The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-10 00:00:00

NAVAL AND M

The Racoon, 21, Cap,. Poynter, is having her
defects repaired at Spithead.
The Ma,lbrougb, 131, Captain the Right Hon.
Lo:d F. H. Kerr, flag of Vice-Admiral A. Fan-
ahawe, C. 8., progresses very well with her rigging,
notwithstanding the inclement weother. Site his
entered more than half her crew.
The establishment of a soldiers' institute at
Woolwich having been recenlyiproposfA by Major-
Gen. Sir W. F. Williams, at a generAl meeting of
the officers of the garrison, the undertaking, under
military direction, was abandoned for want of a
sufficient number of patrons, and tlearrangewentP,
although somewhat advanced, wet e not completed.
A few weeks ago Fome gentlemen residing in the
neighbourhood resolved on carrying out the Gene-
rals proposition, and at once established a cnnmit-
tee of their own body, appointing the Rev. Wm.
Ackworth, vicar of Plurnstead, their treasurer, Mr.
W. Angerstein, vcretaiy, and the L-indon and
County Bank to receive contributions. The house,
No. 31, Francis-street, fronting the Royal Marine
barracks, engaged for the purpose, hiving b-en
guaranteed by the committee for a stipulated term,
has been placed in requisite order, and fitted
throughout with suitaVe accommodation for read-
ing, obtaining refreshment on the most reasonable
terms, and of indulging in various amusements es
far as the limits of the establi,hinent will admit. A
retired non-commissioned officer of the Artillery
has been appointed to superintend the arrange-1
ments, and already numbers of names are entered
as subscribers. The advantages of such an institu-
tion in the garrison town of Woolwich are mani-
fold, and particularly to the unmarrie.l soldier,
who has had hitherto no place but the public-house
where he could enjoy the privilege of A visit from
his friends.and relatives.
The paddlewheel steam vessel Banshe'-, in Wool-
wich-basin, was yesterday put under a trial of her
machinery after-repairs, and is ordered to be placed
in the steam reserve. Her Majesty's steamsloop
Prome beus, at Woo'wich, having undergone
thorough repairs, is ordered to be brought forward
for co.eunis)ien.

MALTA, MARCH 3.
Her Alljesty's slip Vulcan leaves for England
to-blorrow triGrning. She lauded the 2d battalion
2d Queen's Royals at Fort Ilanoel.
Maj, sty's ships-of-war in port are the fol-
lowing :—Liners---Royal Albert (bearing the flag
of Adiniral Lord Lyons), Conqueror, Princess
Royal, and Centurion; Frigates.—Vulture, Swal-
low, and Vulcan; Gun-ve-,sels—C >queice, Wan-
derer, and Vigilant; Steamers—Medina, Tartarus,
Harpy, Ca-adoc, and Hearty ; rectiring slip, Hi-
(b arisg the fig of Re .r-Admiral Sir M.
Stopford); and Lransport Dr. igence.

ROYAL ARTILLERY —The Regiment of Royal
Artillery, which consists of 10 troops of Horse
Artillery, awl 14 bi,tt rlicns (each cor taining eight
companies) of the Field Batteries and Foot Artil-
lery, is at present thus distributed :—At head-
quarters, Woolwich-4 troops of Horse Artillery,
commanded by Majo..s Ward, New, on, Arbu. I:not,
and C pt. Johnston ; 13 companie, of Foot Ai t,l-
lery, cJuintanded by Lieut. Cols. Hamley an'
Majtirs
Captains Strange, and Carthew,
bap F
ins Free,
Freed, Smyth, Thompson, Fisher, Tal
ot, , Cox, and Romer. At Sheer-
n"ss and Shoeburyness-6 compaTii,s, com
mended bty Major Show, Capt 4. Glanville, Blosse,
Wcolsey, Green, and WrAgge. At A,dect,ho..—
Major Brandliug's troop of Horse Art Rely, and
two companies, commanded by Capts. E'gea and
You. At Deironport-3 coinpr4lits, commanded
by Lieat.-Col. Dixon, Majors Reilly aid Hawkins.
At Shornaffe-3 companies, commanded by Major
Hoste, Captains Du Plat and Bent. At Alderney
—2 companies, commanded by Captains -Vernon
and Childs. At Guernsey-2 companies, coin-
mand.ed by Major Lennox and Captain Robinson.
Portsmouth-2 companies, commanded by
—Copts dye and Captain Travers. At Pembroke
n Banv,tt,
company. At :Liverpool—
Lieut.-Col ea bsi•
At Leeds—
Major Franklin e " company.
s company. At Weedon—Capt.
IVlilwar,t's
younhu,baZiattY• At Hurst Castle—Cap
compan tain
pa
Crawford's Comny- At Lei Major
Leslie's
conspany.3(
AAt Nottingham—CaptainSaunders company,
Att tbampton—Captain
'
company. At Dover—,Mores Elgee's
At Christchurch—Captain. dpi Clifford 's company.
Chester—Major Hasting's cotopa„y. coMnY• At
7 companies, commanded b Majors Milnaathoelai'7kti:
and Boothby, Capts. Colclougb, Colunab,
and Mercer ; also the C troop of Horßseo;vitilie
On foreign service troops
Artillo ery, 23 companies of the Field Batteries, and
FoateArtillery. West Indies-5 companies. Chitia.
to y.
British America-4 companies.
•sa.pe Goad Flo r,
coroPhnic.s. o-ropanies. Gibraltar-6
panics.
The comp 13 Corfu-3 corn-
w'
ne chapel at %,;111,,rilY.
completed, and. will uttzt I)teole,k2yooard is nearly
pidrsons.
THE CAMP AT COLGRETER. Reet it.
to arrive in considerable /lumber% at t 1--"e31.1.1'1"1°
camp, which ,is crowded, although -i-c{'pe%ter
drafts left fur India last week :-1 sergeaut antn2%
privates, 34th Regiment ; Ensign Forb s and 10
privates, 37th Regiment; 9 privates, 38th Regi_
meet; 1 privates,
54th Regiment ; 23 privates
and officer, Ist battalion 60th Rifles ' • Lieut. Hill
and 60 privates, 97th Regiment; and 23 orivates,
3d battalion. Rifle Brigade; iu all, 163 officers and
men.

The Austrian Gazette states that a rumour was
current in the diplomatic circles of Vienna that
Prinqe Pemidoff, who has been residing for some
time past in that capital, will be the future repre-
twatatfre of Ruesia to the court of Tuscany.

The Royal Marine Light Infantry being above its
required numbers, orders were yesterday received
at bead quarters, . Chatham, for the standard for
recruits to be raised to 5 feet 6i inches, with 32
inches round the chest.
Col. H. W. Parke, commandant of the Chatham
division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, has re-
ceived orders to hold in readiness Lieut. P. H.
Reel and 33 non-commissioned officers and men of
the division for service on board the Pembroke, 60,
now being fitted for the Coastguard service.
It is the intention of the authorities at the War-
office to have the whole of the officers and men be-
longing to the field equipment corps of the Royal
Engineers now statiolied at Bronipton-barraoks,
Chatham, removed ti Aldershot, where they will
be formed into one battalion. The troops belong-
ing to that branch of the service will proceed from
Chatham to Aldershot early in the ensuingmontb.
Yesterday morning a detachment of the 19th R-
egiment, numbering 350 men, left Chatham garrison
for Exeter, where they will form
i the second bat-
talion of that regiment, which s now being raised.
The depot battalion at Parsonstown Ireland,
which has lately consisted of the 62d, 63d, and 76th
depots, is to be further augmented by two or more
depots. The depot of the 49th Regiment, consisting
of six officers, eight sergean. s, three drummers, and
151 rank and file, arrived at Parsonstown on Fri-
day last. The following officers are attached to the
depot—viz., Captains Fitzgerald and Young, Lieu-
tenants Mackay and Sprat, Ensigns Rogers and
Christian. The depot of the 26th Cameionians is
daily expected at Parsonstown.
The Right Hon. F. W. Lord Aylmer, C. 8., died
on Friday last. Hislordship was born Oct. 17, 1777,
and entered the navy Nov. 4, 1790. He served asa
lieutenant in the Swiftsure, 74, under Nelson at the
Nile, and the subsequent operations on the coast o f
Italy in 1799, and in the expedition to Egypt in
1801; was captain of the Narcissus, 32, and cap.
tured two French privateers of force, and com-
manded a detachment of seamen and marines landed
to Co-operate with the patriots between • Santona
and Santander in 1810, on which occasion he had
several severe conflicts with the enemy's troops.
He was captain of the Severn, 50, at Algiers, which
was his last employment, for which he was nomi-
. nated C.B. The insignia of a K.F.M. were also
conferred upon him in con.siileration of his having
conveyed to Naples the whole of the emancipated
Italian slaves and 359,000 dollars which the Dry of
Algiers had been compelled to return to the King
of the Two Sicilies. He was appointed Naval
A.D.C. to William IV., Aug. 4, 1830. By his
death a pension of 1501. falls to the bestowal of the
First Lord of the Admiralty, the eonfrrring of
which will cause a promotion upon the Flag-list,
and give Capt. the Hon. F. T. Pelham, C. 8., his
flag on the active list. This promotion also causes
an Aide-de-Campship to the Queen to revert to the
nomination of the Admiralty.
The non-commissioned officers of the Royal Ma-
rine Artillery have just presented Sergeant James
Souter, lately discharged from that corps, after
holding the office of Senior Liboratory Sergeant
for many years, with a superior English timepiece,
t, as a t iken of the high esteem in which he was held
by his brother officers for the mmy and upright
conduct which ever marked his career as a soldier,
anti the generous, unvarying exertions to impart
instruction in his late office to all who sought it,
both in the hours of public service and in his own
private time." Colour-Sergeant J. F. Cane, of the
same corps, made the presentation iu a soldietly
speech, which was acknowledged in appropriwe
terms by the recipient.
Admiral Sir G. Seymour, K.C.8., proceeded to
Osborne yesterday in the teitia tender Sprightly,
to pay his respects to her Mjesty.
The Blenheim, 60, Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., is com-
plete in her rigging, and will leave the dock in a
few days.