The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-09 00:00:00

NAVAL AND lii-LITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The folio wing an nual changes of the Horse Guards
took place on 'Wednesday last :—The Ist Regiment
of Life Guards, from the Regent's-park Barracks to
Knightsbridge ; the 2d Regiment of Life Guards,
from Knightsbridge to Windsor ; the Royal Horse
Guards, from Windsor to Regent's-park Barracks.
A large number of artificers and labourers at pre-
sent employed in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich,
amounting to 1,000 men, have been served with
notices of dismissal in consequence of the completion
of the heavy outstanding orders for the coast defences,
dec. , which had accumulated in arrears during the late
war, and on which many exlra hands have bee❑
engaged for some months past. Four hundred men
are ordered t, be dismissed from the Royal car-
riaga department during the present month, 50
labourers from the military store department, and
a corresponding number from the Laboratory and
gun and shell factories. A series of experiments
has ben carried on since the opening of the
new standard iron gun factory, in which a number
of guns have b-en cast from a fusion of various
foreign and British scraps of iron. The result ob-
tained up to the present moment has failed in pro-
ducing the complete success anticipated. The
temper of the metal has in each case offered so
much resistance under the machinery that the pro-
cess of turning and noringcould nor be accomplished,
and several have broken under the attempt. The
gun., on be►ng removed from the casting mould,
presented the appearance of being perfect. They
will now be broken up and recast, with a due ad
mixture of other metals, so as to soften the sub
stance.

Orders were received yesterday by Colonel H.
Eyre, the commandant at Chatham, directing that
reinforcements of officers and men for the Bth (the
King's) and 19th Regiments are to be held in readi-
ness to embark on board the East India CoMpany's
steamer Asia for Caleu•ta.
Yesterday a large pa'ty of convalescent troops,
belonging to the 59th Regiment, left St. Mary's
invalid depot, Chatham, under the command of
Lieut. C. E. L. Bluett, and proceeded to Ireland,
for the purpose of joining their depot companies at
Athlone.
The Aid and Duck freightships have commenced
taking in war stores at Chatham Dockyard, for
Portsmouth, Devonport, and Pembroke.
The Ruby gunboat (tender to the Cornwallis),
Lieutenant-Commander James T. Pringle, left
Sheerness yesterday at 6 a.m. for Hull.
The Louisa gunboat (tender to the Pembroke)
proceeded from Sh-erness on Wednes lay on a trial
trip of her machinery after undergoing repairs.
Her average speed exceeded eight knots per hour,
her average revolutions were 150 per minute, and
her average steam pressure was 551 b. on the square
inch. The trial was in every respect satisfactory.
The Edinburgh, 61 guns, at Sheerness, has had
her compasses adjusted, preparatory to her depar-
ture for Leith on Coastguard service.
The crew of the Formidable, 81 guns, at Sheer-
ne,ss, wore paid t,ff from that ship yesterday, and
transferred to the Royal George, under the com-
mand of Captain-Superintendent John C. Fitz-
gerald. A portion of the crew were granted leave
of absence.

Her Majesty's store transport Dee, Thomas C.
Pullen master iu charge, syiled from Woolwich
yesterday morning, Men with steam gear for De-
vonport._

Sir John Palun' gten, M.P., First Lord of the
Admiralty, Vice-Admiral Martin, L-rd Lavaine
M.P., the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, M.P.
principal Secretary, and Admiral Sir Baldwin
Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the Navy, consti-
tuting a Board of Admiralty, arrived at Ports-
mouth yesterday morning at 11.15, on a visit of
inspection. On arrival, their lordships were joined
by Colonel Greene, director of engineering and
architectural works to the Board, and his alsistaet,
Mr. Scamp. The flag-lieutenant to the Port Ad-
miral, Mr. Malcolm, received the Board at the
terminus, and Sir George S-ymotu's carriage con-
veyed them to the Admiralty house, when: the
gallant Commander in-Chief entertained them at
Th- Illustrious training ship, Capt. R.
Harris, hoi,ted the Admiralty flag on their arrival
within the port, and the Blenheim, Captain the
Hon. G. F. Hartrup, C.B. (Port Admiral's
flag-ship pro tern.), saluted it with 19 guns.
A fter breakfast the Admiralty barge conveyed the
Board to the landing stage at fiaslar, whence they
proceeded to the gunboat be r hinei-ground adjacent,
the gunboats and their speedy and effective launch-
ing and equipment constituting the chief object of
their Lordships' visit. Here they were joined by
his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, who has taken
much interest in witnessing the gunb rat experi-
ments in hotisiteg, launching, &c. Mr. Humphreys,
of the firm of Humphroys'and Tennant, of Dept-
ford, who manufactured the machinery in use at
this stupendous new establi,hment at Haslar, ar-
rived from London with the Board of Admiralty to
point out the character and capabilities of the ap-
paratus, and superintend the working for the
Board's inspection. Their Lordships ordered that a
traversing cradle should be pushed up under a
gunboat, the vessel blocked on it, then drawn
down by the endless screw (before described) on
to the transverse rails ; the locomotive was then
started and drove it to the launching slip, when
the endless screw was again brought into
operation and the gunboat forced on the
launching cradle to the water's edge—a pro-
cess which only occupied the small space of 33
minutes. She was then returned to her place in
the shed in the same manner. The First Lord
made minute inquiries into the proc.:dure, as the
question of speedy gunboat preparation for service
is the end in view in making these experiment.
The Board remained at the gunboat ground, with
Prince Alfred, about one hour and a half ; after
which they proceeded to the Royal Marine Light
Infantry head-quarters at Forton to inspect the
premises and water supply, which, it will be re-
membered, was corrupted so seriously some short
time since as to lead to much sickness and several
deaths. From Forton their lordships returned to
the dockyard and transacted other business, and
finally to the George Hotel. Sir George Seymour,
K.C.8., entertained them in Ve evening at the
Ad miral t y-house.
The Osborne, Admiralty steam yacht, Master
Commander Bowes, left Portsmouth on Wednes-
day for Li-bon on "particular service."
The Termagant, 24, s'eam frigate, was docked
on Wednesday at Portsmouth for repairs.
The Blenheim, 60, Captain F. Scott, C. 8., was
swung in Portsmouth harbour on Wednesday for
the re-adjustment of her calnpasses prior to going
to Spith,ad.
Toe Hannibal, 91, Captain the Hon. G. F. Hart-
ness, C.B. ; the Blenheim, 60, and the Illustrious,
training ship, got up lower yards and topmasts
yesterday meruing for the summer.
The riggers and men of the Royal steam yachts
have been granted an increase of pay and pension
by the Lords of the Admiralty. The pay has been
increased 3d. per day, commencing from the Ist
inst., and the scale of pension is to be the same as
the srd!m,kers'-24/. per annum, instead of 201.
The following appoiatincnts w.?ro made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Commander %V. Swinburn, to the Childers, vice
Hiekley, promoted ; Lieut. W. C. Chapman, to
command the Swiftsure, vies Campiiell, promoted ;
Lieut. 0. J. Wrey, to command the Kezar, vice
Whyte, pr muted ; Lieut. S,ratfo d Tuke, to the
Excellent ; James Stevenson, acting assistant-
surgeon, to the Eagle ; Thomas Waterfiett, assis-
tant paymaster, to the Victory.

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TALES FROM "BLACKWOOD."

A delightful enterprise has just been inaugurated
by the Mes.q.s. Blackwood, in the shape of a little
serial publication. It is nothing less than the
commencement of a sixpenny monthly reprint of—
Stories front their famous Magazine. The initial
number is significative. Having it in our hands,
we can now judge of the work expede Pumilionem.
For the book, or rather brochure, is the veriest
literary dandiprat—just the thing to be dropt into
a lady's reticule or into the pocket of a paletot.
The pleasantest of railway companions—none the
less so from the type being of the clearest, and of
a size disproportionably large as contrasted with
the superficial area of the pages. No. 1 leads off
gloriously with Professor Aytouirs inimitable
bubble skit relating " How we got up the Glen-
mutchin Railway, and How we got eat of it." A
memorable satire tina.-uusly issued in the Oatober
number of Maga for 1845—and which was to Black-
wood what a certain notable leader in that same
year was to the Times. &sides this delectable
record of the speculative exploit of Augustus
Reginald Dunshunner, Esquire, and of his
many rare assoCia.es, or rather accomplices
—c.)nspictious among them` the Captain of
M'Alcohol and the Factor of Glentumbler—there
era two other Tales of Ebony bee unfolded. To
" The Floating Beacon," and " Vanderdec-
ken." As to Vanderdecken's voyage Home, or
th 9 Tenacity of Natural Affection—though it in-
directly or incidentally tells the popular legend of
The Flying Dutchman, and is necessarily therel)re
in a great measure enthralling—it comes to a close,
to our thinking, at once abruptly and ♦apidly.
There is—nothing in it. " The Floating Beacon"
is a far worthier pendant in its pathetic interest to
the sparkling humours and drolleries of the rise and
fall of the Bubble Company of Glenmutchkin, a
scheme by the way to be treasured up in remem-
brance with our recollection of the Bundlectinci
Bank and the Ariglo-B,ingalee Insurance Associa-
tion. We don't know any serial reprint of this
kind that could possibly be more acceivable than
"Tales from Blackwood." It is a republication,
moreover, that may be safely adVentured upon with
an eye to its continuance—lot are not the freshness,
and the vivacity, and the vigour of Maga peren-
nial ? Let the last number ba our answer to this

inquiry—the number for Aprl, 1858, in which, be
sides other varied and sparkling contributions, have
we not the eleventh masterly instAlment of Balwer's
" What will he do with it ?" incomparably
the finest fragment of that great romance yet pub-
li:l►ed—and immediately before that latest effusion
of the genius of our master-novelist, one of the
most gay, exhilirating, delightful humourous essays
we can for a very long white past call to our recol-
lection. We mean, of course, "A Few Words on
Social Philosophy, by one who is no Philosopher."
We don't know who may be the author of this
paper—whether his nam 3 be known or unknown—
whether he be a young contributor, or an old con-
tributor. All we know is that the paper is from
first to last quite delightful. A piece of written
and printed fun to be relished in every sentence—
occasionally to be roared over " consumedly."
Such, in the very last number, is Ebony—among
whose unknown writers may be classed such an one
as this quaint Abderonian Philosopher—among
whose well-known writers may be enumerated men
like Bulwer, and Aytoun, and Warrt•n, and. Alison,
cunt cceteris, though we can hardly add paribus.
A cordial All hail, then, to number one of the re-
printed " Tales from Blackwood."