken up for the conveyance of reinforcements
of cavalry, Royal Artillery, and Royal Engineer
troops to India, was inspected yesterday by Major
Gen. Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.8., and Deputy-
Inspector Gen. J. A. Fraser, M.D., principal me-
dical officer at Chatham. The troops will embark
from Government-quay, Gravesend, to-day, under
the superintendence of the garrison staff from
Chatham.

Capt. Black is to relieve Capt. Brockman at the
depot, 2d battalion 6th Regiment, at Colchester.
Lieut. Webb of the 41st has relieved Lieut. Richard-
son, in command of a company at Landguard Fort,
Harwich. The Rev. F. Cannon, Presbyterian
Chaplain to the Forces, is ordered to proceed from
Chatham to Colchester, to relieve the Rev. A. Hen-
derson, who will proceed to Dublin.
The ship Sultana, Capt. Thomas Williams, one of
the Black Ball line, from Calcutta, with the right
wing of the 81st regiment, 392 men, 14 women, and
25 children, has arrived in the Channel ; all well.
The annual garrison sports at Woolwich took place
yesterday, at the Royal Artillery barrack field, under
the patronage of Major-General Ward°, comman-
dant. They commenced at 11 o'clock a.m., and
continued, with short intervals of rest for refresh-

ment, until half-past 8. The sports were exceed-

ingtr interesting, and were honoured with the pre-
sence of Prince Arthur, who rode down from Green-
wich, attended by his governor, Major Elphinstone,
in the course of the afternoon. Sergeant T. Ward,
of the Coast Brigade Royal Artillery, who was the
winner of the first five prizes, and also of the prize
for the greatast number of first prizes, obtained a
silver watch and chain of the value of £B. An
impromptu race for civilian volunteers was got up
during the afternoon at the request of his Royal
Highness, who presented the winner with a sove-
reign as his contribution to the sports. After the
distribution of the rewards, which were delivered by