The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-04 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

A means of temporarily stopping shot holes or
leaks in the sides or bottoms of iron ships has been
a desideratum ever since the adoption of iron for
building and plating ships of war. An invention
of Commander F. B. Warren,
R.N., to sup-
ply this want has been under trial on her Ma-
jesty's ship Fire Queen, at Portsmouth, since
the Ist ult., and remains there still, a most
favourable interim report having been forwarded
to the Admiralty on the results. The plan proposed
by Commander Warren, which has been patented,
is intended to prevent the entry of water into a ship
through external openings made by the action of
shot, by collision with another vessel, or by the
action of torpedoes. It consists essentially of sheets
of lead fastened over the damaged part by means
of screws acting on the outside of vulcanised India-
rubber suckers. Supposing the damage to be 6ft.
-or- 20ft: square, or of any given dimensigns, the
space so damaged could be effectually covered said
the water excluded in less time than it would take
to nail the same quantity of lead on the bottom or
sides of a ship built of wood. On the hull of the
Fire Queen the experiment has been made between
wind and water, so that the outer pressure is very
much less, and therefore more unfavourable to the
experiment than it would be if it were totally im-
mersed. The patch of lead, with its screws and
suckers, still adheres as perfectly as ever, although
the Fire Queen is almost constantly under way,
steams very fast, and the wash from her paddles
beats directly on the face of the experimental patch.
Altogether, as the official report states, the inven-
tion has been submitted to a very severe test. As
all of her Majesty's ships number " divers" now
among their crews they have always the means on
board of applying the principle, whether at sea or
in harbour.

The screw troopship Tamar, Capt. Stirling,
arrived at Portsmouth on Monday morning from
the West Indies and Queenstown. From the former
place she has brought to Portsmouth a few naval
invalids and supernumeraries, and from Queenstown
the depots of the 86th, 88th, and 108th Regiments.
The troops will disembark this morning from the
ship alongside Portsmouth dockyard, the 86th and
88th depots marching into Fort Elson, near Gos-
port, as the nucleus of a depot battalion ordered to
be formed there, and the 108th depot joining the de-
pot battalion now at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The
31st Regiment, in garrison at Portsmouth, are ordered
for immediate embarkation in the Tamar for convey-
ance to Ireland. The Tamar towed into Spithead
the English brigantine Palmerston, Gillan, master,
from Sheilds, bound to Alicante. The Palmerston
had lost fore and main topmasts, fore and topgal-
lant yards, jibboom, and sails, with other damage to
hull and equipment, in a very heavy squall, with
cross sea, on Sunday, about 1 a m., Portland, at
the time, being distant about 14 miles N.E.
The following notice has been issued :—" Com-
mandant's Office, Woolwich, July 2, 1866.—Gar-
rison Order No. 3.—A1l practice will be suspended
at the practice range, Plumstead Mirshes, from the
oth to the 23d inst., to enable the contractors to
cut and carry the grass crop, agreeably to the con-
ditions of their tenders."

The deaths of the following officers have been
officially reported at the War-office 01.00 the let of
June :—Generals the Earl of Rosslyn, Col. of the
7th Queen's Own Hussars ; and Sir J. M'Donald,
K.C.8., Col. of the 92d Gordon Highlanders. Lieut.
Col. P. R. Jennings, 13th Light Infantry. Majors D.
O'Brien, 4th West India Regiment ; S. J. Skinner,
Royal Artillery ; and J. Kelly, 6th Regiment.
Capts. P. St. George Grmme and J. Percival, Royal
Artillery ; C. W. Lee-Mainwaring, Coldstream
Guards; M. Aytouu, 96th Regt. ; H. H. Smith, Ist
West India Regt. ; and F. Erdmann, 2d Line Bat-
talion, King's German Legion. Lieuts. C. D. Gor-
don and A. T. Wallace, Royal Artillery ; R. Mac-
nee, 95th Regt. ; and J. Grant, Waggon Train.
Ensigns W. S. Saunders, Ist Battalion sth Fusiliers;
C. W. C. Kemeys-Tynte, Ist Battalion 11th Regt.;
and A. H. Young, 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers. Pay-
master J. F. A. Hartle, 2d Battalion 21st Royal
Fusiliers ; Quartermaster S. Miller, Ceylon Rifles ;
Assist-Com.-Gens. C. T. Malassez and C. Rague-
neau. Surgeons D. W. Lawler, Ist Battalion 25th
King's Own Borders ; and J. Allardyce, sth Gar-
rison Battalion. Assist.-Surgs. E. Cannon, M.D.,
Royal Artillery ; and E. L. Febure. Assist.-Pur-
veyor W. Maslin ; Assist.-Superintendent of Stores
H. R. Maxwell ; and Deputy-Assist.-Superinten-
dent of Stores P. A. L. Breton.
The deaths of the following officers have been offi-
cially reported to the Admiralty since the Ist April :
—Admiral G. G. Lennock. Rear-Admirals C.
Basden and W. Clark. Captains G. A. Frazer, H.
Goold, A. Tait, W. Rodger, J. Taylor, and B. P.
Priest. Commanders E. B. Addis, A. Barrow,
W. F. Irwin, C. Haydon, J. Knapman, S. Strover,
H. L. Grove, T. Kirby, R. Shebbeare, N. Barwell,
T. Hamby, J. M. Paynter, G. C. Greenway, M.
Munro, G. Fosbery, C. B. Ware, W. H. Boyce, G.
Pooley, and J. H. Lloyd. Staff-Commanders Sir J.
Douglas and J. W. M. Hall ; Lieuts. G. S. Sinclair
and J. L. Gilby. Sub-Lieut. H. T. Paulin. Second
Master T. J. Morris. Chaplain and Naval Instruc-
tor the Rev. D. E. Domville. Surgeons B. Crabbe,
J. M. Brydone, J. Musgrove, W. M'Dowell, R.
Stevenson, J. 0. Goodridge, and A. E. Elliott.
Assist.-surgs. A. Murphy, J. Farnelly, F. Egen, M.
J. Rahilly, and F. H. Browne. Paymasters F. Bunn,
E. R. Key, A. Frame, and H. Hawley. Assist.-
Paymasters, M. Maxwell, T. J. T. Wood, and W.
Thorne. Chief Engineers J. Magnall and J. Dear-
den. Royal Marines—Major R. J. F. Crowther ;
Capts. J. B. Seymour, G. Griffin, and T. Hussey.
First Lieuts. H. Parker, C. B. Greatrex, K. S.
Parker, W. Collis, J. Perham, and T. M'Lemoth.
Second-Lieut. L. Agassiz.
The names of the following officers have been re-
moved from the official list of the Royal Navy :
Lieuts. E. F. Keppel and T. L. Woods (resigned).
First-Lieut., Royal Marines, G. A. G. Martin.
Sub-Lieut. E. H. H. Stephen. Assist.-Surgeons
W. P. J. Purcell (resigned), T. A. Roe (resigned),
W. L. MacDermott, M.D., and H. Brietzeke (re-
signed). Assist.-Paymasters W. B. Beveridge (re-
signed) and G. J. Sparks (resigned).
The following appointment has been made in the
Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Sub-Lieut., George
Edwards B ulmer.

THE PRUSSIANS IN SAXONY.—It bas been offi-
cially announced in Dresden that Lieut.-General Von der
Mulbe, the Prussian military governor of Saxony, has
ordered Privy Councillor Hap, Police DirectorSchwauss,
and Police Councillor Pikart to desist at once from their
functions, and leave Dresden within 2t hours. In case of
refusal, they are to be treated as spies and tried by a
military court. The Saxon commissioners have protested
against the order. The Prussian military authorities have
also closed the branch of the Saxon War Ministry still open,
and prohibited the members of the department from con-
tinuing their duties. Tho Saxon commissioners have pro-
tested against this course also.
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