The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

The Navy Estimates,

The Navy Estimates for the year 1865-66 were
issued yesterday. The net decrease, as compared with
last year, is £316,427, the total amount required
being £10,392,224 against £10,708,651. It should
be stated, however, that the sum thus voted last
year includes the votes in the supplementary esti-
mate for increasing the full pa,y. and for the exten-
sion of naval retirement of officers of the navy,
amounting to £61,041, and the supplementary
estimate for purchase and completion by contract of
the El Tousson and El Monassir, iron-clad ships,
amounting to £220,000. The items of decrease
are as follows :—Coastguard service, &c., £16,323 ;
scientific branch, £1,234 ; her Majesty's establish-
ments at
_home, £159 ; ditto abroad, £334; wages
to artificers in home establishments, £116,509 ;
section one in naval stores, Storekeeper-General of
the Navy, £29,528 ; section two, Comptroller of
the Navy, £317,512 ; and half-pay, &c., to officers
of the Navy and Royal Marines, £5,370. On the
other hand, the wages to seamen and marines are in-
creased by £15,093 ; victuals and clothing for ditto,
£21,575 ; Admiralty-office, £7,352 ; artificers
abroad, £3,380 ; new works, &c., £83,687 ; medicines
and medical stores, £450 ; miscellaneous services,
£1,605 ; military pensions and allowances, £17,010 ;
civil pensions and allowances, £14,050. The esti-
mated amount for the coming year of extra re-
ceipts and repayments to be paid to the Exchequer
is £239,319, which reduces the net amount of the
navy estimates to £10,152,905, against the net
amount last year of £10,507,792. With regard to
numbers, the number of officers, petty officers, and
seamen to be voted for the coming year is 38,000,
against 38,500 last year. There are also 7,000
boys ; and•7,ooo men in the coastguard service,
against 7,500 last year, making the total 52,000
against 53,000. The marines are in all 17,000 ;
namely, 8,000 for service afloat, and 9,000 for ser-
vice on shore, being 1,000 less than in 1864-5. The
civilians for the coastguard service are 750 against
950, leaving the . total force in the fleet and coast-
'guard service 69,750, against 71,950 last year.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 21.
The Queen, accompanied by his Royal Highness
Prince Leopold, went out walking.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena took
carriage drive.
Princess Louise rode on horseback.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Nemoos,
the Count and Countess d'Eu, and the Princess
Marguerite of Orleans visited her Majesty to-day'
and remained to luncheon.
The Countess d'Eu (Princess Imperial of 130.7,i1)
was presented to her Majesty on her marriage by
her father-in-law, the Duke of Nemours.

11.

The Prince and Princess of Wales
The Prince and Princess of Wales had a ginner
party last evening. The company included e
Marquis of Hartington, Earl and Countess of Per/
yd
Earl Cowper, Earl and Countess Stanhope/ Earl ank
Countess of Clarendon, Major-Gen. Lord Frederic,.
Paulet, Lord and Lady Charles Bruce, Sir Charles
eland Lady Mary Wood, Lieut.-Colonel Henri f
and Lady L. Fielding, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Gaspard::,
Lady Le Marchant, Hon. Mrs. Stonor, Lieut.
Knollys, and Major Teesdale.
nsilier
During dinner the band of the Scots
Guards (conducted by Mr. Godfrey) performed

selection of music. the
Mr. Desanges had the honour of exhibiting t°
the
Prince and Princess of 'Wales, on Monday last' 410
portrait he is painting of her Royal Highness
Princess of Wales.

Death of Field-Marshal Viscount Cowbell:ller°
We have to announce the death at Clifton, jes-
- of Field-Marshal Viscount and Baron l'fir
bermere, of Combermere, G.C.8., G.C. FL 7 IC.
•
Constable of the Tower of London. The den- t
Stapleton Stapleton Cotton, son of JrS -,e,ri.
Salisbury Cotton, M.P. for the county of Che6ill
was born at Llewenny-hall, in 'Denbighshire' on
1769, and educated at Westminster School.
the 26th of February, 1790, he entered the
He first served as lieutenant in the 23d the
dens
Fusiliers. He was afterwards promoted
Dragoon Guards, in which he served in Flaeircleof
under the Duke of York. He attained the ran
Captain on Feb. 28, 1793, and that of Majeri of
March, 1794. He was appointed Lieut.-ColoneLge
the 25th Light Dragoons in the same mouth' t the
had
in 1796 the command of that regiment rt
Cape of Good Hope. There he served in a -,ll;ter
but active campaign under Sir Thomas Craig' 110
which he proceeded with his regiment to India.
Snl-
then served in 1798 and 1799 against TiPP°evoiy
tan. He was engaged in the battle of Dull are-
and in the siege of Seringapatam. In 1808 17 r
turned to England, and after commandhl,,g ()
on
time the 16th Dragoons in Ireland, and ser'the
the Staff in England, he proceeded in 1808 t° At
Peninsula in command of a brigade of cavalry ,; chir-
the head of this corps he distinguished hiraseand-
ing the campaign in the north of Portugal, of
ing the operations at Oporto and the hattleertd
Talavera. In 1809 the local rank of Lieu t." Giepnviag
was conferred upon him, and early in 1810 'l-allied
appointed to the command of the wh°l- „-e re-
cavalry under the Duke of Wellington '11„0 of
mained in that position until the terrainwthe
the war in 1814, and distinguished himself atfroil
head of that force in covering the retreat arria,
Almeida to Torres Vedras, at Busaco, Villa
Castrajon, Fuentes-d'Onor, and Salanaan' ded.
the last mentioned battle he was severely wcal/Inees,
He also served at El Bodon, the PYrecriad
Orthez, and Toulouse. On his return to EllOO
after the battles of Talavera and Salamanca kvo-
ceived the unanimous thanks of both Houses
of
a-
liament, in conjunction with the Duke of Well., rio
ton, and in consequence of his brilliant servicebvsl3f
was elevated to the peerage on the 17th of N
1814, as Baron Combermere. In 1817 he was .0
pointed Governor of Barbadoes, and Commatiac/t
the Forces in the West Indies. He was aPP°ill,.'o
Commander-in-Chief in India in 1822, and
while he held that position that he won fresh ,;t1;
tinction by the capture of Bhurtpore. On the lit
of May, 1825, he attained the rank of Genera,. di
the following year he was advanced to the dig ay.
of Viscount for his services in India. He We'scif4 on
pointed to the Colonelcy of the Ist Life Guar ea to
the 16th of September, 1829, which he onti3 field'
hold at the time of his death. He NY3-91213de
Marshal on the 2d of October, 1855.; 18011 Lady
Viscount Combermere married, in 4. laughter
Anna Maria Pelham-Clinton, the eldes:l7
of the third Duke of Newcastle, who mar'
and by whom he had no surviving issue Caroline'
ried secondly, on the 18th of June, 181'' g Sit°
the second daughter of Mr. W. Fulke-Gre'..diree
died on the 25th of January, 1837, lean pre'
children. One of them, Caroline, mailed 9,00
sent Marquis of Downshire. The deceased ID
cola
thirdly, on the 2d of October, 1838) the °IIIY efe°
of Mr. Robert Gibbins, of Cork, a lady of fol
Irish family. 1)9 e
The heir of Lord Combermere is his sell gond
second marriage, the Hon. Wellington a,B and Cotton, who was born at Barbadoes in 1°!
who sat for Carrickfergus from 1847 to 1851,
ci CO'
Among the military distinctions which Ler 9,0+
bermere had received were a medal for Serhig,3,,Peote
the gold cross and one clasp for Talavera, .c `",,e
d'Onor, Salamanca, Orthez, and Toulouscf,,t'isacol
ver war medal, with three clasps, for PalcroO
Ciudad Rodrigo, and the Pyrenees, the Grandorles
of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, and ef
111. and St. Ferdinand of Spain, and, lastv
Order of the Star of India.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Calll-ifigot.
confined to Gloucester House by a severe attack ° es fa°
The Marquis and Marchioness of liastiniugto°
entertaining a large circle of visitors at P°liitafigleo
Park, Leicestershire, including the Marquis of :10,
the Countess of Winchilsea and Lady Finch 111',1
count and Viscountess Marsham, Lord Alexall`we-
Lord Berkeley Paget, the Hon. Captain 1313,.citieOgi9t
Lady Amelia Blackwood, Lady Mary Capel,3lls't prea
and Mr. Wombwell. All hunting having beea,l6-:iie
the frost, rabbit and duck shooting have forme' the
Vl,l'
amusements of the guests. An increase to thelljoil
ing at Donnington is expected for the Notting
in
De The in the ensuing week. ngi
Earl of Bradford is, we hear, ser-°
arrived ill
disposed at his country seat.
The Earl and Countess of Essex halre,,forcl• , et
town from their seat, Cassiobury Park, near IY1)'.; gele-
The Earl and Countess Russell receive.Gh
party at dinner yesterday evening, at their lolls°l
on
ham-place. ea
e%Pir St°

Colonel William Henry Meyrick - The -,,t
Monday night, after a protracted illness. orqco:
cooflowneillrmarried Feb. 24, 1823, Lady Laura, f6ertitfirst 1,,1'a
J-am Henry, Ist Duke of Cleveland by
his; t r '''o
Lady Katherine Margaret Powlett, second ti3ellileel„.o
co-heiress of Henry, 6th and last Duke' of Dolt°. t"
, frora
formerly in the Grenadier Guards, but retired
army in 1837. 011°
Ii
Yesterday morning the marriaae °f isCScli
stl
til
udley, eldest son of the Earl of Arran, to the Ø°ll.o
sdi/ ' P
i
ftt
Jocelyn,
second daughter of Viscountess Jo
granddaughter of the Earl of Roden, took Ph'e: of iill
Georgu:s Church, Hanover-square, in the p
exceedingly rOcucv
numerous! aseembl 0. 0' '‘
0 tit , 1
TESTIMONIAL TO DR. GUTHRIE. Icr frtcl
months ago Dr. Guthrie, the celebrated Pre3' 0 500
philanthropist, intimated the resignation a his
.:0 $t
'3;1,4,
charge in Free St. John's, Edinburgh, owing to the
of his health. In testimony of his eminent public sorievt-
particularly as the founder of the Edinburgh blic et;
Ragged School, it was resolved to institute a Pe"triDtl'4
scription for a testimonial. Above £5,000 Were C°llllo tii
by 774 subscribers, and on Monday the testitue- roe-
pasrseesented by the Lord Provost in presence of 0,4,e, co
r,
The surplus over £5,000 enabled ' ,t 1 0
mittee,mblage.
through Lord Ardmillan, to present tors. °J,
with a silver tea service, value £125. The inser,:tibdt°¢o
theo silver plate boro that the testimonial was
,e,° b.-- :,1 ,141'0,
the rev. doctor's retirement from public life id dip 0
number of subscribers of all and partie° Aaia .rsti°
rent religious denominations,clinaaateoaken a their ..,-- "a 03'
~., 0.1010 Dia
and regard for his personalworth, his distbioltiOg
dowments as a preacher of the Gospel, and his west''
services as a large-hearted Christian philantlix.'