The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-29 00:00:00

One officer and 29 non- commissioned officers and
men of the Bth depot battalion have proceeded from
the camp at Colchester to Landguard Fort, Har-
wich ; f4nd one officer, four non-commissioned offi-
cers, and 60 privates of the 4th depot battalion have
been withdrawn from the Fort. Lieut. Alexander,
of the 32d Regiment, is under orders to join the
depot at Colchester. The next Ensign gazetted to
the 83d Regiment is also to join the depot.
An order from the War-office has been issued
limiting the number of soldiers who are to receive
permission to marry to 7 per cent. of the whole estab-
lishment of a corps, and further requiring that no
man shall obtain such permission who is not in pos-
session of a goodconduct badge. At the same time,
the privileges of married soldiers are greatly in-
creased.
The Lords of the Admiralty, who have been en-
gaged upon their annual inspection of Portsmouth
dockyard and its dependencies, left that port yes-
terday morning soon after daybreak for Portland-
roads and Devonport.
In accordance with orders received at Portsmouth
from the Lords of the Admiralty the hydraulic-pro-
pelled gun vessel Waterwitch, 777 tons, 160-horse
power, Commander Philip R. Sharpe, made a speed
trial over the measured mile in Stokes Bay, near
Portsmouth, yesterday, as a supplementary and cor-
rective trial to the series which had been already
conducted there, for comparative results solely, with
the double-screw vessels, the Vixen and the Viper,
and the hydraulic mermaid, the Waterwitch. Capt.
W. C. Chamberlain, commanding her Majesty's ship
Asia and the Portsmouth steam reserve, was in com-
mand of the Waterwitch, according to the usual
custom, as laid down by the Admiralty orders, dur-
ing the trial. Mr.. James Steil, the Admiralty in-
specting officer of machinery, and Mr. Barnes,
Assistant Chief Constructor, from the Con-
troller's Department of the Admiralty, were pre-
sent in their official capacities. Mr. John Ward,
chief inspector of machinery afloat, represented
the Steam Factory Department of Portsmouth
dockyard, and Mr. J. Murdoch was the represen-
tative engineer officer of the steam reserve. Mr. W.
Brain, Assistant Master Shipwright of Portsmouth
dockyard, was also present, as representing the
Shipwright Department of the navy. The draught
of water of the ship was—forward, 10ft. Bin.; aft,
lift. 2in. Her mean draught was 10ft. llin. The
wind was at a force of from 2 to 3 from west to
west-south-west; the sea was, therefore, undisturbed
at the path of the vessel's progress through the
water, and the best possible results were got out of
the ship under her conditions of trial. Six runs
were made with full-boiler power, and four with
half-boiler power, the figures obtained being as
follows :—At full-boiler power the ship made in
first run 9113 knots, and 1116 revolutions of
engines a minute ; in second run, 9137 knots, and
41.72 revolutions; in third run, 9.521 knots, and
11.90 revolutions ; in fourth run, 8.738 knots, and
41.36 revolutions; in fifth run, 9.915 knots, and
42.76 revolutions; in sixth run, 8108 knots, and
41.62 revolutions. The mean speed of ship was
9.219 knots, the mean of the revolutions of engines
41.75 ; the mean steam pressure, 291 b ; and the
mean vacuum, 25.7 inches. At half-boiler power
she made in first run 7.516 knots ; in second run,
4.755 knots ; in third run, 7.214 knots; in fourth
run, 4.950 knots, with a mean of 29 revolutions iu
a minute.
The Edwin Fox, sailing Indiaman, arrived from
Bombay at Spithead yesterday, after a somewhat
long passage. She brought home the following
officers and troops, who were landed from her dur-
ing yesterday afternoon :—Capt. G. L. Carmichael,
95th ; Capt. A. W. Lucas, 109th ; Lieut. B. W.
Regiment ; Dr. Cullen,
Bombay Medical Staff ; 59 invalid soldiers, 75
Vidal, first battalion 4th
time-expired soldiers, two lunatics, 12 convicts, 11
women, and 3a children.
The iron screw storeship Hesper (2), Staff-Com-
mander Thain, from China, last from Ascension,
arrived in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday evening.
The hired transport Mary Shepherd, with the right
wing of the 12th Regiment, from New Zealand,
arrived on Wednesday morning. The screw steam
passenger ship Somersetshire left the Sound on Tues-
day night. The Damascus was appointed to sail on
Wednesday ; both for Melbourne.
Her Majesty's double-screw gun-vessel Plover
was again undocked yesterday at Woolwich, having
been fitted with a three-bladed, propeller for a con-
tinuation of experiments, and went down the river
for that purpose on a two days' trial. Comman-
der Dillon was, as formerly, in charge, and
Mr. Trickett, chief engineer of Woolwich dockyard,
superintended the working out the rate of speed.
Mr. Steil and Mr. Crossland also attended from the
Admiralty and the Controller's office.
Mr. Partridge and Mr. Tucker, officials of Wool-
wich dockyard, yesterday took their departure for
Rotterdam, by Admiralty order, to inspect a steam-
ing vessel there about to be despatched for service
to the Suez Canal.
The firm succeeding to the late Capt. Rodger's
patent for the supply of his small-palmed indented
anchors and kedges have announced at Woolwich
that they will in future be made by Messrs. Brown,
Lennox, and Co., the Admiralty manufacturers.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Sub.-Lieut. Arthur W. Moore
to the Wivern ; George W. Hill, midshipman, to
the Wivern ; Reginald de la Poer Beresford Pierse,
Montague R. Hayes,
Edward D. Ryder, and Wil-
liam B. T. Pruen, naval cadets, nominated.
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