The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-13 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Admiralty paddlewheel yacht Enchantress,
intended for the forthcoming trip of Prince Arthur
in the Mediterranean, was on Saturday hauled out
of the fitting basin at Woolwich, after being reno-
vated throughout. She is under orders to sail on
Tuesday for Marseilles, where the Prince and suite
have proposed embarking. His Royal Highness,
attended by Major Elphinstone, went over the ship
on Thursday last, and approved the arrangements
which were then in progress.
The ironcased screw steamship Ocean, was re-
moved on Saturday from Hamoaze into No. dock in
Keyham steamyard, to receive some necessary re-
pairs below the water line.
The screw steam frigate Liverpool, 39, Captain
Rowley Lambert, which lost a portion of her false
keel in the West Indies, will be removed to-day
from No. 1 dock in Devonport-yard. Her false keel
has been made good, and she has been supplied with
a new bridge, &c.

The screw steam gun vessel Dapper, tender to the
training ship Britannia, arrived on Friday at Ply-
mouth, and having landed an insane patient, who
was sent to the Royal Naval Hospital at Stonehouse,
returned on Saturday to Dartmouth.
The repairs of the ironcased ship Caledonia, 35,
having been completed, she was removed on Satur-
day from No. 1 dock to the basin in Devonport
dockyard.
The Geyser, 6, paddle sloop, Commander A. T.
Thrupp, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning
from Gibraltar.

The Imperial Ottoman squadron, comprising the
screw line of battle ship Kossova (flag), of 80 guns,
and the 50-gun screw frigates Khudevendigar and
Ertegroul, under the command of Admiral Edham
Pasha, have completed their screw trials at Ports-
mouth, and are now lying at Spithead anchorage.
Thence they are expected to sail for Constanti-
nople, calling in at Cherbourg and Gibraltar, about
the 20th inst.

The Virago, 6, 1,059 tons, 300-horse power,
paddlewheel steamer, has unshipped the whole of
her powder and shell, which have been deposited in
the magazines at Upnor Castle. She has commenced
returning her guns, shot, and other War Depart-
ment stores to the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, and
the crew are busily employed in dismantling her,
preparatory to being put out of commission and
placed in the steamreserve squadron in the Medway.
The committee, consisting of the leading officials
connected with the iron and metal departments at
the royal dockyards, which has been engaged for
some time past at Chatham dockyard in carrying
out experiments at that establishment, with a view
to the adoption by the Admiralty of a code of rules
and regulations for the testing of the various de-
scription of iron sent into her Majesty's dockyards
by private firms, has completed its labours, and
agreed upon the report to be submitted to the Admi-
ralty. During the progress of the inquiry nume-
rous trials and experiments were conducted at Chat-
ham yard, which have resulted in the recommenda-
tion by the committee of a code of rules to be
adopted by the Admiralty, the effect of which, it is
believed, will put an end to the dissatisfaction which
has for some time existed on the part of the eminent
firms under contract to supply iron to the d'ockyards
with the hitherto arbitrary manner in which the iron
sent in by the contractors has been from time to
time rejected by the dockyard officials.
The Secretary of State for War has given autho-
rity for the establishment of a canteen for the use of
the non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal
Engineers attached to headquarters. Accompanying
the order granting this privilege were instructions
for Major Harrison, one of the adjutants, to pro-
ceed to Gosport, for the purpose of making himself
acquainted with the system adopted at the canteen at
that station, which is stated to be- one of the best
conducted and successful of all hitherto established.

An intimation has been received at the cavalry
barracks at Colchester that the depot of the 17th
Lancers (dismounted) will arrive there about the
28th inst. The 16th Lancers, some troops of which
occupy the barracks, while the remainder are quar-
tered at Ipswich and Noiwich, will embark for India
in June or July, and will then be succeeded by the
17th Lancers. Colchester will continue to be the
headquarters. Staff-Surgeon Williams, of the 10th
Depot Battalion, having been appointed surgeon to
the 28th Regiment, has received instructions to pro-
ceed to the Royal -Victoria Hospital, at Netley, for
duty, until the arrival of the regiment in England
from India. Capt. Brown, of the 97th Regiment,
has taken the command of the troops at Harwich
and Landguard Fort, in succession to Capt. Cooper,
of the 54th.

Capt. Nangle's battery, sth Brigade Royal Artil-
lery, arrived at headquarters, Woolwich, on Saturday,
from Pembroke Dock, consisting of Second Captains
Still and Bleacley and 99 non-commissioned officers
and privates, with 14 women and 28 children. They
were transhipped at Greenhithe from the troopship
Urgent, Capt. Henderson, and brought up the river
by the dockyard vessel Monkey, Master- Commander
Smithers, and landed without delay at the arsenal
pier. Soon after two o'clock they were comfortably
housed in quarters prepared in the west square cf
the Royal Artillery barracks, and will be inspected
this morning on parade by Gen. Warde, C.B, com-
manding the garrison.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—P. S. W. Mayow, midshipman,
to the Niger ; Hugh G. Gough, Charles H. Herring,
and Algernon B. Sheridan, midshipmen, to the Dun-
can ; and Edwin Gossage, assist.-engineer, to the
Enchantress ; W. P. Burdwood, paymaster, to the
Meander ; Charles W. King, assist.-paymaster,
supernumerary, to the Royal Adelaide ; Thomas L.
Walker, chief engineer, to the Hector ; George
Aitcheson, chief engineer, to the Lion ; George Met-
calf (of the Magicienne), L. J. Croome (of the. Cum-
berland), to be engineers in the Fleet ; Alex.
Stewart (a), of the Swallow, to be acting engineer ;
Christopher Lund (of the Pembroke), W. H. Wivil
(of the Princess Alice), John Clift (of the Raven),
and Josh. Knight (of the Bombay), to be engineers.

A NEW SILKWORM.—Last week M. Guerin-
Meneville communicated a paper to the Academy of
of Sciences on a new silkworm sent over from
Senegal. During General Faidherbo's campaigns in
that colony, the cocoons of this insect were found
in largo quantities on the branches of various
kinds of wild jujube trees. The importance of
this discovery did not _ escape the penetration of the
governor of the colony, who directed Dr. Bancai to examine
the matter. That gentleman last year sent over to M.
Guerin-Meneville twelve cocrons in a state of vitality ;
and butteriles having issued from three of these
eggs obtained have produced silkworms which M. G.
Meneville has recognised as belonging to the genus baturnia
Bauhinite, but differing from the specimens described by
him in 1838 in this—that the attennee of the butterfly
are equally broad and shaped like feathers in
both sexes, which is not the case in the real
Saturnia. It therefore proposes making a sub-genus of
the new breed, under the name of Faidherbia Bauhinia3.
The eggs of this silkworm are quite white, slightly flat-
tened, and about the size of the Bombyx Cynthia. The cater-
piller on being hatched is black ; it then becomes
grey, then of a brilliant silver white, and in the
last stage green, its body being covered with small bunches
of bristles, those near the head being red and blue, and
those on the body red and white. The crysalis is brown,
with a waxy grey substance, of a pulverulent appearance
on the dorsal part, and tubercle like the head of a nail at
the posterior end, to which is fixed the last skin of the
worm It has not got on its head the small reservoir of
liquid intended to soften the silk, and which is met with in
the species producing cocoons that are closed. The cocoon
is egg-shaped, perfectly white, and has a shining inner
surface. It consists of two envelopes, the inner one of
which is composed of a straw-coloured silk. It has a. nar-
row opening, and hangs from the branches by a sort of
ribbon. The butterfly, on issuing from the cocoon, exhales
a strong smell of musk. The food of this breed consists of
the leaves of the jujube-tree, which in Senegal is known
under the name Siddern (Zispykus Orthocantha). A weight
of 9gms. of cocoons yields I.9ogms. of silk, or 19.30 per
cent., while the mulberry breed only yields from 11 to 14
per cent. Each cocoon contains on an average 663 milligr.
of silk.

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THE AFFAIRS OF NEW ZEALAND.—On Saturday a
large blue book containing "further papers relative to the
affairs of New Zealand," was issued from her Majesty's
Stationery Office, for presentation to both houses of Par-
liament. The papers are in continuation of those presented
on the 15th of January last year, and are dated between the
7th of last May and the 26th ult.
THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ASSOCIATION, in Con-
sequence of the support which it has received from the
press and the public, has determined to increase its capital
and, enlarge the circle of its operations.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Feb. 11.
The Queen and Royal Family took their
usual
exercise yesterday.
FEB. 12" h
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon
Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold.
The Right Hon. Sir C. Wood arrived yesteragr
afternoon, and had the honour of dining with he
Majesty.

The Prince and Princess of
The Princess of Wales drove out on Saturdg,
attended by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by the Prince of Leiningen, went to the St. James's
Theatre in the evening: -prioce
The Prince and Princess of Wales and the -; .or
of Leiningen, with the Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Witte
Teesdale in waiting, attended Divine service at
Chapel Royal St. James's yesterday morning.
The Communion Service was read by the '-
the Sub-dean and Rev. J. V. Povah.
out°
Anthem—" 0 Lord, thou hast searched we d
(Croft), sung by Messrs. Lawler, Benson, °1

Foster.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. the Sll/9'
dean, from Genesis, chap. i., v. 31. f St.
The Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke 61' t.
Albans, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl 0f '„
Germans, the Bishop of St. David's, Lord Southauir:
ton, Lord Harris, and Lord Crewe attended the O.
vice.

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• Death of the Duile of Northumberland.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Sunday Night',
The most profound sorrow has been occasioneutilo
all the Northumberland towns to-day by the 61! II
den death of the Duke of Northumberland,
whit
took place this morning at a quarter to 3 o'clock,'

Alnwick Castle.
Nearly all the churches in Alnwick, shields? %a
other places have been tolling muffled peals, 3
men of all parties look upon the Duke's death' lie
the midst of his benevolent labours, as a Pliti for
calamity. The Duke had been in failing healb" d ;
some time, his disease being gout in the right JO
but it was not until last night that dangerous 011:eir
toms appeared. Medical advice was linuledia

summoned from this town. of'
The deceased, Algernon Percy, Duke and P3,,,,0-111
Northumberland, Earl and Baron Percy, er,
Lacy, Poynings, Fitz Payne and Bryan, Latidia—
and Warkworth, also Baron Prudhoe, of Prg—the
Castle, in the county of Northumberland, ill the
peerage of Great Britain, and a baronet, '0" „ke,
second and youngest son of Hugh, secondlT,tet.
by his second wife, Frances Julia, third dalicw
of Mr. Peter Burrell, and aunt of Lord Will°ll,,g,se
d'Eresby. He was born December 15, 1792 ; cv„,- ea
quently had just entered his 73d year. The donee
nobleman was educated for the navy, which se fie;
he entered in March, 1805, on board the Thiq'eti-
frigate, commanded by Capt. Robert H. A. Lao '
nett; he was afterwards midshipman in the the
74, in which ship he was actively employed
coast of Catalonia in 1809 ; and, as midshirli—tioo
the Hydra, commanded a gunboat in co-oPera
with the patriots on the coast of Andalusia ill
following year. As acting captain of the CaLeci:oiooll
he took part in a partial action with the Fr-tjle
fleet off Toulon in 1813, and was present avid
taking of Genoa in 1814. After obtaining
rank he went on half-pay, and was not subsecille t
afloat. He obtained his commission as lieuteillisi4;
Dec., 1811 ; he became commander in Mareh',:o rr.
captain in August, 1815 ; rear-admiral on
served list in November, 1850 ; vice-admiral
1857 ; and admiral in October, 1862. title
In August, 1816, he was created a peer by the
vi
of Baron Prudhoe, of Prudhoe Castle, a bl ea
which becomes extinct by his death. lie P`i
many years in travelling abroad, and for °'
period devoted himself to investigating the renl+loe
of ancient Egypt and the Holy Land, at a tit
when Biblical chronology was less studied tll3lliii
the present day. The Duke succeeded to the f'fitis
honours and princely estates on the death (;,03,
brother Hugh, third Duke, on the 11th of oth
ruary, 1847. His Grace was married on tile,ciet
of August, 1842, to Lady Eleanor Grosvenor,
lea
daughter of the Marquis of Westminster, but le
no issue.

Ile ne'

His Grace was a Conservative in politics• Itf on
cepted the office of First Lord of the Adcura,i -strir
the formation of the Earl of Derby's first Acilu the
tion in 1852, and remained in the Cabinet Of that
break-up of the Government in December or oo
year. The late Duke was made a Privy Corot made
taking office, and the same year (1852) seas'i
Knight of the Garter. He was constable at f the
ceston Castle, and, as such, was an officer
2 ho
Duchy of Cornwall. For a short time in 185
was special Deputy Warden of the Stannari;f 001'
1841 he was created an honorary D.C.L. at
From his first succession to the dukedom t'otro
ceased nobleman took an active part in the 0° (110
and improvement of his extensive propertP:,
comfort of his cottagers and the poorer el 'a
his estates was his first consideration, ailt#
expended an enormous sum in rebuildil 1110
dwellings on the most improved plan. Pant
interested himself deeply in their spiritual 0 0
and erected no less than ten new churalterictif
his own cost in populous but neglected cl:Loce'
a lasting proof of his princely raunnGrAce
It is said thas within the last ten years his till!
expended more than half a million of monel_..l- cost
praiseworthy manner alone. At an enoroorle Oleo
he restored and beautified Alnwick Castle, t r
old feudal residence of the noble House of re col'
The late Duke was a Fellow of the Royal Sl Oc°'
of the Society of Antiquaries, of the itclia otr°'
graphical Society, and a member of the Royal
nomical arid other learned societies. He cable jilt;
munificent supporter of many of our charter 04
stitutions ; was president of the Westminav,,cro.'
Middlesex Hospitals, vice-patron of Charlocieo
Hospital, president of the Seamen'sHospital
president of the Westminster General DisPte,
vice-president of the Royal Humane Societe
sident of the Royal National Lifeboat Insiveo St);
vice-president of the Royal Naval Benev(). of 00
ciety, &c. His Grace was also president:. of Of
Royal United Service Institution, presidenevetor.l:
Royal Institution of Great Britain, a 'lir 13ritir
the British Institution, and a trustee of the
ie
Museum. the tlt
By the death of the Duke without issue
ice leer,
and greater portion of the estates those00_4
Geo. Percy, second Earl of Beverley,
Algernon, first Earl, was second son of ill;
Duke of Northumberland. He was born coscOar "
Stake,
third and was married in 1801 to Louisa id
third daughter of the late Hon. Archibaji jovarof
Wortley Mackenzie, and is father of Ler' 0, j,or'a
M.P., and Lady Atherton, &c. He was 06,
the Treasury from May, 1804, to Feb. frog lb
was Captain of the Yeomen of the Guar"
to 1846. the feife#
The present Duke is descended, bY,s,be Ile 0,
line, from the noble House of Percy- who siii,
of the 11th Earl of Northumberland?
the Woo
ceeded to the baronial honours only of coot ha`',
married Charles, 6th Duke of Seranuk.e, tor,
" proud Duke"), and their son, the 7tb:;00 re'te,
ing been summoned to Parliament as 13'
was created Earl of Northumberlala ~ir 11'010
mainder (having no male issue) oa oof
Smithson, who had married his clatiglit''aridoi33, of
heir. Sir Hugh, who succeeded to °eed Dtle of
Northumberland in 1750, was ereat the 00'
Northumberland in 1766, and assumed
Percy on succeeding to the earldom._
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the Committee of Management of glues 'the chair' tiosOci
Pryor in., Nolo reicica 010,
held on Friday last Mr. Robert
friend and liberal supporter of the char'. attett`: Doos
that his name should not be mentione‘_4of 00, 0,06
handed to the chairman the munificent 011. Teas cob?
16 new life governor's donations of 30 gm'
of the current expenses of the hosPital'

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