The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-07 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

MALTA, Sept. I.—The absence of the fleet gives
little to notice of naval movements. The Magi-
cienne, 16, Capt. W. Armytage, left Malta harbour
on the 31st ult., taking with her a quantity of stores
and provisions for the ships she expects to meet at
Castellamare in the Bay of Naples. The Surprise,
4, Commander G. Tryon, has received her orders
for England, and has left Genoa for Portsmouth, to
be paid off. The Racer, 11, is here. The following
officers have arrived from Marseilles :—Dr. Parke,
R.A., from Southampton ; Assist.-Surgeon Nathan,
R.N. ; Assist.-Surgeon Ashford, Ensign Atchin,
Ensign Jamieson, Ensign Dowins, and Ensign
Crumely. From Sicily—Lieut. C. Russell, R.E.,
with Mrs. Russell.
Yesterday Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor
of the Navy, visited Chatham dockyard, for the
purpose of inspecting the progress made with the
iron-clad vessels under construction at that estab-
lishment, especially the two armour-plated ships
Bellerophon and Lord 'Warden, for the early com-
pletion of which every effort is now being made.
Both vessels lie in adjoining docks, close to the fac-
tory, where the iron work and other materials used
on board are being prepared. After transacting
business in the master shipwright's office, Mr. Reed
visited the Bellerophon, the most forward of the
two ironclads, on which all the available workmen
are employed. At the time of Mr. Reed's visit up-
wards of 1,000 workmen were employed in various
parts of the Bellerophon, and under their exertions
the frigate is rapidly approaching completion. The
whole of the extended armour-plating, as well as
the plates forming the bulkhead protecting the gun-
deck battery, are fixed, the iron decks laid, and the
ordinary planking in its place. Between decks all
is bustle and activity, and it is here that the princi-
pal work now remains to be executed. The large
300-pounder smooth-bore gun deposited some weeks
since on the main deck for experimental purposes,
with Mr. Reed's machinery for training guns of this
description, still encumbers the deck, awaiting the
inspection of the Lords of the Admiralty, who will
then decide as to the adoption of the machinery for
each of the other 300-pounders the Bellerophon
will mount. Mr. Reed also visited the ironclad
frigate Lord Warden, the fitting of which is
being proceeded with, although the work is not
being pushed forward so energetically as is the
case with the Bellerophon. The 5-1- inch broad-
side plates below the water-line of the frigate
are already fixed, and the operation of fixing the
remainder of the plates is now being proceeded with.
The machinery for the Lord Warden is now being
fitted on board by Messrs. Maudslay, Son, and
Field, the contractors, the principal portion being
already fixed in its place. There is still several
months' work remaining to be executed on board
before this frigate will be out of hand and ready for
her first commission. Mr. Reed was occupied in his
inspection until late yesterday afternoon, when he
returned to the Admiralty.
The ships composing the Channel fleet at Spit-
head, consisting of the Edgar (flag), Achilles, Black
Prince, Prince Consort, Hector, Defence, Research,
and Trinculo gun-vessel, have filled up with coals,
stores, and provisions, and are under orders to sail
for Portland and a cruise westward. The Salamis,
despatch vessel, requires sundry repairs, which may
probably detain her a short time at Spithead after
the departure of the fleet.
The Austrian screw frigate Fredrich, Capt. Von
Wiplingen, sailed from Spithead early yesterday
morning on her return to Bremerhaven.
The Minotaur iron frigate, 6,621 tons and 1,350-

horse power of engines, is nearly ready for commis-
sion at Portsmouth, and her trials of speed over the
measured mile are expected to commence to-morrow
or Saturday. Although now nearly ready for com-
mission, yet, as she has been fitted as a flagship, she
may possibly not hoist her pennant of commission
until wanted to relieve the flagship of the Com-
mander-in-Chief on the Mediterranean station. One
of Commander Scott's iron carriages for mounting
and working 12-ton guns on the broadside is being
fitted on the Minotaur's main deck.

The Orontes, screw iron troopship, Capt. H. W

Hire, was undocked at Portsmouth to-day on the
completion of her refit for further service. To-day
the Warrior, iron frigate, will be placed in the same
dock from which the Oruntes has been removed.

We understand that Capt. Oeoffrey Phipps
Hornby, at present flag-captain to Rear-Admiral
Sir Sydne: C. Dacres, K.C.8., the Commander-in-
Chief of the Channel squadron, will hoist his pen-
nant on board the Bristol, screw frigate, as Com-
modore on the Cape of Oood Hope and West Coast
of Africa station. Mr. G. Love, secretary onboard
the Edwar, accompanies Capt. Hornby in the Bris-
tol as secretary.

The depot of the 49th Regiment, at present sta-

tioned at Miullingar, is under orders to proceed to
Colchester, and will, on its arrival at that station,
be attached to the 4th depot battalion.
At the close of Major-Gen. Stransham's inspec-

tion of the Woolwich division of Royal Marine
Light Infantry, he diAed at the mess with Colonel
Maxwell, Commandant, and the officers of the divi-
sion, and in an appropriate speech complimented the
gallant Colonel and the officers on the high state of
efficiency of the division.
The annual athletic sports, races, &c., by the
non-commissioned officers and men of the Chatham
division rf Royal Marines Light Infantry took place
on Chatham Lines yesterday afternoon, by permis-
sion of Major-Gen. Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.8.,
and under the patronage of Col.-Commandant J.
0. Travers, C.B. The arrangements were made by
a committee of management of officers and non-
commissated officers ; Lieut. and Adjt. Way acting
as starter, and Lieut. Rodney as judge. The day being
beautifully fine, the number of spectators was unusu-
ally large, the pleasures of the afternoon being en-
hanced by the playing of the bands of the divi-
sion. The first prize for the nigh jump was won
by Private M'Mahon, 4ft. 9in. ; wide jump, 14ft.
Gin., Private M‘Mahon ; flat race, 150 yards, Pri-
vate Parch ; flat race, quarter of a mile, by non-
commissioned officers, Colour-Serg. Addyman ; flat
race, quarter of a mile, Private Parch ; flat race for
drummers, W. Chenies ; fiat race, one mile, Pri-
vate Raney ; hurdle race, half a mile, over eight
flights of hurdles, Private Raney ; officers' hurdle
race, Lieut. Baldwin first ; Lieut. Kilchoffer second;
flat race in couples, arms and legs tied, Privates
Hector and Toogood ; hurdle race, 200 yards,
double hurdles, Private Austen; flat race, 300 yards
in heats, Private Raney ; flat race, 50 yards back-
wards, Private Peto. The other sports included a
race for drummers under 15 years, a sack race for
drummers, a sack race for non-commissioned offi-
cers and men, and a marching-order race. The
whole of the races and games were well contested,
and the prizes awarded to the winners, varying from
155., 10s., and 7s. 6d. to the first, down to 7s. 6d.,
55., and 2s. 6d. to the second and third. The
ground was well kept by clerks of the course selected
from the non-commissioned officers of the division.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Capt. Sir J. M'Clintock, to be
Captain of the Aboukir and Commodore of the first
class, in charge at Jamaica ; Capt. de Horsey, to
the Aurora, vice M'Clintock; Commanders Knowles,
Harington, and Kelly, to be Inspecting Comman-
ders of the Coastguard ; F. 0. Patch, paymaster,
to the Cadmus ; Dr. W. Stables, assist.-surg., to
the Meeanee ; R. M. Colwell, assist.-paymaster, to
the Fisgard as supernumerary ; J. Watts, clerk, to
the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; and E. E. Lucas,
promoted to first-class assist.-engineer, to the Cock
atrice.

JOHN STUART MILL'S BIRTHPLACE.—John Stuart
Mill was born in Rodney-street, Peotonville, Lon-
don, on May 20, 1806. The house in which he first saw
the light was that in which his father, James Mill, com-
menced his famous work on India. Mr. Mill, sen., had
greatly distinguished himself at Edinburgh University,
and on leaving that place had found his way to London,
after having been engaged for some time as tutor in the
family of the Marquis of Tweeddale. He had originally
been intended for the Established Church of Scotland ;
but, abandoning all thought of becoming a clergyman, he
joined the ranks of the literary profession, and prepared
himself to undergo the ordeal of difficulty and trial, through
which so many literary aspirants have to pass during the
earlier portions of their career.—Cassell's Illustrated Family
Paper.

The latest returns of the cholera in Italy :are
Ancona, 2d, 11. cases and 5 deaths; °aim, 11 cases and
no deaths.

LElrmliat

THE QUEEN AT COBURG.

THE ROSENAU, COBURG, Sept. 4.
The Duke and Duchess of Coburg and Prince
Alfred dined with the Queen on Saturday.
Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Coburg, Princess Helena, and Princess
Louise, attended Divine service yesterday morning
at the parish church at Oeslau.

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Return of the Queen from Germany.

WooLwicll, Sept. 6.
An official intimation was this day received by the
authorities at Woolwich to the effect that her Ma-
jesty, with the Royal Family and suite, will disem-
bark at the Royal Arsenal T pier, on Friday after-
noon next at 2 o'clock, on their return from the
Continent ; and it is also directed that the arrange-
ments shall be carried out in a strictly pri-
vate manner. In accordance with this direc-
tion the public will not be admitted to the Royal
Arsenal, as on the occasion of her Majesty's
recent embarkation ; and the space near the
pier available for the accommodation of visitors
will be occupied by a very select party, consisting
chiefly of the heads of the several departments and
their families. Royal salutes, guard of honour, and
military bands will be dispensed with. The pier
and its
.approaches are now being fitted up in the
usual decorative manner under the direction of Cap-
tain Gordon, chief military storekeeper; and the
disembarkation will be superintended by Commo-
dore Hugh Dunlop, C. 8., as flag-officer of the port.
The royal train will leave the foot of the pier and
proceed direct to London by the North Kent line of
railway, under the care of the officials of the South-
Eastern Railway Company, who have been engaged
during the week in superintending certain altera-,
tious and improvements in the branch:euil which
connects the Royal Arsenal with the Plumstead
Station. Relays of workmen are now employed
night and day in laying down new sleepers, and re-
constructing in a safe manner a considerable por-
tion of the line, which was previously from long
disuse and neglect in a very unsatisfactory condition.