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Naval and Military intelligeaGe.

The letter of our
.Malta correspondent, dated the 15th
inst., mentions among the latest movements there, the
departure, on the 11th, for Sicily and Naples, of the
()Trey steatusloop, on the arrival and departures of the
regular mail steamers.
Yesterday the officers and men of the Chatham divi-
sion of Royal Marine Light Infantry, to the number of
above 1,200, were assembled on their parade-ground for
the purpose of witnessing the presentation of silver
medals together with a money gratuity, which had been
awarded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to Colour-Sergeant H. Bing, Colour-Sergeant G. Fox,
Corporal Printer, and Private BereP, Royal Marines,
for long service and meritorious conduct. The battalion
having been formed into a hollow square, Col. J. A.
Phillips, the commandant, addreisssed the troops, expres•
sing the pleasure it afforded him to distribute the medals,
which he trusted the men selected would long live to wear
He then fastened the medal to each man's breast, the
proceedings being witnessed with much interest.
Yesterday morning the ceremony of drumming a
soldier out of the service took place at Woolwich. The
man, whose name is Leeward, a gunner belonging to the
12th battalion Royal Artillery, had been convicted of
stealing a comrade's boots, and other disgraceful conduct,
for which about a fortnight ago he received the first
part of the punishment allotted him—namely, 50 lashes.
Since that time he has been under treatment in the
infirmary, and having received the medical certificate to
leave the hospital was yesterday morning brought on the
parade-ground fronting the Artillery barracks, where the
entire battalion, together with 20 men of the respective
battalions stationed at Woolwich, was formed into two

lines extenuing the whole length of the ground. On
arriving there the sentence of the court-martial was read
over, after which two stout drummer boys stripped off
his facings and buttons. This part of the ceremony hav-
ing been speedily despatched the "Rogue's March" was
struck up by the drums and fifes, and the prisoner was
marched forward in charge of an armed esco, t as far as
the centre of the lines, where he was again halted. The
sentence was again read over, after which the music re-
commenced, and the procession continued its march to
the end of the lines of soldiers, when a final halt was
made and the sentence read a third time, and the prisoner
was ignominiously marched out of the gai risoe, and for-
warded thence to Coldbath-fields for the term of six
months, at the conclusion of which he will be dismissed
her Majesty's service. The prisoner has long been a
marked man, and only a short time before leaving the
Crimea he underwent corporal punishment for having
stolen a horse.

A number of artillerymen having been discharged from
the service since the order was issued for reducing the
ranks of the corps, many of them, although of doubtful
character, and who were engaged during the stress occa-
sioned by the war, were permitted to retain their uniforms,
not having been convicted of crime. This has led to the
conviction that the frequent occurrences which have taken
place recently at Woolwich, and which have been com-
mitted by men wearing the uniforms of the Artillery,
have been the acts of men discharged from the service.
On Tuesday night a party of six, all of whom wore the
uniform of gunners of the Royal Artillery, attacked a
private of one of the field battteries stationed at the
cantonment at the exremity of the common, and robbed
him of the contents of his pocket—namely, ss. 10d. and
a pocket knife. The poor fellow reached his quarters
with much difficulty, his head and face presenting a
frightful spectacle, literally covered with bruises.
Rear-Admiral Richards and Rear-Admiral Eden,
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, paid an official
visit to Woolwich Dockyard yesterday.
The operations of the new Coastguard service com-
menced on Monday, when Commodore Eden hoisted his
broad pennant on board her Majesty's guard-ship
Southampton, Captain Charlewood, in Harwich harbour.
In the forenoon the officers and men of the Harwich
division of Coastguard mustered on board the South-
ampton, and in the afternoon were inspected by
Commodore Eden, who divided them into three classes
—viz., those fit for service in the fleet when required,
those only fit for Coastguard service, and those requiring
medical survey. The officers are to be placed on the
books of the Southampton as additional for Coastguard
service. On Tuesday Commodore Eden inspected the
Southampton, expressing himself pleased with her
cleanliness and good order.
A. master and crew belonging to the Royal Mail
Company, t. gather with Captain Smithett, of the mail
packet Vivid, running between Dover and Calais arrived
at Woolwich Dockyard yesterday evening in order to
take charge of her Majesty's steamer Princess Alice.
This latter vessel has been placed at the disposal of the
company for a time by the Admiralty, in order to replace
the service of the ir-fated ship Violet.
Miss Nightingale, accompanied by her aunt, Miss
Smyth, and Dr. Sir John Liddell, Director-General of
the Medical Department of the Navy, visited the Royal
Naval Hospital at Hadar on Tuesday, over which they
were conducted by Sir John Liddell, Dr. Leonard, me-
dieal inspector, and the medical staff, and made a minute
inspection of the whole establishment, with the organisa-
tion of which Miss Nightingale was pleased to express
her entire' approval. Both ladies remained for the night
the guests of Mrs. Dacres, wife of Captain Dacres, 0.13.
superintendent of the hospital, and left 3 esterday morn-
ing for Portsmouth, to visit the military hospital there.
At the latter establishment Miss Nightingale was re-
ceived by Dr. Bell, medical inspector and principal
officer, with the medical staff, who conducted her through
the several wards, the cookhouse, Milldam ward, and
the 20th, 22d, and 97th regimental hospitals, under the
same roof, concluding with a visit to the Royal Ordnance
Hospital. Both at Haslar and at Portsmouth Miss
Nightingale recognised several of the patients and the
medical officers, with whom she chatted freely. After
a minute inspection of the Portsmouth Hospital and its
dependencies, the ladies returned to London by an early
train.

A quantity of oakum ignited in the engine-room of
her Majesty's steam troopship Urgent, in the dock at
Portsmouth, about 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, and
caused an alarm of fire to be raised, but the oakum
burnt itself out, and did did, no very material damage.