Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

MILITARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Major-General Windham. C. 8., who has been selected
'to com-rand a division in the Bast Indies, has left town
for Marseilles, there to embark for Alexandria overland
'to Caciitta. Major-General Dupuis, C. 8., of the Royal
Artillery, another distinguished Crimean officer, who is
to have the command of the Royal Artillery, departed on
Thursday by way of Marseilles to assume his military
duties in India. A great 'many officers of the Queen's
and the East India Company's services left for India by
the si earner which sailed from Southampton on Thursday,
or via Marseilles, including among others :—Colonel D.
W"0(1, Royal Horse Artillery ; Colonel A. H. Hors-
ford, C.B, Rift! Brigade; Lieutenant-Colonel Little. 9th
Colonel Beecher, Major Brett, Captain Johnson
Captain Coles, Captain Briggs, Captain Maxwell, Cap-
tain H. Richards, Captain E- J. Richards, -Captain
M`Quenn, &c.
Ties 15th Hussars and 6th Dragoons have both received
-orders to march from Aldersho`t, the former to Norwich
And Ipswich, and the latter to Brighton. Before leaving
camp the officers of the Ist battalion of the Wile Brigade
presented to Mr. Govey, the stationmaster at Fern-
borou di, with a splendid silver cup, suitably inscribed, as
!.I,,tlnrk of their appreciation of his courtesy and attention.
nis makes the fourth valuable testimonial of the same
I'Rind which Mr. Govey has received within the last few
months.
The troops belonging to the Royal Engineers at Chat-
ham) were on Saturday engaged in a series of operations
-t id
Rochester-bridge, for the purpose of destroyin
O
ancient structure. On Wednesday another large
portion of the old bridge will be destroyed by the Sappers
and Miners.
Colonel H.Chatham Savage, Commanding Royal Engineer at
Engitit,-" has been appointed Commanding Royal
forthwit7h.at Gibraltar, to which station he proceeds
Eastln
East I i' PPer ship Lightning, which was taken up by the.
la Company
flaying for the conveyance of troops to India,
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be'n re ready, reinforcements from the
Ch w'mg Indian depots at the Provisional Battalion,
Gr:"."o3 are ordered to embark on board that vessel at
53rd, v;z : —Bth (the King's), 10th, 29th, 32nd, 35th,
ho;h (Rifles), Ist battalion, 75th, 82a1, and 84th
yirl'en ,'llls, with the undermentioned officers :—Captain
32 td Regiment, Lieutenant T. C. Robertson, and
s u• Bartholomew, 10th Regiment ; Lieutenant C.
Pener'e, 82nd Regiment ; Easign A. G. Black, Ensign G
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Fursdon, and Ensign Cochrane, 29th Regiment.
ot.Yhe Order for the embarkation of the detachment of
I.,"`„evt's and men of the 43rd Light Infantry 3rd Bat-,
;.""cm, 6)th Rifles, and 74th Highlanders at Portsmouth
or India has been countermanded, and the reinforcements
for those regiments, numbering 109 men, with nine officers,
Will remain at Chatham Garrison until required to
'embark at Gravesend.
Thee battery, Royal Artillery, which has left Norwich
for tat, camp at Shorneliffe;will form part of the reserves
t'iudia. 'rho battery under the command of Major
Para, which has for some time past been stationed at
Ps-wi"11, has left that town for Woolwich, and is expected
to - embark shortly for India.
The 56th Regiment, under the command of' Lieutenant-
vbriuet!rw eh"lhiFaceY has arrived in Cork from the Curragh,
camp, on their departur,., they were played
to the Grand Stand-house by the bands of the 99th
^"nent aad
regin„nt, .3rd and 13th Light Dragoons. The
About tilt In all probability, will remain in barracks till
provide e 25th, during which time they will be able to
the voyam, themselves with sea kits and other necessaries for
Th curacoa, 31,
Capt. Forbes, left Spithead on Friday
evenitt for Woolwich with supernumeraries, to be paid

The Roebuck and Sparrowhiwk,
'Commanders Martin and Byng, have gone to Spithead to
steam gun-vessels,
await sailing orders for India.
The Sidon, 22, paddle frigate was docked at Portsmouth
on Saturday for repairs.
The Diadem,B will be fitted
32, Captain lNloorsom, C.
out with ,all despatch at Portsmouth. Uer compliment
will be 470.
The Vernon, 1,000 tons re,,lster Captain 11. 11. Consitt,
,one of the East Indian fleet belonging to Mr. R. Green,
arrived last Friday morning in St. Helens Roads from
bound for Mauritius and Bombay. During the
day sill embarked Major-General Breton (late Lieu
tenant-G wernor of Portsmouth) and Major Nelson, Mill.
Lary S2cretary : Captain A.ylmer, A.lde-de-Camp ;
Breton, Mrs. Nelson and family, rza. 'Major-General
Breton goes out as the Major General on the stair of the
Commander in-Chief at the Mauritius. The Vernon
sailed at 6 p.m., with a splendid breeze down channel
from E.S.E•
The steamship Khersonne sailed from Liverpool for
Portsmouth on Saturday, to embark troops fur the East.
The steam-transport Dutchman, filing out at Deptford,
has been engaged to embark artillery stores, accoutre-
- merits, arms, and troops from Woolwich for India.
- The freightship John Bull, in the London Docks, IF;
. engaged to ship 4,000 barrels of powder_trom Woolritch
_ Arsenal for Illoutreal dad QpbeC, A