The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-03 00:00:00

,he Government steamer Bustler. They were re-

ceived with the usual honours—a salute of 9 guns,
which had a startling effect on the inhabitants of
Gravesend. The officers of the Franklin are to be
entertained' to-morrow at the new Falcon Hotel
by the Masonic brethren of Gravesend, as the ship
is expected to quit the river early next week.
Major-Gen. J. 0. Travers, C. 8., Inspector-Gen.
of Royal Marines, yesterday resumed his half-yearly
inspection of the Woolwich Division Royal Marine
Light Infantry. The Division was drawn up on
Woolwich-common, in command of Colonel R. G.
Connolly, Commandant, and included excess of
employed, rifle practice men, and gun drill, servants,
&c. They were formed in a brigade of three bat-
talions, and, after receiving the inspector-General
with the customary salute, they marched past in
grand divisions and in line of contiguous columns
in quick time. The brigade was then deployed into
line, and the Ist battalion performed the manual
exercise under Capt. Parry, musketry instructor to
the division. The 2nd battalion went through the
platoon exercises under Lieut.-Col Stewart, and the
3d battalion were put through the bayonet-exercise
under Lieut.-Col. Kennedy. The Commandant
then, resuming the command, put the brigade
through a series of rapid and brilliant manoeuvres,
most of them executed at the double, and covered
by skirmishers. Although the day was exceedingly
unfavourable, the wind blowing in gusts and driv-
ing the sand and gravel in the men's faces, the
various manoeuvres were performed with celerity
and precision. The file and volley firing was, as
usual with the Royal Marines, admirable. We re-
gret to state that Col. Sather, C. 8., 2d Command-
ant, sustained a severe accident by falling from his
horse when marching past, at the head of the Ist
battalion, owing to the animal shying at the
saluting colour, which was blown out suddenly by a
gust of wind. The brigade returned to barracks at
the dinner-hour-1 o'clock. At 2 o'clock General
Travers resumed his inspection of the office depart-
ments in the barracks, examining the accounts, lists,
&c. ; and unless—as may probably be the case—his
presence may be required at the Admiralty visita-
tion at Chatham, he will complete his inspection at
Woolwich to-day.
A notification has been received at Chatham that
the service companies of the Ist Battalion of the
10th (North Lincoln) Regiment, now doing duty at
the Cape of Good Hope, will shortly proceed to
Japan to relieve one of the regiments now under
orders to return home. A detachment of 25 non-
commissioned officers and men from the depot at
Chatham garrison has been placed under orders to
proceed to the Cape of Good Hope to join the head-
quarters of the regiment. The draught will embark
in one of the new Indian steam transports which
will shortly be despatched to India via the Cape of
Good Hope. The Ist battalion of the 10th Regt. em-
barked for the Cape of Good Hope in Sept., 1864.

ASSAULT BY FENlANS.—Sergeant Murphy (late of
the 6th Regiment,) now on the recruiting service,
and who for some time has been stationed at Sheffield, met
with a strange adventure on Saturday evening. While
standing in Westbar, near the ruins of the Surrey Theatre.
talking to a recruit, he was accosted by four rough-looking
Irishmen, one of whom asked him whether he was a Fenian
Surprised at hearing even a hint of his loyalty being called
in question, the old soldier replied that " if he thought he
had a drop of Fenian blood in him he would cut it out.'
He was then asked if ho would not " give something to-
wards the widows," by which ho understood that the
" strangers" were on a canvassing expedition on behalf of
the Fenians who are at present in prison at Manchester,
and their wives and families. Sergeant Murphy declined
to contributo, and a hint was given that if he did not "aid
the cause" voluntarily he would be made to do something.
He again gave them to understand that they must expect
no aid from him, whereupon one of the ruffi Las struck him
a violent blow on the left eye, inflicting a wound from which
the blood flowed copiously. Another fellow took hold of
his stock, and he was then seized by the back of the collar
and thrown down. The recruit to whom he had been talk-
ing appears to have thought discretion the better part of
valour, and left the sergeant to the mercy of his four
assailants. The scuefiN however, soon attracted a crowd
of people, and the cowardly ruffians then decamped. For-
tunately the wound which the sergeant received is not a
serious one, but the circumstance discloses a state of
things not very assuring to nervous people.—Sheffield
Daily Telegraph.