The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-09 00:00:00

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Naial and Military Intelligence.

The Lords of the Admiralty have given directions
for the wooden caisson at the entrance to No. 4 dock,
at Chatham, which gave way a few days since, to
be replaced by an iron one. The new caisson is to
be constructed by a private firm, the mechanics at
the dockyard being already engaged in making an
iron caisson at the entrance to No. 3 dock, in which
the armour-plated turret Monarch is building.
The Blanche, 6, 350-horse power (nominal) is
receiving her ct►ginc and machinery alongside the
dockyard, in Chatham harbour, where she has a
large number of shipwrights and other wo►kiucn
employed on board in completing her, an cider re-
ceived from the Admiralty directing her to be
brought forward for immediate commission.
The troop ship Crocodile, Capt. W. G. Watson,
returned to Portsmouth harbour from Spithead on
Saturday and immediately commenced filling up
with coals and receiving stores, as she is ordered to
be ready for inspection to-morrow before the eta-
barcation of troops.

The Royal Sovereign, turret ship, returned to
Portsmouth harbour from Spithead on Saturday.
The Orontes, troop ship, Capt. Phelps, is ordered
to be in readiness to embark the 65th Regiment,
with their baggage, on Friday next, and sail on
Saturday for Ireland.

His Italian Majesty's sailing frigate San Michele,
26 guns, Captain the Baron de Viry, anchored at
Spithead on Saturday morning from Gibraltar, last
from Madeira, which latter place she left on the 24th
of August. After exchanging salutes with the gar-
rison and the Victory, flagship of the Commander-
in-Chief, the captain landed, and, accompanied by
the Italian Consular Agent, Mr. A. L. Vandenbergh,
paid his respects to Admiral Sir T. S.Pasley, Rear-
Admiral Wellesley, and Major-Gen. Sir G. Bullen,
K.C.B. The San Michele has on board 114 naval
cadets from the Royal Naval School, and is on a
cruise of instruction extending over four months.
The cadets during their stay at Portsmouth will visit
all the principal objects of interest.
The sailing ship Isabella Hercus, having taken in
a number of wrought iron plates forming the shields
intended to protect the guns and gunners, accord-
ing to the new system of fortification, left Wool-
wich on Saturday to fill in with victualling stores
for Bermuda. The steamship London, having taken
in a similar portion of cargo, has sailed from Wool-
wich for Gibraltar and Malta ; and the Empress is
lying at the T pier in readiness to embark shields
for Malta.

The steam store ship Lord Panmnre, Mr. Spriddel
commander, from Devonport and Bull's Point, hav-
ing discharged 660 barrels of powder at the red buoy
off Woolwich Arsenal, went alongside the landing
wharf on Saturday and commenced unshipping the
remainder of her cargo, which consisted of, in addi-
tion to the powder, 5,000 stand of arms for conver-
sion, 11 7in. guns, 24 32 pounders, six 40 pounder 3,
116 32 pounder wooden gun carriages, to be broken
up ; 4,000 leather cartridge cases, condemned as
useless, and sundry other stores.
The repairs of the Coastguard screw steamship
Lion, 60, Capt. Hayes, at Devonport, being nearly
complete, she will shortly resume her duty. lier
last station was Greenock ; it is understood that she
will now go to the north of Ireland, near London-
derry.
The screw steam tender Dapper left Plymouth on
Friday evening for Dartmouth.
The screw steam frigate Phoebe, 35, Capt. By-
thesea, left Plymouth on Saturday for Halifax and
the West Indies.

Her Majesty's steam storeship Supply, from the
Mediterranean, laden with returned stores, arrived
at Woolwich on Saturday last.
Two courts-martial were held at Devonport on
Thursday ; Capt. Napier, of the Canopus, presided,
and Mr. W. Eastlake was deputy judge advocate.
Lieut. J. L. Maccall, R.M., while attached to the
gunnery ship Cambridge, was charged with being
drunk in Edgecumbe-street, Stonehouse, on the
26th August, and having pleaded guilty, was sen-
tenced to be severely reprimanded, to be dismissed
from his ship, and to forfeit two years' seniority.
William Groome, private, Royal Marines, was
charged with desertion from the Phoebe, with re-
sisting the water police, and with running away
from them. Ile pleaded guilty to the second and
third charges, and was sentenced to six months'
imprisonment at Lewes.
The War Department authorities, seeing the
necessity of increasing the storage accommodation
at Woolwich, have purchased a large building on
the north side of the river, facing the dockyard, and
which has been occupied for some years past as ale
and beer stores, together with its river frontage
and some ground adjoining, for the purpose of
clearing out some of the storerooms in the Tower
found to be unfit for use. This will enable the
Government likewise to free themselves from a
heavy rental, which the accumulation of stores
during the past few years has rendered necessary in
the vicinity of the Tower. An available piece of
ground adjoining the Royal Arsenal, on the river
bank, and forming a portion of the Plumstead
Marsh, has also been purchased of Mr. Wallis, with
the intention of erecting additional cartridge stores
and workshops thereon.
A grand assault of arms and other gymnasti c
performances will be held to-morrow evening at the
Royal Artillery Theatre,Woolwich, for the benefit of
the widow and family of the late Sergeant Smith,
who died from the effects of a fall while in the exe-
cution of his duty as gymnastic instructor.
The whole of the sth Dragoon Guards have now
arrived at Colchester. The regiment numbers in
all 23 officers and 555 men ; it is expected that it
will be reviewed in a few days by the honorary
Colonel, General Sir J. Yorke Scarlett.
The application of the Contagious Diseases Pre-
vention Act to Aldershot has already been attended
with the most beneficial results. In the early days
of the camp it was no unfrequent circumstance dur-
ing severe weather to find the deal body of an tin-
' fortunate" lying on the common, while others, in
frightful stages of disease, had to be removed to the
union workhouse. A considerable number of sol-
diers were always in hospital, and some were per-
manently incapacitated for military duty. Although
the Act has not been long applied there is a marked
diminution of disease. Scenes once common in the
neighbourhood of the camp are becoming less fre-
quent, and the evil, which is said to be common to
all garrison towns, is, at all events, less open and
flagrant. On a comparison with former years, we
believe that the general health of the men now sta-
tioned in the camp may be considered as highly
satisfactory, and that this fact is attributable to im-
proved sanitary arrangements and the operation of
the Act.

The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. James F. Baker to
the Fisgard, additional, for transport service ;
Lieut. Edmund G. Festing and Lieut. John A.
Challice to the Octavia, additional, for disposal;
Lieut. Christopher T. Francis and Lieut. Frederick
A. hloysey to the Royal Alfred, additional, for dis-
posal ; Lieut. Thomas Suckling, Lieut. Herbert W.
S. Gibson, and Lieut. William M. Casey, to the
Zealous, additional, for disposal ; Lieut. George B.
Bedford, Lieut. Herbert J. G. Garbett, Lieut. John
T. liardinge and Lieut. Andover Ross to the Rod-
ney, additional, for disposal ; Robert C. Scott, sur-
geon, to the Irresistible ; John Little, surgeon, to
the Excellent ; Rinso R. Siccatna, acting-surgeon,
additional, to the Boscawen ; Charles Strickland,
surgeon, to the Minotaur ; Valentine Duke, IV. P.
M. Boyle, and Septimus Evans, acting-assist.-sur-
geons, to the Victory, additional for .1-laslar Hospi-
tal ; Patrick O'C. D'Oyle, T. C. Hickey, and T. J.
Clerke, M.P., acting assist.-surgeons, to the Royal
Adelaide, additional, for Plymouth hospital; Alfred
H. Miller, chief engineer, to the Rattlesnake ; T. G.
B. Knight, engineer, to the Fox ; IV. C. Wheatley
and J. Turmey, engineers, to the Rattlesnake ; and
J. M'Millan, first-class assist.-engineer, to the
Rattlesnake.

THE DEBT OF EGYPT.—It is said that proposals
are before the Egyptian Government for a consideration f
the debt, which, if carried out, will have the advantage of
placing the various securities on one footing, so that there
will be only a single description to deal in, instead of the
several classes at present current. At the same time, no
doubt, the opportunity will he taken to raise, if possible,
additional capital.