The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-30 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Major-Gen. Warde, C. 8., Commandant at Wool-
wich, who commenced his half-yearly inspection of
the districtunderhis commandon the 29th inst , yes-
terday went down to Maidstone, attended by his
aide-de-camp, Capt. Williams, Brigade-Major Hay,
and Capt. Nangle, Deputy-Assist. Quartermaster-
Gen., and made a thorough inspection of the Depot
Royal Horse Artillery, in command of Lieut.-Col.
Turner, C. 8., together with the detachment of the
Guards stationed there. The General and staff re-
turned to headquarters ,Woolwich, at a late hour after
the inspection. After commencing his inspection
of the garrison at Purfleet the General mustered
the brigades of Royal Artillery in the follow-
ing order on the review ground on Woolwich-
common :—The B Brigade Royal Horse Artillery
on the 21st, in command of Lieut.-Col. Reilly,
C.B. ; the C Brigade on the 22d, in command of
Col. Huyshe ; on the 25th, the sth Brigade Garrison
Artillery, in command of Col. Gardner; on the 26th
the Depot Brigade, in command of Col. Wodehouse,
C.B. ; on the 27th the General visited the horse in.
firmary, the huts, and stables of the camp, the Royal
Artillery cottages, the married men's quarters at
the Cambridge-cottages, the hospital and schools,
&c., on the Green-hill, and other branches of the
establishment. The General's original intention at
the commencement of his inspection was announced,
that his half-yearly visit to Maidstone would close
his half-yearly visitation. The programme has,
however, been changed, as the duties of the inspec-
tion will occupy ten additional days, including the
books and barrack quarters,
Her Majesty's paddlewheel vessel Monkey, Se-
cond-Master Smithers, yesterday went down to
Sheerness from Woolwich and towed down the hos-
pital ship Florence Nightingale and the steam launch
fitted with machinery by Messrs. John Penn and
Son for the flagship Bristol.
In virtue of the new warrant for the conduct of
Greenwich Hospital, the following appointments
were yesterday announced at Woolwich ; Captain
Thomas Wilson, R.N. (1853), to be Superinten-
dent ; Mr. Arthur Jones, R.N., late Steward of
Greenwich Hospital, to be agent and steward ; and
Mr. John Lethbridge, late solicitor, to be Controller
of the Hospital.
The following appointments have been made at the Ad-
miralty :—Capt. Edward P. B. Van Donop, to the Daunt-
less, vice Capt. Strange, whose period of service is expired ;
Lieut. W. H. Childers, Lieut. James D. R. Hewitt, Lieut.
Capel Wodehouse, Lieutenant James Frederick Baker, and
Lieut. W. B. M'Hardy, to the Excellent; Lieutenant
Arthur H. Arlington and Lieut. H. Swinton C. Holland,
to the Wivern ; John S. Snell, master, additional, to the
Industry; John G. O'Connell, master, additional, to the
Indus, for the Amazon; W. C. Bicknell, master, to the
Wivern ; Sub-Lieut. R. W. Hope, to the Wivern ; A. R.
Woodriff, midshipman, to the Basilisk ; R. L. Grooms,
midshipman, to the Wivern ; W. Roche (B), surgeon, to the
Racer ; W. T. Billings, surgeon, to the Wivern ; J. Cogan,
surgeon to the Cumberland, as additional for Sheerness
dockyard ; Dr. L. H. Rayne, surgeon, to the Fisgard, addi-
tional for Woolwich dockyard; Dr. D. M'Ewan, W. H.
Thompson, paymaster, to the Wivern; W. M. Shanks,
paymaster, to the Revenge ; S. W. Sadler, paymaster, to
the Royal Adelaide ; R. W. Warwick, paymaster, to the
Donegal ; C. W. Tuke, paymaster, to the Daedalus ; Dr.
G. Monteith, assist-surg, to the Basilisk ; Dr. T. Fulton,
assist-surg, to the Greyhound ; M. A. Hart, assist-surg, to
Plymouth Hospital: F. H. Browne, assist-surg, to the
Spider; E. B. Broster, assist-surg, to the Achilles; J. A.
Skene, assist-surg, to the Victoria ; J. F. Fitzgerald, assist-
surg, additional, to the Victory ; T. Hamilton, assist-surg,
to the Canopus ; W. Waterman, master's assistant, to the
Octavio ; I'. B Cope, master's assistant, to the Wivern ;
H. C. Barnard, clerk, to the Wivern ; R. E. Moore, clerk,
to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; W. J. Kilroy and R. A.
Moore, assist-clerks, additional, to the Fisgard ; C. B.
Stewart, assist-clerk, to the Royal Adelaide, as supernume-
rary ; W. IV. Inch, assist-clerk, additional, to the Indus ;
S. U. Strong, assist-clerk, to the St. Vincent ; T. F. Sim-
mons, chief engineer, to the Wivern ; E. Daniels, promoted
to chief engineer, and appointed to the Salamis ; J. T.
Paynel engineer, to the Wivern ; .G. T. Elliott, engineer,
additional, to the Princess Royal ; J. Hood and E. Comley,
first-class assist-engineers, to the Wivern; W. G. M.
11‘Quire, acting second-class assist-engineer, to the Are-
thusa ; J. A. Atkins, acting second-class assist engineer,
to the Wivern ; J. Sharp, acting second-class assist-engi-
neer, to the the Mega3ra ; and W. Oates, acting second-class
assist-engineer, additional, to the Greyhound.