The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-23 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Coquette, 4, screw gunvessel, Commander the
Hon. G. R. Roe, was paid out of commission yes-
terday, at Portsmouth, under the superintendence
of Capt. F. Egerton, C. 8., A.D.C. to the Queen, of
her Majesty's ship Victory, after dismantling, on
return to England from foreign service. Joseph
Eades, chief boatswain's mate, was awarded the
silver medal given by the Admiralty for long service
and good conduct. Only one officer and 19 men
have returned to England in the Coquette out of
her original crew. She was commissioned at Ports-
mouth iu April, 1862, by Commander Alex-alder,
who retained the command of her until promoted
to the Euryalus in August, 1863, when he was re-
lieved by Commander Roe, who has paid her out of
commission. The Coquette took an active part in
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The Terrible, 19, paddle frigate, Captain John E.
Cummerell, V.C. and C. 8., went out of Portsmouth
yesterday to Spithead, where she anchored prepara-
tory to sailing for the Mediterranean. Prev:ous to
anchoring the Terrible's machinery was tried under
steam, without putting the ship over.the measured
mile, and everything was found iiAxcellent work-
ing order. Among other repairs which have been
effected on board since the ship's retu"n to Ports-
mouth from the Atlantic cable-laying expedition,
has been that of the engine entablature, which was
split across. It has been secured by check plates,
and is now stronger than when first turned out of
the foundry.
The Bellerophon, iron frigate, Captain Edward
Tatham, at Portsmouth, will be ready for sea on the
March 1. The ship's armament of 12 and 7i ton guns,
with their iron carriages and
the slides,
sehip ship, and will be placed on board in a few days'
The
time, after she has coaled. is all ready for
will be placed
in dock to examine her valves and hulk below the
water line on the iron frigate Valiant bring taken
out of No. 10.

The Urgent, screw iron troopship, Captain S. H.
Henderson,oro is expected to sail from Portsmouth to-
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officers, seamen, and nrrines for the vessels under
the command of Vice-Admiral George St. Vincent
King, C.B.

The Himalaya, screw troopship, will be undocked
at Portsmouth to-morrow, after having had her hull
below the water line paid over with Peacock and
Buchan's preservative and anti-fouling composition.
It is a noteworthy fact that the Himalaya has been
docked with 1,000 tons of coal in her bunkers.
Mr. Thomas Hatton, assist.-engineer of the first
class, borne on the books of the Indus, was tried
on Monday morning on board the Royal Adelaide on
a charge of drunkenness. Mr. William Eastlake
officiated as Judge-Advocate. Prisoner pleaded
guilty, and was dismissed from her Majesty's ser-
vice. Mr. George Roe, supernumerary engineer,
serving on board the Bristol, was then tried on a
similar charge. Ile pleaded guilty, and was sen-
tenced to be reprimanded and to lose 12 months'
seniority.

In the paragraph relating to the Wivern, screw
turret sloop, Capt. H. T. Burgoyne, V.C., which
appeared in The Sun Naval lutelligence of Monday
last, for " ordinary conditions of wind and weather,"
read " extraordinary conditions," &c. This altera-
tion changes the entire complexion of the paragraph
and gives to it the meaning it was at first intended
to convey. _ _ _

Majesty's ship
Capt. his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,
K.G., was yesterday appointed to command her
Galatea, commissioned.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :--Commander Hugh Campbell,
to the Galataa ; Lieut. Charles G. Fane, Lieut.
WallaceM'Hardy, Lieut. George R. Heneage, Lieut.
Edward R. Foster, and Lieut. Francis Romi)ly to
the Galatea ; Lieut. Charles J. Kent to the Urgent ;
and Arthur F. Graves, naval cadet, to the Charybdis.

THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.—Sir E. C.
Ken ison, Bart., M.P.,
hav:ng resigned his position at the
board of this company, we understand that the directors
have tu.anged for ;lac; deputy-chairmanship being filled up
by Mr. Samuel Laing, M.l'., whose services will no doubt
be of great benefit to the company if ho takes charge of its
financial affairs.

DEATH OF CHlLDP,EN.—Arclibishop Leighton thus
wrote on hearing of the death of a, cli"d:—" Sweet thing,
and is ho so quickly laid asleep! Happy he! Though we
shall have no more the pleasure of his lisping and laugh-
ing, ho shall have no more the pa-in of crying, nor of being
sick, nor of dying. Toll my dear sistor that she is now so
much more akin to the other world; and this will be
quickly passed to us all. John is but gone at an early
hour to bed, as children usod to do, and we aro undressing
to follow. And the more we put off tho love of the present
world, and all things suporiluous, beforehand, we shall
1447 e the lm to do when we lid down." _