The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-09 00:00:00

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dier-Gen. Sir Alfred Hastings Horsford, K.C.8.,
Brigadier-Gen. Benny, Col.,Phillpotts, command-
ing Royal Horse Artillery ; Col. Herbert, assist.-
quartermaster-general ; Col. Hope, C. 8., and the
officers of the 71st Highland Light Infantry ; the
Rev. E. J. Rogers, M.A., principal chaplain ; the
heads of the various departments in the division,
and representatives of many of the leading families
in Surrey and llants. The assembly mustered about
260. Conspicuously placed in front of the orchestra
were the colours presented to the regiment by the
Queen on Thursday, crossed, and supported by
piled rifles with fixed bayonets. The colours were
guarded by two sergeants, with fixed bayonets,
one on either side, in obedience to the old mili-
tary laws, which directs " that the colours of
a regiment, when unfurled, or away from their usual
place of deposit, shall never be left undefended."
Hung on each side of the new ensigns were the old '
colours, and, in reference to these, it may be men-
tioned that there seems to be a desire in the 89th to
have them deposited in St. Patrick's Cathedral,
Dublin, as the most appropriate depository, the
regiment having been raised in Ireland.
°lHastings Horsford,K.C.B., having
been her Majesty a Brigadier-General,
has assumed the command of the 3d Infantry Bri-
gade at Aldershott, vacant by the removal of Major-
Gen. David Russell, C. 8., whose period of Staff
Cn S
appointedir Alfred
by
service has expired, from the Ist inst. inclusive.
It is stated that Major-Gen. Bloomfield is to be
appointed to the Battalion of Artillery now vacant
by the death of Gen. Campbell.
A large number of shipwrights were employed at
Woolwich dockyard during the whole of yesterday
in the construction of several large camels, or pon-
toons, to be used for another attempt to launch the
ironclad Northumberland at Millwall on Monday,
the 16th. About 300 workmen are now constantly
employed in making preparations at the building
slip for the renewed attempt. The midship logs on
the building slip have been taken out and the ways
greased, and certain alterations have been deter-
mined on which it is hoped will, with the assistance
of the very high tide expected, result in success.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Cagt.W.Annytage to the Racoon,
vice Count Gleichen, resigned ; George A. Macfar-
lane, master, additional, to the Britannia; George
Bellamy, surgeon, additional, to the Sutlej ; John
Brown, chief engineer to the Seringapatam, addi-
tional, for the Cape of Good Hope dockyard ; J. S.
Taylor, engineer, to the Britomart ; Robert Evans,
engineer, to the Heron ; James R. Jackson,
first-class assist. Engineer, to the Heron ; Joseph
Manley and Geo. A. Moses, first-class assist, engi-
neers, to the Princess Royal, additional, for dis-
posal ; E. H. Willey, first-class assist. engineer, to
the Britomart ; Donald Gibb, second class assist.
engineer, to the Heron ; Robert L. Owen, second
class assist, engineer, to the Barracouta, in lieu of a
chief stoker ; Jas. W. Scoble, second class assist.
engineer, to the Britomart ; Graham J. Bonner,
Stephen H. Thompson, C. W. Sleeman, Lewis A.
Beaumont, and W. C. Haynes, midshipmen, to the
Bellerophon ; Stephen C. Kemble, naval cadet, to
the Pallas ; Henry Perry, paymaster, to be secre-
tary to Vice-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, Com-
mander-in-Chief at Sheerness ; James L. Kirkness,
assist. paymaster, additional, to the Victory ; C. L.
J. Underwood, assist paymaster, to the Cambridge ;
John E. Tully, master's assist., to the Pallas ; H.
B. Newton, master's assist., to the Favorite ; T. K.
Belams, assist. clerk, additional, to the Duncan.