The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-22 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Prince Jerome Napoleon has during the last week
been visiting some of the minor ports in the west of
Cornwall, in his steam yacht the Jerome Napoleon,
Capt. G. de Buisson. On Saturday his Royal High-
ness arrived by train at Pearse's Royal Hotel, Ply-
mouth, where he will remain until to-day. Mean-
while the yacht has arrived in Plymouth Sound.
The Danish frigate Jylland, 44, Capt. Pederson,
left Plymouth SoUnd on Friday for Copenhagen.
The Russian frigate Swetana, Capt. Drescher, left
Plymouth Sound on Saturday for the Brazils. On
departure she fired a Royal salute of 21 guns, which
was duly acknowledged by the citadel.
The paddlewheel steam frigate Gladiator, 6, Capt.
Aplin, left Plymouth Sound on Saturday, with Staff
Commander Spain and a navigating party, who will
bring the screw steam sloop Daphnes 4, from Pem-
broke to Devonport. Her burden is 1,081 tons, and
she will have engines of 300 horse power.
The paddlewheel steamsloop Dee, Master Com-
mander G. P. Raymond, having shipped stores, left
Devonport on Saturday for Portsmouth and Wool-
wich.

It is reported at Devonport as probable that the
screw steam frigate Phoebe,
35, will be advanced
sufficiently to take the duty of the Bristol, recently
returned disabled in her machinery from the West
Coast of Africa.

The screw steam frigate Liffey, 31, is being
coppered at Devonport, after which she will be un-
docked and placed under the sheer hulk for the pur-
pose of receiving her masts. She will then be sent
to Keyham steam-yard to be fitted for the for the
first division of the steam reserve in Hamoaze.
Chief Surg. Alexandre Candrychaffe, aged 37
years, died on board the Russian ship Girden on
Saturday, suddenly, from disease of the heart, and
was buried with military honours yesterday at the
Portsmouth Cemetery, according to the rites of the
Greek Church.

(nominal), Capt. C. Wake,
The screw-frigate Endymion, 21, 500-horse power
having received the
whole of her sea stores, guns, ammunition, &c., on
board, was on Friday taken out of the harbour to
the measured mile, at the Maplin-sands, for the
purpose of testing her rate of speed at deep draught.
The trial was pronounced satisfactory by the officials
connected with the Steam Reserve on board, under
whose superintendence it was conducted, and the
Endymion afterwards anchored at the Little Nore.
A telegram was received at Chatham yesterday
announcing that she would proceed to sea either last
night or this morning, calling in at Spithead to
await final instructions from the Admiralty. She
proceeds, it is understood, to the Mediterranean, to
join the squadron under the command of Vice-
Admiral Lord Clarence Paget, C.B.
The Speedy, screw (tender to the Dasher), Master-
Commander Rogers, left Portsmouth on Saturday
for the Channel Islands. _ _

The Megiera, screw, store-ship, Capt. Montagu
B. Dunn, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the
eastward. She will embark supernumeraries for
the Mediterranean fleet, and sail in a day or two.
Yesterday being the anniversary of the battle of
Trafalgar, the Victory, flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir
T. C. Pasley, was decorated with garlands, and to-
day the Hon. Capt. F. Egerton, A.D.C., will enter-
tain a number of officers at dinner on board to com-
memorate the event.

The following non-commissioned officers and men
of the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, Royal
Artillery, have been awarded medals and gratuities
by his Royal Highness tRe Field Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief, for long service and exemplary
conduct :—Sergt.-Major P. M'Carthy, medal and
£l5 ; Sergt.-Major G. Frost, medal and £l5 ; Sergt.
G. Kennedy, medal and £l5 ; Battery Quarterinas-
ter-Sergt. T. Deveny, medal and £lO ; Corporal
W. Rumsey, medal and £lO ; Gunner J. Napper,
medal and £5 ; Gunner W. Roberts, medal and
£5 ; Gunner D. Tuppen, medal and £5 ; and Gun-
ner J. Dummort, Coast Brigade, medal and £5.

The usual half-yearly inspection of the battalions
of the camp at Colchester took place last week.
Major-Gen. Hay, Inspector-General of Musketry,
accompanied by Capt. M'Ray, of the Hythe School
of Musketry, has also officially visited the camp,
and inspected the musketry returns and marksmen
of the 4th Depot Battalion.
The 43d Light Infantry, under the command of
Synge, C. 8., was inspected on Satur-
day
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Buller, 1CC.8., Commanding the South Western
District, who was accompanied by his usual staff of
officers. .

The officers of the 54th Regiment, stationed at
Gosport, have presented Col. Herbert, C. 8., on his
retirement from the regiment, with a handsome silver
centrepiece. One shield on the base bears the fol-
lowing inscription :—" Presented by his brother
officers, as a mark of their affection and esteem, to
Col. Charles Herbert, C. 8., on his retirement from
the 54th Regiment, which he commanded for seven
years ;" and on the other shield is the crest of Col.
Herbert.

The following appointments were made on.Satur,