The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-31 00:00:00

The cruise of the Reserve Fleet has come to a conclu-
sion. The ships were in Torbay on Tuesday morning,
when the Pigeon screw-gunboat arrived from Devon-
port with Admiralty despatches, and soon after Mr.
Childers, Vice-Admiral Dacres, ao l Re.3r A Imiral Key
left the Agincourt to inspect the fleet previous to its dis-
persion. The result of this inspection was highly satis-
factory, and It is encouraging to know that there I a 3 been
no difficulty of any kind from first to last of the cruise.
The men have worked well, have sliewn a readiness to
obey orders, and have entered into their drills with great
spirit. One of the visitors on board the Agincourt de-
clares that; with a month or two's drill, the reserve men
of that ship would equal the best disciplined crew
that ever trod the deck. The commanders of
the other ships give them an almost equally
good character. Captain Fellowes, of the Duncan, says
that the men only want a month's drill and discipline to
render them the finest seamen in the world. Captain
Tumour, of the Donegal, hoped " the men liked the ship
as well as he liked the men." The only general fault found
in one or two instances was that of slackness, but
this is a failing which practice would rapidly mend.
After the inspection of the ships was completed, the
Admiralty barge returned to the Agincourt, the guns of
the Duncan firing a salute. Manning the yards was
dispensed with, on account of the state of the weather.
Later in the day Mr. Childers and Admiral
Dacres paid a second visit to the line-of-battle
ships and saw their crews at divisions. The
following circular was issued after the inspection of
the fleet was concluded :—" The First Lord of
the Admiralty and the First Sea Lord, before leaving
the squadron of Reserve, commanded by Rear-
I Admiral Key, C. 8., and Rear-Admiral Hornby, desire
Ito express to the officers and men of the Royal Naval
Reserve who embarked for the Whitsuntide cruise the
satisfaction with which they have witnessed both the
readiness of the Reserve to volunteer for this service and
the general willingness and good conduct of the men
during the cruise. They have also noticed with marked
approval the order and cleanliness of the force. They
are glad to find that the officers and men of the Coast-
guard, in respect both of efficiency and of good conduct,
thoroughly realise the expectations formed of a body
of men especially selected from the navy to constitute its
First Reserve. They are also entirely satisfied with the
behaviour of the officers and men of the fleet. The good
feeling which has prevailed during the cruise between the
three branches of the service, enables the First Lord and
the First Sea Lord to express their hope that in future
years opportunities may be again afforded for the exhibition
of this harmony, so essential to the strength of the Briti:h
Navy."

DISCOVERIES AT HERCIILANEUM.—The GI:Or/tale
di Napoli mentions the discovery of a large room, which
must have served for a kitchen. In it was a wood(n
clothes-press, entirely carbonised ; also fourteen vases, a
candelabrum and a lamp, all in bronze, several vessels in
glass and terra-cotta, a small marble statue of a Faun,
and two broken tables, one in marble and the other in

slate.
A NEW CLIII3.—It is stated that a club of a
remarkable character is being formed, to be called the
Metaphysical Club. The first meeting is to be held nt
Dean Stanley's. Professors Huxley and Tyndall will pro-
bably be among the scientific members, and the clergy
will be represented by eminent men, not only in the
Church, but amongst the Dissenters.
The annual breakfast of the members and friends
of the Protestant Association took place on Friday at
Freemasons' Tavern. Mr. James Lord presided, and the
meeting was addressed by Lord Fitnwalter, Mr. J. M.
Holt, M.P., Mr. Charley, M.P., the rev. Robert Maguire,
and other gentlemen. Strong remarks were made on
the ncescity of Protestants of all religious denominations
resisting the bill nnw before Parliament for the disestablish-
meat of the Irish Church, and of opposing those Ritualistic
practices which were endangering the usefulness, if not ths
very existence, of the Church of England.
ISSUE OF THE "NOMENCLATURE Op DISEASV.S."—
Within the next few days the authorities at her Majesty's
Stationery Office will comn:ence to issue, free of charge, a
copy of the College of Physicians' " Nomenclatare of
Diseases" to every registered practitioner in the kingdom
whose address appears in the " Medical Directory." They
will be despatched by post, at the rate of 1,000 copies a
day, first to the metropolis, and afterwards to the provinces
of England and Wales, then to Scotland, and lastly to
Ireland. The Government copy is somewhat smaller in
size than that issued by the College of Physicians, and is
lightly bound, but in every other respect the tame as the
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