The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-15 00:00:00

IHE NAVY.

The Eclipse, 4, screw steam gunvessel, 700 tons,
200 horse power, recently commissioned at Sheer-
ness, was on Saturday taken out, on trial of her ma-
chinery, at the measured mile, off Maplin Sands,
previously to leaving for her destination. She is
fitted with Griffith's screw, 17ft. pitch, lift. dia-
meter. She attained a speed, with full boiler power,
of 9674 knots, and made 77 revolutions of her en-
gines. At half-boiler power she made 7.639 knots,
with 64 revolutions. There was a slight hot bear-
ing, which was kept down by a supply of water,
and did not interfere with the ship's speed. She
was inspected on Monday by Vice, Admiral W. J.
Hope Johnstone and Staff, and the inspection proved
satisfactory. Yesterday she proceeded to Spithead
on her route to Australia, taking supernumeraries
to the Western ports. During the trial she was in
charge of Commander Olney Crewe Read, of H.M.S.
Cumberland, her engines being in the care of Mr,
W. nimble and Mr. Townsend.

Letters received at Plymouth from the Pacific
state that the screw steam corvette Charybdis, 21,
Capt. the Hon. George B. Keane, left Esquimalt
harbour under steam on the Bth of July for Hono-
lulu. When clear of the straits she proceeded under
canvas only, and in consequence of calms did not
average more than 60 miles in 24 hours. About
400 miles were made between the 20th and 27th,
when she got into the trades. The Charybdis ar-
rived at the island on the 31st. She would only
remain there a few days after the appearance of the
screw steam frigate Termagant, 25, Capt. Robert
Hall, which had left Panama prior to the sth. The
frigate is ordered home.

The crew of the screw steamship Exmouth, Capt.
Paynter, at Plymouth, will be paid off to-day.

A naval court-martial assembled on board the
Formidable, 84, flagship of Vice-Admiral W. J.
Hope Johnstone, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore,
on Monday, for the trial of Mr. Robert Coen,
master, serving on board the screw corvette Barosa,
21, 400-horse power, Capt. Dowell, on the follow-
ing charges :—First, of having on the night of the
29th of September last, been guilty of disobedience
of orders, in not returning on board the Barrosa
by 9 o'clock p.m.; second, of having, at or about
three o'clock on the morning of the 30th of Sep-
tember last, permitted a light to burn in his cabin
on board the said ship, then lying in dry dock in
her Majesty's dockyard at Sheerness, the same
being contrary to the regulations of the said dock-
yard. The prisoner pleaded "Not Guilty," and at
the termination of the case for the prosecution
handed in a written defence, in which he gave an
emphatic denial to the charges. He also produced a
number of certificates from officers under whom he
had served. The Court, after deliberating for some
time, acquitted the prisoner on the first charge, but
considered the charge fully proved. In considera-
tion of the prisoner's previous good character the
Court sentenced him to be dismissed from H.M.S.
Barossa and to be severely reprimanded.
The following appointments were made yester•
day at the Admiralty :—John R. Ryan, master, ad-
ditional to the Indus, for the Liverpool ; David
Batt, master, to the Leopard; Frederick M. Ray-
ner, surgeon, to the St. Vincent ; Jas. Bannerman,
engineer, to the Leopard ; and John Jolly, pro-
moted to the rank of engineer in the Adventure.

In the list of naval appointments which appeared
in The Sun of yesterday, instead of " Edward T.
Shawood," read " Edward T. Sharood."

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His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the
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Dacres commanding, and a staff of Field-officers in
full dress uniform—namely, Brigade-Major Mil-
ward, Major Reilly, C. 8., Aide-de-Camp ; and the
officers commanding the various corps stationed in
garrison as follow :—Cols. Kennedy, Sir D. Wood,
D'Aguilar, Price, Turner, Buchanan, Wilbraham,
and Henry, Royal Artillery ; Cul. Forde, Royal
Engineers; Col. Mitchell, Royal Marines; and
Major Gardiner, the Buffs. The Military Train
were engaged in garrison duties and were not pre-
sent. His Royal Highness first inspected the in-
fantry, who Were formed in line, and, after going
through some battalion movements, marched past
and withdrew to quarters. The Commander-in-
Chief and party then proceeded to the common and
inspected the mounted corps. His Royal Highness
was received with a general salute, after which the
troops broke into open columns of companies and
marched past in slow time. They then closed to
quarter distance columns, breaking into batteries,
and marched past in divisions in quick time, re-
opened in a mass of columns, in leading companies
of battalions, wheeled to the left into a line of con-
tiguous columns, and advanced in review order.
They then retired to the rear, formed up in divisions,
unlimbered, and prepared for action without firing.
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m:rrkehee, daonffd tohtehegrround. His Royal
half-past 1, the troops performed a royal salute, and
suite then rode forward to the. Royal Military Aca-
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Hospital, now in a forward state of construction.
He afterwards left for London.
An order from the Admiralty has been received
at the head-quarters of the Chatham division of
Royal Marines Light Infantry, directing Capt. W.
F. Thomas, First Lieut. F. F. Evans, and a de-
tachment of noncommissioned officers and privates,
the whole of whom have volunteered for that ser-
vice, to be held in readiness to embark on board the
Galatea, 26, 800 horse power, for Bermuda, where
they will be employed as carpenters, bricklayers,
masons, &c., receiving additional pay of is. 3d. per
day. The wives and families of the men employed
on this service will be forwarded to Bermuda on a
future occasion.

A detachment of 120 non-commissioned officers
and men of the Royal Marines, under the command
of Capt. G. 0. Evans, with Lieuts. J. Lecky, W.
A. Rutherford, and E. W. Sampson, arrived at
Chatham yesterday from Portsmouth and Wool-
wich, for embarcation on board the Trafalgar, 89,
500 horse power, Capt. the Hon. T. Baillie, refitting
to join the Channel squad/on. The detachment re-
lieved a similar number of Royal Marines from the
Trafalgar, under the command of the following offi-
cers—viz., Capt. A. D. H. Nepean ; Lieuts. R. C.
Harvey, H. A. A. Turner, and H. Fuller, who re-
joined the headquarters of their respective divisions.