The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-25 00:00:00

England has been to inspire more just views as to the posi-
tion and feeling of the Canadian people, and to draw closer
the ties that have so long and so happily attached our pro-
vince to the mother country.

“ JOHN A. MACDONALD.
” GEORGE E. CARTER.
" GEORGE BROWN.
" A. T. GALT.

;,‘ Quebec, July 12."

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Her Majesty's iron-cased cupola ship Prince
Albert, built by Mr. Samuda, M.P., at his works in
the Isle of Dogs, and now in basin at Woolwich,
is ordered to be out of the shipwrights' hands on
the 30th of September next. The whole of her ar-
mour-plating is on, and the constructor's work is
complete. She is now in the hands of the dock-
yard artisans. The four cupolas, on Capt. Cowper
Coles's principle, intended to carry and mask one
heavy gun in each battery, are partially completed.
They were made in the shipwrights' department of
the dockyard at Woolwich, and are pronounced a
work of much ingenuity and success. It was stated
yesterday that Messrs. Humphreys and Tennant,
who supplied the engines and machinery, have ob-
tained permission of the Board of Admiralty to take
the Prince Albert on a trial trip to the Maplin
Sands shortly, for the purpose of realising her rate
of speed at sea, and testing the power of the engines
for the satisfaction of the manufacturers, according
to regulation and custom.

The iron paddlewheel vessel Antelope, 650 tons
burden, at Woolwich for repairs, has been stripped
of her boilers and machinery, under the new iron
sheer-legs recently erected. The whole of the ma-
chinery is so thoroughly damaged as to be consi-
dered unfit for further service. Many of the ves-
sel's timbers are also considerably decayed. She is
consequently about to undergo general repair.
The steam tug Bustler, 217 tons, purchased into
the dockyard service during the Crimean war, under
the name of the Merry Andrew, has been stripped
of her bulwarks, paddleboxes, fore sponsons, &c.,
and was yesterday hauled out of basin and made
fast to the Hebe hulk at Woolwich, to facilitate
carrying out the necessary repairs. Her removal
from the basin was rendered necessary to make
room for the steam storeship Dee, Master Com-
mander Raymond, taken in for repairs.
Major-Gen. A. B. Stransham, the Inspector-
General of Royal Marines Light Infantry, brought
his inspection of the Chatham division of Royal
Marines to a close yesterday. In consequence of
the excessive rain on Wednesday the outdoor por-
tion of the inspection on that day had to be dispensed
with, and the men were accordingly paraded in
heavy marching order, when Major-Gen. Stran-
sham made a minute inspection of their kits, arms,
and accoutrements. Later in the day, after visiting
the divisional schools and barrack rooms, the In-
spector-General inspected Melville Naval Hospital,
where he was received by the new Deputy Inspec-
tor-General, Dr. A. Armstrong, who conducted him
over the establishment, with which he expressed
himself highly satisfied. In consequence of the ex-
cellent manner in which the officers and men of the
battalion acquitted themselves on Chatham Lines
onTuesday afternoon, Major-Gen. Stransham dis-
pensed with I.ny further field drills yesterday, and
concluded his inspection. In consequence of the
satisfactory nature of the inspection, Col. Travers,
C. 8., the commandant of the division, has been
pleased to remit the punishment of all defaulters.
Yesterday the following officers and troops left
Chatham garrison and proceeded by special train to
Portsmouth to embark on board her Majesty's iron
troopship Urgent, 41, 400-horse power, Capt. S.
H. Henderson, for conveyance to Bermuda and
Halifax--viz., Capt. R. B. Rimington, Lieut. W.
A. W. Orange, Lieut. H. G. Pilleau, 100 non-com-
missioned officers and men, 9 women, and 11 chil-
dren of the 9th company Royal Engineers; 35 non-
commissioned officers and men, one woman, and
one child, selected from the depot companies of
Royal Engineers ; 36 non- commissioned officers and
men of the Ist division Depot Brigade, Royal Artil-
lery; Lieut. J. C. Stratford, Ensign A. Evers, 142
non-commissioned officers and men, 1 woman, and
3 children of the 2d battalion 2d Queen's Royals ;
Lieut. T. H. K. Fletcher, Lieut. C. K. Farquhar-
son, and 64 men of the Ist battalion of the 15th
Regiment; giving a total of 7 officers, 377 non-com-
missioned officers and men, 11 women, and 14
children.