The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-30 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence•

VALETTA, Jan. 24.—Lord Clarence Paget left at
4 o'clock this morning in her Majesty's despatch
vessel Psyche for Alexandria, to invest the Viceroy
of Egypt as Grand Cross of the Bath. His Lordship
embarked with Lady Clarence Paget and family on
the previous evening. Capt. Inglefield, command-
ing the Prince Consort ; Capt. Stanhope, command-
ing the Ocean ; the Rev. Dr. Stothert, chaplain of
the Viet-via; Mr. Mackenzie, midshipman; and
Mr. Row, R.N., and Mr. Cannon, R.N., from the
Commander-in-Chief s office, also proceeded in the
Psyche. A number of naval and military officers
left the previous day in the Caradoc, to be present
at the ceremony, which is to take place at Cairo.
They are Col. Robertson, 2d Battalion Bth Regt. ;
Lieut.-Col. Chandler, R.A. ; Capt. Bowden, Aide-
de-Camp ; Lieut. Wallace, 60th Rifles ; Lieut.
Markham, R.N., Lieut. Eden, R.N., and the Hon.
Mr. Willoughby, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Vic-
toria Her Majesty's ships Arethusa, 35, Endy-
mion, 21, and Racer, 11, are at Alexandria, await-
ing the arrival of the Naval Commander-in-Chief.
The Maltese yacht ARIAN of 24 tons, which left
this island on New Year's Day with four naval
officers on a shooting excursion in Greece, has
been lost on the passage from Corfu to the Gulf
of Arta. A telegram from one of the party, dated
Prevesa, January 23, received this morning, in
making the announcement, states that all on board
were saved, but gives no further particulars. Among
the passengers to-day from Alexandria by the Tan-
jore are a number of Japanese from Yokohama,
who are going to King's College to be educated.
The ages of the boys are from 10 to 18, but there
is one young man of about 30. More are expected
by the next Calcutta steamer. There are also on
board some nine Japanese jugglers, as they are
called, from Hongkong, among whom are two
women—the first, I am told, that ever left their
country. They have some children with them, two
of whom are girls. Capt. Hoseason, superintendent
of the ports, arrived by the Tanjore on return
from leave. The quarantine on arrivals from Sa-
lonica with clean bills of health has been
abolished.
Her Majesty's screw steamer Eclipse, 4, 200
horse power, Commander E. R. Fremantle, arrived
at the Nore yesterday morning from Australia, after
being in commission three years and a half. She
afterwards steamed into the Medway and took up
moorings in the harbour to wait inspection by Vice-
Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Commander-
in-Chief.
The screw corvette Charybdis, 17, 400-horse
power (nominal), Capt. A. M. Lyons, having com-
pleted the shipment of the whole of her naval and
war department stares. and had her compasses ad-
justed, was yesterday appointed to sail from the
Nore this morning, for the Australian station. On
Monday she was taken to the Maplin Sands to make
her final official trial of speed at her deep-load
draught, when the result was found to be satisfac-
tory, and the certificate to that effect given by the

officials connected with the steam reserve. - The

Charybdis is a wooden vessel and entirely unar-
moured; her value, either for combative or defensive
purposes, may, therefore, be set down as nil. She
is, however, well adapted for the particular duties on
which she is to be employed at the station to which
she proceeds.
The Barrosa, 21, 400-horse power, Capt. H.
Boys, from China, will be put out of commission,
and her officers and crew paid off to-day, after
which she will be placed in the Chatham steam
reserve until again required for commission.
Her Majesty's screw troopship. Tamar, Captain
Sullivan, C. 8., sailed from Portsmouth yesterday
morning for Ireland and the Mediterranean, with a
military detachment and naval supernumeraries.
The hired sailing transport Norwood, 785 tons,
Commander Frank Bristow, belonging to Messrs.
J. IL Luscombe and Co., of London, arrived at
Spithead yesterday afternoon from Auckland, New
Zealand, after a splendid run of 70 days. She has
brought back the I Battery of Royal Artillery, with
a number of time-expired and invalided soldiers,
accompanied by the following officers :—Major
Bostock, R.A. (and wife), in command; Capt.
Marshall, R.A., wife, and child ; Lieut. Marshall,
R.A. ; Lieut. Robson, R.A., and wife ; Lieut. Cos-
tobadie ; Mr. De Burgh Adams, purveyor's depart-
ment, wife, and children ; Mr. Diaper, deputy-
assist-commissary-gen., and two children ; Dr.
Aplin, in medical charge ; Mr. Blake, veterinary
surgeon, R.A.

The Jaseur, 5, screw gun-vessel, 340 tons, 150-
horse power, Commander W. J. H. Grubbe, arrived
at Spithead last evening, on her return home from
her term of service on the West Coast of Africa.
She remains at Spithead waiting orders for dis-
mantling and paying out of commission.

The whoie of the models of vessels of war belong-
ing to the British navy, prepared by the artisans of
Deptford dockyard for the Paris Exhibition having
been completed, they were yesterday forwarded to
their destination.

orkmen are now engaged at Deptford dockyard
in laying down the timbers for two of the new de-
scription of gunboats to be constructed from the
designs of Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor
to the Navy.
Last week Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, K. C.B.
Commander-in-Chief on the China station, arrived
at Sheerness for tfie 'purpose of hoisting his flag, on
taking up his appointment. At sunset on the same
day Sir Henry Keppel struck his flag, and proceeded
on Admiralty leave. The Rodney, 78, screw steam-
ship, 2,770 tons, 500-horse power, which has for
some time past been fitting in Sheerness dockyard,
was at the same time commissioned as the gallant
Admiral's flagship for China, by Capt. Algernon
C. F:*lleneage. The following officers have been
appointed, and taken up their commissions :—Com-
mander Edward White, Lieut.& W. R. C. Cookson,
M‘Hardy (for gunnery duties), A. 11. Turner, T. P.
Gordon, C. 0. Woodroffe, and W. L. Bamber ;
Master W. 11. Harris, Staff-Surg., Dr. C. Forbes,
Surg., additional, Dr. H. Fagan, Paymaster George
Grant, Chief Engineer J. Coade, Sub-Lieut. H. M.
Tyler, Second Master C. H. P. Douglas, Assist.-
Surg. B. Gregory, Assist.-Paymasters J. T. Hugo
and T. A. Irwin ; Midshipmen J. V. Fawcett, H.
Horner, G. H. Moore, C. Hantingford, T. F. Ham-
' moll, C. H. Whish, W. S. Taylor, S. A. Holt, W.
IM. Atkinson, A. E. C. Kennedy, and Henry C. A.
.Morshead ; Naval Cadets H. Ponsonby, G. Ellis,
F. C. M. Noel, S. 11. Abell., 11. R. L. Phillips, S. R.
Paltulo, and C. C. Woodland ; Clerk F. T. Lobb ;
Assist.-Clerks R. H. Clark, J. Hyde, and J. H.
Potter ; Engineers W. Collier and H. W. White ;
First-class Assist.-Engineers F. Hallett and Wm.
M'Naught. Capt. W. G. Hale, First-Lieutenant
F. Baldwin, four non-commissioned officers, two
drummers, and 102 privates of the Chatham divi-
sion of Royal Marines Light Infantry were yester-
day placed under orders to embark on board the
Rodney.

Yesterday Major-General F. Murray made his
first inspection of the troops at Chatham since his
appointment to the command at that station. The
corps inspected consisted of the depot companies
comprising the Ist Depot Battalion of Infantry,
including the Ist and 2d battalion of the lst Royals,
Ist and 2d battalions of the 15th Regiment, the 50th
(Queen's Own) Regiment, and the 109th Bombay
Infantry, the whole under the command of Col. J.
W. S. Smith, C.B. The various regiments were
formed on the general parade-ground in front of
their respective quarters at 11 a.m., the dampness
of the ground preventing their assembling on the
lines. The inspection of the remaining depot bat-
talions and corps in the garrison will be continued
during the present week.
Commander George Child Johnson died at his re-
sidence, 11, Carlton-square, New-cross, on the 25th
inst., in his 93d year. He entered the Navy June
28, 1798, on board the Northumberland, 74, and
witnessed the capture, Feb. 18, 1800, of the French
ship Le Genereux, 74, and served at the blockade
and surrender of Malta, and attended the expedition