The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-27 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

Yesterday afternoon the 82dand 90 th Regiment s,
and the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, remaining in
Portsmouth garrison, assembled on S arthsea-com-
mon, .on the occasion of the presenta.ion of French
war medals to two sergefii;o3 of the 23d for distin-
guished conduct in the field. The troops
having been formed into three sides of a square,
the sergeants (Colour-Sergeant O'Neale and
Sergeant Parkinson) were called forward, and
Col. Campbell, C. 8., of the 90th (in the absei ce
of Major-General Breton from indisposition), after
a suitable address, received the medals from the
bands of Brigade Major Nelson, and pinned them
to their breasts. The troops afterwards ware put
throu.:h the various evolutions of a field-day.
The Duke of WelEnron, 131, Captain Caldwell,
CB., steamed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday
to be paid off.
"The construction of the steam corve'te.Galatea
in Woolwich Dockyard is progressing with ast
Wish-
ing rapidity. Four gangs of shipwrights, making a
total lof 68 men, are constantly employed, and are
pushing the work forward with great diligence. The
first, second, and third fir tocks are ,alrescly laid
down, and the floors crossed the entire length of
the old shed. The heavy beams intended to form
the flooring of the extra portion required to lengthen
the building slip are also crossed and laid down,
extending 40 feet beyond the usual length inwards.
The freight-ships Eglinton and Csnaan, at Dept-
ford, are embarking stores from the War Depart-
ment of Woolwich Arsenal for China, and are
shipping a portion of the guns, shot, and ammuni-
tion belonging to the gunboats Lee, Algerine,
Firm, Watchful, Janus, and Drake, under orders
for Hongkong.
Captain Caffin, C. 8., R.N., storekeeper general
ci the Royal Ordnanc,-, has transacted business
with Mr. Pellatt, principal military storekeeper of
Woolwich Arsenal, and other members of the select
committee, with reference to the shipment of war
materials for China. The ft eight ship Violet, which
arrived at the Arsenal pier on Wednesday, is to
commence shipment of stores immediately, and will
probably be fitted out for the accommodation of a
portion of the Artillery troops to embark from
Woo! wich.

Her Majesty's new screw steamship Doris was
launched on Wednesday from Pembroke dockyard.
The Doris is one of our largest steam frigates, and is
a sistrr -hip to the Uadem, launched from tie same
yard a few months since, and now being fited at
Portsmouth. The "christeniug" was performed
by Mrs. G. L. Pnilipps. The Doris is pierced for
32 guns, arid is in length 240 feet between the per-
pendiculars, and 48 feet be am. Tweu ty 10-inch guns
will be ranged upon her main deck, and the
upper deck will be furnished wi•li ten 32-pounders
and two 68-pounders (pivot guns). The engini s,
whic't are nominally of 800 11,rse-power, ar,r by
Me.tsrs. Penn and Son. The D 'ris will now be
placed under the charge of Mr. Martyn, of Devon-
port, who will at once jury rig the vessel and navi-
gate her to t'at port, where she will receive her
engines and be made ready for'sea. The followin`g
vessels are now being built at Pembroke Docky.ird:
—The Howe, 120 guns ; the' Windsor Castle (to be
altered from a sailing to a screw vessel), 116 guns.;
the Orlando, of gigantic proportions, 50 guns ; the
Revenge, two-decker, 90 ; the Melpomene, 50 ;
Liamoval ty, 50 ; the Aurora, 50, f igates ; the
Greyhound, 17 ; and the Gannet, 11, sloops.
The screw steam s;nrer-hip Himalaya was 4--
pointed to go from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sounil
yesterday. Her crew will be paid advance wages to-
day, and she will sail to-morrow for Portsmouth.
The screw steam surveying-vessel Plumper, 12,
Capt. G. H. Richards, sailed. from Plymouth
Sound on Thursday for the Cape of Good Hope.
The artisans employed on the Belleisle, Kestrel,
Hornet, and Sprightly, at Plymouth, are ordered
to work eitra hours.

Miss Florence Nightingale, who was accompanied
by Mi-s Carter and Sir J. Liddell, M.D., F.R.S.,
Director-General of the Medical Department of tie
Navy, arrived at Chatham on Wednesday for the
purß)se of inspecting. the several naval and military
hospitals of that garrison, in which there aro at pre-
sent upwards of 800 patients belonging to thevarious
branches of the service. Miss Nightingale first in-
spected the Garrison Hospital at Chatham Barracks,
over which she was conducted by Dr. A. Maclean.
After spending someti ine in visitingthe several wards,
in which there are about 300 patients, tie party pip-
ceeded to Melville Hospital. This large establish-
Ment, WhiCh adjoins Chatham Do :ky.ird , is use d mol ely
for patients belonging to the NaVy and the Royal.
Marines, and,. inconsequence ofits prox mity to the
two large naval establishments at Chatham and
Sheerness, the wards are generally all occupied.
The number of patients n:,w- in that hospital is up-
wards of 200, of whom 140 are Marines. miss
Nightingale was conducted over the establishment
by Dr. Drummond, Deputy-Inspector of Hospitals;
the principal medical officer, Dr. Moody; and the
other officers of the medical staff. During her in-
spection of this hospital, which occupied upwards
oftwo hours, Miss Nightingale expressed her warm
approval of the excellent arrangements adopted for
the comfort of the patients. She was also much
pleased with the size of the wards, which are coin-
modious, light, and well-ventilated; each patient,
it was found on inquiry, having 1,260 cubic feet of
space. After visiting the whole of the wards, Miss
Nightingale and the other visitors inspected the dis-
pensing-rooms, washhonses, receiving-rooms, and
other portions of that large establishment, all of
which were found to be in excellent order, Miss
Nightingale intimating her, opinion that Melville
Hospital was one of the best arranged and conducted
establishments in this country. On leaving Melville
the party proceeded to Fort Pitt general hospital,
over which Miss Nightingale was conducted by Dr.
J. R. Taylor, C. 8., principal medical officer of the
garrison, and Dr. J. C. G. Tice. Since the termi-
nation of the war the number of patient 8 at this hos-
pital lila been much reduced, there being only 194
in the estadiihment at the present time. Miss
Nightingale spent some time at Fort Pitt in inspect-
ing the internal al rangeinents of the hospital, with
the whole of which she evidently appeared well
satisfied. The inspec don of the hospitals occupied
the'eutire day.
Yesterday morning the heid-quarters, stlff, and
H troop of the 2d (the Queen's) Dragoon Guards,
under the command of Cul. W. Campbell, arrived
at Chatham from Dubin, under orders to pr ,i-eed
to Canterbury, where they relieve the 11th Hus-
sars. The following officers also arrived wi,h the
head-quar era -in J. O'Hara, L.eut. F. G.
Powell, Adjutant S. Calvert, Cornet G. E. Jarvis,
and•Vet,rihary-Surgeon Gudgeon. The 3d Drago.li
Guards are also under orders to move to Canter
bury for Ireland.

A large discharge of troops, to the number of 80
non-commia,ioned office, s and men, selected from
Various cavalry and infantry re 4inients, took place
yesterday morning from St. Mary's Barra:Ars, Cha
tham. The troops discharged were previously in-
spected by a Board of Comati,,sioners from Chelsea
Hospital, and pensions awarded them aconNiing to
their length of service. Seventy-eight men of .a"i
ranks were inspe:te t yesterday and the preyiOu:
-day at Fort Pitt by Drs. Tayl and .Tice, and a I
were ordered to hold th.-m3etves in readiness to be
discharged. • -
We are informed that the launch of the Renown
is not to. be
.postponed as stated, but will take
place to,morrocvat Chathara ai)out 2 p.m.
The following appointments were made yesterlay
at the Admiralty :—Comminder H. Trollo: e, t,,
the-Melville, vice Little, whose appointme,,t is
cancelled • Lieutenant E. W. Hawes, to the Por-
cupine ; W. Stanton, master, to the Porcupine ;
Francis H. Chown, clerk, to the Excellent.

THE &IMAGE COLLECTION AND MANCHESTER.—Tbe
Committee of the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manchester
--4" committee consisting of seven gentlemen, has most
liberally and wisely bought (upon their own individual
reiponsibility) the whole of the Sonlage Collection for
the orieinal price at which it wasoffered-to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer and ttedined, viz., 13,5001. This fat-
famed collection (.eitbout its rival in any niuntry) wil;
at the cone ofithe Art Treasured Exhibition be offered
tp the city of Manchester, at the price paid for it by the
committee. Should the citizens of Manchester decline
to purchase so chuiee a collecti-n, it will be tendered by
the present holders to the then Chancellor of the Exche-
quer at the eestPrice and if a second time declined (of
which we have litt,e dreal), it will be
sold
by auction,
or at certain appraised prices.
will be borne by the eaven purchasers ;
Should there be any
loss,'
on the sale it
ro
shouli there he a pry fit, the p fit will he handed over
to the original purchas,r- r
acmahnotro? national obj.ct CM,
nected with art.in tn.. pre,,ent
stormy atmosphere of ispol7tiecs that to
nchestertirred
with a conte-ited election as she ie--can Yet find
and motley to secure
.a
%
tent as the Soulage. It was ,aid by Sir kdeo. Reaninon
who bribed the Government of George IV. to buy the
Angeretein GalLry by the immediate gift of his own fin,
gallery—a gift something like thirty thousand pound._
that the Apollo, the Venus, and the Lancoun, &c.,
are worth thousands a year to the country which
po-a..sos them. The beneficial Ffluence which the
S,O1•111,e Collection will have upon art in England is not
t.) be doubted for a single moment.
[ADiEBTINEHRNT]—Jan, Hallett, of Whitty Heap,
near Netherbuiy, Dorset, suffered for many years from
a bad leg. From the knee to the &note it had several
wounds, so that she was unable to stand or move about
the-house. She tried a variety of means and applica-
tions, but without obtaining a cure. By the blessing of
God ,and using only three pots of Poor Man's Friend,
and taking three boxes of pills, she was perfectly cured.
Dr. Roberts's Poor Man's Friend, for wounds and erup-
tions of every description, is sold in pots, is. 13d. and
2s. 9d. each. His Pilulai Antiscrophulm, for ail im•
purities of the blood, is sold "in boxes, 1,, lid., 2s. ,9d.,
4s. 6d., lls., and 225. each, by all medicine vendors
throughout the United Kingdom and Colonies.