The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-10 00:00:00

the point terminated in the previous week. At the

conclusion of the inspection of the three depot bat-

talions Gen. Walpole will commence his half-yearly
inspection of the corps of Royal Engineers.
Prince Amadeus of Italy, attended by the Marquis
d'Azeglio, the Italian Minister ; Count Maffei, Sec-
retary to the Legation ; the Marquis Balbi, and

Count Pollenzo, drove down to Woolwich yester-
day morning in two of the Queen's carriages, and
inspected a portion of the mounted troops in review
order on Woolwich common. The Prince was re-

ceived on his arrival with the honours due to his
rank, and entered the garrison under a salute of 21
guns from the Greenhill battery. He wore the full-
dress uniform of colonel of an Italian cavalry regi-
ment, to which he has recently been appointed.
Major-Gen. Warde, Commandant, accompanied by
the garrison staff, received his Royal Highness on
his arrival, and the whole party proceeded to the
common shortly before twelve o'clock, where ;,he
Prince was received with a general salute. The
whole of the field batteries of the Royal Horse
Artillery, two batteries of the 4th Brigade
Field Artillery, and one 40-pounder battery in com-
mand of Col. Crofton, were drawn up in readiness
to perform a series of evolutions. After inspecting
the line the batteries marched past and withdrew to
the rear, when they limbered up. They advanced
in order of battle, fired, and went through a course
of active field manoeuvres, which the Prince appeared
to witness with very great interest, making various
remarks of his approval and admiration of the per-
formances, which, in spite of the incessant rain,
were executed with spirit and precision. The Prince
and his attendants subsequently proceeded to an
inspection of the Royal Military Academy, the gar-
rison stables, &c., and were afterwards entertained
at luncheon. At three o'clock they entered the car-
riages and went down to the Royal Arsenal for the
purpose of going over the whole of the departments.
They were received at the entrance of the establish-
ment by Col. Campbell and Mr. Anderson, Super-
intendent and Assistant - Superintendent of the
Royal gun factories, and Mr. W. A. Holwell, De-
puty-Superintendent of the military store depart-
ment. The Prince visited the Royal gun factories,
Royal carriage department, and the Royal labora-
tory, and left Woolwich for London at a quarter
past five p.m.
The 87th Regiment (Royal Irish Fusiliers),
Lieut.-Col. Alex. Murray, was inspected at South-
sea-common, Portsmouth, on Saturday, by Lieut.-
Gen. Sir G. Buller, K.C.B. The regiment presented
a very fine soldierly appearance.
The crew of the screw steam sloop Greyhound,
17, Capt. Stirling, in Plymouth Sound, were in-
spected yesterday morning by Port-Admiral Sir C.
Fremantle, K.C.B.

His Swedish Majesty's frigate Vanadis, Capt. K.
L. Nattochdag, left Plymouth Sound under steam
yesterday morning, and proceeded to the westward.
The iron screw steam storeship Wye, Commander
Valentine G. Roberts, which arrived at Plymouth
from the coast of Africa on Sunday night, is under
orders to proceed to Woolwich.
The screw steam sloop Zebra, 17, Commander
Charles G. Lindsay, which arrived in Plymouth
Sound on Sunday night, left her station at the West
Coast of Africa, under orders from Commodore
Wilmot, in consequence of the prevalence of the
coast fever on board. The natives having burnt the
towns of Contar and Mallaghea and several Euro-
pean factories, the Governor of Sierra Leone sent
the Zebra up the river Mellacoree, where she was
engaged for a fortnight, during which time 17 pri-
soners were taken by the resident chiefs, who de-
prived six of them of their right hands, that being
the native mode of punishment. On returning to
Sierra Leone the Zebra was ordered to Ascension for
the restoration of the health of her crew, but as
they continue sick a medical survey was held, and
the ship was ordered to England. She left Ascen-
sion August 21, and Fayal September 25. On the
17th of August the Zebra had 100 of her crew on
the sick list. Yesterday three officers and 14 men
were sent to the Royal Naval Hospital ; 30 remain
on board on the sick list. Her crew are still very
weak and debilitated. During the Zebra's commis-
sion, Dr. Craig, Assist.-Surg. Joseph O'Brien,
Andrew Farmer, master, and 14 men have died.
The Zebra left at Ascension the Rattesnake, Com-
modore Wilmot, C. 8., the Snipe, the Lee, and the
Wye. The Lee left on the 19th of August for St.
Helena, taking with her the Bishop of that island.
Afterwards she was to proceed to the river Congo.
In the Southern division were the Archer, the Speed-
well, the Pandora, the Pioneer, and the Landrail. In
the Bight of Benin were the Dart, the Spar-
row, the Vindictive, the Snipe, and' the Espoir ;
in the north division the Greyhound and Isis. On the
passage home very heavy easterly winds were expe-
rienced. On the 7th October, off the Lizard the Zebra
spoke the passenger ship Jason, 92 days from Sydney.
The Zebra was commissioned on April 3, 1862, at
Sheerness, by Commander Hoskins, who, in conse-
quence of his activity on the coast, was promoted,
and returned to England in February, 1864, being
relieved by Commander Lindsay, who brings the
sloop home. After receiving coal and fresh provi-
sions she will proceed to Portsmouth, where her
crew will be paid off.
Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., A.D.C. to the Queen, Flag-

Capt. to the Port Admiral and Naval Commander-
in-Chief at Portsmouth, Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8.,
resumed the command of her Majesty's ship Victory
at Portsmouth on Saturday on return from leave of
absence.

By direction of the Admiralty, and in accordance
with the request of the corporation of the city of
Rochester, the whole of the sailing vessels of war
which have for years been lying in the Medway, be-
tween Chatham dockyard and Rochester-bridge, and
materially interfering with the navigation of the
river near the entrance to the port, have been re-
moved, and the moorings taken up, leaving, for the
first time, a clear channel-way for the numerous
merchant craft entering and leaving the port.
The whole of the establishments at Chatham dock-
yard were closed on Saturday afternoon and the
workmen granted a holiday, to enable them to see
the regatta which took place in the Medway, above
Rochester-bridge, under the patronage of Capt. Su-
perintendent W. H. Stewart, C. 8., and the princi-
pal officials of the dockyard. The time thus granted
by the Admiralty will be made up by the whole of
the hands working additional hours during the pre-
sent week.
The large floating shears in Chatham harbour
have been lent to Messrs. Penn and Sons, engineers,
Greenwich, for the purpose of lifting the heavy por-
tions of the engines and machinery on board the
iron-cased frigate Marhousse, just completed for the
Turkish Government.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—G. J. Ayre, surg., to the
Bristol ; J. Hudson, surg., to the Fisgard ; T. L.
Bickford, assist.-surg., to the Bristol ; Dr. W.
M‘Dumott, assist.-surg., additional, to the Bristol ;
W. H. F. Buckley, acting assist.-surg., to the
Bristol ; J. Conde, engineer, to the Bristol ; C. W.
G. Chambers and A. Long, engineers, to the
Bristol ; W. Miller, engineer, to the Dauntless ; D.
Storrar, first-class assist.-engineer, to the Bristol ;
N. H. Rowe, second-class assist.-engineer, to the
Bristol.
In the Naval Intelligence of the sth inst., instead
of " Walter Horace Binnfield," promoted to be
acting engineer to the Wye," read " Walter Horace
Brimfield."

FIRING OF STACK-YARDS AND FARM-BUILDINGS.
—At 1 o'clock on Sunday morning a woman who
lives near the homestead of Mr. Peter Brungate, at Chapel
Haddlesey, near Selby, observed flames issuing from the
stackyard, and immediately gave an alarm. Assistance
was sent for to Selby, and soon after the sounding of the
fire-bells at the Abbey Church many persons hurried to the
scene of the disaster. Tho Fire Brigade from Pontefract
wore also brought to the spot as soon as possible, but,
though plenty of water could be got froni the river Aire,
the whole contents of the stackyard were destroyed—viz.,
two very large clover, ono hay, one pea, two barley, and
two oat stacks. Several adjacent farm-buildings were also
destroyed, as well as the implements which they contained.
The property was valued at £7OO or ..£BOO, but, fortunately,
about a fortnight ago Mr. Brungate insured it all. A small
farmer and blacksmith, whose promises aro close to those
before mentioned, also had a valuable haystack consumed.
A party of gypsies who had an encampment in the nigh-
' bourhood—and especially one of the women—aided most
actively in the exertions which were made to arrest the
flames. There is every reason to believe that this is an act
of incendiarism, and a malicious Irishman lately
the neighbourhood is suspected. seen in