The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

J. M. Lennox, aide-de-camp, arrived at Forton
barracks, Gosport, on Tuesday afternoon, for the
purpose of commencing his summer inspection of the
Portsmouth division. General Travers was received
by Colonel Commanding W. S. Aslet, Col. Second-
Commanding W. F. Foote, and other officers of the
divisional staff ; the men, being drawn up in line,
presented arms on his arrival. The afternoon was
devoted by General Travers to the inspection of the
men's kits, arms, &c., as well as the schools and
barrack accommodation.

Yesterday the Royal Marine forces of Artillery
and Light Infantry were brigaded on Southsea-
common. The brigade of Artillery was under the
command of Col.-Commandant G. A. Schomberg,
C. 8., and consisted of two battalions under the
command of Lieut.-Col. J. W. C. Williams, and
Lieut. G. S. Digby, C. 8., forming 12 companies of
35 officers and 576 rank and file from Fort Eastney,
with the band of the corps. The brigade of Light
Infantry crossed over by floating-bridge from Gos-
port, was under the command of Col.-Commandant
W. S. Aslet, and consisted of two battalions, under
the command of Lieut.-Col. J. C. Symonds and
Lieut.-Col. F. J. Richards, also forming 12 com-
panies of 35 officers and 576 men, with the band of
the corps—the whole being formed in line on the
Common. The Inspector-Gen., attended by Capt.
Lennox, A.D.C., and accompanied by Col. and Se-
cond Commandant Foote, Lieut-Col. Butcher, and
Capt. Elliott (who acted as Brigade Major), arrived
on the ground at 11 o'clock, and was received by a
general salute, after which the General rode along
the line and then repaired to the saluting point,
when the whole of the corps marched past in re-
view order in slow and quick time. Fifteen
rounds of ammunition having been served out
to the men, au extended course of Light Infantry
and other field manoeuvres followed, bringing the
inspection to a close about one o'clock. Major-
G en. Travers briefly addressed the colonels command-
ing and colonels of battalions, expressing his great
admiration of the appearance of the corps, and the
excellent marching, as well as the manoeuvring, say-
ing he was highly pleased with the day's proceedings
and thanking the commanding officers of the bat-
talions and staff, as well as every officer, non-com-
missioned officer, and private, for the strict atten-
tion they must have paid to theirdrill, and concluded
his remarks by saying he felt proud of being the
Inspector-General of such a corps as the Royal
Marine forces. The General and Staff left the
ground with the division of Light Infantry and pro-
ceeded across the floating bridge to Gcsport to con-
tinue his inspection at Forton barracks. The Royal
Marine Artillery returned to Fort Eastney, which
was to be the subject of the General's inspection
this morning as well as the gun practice.
The A and E batteries, belonging to the Bth bri-
gade Field Artillery, in command of Capt. Whin-
yates and Brevet-Major Andrews, and also a bat-
tery of the Depot Royal Artillery, quartered for
some time past at the encampment on the heights of
Woolwich-common, near the Old Dover-road, yes-
terday shifted their quarters to the Royal Artillery
barracks, to make room for detachments shortly ex-
pected at head-quarters ; and the B battery B bri-
kade Horse Artillery, in command of Brevet Lieut.-
Col. W. E. Reilly, C. 8., marched into garrison at
Woolwich yesterday from Brighton, having slept on
the previous night at Epsom. The strength of the
battery consists of (in addition to Lieut.-Col. Reilly)
Second Capts. Rideout and Magenis, Lieuts. Sande-
mau and Prior, Assist.-Surg. Griffith, and 175 non-
commissioned officers and rank and file. They were
met at Lewisham by Major Hay, Brigade Major, and
other mounted officers from the garrison and the Horse
Artillery band, and were played along the high road
to their quarters in the East-square. On their arrival
they were vhited by Prince Arthur, who walked down
from the Royal Military Academy, accompanied by
Major Elphinstone, V.C., C. 8., Royal Engineers,
his governor; Lieut. Pickard, V.C., Royal Horse
Artillery, in special attendance, and other officers.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. Charles Alder and Lieut.
Albert M. Ducat to the Serapis ; Lieut. John G.
Y. Holbrook to the Duke of Wellington ; Lieut.
Edward Seale, to the I% iper ; Lieut. F. R. Bromi-
low to the Nymphe ; William 11. Petley and
Thomas H. Smith, second masters, to the Orwell ;
Marmaduke P. S. Ward, surgeon, additional, to
the Irresistible ; Robert J. M. Macleod, assist.-
paymaster, additional, to the Cumberland, for ser-
vice in naval barracks ; Robert M. Colwell, assist.-
paymaster in charge to the Viper ; Charles 11.
Hopkins, master's assistant, to the Nymphe, as
supernumerary; Alexander Smart, engineer, to the
Orwell ; Richard S. Willcocks, first-class assist.-
engineer, to the Orwell ; William J. C. Brown,
acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the Orwell ;
John M. Laws, midshipman, to the Minotaur ; and
Dr. Walter Reid, assist.-surg., to the Orwell.

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