The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-24 00:00:00

Naval and .61.1.uutiy iiltehigence.

The Imperieuse, 51, screw, Captain Rundle B.
Watson, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning,
having left Port Royal on the 29th ult. Arrogant,
47, screw, Captain Henry Lyster, was to leave
Port Royal on the Ist inst., consequently she may
be looked for about Sunday next. The Imperieuse
brings no news. She goes into harbour this morn-

mg.
The Resolute Arctic exploring ship, arrived at
Chatham, has had nearly the whole of her internal
fittings removed, and yesterday her water tanks
were taken out and placed in the dockyard. The
men belonging to the dockyard are busily engaged
dtamantling her, and a great part of her rigging has
been removed. She is lashed alongside the Resist-
ance, but will be removed to the sheer hulk for the
purpose of having her masts taken out.
The Simooni, iron steam troopship, Commander
Cooke, R.N., was officially inspected at Spithead
yesterday by Vice-Admiral S:r George Seymour,
the Commander-in-Chief, prior to her being de-
spatched to Cork to embark troops.
The Megmra, 6, iron steam troopship, Comman-
der Purvis, R.N., had her compasses adjusted in
Portsmouth harbour yesterday.
Mr. Underwood, master-attendant of Portsmouth
dockyard, has been employed for some days past in
selecting a position and laying down moorings on
the Sussex coast (off Chichester) for a 42 gun
frigate, one of the Coastguard squadron.
A. number of convalescents from the Royal
Military Hospital at Woolwich yesterday appeared
before the medical board, and 24 of them, belong-
ing to the Royal Artillery, were, on examination,
pronounced unfit for further duty, and were con-
sequently discharged the service.
Major-General Sir W. F. Williams, accompanied
by his staff, attended at " guard mounting" on
parade yesterday morning, and acted as field-officer
for the occasion. The troop of Royal Horse Artil-
lery under the command of Colonel Anderson were
marched in the morning through the village of
Plumstead, and on the high road for upwards of 10
miles, and returned by the same route to Wool-
wich. The battalions assembled on parade fronting
the barracks, and were put through a course of
field-gunnery exercises. The division of Royal
Marines Light Infantry was drawn up in the bar-
rack-square, under the command of Lieutenant and
Adjutant Fraser, and subjected to a course of
" marching round" and position drill.
A court-martial assembled on Thursday after-
noon on board H.M.S. Impregnable, in Ha-
moaze, for the trial of Lieutenant Edward Barkley,
of the sloop Siren, on a charge of being drunk on
the 15th of August while on the South American
station. The charge being fully proved the Court
sentenced the prisoner to be dismissed the service ;
but recommended him to the favourable considera-
tion of the Lords of the Admiralty, believing that
there were extenuating circumstances in the case.
An honorary medal for meritcrious services, for-
, warded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty, was yesterday presented on full parade at
the Royal Marine quarters, Woolwich, by Com-
mandant Colonel John Tatton Brown, to Quarter-
master-sergeant Daniel John Ryan, accompanied
by an annuity of 51., after a service of 30 years, 25
of which he had served as a non-commissioned
officer. Having been discharged at his own request,
their Lordships were pleased to grant him a pen-
sion of 421. per annum in addition to the annuity
. of Si. His brother non-commissioned officers took
the opportunity before his departure of testifying
their esteem for him as a comrade, and offered
him their best wishes for his future welfare. Me-
dals for long service and good conduct were like-
wise sent for delivery to Provost-Sergeant William
Nells, with a gratuity of 151., and Private James
Glass, with a gratuity of 51.
The iron screw steam. store-ship Industry, Mas-
ter Commander Allen, of the Admiralty yacht
Vivid, in temporary command, left Woolwich
yesterday morning, laden with boilers and machi-
nery for Portsmouth. The Admiralty yacht
Black Eagle, Master-Commander Petley, is under
orders to keep in readiness to leave Woolwich on
special service.
The Inez de Castro arrived at Lisbon on the 16th

from Glasgow. Her Majesty's ship Princess Royal,
after communicating with Rear-Admiral Dundas,
had entered the Tagus. As she came to anchor
too close in shore she grounded, but got afloat
again on the flow-tide. The French ship Auster-
litz had anchored just inside the bar. No news
had been received of the Royal Mail packet Tamar.
The Durham, which was detained at Lisbon, spoke,
Jan. 18, lat. 41.33 N., long. 9 36 W., the screvr
steamer Douro, bound south, and, on the 21st, lat.
48.9 N., long. 7.12 W., the screw-steamer Rattler,
also bound south.
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Tao men are at present in prison at Dorchester for
sheepstealing. They were discovered by a bloodhound
being put on their track.
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SINGULAR CASE.—At the Lynn County Court a few
days ago was tried the case of Royston v. Horningold.
\lr. Naylor was counsel fmr the plaintiff, the tenant of
Lady Howard, of Castle Rising, whose rights were con-
cerned ; and Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the defendant.
In ~he course of the trial it appeared that in the year
1852 the deferpla,,t's boat drifted upon a marsh. let to the
plaintiff, and, miles away from a human habitation, he
continued to reside in it, by degrees throwing up a hank
so as to inclose half an acre of the marsh. Here he lived
and slept and was merry, although when the tides were
high, his place seemed like all oasisin the sea, getting
his living by fishing and fowling, and sometimes being of
great service in cases of are ck. The marsh being of no
great value his " Auatip g" ws+s passed over, especially as
tie serp presents of to Mr. R,,yston, the tenant, and
he would not have been intre-reo with had he not tres-
,,assed so As t;, create this action, 13evond the bank
Hornigold had thrown np, large flocks of sheep were at
low tides depaqured, and 11,-1.6°1d .etup a puny and
a donkey to bring his EA, &c., to Lynn, and depas-
tute,d I.hein on the plaintiff's tuarth. This was not
:t,lloAed, and ite told he mast pay tor this ; settemboldened, he k.,14 up a claim a 'lie", was clear,
aotion 'anti brought. The judge said theand now this
nnd that no person had a right to :‘scpia.t in..w 11 on
.1 any other persona land,. and gave
nominal damages, to whichh
the plaintiff, assented. Mr. Naylor, oa :be part of