The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-31 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

In The Sun of yesterday allusion was made to the
planting of trees and shrubs in the camp at Alder-
shot, and to the good effect which might be ex-
pected to result from the experiment. In the Camp
Divisional Orders issued yesterday the following
paragraph in relation to the same subject, and to
damage recently sustained in the camp, was pro-
mulgated :—" The Lieut.-General regrets to find
that much mischief is done in the Camp by the
children of soldiers who are constantly swinging on
the rails of the plantations and injuring the young
trees which have been planted for the use and orna-
ment of the Camp. A serious loss also has occurred
from children using lucifer matches as playthings,
thereby endangering the lives and property of all
who live in camp. The Lieut.-General will hold the
parents of children responsible for their conduct,
and, should he have reason to find fault again, those
who disobey these orders will be removed from
quarters in camp or barracks."

Brevet Major Edmondstoune, 32d Light Infantry,
is under orders to proceed to Landguard Fort, Har-
wich, to-morrow, to assume the command of the
troops of that station, vice Major Cowell, Bth Depot
Battalion, who returns to Colchester.

Her Majesty's Indian troopskip Serapis arrived at
Alexandria on the morning of the 29th inst., with
the 4th Hussars, batteries of the Royal Artillery,
and draughts of various regiments, to be conveyed
to Bombay from Suez in the Jumna.

The general court martial which recently assembled
at Chatham garrison, under the presidency of Col.
R. H. Crofton, commanding the Royal Artillery in
the Chatham district, for the trial of Sapper William
Thompson, Royal Engineers, was dissolved yester-
day, the proceedings and finding of the court having
been submitted to her Majesty for approval. The
prisoner was tried for having been guilty of grossly
insubordinate conduct on the occasion of the sen-
tence passed on him by a previous court martial by
which he had been tried being promulgated to the
officers and men of the Royal Engineers. On the
occasion referred to the prisoner made use of dis-
gusting language, and threatened also Capt. and
Adjt. F. A. Marindin with bodily injury. The pri-
soner is altogether a man of the most depraved
character, and since the short time he has been in
the service has been tried 3 times by court martial.
The general court martial found the prisoner guilty,
and in consideration of his former bad character
sentenced him to be branded with the letters "8.C.,"
to be imprisoned and kept at hard labour for two
years, such imprisonment to commence on the com-
pletion of the term to which he had formerly been
sentenced, and to be dismissed from her Majesty's
service with ignominy.
Yesterday Major-Gen. F. Murray, commanding
the Chatham district, attended by Brigade-Major
W. W. Lynch, 2d Royals, proceeded from head
quarters on a tour of inspection of the troops
quartered in the Isle of Grain, together with the
engineering works for the better defence of the
Thames and Medway, completed and in progress.
The troops stationed at the Isle of Grain consist of
7th company of Royal Engineers and a detachment
of infantry of the 3d Depot Battalion, the whole
under the command of Capt. E. F. S. Lloyd, Royal
Engineers. After inspecting the officers and troops,
who were drawn up on the parade-ground near
their casemated quarters, Gen. Murray went over
the barrack-rooms and various establishments, after
which he inspected the books, accounts, and official
records, subsequently visiting and inspecting the
works connected with the defences which are now
being carried on by the sappers and miners of the
Royal Engineers, the inspection occupying until
late yesterday afternoon. The company of Royal
Engineers now doing duty at the Isle of Grain will
shortly return to headquarters, in consequence of
the prevalence of marsh fever at the station.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander John B. Bar-
nett to the Indus ; Commander R. P. Dennistoun
to be inspecting commander of the Coastguard at
Bangor, vice Fitzmaurice, deceased ; Lieut. C. S.
Shuckburg to the Urgent ; Lieut. Alexander P.
Hastings to the Zealous ; Lieut. H. T. Marsden to
the Terror ; Lieut. John Anderson to the Myrmi-
don ; Lieut. C. A. Blake to the Minotaur ; Lieut.
J. F. L. Maclear to the Octavio. ; William L.

‘Vright, paymaster, to the Castor ; Simeon Mat-
thews, chief engineer, to the Myrmidon ; Her-
bert Binch, engineer, to the Donegal ; Daniel
Ferguson, engineer, to the Myrmidon ; Hugh Lon-
don, first-class assistant-engineer, to the Myrmi-
don ; Thomas S. Stanlake, acting second-class ass
Bistant-engineer, additional, to the Myrmidon,