The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-12 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Vice-Admiral Sir Geerge Seymour, K.C.B , COM.
wander in-Chief, and Commodore the Hon. F. T. Pel-
ham, C. 8., Captain of the fleet at Spithead, went out
yesterday in the steam-yacht Fire Queen, Master Com-
mazider \V. F. Paul, and assembled the gun-boat flotilla.
When at Spithead the captains of the several divisions
of gunboats—Captain Codrington, C. 8., of the Red;
Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, C. 8., of the White • and
Captain Yelverton, C B , of the Blue, were signalled to
repair nn board the Fire Queen for an audience with the
Commander-in Chief. The whole flotilla immediately
afterwards got under way, and proceeded towards
Stokes Bay to form the order of sailing (or rather steam-
ing) in two columns, Captai❑ Codringten on board the
Cocrilette (Commander Risk), and Captains Keppel and
Yelverton on board gun-boats, the first-named leading
the red squadron, the second the white, and the third
the blues and each having its distinguishing pennant
flying. Having formed the order of sailing in two co-
lumns, they proceeded through the fleet at anchor, which
is also moored in two long lines. On arriving at the head of
the fleet the starboard, or red division, under Capt. Cod-
rington, steamed round the Royal George, 102, to star-
board, while the white and blue divisions turned round
to port on the Duke of Wellington, and each line pursued
its course back to the ho torn of the line of the meet.
Sundry other manceuvree were then ordered to be per-
formed by signal, which were satisfactorily executed,
and then the Commander-in-Chief returned to port.
The fleet was joined yesterday by the Exmouth, 91, and
the Conqueror, 101.

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The Rattler screw steam-sloop, Commander Fellowes,
whose arrival at Spithead we merely noted yesterday,
left Hong Kong on the B,:h of Dec., arrived at the cape
of Good Hope on the 12th of Feb., and left on the 24th ;
St. Helena on the 6th of March ; she has had several
cases of dysentery on the passage, and lost 10 men and
the gunner. The Rattler was leaky until she arrived at
the Cape, where she caulked, and since then has not
been so bad. They brought home 30 Russian prisoners,
and Lieutenants Pousckin and Schilling. The Rattler
has been in commission nearly five years, during which
time she has been engaged at Burmab, and various times
with pirates, &c. Death has been a constant visitor on
board, in one shape or another. She does not bring
back one-third of her original ship's company ; the others
are scattered all over the East ; her lower chain plates
are gone and foremast wrung.
The Government diver at Plymouth has discovered in
liamoaze the hull of a ship, supposed to be the frigate
Amphton, blown up on the 22d of Sept., 1796. Some
efforts are to be made to raise portions of the wreck.

The Tuscan Monitore publishes a treaty just concluded
between Tuscany awl Naples fur the extradition of de-
linquents.

The Caucase gives the details of a skirmish which oc-
currrd last February between some Gouriel Militia and
the Turkr, which terminated in the discomfiture of the
latter.

ESCAPE OF A CONVICT.—A convict forming one of a
gang employed in stacking carriages in the carriage de-
partment of Woolwich Arsenal, has succeeded in effect-
ing his escape thence, and, although some days have
elapsed, not the slightest clue has been oblained which
may lead to his ultimate recovery.
ADULTERATION OF FLOUR AT ROTHERHAM.—At the
Pot,t-tract sessions, on Thursday, Mr. J. Crossly, LaMar
and flour dealer, otherham, appealed against a convic.
tion by the Rotherham magistrates on the 17th March
last, for adulterating flour with gypsum. The conviction
was confirmed.
It will be seen by our Parliamentary report that Lord
John Russell alluded in the House of Commons last
evening to the occurrence of a domestic affliction in the
family of the honourable member for the West Riding;
The event referred to is of a very distressing nature,
consisting of the sudden death at Weinbim, Baden, on
Monday last, of Mr. Cobden's only son, a youth of 15.

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OXFORD, April IL—ARNOLD HISTORICAL PRIZE.—
Tt e judges of this prize. have signified to the Vice•Chan-
cel'or that they have awarded the same to Jc hn Henry
Bridges, 8.A., Oriel College; and have appointed the
following subject for the compositions of the next year :
—"The condition of Athens in the time of Demetrius
Pbalerew."

ENCLOSURE OF HAMPSTEAD-REAM—Yesterday a de-
putation from the districts of Marylebone, St. Pancras,
and Hampstead•heath had an interview with Sir B.
Hall upon the subject of the Settled Estates Bill, now
before Parliament, under the provisions of which it was
feared that Hampstead-heath would be closed to the pub-
lic. Lord R. Grosvenor, Who introduced the deputa-
tion, said that their object was to prevent Sir T. M.
Wilson from gaining, by the general act, what Parlia-
ment had already refused to grant him. Mr. Freeth, a
member of the deputation, suggested that a compromise
might be effected by which Sir Thomas Wilson might
be allowed to grant building leases on the mapor farm,
on condition of his surrendering all rights to the heath
on moderate terms. Sir Benjamin Hall replied that
such a compromise had been attempted, but without
success, and that the question was one to be entertained
not by the Government, but by the Metropolitan Board
of Works. He confessed he was surprised at the au►n-
mary manner in which they had set the question aside, '
but, should they again consider it, he would be willing,
as his predecessors ha•l done, in the case of a park for
Finsbury, to recommend to Government to make a
grant from the Consolidated Fund in aid of a metropoli-
tan rate for the purchase of the heath ; but he wished it
to be understood that he was not pledging the Govern-
ment to do so.

THE DISEMBODIMENT OF THE MILITIA.--it is under-
stood to be the intention of Government to reduce the
militia a 9 troops of the line arrive from the Crimea. It
is not intended to disband them by regiments, but gra-
dually to reduce each by the discharge of the most in-
effective men.

A deputation, consisting of Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P.,
the Rev. Prifessor Marks, Mr. Fates, and Mr. Nicholay
(Mn.rylebone), Mr. David Powell, Mr. Joseph Hoare,
Mr. Le Breton, Mr. Thomas Turner, Mr. Turner, and
Mr, Toiler (Hampstead), Mr. Henry Farrer, Mr. Francis
Streeten, Mr. James Orr, Mr. T. D. Keighley, and Mr.
Cook, Vestry Clerk (St. Pancras), and Mr. Chas. Freetb,
had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir Benjamin
Hall yesterday at the Office of Public Works, Whitehall.

SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending April 6, 1856... .1:5,792 1 0
Corresponding weok last pear ~,,,,,,,, 5,333 16 2