The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-17 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Information was received at Aldershot on Satur-
day, intimating that the Prince of Wales, accom-
panied by the Duke of Cambridge and others, would
pay a visit to that station to-day. The following
divisional order was accordingly issued
" The Royal Horse Artillery,',Cavalry, Royal Ar-
tillery, Royal Engineers, Royal Engineer Train,
Military Train, and the three infantry brigades will
parade as strong as possible at Cm gar's Camp at
10.45 a.m. on Monday, the 17th inst. Infantry
regiments to be furnished with 10 rounds of blank

ammunition per man."
It is expected that there will be upwards of 12,000
troops on the ground. An escort will await their
Royal Highnesses on the arrival of the 10.18 train
at Farnborough.
The military invalids were disembarked on Satur-
day from the transport King Arthur at Spithead,
and removed to theßoyal Victoria Hospital, Netley,
by Government steamer, and the ship proceeded on
her voyage to London to discharge her cargo.
The screw steamer Duncan, 81, 800 horse-power,
Capt. R. Gibson, flagshipof Vice-Admiral Sir James
Hope, G.C.8., late Commander-in-Chief of the
North-American squadron, was paid off in the Med-
way, on Saturday, "all standing," under the supe-
rintendence of the officials of the Steam Reserve and
dockyard. A silver medal, together with a gratuity
of £l5, was awarded by the Admiral to James Sims,
ship's cook, for long service and good conduct. The
Duncan has been three years and a half irr commis-.
sion, and, notwithstanding the nature of the service
on which she was employed daring that time, she is
in excellent condition. She relieves the Trafalgar,

72, 500 horse-power, as flagship of the Coastguard
at Queensferry, Scotland, and the officers and crew
of that vessel will be transferred to her forthwith.
On the Duncan being paid off the crew were granted.
only a short leave of absence, as they are required
to assist in manning some of the vessels taking part
in the approaching naval review at Spithead.
Private letters received by our Chatham corres-
pondent from her Majesty's armour-plated ship Zeal-
ous, 20, 800 horse-power, flagship of Rear-Admiral
the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. 8., Commander-m- I
Chief of the Pacific squadron, report several move-
ments among the vessels on that station. The screw
sloop Columbine, 4, 150 horse-power, and the store-
ship
Nereus, 6, were at Valparaiso at the despatch
of the mail. The Columbine was under orders to be
taken into Atkinson's floating dock to receive new
rudder pendants for the Lumley patent rudder, with
which she was fitted while at Sheerness. The screw
corvette Clio, 22, 400 horse-power, Capt. N. E. B.
Turnour, had not arrived at Valparaiso at the date
of the despatches being forwarded, although she had I
been anxiously looked for for several weeks previ-
ously. Them were about six months' mails waiting
on board the Nereus for the officers and crew of
the Clio, Dr. A. L. Archer, surgeon, and Mr. T.
Steel, master, waiting her arrival to join her. The
sloop corvette Reindeer, 7, 200 horse-power,
Commander E. Nares, left Valparaiso on the
24th of April, for Mazatlan, to relieve the Mutine,
17, .200 horse-power. The Reindeer was in- I
spected by Admiral the Hon. G. F. Hastings, of
her arrival at Callao on the sth of May, and she was
under orders to leave forthwith. The Zealous was
lying at Callao at the despatch of the mail, and
was on the eve of departure for Vancouver Island
as soon as the mail from England had arrived out.
The officers and crews of the various ships were all
well.

A 10-inch cast-iron old service gun, converted to
an 8-inch rifled Palliser gun, was proved on Monday
last in the Woolwich Marsh with two rounds, con-
taining 37i1b. of powder and 1801 b. shot each, and
after examination was found to be completely sound
The gun has fired during the week 50 additional
rounds, with charges of 301 b. of powder and the
1801 b. shot as before. The gun was searched and
carefully inspected throughout, and was found in-
tact. Its weight is 4 tons. Twelve other guns of
various sizes have been sent to Elswick to be con-
verted on the same principle.
The screw steamship Donegal, 81, having dis-
charged her powder, was taken on Friday from Ply-
mouth Sound into Ifamoaze, and was placed in No.

1 dock, Devonport-yard, where she is now having
her sides caulked and bottom cleaned.

The paddlewheel steam-frigate Terrible,l9, Capt.
J. E. Commerell, C. 8., having discharged her

powder, will be removed to-day from Plymouth
Sound into Hamoaze. She is under orders for being

docked to have defects made good.

The paddlewheel steam-frigate Gladiator, 6,
Capt. Aplin, having been repaired and refitted at
Devonport, will be taken outside Plymouth Sound
to-day on a trial trip.
The sailing sloop Liberty, 12, Lieut. J. R. Palmer
(tender to the Ganges), from Falmouth, arrived at
Plymouth on Friday for stores, and left again on
Saturday.

The gunboat Redwing (wade; to the gunnery