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

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Tuesday being the birthday of Capt. his Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty's
ships in Portsmouth harbour and at Spithead dressed
with national ensigns at their mastheads, and Royal
salutes were fired.

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The screw three-decker Victoria, Commander
Codrington, was paid out of commission at Ports-
mouth yesterday, and her crew granted the custom-
ary leave. The Victoria was paid out of her com-
mission in magnificent condition, both with regard
to cleanliness and order of everything connected
with her hull externally and internally, and in the
appearance of her crew. The following men
among her crew are recommended to the Admiralty
for the receipt of the medal, good service pensions,
and gratuities for long service and good conduct:—
Wm. Mitchell, captain after guard ; Wm. Tipper,
boatswain's mate ; Wm. Hicks, ship's cook ; Jas.
Fellowes, chief captain of forecastle ; Jesse Bewe,
chief quartermaster.
The Gladiator paddle, Capt. D'Aplin, sailed yes-
terday from Spithead for the westward.
Adivisional field-day of the whole of the troops at
Chatham garrison, the first since the issue of the Snider
breech-loader,was held on Chatham lines yesterday
morning, in presence of Major-General Freeman
Murray. The forces on the ground consisted of the
Royal Engineer Train, the Corps of Royal Engi-
neers, three depot battalions of infantry, and the
division of Royal Marines. They were formed in
line at the crest of the hill at 11 a.m., and received
Gen. Murray with the usual salute. They were
then inspected in line, after which the entire force
marched past by grand divisions at company dis-
tance, and subsequently in quarter-distance, and
contiguous columns of companies formed on the
Royal Engineers. The programme of the day's ope-
rations contemplated some extensive field move-
ments, for which purpose the troops were supplied
with 20 rounds each of the Snider ammunition.
Shortly before one o'clock, however, the rain de-
scended heavily, and the order was given for the
troops to be marched off the ground to their respec-
tive quarters.
The Viper, 4, screw gunboat, Commander Crozier,
made her measured mile in Stokes Bay, near Ports-
mouth, on Saturday. Her speed with full-boiler
power was 9.475 knots, and with half-boiler power
7.333 knots.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty : —Lieut. Clement La Primandaye to
the Lord Warden ; Lieut. Francis H. S. O'Brien to
the Simoom ; Navigating Lieut. W. B. Shellabear
to the Himalaya ; Sub-Lieut. R. C. Gorst to the
Warrior; M. M'Causland, midshipman, to the Liffey;
Lieut. W. Stewart, flag-lieut. to Vice-Admiral Lord
C. Paget, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterra-
nean, and Lieut. R. T. Britten to the Caledonia.

MURDER AND ROBBERY.--On Saturday night the
body of a labouring man, named Bradbury, was found on
the high road near Luton, fearfully beaten about the head.
A heavy whipstock was found on the ground close by.
The man was removed to a public-house, where he died
the following morning. Robbery appears to have been
the object of the assassin, as the pockets of the deceased
were cut out, and some new clothes he had purchased and
was bringing home wore carried off. As yet no ono has
been arrested for the crime.
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