The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-02 00:00:00

211 E NAVY.

Orders have been received at Portsmouth from
the Admiralty for the Warrior to make her official
trial of speed at the measured mile in Stokes Bay
on the 10th inst., if she can possibly be made ready
by that date.
The Recruit, 3, paddle, Commander D. Spain, ar-
rived at Spithead last evening from the Mediter-
ranean, having sailed from Malta on August 31.
The Volage, 26, one of the sailing vessels of the
sailing reserve at Chatham ordered to be sold, is
directed to be handed over to the Ordnance De-
partment to be used as a store ship at Chatham.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Hay A. P. Probyn, naval cadet,
to the Narcissus ; H. G. Gough, Arch. 0. Hill, and
J. S. L. H. Mackinnon, naval cadets, to the Marl-
borough, as supernumeraries ; G. G. Crompton,
naval, cadet, to the Aboukir ; C. C. Wood, J. H.
Symons, Fred. Pampillon, S. G. Smith, and A. J.
Leith, naval cadets, to the Nile, as supernumeraries ;
Wm. Henn, G. S. Smith, A. R. Woodriff, Alfred S.
White, and C. B. Neate, naval cadets, to the Tra-
falgar.; S. IV. E. Wilmot, naval cadet, to the Eme-
rald ; A. J. Hamilton, naval cadet, to the London ;
H. N. S Hood, midshipman, to the Revenge ; F.
R. H. Yorke, midshipman, to the Trafalgar. Chas.
E. Grissell and F. 0. D. Wright have been nomi-
nated to naval cadetships.

THE 'AR 21t1

H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, the General
Commanding-in-Chief, arrived at the Gosport sta-
tion of the London and North-Western Railway at
2 p.m. yesterday on his annual tour of inspection.
A Royal salute of 21 guns was fired from the crest
of the works as his Royal Highness alighted from
the train, where, in waiting to receive him, were
Major Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., Lieutenant.-Go-
vernor of the garrison and commanding the south-
west district; Col. C. Bingham, Deputy-Adjutant-
General, R.A. ; Col. Somerset, C. 8., Assist. Quar-
termaster-General; Col. Thackwell, Assist. Adjt.-
General ; Captain C. Milligan, Aide-de-Camp, and
Town Major Breton, &c. Accompanied by these
officers his Royal Highness visited the new lines of
defence, completed and in course of construction, on
the western side of Portsmouth harbour, crossing
over to Portsmouthon returning from his inspection
in the evening, where his Royal Highness during
his stay in the garrison has become the guest of
Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., at the Govern-
ment-house. To-day his Royal Highness will visit

the various forts and lines of defence on the eastern
sides of Portsmouth harbour, and also review the

troops stationed in the garrison on Southsea-common.
According to present arrangements his Royal High-
ness returns to town from Portsmouth to-morrow.
The first battalion of tl e Scots Fusileer Guards,
commanded py Col. Francis Seymour, C. 8., removed
yesterday forenoon from Portman-street and St:
John's-wood barrack to relieve the th;rd battalion of
the Grenadier Guards, at Windsor. By the new
regulation the battalion marched to Windsor, where

they will arrive this day.
The third battalion of the Grenadier Guards,
under the command of Col. the Hon. H. H. Manvers
Percy, C. 8., V.C., left the Windsor Infantry Bar-
racks yesterday morning for the Portman-street
and St. John's-wood Barracks, the battalion having
completed the customary six months' service at
Windsor. The troops are expected to encamp at
Hounslow on their way to the metropolis, as they
march to quarters instead of travelling by railway,
as was until recently the custom.
The winter session of the Army Medical School,
at Fort Pitt, Chatham, commenced yesterday, when
the whole of the students belonging to the school,
together with Major-Gen. Eyre, and the principals,
officers, and heads of departments connected with
the garrison assembled in the lecture room at Fort
Pitt. The introductory address was delivered by
Deputy-Inspector-Gen. W. C. Maclean, M.D., Pro:
fessor of Clinical and Military Surgery. By direc-
tion of the authorities at the War-office the course
of study at the school during the present winter
session is to be confined exclusively to the junior
assistant-surgeons of the army, who have been
directed to join at Fort Pitt from their respective
regiments, no fresh medical candidates for commis-
sions having been enteved this term.

commanding the Chatham dis
M3jor-Gon. Eyre,
triet, accompanied by the principal medical officers
of the staff of the garrison, visited Sheerness on
Monday, where ho was- occupied the whole day in
the inspection of the Royal Artillery Barracks,
Military Hospital, and the other establishments at
that station. The sanitary condition of the hospital
is excellent, and although the visit of Major-Gen.
Eyre was unexpected, the utmost order, regularity,
and cleanliness was found to prevail throughout the
establishment. At the termination of the inspection
of the barracks and adjacent buildings, Major-Gen.
Eyre visited the new quarters which are now in
course of erection for the married non-commissioned
officers and men, over which he was conducted by
the Royal. Engineer officers, under whosdk-superin-
tendence the blocks of buildings are being raised.
A general parade of the Royal Artillery at
which was yesterday held on the bArrAcic flag 1)1'

Gen. air R. Daeres, R.C.8., attei
on staff,
o he
service, accompanied by gratuiti,
thse Bth,
John
Iniamedals
to the following non-commissioned
—Ruartermaster•Serg. Robert _ _
Major Geo. Collins, S erg. Wm. Hughes, and Serg,
Major Michael Cook, of the depot brigade; Ser-
geants hales M'Cabe, of the 16th, W. Kelly, of
Serg. P. James, of the Cadet Company ; Serg.-
Major C. Patterson ; Gunners, J. Young, T. Phillips,
1
and W. nopkinson, of the 10th Brigade; and J. M.
n, o forf the good
C
oast Brigade, and
Gowan, 9th Brigade. The medals were pinned on
the breast of each man by the Sergt.-Major in
attendance. Sir It--. nacres addressed the parade, ex-
pressing his great Pleasure in distributing medals
to men who (he stated) from their exemplary con-
duct had become entitled to them, some of them
during a service of 20 years never having been in
the defaulters' book. Ire begged of the young sol-
diers to follow their example, and to remember that,
besides the benefit of the gratuity, the medal ou
their dischari;e would be a testimony for ever of
their good character. Sir R. Iliacres (himself a tee-

totaller) impressed upon the men the advantages to
themselves, and (if married) to their wives and chil-
dren, in abstaining from intoxicating drinks, and
affirmed as his belief that most of the irregularities
and crimes which are now punished by courts-
martial would be unheard of if temperate habits
were adopted by soldiers in general. In the after-
noon the General, accompanied by Col. D'Aguilar,
C. 8., and his staff, visited the Brigade schools,
which are attended by upwards of 2,000 adults and
children. Gen. Dacres personally examined many
of the seholars ; even the youngest,was not passed
over, and both the reading and writing were care-
fully observed. The Gsneral-stated his desire that
those two subjects especially should be thoroughly
taught. On leaving the schools the General was
pleased to express to Mr. Wherry, the superintend-
ent, his entire satisfaction at their efficient condi
tion, which yvas highly creditable to all engaged in
their management.

Col. Campbell, commanding the Woolwich divi-
sion of Royal Marines, yesterday received a circular
memorandum from the Afijutant-Generals-oflice,
directing an annuity of £4O to be paid to the widow
of Sergt. Cunningham, who died on board the Fire-
brand, in charge of a detachment of Royal Marine
Light. Infantry, in consequence of the great zeal
displayed by him while attending to his messmatcs
during the fearful prevalence of yellow fever on
board the ship in the West Indies.