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

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Col. Yorke, Royal Engineers, Inspector of Studies
at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, during
the past seven years, and Second Commandant a
considerable portion of that time, having obtained
his promotion as major-general, vacated his post on
Saturday_last. He will be succeeded this morning
at the Academy by Lieut.-Colonel Field, R.A., late
Acting Governor of the General Hospital at Wool-
wich. Gen. Yorke, whose term of office has been
marked by various circumstances requiring the most
experienced judgment, has had the satisfaction of
meeting with the approval of the entire Council of
Education, the Commander-in-Chief having per-
sonally thanked him in his own name as President
of the Council and Governor of the Academy. He
now retires on full pay into private life.
Capt. Whinyates' battery, now A of the Bth Bri-
gade Royal Artillery, formerly K of the 4th Bri-
gade, is ordered to march from- headquarters, Wool-
wich, for Shorncliffe, taking its departure this morn-
ing at 8.30. The battery mustered on Friday on
parade, and was carefully inspected by Major-Gen.
Warde, commandant, accompanied by Col. Anderson,
C. B. , commanding officer of the brigade ; Major Hay,
brigade-major; and Capt. Nangle, deputy-assistant
quartermaster-general. After the inspection, the
general addressed the battery in most complimen-
tary terms, informing them that they would carry
with them to their new station a character which he
was always glad to recognise publicly. Their con-
duct, he said, had been invariably good. The gene-
ral will inspect Lieut.-Col. Turner's battery of the
same brigade this morning at 10.45.
Capt. Dunlop, commodore of the second class, and
Superintendent of Woolwich dockyard, having suc-
ceeded to his flag appointment, was on Saturday
superseded in the dockyard by Capt. Edmonstone,
CB , late commanding the Indus, guardship of re-
serve at Devonport. Commodore (now Rear-
Admiral) Dunlop hauled down his broad pennant
on board the Fisgard at sunset.
The headquarters of the 11th Hussars will ar-
rive at Colchester on the 16th inst. The total
strength of the regiment is 28 officers, 536 men, and
403 horses, besides which there are 67 women and 73
children. The regiment is now moving to Colches-
ter from York. It is understood that Lord Cardi-
gan, who is colonel of the corps, will review it pre-
vious to its leaving England.
Capt. R. E. Barry, late of the 29th Regiment,
has been appointed to the adjutancy of the Essex
Rifles Militia, vice Capt. Northey.
' On Friday evening Col. Boyle and the officers of
the 89th Regiment gave a luncheon at the Club-
house, Aldershot, in celebration of the honour just
conferred upon the regiment by her Majesty, who
presented it with new colours on the sth inst. The
guests included Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James
Yorke Sc,arlett, K.C.8., commanding the division,
and Lady Scarlett ; Sir William Codrington and
Mias COdiington, Mai-or-Gen, Hodge, C.D., Drip.

dier-G en. Sir Alfred Hastings Horsford, K.C.8.,
Brigadier-Gen. Renny, 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 Hants. 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.
Col. Sir Alfred nastings rsford,K.C.B., having
been appointed by her Majesty a Brigadier-Ger-11,
has assumed the command of thtil Infzr...r;,-ziii-
gade at Aldershott, vacant by thetemoval of Major-
Gen. David Russell, C. 8., whose period of Staff
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 Miliwall 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 :—Capt.W.Armytage to theßacoon,
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.