The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-05 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The detachment of non-commissioned officers and
men of the Ist battalion of the 10th Regiment
of Foot placed under orders to embark for the
Cape of Good Hope is expected at Chatham next
week, and embark at Portsmouth on board the
Tamar. A party of Sappers and Miners of the Royal
Engineers will likewise embark in the same vessel.
Yesterday Major-Gen. F. Murray, commanding
the forces in the Chatham district, resumed and
brought to a close the half-yearly inspection of the
corps of Royal Engineers. The whole of the officers
and men of the various companies at headquarters,
to the number of about 600 of all ranks, inclusive
of officers, assembled on Chatham lines shortly
after 9 o'clock. where they received Gen. Murray
and Staff on their arrival with a general salute.
After going through a series of battalion move-
ments, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Fitzroy
Somerset, to test their efficiency in field evolutions,
theßnyalEngineers were marched off the ground and
returned to their quarters. Gen. Murray then in-
spected the officers and non-commissioned officers
.of the A troop, Royal Engineer Train, at sword
drill mounted, and subsequently the officers and
staff sergeants of the several companies at the same
exercise, in which they acquitted themselves in a
very satisfactory manner. The remainder of the
morning was devoted by Gen. Murray to the in-
spection of the mounted A troop, Royal Engineer
Train, together with their horses, waggons, pon-
toons, and the other field equipments. Yesterday
afternoon one of the companies was selected for
company drill on the parade ground, to test the
knowledge of the junior officers in this portion of
their duties, the inspection terminating with a visit
to the schools, halls of study, lecture and model
rooms, and the various other departments at the
Royal Enginecrestablishment. It is understoodthat
the inspection was a highly satisfactory one.
The anniversary dinner of the officers engaged at
Balaklava is appointed for the 25th inst., at Willis's
Rooms, King-street, St. James's. Major-General
Hodge, C. 8., will preside.
Capt. E. H. G. Lambert has been appointed to
command her Majesty's ship Pallas, vice Capt. M.
Connolly, invalided.
Her Majesty's ship Lk, 21 guns, 1,160 tons 250
horse power, Capt. John P. Luce, arrived at Spit-
head yesterday morning from Australia, and during
the day was officially inspected by Admiral Sir Thos.
S. Paisley, naval Commander in Chief at Poits-
mouth, being under orders to proceed into Ports-
mouth harbour to dismantle and return stores, and
pay out of commission. She sailed from Sydney
on the 15th of June last, arrived at Auckland on
the 30th, and experienced a heavy easterly gale of
four days' duration on the way. Auckland was left
on the 4th of July, and Cape Horn rounded on the
30th. Remarkably fine weather was experienced
between Auckland and Cape Horn, with light
easterly winds off the latter famous promontory.
Bahia was reached on the 221 of August, and left
again on the 24th, Fayal being called in at on the
19th of September. Fine weather was met with
between the Western Islands and the Channel. On
the 26th of September, in lat. 46 15, long. 18 52,
the sailing merchant ship Countess of Russell was
fallen in with and boarded by an officer and boat's
crew from the Esk. She proved to be from Auck-
land, New Zealand, with troops of the Military
Train and the Line on board, under the command
of Col. O'Brien, bound for Spithead. One sick
soldier and two children had died on board since
leaving Auckland, but otherwise all was well on
board.

The Norwegian frigate Nordsternen, 15, Capt.
Baron Wedel Jarlsberg, which arrived in Plymouth
Sound on Monday, left yesterday morning for
Gibraltar.

The Dutch paddle wheel vass.4 Sumatra left Ply-
mouth Sound yesterday morning.
The hired transport Mauritius passed down
Channel off Plymouth on Thursday, and the Golden
Fleece on Friday.
The paddlewheel steam storesbip Dee, having in-
currdd damage while going down Channel, took
shelter at Tor'..ay, whence she was towel to Ply-
mouth yesterday by the tug Trusty.
The Rattlesnake will probably leave Plymouth
Sound to-morrow morning for the West Coast of
Africa, to relieve the Bristol.

The following appointnaents have been made at
the Admiralty :—Navigating Lieut. John S. Comp-
ton to the Indus, for service in the Dafewe ; Navi-
gating James G. Liddell to the Wellesley, for ser-
vice in the 'Myrmidon; Navigating Sub-Lieut. Wm.
A. R. Hall to the Serapis ; Wm. H. May, midship-
man, to the Liffey ; B. I. Sims, navigating midship-
man, to the Plover; E. Eckersley, engineer, to the
Indus, additional, for service in the Bann; G. T.
Blundel, engineer, to the Pembroke; and J. R. C.
Martin, nominated a naval cadet.