The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-31 00:00:00

TILE IVAPIr.

Thd Screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, Capt.
11. Lacon, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
Charles Fremantle, K.C.8., got up steam. on Tues-
day in Plymouth Sound, and sailed for the Downs,
to take the lead of the Channel fleet, which, it is
reported, will visit the coasts of Ireland and Scot-
land.

The paddlewheel steam-vessel Vivid, 2, Master
Henry W. Allen, sailed from Woolwich yesterday
at 5 a.m., for Dover, on special service.
A new gun-vessel, called the Britomart, built at
Newcastle-on-Tyne, was yesterday brought up to
liroolwich Dockyard to be fitted for service.
The screw despatch gun-vessel Racehorse, 4, has
arrived at Chatham from Woolwich, and as soon as
she has been surveyed will commence fitting for the
steam reserve in the Medway.
The Orpheus, 21, screw corvette, building at
Chatham, has been completed, and preparations
have been commenced for launching her during the
next month, as soon as the day has been fixed by
the Admiralty.
The Carnatic (old 70-gan line•of-battle ship), re-
cently converted at Messrs. White's yard, at Cowes,
into a coal depot, is receiving on board her steam
crabs and gear alongside the sheer jetty in Ports-
mouth harbour. She will be fitted in ti similar
manner to the Pitt, recently conveyed round to
Portland, and is reported to be for service at Malta.
The Blenheim, 60, screw, Capt. Scott, C.B.
i,teamed into Portsmouth Harbour, from Spithead,
yesterday, and lashed alongside the Victoria hulk.,
where'she sent down topgallantmasts, and unbent
sails.

The Nelson, 91, screw, fitting for the steam re-
serve at Portsmouth, will test her boilers and en-
gines at 401 b. pressure in the steam basin to-day.
The Bulldog, 6, paddle, in the steam reserve at
Portsmouth, steamed out of the harbour yesterday
to test her machinery and speed, &c., after repairs.
Everything worked satisfactorily, and she realised
rather over 11 knots.

The screw steam sloop Hero, Capt. G. H. Sey-
mour, having defects made good, was taken out of
No. 1 dock at Keyham on Tuesday, and moored in
the basin, where steam was got up and her ma-
chinery tried. It was expected that the Hero would
be taken from the basin into Hamoaze yesterday.
The War Department screw steamer Lord Pan-
mure steamed on Tuesday from the gun-wharf in.
Hamoaze to the Royal William Victualling Yard at
Stonehouse, to ship stores saved from the stranded
transport Havering, for conveyance to Woolwich.
The new screw gun vessel Penguin, 4, having
been coppered, was taken out of the North Dock in
the Devonport Dockyard on Tuesday, and moored
to the jetty.

271 E ARMY.

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Yesterday afternoon the 3d battery Ist brigade
Garrison Artillery, in command of Lieut.-Col. and
Brevet Col. Do Rinzy, assembled in the mortar
battery park, adjoining the Royal Artillery bar-
racks, Woolwich, and fired four rounds of mortar
practice, the target being, as usual, a flagstaff about
30 feet high bearing a union jack, erected on Wool-
wich-common, over a range of 100 yards. The
barrack field forming a portion of the intervening
space between the battery and the flagstaff was oc-
cupied by squads of recruits belonging to the depot
and men of the 4th brigade under drill, and other
portions of the field were taken up with various
parties of officers and soldiers engaged in the game
of cricket. The review-ground near the flagstaff
was.converted into a drill-ground for pitching and
striking tents, under rehearsal of that part of the
proceedings intended to be carried out on Dartford-
heath on Friday next, and had the appearance of a
bivouac of troops on the march. The whole avail-
able battalion of Royal Marines, in command of
Colonel Stransham, were also on the ground under
a course of summer drill and rifle practice. Wool-
wich was unusually crowded with holiday folks,
and great numbers were attracted to the locality
by the firing and other circumstances, necessitating
redoubled caution on the part of the provosts and
sentries to keep the ground free within a certaia
distance of the flagstaff, marked out as dangerous'
to the approach of visitors, the mortar shells whiz-
zing through the air with great velocity, and falling
from 10 to 40 and 50 yards in every direction from
and about the target. In the third round the firing
was exceedingly precise, the fifth shell from the
mortar glancing along 'apparently with a hair's-
breadth of the mark. The next shot, fired with a,
10-inch shell, struck the flagstaff about a foot below
the flag, shivering it in splinters, and bringing the
flag to the ground, 'ithe shell being found buried
about three feet beneath the shingle twelve feet
beyond. A loud shout of applause and clapping of
hands thereupon ensued, and the flagstaff having
been lashed up and replaced, the firing continued
with fair results.

An amateur theatrical performance by the non-
Col. E.
commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engi-
neers took place at the Royal Marine Theatre,
Chatham, on Tuesday evening, in the presence of
Lightman
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Thete rs
band
of thea' Ross,Marines,
garrison.lt . E
and a large
and the men
Col. H. Sandham, Director of the Royal Engineer
Rea,
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of the Royal Engineers._ The pieces performed
were "Rob Roy" and " Deaf as a Post," the various
cha
being
osustained
Royalin
Marine
a very effective
In-
fantry, under the direction of Herr Kappey, occu-
pied the orchestra.
The Northumberland Light Infantry Militia,
under the command of Lieut.-Col. W. M. Biggs,
having completed their 27 days' training; was dis-
embodied at Alnwick on Monday. The regiment
underwent an inspection on Saturday by Col. H.
Cooper, of the 45th Regiment, and made an ex-
tremely creditable appearance while under arms.
The Northumberland Artillery Militia, at present
at Tynemouth Castle, have got the route for Cork.
They will leave Tynemouth for Ireland the latter
put of this week. _

The 3d or Westminster Light Infantry Militia
has just completed its annual period of training at
Richmond. The men were highly complimented by
Viscount Chelsea, their commanding officer.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—Her Majesty has been
pleased to nominate the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, Richard
Quain, M.D., and Mr. James Paget, F.R.S., to vacancies
in the Senate of this University, caused by the de.atha of
Baca) Maltby, Lord NA aro g, goneo•

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TB EATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET,
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnekstone.

THIS EVENING, THE FAMILY SECRET. Messrs.
Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Villiers, Buckstone, Mrs. B.
White, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss Amy
Sedgwick.
Followed by a new farce, entitled FITZSMYTHE OF
FITZSMYTHE HALL. Messrs. Bu kstone, W. Farren, and
Rogers ; Mrs. Wilkins and Miss Henrade.
After which, THE ODDITIES OF THE OHIO.
I To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK.

Commence at 7.

ROYAL P R INCE S S'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, THRICE MARRIED. Mr. Meadows,
Miss C. Leclercq, &c.
Followed by THE FOOL'S REVENGE. Bertuccio, a
Jester, Mr. Phelps.
To conclude with THE LOST LETTER.
Commence at 7.

ADELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
.Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
Ile-appearance of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan—Third week of
the popnlae American Actress, Mlss Julia Daly.
THIS LVENING to commence with ITS AN ILL WIND
THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD. Messrs. Alfred Wigan,
J. L, Toole, Stuart, Billington, C. J. Smith, Ward, Mrs. A.
Wigan, and Miss H. Simms..

After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN.
Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billington, Eburne, Miss Julia
Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with GOING TO THE DERBY.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 48. ; Front Circle Stalls, Ss. ;
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