The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-30 00:00:00

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

Vice-AdMiral Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., was
on Saturday appointed Commander-in-Chief in the
Mediterranean, vice Vice-Admiral Sir Robert
Smart, whose period of service has expired.
The newly-appointed superintendent at Devon-
port dockyard, the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8.,
struck his flag on Saturday on board the Indus,
Capt. Willes, C. 8., and proceeded on leave of
absence.

Theaddle-wheel steam sloop Gladiator, 6, Capt.
Elphinstonels4o. D'A. Alin, from Portsmouth,
arrived on Saturday morning at Plymouth with a
portion of the 13th Regiment, which was disem-
barked at the Royal William vi tua i 11'
c ng-yarcl.
The paddle-wheel steam storeship Dee, 1, Mas-
ter-Commander George Raymond, from Portsmouth,
arrived at Plymouth on Saturday with another dd..
tachment of the 13th Regiment, which was landed
at the Devonport dockyard. The- Dee will to-day
embark the band and the remainder of the 66th
Regiment for conveyance to Portsmouth.
The paddltwheel steam sloop Barracouta, 6,
Commander William B. Urmston, with the gun-
boats Britomart, Heron, and Charger, were in Ply-
mouth Sound on Saturday ready to sail for llali7
fax, for duty on the North American station.
Advices from the West India and Pacific stations
received by our Southampton correspondent report
that her Majesty's. ships Aboukir (with the broad
pennant •of Commodore Sir F. L. M'Clintoek,
K. 0.8.), Cadmus, Royalist, Aurora, Cygnet, De-,
light, Nettle, and Nimble were at Jamaica when
the mail left. The Duncan, flag
_of Vice-Admiral
Sir James Hope, left Jamaica for Bermuda on the
23d of March. The Urgent, Capt. Henderson,.
left Jamaica on the 28th ult., with troops for the
coast of,Africa, ria Honduras. The Wolverine, 21,
Capt- qoc,lgf, 1efk.4%41, for ,-ssfersan,AC4Wr. 71—
trci*.The Doris" was .expected
daily at Jamaica. The Buzzard and Constance were
at Barbadoes, the Gannet at Trinidad, the Steady
at Nassau, and the. Sphinx at Vera Cruz. Admiral
T. Harvey, lately Commodore of the south division
of the British fleet in the 'Pacific who has come
home in the mail steamer Shannon
Nir, as entertained
at dinner by the leading
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thusiastic receptions. Admiral Harvey eY had
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succeededmod os.
ot r e of
in command of the Leander, and as_Com
the south division of the squadron by Commodore
De Courcey.
Her Majesty's screw aorovetteanCdaemr T. e Jones,eleoni7horse power (nominal), Commander
was paid off into the third division of the Chatham
Steam Reserve, :in the steam basin, -on Saturday
morning; at 8 o'clock, under the superintendence of
Capt. -W. K: Hall, C. 8., superintendent of the
dockyard. Gratuities of £l5 each, and medals for,
long service: and exemplary conduct, were awarded,
by the'Admiralty to Wm. Tinsley, boatswain's mate,
and—Joseph-harper, colour-sergt, Royal Marine
Light Infantry_; a silver medal, ,without-..gratuitY,
was also awarded to MichariNt'iGeohin 'ordinary•
seaman, for'long service. TieGaii4eleon lids been
in commission close upon five years, during which
`period -sligliaS been attached to the Pacific squadron.
Her-crew have been generally healthy-,--but only a
feiiiAA The. officers whO originally loinedthe vessel
f when she was,_ commissioned returned `with her.
Lied. J. Bruce, se.,nior lieut., who joined the Came-,
.icon from the Mutine; 17, 200 horse power,' Com-
manderiioNN; serving in the Pacific,
!has been honbilred by hav'i'ng beentwice publicly
:complimented by_theAdmiral3%,oni,he quarterdeck-,
at the 's aine.Aue ,reoeiVing the official appro...
:bation:of the-Lords of Admiralty for the teal, dis-
cration, and diillantry he had displayed in the cap-
ture of deserters in San Francisco,:British Columbia,;,
and ChOrrera. On the Cameleon being paid 011, the'
contintipus:service men were granted_ 14e'ustkil
leave Of absence: From the length of time the Ca-
meleonhas- been in commission she will-require some

extensive repairs before she is again fit for sea.
The detachnieuts of, the 42d, 91st, and 93d
llialilandlteqimp,-,1-. ,
all ranks, which arrived at Gravesend from Ports-
mouth, have arrived on board the Stork steamer,
for Edinburgh, there to join the service companies
of their respective corps.
On Friday the last portion of the 11th Hussars
arrived at Colchester from New castle-on-Tyne.

The regiment is now stationed in the Colchester
cavalry barracks, awaiting 'orders to depart for
India. The Earl of Cardigan is expected shortly
to review the regiment.

The following appointments were made on Thurs-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander E. Barkley to
be inspecting-commander in the Coastguard, vice
Gibbons; Commander R. G. S. Pasley to be in-
specting-commander in the Coastguard, vice Ingle-
field ; Commander IV. F. Lee to be inspecting-
commander in the Coastguard, vice Sterne ;
Commander R. S. Bateman to be inspecting-com-
mander in the Coastguard, vice Earle ; Commander

F. B. Herbert to be inspecting-commander
in the Coastguard, vice Smith ; Commander G.
G. Duff, to the Active, vice Hall ; Lieut. J. J.
Gregory, to the Dmdalus, for tender,vice Denham;

Staff-Commander J. Richards to command the

Shamrock, for survey of the Channel Islands; W.
B. Calver, master, to the Shamrock, Sub-Lieut.

Cecil M.Turnor, to the Bellerophon; R. P. Hoskyn,
midshipman, to the Favourite ; Dr. W. J. Baird,
surgeon additional, to the Boscawen ; Alfred C.
King, assist.-paymaster, to the Frederick William ;
William E. Hicks, clerk, additional, to the Chal-

lenger ; William H. Green, engineer, to the Sham-

rock ; James King, engineer for special charge, to
the Indus for the Trusty ; Daniel Cartmel, first-

class assist.-engineer, to the Shamrock ; Peter

Harris, acting second-class assist-engineer, to the

Indus for the Trusty.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Capt. the Hon. J. W. S. Spencer,
to the Pembroke, vice Johnson, whose period of
service has expired ; Capt. R. C. Mayne, to the
Fisgard, additional, for service in the Nassau, for
surveying service ; Capt. H. S. Hillyar, C. 8., to
the Resistance, vice Chamberlain ; Capt. John
Bythesea, V.C., to the Duncan, additional, for
special service ; Commander C. A. P. Y. Robinson,
to the Mullet, commissioned ; Lieut. F. de V. San-
ders, to the Indus. as Flag Lieut. to Rear-Admiral
the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C.B. ; Lieut. C. H.
Wilkinson and Lieut. G. H. Blake, to the Liiosn.;
Staff Commander B. J. Hooper, to the
.Daun_t al..
Staff Commander G. Giles, to the Lion°;,. W.
Lowe, master, additional, to the Irresistible;Asia
to the
;), paymaster, to the
Igor, to be secre-
ACrihaamdnbeer;laFi n. , chiefp ie
rc y
, engineer,su surgeon,
e o n
,t 0
dthdeitior:ial, for the
Cambridge ;H. H. Shanks, v
16)%n1,,,get, on the Medi-
i/dVshipman, to the Duncan ;
Star ; G. T. Temple, midshipman,
additional to the
tetarYrratneaVnicseta-Atidomiii;ral .I"dhiffi
R. W. 0. VoyseY,
midshipman,
assist.-paymaster ad-
IV• Victoriaj.S: ; E. W. R. Neale, assi, t
the Achilles ;F. a p
.8
Bellerophon*-
;H. Latimer, er, assist.-clerk, addi-
tional, clerk, to
pdia Duncantyiomnpaymaster,
si;
c;
to
0,
the Duncan ;F. Brockton, engineer, to
tional, to the
the Lion, for tenders ; John Davenport, engineer,
the For ; W. 11. to Davis,— acting second-class
assist.-engineer, to the Cumberland, for the Adder;
and G. J. Frazer, acting second-class assist. engi-
neer, to the Challenger.
The undermentioned gentlemen have been nomi-
nated naval cadets :—Arthur L. Babington, A. B.
C. Forsyth, Hastings Lees, and Percy C. Raitt.

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Truljner's American and Oriental Literary lteCord,"
,ymen, 37,520 ; teachers, 110,469 ; professional authore,
,nly 216 ; editors, 2,994 ; publishers, 917; printers, 29,106;
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THE NUMBER OF LETTERS delivered in the metro-
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ared
with
in the
polis in 1864 was 170,191,853, as compared with 161,600,322
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64,261,483,
15;197,455 in 1863.
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as
attceerms deliveredi)
corresponding proportion was 22.