The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-29 00:00:00

Naval ani

;lligence,

• Yesterday being the anniversary of her Majesty's
coronation was observed as a close holiday at the
Ordnance department, the dockyard, and the other
naval and military establishments at Portsmouth,
Plymouth, Sheerness, and Chatham.
An order has been received at Chatham directing
barrack accommodation to be provided at that
garrison for upwards of 300 non-commissioned offi-
cers and men forming the depot companies of the
Ist and 2d battalions of the 22d Regiment and the
30th Regiment, which will arrive at Chatham to-
morrow from Parkhurst, to join the forces at the
garrison. The order also directs the depots of the Ist
and 2d battalions of the 20th Regiment and that of
the 102 d Royal Madras Fusileers to leave Chatham
on Saturday and proceed by special train to Shorn-
cliffe, for the purpose of being attached to the depot
battalion forming at that station. The strength of
the depots of the 102 d and the two battalions of
the 20th Regiment is upwards of 300 men of all
grades. The other corps which have received orders
to proceed from Chatham, consequent on the redis-
tribution of the East India and other depots, are the
Ist and 2d battalions of the 19th Regiment, which
proceed to Sheffield, and the Ist and 2d battalions
of the 12th Regiment and the 77th Regiment, which
leave the garrison for Gosport.

The Countess of Russell sailing transport, with
detachments of troops on board from India, and the
Percy sailing transport, with the remainder of the
68th Regiment on board from New Zealand, have
both arrived at Spithead. Their troops will be dis-
embarked this morning. The 68th join head-quar-
ters in Portsmouth garrison.

Among the successful candidates who passed their
examinations at the Royal Naval College, Ports-
mouth, for " direct commissions " in the Royal
Marine Light Infantry were Mr. W. H. Hobbs,
4,193 marks, and Mr. J. E. B. Ward, 3,731 marks,
pased from the educational establishment of the
Rev. Mr. Knight, St. Mary's-hall, Southsea, Hants.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. Lawrence C. Ching to the
Cambridge, additional, for disposal , Lieut. Hon.
H. H. Molyneux to the Bellerophon ; Commander
Frederick H. Stevens to the Asia ; Commander
Robert H. M. Molyneux to the Doris ; J. H. Mar-
tin, midshipman, to the Victoria ; Dr. Patrick
Digan, surg., to the St. George ; Dr. William Ross
(b), surg., to the Winchester ; Dr. James Henry,
surg., to the Hector ; Dr. Donald M'lvor, assist.-
surg., additional, to the Cumberland ; Dr. John R.
Burke, assist.-surg., to the Asia ; Robert George
Bird, assist.-surg., to the Victory, additional, for
service at Haslar Hospital ; J. G. Fowling, master's
assistant, to the Dee ; William H. Bowen, assist.-
paymaster, to the Caledonia, additional, for service
in Rear-Admiral Yelverton's office ; Robert R.
Hopkins, assist.-paymaster, to the Caledonia ; Hay
H. M‘Grant, assist. -paymaster, to the Impregnable
J. C. Plow, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the An-
telope ; Augustus A. Lyne, assist.-paymaster, to
the Irresistible; Edward B. Nettleton, clerk, to the
Caledonia, as supernumerary ; and Robert A.
Moore, assist.- clerk, to the Antelope.