The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-11 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Her Majesty's iron screw steam frigate Minotaur,
26 guns, Capt. J. G. Goodenough, flagship of Rear
Admiral F. Warden, commanding the Channel squa-
dron now assembled in Portland harbour, arrived
at the la.tta port .on Saturday evening last under
steam. The Admiral was received with a salute front
the squadron, which was acknowledged ny the
Minotaur as she passed the east end of the Break-
water into port. After communicating with the
squadron the Minotaur immediately sailed for the
westward, apparently to further test her seagoing
qualities, there being at the thin a strong wind
from the west with a heavy sea. She is expected to
return to her anchorage in a few days.

The 11-gun steam sloop Royalist, recently paid
off, on her arrival from North America and the
West Indies, was yesterday stripped off her engines
at Woolwich, in preparation for a thorough survey,
after which the necessary repairs and alterations
will be commenced. Her armament is to consist of
fewer guns of heavier material, according to Mr.
Reed's new principle.
The figures worked out from the cards taken ou the
trial of the Euphrates, 2, screw Indian troopship,
700 horse power, Capt. M. B. Dunn, over the mea-
sured mile in Stokes Bay, near Portsmouth, ou Sa-
turday, show the following results :—With full
boiler power.—lndicated horse power, 4,981.5, or
seven times the nominal power. With half-boiler
power.—lndicated horse power, 2,078.3. The en-
gines and boilers of the Euphrates were designed by
Mr. R. B. Bevis, managing engineer to Messrs.
Laird Brothers, and manufactured under his super-
intendence at Messrs. Laird's works at Birkenhead.
The Black Eagle, paddle yacht, Staff-Commander
'l'. J. Whilliers, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday
from the Channel Islands with the First Lord of the
Admiralty on Board, Mr. Corry, M.P. Soon after
the yacht arrive I in the harbour Mr. Corry landed
at the dockyard, where he went on board the screw
troopship Euphrates, Capt. M. B. Dunn, the Vic-
toria, screw three-decker, Commander Codringtou,
and other vessels.
The Victoria, screw three-decker, Commander
Codrington, has been ordered to suspend for the
present her dismantling and returning of stores,
preparatory to being paid out of commission. A
report was current yesterday at Portsmouth that
the Victoria is to take part in the Naval Review
ordered to take place at Spithead in honour of the
Sultan's visit to this country.
The Black Prince, screw frigate, arrived at Ports-
mouth yesterday from (Zueeustown, and to-day will
go into harbour from Spithead to tarn over her
officers and crew to the Warrior.
The 13d Regiment left Portsmouth yesterday for
Aldershott, by special train ou the London and
South-Western Railway, via Farnborough.
The headquarters of the 97th Regiment will dis-
embark from the Tweed transport this morning at
Portsmouth, and march into the quarters in the
garrison vacated by the 43d Regiment.
Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals 11. Hugh
Massy, M.D., president of the Army Sanitary Com-
mittee, having completed his inspection of the bar-
racks, hospitals, forts, and other military establish-
ments at Chatham, has proceeded to Sheerness on
a tour of inspection at that station.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty : —Commander S. F. Doug-
las, to be an Inspecting Commander of the Coast-
guard ; Lieut. F. 11. Chapman, to the Nymph();
Lieut. A. F. Gardner, to the Daphne ; Geo. White,
master, to the Daphne; Chas. 11. W. M'Conachy,
master, to the Nymph° ; Sub-Lieut. G. L. Poe, to
the Daphne ; R. W. Watt and E. J. Trafford, mid-
shipmen, to the Daphne; P. A. Parson and R. 11.
Manseigh, midshipmen, to the Nymphe ; Charles
Leigh, paymaster, to the Daphne ; A. V. Maccall,
paymaster, to the Nymphe; Francis R. C Whid-
don, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Lee ;
Chas. F. Gahan, assist.-paymaster, to the Done-
gal ; Charles H. S. Douglas, second master, to the
Lee ; J. W. G. Bascombe, clerk, to the Daphne ;
and Edgar Radford, clerk, to the Nymphe.

LARGE FISH IN THE THAMES.—Mr. Gt(We, of
Charing-cross, kindly sent us word, as we were going to
press, that he had just received an unusually fine specimen
of the angler, or devil fish (Lophius piscatorius), said to
have been caught near the mouth of the Thames. We
wont immediately to inspect the monster, and found its
weight to be 701 b. ; its length measured from the nose to
the top of the tail-fin sft.; its width, from fin to fin 3ft. 3in.
—Land and Water.
SAUCE FOR SUNDAY'S DINNER.—The South
London Press informs us that an oven in Bermondsey is
used according to the report of the inspectors of nuisances
on Sundays to cook the dinners of the poor around, and on
week days to baking hair, and destroying gregarine germs
before its conversion into fashionable chignons.
Mr. Spurgeon, the famous Baptist preacher, has
been suffering from an attack of gout during the past
week, and has consequently been unable to attend to his
ministerial duties.

Congressman Bingham declines to assist in the
prosecution of Suratt and A. G. Riddle, a former Con-
gressman from Ohio, has been retained to assist the Go-
vernment.

Governor Blaisdell has appointed J. Neely John-
son, ex-Governor of California, to fill the vacancy in the
Nevada Supreme Court caused by the death of Judge
Brennan.
Assistant-Secretary of the Treasury Chandler
has resigned on account of ill health, and a brother of
Senator Fessenden, of Maine, is the most prominent can-
didate fer the place.
The project of establishing a New England Dental
Magazine is reported to be favourably received by nearly
all.the dental associations in New England, and many of
them have appointed their editors, and secured subscrip-
tions.
The Russian Commissioners now in Hartford
are the guests there of ex-Governor Thomas 11. Seymour,
late Minister to Russia, and on Wednesday, May 22. an
entertainment was given in their honour, at which Go-
vernor English, Er-Governor Hawley, and Senator
Toucey, Congressman Hubbard, and other celebrities were
pre ient.
" I rise for information," said one of the dullest
of the members of the American Legislature. "I am very
glad to hoar it," said ono who was leaning over the bar,
"for no ono wants it more than yourself." Another meni:
rose to speak on the bill to abolish capital punishment,
and commenced by saying, "Mr. Speaker, the generality
of mankind in general are disposed to exercise,y oppression
,
on the generality of mankind in general." on had bet-
ter stop," said one who was near enough to pull him by
the coat tail, "you had better stop, you aro coming out of
the same hole you went in at."

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