The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-11 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Th• Royal yacht, Captain the Hon. Joseph Den-
man, was yesterday swung, off Hardway, to ascer-
tain the deviation of her compass. She is expected
to sail on Saturday on a trial cruise, and will touch
at Cherbourg, the Channel Islands, and thence to
Cork.

The Royal Sovereign, 131, screw, was placed in
the steam basin dock at Portsmouth yesterday,
where she will copper and complete as a first-class
steam reserve ship.
The Princess Charlotte, 104, Captain George St.
Vincent King, did not haul off from Portsmouth
jetty yesterday, owing to the continued inclemency
of the weather, as up to 2 o'clock it raine 1 a per-
fect deluge from the south-west. Should the
weather abate she will haul off to her berthing
hulk, Bellerophon, to-day ; and the Niagara,
United States frigate, Captain Hudson, will come
alongside, when the dockyard artisans will com-
mence her alterations necessary for the reception
of the submarine cable. The supports and trusses
have been prepared ashore.
The Cumberland has not half her complement,
the Princess Charlotte is 100 short, and the Mel-
ville still more.

The M4lacca, sloop of war, Captain Arthur Far-
quhar, has landed nearly all her stores, at Sheer-
ness, and will pay off all standing sooner than was
anticipated, _ _

The -Urgent, 6, iron screw troop frigate, has
nearly got out Ihe whole of her engines and 13,,ilers
alongside the steam-basin jetty. Her chief engineer,
Mr. J. T. Williams, is appointed to superintend
their removal, and the introduction of the new
ones of 400 horse-power, by Maudslay and Co.
She will be under the engineering department
about two months.

The Australian, iron screw merchant troop-ship
has hauled alongside the Dryad hulk, at Poits
mouth, and awaits orders.

The United States screw frigate Niagara, Capt.
Hudson, has entered a great number of English
blue jackets on board. This is consequent upon
the Admiralty order that none but continuous-
service men are to be entered on board her Ma-
jesty's ships of war. So we get the very sweepings
of Rothernithe, while the Americans run away with
our best seamen.

Yesterday there arrived at Aldershot from Gib-
raltar, via Portsmouth, the 96th Regiment, con-
sisting of 19 officers and 724 men, under the cam-
mend of Col. Scovell, and two squadrons of the Ist
(King's) Dragoon Guards from Exeter. The re-
mainder of the regiment is to follow immediately.
A few days ago the French Crimean gold war
medal waspresented at Lynn, Norfolk, to Sergeant
L. Gooding, late of the 46th Regiment, by Captain
M'Nair, staff officer of the district. In handing the
decoration to Sergeant Gooding Capt. M‘Nair said:
—" I am directed by his Royal Highness the Ge-
neral Commanding-in• Chief in this public manner
to present this French war medal to you. When
you show it to your family, friends, and neigbb)urs
which you may well do with proper and laudable
pride, tell them it was conferred upon you by the
Emperor of the French for valour and noble daring
in the field, distinguishable even from among the
valiant, for patient endurance under great
hardships, and for your invariable humble
respect and strict obedience to your superiors; emi-
nent qualities which have made you what you are
—a thoroughly good soldier. May you long live to
wear it !" The gallant captain's speech was received
with great applause, and Sergeant Gooding received
the congratulations of. his comrades on the deserved
reward of his valour.
Yesterday a district court-martial, of which
Lieut.-Col. R. J. M'Killop, Royal Marine Light
Infantry, was the president, assembled at Chatham
Barracks for the trial of Colour-Sergeant James
Johnstone, of the depot of the 43d Light Infantry,
on the charge of having forged the name of Ser-
geant Chas. Holdship, one of the pay-sergeants of
the corps, and thereby obtained possession of the
sum of 1/.155., being a month's pay. The finding of
the Court will not be known until it has been sub-
mitted for approval to the Duke of Cambridge.
The prisoner, who has been several years in the
service, has always borne an excellent character.
Yesterday the c avalry an d infantry t coops stationed
at the invalid depot, Chatham, were assembled on
the parade ground, under the command of Col. H.
Anderson, and, having been inspected, the names
of 30 non-commissioned officers and men for whose
immediate discharge from the service an order had
been received from the War-office were announced
by Adjutant J. Pope, and each man informed of
the amount of pension which had been awarded
him. The troops under orders to be discharged
will leave Chatham this day.
The steam troopship Dee, Master-Commander
Pullen, laden with machinery and boilers, and
carrying 62 supernumerary seamen of the fleet for
the western yar3s, was hauled out of basin at
Woolwich yesterday, and proceeded on her voyage
Portsmouth.
Her Majesty's 13-gun screw-ship Archer, 202-
horse power, Captain E. Heathcote, late from the
North America and West India stations, was yes-
terday dismantled at Woolwich in preparation for
being paid off to-day, Commodore Shepherd, on
his inspection of the vessel, expressing himself
highly satisfied with the arrangements of the ship,
as well as the discipline and neat appearance of the
crew. The only loss experienced on board the
Archer during her nine months' stay at Greytown
was that of two boys, the vessel being, moreover,
in an exceedingly healthy condition during the
whole time she was in the West India station. She
was employed for two, years in the Baltic, where
she was fortunate in capturing a number of prizes.
Capt. Heatbcote, having served his full time afloat,
now retires on half pay to await his flag.
One of the hopper barges built by Messrs. West-
wood, Baillie, Campbell, and Co., for the puspose
of dredging the Danube, was yesterday tested at
Woolwich, and answered satisfactorily. A new
connecting shaft and cranks, weighing about 10
tons, have beeniprepared at thefactory, Woolwich,
for her Maje tys paddlewheel sloop Basilisk, Com-
mander G. A. Phayn.e., in the West Indies.
The Hudson's Bay Company's ship Prince of
Wales went down to the Woolwich Arsenal yester-

day to ship ammunition for Hudson's Bay.
The half-yearly inspection of the Royal Marines
corps is ordered to take place on Tuesday, the 16th
inst., at Woolwich. Major-Gen. Sir W. F. Williams
senior officer commanding the garrison, will inspect
the troops, and will afterwards be entertained at
the mess dinner of the corps.

The steam store ship Diligence, Master Corn.
Croke, sailed from Woolwich yesterday, laden with
victualling stores from Deptford, and dockyard
gear and machinery from Woolwich.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :

W. Forbe4, master, to the Fisgard; W. H. Obree,
master, to the Fisgard; R. P. Dick, midshipman,
to the Indus, for. disposal ; A. B. C. Booth, mid-
shipman, to t►he Cornwallis ; N. G. Simmonds, as-
sistant-paymaster, to the Hogue ; W. P. Taylor,
clerk, to the Hogue.

EXTENSION OFKEYHAM STEAM YARD.—We un-
derstand the Government have purchased. or are
in treaty with the Duchy of Cornwall and the trus-
tees of the Manor of Stoke Damerel, for a portion
of the land forming the water boundary from Key-
ham to Weston Mill Lake (in the whole about 100
acres), for the extension of the works at Keyham.
Extract of a private letter from an officer of the
squadron in China, dated Canton River, April 11 :
—"No operations have yet taken place, the admi-
ral's intentions being kept perfectly-quiet, although
report speaks of our bombarding Canton, and then
making a move towards Pekin. We are all ready
—guns loaded and trained, armed watch, and guard:
boats every night ; in fact, night and day the squad-
ron are under arms. Inflexible is in the Blenheim
Road, about 12 miles from Canton ; Encounter,
Comm, Elk, and Acorn, further up ; Hornet,
Niger, SybillP, and Nankin below. Inflexibly) has
relieved Barracouta, which proceeds to England
direct.

HER MAJESTY'S SHIP HAWKE.—A coiTespon-
&lit writes us from Kilrush, on the Shannon, to
state that the Hawke, 60, screw, Capt. 'Willcox,
passed here, for Tarbet, on the morning of the 2d
inst., under steam alone, to the great delight of .a
vast concourse of spectators assembled to witness
so rare and beautiful a sight on that coast. It
would be well (adds our correspondent) if our beau-
tiful river, whose spacious waters could afford ample
space and good anchorage, had a few such vessels
stationed in it.—Plymouth

TILE IRISH CHIEF SECIIETARY.—On. Tuesday morn-
ing Mr. Herbert, the new Irish Chief Secretary, war
re-elected for Kerry v,ithc,ut opposition.