The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-19 00:00:00

IllE NAVY
•

The Grand Duke Constantine yesterday paid a
visit to the Warrior, lying at Spithead. His Im-
perial\ Highness was conveyed to and from the
frigate in the Fire Queen steam yacht, which had
been placed at his disposal for that purpose by the
Admiral commanding at the port.
Yesterday Rear-Admiral Popoff, commanding
the squadron recently fitted out at Cronstadt for
service in the Pacific and Amour, accompanied by
Mr. George Baker, jun., Russian Vice-Consul. at
Portsmouth, paid an official uisit to Vice-Admiral
Sir H. W. Bruce and Rear-Admiral the Hon.
George Grey, the Port Admiral and Admiral..
Superintendent, at their official residences in
Portsmouth dockyard, and afterwards paid a
like ceremonial visit to .Major-General Lord W.
Paulet, C. 8., Lieutenant-Governor of the garrison
at the Government-house. Admiral Popoff arrived
on Wednesday at the Mothcrbank with his flag on
board the Novik Imperial Russian corvette, one of
the vessels of the squadron, which consists of the
Bogatyr and Benda. The Admiral returns to Kiel,
where he will join the two last named vessels.
Hoisting flag on the Bogatyr he will jointheNovik
at the Motherbank, whence they will finally sail
fur their destination.

The Swallow, 9, screw steam sloop, is fitting in
the steam basin at Sheerness for surveying service
off the coast of Japan.

The Dutch transport Constance, recently in-
jured in a collision with another vessel off the
Longships, has been taken into No. 3 dock at Sheer-
ness, where she is making good her defects. Owing,
however, to the injuries she has sustained some
time will elapse before she is completed.
The Cambria has commenced shipping at Wool-
wich a battery of 24-pounder guns and equipment
for the Artillery Volunteers at Anglesea.
The War Department steamer Lord Panmure,
Mr. T. Moore, master commanding, left Wool-
wich yesterday for Purfleet, to fill in her ma-
gazines with powder and ammunition ; she will
sail thence on Tuesday for Devonport. Her cargo
consists of about 600 tons of military stores, con-
sisting of cases of small arms from the Tower, 6-
pounder brass guns, shell, shot, &c. The Agrip-
pina is also loading at Woolwich with war materials
for Malta.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. B. L. Lefroy, to the
Fisgard ; Lieut. W. Meriat and Lieut. W. N. Tuf-
nell, to the Britannia; Lieut. Hamilton Dunlop,
to the Sanspareil ; Lieut. Count E.G. F. G. Visconti,
to the Conqueror ; Lieut. D. D. Yonge, to the
Forte ; G. C. Ball, master, to the Colossus for the
Coastguard ; E. M. Vincent, mastrx, to the Mada-
gascar ; Cecil E. Danvers, midshipman, to the Cen-
turion ; A. P. Whipman, J. P. Bagley, H. N.
A 1 leyne, J. S. Brome, and E. N uthall, midshipmen,
to the Sanspareil ; W. H. Adlam, second master, to
the Doterel ; F. H. Boys, master's assistant, to the
Sanspareil ; D. T. Hodges, H. C. Owen, J. H.
Scott, and J. M•Farlane, master's assistants, to the
Nile, as supernumeraries.

TILE ARIIII.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
,n-Chief will hold a levee at the Horse Guards at

one o'clock on Thursday nest, the 24th inst.
Recruiting for the corps of Royal Marine Light

nfantry is proceeding more briskly than is the case

with recruiting for any other branch of the service,

and each of the divisions of Royal Marines is now

nearly up to its full strength. Yesterday a party
of fine young men arrived at headquarters, Chat-
ham, having been forwarded from the Hull dis-
trict. The principal portion have been sent up
from the recruiting districts in Yorkshire and
the North, where in consequence of the

stagnation occurring in the cotton and sub-
sidiary trades there appears to be no difficulty
experienced in obtaining recruits for the various
branches of the service requiring men. The Royal
Marine recruits on being finally approved at head-

quarters are forwarded to Deal and attached to
the depot battalion at that station.
Yesterday a Board of the Commissioners of
Chelsea Hospital assembled at St. Mary's Barracks,
Chatham, under the presidency of Inspector-Gen.
W. M. Muir, M.D., C. 8., principal medical officer
of the district, when 106 non-commissioned officers
and men of the various cavalry and infantry regi-
ments, chiefly from the Mediterranean and home

statione, all of whom had been previously inspected

and found unfit for further service, were ordered to
be discharged from the army on Thursday next.
The claims were investigated by the Commissioners,

and pensions awarded to each non commissioned
officer and private according to his length of service.

The detachment of Royal Marines and Marine
Artillery which arrived at Chatham, from China,
in the Chesapeake, 51, under the command of
Major W. R. G. Masters and Lieut. B. D. Kenni-
cott, was inspected at bead-quarters on Thursday
by Col. Gascoigne, C.B. In addition to their sea
pay for the period they have been absent from
England each of the privates will receive £l4 China
prize money, and the non-commissioneetofficers £2B
each. As soon as the men of the detachment have
received their pay they will be granted six weeks'
leave of absence.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Saxe Weimar,
Lord Bingham, Lord GGorge Lennox, M.P., and
M. Acott, accompanied by Major-Gen. Sir Joshua
Webb, arrived at Portland on Wednesday, and in-
spected the breakwater, fortifications, casemated
barracks, batteries, and prison works now in course
of erection. The visitors were occupied several
hours in going over the extensive works in progress,
as well as those completed, and did not leave the
(.1 until late in the afternoon,when they returned
to Weymouth.
Two batteries of 6.pounder smooth bore guns
were yesterday withdrawn from the depot of the
Royal Artillery at Woolwich, and were ordered to
be prepared for embarkation in the Black Eagle
transport vessel, now at Deptford, for the use of
the Artillery Volunteers in Prince Edward's Island.
Three batteries of 12-pounder Armstrong guns and
equipments were ordered to be got in readiness for
despatch by an early conveyance for Quebec.
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The newly organised military police force at
'Woolwich, which at present comprises only 14 men,
selected from the various regiments stationed there,
and who parade the town and garrison night
t and
day, has been found to act mostthe
ionf desertionsam ark e d
maanndn e otherr.
Ascrimes
the havingnumbe r de-
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f
eor
established relief
are
of now
operation and
in
nthuemgb aerrrison amounts to between 5,000 and 6,000
soldiers, it is proposed to increase the military police
corps to an
equivalent
permanent duty. The streets, which were formerly
impassablee
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system, h
and dangerous
and
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t r
e e
has
beenm under nightfall,n
the
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other garrisons with the like effect. The members
of the corps are only distinguished from other sol-
diers in their dress by the letters " M. P." in red
and yellow cloth attached to their left arms. Those
only are appointed who are known to be temperate
and of good general conduct.
The new barracks in course of erection at Hamp-
stead, for the use of the Ist or Royal East Middle-
sex Militia, are fast approaching completion, and
are expected to be ready for occupation before the
close of the present year.
Col. Donaldson, who died on the 14th inst. at
w
Fulham, served in the Peninsula with the 57t
in
h
Regiment from June, 1809, to the end of the war
jn
1814. He was present at the siege of Bavidajttonria,
April, 1811, and at the battles of Albufora're date :
and the Pyrenees. His coromissio!,2l,
1805; Capt.,
Cornet, Sept. 14, 1804 ; Lieut.,D
T 837 ; Lieut• Col.,
June 24, 1813; Major, Jl\o7o.v. 28, 1854.
Nov. 11, 1851 ; P-r-2 .

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