The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-24 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, May 19.—The Caradoc, 2, despatch
vessel, Lieut.-Commander E. H. Wilkinson, ar-
rived from Marseilles on the 13th inst. She is
to proceed to Constantinople in about a fortnight,
to be at the disposal of Sir Henry Bulwer. The
Meannee, 60, Commander H. G. Belson (in
charge) arrived on the 15th inst. from the Piraeus.
Mr. R. Bulwer Lytton, Secretary of Legation
at Athens, who has been appointed to Lisbon,
arrived by her. Capt. Wodehouse re-assumed the
command on her arrival. It is reported that the
King of Greece will spend some portion of the sum-
mer at Corfu, where the palace is being prepared for
his reception. The Enterprise, 4, ironclad, Com-
mander Rowley, went out on the 15th inst. for
practice, and returned on the following day. The
Royal Oak, 35, ironclad, Capt. F. A. Campbell,
and the Resistance, 16, ironclad, Capt. W. Cham-
berlain, went out on the 18th to renew their steam
trials. The Victoria, 102, (flag-ship), Capt. G.
Goodenough, followed on the 19th (to-day), for
gun practice. All three vessels are still outside. The
Pelican, 17, Commander W. Comber, arrived on
the 18th inst. from Bengazi, having on board Mr.
Dennis, her Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul at that
place, who has obtained leave for the benefit of his
health. Commander Comber has been invalided.
The Firefly, 4, surveying vessel, Commander G. R.
Wilkinson, arrived on the 18th inst. from Tunis for
the purpose of replenishing coals and rating chrono-
meters. She left Malta on the Ist of April, and was
detained at Tunis by very bad weather till the 24th,
when she commenced surveying in the Gulf of Tunis,
and finished the coast as far as Kabylia, about mid-
way between Tunis and Sousa. She went in search
of a sunken rock, reported by a Greek vessel to the
Commander-in-Chief to exist 11 miles from Pan-
tellaria, but found a depth of 450 fathoms on the
spot indicated. This will remove all fears that may
have arisen on the subject. The Firefly will leave
in a few days for the coast of Tunis to resume
operations. The Fanny Lambert returned here on
the 15th inst., after completing the repair of the
Malta and Alexandria telegraph. ' The "work has
occupied upwards of four months. She ex-
perienced most exceptional weather, having
only had twenty-four days on which the
operations could be carried on. She left on the
17th, on return to London, taking with her Mr.
Irvin, superintendent at Malta, who is proceeding'
home on account of ill-health ; Mr. Temple, en-
gineer, and telegraph staff. The following promo-
tions have been made by the Commander-in-Chief
on this station, consequent on the death of Capt. T.
D. A. Fortescue, late of her Majesty's ship Phoebe :
—Commander I. N. T. Saulez, of the Racer, to be
captain of the Cossack ; Lieut. H. L. Perceval, first
of the Victoria, to be commander of the Racer; Sub-
Lieut. W. G. Lecocq, of the Victoria, to be lieut. ;
Capt. W. R. Rolland has been removed from the
Cossack to the Phoebe ; Mr. R. C. T. Blunt, mid-
shipman, of the Cossack, has been appointed to the
Orlando ; Mr. R. W. Craigie, midshipman, also of
the Cossack, to the Phoebe ; and Mr. Murdoch, mid-
shipman, of the Victoria, to the Cossack. The Wizard,
gunboat, Lieut. G.' H. Lawson, left on the 17th for
Tunis, taking Commander Perceval, who will assume
the command of the Racer at that place. Mr. R. L.
Smart, midshipman, also proceeded in the Wizard
for the Racer. Capt. Saulez will return in the gun-
boat to join the Cossack. The Phoebe, 35, Capt.
W. R. Rolland, left Malta on the 12th inst. (to-day)
for Zante and Cephalonia. Her Majesty's ship
Magicienne, 16, Capt. W. Armytage, which left
Malta on the 7th of April, returned to this island
on the 12th inst., after having been in attendance
on Prince Arthur. She met the Prince, who was on
board the royal yacht Enchantress, at Smyrna on
the 14th ult. The two ships left on the 16th, and
called that day at Mitylene and in the Gulf of San-
derlik. They returned to Smyrna on the 18th.
The Magicienne left on the 18th, and rejoined the
Prince at the mouth of the River Strymon on the
25th ult. Both ships called on that day at Grissos
Bay, the next day at Khiliandarion Bay and Paiday
Bay. On the 28th they arrived at Salonica, and
anchored off the River Scalambria on the 29th ult.
They arrived at Volo on the Ist of May, anchored
near Thermopylae on the 2d, and arrived at Legrano
Bay on the 3d. They remained there until the 4th,
and arrived at Dolos on the sth, Syra on the 6th,
Antiparos on the 7th, and Milo on the Bth. The
Magicienne parted company from the Enchantress
on the 9th, and sailed for Malta.
The Bristol, 39, screw steam frigate, 3,027 tons,
600-horse power, master in charge John T. C.
Webb, was removed from the large basin in Sheer-
ness dockyard to moorings in the harbour, having
been thoroughly repaired both in hull and machinery
and refitted for commission. She is placed in the
first division of the Sheerness steam reserve.

The followingappointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—J. Phillips, master, additional
to the Cumberland, for service in the Favourite ;
Thomas H. W. Beddows, midshipman, to the
Hector ; Henry W. Hill, midshipman, to the Sutlej ;
W. W. Williams, inspector of machinery afloat,
additional, to the Edgar, for temporary service ;
W. Glasspole, chief engineer, additional, to the
Asia, in charge of engines of Geyser, on that ship
being paid off ; J. A. Douglas, master's-assistant,
to the Scout ; J. A. Jones, master's-assistant, to
the Edgar ; Richard P. Tully, master's-assistant,
to the Achilles ; and Walter Strugnell, master's-
assistant, to the Dasher.

Pm- mourn, May 21.—The ship True Briton„
1,046 tons, Capt. George H. Bawn, belonging to
Messrs. Money, Wigram, and Sons, was 30 miles south-west
of Scilly on Saturday, steering east by south, under all pos-
sible sail ; wind easterly, light. She loft Melbourne Fob.
26 for London, with 12,0000 z. of gold, 1,050 bales of wool.
3,000 bags copper ore, 200 tons of bark, and 60 cabin and
200 steerage passengers, including Mr. Maule and Lady
Campbell, Capt. and Mrs. Despard, Mr. and Mrs. M'Culloch,
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs,
Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Catling, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mesdames
Petigrew, Coßingwood, Desmor, and M 'Pherson, and Messrs
Blyth, Griffiths, Smith, Kennedy, Laver, Townsend, Taylor
and Cleveland, and Dr. Watson. In lat. 53 32 S., long. 176
20 E., the True Briton was surrounded by at least 400 ice-
bergs, and was compelled to steer north to the 50th paral-
lel ; this greatly detained the ship's passage to Cape Horn,
which was rounded March 27. No south-east trades wore
experienced, but a light north-east wind. Tho Line was
crossed April 25. Off the Western Islands strong north-oast
gales prevailed for Oleo days, after which light breezes
from south-west. - On the 16th of April, in lat. 19 43 S.,
long. 31 52 W., she spoke the bark Sales, 35 days from
Liverpool for Manilla. The bark Teesdale, 333 tons, Capt.
J. Way, with 1,280 bales of wool from Portland Bay, Jan.
22, was off the Lizard at 2 p.m. yesterday, under all
sail; wind east. She had at first principally northerly
winds. In lat. 56 S. 116 icebergs were passed. Cape Horn
was rounded Feb. 27, and the Equator crossed April 8 in
long. 30 W. A continuation of north east winds pre-
vailed up to lat. 44 N., long. 49 W., until May 4, when three
icebergs wore seen. Since then light westerly winds pre-
vailed. The Teesdale spoke, May 13, lat. 49 30 N., long.
29 30 W., the British bark Marmion, 39 days from Trinidad
for Greenock ; and May 14, lat. 49 29 N., long. 25 40 W.,
the mail steamship City of Washington, homeward bound,
Tuesday, May 23. The ship Rifleman, 725 tons, Captain
Thomas Main, belonging to Mr. W. Duthie, jun. of Aber-
deen, from Sydney Feb. 1, with seven passengers, 1,9.25
bales of wool, and 3,000 hides, for London, was 12 miles
from Portland Bill yesterday at noon, under whole sail ;
wind light. She experienced light weather and easterly
winds throughout, and from long. 160 to within 120 miles
of the Horn passed great quantities of bergs and loose ice.
The Cape was rounded March 8, the lino crossed April 11,
and the Lizard sighted May 19. The Rifleman spoke
March 16, lat. 44 36 S., long. 41 35 W., the ship John
Bunyan, from Callao for Antwerp; April 3, lat. 18 30 S.,
long. 38 30 W., the bark Heather Bell, 38 days from Lon-
don ; 30th, lat. 33 37 N., long. 41 30 W., the Zelia, of Ips-
wich, 49 days from Antwerp ; May 17, lat. 46 30 N., long.
9 20 W., the Bremen bark Java, outward bound ; and lat.
48 30 N., long. 7 50 W., the Dutch bark Pauline Constance
Elenor, of Amsterdam. The ship Witch of the Seas, 343
tons, Captain George W. Bush, belonging to Mr. Osborn,
of Lyme Regis, was three miles south of the
Lizard yesterday, at noon ; wind light. She left Algoa
Bay on the 18th of March, with 990 bales of wool,
53 chests of aloes, 202 bales of skins, and six cabin
and 16 steerage passengers for London. Off the Cape of
Good Hope, which was rounded on the 18th of March, she
experienced strong north-west gales, and inlat. 30 S., long.'
12 30 E. south-south-west winds. The Witch of the Seas
touched at St. Helena on the sth of April, and spoke on the
18th of May, in lat. 48 44 N., long. 12 45 W., the bark Olive
Branch, 62 days from Montevideo, for London. The Julia
Maxwell had left Algoa Bay for Ichaboe, and the Queen of
the Bay for London. The Samuel was preparing to sail
The Belle of the South, the Sarah Black, the A.vonvale, and
the (.;Fed} a the Nith were leading.

Laying the Foundation Stone of St. Mary's
Hospital.

The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the
new wing of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, was per-
formed yesterday by his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, in the presence of an immense attendance of the
nobility and gentry.

An immense marquee most tastefully fitted with flags
and flowers was erected over *the spot selected for the
commencement of the building operations, and imme-
diately in front of the chair placed for the Prince of
Wales, and very near the foundation stone, a large gallery
was erected, and filled principally by ladies, all of whom
wore the Danish favours, white and red. At a few minutes
to four his Royal Highness arrived at the hospital, and
was immediately conducted to • the chair in the centre of
the marquee, the bands playing the National Anthem, the
guard of honour (the 36th Middlesex Volunteers) present-
ing arms.

The Rev. Canon Born, incumbent of Paddington, than
advanced, and presented the Prince with an address, stat-
ing the gratification and honour conferred upon them by
his Royal Highness performing the ceremony of laying the
foundation stone of the new wing hereafter to be called
the Albert Edward Wing, in which two wards would
be respectively named the " Alexandra " and "Albert
Victor."

His Royal Highness replied as follows :
"Your Grace,—My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen—
"l thank you for the kind expressions you have em-
ployed towards me in this address. I am thankful also
that, in complying with your wishes that I should lay the
first stone of the new wing of the hospital, I am, at the
same time, carrying out the good work commenced by my
revered father.

" The necessities of the constantly-increasing population
of a great and new suburb have imperatively demanded
additional accommodation for their sick, and this require-
ment is distinctly shown in the statement made of the class
of patients that have been received during the last year,
the majority of the cases treated having been those re-
quiring immediate surgical relief.
" It must hereafter be one of my most pleasant associa-
tions in connection with the proceedings of this day to
have, as your governors propose, the new wing called
after myself, and that two of the wards should receive the
names of the Princess of Wales and my son.
" I trust, gentlemen, that neither they nor I will ever
neglect the cause of the sick and the poor, and I join my
prayers to yours in now invoking the blessings of the
Almighty to prosper the undertaking."
The Bishop of London then offered up a prayer, and his
Royal Highness laid the stone with the usual formalities,
an elegant silver trowel being handed him by Mr. R. L.
Trollope.

The National Anthem was then sung, and his Royal
Highness received, personally and separately, from tho
hands of fifty-five ladies and gentlemen that number of
purses, containing contributions towards the erection of
the hospital—the sum thus subscribed amounting to about
£3OO.

Three cheers were given for his Royal Highness, who
was then conducted to his carriage by the governors, and
the proceedings terminated.

LONDON GAZE FTE—Last Evening.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Ilmr_lB.

Thcr Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Montague Edward Smith, Esq., one of
the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon John Thwaites, Esq., Chairman of the
Metropolitan Board of Works.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 19.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Eduard
Chrestien as Consul at Akyab for the Free Hanseatic city
of Hamburgh.

DOWNING-STREET, MAY 20.
The Queen has been pleased to ratify and confirm the
appointment of Edward Jordon, Esq., C. 8., to be a Mem-
ber of the Privy Council of the Island of Jamaica.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Edward
Jordon, Esq., C. 8., to be Secretary for the Island and
Secretary to the Governor, and Hugh Williams Austin,
Esq., to bo Receiver-General, for the Island of Jamaica ;
Edward Hutchinson Pollard, Esq., to be one of her Ma-
jesty's Counsel for the colony of Hong Kong ; and Horace
Watts, Esq., M.D., to be Colonial Surgeon for the Falk-
land Islands.

ADMIRALTY, MAY 19.
Royal Marine Artillery—First Lieutenant Hollis Henry
Nott to be Captain, vice Dowell, placed on half-pay; Se-
cond Lieutenant John Thomas Lye to be First Lieutenant,
vice Nctt, promoted.

MAY 22.
Mr. Edward John Humphrys has this day been promoted
to be Assistant Engineer of the First Class in her Majesty's
Fleet, with seniority of May 16, 1865.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening,

Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 18
Ditto 3 Months. 11 191 12 I.
Rotterdam

Antwerp 25 45-
25 50 i;
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 17 25 25
3 Months. 2F 42

Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine
Vienna
Trieste

Petersburgh
Berlin

Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan

Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
Oporto

RACING FIXT

A. z 5 _ 25 47*
2.,'; 45 25 50
1201 1201
11 1t 11- 27f
11 22f 11 27*
, .

47
48 48±
25 571 25 62.
25 57f 25 62

25 571 25 62
25 57* 25 62.
25 57i 25 62i
25 57* 25 62
511 51/
51f 51/

Bath 23
Harpenden 26

:S FOR 1865.

Epsom '3O

Beverley, Hull, and East
Riding l4
Liverpool
Hampton 2l
Newton 2l
Newcastle
Odiham
Bibury
Stockbridge
JULY.

Blaydon-on-Tyne 5
Redditch
Uxbridge
Bradford Moor 5
Manchester
Chelmsford 7
Southwell
Maid tone
Ascot

Newmarket July
Carlisle
Jersey 5
Worcester
Pontefract
Abingdon
Stamford l3
Hungerford l3

New Forest Hunt l4
Nottingham
Winchester lB
Southampton l9
Chesterfield
Cambridge 2O
Aldershot Camp 2O, 21
Goodwood
LUST.

AUG
Brighton 1 '
Brighton Club
Knutsford 3
Lewos 4
Huntingdon
Wolverhampton
Paisley
Reading
Radcliffe l4
Egham l5
Stockton l6

Oxford l7
York
GreatYarmouth 22
Plymouth
Lichfield 2B
Devon and Exeter 29
Tunbridge 3O
Derby Summer 3O

Ipswich
Weymouth 3l

SEPTET
Warwick
Leicester 7
Dover
Hereford
Doncaster
Brecon lB
Richmond

Canterbury l9
Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l
Monmouth 2l
Manchester Autumn
1 Newmarket Ist Oct 26
Walsall
Lanark
IBER.

OCTO.
Bedford
Caledonian Hunt and

Perth
West Drayton
Kelso
Newmarket Ho. M 23
Worcester Autumn
IBM

Edinburgh 4
Northallerton 5
Newmarket 2d Oct 9

Lincoln Autumn
72
Liverpool Autumn
Shrewsbury

Warwickshire and Leam-
ington Hunt

LADTERTISEMENT.I

R oTTEmnprELsE,OtFhFeI C Eic 20p866,eStottr.aonfd,thLeo,n,dRaon,einWg.CTzlides,r,.,
inform the Sporting Public that he has commenced
BbTeuligsOs tciAnm/Iss for the. Season, and will execute Commissions
on all Races to any amount. Winnings guaranteed.
P. 0. Orders to be made payable at Strand Post-office, and
cheques crossed London and Westminster Bank (Temple,
bar Branch).

The committee of the Stock Exchange at Am-
sterdam have sent the Baron d'Escury to Paris,
with instructions to take steps to bring about a set-
tlement of the claims of the Mexican Arrear Certifi-
cate holders. The agents of the Dutch Committee
have applied to the chairman of the Mexican De-
ferred Bondholders to invite the British Bondholders
to join in the formation of a committee to effect an
arrangement of this matter, and it is proposed to
ask for a liberal grant of land in discharge of the
claim of the Arrear Certificate holders.

The list of applications for the Consolidated Five
per Cent. Peruvian Loan is announced to be closed
this afternoon (Wednesday).
THE REFORMATORY EXHIBITION.—The closing
ceremony at the Exhibition of Industrial Work at the Agri-
cultural Hall will take place to-morrow evening. The
medals will then be presented by the Earl of Shaftesbury
to the representatives of the various British and foreign
institutions, and several distinguished foreigners, delegated
from their respective Governments, will take part in the
proceedings. Thero will also be a grand performance of
vocal music by the choir of the National Choral Society,
augmented to 1,000 voices, under the direction of Mr. G.
W. Martin.

There is every appearance of a fruitful season in
the Channel Islands. The export of new potatoes to Eng-
land from those islands is expected to commence in 4,out
tell dap' time,