The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-25 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. Shute B.
Piers, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday, with the
3d, 4th, and Bth batteries, 6th brigade, Royal Artil-
lery, from the Channel Islands. They disembarked
at the dockyard, to be stationed in this garrison to
supply the place of the three batteries by whom they
have been relieved.
The Simoon, steam troopship, Capt. T. B. Leth-
bridge, was taken into the steam basin on Saturday,
her crew having been removed to the Blonde hulk.
She will be placed in No. 11 dock this morning for
any necessary repairs and survey.
Several cases of smallpox having broken out on
board the Rodney, Capt. Ileneage, at Spithead an-
chorage, some delay is likely to occur in her sailing
for China to enter upon her duties as the flag-ship
of Sir 11. Keppel, G.C.8., the successor of the pre-
sent Commander-in-Chief on that station.
Her Majesty's ship Narcissus is now at the Falk-
land Islands. At Monte Video are H.M.S. Spiteful,
Linnet, and Dotterel. H.M.S. Spider left Buenos
Ayres on the 6th for a cruise, being relieved there
by the Gleaner. Great surprise is felt in the River
Plate at the apathy of the English Government with
regard to the prolonged war between Paraguay and
the Brazils. The Americans and French have sent
vessels of war to Corrientes, and the Italians are
about to follow the same course.

The iron screw steam storeship Industry, Staff
Commander Youel, from Woolwich, bound to Rio
Janeiro, arrived at Plymouth on Friday, and will
proceed as soon as the weather moderates.
The head-quarters of the Ist battalion of the 20th
Regiment, 330 rank and file, under command of Col.
J. Cormick, which arrived at Plymouth on Saturday
morning in the hired transport Patrician, disem-
barked in the afternoon, and marched to the Raglan
barracks, Devonport, in which the depot company of
the regiment has been for some time quartered.
A party of 50 rank and file, " transfers" from the
depot, 2d battalion 6th Regiment, to the service
companies of the Ist battalion, has left the camp at
Colchester for Fermoy. Major Cowell, of the Bth
depot battalion, has assumed the command at Land-
guard Fort and Harwich from Capt. Reid, 98th
Regiment. Staff Assist.-Surg. Jay, of the Bth depot
battalion, has assumed the medical charge of the
Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards until the arrival of
Staff-Surg. White, who has recently been appointed
to the Rent. The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief has approved the following arrangements :
Lieut. Nevile, 84th Regiment, to join the depot;
Lieut. Luck, 84th Regiment, and Lieut. Orange, 2d
battalion, 16th Regiment, to join the service com-
panies of their regiments.

The E battery of the 6th Brigade of the Royal
Artillery, comprising 6 officers and 151 men, with
92 horses, en route from Hilsea barracks to Water-
ford, arrived at Southampton on Friday afternoon,
and left at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning for Salis-
bury, on their way to Bristol, at which port they
will embark for Ireland.

The 68th Regiment returned to its old quarters
in Portsmouth garrison on Thursday evening by
special train from Cowes.

The 3d (King's Own) Hussars, now stationed at
Aldershot, are under orders to proceed from the
camp as follows :—One troop to Kensington on the
30th inst. ; two troops to Hounslow, on the 2d of
April ; one troop to Hampton Court on the same
date ; two troops to Hounslow on the 3d of April ;
and two troops and head-quarters to the same desti-
nation on the 4th of April.

A fire broke out at Aldershot Camp a few days
ago in the servants' kitchen in the P Lines, South
Camp. The hut and some officers' property were
destroyed ; but through the exertions of the Camp
Fire Brigade the flames were prevented from com-
municating to any other buildings. A Court of In-
quiry has since investigated the origin of the fire,
but the result of its deliberations has not transpired.
It is worthy of remark that the services of the Camp
Fire Brigade have also been called into requisition
at three fires in the village of Aldershot within the
past month or live weeks, and at each of which pro-
perty to a large amount was destroyed.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. J. 11. Vidal, to the
Excellent, additional, for study ; W. P. Haynes,
master, to the Zebra ; 11. Smith, master, to the
Vigilant ; IV. T. Tregidgo, master, to the Rinaldo;
A. C. Allen, midshipman, to the Rodney, as super-
numerary, and his appointment to the Niobe can-
celled ; G. W. Pickthorn, paymaster, additional, to
the St. George ; F. Gransinore, paymaster, to the
Impregnable; W. Hickman, paymaster, additional,
to the Donegal ; M. C. Raymom), second master, to
the Fox ; F. S. Bruwn and C. W. Stuart, master's
assistants, to the Princess Royal ; and W. J. Sulli-
van, master's assistant, to the Rodney.