The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-17 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelli,;ence.

Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, K.C.8.,
Port-Admiral at Portsmouth, and Naval Comman-
der-in-Chid-of the South-west district, retutned
from his annual visit of inspection of the Channel
Islands on Saturday to Portsmouth, and rehoisted
his flag at the main of her Majesty's ship Victory.
The Fire Queen paddle yacht, Staff Commander
'Paul, was the gallant Vice-Admiral's flagship in the
Channel, and was accompanied by the Sprightly
paddle yacht, Master-Commander G. Allan. The
return of Sir Thomas Pasley to Portsmouth from
the Islands has been very considerably delayed,
owing to the excessive violence of the weather in the
Channel.

At the quarterly examination of candidates for
appointments assistant clerks in her Majesty's
navy, held on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at
Portsmouth, during the past week, the following
passed their examinations successfully, out of 24
who presented themselves :—Mr. E. H. Banks, Mr.
Malaher, Mr. Carr, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. Hall, Mr.
Parnell, Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Muddle, Mr. Potter, Mr.
Askham, Mr. Mallard, and Mr. Harvey. Mr. Banks, •
who has passed at the head of the list in point of
merit, was passed direct from the Royal Naval
School at New Cross. At midsummer last he was
awarded by the Council of the Royal Naval School
the prize nomination for a clerk's assistant.
The Dart, 4, screw gun-vessel, Commander M.
Lowther, ordered to proceed on service to the West
Coast of Africa, is detained at Spithead by the pre-
sent head winds and rough weather in the Channel.
The crew of the armour-plated ship Lord Clyde,
24, Capt. R. Dew, C.B. (in Plymouth Sound), were
inspected on Thursday afternoon by Port Admiral
Sir C. Fremantle. Various rumours are current in
Devonport regarding the discontent of the men on
board this ship, who seek additional leave. It is
alleged that they threw holy Stones at the door of
the captain's cabin, in consequence of which a sig-
nal was hoisted, and the Port Admiral went on
board. The boisterous state of the weather is given
as a reason for decrease of leave, but it is said that
the weather did not prevent leave from the
Ocean also in the Sound. Two of the crew were
placed in irons by order of the Admiral. The men
have been ashore since. The Lord Clyde was under
orders on Saturday to leave Plymouth for Portland.
The crew of the screw steamship Liverpool, 35,
Capt. J. Seccombe, in Plymouth Sound, were in-
spected by Port Admirul Sir C. 11. Fremantle on
Wednesday. Discontent at alleged insufficient leave
prevails on board this ship. It is reported that
the men have placed a letter of complaint on the
mess-table. Like other ships at Devonport she has
belonging to her some men who will break their leave
if permitted to go onshore, and the water police have
plenty of duty on such occasions.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Dudley C. Stuart,
Lieut. Renshaw Russell, Lieut. Arthur F. Gresley,
and Lieut. E. J. B. von Donop to the Duncan ;
Lieut. Pelham Aldrich to the Sutlej ; Lieut. Arthur
Bloxome, Lieut. William S. Lee, Lieut. William 11.
Henderson and Lieut. E. S. Nuthall, supernume-
raries, to the Victoria, for disposal ; Thomas
Steel, master, to the Clio ; Sub-Lieut. T. Suckling
to the Zalous ; Sub-Lieut. C. R. Wood to the Pal-
las ; 11. H. Jauncey, midshipman, to the Zealous ;
C. E. Wood, midshipman, to the Gladiator ; Dr.
Matthew Burton, staff surgeon, to the Zealous ; B.
Browning, surg., to the Victory, additional, in lieu
of an assist.-surg.; Dr. J. Simpson, assist.-surg. to
the Zealous; A. Southby, acting-assist.-surg., to the
Zealous; D. M'Carthy, assist.-surg., to the Fisgard,
additional, for Woolwich Marine Infantry; J. Kiddie,
paymaster, to the Rattler ; J. Carlisle, assist.-pay-
ester, to the Cumberland ; and J. C. Sabbon, as-
sist.-paymaster, to the Victory, as supernumerary.