The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-06 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

In pursuance of the course adopted for sever;
years past, the troops at Aldershot camp are n(),
exercised in route-marching whenever the weed
permits. The first march-out this season was 1113,0
on Friday by the 2d Infantry Brigade, under W
command of Brigadier-Gen. Adams, C. 8., and c°r
sisting of the 13th (Prince Albert's) Light Infan""te
and the 63d (West Suffolk) Regiment. The outo
taken was through the village of Tongham, on of
the Hog's Back, and thence in the direction
Farnham. On arriving at a place called the 13°11rn0
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the troops wheeled to the right, and, passing To
Hale, gained the main road leading from Farn
to Aldershot, by which they returned to eaelP•
cording to the practice of former years, the rontwer
marching will be continued during the
months. It is to be optional, however, on the rri.
of the Brigadiers to exercise their brigades in nil,
gade drill instead of route-marching; but the ware
ing out is to take place at least twice a month. d.
Major-Gen. Lord H. Percy, V.C., late coniroan t.
ing the 3d Infantry Brigade atAldershot, and Cle,
D. H. M'Barnet, 2d battalion, 9th Regt., aide-.
camp, are struck off the strength of the divile
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from the 31st ult. The command of the 3d Brig
has been taken by Lieut.-Col. M'Leod, 74th Hig,
AD-
landers, from the Ist inst., until an officer
have been appointed for that duty.
On the return of the 2d Brigade from route"
marching on Friday, at Aldershot, the troops Well
formed up in close column, and medals for long
service and good conduct were presented to Colour-
Serg. M'Namara, Corporal Kennedy, and Private
Kelly, all of the 13th Light Infantry. The presen-
tation was made by Brigadier-Gen. F. Adams,C•l3'
commanding the brigade, who addressed some COW
plimentary remarks to the recipients.
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On Thursday the Cavalry Brigade at Alders
under the command of Major-General 11°‘1,,gi;
C. 8., was formed up in the Long Valley, "ee
medals for long service and good conduct wed
presented to Quartermaster-Sergeant Duggan' 0
Hussars, and Corporal Dixon, Bth Hussars,
medals
of whom were already possessed of several pled
8,
—Crimean, Turkish, and Indian. The major-gee
ral, in making the presentations, congratulated -a
recipients upon the enviable distinction they 1111

attained.
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The late heavy rains have rendered field dsYs.
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Aldershot almost impracticable, and route-marcl3ll;i,
may be considered to have taken the place of at
tary evolutions. Nevertheless it seems likely'
whenever a favourable opportunity oceursthettc°,Pt
will be exercised in field manoeuvres. As at present
arranged a divisional field day was to take place a
10 o'clock this morning, weather permitting.
By a recent circular issued from the War.oo.,:c",
the employment of prisoners in the different 13111..,.
tary prisons is regulated by a detail of the lab°l
which they shall perform. Hard labour is to col=4/6a
of drill, gun or shot exercise, carrying, piling, 511,
clearing shot, breaking stones, cleaning yards, 11
sages, and other parts of the premises, picks
oakum, and such other means of employment as J 333.;
from time to time be introduced under the sanction
of the visitors. No deviation from the detail of la;
bour is to be permitted unless with the sanction c'

he Secretary of State for War.
The lighter Hamoaze left Plymouth on Friday
with stores for Pembroke Dockyard.
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The screw steam frigate Constance, 39, Cap-4- -
K. Barnard, having displaced her powder, was 011-
oy ed on Saturday from Plymouth Sound into 03'
moaze, preparatory to being placed inlieyliam stow
yard for repair.
Weather permitting, the iron-cased ship I)ol.icif
Clyde, 24, and the sloop Amazon, will have
engines tested at Plymouth in the course of the wee a
Although a party of workmen have commence
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taking to pieces the wooden screw frigate Belvicleroi
51, 600 horse power, the only unarmoured vessel
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that class now on the stocks at Chatham Docklay-iic
where she has been standing idle for about 10
years, no orders have yet been received as to TiPly
ultimate fate of the fine 91 - gun Bel%
two-decker Bulwark, about one-half completed
the adjoining slip. Some time since a report resPei,°o
ing her was called for from the master shipwrig°
department, and it was then thought she would 11111;
dergo conversion, be cut down, have one of her dec
removed, her hull armour-plated, and be converted
into a turret-ship. As she is almost the only tW°;
decker now lying at any of the dockyards in 3 133„e0
tial state of completion, and various circumst3ll;a
preventing her being converted into an armour-Plated
frigate, it is suggested that she may be completeclsl
a turret-ship of the Royal Sovereign class, for Wlll
her size and other circumstances will adapt her.
were
The following appointments and promotions Wieer
made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—Commall"p.
A. D. W. Fletcher, to the Spiteful ; Lieut. Thos*
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Sulivan, to the St. George, for service in the Cost
ily
guard ; the Rev. W. Meeres, chaplain and nal. 1,
structor, to the Bristol ; Wm. J. Grandy and Auro.
Thomas, promoted to the rank of master ; rrh°s:
Lewis, hief engineer, to the Spiteful; _ rituttea
engineer, to the Spiteful ; Win. Shelton, prolup°los
to the rank of engineer ; Thos. Goodwin, first—m:o
assistant engineer, additional, to the RevengeS. Sheldon, first-class assist.-engineer, to the *!"- file
Wm. Small has been appointed sub-lieut. 111
Royal Naval Reserve.

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GREAT ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Anak, the r, +ll,
French giant, perfortned on Saturday for the fourt6(3,l°a
time. The hall both morning and evening was cr°sc':o
to excess. His representations on each occasion
in attraction. In compliance with numerous applicat°,:a
the " Military Lilliputian Ballet Spectacle" will be
both morning and evening during the ensuing wok;