The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-24 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Field-Marshal the Duke of Cambridge, General
Commanding-in-Chief of her Majesty's army, on
Saturday made his annual official inspection of the
troops stationed in and around Portsmouth. At 9
a.m. the Duke, attended by his personal Staff, com-
prising Lieut.-Gen. Sir Richard Airey, K.C.8., Col.
T. H. Clifton, Aide-de-Camp to his Royal Highness;
Col. Gambier, C. 8., Deputy-Adjt.-Gen. R.A.; and
Capt. Jervois, R.E., Deputy-Director of Works for
Fortifications; and accompanied by Maj.-Gen. Lord
W. Paulet K.C.8., and a numerous Staff, crossed
over from Portsmouth to Gosport, and first inspected
the different batteries of the 12th Brigade stationed
in the advanced forts west of Gosport in one brigade
on Haßlar-common. After inspecting the Royal
Artillery, his Royal Highness inspected the 69th
Regiment of Infantry, under the command of Col.
E. M'Kirdy, on the parade ground of their
barracks near Gosport. In both instances the Duke
expressed his satisfaction at the appearance of the
troops, their steadiness under arms, and their state
of discipline. The remainder of the troops stationed
in the garrison of Portsmouth and its immediate vi-
cinity were ordered to parade on Southsea-common,
at noon, for his Royal Highness's inspection. By
that time the following force was drawn up in con-
tiguous column, under the command of Major-Gene-
ral Lord William Paulet, K.C.8., Lieut.-Governor
of the garrison, and Commander-in-Chief of the

south west military district, attended by his Staff
K and B batteries of the 4th and 9th brigades of
Field Artillery, Lieut.-Col. Newton, consisting of 12
officers, 177 men, 166 horses, 12 guns—Armstrong 12 -
pounders, and 12 waggons; 26th Regiment (Came-
ronians) of InfantiT,Lieut. -Col. Carey, 20 officers and
421 men ; Royal Marine Artillery, Col.-Commandant
Tate, 25 officers and 578 men ; Royal Marine Light
Infantry, Col.-Commandant Marsh, 34 officers and
602 men; 52d Regiment, Lieut.-Colonel Peel, 19
°lacers, and 368 men ; 87th Regiment of Infantry,
Lieut.-Col. H. Murray, 29 officers and 469 men,
giving a total force on the ground of 139 officers,
2,615 men, 166 horses (not reckoning the horses of
mounted officers) 12 guns, and 12 waggons. The
Duke of Cambridge arrived on the ground soon
after the troops had taken up their position, and was
received by general salute with colours lowered, Lord
Win. Paulet and Staff occupying a position in the
centre of the line of columns as the General officer

in command. When the salutehad been rendered the
Duke, accompanied by Lord William Paulet and the
united Staffs, galloped to the right of the line, and
made an inspection to the front and rear of the
columns, after which the ceremony of marching past
was gone through, the two magnificent batteries of
Field Artillery leading, followed bythe Cameronians
in three divisions—solid and steady—succeeded by
the 87th in four divisions. To the 87th succeeded the
52d, in three ; following them the Royal Marine Light
Infantry, in four divisions. The rear was brought
up by the Royal Marine Artillery in four divisions.
The field batteries having wheeled successively to
the left after passing now went by the saluting
point at trot, after which the whole of the troops
formed line in open order, advanced in quick time,
halted, and gave a general salute, which closed the
proceedings. Before dismissing the troops to their
quarters commanding officers were called to the
front, and the Duke addressing them expressed the
gratification he felt with the appearance and be-

haviour of the different corps en. the ground, and
before time could have been taken advantage of
by summer drills to prepare the men for such an
occasion. To the batteries of Field Artillery his
Royal Highness paid the highest possible compli-
ment :on the condition of the horses, the know-
ledge of drill evinced by the men, and their gene-
ral appearance of efficiency. The 52d Regiment,
he observed, had but just returned from India, but
he was very much pleased with their appearance.
The Royal Marine Artillery and Light Infantry had
always been known to be fine bodies of men, but he
had never seen them look to greater advantage than
that day. With all he had seen, he said in conclu-
sion, he had been very much gratified. The troops
were then dismissed to their quarters, and the Duke
and Lord William Paulet, accompanied by their
Staffs, rode round the line of batteries now erecting
on either side of Southsea Castle, to command the
entrance to Portsmouth harbour channel from Spit-
head or the sea. At the conclusion of his visit to
this work the Duke returned to Portsmouth, and
soon afterwards left the Government-house and
Portsmouth by the 3 p.m. train for London.
The 83d Regiment is under orders to leave the
camp at Aldershott and proceed to Sheffield and
Weedon. The headquarters and seven companies
will march at 645 p.m. to-day to the North Camp
Station, for conveyance by special train at 7 30 p.m.
to Sheffield. The remaining five companies of the
regiment will march at 7 a.m. to-morrow for con-
veyance to Weedon.

The head-quarters and eight companies of the
69th Regiment will arrive at Aldershott to-day and
to-morrow, and will be luartered in L, M, and 0
lines, North Camp. Four companies of the regi-
ment will remain behind at Gosport until the arri-
val of the 81st Regiment from India.
In compliance with instructions received from the
Horse Guards the undermentioned men paraded at
the office of the 3d brigade in the North Camp
At Aldershott, on Thursday morning, where they
were inspected by a brigade major, and handed
over to a sergeant of the 39th Regiment, by whom
they were conducted by train from Farnborough
station (South-Western Railway) to the Royal
Victoria Hospital, Netley, with a view to their
being transferred to the medical branch of the
Army Hospital Corps if found qualified :—Private
Thomas Allington, Ist Royal Dragoons ; Private
M. M' Gregor, 2d Dragoons ; Privates H. Mitchener
and J. Coulson, 31st Regiment ; Private C. Grant,
92d Highlanders ; Lance-Corporal J. Kennedy, Ist
battalion, 14th Regiment ; Privates T. Baxter and
P. White, 62d Regiment ; Privates J. Reid and H.
Platts, 39th Regiment.

The mail steamer Cambrian, which arrived at Ply-
mouth on Friday, brought the following passengers
from the Cape—viz., Dr. Voss, 2d Battery, Royal
Artillery ; Capt. O'Brien, 28th Regiment ; Lieut.
Hewitt, 24th Regiment ; and Capt. Aplin, R.N.
The Cambrian left at Ascension on the 28th March
the storeship Meander, 10, Capt. Joseph G. Bickford;
the screw steam corvette Archer, 13, Capt. Francis
Marten ; the screw steam gunvessel Lee:s, Lieut.
Chas. E. Foot ; the screw steam gur vessel Ranger, 5,
Commander Wm. E. Gordon ; an & the paddlewheel
steamvessel Pioneer, 1, which is be stationed on
the river Congo. The French ship of war Dordogne
left Table Bay on Feb. 11, for Rochfort ; and the
Netherlands corvette Hilder, on March 6, for Hol-
land. The Russian ship of war, Dimstry Donskoy,
Commander Baron Meydell, from the Cape of Good
Hope, arrived at St. Helena, March 2, and left on
the7th for St. Petersburg. The Spanish steam frigate
Ebrahirneiaha, from Liverpool, having touched at
Madeira and Ascension, called at St. Helena on
March 16 on her way to Suez by the Cape of Good
Hope.

Admiral Sir C. Fremantle, K.C.8., Commander-
in-Chief at Devonport, went on Saturday in the gun-
boat Tilbury, from
Hamoazeinto Plymouth Sound,
where he mustered and inspected the crew of the
screw steam frigate Narci
Campbell. ssus, 39, Capt. Colin A.
Letters received by our Portsmouth correspondent
from her Majesty's s
March 17, state that she dated Ascension,
was leave for England on
that or the following morning,ardthat her arrival
be might looked for immediately after the arrival of
the mail steamer, which would leave.
As
cension on
the 28th of March, letters by which were delivered
at Portsmouth on Saturday. The arrival of the
Tartar may therefore be hourly expected.
The plan for the extension of Portsmouth dock_
yard submitted by the Admiralty Director of Works
having been approved, the necessary steps have been
taken at Portsmouth for measuring off themudlands
lying north of the dockyard which are required for
the purpose. The extreme boundary line is now
marked out by red flags, the outlines of the basins
by blue flags, and that of the docks by yellow flags,
and an opinion may now be formed by the visitor
to
Portsmouth yard of the gigantic nature of the
original design, if he casts his- eye over the lines of