The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-15 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Command-
ing-in-Chief will hold a levee at one o'clock on
Friday, the 22d inst.

A court-martial, consisting of Capt. Roderick
Dew, C. 8., President; Capt. H. T. Burgoyne, V.C.,
Wivern ; Capt. A. Wilmshurst, Prince Albert; Capt.
F. S. Tremlett, Impregnable ; and Commander
Vashon Baker, Canopus ; with Mr. William East-
lake, DeputyJudge-Advocate of the Fleet, assembled
on Tuesday on board the flagship Royal Adelaide
in Hamoaze, for the trial of Edward Thomas Peach,
engineer, borne on the books of her Majesty's ship
Britannia, first, for not properly adjusting the en-
gines of the gunboat Dapper, in consequence of
which neglect the machinery of the said vessel sus-
tained injury; and secondly, for neglecting to perform
his duty on the 15th of May, by not attending in the
engine-room when the engines were being moved, and
in not seeing that the escape valve was in proper work-
ing order. The court, after hearing the evidence for
the prosecution and the prisoner's defence, considered
the first charge not proven , and that thesecond charge
was proved so far as related to the prisoner not
attending in the engine-room when the engines
were being moved. The Court, in consequence,
admonished him to be more careful in future.

The iron frigate Bellerophon, Capt. E. Tatham,
and the turret ship Royal Sovereign, Captain F. A.
Herbert, both steamed out of Portsmouth harbour
yesterday, and anchored at Spithead in readiness
for the experimental firing upon one of the turrets
of the Royal Sovereign, arranged to take place this
morning. The Lords of the Admiralty, in the
Royal paddle yacht Osborne, will be present to wit-
ness the experiments. The paddle yachts Black
Eagle, Staff Commander Whiffler, and Fire Queen,
Staff-Commander Paul, with other vessels, are held
prepared for the reception of a large party of mili-
tary and naval officers and others, who have re-
ceived official invitations to be present. The Prince
de Joinville and the Count de Paris are expected,
with Rear-Admiral 11. R. Yelverton, C. 8., on board
the Black Eagle. Elongated steel shot will be fired
at both the turret and deck with 431 b. powder
charges from a 122 ton rifled gun mounted in the
main-deck battery, at a distance of from 150 to 200
yards. In all probability not more than four shots
will be fired.

The Phoebe, screw unarmoured frigate, 35, 500-
horse power, Captain Rolland, sailed from Spithead
late on Thursday evening for Devonport, where she
is ordered to be dismantled and paid out of com-
mission.

The Liverpool, screw unarmoured frigate, 35,
600-horse power, Captain J. Seccombe, sailed from
Spithead early yesterday morning for Queenstown,
taking supernumeraries.
The boys belonging to the training ship St. Vin-
cent, in Portsmouth harbour, landed from their
ship yesterday morning at Portsmouth, and headed
by their band, marched to the railway station,
whence they were despatched to their several homes
for their holydays.
The iron-armoured screw frigate Hector, Capt.
Luard, was yesterday docked in the Warrior dock
at Portsmouth, to clean and examine her plates and
valves below the water-line. Mr. Barnes, from the
Constructors Department of the Navy, and Dr.
Edmonds, R.N., visited the ship yesterday, by Ad-
miralty order, to inspect and report upon the ship's
ventilation, which is seriously faulty. This defect
has been remedied in the Minotaur and other iron
ships by cutting water-tight doors through the
bulkheads below, and giving a free course of air
fore and aft the ship.

CURIOUS BURMESE CUSTOM.—The Rangoon Times
mentions a curious fact. One of the prerogatives of the
King of Ava is to set aside any day he pleases, and call it
" New Year's-day." But it is generally fixed by astrono-
mical calculations. This day is the anniversary of the
descent to the earth of Tha Ghya Meng, or the King of
the Nats, who is the guardian spirit of the world. The
outward and visible representation of this deity is his
golden-footed Majesty the King of Burmah, who, on New
Year's-day, receives homage on his account. During these
festivities Burmese children consider themselves privileged
to squirt water at people.

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