The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-17 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Royal yacht Fairy, Captain the Hon. Joseph
Denman, embarked the Queen, Prince Cansart,
Royal family, and Cauri, yesterday at two p.m. at
Cowes, on their return to London. Her Majesty
was saluted on approaching Spitheacl by the Re-
nown, 91, Curagoa, 31, and Racoon, 21. The Royal
patty landed at the Clarence-yard, Gosport, at 3.15,
after similar ceremony from the ships and crews in
Portsmouth harbour. Admiral Sir Geo. Seymour,
Major-General Sir J. Yorke 6carlett, Col. Forster,
Aide-de-Camp, Col. Hurdle, Aide-de-Camp, Capt.
Superintendent nacres, Capt. Seymour, Lieut.-
Col. Wright, Lieut.-Cal. Couolly, and the usual
officers ofthe establishment received her Majesty
disembarking, and at about 3.25 the train, in charge
of Mr. Orombie, Mr. Beattie, Mr. Godson, and
other officers of the South-Western Railway station,
left the port for London:
Orders were yesterday received at Chatham garrison
directing Major-tlenelal Eden, the commandant,
to transit r the following troops under his command
to the depots named—viz., 15 men of the 51st (the
King's O wn) Light Infantry to the second battalion
of the 10th Foot ; 2t men of the 51st Light In-
fantry to the 32d Regiment ; 2 non commissioned
officers and 100 rank and file of the first battalion
20th Regiment to tha second battalion of that
corps ; 4 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 200 privates
of the first battalion 23K1 Royal Welsh Fusileers to
the second battalion now being raised ; and 31 men
of all ranks of the 24th Regiment to the second
battalion of that corps, about to be formed.
The Diadem, 32, Captain Cracroft, returned to
Spithead from her cruise yesterday afternoon. She
saluted her Majesty on passing Osborne. Her trial
has proved her admirable capabilities. She left
Spithead on the 18th of February under steam
•and canvass, the fires were put out between 4 and
5 the same afternoon, but before that had been
done she had realised a speed of 14.8 knots. The
Diadem encountered a succession of tolerably hard
gales between Spithead and Lisbon ; one immedi-
diately preceding the lunar eclipse on the 27th of
February from the north-west reduced her to close-
reefed topsails and reefed foresail, staysail, and
maintrysail, which, cuisidering how undermasced
the Diadem is, would be equivalent to other ships
with their fore and mizentopsails furled, She is a
splendid seaboat, and extremely fast ; she 'fre-
quently went 13 knots, and even 14 in the squalls,
when free, while on a bowline she went 12 knots !
The Diadem has had several trials under steam and
sail, as also under steam alone, and the engines
have worked beautifully. Griffith's propeller was
tested between Spithead and Lisbon, and the com-
mon propeller on the return passage. 14,2 knots
have been got out of her with the former under
steam and canvass, the wind well abaft the
beam, full power ; under steam alone, going
head to wind, full power, 11.6 knots was the
result ; at half speed and half consumption of
fuel, under similar circumstances, she went
9.4, and when tried under her fore and aft sails,
wind four points on the bow, at half speed and
fuel, she went 9.4
With the old, or common screw, at half speed,
under fore and aft sails, force of wind 6, the patent
log showed IL'Anots. On the 14th instant, under
one-third consumption of
steam and sail, at 1.30 p.m., on the 10th grade of
making but 40 revolu-
tions, she went 13.2. Under canvass alone she was
only going 8, thus clearly showing the fallacy of
imagining that when the speed of the ship overran
expansion and close throttle,
the engines the latter were of no use. At 8 p.m.
on the same day, steering hard, helm relieved every
hour, on the 9th grade of expansion, throttle a
little more open, making 43 revolutions, under
double-reefed topsails, courses, topgallant sails,
foretopmast staysail and trysails, she went 14i
knots, consuming at the rate 35 tons of coal per
day, and to get the same revolutions without can-
vass would have caused a consumption of 75 tons at
least. At 4a. tn. on the 15th she went 14.8 with-
out topgallant sails, under double-reefed topsails
and jib, m tiring 42 revolutions on the 9th grade,
wind strong from the N.N. W.' and N.W. by N.
Till entering the Channel she averaged 13 knots for
the last 24 hours, having run a distance of 308
miles in that time. She carries her armament
"beautifully," and can work her guns well in any
on the second
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weather, as was tested during the cruise. It must
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overboard about sunset on the 7th inst., when a
heavy sea
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logne. The weight of the gun, apart from the ap-
purtenances, is 13 cwt. 2 qrs. 261 b. The am-
munition waggon, limber, and gun carriage are
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mounted with plates and fittings manufacturedak,
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itself has the appearance of burnished gold, and
has been extremely admired. One of the most ex-
perienced leading hands in the Royal carriage de-
partment will be despatched by order ofm Cmoalonaetl
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nation. Brevet-Major W. G. Andrews, of the
Royal Artillery; is deputed to proceed to Paris
with instructions to make the presentation in due
form from her Majesty the Queen
The whole of the Woolwich division of the Royal
Marines were yesterday morning drawn up in the
Barrack-square, when a general attestation of the
height and chest dimensions was made of each man
for the satisfaction of the new Board of Admiralty.
The battalions are to be paraded this morning in
heavy marching order for a general inspection by
the Colonel-Commandant.

Yesterday a court-martial assembled on board
the flag-slop Watorloo, At Sheerness, Capt, Henry