The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-14 00:00:00

211 E .NA Vl' .

Rear-Admiral Sir A. Milne, K.C.8., was yester-
day appointed Commander-in-Chief of the North
American and West Indies station, vice Rear-Ad-
miral Sir H. Stewart, whose period of service has
expired.

The Ariadne steamer, 26, Capt. Vansittart, at
Spithead, is ordered to make further experiments
with lor screw at the measured mile. In our re-
port yesterday of this vessel's trial of speed on
Thursday last, by a typographical error it was
made to read " nearly 121 knots," whereas it ought
to have read "nearly 121 knots"—the mean of the
six runs being 12.648.
Thejcarns, 11, screw, Commander 31. Salmon,
stiiiect from -Spithead on the 12th for Bermuda. ,--••
The steam storeship Supply sailed yesterday from
Woolwich, laden with provisions and victualling
and naval stores.
The Prussian schooner Frauenlob, 6, Lieut.-
Commander Keetzke, has been towed out of Ports-
mouth harbour to Spithead, where she has joined
her consorts, the Ancona and Thetis.
,The merchant brig Village Girl, of Newhaven, is
now delivering at Portsmouth dockyard, from
Demerara, a cargo of Greenbeart timber. It is
stated that this is the first timber of the kind that
has been delivered at Portsmouth yard. Green-
heart is very similar in nature to black teak.

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief will hold a levee at the Horse Guards on
Monday, the 23d inst., at one o'clock.
During the past few weeks recruiting for the
corps of Royal Engineers, which had for some time
previously fallen off, has received a sudden impetus,
and a number of skilled and intelligent young men,
most of them havinc, a knowledge of some mechani-
cal trade, have joined head quarters at Chatham, a
class of recruits very much wanted in that branch
of the service. Several of the discharged East India
troops who have recently arrived at Gravesend, have
also been enlisted and have arrived at Brompton-
barracks, many of them being good mechanics.
Yesterday morning,Lhe troops of the line belong-
ing to the Indian depots attached to the third bat-
talion of infantry at Chatham garrison were
marched from the hut barracks to the gun wharf,
where they were exercised some time in embarking
and disembarking from the Tyue, one of the vessels
of war stationed in Chatham harbour which has
been placed at the disposal of the military authori-
ties by the Admiralty. The troops, who were exer-
cised on this occasion without their rifles and knap-
sacks, were all embarked and disembarked in a re-
, raarkably short period, the former practice of the
' officers and men in this part of their military duties
having proved of the highest advantage to them.
A. large party of Indian engineers from the depot
at Warley have arrived at the Royal Engineer esta-
blishment, Chatham, in order to go thr3ugh a
course of instruction in surveying, fortification, sap-
ping and mining, and other engineering operations
with the Royal Engineers before embarking for In-
dia. The number of Indian Engineers now at head-
quarters, Brompton Barracks, including officers, is
250, the whole of whom are kept from all other kinds
of military duty in order that they may devote their
whole time to the study of engineering operations,
with the view to their being despatched as early as
possible to India, the demand for men belonging to
that branch of the service being now so great that
they can scarcely be trained fast enough at Cha-
tham.

During the last few days the Indian depots sta-
tioned in Colchester Camp have been considerably
strengthened by the arrival of several large bodies
of recruits. They have been enlisted chiefly in the
midland counties and manufacturing districts, and
are a sturdy body of young men, the favourite de-
pots in which they are enrolled being the sth Fusi-
leers and the Gth Regiment, which are now the
strongest in camp. Several of the men who claimed
their discharge in India on the transfer of power
from the East India Company to the British Govern-
ment, and who returned home a few weeks since,
have re-enlisted and joined the several infantry de-
pots, increasing the aggregate force to nearly 3,000
men.

The examination of candidates by the Vice• Pr-
esident and members of the Council of Military Edu-
cation for admission to the Royal Indian Military
College, Addiscombe, commences on Monday next
at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, and terminates on
the 27th inst.

The staff-sergeants and sergeants of the Royal
Marines gave their annual ball on Tuesday, the
10th inst., in the Shipgun Drill Battery, a room
built after the fashion of the quarter-deck of a man-
of-war, and which is situate at the rear of the Royal
Marine Barracks, Woolwich. The entertainment
was attended by the entire available portion of the
corps in garrison, es well as numbers of the Royal
Artillery, the Military Train, Royal Engineers,
Royal London Militia, &c. Col. Stransham, com-
manding the division, accompanied by his family,
as well as Capt. Clavell, instructor of gun drill, and
his family, and several other officers of the Royal
Marines were present. The Commandant danced
with the wife of one of the staff-sergeants, and re-
mained some considerable time, and took particular
interest in the festival. On his retiring from the
room he was vociferously cheered by every one pre-
sent. There were about 300 persons in the room,
and the evening was passed in the most agreeable
manner.

The manufacture of Sir William Armstrong's
rifled cannon at Woolwich continues with undi-
minished success. On Tuesday a batch of 10 9-
pounders was fired at the proof-butt in the Royal
Arsenal, with perfect satisfaction ; the like number
on Thursday with the same result, and. a similar
number will be proved next week, the whole of
which are n.elels of scientific workmansl 1);

THE LATE SUICIDE OF A NAVAL OFFICER.—
Last night, Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner, held an
inquest at the North Briton public •house, Bedford-street,
Stepney, respecting the death of Captain Goodby, aged
seventy years, who committed suicide at No.'l, Henry-
street, Mile-end 011 Town, under very frightful circum-
stances. It appeared that the deceased was of independent
property, and laboured under various delusions. He was
frequently incoherent in his conversation, and imagined that
his wife was going to place him under sotee restraint. He
left his residence on Monday afternoon last at Kent-place,
New-Cross, Deptford, and was to have taken tea with several
old acquaintances at Greenwich Hospital, but instead of re-
turning he went to the house before-named and asked for
writing-paper, lie retired to an upper room formerly
occupiwd by bin, where ho had left some household furni-
ture, and subsequently he was discovered in a sitting position
in an arm chair with a pistol in his right hand. The weapon
had been recently discharged in the deceased's mouth, And
blood was issuing copiously on the floor. He was quite
dead, and had shot himself through the head. Death was
instantaneous from a wound in the head. The deceased
was in good circumstances, and on the table where the de •
ceased was sitting was a small paper parcel containing his
watch and other articles, together with a letter addressed
oineelirasv
delivered
1 I
tb o r the Parcel, but the
stotahblies waiiid. e.
it the deceased's • eon-
wile It
contained nothing of imprtanee. The coroner
was of
opinion that the parcel should have been left for
the perusal
ol the jury in such a serious case, as the result
en-
tirely irest upon its production. Mr.
mont might
surgeon, of Sydney-square, Mile-end stated ague Sturges,
de-
ceased had died from a pistol shot
wou
laceration of the brain. The bulletnd in the head, and
case behind where the deceased was found in a book
returned a verdict of t had been. sitting. The jury
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ROYAL

ENGLISH OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
Under the management of Mlss L. Pyne and Mr.W. Harrison.
THIS EVENING, VICTORINE. Messrs. Santley, 11-
Haigh, H. Cerri, G. Honey, Bartleman, &c. Misses Parepa,
Thirlwall,

Conductor, Alfred Mellon.
To conclude with the new grand pantomime, called
Golden PUSS
IN BOOTS; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the
Palms.
NIN Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7 o'clock.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lesser, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, the comedy of THE EVIL GENIUS
Miss Reyno!ds.
After which, the new Itaymarket Comics Christma
and the
of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantomimists the unrivalled
Leclercqs.

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM.-
Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste.
Re-engagement of the Spanish Dancers. •
Tins EVENING, the popular Drama of ST. MARY'S
EVE. Madeline (her original character) Madame Celeste.
After which, will be produced a new Grand Christmas Ex-
travaganza and Pantomime, KING TIT RITS ÜBE AR D, the
Marshall--Columbine, PET and the G-REAT PASSION. Clown, Mr. H.
Marshall—Columbine, Miss Rosino.
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