The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-28 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The court, of inquiry ordered by the General Command-
ing-in-Chief on tho charges preferred by Colonel Shirley,
against General Beatson, at the urgent demand of the gat-'
lrnt general, has comtnenced proceedings at the late offices
of the Army Works Corps, in Whitehall-yoU . The board
of officers is presided over by Lieut.-General Sir Colin
Campbell, G.C.B.

- A few days shim the 34th Regiment, stationed in Edin-
burgh Castle, were drawn up before the house of their
colonel, General Sir T. M. Brisbane, in Charlotte-square,
there to give exprossion to their gratitude for his unwearied
efforts to promote the moral and material welfare of the
regiment. The General came out to receive the regiment,
and, after alluding to its servicesin the Crimea and various
parts of the globe, said he had coreananded it for 30 years,
and no complaints had ever been brought to him against
any individual in it.
The sentence of the gancral court-martial held at Wool-
wich for the trial of Pay-Sergeant W. Girven on the 18th
and I`lth inst. has been promulgated. The prisoner having
been found guilty of both the charges of which be was ac-
cused, as previously stated in The Sun, was publicly re-
duced on parade to the station of a private, and ordered to
be placed under stoppages until the amount of public
money which he embezzled be made good.
The Iris, 26, sailing frigate, Capt. Loring, arrived at
Spithead on Thursday to await orders. She proceeds to
the relief of the Juno on the Australian station.

The Nimrod, 6, now screw despatch gun-vessel, having
received Commander Roderick Dew and the other officers
and men from the Flying Fish, and having been swung for
the adjustment of her compasses, went to Spitbead yester-
day.
The Bulldog, 6, paddle-wheel sloop,Commander Gordon,
went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon to be
paid off.
The Prussian frigate Thetis, 40, CapWn Snndewal, was
docked yesterday at Portsmouth, to obtain a thorough
refit.

Extensive preparations are in progress in order to expo•
dite the construction of the 2G heavy gun steam corvette
Galatea in Woolwich dockyard. A number of the frames
are got together, and are ready to be laid dow*. The shed
from which the Scout was launched a few weeks ago is
being considerably extended beyond its former space, as
the prescribed length of the Galatea, 330 feet, will exceed
that of any ship hitherto built at Woolwich. A vessel of
similar dimensions, to be named the Ariadne, was recently
commenced in Deptford dockyard, and is intended to carry
32 lighter ordnance, and to be fitted with a screw and
engines of 800-horse power.
The freight-ship Northfieet has sailed from Woolwich,
laden with 1,200 tons of ordnance and war stores for
Hong Kong.

The screw steam-frigate Shannon, 51, Captain William
Peel, sailed from Plymouth on Wednesday for Lisbon. In
consequence of the special application of Captain Peel to
the Lords of the Admiralty, this frigate has had two of
her boats fitted at Devonport with Mr. Clifford's new ap-
paratus, and previous to her departure they were both
tested. The larboard quarter cutter, with 15 bands, and
the second cutter, with 20 hands, were lowered in a few
seconds when the ship was under full steam.
The crew of the paddlewheel steam vessel Vixen, 2, Com-
mander Mecham, were paid wages at Devonport on Wed.
nesday, preparatory to her sailing for South Australia.
The newly erected boring mills and shell foundry in
Woolwich Arsenal have received a considerable portion of
the machinery, and are being furnished on an improved
scale.

The following appointments have been made at the
Admiralty :
Lieutenant W. A. Brownlow, to the Royal Albert, for
disposal ; George Powys, midshipman, to tho Devastation ;
William Parsons and G. T. l!eleild, midshipmen, to the
Sanspareil.

Country Markets.

LIVERPOOL-FEB. 27.

At this morning's market we had a very fair attendance of
buyers, but their operations were rather restricted. Holders
required late prices for wheat ; on American and Canadian
flour, however, a reduction of 3d to 6d per barrel was sub•
mitted to. Egyptian beans were rather dearer. Barley.
oats, and oatmeal were unchanged in value. Indian corn was
not lower in price, excepting soft-conditioned parcels on board
ship, which were forced at 6d per qr. reduction.