The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-03 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The deaths of the following officers have been offi-
cially reported at the War-office since the lat ult. :
—Gen. Como Gordon, Major-Gen. A. Abbott,
C. 8., Royal Artillery ; Colonels H. Chas. Cunliffe
Owen, C. 8., Royal Engineers ; and Alex. Essex
F. Holcombe, 2d Battalion of the Ist Royals ; Lieut.-
Colonels Win. Wild J. Cockraft, 58th Regiment ;
and Jas. Richardson ; Captains Geo. W. Clutter-
buck, 63d Regiment ; Jos. Bygrave ; Peter Sher-
wen ; and Quintus Baron Groeben, 3d Hussars,
King's German Legion ; Lieuts. Alexander Knox
Malcolmson, 46th Regiment ; Jeffries Kingsley, 3d
Dragoons ; Jas. Ormsby, 25th Dragoons ; and John
Maxwell, West India Regiment; Ensign William
Mathias Cartwright, 45th Regiment; and William
Walther, Adjt., sth Line Battalion, King's German
Legion ; Deputy Assist-Commissary-Gen. George
Datnerum Twining ; Surg. 11. S. Sanders, 49th
Regiment; Assist. Superintendent of Stores F. H.
Glinn ; Deputy Asdist.-Superinteudent of Stores J.
Macintosh.

In consequence of the Ist division of the depot
Brigade Royal Artillery being below its proper com-
plement, a detachment of 100 gunners from the
division at Warley will proceed to join the head-
quarters of the Ist division to. morrow.
The Royal Horse Guards leave Windsor this
morning for the Regent's-park barracks. The 2d
Life Guards will march to-day for Windsor.
On Friday last Dr. Jas. French, C. 8., Inspect-
ing-General of Hospitals, died at his house in
Lanarkshire. He served with the 4th Regiment in
the Pe&nsula from May, 1812, to the end of that
war, in 1814. He also served in the American war and
the war in China. He had received the war medal
with fire clasps. His commissions bear the follow-
ing dates :—Assist.-Surg., Feb. 8, 1810; Surgeon,
Dec. 9,1824 ; Staff-Surgeon, Aug. 1, 1812 ; Deputy-
Inspector of Hospitals, Dec. 16, 1845 ; and In-
spector-Gen., March 12, 1852. After this period
he retired on half-pay. In recognition of his long
and valuable services he was in 1850 made a Com-
panion of the Bath.
The Sprightly, steam tender, Master Commander
G. Allen, returned to Portsmouth yesterday morn-
ing from the Channel Islands, after having been
employed in the disembarkation and embarkation of
troops for the Himalaya troopship, Capt. Piers.
A court-martial was held yesterday on board the
Victory, flagship of Admiral Sir T. C. Pasley, Com-
mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, for the trial of
John West, signalman of her Majesty's ship Ter-
rible, for having written and forwarded to ()apt:J.
E. Commerell, in command of the Terrible, a letter
purporting to come from the petty officers of the
ship, containing mutinous expressions and threaten-
ing language. The prisoner was found guilty, and
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour
for 18 calendar months from this date, and during
that period to be kept in solitary confinement for
fire days out of every 28 days of the said term. The
Court was under the presidency of Capt. the Hon.
F. Egerton, A.D.C., her Majesty's ship Victory,
and Capt. Commerell appeared as prosecutor.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. T. V. Williams, to the
Chanticleer ; Lieut. W. H. Childers to the Canopus;
Lieut. F. S. Clayton to the Donegal ; Lieut. J. R.
D. Cooper, Lieut. F. Durrant, Lieut. F. G. Gain-
bier, and Lieut. H. T. Grenfell to the Minotaur ;
G. Stovin, master in command, to the Vindictive ;
G. Marsh, master, to the Minotaur ; Sub-Lieut. C.
J. Fellowes, to the Minotaur ; E. C. Hobkirk, F.
H. Tabor, T. Holmes, Hans H. H. Brooke, H. L.
Messum, E. C. Chippendale, W. L. Rundle, and J.
A. Home, midshipman, to the Bristol, as supernu-
merary; C. S. Fuller, midshipman, to the Chanti-
cleer, supernumerary, to fill the first vacancy ;
the Hon. G. M. Bennet, and C. W. Fallen, naval
cadets, to the Minotaur ; W. H. Richards, pay-
master, to the Minotaur ; W. A. Stevens, assistant-
paymaster, to the Minotaur ; C. E. Grant, assistant-
paymaster, to the Research ; J. Henderson, second
master, to the Minotaur ; J. Jeans, master's assist-
ant, to the Minotaur ; H. Howell and A. Turner,
clerks, to the Minotaur; F. B. S. Robinson, clerk,
additional, to the. Minotaur ; and W. E. Gill, assist-
ant clerk, to the Minotaur.

INSURANCE CONVENTION.--Says a New York
letter :—" We have been holding a convention of
representatives of the fire insurance companies. The dis-
closures which have been brought out are by no moans
calculated to inspire confidence among those who are •in-
cured. Such an exhibition of impaired capital cannot fai,
to injure fearfully the whole business. The assembly, just
before taking its recess, directed the committee on insurance
to meet is this city and institute an inquiry into the mall
ter with a view to legislation. It is'evident that the Fire
King is omnipotent, and further that he is übiquitous.
AFFAIRS IN HAYTI. —The following appears in
La Patrie of the 31st March : —The Afoniteur confirms, in
accordance with the despatches of the Bth March, the
news which we gave, namely, that General Geffrsrd, Pre-
sident of the llaytian Republic, had completely put
down tho movement that had taken place at Port-au-
Prince." From other news received, dated the 11th of
the same month, it seems that President Geffrard had con-
voked the Chambers for the 15th March, and that the new
Ministry formed by him had been accepted by the country,
which enjoyed a complete tranquillity.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—On
Tuesday the admissions on payment Jvere 772; ditto by
season tickets, 1,171 i total visitors, 1,943. 7

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WINDSOR CASTLE, April 2

The QUM], accompanied by her royal highness
Princess Christian, drove out yesterday afternoon in
a carriage and four, attended by Lady Churchill.
Their 'Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and
Prince Christian, attended by the llon. Emily Cath-
cart and Colonel Du Plat, went out riding.
Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied
by Prinn.ess Christian.
Princess Louise walked in the grounds, Princess
Beatrice rode in the Home Park, and Prince Leo-
pold went out walking, attended by Mr. Legg.

The Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta
Stanley left the Castle this afternoon.
Mr. J. A. Yinter had the honour of submitting
to her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the
Prince ana Princess Christian his photograph of
his Royal Highness Prince Christian after Winter-
halter.