The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-02 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The depot of the 100th (Prince of Wales's) Royal
Canadian Regiment arrived at Colchester on Satur-
day evening from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, and
will:be attached to the Bth Depot Battalion. The
depot, under the command of Capt. Bayliff, com-
prises Capt. Davidson, Lieuts. Boulton,lll‘Kenzie,
and Tidy, Ensign Denys, and about 200 non-com-
missioned officers and privates. The remaining
depots at, present ordered to Colchester are the 2d
battalion 18th Regiment, from the 14th Depot Bat-
talion\ ,
The-troops at Aldersliott, un er tlie command of

Lieut.-Gen: the lion. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, '
K.C.8., have been actively exercised during the
past week. On Monday Field-Marshal the Duke
of Cambridge visited the camp and saw the Cavalry
Brigade put through a variety of movements, based
upon the new or non-pivot drill. On the same 1
day the infantry regiments and the batteries of ar- ,
tillery were formed up on Cove-common, and on
the arrival of the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief, after his inspection of the cavalry, went
through a series of manoeuvres with the object of
checking the advance of a supposed enemy upon
Farnborough. After disputing the passage of the
Basingstoke Canal, the division found it necessary
to make a retreat, which was effected in good order,
a battery of artillery playing upon the bridge, while
the retirement of the main force was covered by a
strong line of skirmishers, who kept up a continuous
fire. On Wednesday a most interesting field-day,
including a sham fight, was held. The plan of
operations supposed a force under the command of
Gen. Scarlett to represent an army marching from
the north upon Farnham and the camp, until, reach-
ing Cove, it found itself confronted by the advance
guard of a 'force marching from Farnham upon
London. The latter had received intimation of the
approach of Gen. Scarlett's army to intrench itself,
and occupied a strong position on a hill. Colonel
Herbert was in command, and his cavalry force was
represented by the military mounted police, who, it
is understood, have never before acted as com-
batants. The manoeuvres of the day were directed
to the attack and defence of the intrenched position,
and called forth a good display of complicated mili-
tary movements on both sides. Eventually, however,
Col. Herbert's force was surrounded, and the posi-
tion being carried by assault he was obliged to
surrender. lie was allowed, however, to march out
of the intrenchments with all the honours of war.
The movements were witnessed by Lieut.-Gen. Sir
W. Codrington, K.C.8., and Major Osmans, of the
Swedish Guards, Chamberlain to the King of Sweden.
By order of Gen. Scarlett the men were allowed to
dispense with their knapsacks on the field—a con-
cession which, as soon as it was made known, caused
hearty cheers to be given for the General. On Fri-
day the Cavalry Brigade was again exercised in the
new non-pivot drill, which in every movement
proved its advantage over the old drill and will
probably soon be adopted in its place.
The Ist Battalion Grenadier Guards, under the
command of Col. the Hon. H. F. Ponsonby, is ex-
, petted to reach Aldershott Camp this morning, and
will be cantoned at Cove-common, on the ground
which it has been accustomed to occupy. The Royal
Horse Guards (Blue), from Windsor, are also ex-
pected to arrive at the North Camp in the course of

the present week.
The iron-armour-plated screw steamship Achilles,
26, Capt. Edward W. Vansittart, will in the course
of the present week be placed in dock at Devonport,
to have her bottom cleaned and recoated. Her
crew will be paid wages, and granted leave of
absence. The rig of the Achilles will be altered,
and tshe will be supplied with two auxiliary engines
of 100-horse power each, to keep the screw in mo-
tion when theship is under canvas. The next duty
of the Achilles will probably be in the Downs.
The screw steam gunvessel Lee, 5, Lieut. llerbert
11. Edwards, from the West Coast of Africa, under
canvas only, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday
afternoon. She left Jellah Coffee March 27, Ascen-
sion April 30, and Fayal June 15. The storeship
Vindictive and gunvessel Torch were at Jellah Cof-
fee. The Commodore had left for Loando ; the
Flora, 40, was at Ascension ; the storeship Drome-
dary was preparing to cross to Loando. At Fayal
there was an American armour-plated steamer,
name unknown, reported from Bermuda for Lisbon.
The crew of the Lee are healthy. She spoke the
ship Ulysses from Bombay for London, in lat.
37 40 N., long. 30 50 W., passed, during heavy
weather, a derelict vessel of about 250 tons.

The people live uncommonly long in Vermont.
There are two men there so old that they have quite for-
gotten who they are, and there is nobody alive who can
remember it for them.