The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The Braganza brings Lisbon dates of the 15th
inst.,when the following English and foreign vessels
of war were anchored in the Tagus :—Her Majesty's
steam ships Caesar, Capt. Robb ; Centurion, Capt.
Fansbawe ; Colossus, Capt. Thomson ; Exmouth,
Capt Eyres; and Sanspareil, Capt. Key. French
steam ship Austerlitz, steamer Phoenix, and Dutch
frigate Prins Alexander.

'When the Braganza left Lisbon neither the
Peninsular mail packet, which left Southampton
on the 6th, nor the Avon, which left w ith the Brazil
►sails on the 9th, had reached Lisbon ; no doubt
in consequence of the contrary gales, which kept
the French steamer Franc Cumptois out 10 days
from Havre, and obliged the steamer Arno, which
left Liverpool for Gibraltar and Genoa on the 3rd,
to put into the Tagus for coals on the 13th.
The Arno had not suffered damage, and left on
the 15th for Gibraltar, but the Franc Comptois
was making water, and was not expected to be able
to go on for the Brazils in less than a week.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

WOO MICH, DEC. 22
Four of the gunboats now at Woolwich dockyard
are ordered to be forwarded to Portsmouth.

A detachment of Royal Artillery is under orders
to leave this garrison for Ireland.

A large number of men belonging to the late
Turkish contingent service, whose claims have
been examined and certified, were last week paid
off at the Tower.

Several officers of the Royal Engineers have
recently returned from a tour of inspection to
various eminent engineering establishments in this
country, the object of which was to gain information
with regard to any inventions or improvements.
A school for the education of the numerous boys
employed at the Royal Arsenal has been opened in
that establishment, and is under the supervision of
the heads of the departments.
At the police court this day a gunner, named
William Wise, was committed for three months.for
stealing property from the kit of a comrade,
named George Lovell.
The iron steam vessel Hosper, Master-Comman-
der Hodges, which left Woolwich with provisions
and stores for Madeira and Lisbon, returned this
day, and is now in harbour.
The Buffalo, steam vessel, left the harbour• this
day for Keyham yard, with sand and seventeen
boats—the latter having been manufactured for
the use of that establishment.

CHATHAM, DEC 22.
This morning some surprise was created among
the troops at Chatham barracks, in consequence of
an order [being issued for the immediate depar-
ture of the depots of the 12th Foot and the 45th
Regiment to the camp at Colchester. At two
o'clock this afternoon the whole of the troops be-
longing to those regiments were assembled on the
general parade ground for the purpose of being in
spected by Colonel H. Jervis, Commandant of the
Provisional Battalion, previously to their depar.
ture. The 12th depot were under the command of
Major F. G. Hamley, and the 45th under that of
Major J. B. Wheatstone, the strength of the former
being 5 sergeants, 4 corporals, and 50 rank
and file. The appearance of the non-corn.
missioned officers and men on parade was
extremely satisfactory to the inspecting field officer.
Both depots will leave Chatham Barracks at an
early hour to-morrow morning; the whole of the
baggage and arms belonging to the depot com-
panies having been forwarded to Colchester this
day. The depot of the St. Helena Regiment is
attached to the 12th Foot. The first battalion of
the 12th Regiment is in Australia, and the reserve
battalion at the Cape of Good Hope ; the head•

quarters of the 45th is also stationed at the Cape
of Good Hope.
An order has been given for the battalion of
Royal Marine Light Infantry, at this garrison, to
be marched out into the open country in the
morning instead of the afternoon, as heretofore.
This new arrangement will commence to-morrow
morning.

The 18th Royal Irish Regiment has given 110
volunteers to the following depots attached to the
Provisional Battalion, the service companies of
which are below their prescribed establishment,
viz. :-70th Regiment, 70 men ; 52;1 Light Infantry,
28 men ; 35th Royal Sussex, 16 men ; 81st Regi-
ment, 5 men ; 32d Regiment,, 1 man ; and 45th
Regiment, 1 man. The whole of the above volun-
teers have been ordered to join their.denots, at this
garrison, immediately.
A detachment of the Royal Marine Light Infantry
consisting of 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 drummer, and
14 privates, left this morning, and proceeded to
Sheerness, where they embarked on board H M.
ship Melampus. 42, Capt. J. Borlase (1835).
The ropery establishment in the dockyard is in
full work, an order having been forwarded, for the
manufacture of several hundred tons of rope for
the supply of the navy.

MALTA, DECEMBER 10.
Her Majesty's screw steam line of
Duke of Wallington, bearing the flag of Rear Ad-
miral Sir R. S Dundas, left for Lisbon on the 3rd,
and at the same time her Majesty's steam frigate,
Dauntless, for Constantinople, for which destina-
tion her Majesty's screw steam sloop, Ariel, pre-
ceded her on the 2nd.

Her Majesty's screw steam sloop, Osprey, left
on the 4th for Naples, whence she returned on
the 9th.

Her Majesty's steam corvette, Stromboli, having
on board 48 invalids from the fleet, with the
Weser steam gunboat in tow, arrived on the sth
from Bujukdere.
Her Majesty's steam sloop, Shearwater, returded
on the 7th from Cerigo, where she landed materials
for the erection of the new lighthouse.
Her Majesty's screw steam transport Urgent
arrived from Gibraltar and England on the Bth.
The schooner yacht Fancy, having on bo trd the
Marquis of Dregheda, left for Syracuse on the Bth.
The Thabor, French postal steamer, only arrived
from Constantinople, Smyrna, and Syra, on the 30th
of November, four days after she was due, having
been compelled by stress of weather to put into
Zante ; she brought Commissary General Smith
and family.
The Hellespont, French postal steamer, arrived
from Marseilles, bringing the Bishop of Gibraltar
and wife.

The Vectis, Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steampacket, arrived from Marseilles on the Ist of
December, bringing from Malta Majors Pearson
and \Vest ; Captains Harvey and Loftus ; and for
Alexandria, for which port she took her departure
on the same morning in company with the steam-
packet Colombo, Lieutenant Colonel Huyshe ;
Captains 111`Viccar, Walker, Ranker and wife,
Arthur and wife, Campbell, and Green, Sir A.
Larpent, and Captain Read.
The Caire, French postal steamer, arrived from
Marseilles on the 7th, and left for Syra, Smyrna,
and Constantinople on the B'll
The Arcadia, screw steamer, arrived from Liver-
pool on the 6th, having in tow the French brig
Ibis, Julien Bachilier master, out 110 days from
Matacong, on the coast of Africa.

The British Queen, screw steamer, arrived from
Alexandria on the Bth, and left on the same day
for Gibraltar and Liverpool.
The barque Sir Alexander, of South S'Aields,
arrived from Cardiff on the 7th, bringing in Capt.
Howell and the crew (nine in number) of the brig
Mary, of Exeter,whicl4 foundered at sea in latitude
27.28 N. and latitude 4.55 E , on the 2nd, likewise
from Cardiff and bound also to Alexandria.
The ordnance field fronting the residence of
Colonel Walpole, commanding the Royal Engi-
neers at Woolwich, and known as Millhill-field, has
been conceded to the engineer department. Chia
field, consisting of 14 acres of ground, will increase
considerably the facilities required for carrying
out the instructions which have recently been
commenced in the arts of sapping and mining.
The steam troopship Dee arrived at Woolwich
on Sunday evening, and was yesterday morning
admitted into the basin, to be reladen with
machinery for the western yards.
The screw storeship Hesper, Master Commander
Hodges, arrived at Woolwich yesterday morning, having
conveyed a cargo of medical comforts to the island of
Madeira.

The screw steam vessel Buffalo, in temporary command
of Second Master Jones, sailed yesterday from Woolwich
with dockyard stores for the western yards.
The following appointments have been made at the
Admiralty :—James 0. Jones, Master, to the Megmra ;
D'Arcy A. Denny, Mate, to the Antelope; Henry L.
Templar, Mate, to the Scourge (for disposal) ; Frederick
11. Rose, Asssistant Surgeon, confirmed, to the Fisgard ;
W. Taylor, Master's Assistant, to the Pembroke.