The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-23 00:00:00

Naval and Ditlitary intelligence.

A:
His Imperial Highness the Prince (Hereditary Grand
wDii,i,litleu)
nocifeTurtisan
and so strictly was hit; desire to remain incognito ob-
served that in his inspection of the departments of the
icetiytle a foefw dayshiE s agocol I
epnaciyd Count visit
to
lb Wareosole
Royal Arsenal, where he spent several houre, attended
by the Marquis Tansy de Nerli and suite, no official
reception was given to him. They were consequently
conducted over the establishment as an ordinary party
of visitors, under the escort of a single police constable
from the gate.

In order to arrest the progress of the fraudulent tran-
sactions which have been so frequent of late on the part
of the pa) -serjeantm of regiments, a degrading example
was, on Monday, made of a defaulter in the Royal At.
tillery corps at Woolwich, who was stripped of his but 7
tons in front of the barracks in the presence of every
man and officer of his battalion, and publicly drummed
out of her Majesty's service. On arriving at the gates
which separate the garrison from the town he was banded • •
over to the charge of the civil authorities, for the pur-
pose of being subjected to a term of imprisonment.
The new iron floating battery Terror, 14 guns, left
Sheerness harbour yesterday under steam, Capt. Edward
P. Halsted, of the Edinburgh, in command. She is sent
out for the purpose of Captain Halsted trying a series of
experiments as to the efficiency of her steering, and more
particularly her power of ventilation iu time of action
after firing a broadside. Captain Halsted takes with
him a number of first-class and assistant engineers from
the steam squadron of reserve under his command. The
experiments are to extend over three days, for which she
ii manned and victualled from the Edinburgh. Lieut.
G. Taylor has taken up his commission and joined the
E linburgh. He is appointed to take charge of the
second steam squadron of reserve at Sheerness.
In compliance with instructions from the Admiralty
four other gunboats have been removed from Woolwich
basin, ire addition to the six taken into the river on
Tuesday. The Pheasant, Primrose, Hunter andlany
were yesterday morning hauled out of theinner basil),
Ord,rs have been given to fresh rig
ship Fisgard, at
topmasts to the Commodore's receiving
and alter
haelteerrneastsr.ial of their steam power wilal
and
de despatched
d are con-
Woolwich, as the present tackling and
d
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steamer, now in course of
The Renown, 91, screw s
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morning.
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Tthhee naval
wo;k practice
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commencedalengthenedadesxpviyse ear
salt carried
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kyard, has been cut in
was th
construction at Chatham .
eing
half for the purpose
The operation of "half
vessel mon, the slip, to admit of
portion of this huge
f ruled on Tuesday morning under the
successfully per 0 ofblaunching," or removing one
posetonbeewd
a number of persons,
among
o t Chathame Earl of
assembled
.. . Dockyard to
Darnley, having
' - the rather novel undertaking. The Renown
witness
completed with all po,sible despatch, and
i 9 0 be
is expected Oa! she will be fit for launching early in
morning Mrs. Eden, the wife of Col.
Cammaialant of Chatham Garrison,
tthh ee direction
eei
lxsutri extra
tyitmheaebre.;:asbt::.e. gshialre,iichom
lliltircil:etEshlte.er'fEllorul'Und'ation stone of a large national school.
about to be erected at Chatham in connection with
St. Paul's district church. Several of the military
were present. The school will afford accommodation
for a &lumber of children whose parents are connected
aid' the dockyard and garrison.
Toe following appointments have been made at the
Admiralty : . .

I,l.Liietuotbeenratust, Fm.idCsh.ipWco.an,to h
Liardet, to the Urgent • C.
Victory ; Robert
Stevenson,burgeon-superintendent,te, to the Norman
Muirier convict ship ; Mark Hamilton, surgeon,
the Driver ; W. J. Baird, assistant-surgeon, to the.
Wellesley ; Janes Wortley, clerk, to the Formidable;
'Tulles Colborne, maietant-clerk, W the St. Vincent.