The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-09 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence•

The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief having
sanctioned leave of absence from regimental duty to
a number of officers, non-comissiened officers, and
privates of the regiments stationed at Aldershott,
from the 7th to the 23d inst., inclusive, to assist at
the meeting of the National Rifle Association, the
following detachments were on Saturday ordered to
proceed from the camp to Wimbledon :—Capts.
Fitzroy and Armstrong, 4 sergeants, 7 privates, 63d
Regiment; Capt. Bradburne, 4 sergeants, 7 pri-
vates,lst battalion 17th Regiment; Capt. Rawlins,
Capt. Lewes, and Lieut. Pennell, 4 Sergeants, 7
privates, 48th Regiment ; 4 sergeants, 7 privates,
52d Regiment ; 3 sergeants, 6 privates, 66th Regi-
ment ; 4 sergeants, 7 privates, 71st Regiment ; 1
sergeant, 7 privates, 81st Regiment ; Capts. Bar-
stow and Helme, 1 sergeant, 7 privates, 89th
Regiment ; and Lieut. Morgan, R.E.
The unsettled weather of the past week has inter-
fered considerably with military movements at
Aldershot. On Wednesday, however, a divisional
field day was held. The troops returned to their
quarters shortly before two o'clock. The march of
a flying column of the Aldershot division to Sand-
hurst was ordered on Friday, but owing to unfav-
ourable weather the order was countermanded.

The following changes have taken place in the
staff of the depot battalions at Colchester :—Lieut.-
P. R. Ross, from half-pay, 25th Regt., to be colonel
of the Bth Depot Battalion, vice Brevet Col. Street,
C. 8., who has gone upon temporary half-pay ;
Brevet Major Lewis J. F. Jones to be major, vice
Lieut.-CoI. the Hon. W. L. Talbot, promoted to an
unattached lieutenant-colonelcy ; and Quartermas-
ter S. Haden, from the 16th Regt., to be Quarter-
master of the Bth Depot Battalion, vice Lieut. J. 11.
Anderson, retired upon half-pay with the honorary
rank of captain.
_ _

The troops brought to England from Auckland,
New Zealand; in the Maori, hired sailing transport,
were disembarked on Saturday at Portsmouth, and
joined the headquarters of their regiments, the 43d
and 68th, now stationed in that garrison.
The United States' paddle corvette Augusta, 10
guns, Capt. Alexander Murray, sailed from Spit-
head on Saturday for the Thames.
Her Majesty's paddle yacht Victoria and Albert,
Capt. his Serene Highness the Prince Leiningen,
left Portsmouth harbour on Saturday for Cowes
and the
Roads, in attendance upon her Majesty

The new 'War Department screw steam storeship
Earl de Grey and Ripon, built and engined by the
Thames Iron Works, Shipbuilding, Engineering,
and Dry Docks Company at Blackwall, went down
the rivar on Friday to test the ship and machinery
for the manufacturers' satisfAction, and will make
her official trip to-morrow from Woolwich arsenal.
She is intended to replace .the Balaclava, lost on the
Irish coast in conveying the Wyvern's heavy cupola
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with acknowledged success, has been transferred to
the command of the new ship by the War Depart-
ment, on an augmentation of pay and emolumont.
Rear-Admiral Ilastings R. Yelverton, arrived at
Portland on Friday morning last shortly' before
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Caledonia, Capt. Foley, which, having arrived the
previous day from Devonport, was anchored inside
the breakwater. Admiral Yelverton, it is under-
stood, will take command of the Channel squadron,
which is expected to assemble at Portland during
the ensuing week.
The armour-plated screw steamship Lord Clyde,
24, Captain Roderick Dew, C. 8., left Plymouth
Sound on Friday afternoon for the Cape of Good
Hope. She tows the tender African to Madeira.
The armour-plated screw steamship Prince Con-
sort, 31, Captain Edward A. Inglefield, left Ply-
mouth on Friday for the Mediterranean.
The screw steam gunboat Dapper, 60 horse power,
Lieut. W. Moriarty (tender to the Britannia), from
Dartmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday.
The iron armour-plated screw steamship Achilles,
26, Capt. E. A. Vansittart, left Plymouth Sound on
Saturday for Hamoaze, where she will be repaired
and refitted. The alteration in the position of her
masts is to be made with a view to the improvement
in her power of staying. She is now alongside the
sheer hulk, and to-morrow will probably be placed
in the Prince's Dock, Devonport, which will be
vacated to-day by the 12-gun sloop Liberty.
At her Majesty's dockyard at Portsmouth there
is room for reform. The amount of visible work in
the building or repair of ships, it must be admitted,
is very small, when considered in relation to the
number of hands employed and the cost of supervi-
sion. This is accounted for by a want of organisa-
tion of labour, the change in the work of ship-
wrights from wood to iron, and the great curse of
the Admiralty dockyard system—continual altera-
tions, to the hindrance of work that should be turned
out of hand at once. Of ships building in Ports-
mouth dockyard there is at present but one small
vessel, the Danae, 1,080 tons, designed by Mr. E. J.
Reed, which promises to be a very handsome and
fast craft. The remaining building shipways in the
yard are all converted into stores for timber in logs
and planking. Of ships under repair in dock, the
Himalaya, in No. 11, is the only one that can be
said to be making any progress, if we except a useless
wooden gunboat in No. 5. The Himalaya is having
a complete overhaul to hull and machinery. She
will be undocked about the end of next week, but
will then take a couple of months to complete
before she can be pronounced ready for commis-
sion. The Orestes and Harrier, corvette and
sloop, unarmoured, in No. 5 and 6 docks, are wooden
vessels, whose repairs will approach nearly the total
of their original cost, and are altogether out of date
for purposes of war, as they could be destroyed by
the dozen by such iron-armoured gunvessels as the
Medusa and Triton, recently built on the Thames
for the Peruvian Government—sea-going gun-
vessels with a 101 knot speed, and carrying four
150-pounder Whitworth-ritlo9. _on, Sit. draught of
water. In No. 3 dock is the Scorpion turret-ship,
opened up completely, and with about six men at
work upon her laying down one of her new iron deck
plates. In No. 2 dock is the Volcano floating steam
factory, another useless vessel, whose capabilities
have been long outgrown by the wants of the navy,
but which is, nevertheless, like many other matters
in the yard and port, " continued." The old ship
basin has its water space occupied by an old paddle
steamer which, for almost time out of memory, has
been " converting" into a coal depot, and the
Prince of Wales three-decked screw steam ship,
which, as being an acknowledged useless vessel, is
being carefully caulked all over, inside and outside.
The steam basin water space is occupied by the
Minotaur iron frigate, whose outfit it is not
expected will ever be completed until she has
been placed in commission and taken altogether
from Portsmouth and to sea ; the Warrior iron
frigate, whose refit began a long time back,
when paid out of commission by Captain Hon.
A. A. Cochrane, and is believed to have made a
little progress in the first stage ; the Mersey wooden
unarmoured frigate, which began fitting out months
and months ago, and is still fitting out, although
understood to be ready for the pennant of commis-
sion, the Rinaldo and Dart, an unarmoured corvette
and sloop, on board which a show of bustle is made
by the riggers and shipwrights in giving them the
finishing touches for the first-class reserve ; the
Ariadne unarmoured wooden frigate, waiting her
chance for repairs, &c. ; and the armoured screw fri-
gate Royal Alfred, which is making the most satis-
factory progress of any, from the fact of her having
her captain appointed to her on the books of the
Victory for the special purpose of superintending her
outfit. The Royal Alfred, however, can afford to
wait, or rather linger over her outfit, for were she
ready for sea to-morrow her ten 12-ton rifled guns
with their carriages and slides are not ready for her
Of the ships now in commission and occupying the at-
tention of the dockyard authorities at Portsmouth the
Hector iron frigate is completing her refit for sea,
reported for the Mediterranean ; the Bellerophon iron
frigate is alongside the sheer jetty with topmasts
housed and lower yard on deck in course of refit.
She is, like the Royal Alfred, 'waiting her guns and
theiricarriages, and therefore can afford to take matters
leisurely, much as the presence of so exceptionally use-
ful an ironclad would be valued with the fleet under
Lord C. Paget in the Mediterranean at the pre-
sent juncture of affairs. The Tamar, screw troop-
ship, also requires docking to examine her bottom,
prior to again proceeding to sea, and this nearly
closes the list of visible work going on in ship build-
ing or ship repairing, refitting, &c., in Portsmouth
dockyard. Of the useless work turned out by the
yard let us take as a specimen the last vessel com-
pleted, and now lying alongside the yard, rigged;
stored, armed, and waiting to have her pennant of
commission hoisted. This is the Cruiser, a modern
unarmed sloop, of 752 tons and 60-horse
engines nominal. This vessel,
commission at Portsmouth some considerable time
inwith other
back, was, as is customary, placede along
theong
creeks in
ships in a similar condition on being paidPw out of
andof
the upper waters of Portsmouth harbour. In course
on
of time she was again broughtdown the harbour,
surveyed, and ordered to be thoroughly repaired.
Portsmouth dockyard could
not repair a vessel of
and
752
yard, tons, sothe job was
consignedf
course, to a private
repaired, and, o
the
tt,
ship duly
bill of costs duly honoured. Without following
the Cruiser through her after stages of outfit at
Portsmouth yard, it will be sufficient to say that
this 60-horse powered wooden sloop, fully, rigged
as a ship, carries five guns—four of the useless
steel-tubed 64-pounders and one 100-pounder ;
that she requires but the apointment to her of
a commander to place her actully in commission,
and when commissioned, if she is intended
for a fighting ship, which it mut be presumed she is
by the presence of the five guns on the deck she
will be the greatest burlesque as a man-of-war
afloat in the world. No reference has been made to
the work going on in the steam factory of Ports-
mouth yard, owing to the fact that here an entirely
different department is at work, and on principles
the opposite to those originated in other depart-

On June 14 a match came off on the Union Course, Now
York, between George Wilkes and Lady Thorne, to trot
for $l,OOO a side, mile heats, the best three in five. In a
previous match for a similar amount, mile heats, in har-
ness, the Hambletonian stallion, with the odds of $lOO to
$4O against him, had beaten the slashing big mare, Lady
Thorne, in three straight heats, in 2 min. 26 sec., 2 min.
27 sec., 2 min. 25 sec. In their present race, to wagons,
the betting fluctuated in a remarkable degree before the
day of the race, the mare up to that time having been the
favourite at $lOO to $6O ; but on the morning the stallion
came so steadily into favour that before the horses com-
menced scoring the odds became $lOO to $4O on his win-
ning the race. The owner of the mare openly declared
that she was far from being up to the mark in point of
condition, and that he would neither back her nor advise
his friends to do so ; hence speculation was far from being
active. In scoring for the first heat, Wilkes broke up, and
this encouraged the friends of the mare so much that they
offered to bet $3OO against $5OO she beat him, without any
response being elicited. Both broke very badly soon after
they got the word, and lost several seconds in consequence,
but the last three-quarters of the mile from the quarter
pole home was trotted in the extraordinary time of 1 min.
48 sec., which is at the rate of 2 min. 24 sec. to the mile
Wilkes winning by eight lengths in 2 min. 27 sec. He won
the last heat by a length, in 2 min. 25 sec., and the third
by two lengths, in 2 min. 254 sec. The time made by the
fleet brown stallion is over two seconds faster than Flora
Temple's hitherto unprecedented mile record to wagon,
made in her memorable match against Ethan Allen on the
Union Course, L. 1., May 31, 1859, when she trotted the
first heat in '2 min. 25 sec., but the subsequent heats were
2 min. 27i sec., 2 min. 271 sec., which, in the aggregate, is
two seconds and a quarter more than the aggregate of the
above three heats of Wilkes's. In addition to this, Flora's
time was made on a beautiful clear day, with the track in
splendid condition for a fast race, whereas both track and
atmosphere were against the Hambletonian stallion.—New
Fork Clipper and Wilkes's Spirit nj the Times.

A Q UATICS.

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.

The second regular match of the season, confined to
yachts of the second class, belonging to members of this
flourishing club, was sailed on Saturday, by the following
. Yachts. Tons. Owners.
Octoroon
Vampire
Satanella
The prizes were of the value of 30 guineas and 10 guineas
The course proposed was from Erith to the Noro Light and
back, but owing to its being dead low water on their arrival
at Southend, the distance out was completed there. There
was a time allowance of half a minute per ton.
The Queen of the Thames steamer was chartered by tho
club to accompany the match, and, considering the un-
favourable state of the weather for the last few days, and
rival attractions on Saturday, was well attended.

Arrived at Erith, the yachts were found at their stations,
the Octoroon most to the southward, but the Satanella with
the advantage of the tideway. At 11.20 i the gun was
fired to start, under the direction of Mr. A. Arcodeckno,
the commodore, wind W.N.W., but very light. Octoroon
made the best start, Vampire second ; Satanella slow in
getting under way, Octoroon set a yard topsail well before
any of the others. The wind being dead aft and paltry, the
Octoroon set one of the nondescript sails recently used in
matches where canvas is unlimited, called by some a top-
mast stunsail, by others "a spinigar" (derivation unseen),
reaching from the topmost head to within a few foot of the
deck, and boomed out. The Satanella shortly afterwards
followed suit, the only difference in her "fly by night," as
the old yachtsman called it, being that hers was jib-headed
and therefore not set on a yard. The Vampire set an honest
balloon topsail and all wore balloon jib. Off the point at
Erith the Vampire got the lead by passing the Octoroon
to leeward. Shortly after this, when they came to jibe,
the boom of the nondescript sails was in the water, and
they wore struck, but resumed as the occasion presented
itself. The Vampire gradually went away from the others,
and after a great deal of jockeying between the other two,
the Satanella, which had a few minutes before obtained a
trifling advantage of the Octoroon, went ahead of her just
below the Chapman, and in this order they proceeded to
Southend, where they rounded as follows :

M. S.
Vampire 2 24 15
Satanella
Octoroon

They struck their topsails for working ones, and had to
turn all the way up to windward, with the exception of
the Hope and St. Clement's, which they came through
close hauled. No change occurred, and tho race finished
thus :

Jr. Jr. S.
6
Vampire 3O 10
ewntho %nisnioanf cisthethespol4rut7ilanodf
6 45 0
Satanolla
Octoroon
Mr. Dorling, the steward, as usual, gavo the greatest satis-
theCaTP
faction. The Vice-Commodores (Mr. E. W. Edwards)
beautiful scre ac the Stella, and ono or two others,
ht.amCoes,,atithoord‘o6
doldexsaceltll"
accompanied hem

Fox CLUB.—The fifth meeting of this club took
place at the Trafalgar, Greenwich, on Saturday. There
were present—The Marquis of liormanby, the Earl of Dal-
housie, Viscount Eversley, Lord Llanover, Right Hon. Dr.
Mr. Cotes, Mr. H. H. Vivian, M.P., Lord Saye
Hon. F. Cadogan, Mr. G. Ridley, Mr. M. T.
SaLnmucisihthSin,eglotn' Rightil Hon. Sir W. G. Craig, Bart., Right Hon. Jas.
Moncrieffe, M.P., lion. Fitzpatrick Vernon, Colonel Adair,
Lord Mostyn, Lord Carew, Earl of Dartrey, Mr. A. B.
Stephenson, Hon. Edward Coke, Hon. li. H. Duncan, Mr.
Edward St. Aubyn, M.P., General Sir H. F. Davie, Bart.,
Colonel Custance, Sir M. J. Cholmoley, Bart., M.P., Mr.
Hugh Chohneloy, Colonel Challonor, Sir 'Wm. Scott, Bart.,
M.P., Lord Suffield, the lion. E. S. Russell, the Hon. Wm.
Edwards,the Earl of Charlemout, &c.
A turtle lately found at Bloomfield, Connecticut,
had upon its shell two inscriptions, ono cut in 1793, and
another in 1817. The veteran is probably a hundred
years old.

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TELEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.-
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING. A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT.
Kr. W. Farreu and Miss Ada Cavendish.
After which, DAVID GARRICK : Messrs. Sothern, Buck-
stone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Coe,Mesdames
Moore, Chippendale, Fitzwilliam, &c.
To be followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED
AND DONE FOR : Messrs. Sothern. Buckstone, Gordon,
Braid, &C. ; Mrs Chippendale, M as Hill, &c.
Concluding with A KISS I THE DARTi.
CommencN e at HE

OYAL PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vinimr.
SUMMER SE A.S. ON.—Doors open at Halt-past Seven,
performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely.
THIS EVENING, a New and Original Drama, in Three
Acts, by Watts Phillips. Esq., entitled THE li UGUENOT
CA.PTAN. I'rinciPal characters by Mrs. Stir 'n„ Miss
Neilson, Mibs Augusta Thomson; Mr. G eor_ e lloney and Nlr.
V G rand Pallet ot Ilohernians, in which MM Flageo
Ne -
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scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds.

THEATILE-ROYAL ADELPIII.
Sole -Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
T iIIS EVENING. THE IRISH TIGER. Mr. C. Ste-
phenson.
Followed by ICI ON FAELE FRANCAIS. Messrs. J.L
Toole, Billingtc,n, and R. Phillips.
After which a Burlesque Opera, called HELENE ; or,
Taken from the Greek. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford,
It. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Furtado,
Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall,&c.
To conclude with THE STEEPLECIIASF.

nOYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
TIIIS EVENING, SIIORT AND SWEET.
Af tel.' which. will be produced the grand Easter Burlesque,
PA it IS; or, \rive Le implore : Messrs. Stoyle, h orne,Jame,
Fenton : Itiesdames A. Swanborougb, Raynham, Simpson.
Johnstone, ICanoe, and Holt.
To conclude with MR. AND MRS. WHITE.

sADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.-
Under the Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation.
THIS EVENING, last Eleven nights of the Season,
an entirely new dramatic adaptation of Charles Dicken's
latest work "Our Mutual Friend," entitled THE GOLDEN
DUSTMAN. Messrs. Swiubourne, Barrett, Belmore
A.
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,rsby,
C. Warner, Wlntyce, Courtley, llolland ; Misses . Dyas
F. Gwynne. Ada Harland ; Mts. Poynter and Mrs. Bishop.
To conclude with (31d iNiel.t) of W. Brough's brilliant
Burlesque of PA VILLON E r A. Misses L. l% illmore, Ada
Harland, F. Gwyn e, Hudspeth ;M. Belmore.
Commence at Seven.
Acting Manager, Mr. NYE CHART.

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