The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-03 00:00:00

THE AR311%

Lieut.-Col. Charles Morris, C. 8., has been selected by
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge to fill the post
of Assistant-Inspector of VoluntGer Artillery.
Upwards of 60 non-commissioned officers and men of the
53rd Regiment, who have recently arrived at the invalid
depot, Chatham, from India, having been sent home on ac-
count of sickness or disability, have joined the depot of
that regiment at Chatham Barracks during the last few
days, the whole of that number having been pronounced
convalescent and fit for further service. A. number of the
troops who arrived from India in the Theresa, from Cal-
cutta, have been discharged from the service at St. Mary's
Barracks without pensions, the men, to the number of
about 300 of all ranks, having completed the period of ser-
vice for which they enlisted, 10 and 12 years, preferring to
give up all claims to a pension, and claiming their discharge
rather than serve the few years longer which would have
entitled them to a pension for life.

Brevet-Major Cooke, of the Plymouth Division of Royal
Marines, is under orders to proceed to the School of
Musketry at llythe, to qualify as an Instructor of
Musketry.

Capt. Hunt, and three sergeants, three corporals, and one
private, Royal Marines, were under orders to proceed yes-
terday (Friday) to London, from Plymouth, to raise recruits
for that division.

The Indiana, hired screw-steam transport, sailed him
Portsmouth for Gibraltar and Corfu, as announced in The
Sun of yesterday, at six p.m. The following are the names
of the officers embarked : —Royal Artillery—Lieut. C. Ire-
land ; Detachment 9th Foot—Major G. H. Hawes. Capts.
W. P. Terry, wife, and child ; W. C. Harvey, wife, and
child; Lieuts. H. G. H. Grubbe, R. Roberts, and B. V.
Laya.rd ; Ensigns A. F. P. Cosens,:Queale, and Greer, Pay-
master Sievright, wife, and three children ; and Assistant-
Surgeon J. C. Ovens, in medical charge.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, having had
under consideration a general return of the rifle practice of
the Royal Marines between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 1359, and
the position in order of merit that each division would have
occupied if classed with her Majesty's army, have been
'leased to signify their great satisfaction at the proficiency
attained by the officers, non-commissioned officers, and pri-
vates in this important branch of their duty, which afforded
a proof of the zeal and attention paid in carrying out the
system of musketry instruction at the several head-quarters.
The Brilliant, 20, one of the vessels fitted by order of the
Admiralty as a training ship for the Naval Coast Volun-
teers, has been towed from Chatham by the African and
Adder steamers, and will be stationed in the Thames at
Blackwell. The Castor, 36, the other vessel selected by the
Admiralty for this service, is to be taken in hand at once at
Chatham, and when finished will be stationed at Green-
hi t he.

The following letter has been addressed to the Secretary
of the Admiralty by Major-General Sir C. T. Van Strau-
benzee

" Head-quarters, Hongkong, Jan. 14.
"Sir,—The brigade of Royal Marine Light Infantry
having front its reduced numbers been bpi tiled, in accord-
ance with instructions, into one battalion, I think it my
duty to request you will be pleased to convey to the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty my sense of the good order,
efficiency, and discipline of the two battalions composing
the brigade, which reflect credit not only upon Col. Hollo-
way, C 713., commanding the brigade, and officers command-
ing, but also upon the officers belonging to the two batta-
lions.

" The forbearance of the non-commissioned officers and
men on and since the capture, and their general extremely
good conduct daring the two years the allies have occupied
the city of Canton, have been most creditable to them as
soldiers and to the corps to which they belong, and are de-
serving of the approbation I have now the honour to ex-
press, and which will, I am satisfied, be gratifying to their
lordships.
" T have the honour to be, Sir,
,‘ Your most obedient servant,
"C. T. VAN STRAI:BENZEE, M.-U.,
"Commanding her Majesty's Troops in China."

WELLINGTON COLLEGE.— Mr. F. H. Fisher,
8.A., Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, has been ap-
pointed one of the Masters of Wellington College. Mr.
Fisher was 12th Wrangler in the last Tripod. gs.
LOSS OF SEVEN LIVES IN TIIE FRITH OF CLYDE.—
Among the casualties which occurred along the Frith of
Clyde during the storm of Monday, the most serious took
place at Irvine. About 11 o'clock a.m. a schooner was ob-
setved between Troon and Irvine, labouring heavily. She
attempted makine. Irvine harbour, but did not succeed, and
shortly after was driven on shore, to the south of the Bar
Perch. As soon as possible the lifeboat was launched, but,
being of an old construction, she was found inefficient, not-
withstanding the almost superhuman exertions of her crew.
Again and again was she filled with water in the tremen-
dous surf that was rolling in to the shore. The crew on
the doomed vessel had taken to the rigginegn,earndes leoneftbirhmoene
they were seen to drop off as their failing energies
powerless and at the mercy of the storm. The vessel turned
out to be the Success, of Nantes, laden with grain. She
very soon broke up, and her timbers and other materials
of course, was lost. She
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was pa Ten 'lands who have all met a
watery grave.—Glasgow Herald.