The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-14 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Yesterday, detachments of non-commissioned
(deers and gunners of the Royal Artillery joined
the headquarters of the Ist division of the depot
brigade, previously to embarking for India—viz.,
28 men of the 12th brigade, from Gosport ; 21 men
of the 12th brigade, from the Isle of Wight ; 14 men
of the 7th brigade, from Plymouth ; and 26 men of
the 17th brigade, from Shoeburyness. Detachments
of Royal Artillery are also ordered to join the Ist
division of the depot brigade from Woolwich, Alder-
shot, Clonmel, Kilkeany, Dublin, and Athlone, in
readiness for embarkation, as soon as the vessels
chartered by the Government are in readiness to
receive them on board at Gravesend.
The additional party of non-commissioned officers
and Sappers of the Royal Engineers, who proceeded
from head-quarters, Chatham, on the 12th inst., for
AhYssinia, included detachments of photographers,
telegraphists, signallers, well-sinkers, and artisans,
the whole of whom bad gone through a special coune
of instruction in the particular service they will be
called on to discharge during the time they have been
attached to the Royal Engineer establishment. The
equipment and stores for use by the telegraph,
Photograph, and other parties, have been despatched
from Chatham by the steamer which conveys the
10th company and the scientific portion of the
Royal Engineer detachments already en route to
Abyssinia, where they are expected to arrive in the
ensuing month.
Her Majesty's troopship Urgent, Capt. S. 11.
Henderson, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday
morning for Plymouth Sound and the West Indies,
aking out supernumerary officers, seamen, and
nlarines, for her Majesty's ships on that and the
Pacific stations.
The contemplated new arrangements affecting the
screw troop transports of the Royal Navy, referred
t° In 71te Sun Military and Naval Intelligence a few
daYs since, have reference only at present to the
Port at which the refit and repairs of the several
ships will be effected in future, Portsmouth remain-
ing as heretofore the headquarters for the embarka-
tion and debarcation of troops in the home district.
For repairs and refit the vessels have been sepa-
rated into three divisions, and allotted their ports as
follows :—No. 1 Division.—Portsmouth.—The
Serapis, the Crocodile, and the Orontes. No. 2
Division.—Devonport.—The Himalaya and the
Tamar. No. 3 Division.—Sheerne.s.—The Urgent
and the Sitnoom.
LThe screw troopship Sinaoom, Capt. Thomas B.
ethbridge, was docked yesterday atPortsmouth, in
e Warrior dock, to clean her hull below the
water-line, in process of refit for further service.
, The Plover, 3, double screw gun vessel, 663 tons,
160 horse power, Commander Poland, refitting, for
4,term of service on the West Coast of Africa,
fill°ogside Portsmouth dockyard, is receiving a new
,I3reteptnast in lieu of the one she sprung during
her recent experimental Channel cruise. This short
bellitse of the ship has a certain interest from her
1,,,ng the first of her class under steam in the
id:annel belonging to her Majesty's Navy, and,
48 tier% speaking, the results may be considered
pr Nr°rY satisfactory. Under full steam and without
wieth jug the engines at all 10f knots was maintained
thi„, ease) and with the engines working 'on the
sea 'i grade of expansion, and with some wind and
viii°'a eight knots was made. Under sail and on a
bind ,the ship carries a strong weather helm. Run-
g oefore the wind she steers so easily the smallest
boy on board could manage the wheel. In her roll-
4eatinci Pitching motions the ship is rather liberal
fell i contending with a heavy head sea, such as she
ettatio with on one of the days of her cruise in the
Iltd• Neither form of motion is, however ado-
r roll averaged in the roughest weather 11
degrees each way, although one or two lurches were,
all 44 Nu.
circa se, taken at a much greater angle. Under
easily, instances she appears to roll slowly and
ize J. There can be no doubt that a re-arrange-
kogs: 0! the weights of the Plover class of vessel will
effectually deal with any rolling or pitching
if "ea"tri 'ties they may possess in common with her,
Plover ing their weights in the same manner. The
preae aPPears to be carrying her machinery at
.Loam too low dawn on a perfectly flat floor, and
raah.‘`" four or five feet too much forward. The ar-
riii7nt of the Plover consists of one 6i-ton 7-inch
Jmuzzle-loading gun amidships, with one 40-
porclor breech-loading gun at the bow and stern.
fo 4 Mere gun vessel, therefore, the Plover is a
nudertoidable craft for African service, and her speed
'bt Steam is very good.
4. he 0
repair routes, 6, troopship, Capt. Phelps, under
4::113 4t Portsmouth, is ordered to coal immediately,
for theelll,,ade ready to start in a few days if possible,
Mediterranean.
tele
her grana received at Chatham announces that
heree44iestY's iron screw steamer Buffalo, 2, 80-
oh b 040," Tver) will leave Rouen to-morrow, having
frcell the models and other articles despatched
The \duatharo Dockyard for the French Exhibition.
returned large la
Chathaunches exhibited at Paris have been
to m Dockyard.

4'rlime bride'• journals state that Count Louis
at 4118,‘t.ePPelberg, Director of the People's Theatre
The , `1'11) has just married Mlle. Oswald, achorist.
aged 15 and the bridegroom 65. .
for t .j.„;r110z, the musical composer, has left Paris
toire a• -cotershurg, to direct the concerts of the Conserva-
T4Zll,lsic, at the request of the Grand Duchess
,Helen.he
jri4ll, 41.LLEGED PENIANISM IN READING.—f
44 u"'lter, James Queen, remanded on Monday, on the
ye,Zof being connected with the Fenian movement, was
kid other
finally examined before Mr. J. T. Morris, Mayor,
iron, theger Magistrates of the borough. In reply to a question
ruore „ exleb, Superintendent Purchase said he had no
tos • 'llcience to offer. The Mayor, having consulted the
glatrates
Lad , told Queen that through a drunken frolic ho
he
deli
caused tiou j.. great excitement in the town. His incarcerad-
he
zitr four clays had been the result of his own folly, an
him to be extremely cautious in the future, as
eUstd,
,11.°1i- be reached•
He was then discharged
in
s,
that 1, f• :t ,ppeared, on examination of Queen slo g g
11,4(1
that
rries on au extensive trade in woollen drapery,
Deseellt,t he has for years been known as a very steady and
the toaulo taan. There have been two detective officers in
lib „%'ll since Alonday last by order from the Houle-office,
they have b • makinginquiries into the
case.
IN, . een engaged in .
(41.1304 . utlunb, owever, has been elicited to show that
eve 13 a Fenian or in any way identified with the
liietat,