The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-10 00:00:00

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Naval and Military Intellige4c4

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The depot companies—of the 404.: m6;15-ill"'
Regiments will arrive at Chatham —ism to-
morrow from Birr, the depot battalion:. at which
station is to be broken up. The strength of the
depot of the 40th Regiment is 127 non-commissioned
officers and men, exclusive of women and children,
with Capt. IV. H. 11. Messenger, Capt. W. Gibson,
Lieut. W. Dowman, Lieut. J. S. IL Rees, Ensign
E. Martin, and Ensign C. A. Swimhoe. The
depot companies of the 65th Regmient; number 105
men of all ranks, and the following officers :—Capt.
J. O. J. Priestly, Capt. F. S. Herries, Lieut. J. s.
Talbot, Lieut. A. Pagan, Ensign T. Chambey, and
Ensign J. L. Dickin. The other depots which have
received orders to march to Chatham are the Ist
battalion of the 15th Regiment, numbering five
officers and 120 men, and the 2d battalion of the
15th, consisting of six officers and 80 men of all
ranks, from Pembroke ; and the depot companies of.
the 80th Regiment, numbering three officers and 64
non-commissioned officers and privates, from Butte-
vant. The total strength of the nine new depots to
be stationed at Chatham is 38 officers and 1,091
men of all grades.

Orders have been received at the headquarters of
the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, direct-
ing quarters to be prepared at Brompton Barracks
for the officers and men of the 21st company of
Royal Engineers, shortly expected to arrive from
the Mauritius, on the completion of their period of
colonial service. In accordance with orders also
received from the Horse Guards, detachments of
Royal Engineers from the depot and other com-
panies at head-quarters have left Chatham for the
South Kensington Museum, for duty for that esta-
blishment, and also for Portsmouth, to augment
the 3d company to its proper strength. The 9th
company of Royal now at Woolwich,
will shortlyreturnt Engineers,o head-qu arte rsi

Si thers master in
The steamtug Monkey, m
command, yesterday returned to Woolwich from
Greenhithe, having conveyed a party of dockyard
riggers thither to assist in arranging the deviation
of the compasses of her Majesty's despatch vessel
Salamis, Commander Suttie, now awaiting orders
for sea. The Monkey was ordered to bank up her
fires, in readiness to return to Greenhithe, and em-
bark the 2d battery, sth Brigade, R.A., on the
arrival of the troopship Urgent, Capt. Henderson,
hourly expected from Milford.
Her Majesty's steam storeship Fox, Commander
Moriarty, laden with returned stores from Malta,
having unshipped combustibles at the floating maga-
zine, off the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, yesterday
went up to the dockyard to discharge the remainder
of her cargo.

Four 55cwt. anchors, intended for her Majesty's
new iron-cased screw corvette Pallas, manufactured
by the Northfield Iron and Steel Company at Rother-
ham, under the patent of Capt. Rodger, R.N., were
yesterday tested at Woolwich. The strain in each
case was worked up to 68 1-16 tons, and was
similarly applied to each arm of the anchor, in com-
pliance with the request of Capt. Rodger, who was
present. The proof was thus 50 per cent. in excess
of that established by the Admiralty regulation.
Nevertheless, the deflection and permanent set were
scarcely perceptible, being found, on examination
and measurement, to be merely 1-16th of an inch.
The Pallas, under construction in Woolwich yard,
will be launched on the 14th proximo. Twelve other
anchors supplied by the same firm, and also of Capt.
Rodger's short-arm principle, under the orders of
Mr. Reed, Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy,
will be tested at Woolwich shortly for her Majesty's
ships Lord Clyde, Bellerophon, and Lord Warden.
These anchors will be of 70 cwt each.

The Edgar, 71, screw, Capt. G. P. Hornby, was
docked yesterday at Portsmouth, in preparation for
her voyage to Lisbon.

Admiral Edham Pasha and the officers of the Im-
perial Ottoman squadron now at Portsmouth, were
entertained last evening by Admiral Sir Michael
Seymour, G.C.8., Port Admiral and Naval Com-
mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, at a ball at the
Admiralty-house, Portsmouth-dockyard.
Thelmperial Ottoman frigate Ertogroal, 50 guns,
Capt. Hassan Bey, recently fitted with her machin-
ery in the Thames, under the inspection of the
officers of the English Admiralty, made her official
trial of speed yesterday at the measured mile in
Stokes's Bay, near Portsmouth, which was attended
with very successful results. The Admiralty In-
spector of Machinery and officers of Portsmouth
dockyard and steam factory conducted the trial
in precisely the same manner as the trials of Her
Majesty's ships are carried out on such occasions.
The Ertogroal drew 23ft. 9in. of water aft,
and 22ft. 6in. forward, and was complete in
stores and in all respects ready for sea. The wind
varied from 4 to 5 in force during the time the ship
was on the mile. Her mean speed with full boiler
power was 12.037 knots, and at half-boiler power
10.191 knots. Her engines are of 600-horse power
nominal, supplied by Messrs. Ravenhill, Salkeld,
and Co., of London. They worked exceedingly
well throughout the trial, and gave entire satisfac-
faction to Admiral Edham Pasha, Capt. Hassan
Bey, and the Turkish officers on board, and also to
the English Government officials, by whom the trial
was being conducted. At the close of the runs over
the measured mile the Ertogroal anchored at Spit-
head, where she will be joined to-day by her con-
sorts, the Khudevendiciar and Kossova.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

TRURO.

The Hon. Captain Vivian addressed the electors
in the Town-hall on Tuesday evening, and gave an
an exposition of his political principles. He said he
was a consistent Reformer. He should like to see
a moderate and progressive addition to the franchise,
and would take his stand upon Mr. Baines's bill for
a £6 borough franchise, as the best line which could
at present be drawn. He should not like universal
suffrage ; not that he was afraid of it, but that all
sudden changes in the Constitution tended to pro-
duce social revolution and disorganisation. How-
ever, as far as he could see, the people did not at
present seem to care about Parliamentary Reform,
and he thought their whole attention ought to be
directed to the economical administration of the
affairs of the nation. He characterised the present
Parliament as the most extravagant that ever sat,
and considered that the military department had
been managed with reckless extravagance,
and
condemned the large outlay upon fortifications of
stone, at a time when we are in a transition state
as respects military science, and when earthworks
have been found, both in the Crimea_
_and in
America, to be the most formidable defensive
wpeerre-
th_e, French were ever
our
Englishmen was
works. The
Thmaekesuapressicteinotn uthpoant
fectly chimerical, and if they did
stone walls.
consideredurptts'eedqubtesehhinatti had Church
not likely to throw
set at rest, for that seemed to be the wish
ago been
party, and he was convinced that the only
rThateesmthoerenhloereh
he
wasthemselves
s
ysetit at rest was by total abolition. He
wofayevtoer
could not support the Permissive Bill, because he did
not think a man could be prevented by act of Par-
liament from getting drunk, and he believed the
object could be better served by the promotion of
education and by improving the means of innocent
recreation among the people. At the conclusion of
the address a resolution was unanimously adopted
by a crowded meeting to support the hon. captain
at the approaching election. The Conservative can-
didate, Mr. F. Martin Williams, also addressed a
meeting, at the same hour, at the ReditLion
He proclaimed himself a Liberal Conservative,
Wing to advocate moderate reform, retrenchment,
and civil and religious liberty to its fullest extent.
A vote of confidence was also passed in Mr. Wil—
liams. The writ arrived in Truro on Wednesday.
The nomination is fixed for Monday next; and the.
election for Tuesday. A very close contest is ex-.
pected.