The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1866.

between London and Birmingham into a mineral
and goods railway, they had instructed the engineer
to make a survey, which would be completed in
about a month. The profits for the half year, after
paying interest on the preference stock and working
expenses, amounted to £26,513, which, added to
the balance in hand, made a total of £32,755, from
which the committee recommended a dividend of
£2 ss. per share, free of income tax, leaving a ba-
lance of £7,264.

The CIIAIRIUN, congratulating the shareholders

on the sound condition of the undertaking, moved
the adoption of the report and dividend, which hav-
ing been agreed to, a vote of thanks to the chair-
man concluded the proceedings.

interfered with this portion of the intended arrange-
ments. Yesterday Major-Gen. Sir R. Walpole re-
sumed and completed the inspection, and intimated
his satisfaction with the efficient state of the corps.

In consequence of the Ist Battalion of the 2d
(Queen's Royals) Regiment being considerably be-
low its proper strength an order has been received
at Chatham garrison directing 23 men of the 2d
Battalion of the 2d Royals to proceed to Cork to
join the service companies of the Ist Battalion. The
2d Battalion of the Ist Royals and the Ist Batta-
lion of the sth Fusileers are also both below their
proper complement, and an order has been received
at Chatham from the horse Guards directing volun-
teering to be opened for both those regiments from
the depot of the Ist Battalion of the 10th Regt.
Yesterday the 11th company of Royal Engineers
left headquarters, Brompton-barracks, and pro-
ceeded from Chatham by railway to Dover for the
purpose of being employed on the engineering works
connected with the defences on that part of the
coast. The 7th company of Royal Engineers also
left Chatham garrison at 4.30 yesterday morning,
and marched to the Isle of Grain for the purpose
of occupying the casemated barracks just completed
within the fortifications erected at the entrance to
the Medway, for the better protection of Chatham
harbour and dockyard.

The annual military games and athletic sports by
the infantry troops of the line at Chatham garrison
took place yesterday afternoon on Chatham lines,
under the patronage of Major-Gen. Sir B. Wal-
pole, K.C.8., in the presence of an unusually large
concourse of spectators. The sports consisted of
throwing the hammer, putting the stone, high and
wide jumping, foot races over a course of a mile
and under, hurdle races for both officers and men,
flat races, and other games and sports, the entries
for each race being very numerous. A sum of
nearly £3O was distributed in prizes, which were
given in sums varying from £1 ls. downwards.
All the races and games were exceedingly well con-
tested, and the sports gave the utmost satisfaction
to the numerous spectators present. The bands of
the several corps attended and played appropriate
selections of music between the games.

An order has been received at Woolwich from
the War Department for the manufacture of
5,000,000 cartridges for the supply of Schneider's
breechloading carbines, 20,000 of which are ordered
to be issued to the army for immediate use, and a
number of them are to be tested at the Arsenal
butt in the Plumstead-marsh.

A naval court-martial assembled on Tuesday on
board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth,
for the trial of Lieut. E. F. Keppel and Mr. J. P.
Snell, officers serving on board her Majesty's ship
Pearl, Capt. Ross. The charges against Lieut. Kep-
pel were, his having been drunk on May 27, and
of having, on or about March 27, caused a boat to
be lowered, and being in the gangway with intent
to leave the ship in the said boat without having
obtained permission from Capt. Ross. The Court
comprised Capt. E. Tatham (Bellerophon), presi-
dent ; Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, A.D.C. (Vic-
tory), Capt. M. Connolly (Pallas), Capt. J. Sec-
combe (Liverpool), Capt. Hire (Orontes), and Capt.
Herbert (Royal Sovereign). Capt. Ross (Pearl)
prosecuted; and Mr. E. Hoskins sat as officiating
judge advocate; Mr. R. W. Ford, solicitor, of Ports-
mouth, was present as prisoner's friend. After hear-
ing the evidence the Court ordered " That Lieut..
Keppel be dismissed her Majesty's service." The
Court then proceeced to try Mr. Snell, master of
her Majesty's ship Pearl, on the charge of being
drunk. Captain Ross prosecuted. The prisoner
pleaded guilty. He laid before the Court certifi-
cates he had received since he entered the service.
He obtained full numbers at college, for which the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty favourably
noticed his name. He also produced an extra cer-
tificate as pilot from the Board of Trade. The
Court, after deliberating an hour, sentenced the
prisoner—in consideration of the position he ob-
tained at college, and the excellence of his certifi-
cates —to be only dismissed his ship, and placed at
the bottom of the list of masters.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Commander G. 11. Clarke (now
employed as naval agent in contract mail service) to
the Royal George, additional, for service as trans-
port agent at Kingstown, vice Lieut. E. 11. Blake ;
Staff Commander George L. Carr to the Indus, for
service in tenders ; Lieut. Hugh Davis, Lieut. Chas.
E. D. Willcox, Lieut. Frederick Hammond, and
Lieut. Francis Romilly to the Lord Clyde ; Lieut.
Edward C. Royse to the Pearl ; Francis B. Hen-
wood, master, to the Pembroke; W. F. Parsons,
master to the President ; S. W. Browne, master,
to the Pearl ; S. J. INl‘Bean, assist.-surg., additional,
to the Ganges; J. W. Arnott, assist.-surg., to the
Wizard; Dr. W. M'Mahon, assist.-surg., to the
St. George ; C. Strickland, assist.-surg., additional,
to the Bristol ; N. T. Conolly, assist.-surg., to the
Supply ; E. W. Thomas, engineer, and J. F. Hat-
tersley, first-class assistant-engineer, to the Cale-
donia, for the Pigeon.

dew-point temperature and air temperature was 9.2
deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was
72, complete saturation being represented by 100.
On four- days of the week the humidity was only 62
or 64. Rain fell to the amount of 1.80 in., of which
0-80 in. fell early on Sunday, and the remainder,
equal to lin., on Thursday and Friday. On the
latter day the rain-fall at Birmingham amounted to
1/in., but there was scarcely any north of that town.

King's College Hospital.

The 27th anniversary festival of this charity was
held yesterday evening at Willis's Rooms, Sir W.
Ferguson, Bart., in the chair. There were between
150 and 200 guests present. The report circulated
in the room pointed out that the hospital was in the
centre of a district containing 400,000 inhabitants,
and that it received patients from all parts of Lon-
don and the suburbs. Last year relief was given to
1,900 in-patients, 35,792 out-patients and 733 poor
married women at their own homes. No London
hospital afforded to its patients a greater quantity
of space, air, and light, or more perfect ventila-
tion. Ten beds were set apart under the auspices
of Miss Nightingale, at the charge of the
Nightingale fund, for the- reception of poor mar-
ried women, of whom 168 were confined in the
hospital during 1865. By these means midwife
nurses were specially trained. There was a ward
for sick children called the " Pantia Ralli" ward
founded recentlyby a gift of £6,000 from Mr. Peter
P. Ralli, the Greek merchant, in memory of his
late father. The entire cost of conducting the hos-
pital could not be put down at less than £B,OOO per
annum, while the committee had only annual sub-
scriptions to the amount of about £2,200. Between
the toasts vocal music was given by Mr. Winn, Mr.
Coates, Miss Dalmaine, and Miss Randal. The
loyal and patriotic toasts were given by the chair-
man, and Major-Gen. SirJ. Garvock acknowledged
the toast of the army. In giving " Prosperity to
King's College Hospital" the chairman made an
earnest appeal on behalf of the institution, and cha-
ritable institutions generally, referring incidentally
t 6 his 40 years' professional experience of them.
Since its foundation he said 700,000 applicants had
appeared at the doors of King's College Hospital,
and of the 40,000 persons who applied every year
2,000 were admitted. After dwelling upon the ad-
vantages of the hospital as a charity, the chairman
enlarged upon its educational character, remarking
that it was one of the only two hospitals in London
devoted from its opening to educational purposes,
and that the present number of pupils was 140,
while the total number educated was 1,300. The
facilities offered for the training of nurses was also
commented upon as one of its important and inte-
resting features. Subscriptions exceeding £2,500
were announced. The Earl of Dartmouth and Mr.
Justice Keating were amongst the speakers during
the concluding portion of the proceedings. It was
hoped that £B,OOO would have been subscribed dur-
ing the evening, that sum being required to place
the charity in a healthy financial position.