Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

MILITARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

The Duke of Cambridge, Commander.in-Chief, having
decided on removing the second depot battalion, now
stationed at Colchester, under the command of Lieut.-
Colonel J. W. Armstrong, C. 8., to Chatham, orders have
been received at that garrison that the entire battalion,
consisting of the depots of the 6th (Royal First Warwick- I
shire), 33rd (Duke of Wellington's), 45th, and 50th
(Queen's Own) Regiments, are to proceed from Colchester
to Chatham Barracks, with the whole of the following
staff:—Major M. H. Dowbiggin, Adjutant Captain the
Hon. B. M.Ward, Captain S. B. Gordon (45th Regiment,
instructor of musketry), Paymaster T. Cassidy, Quarter-
master T. Yousdea, Second-Class Staff Surgeon W. H.
Fairbairn, M.D., Assistant-Surgeons A. J. L. Hepworth
and J. Campbell, M.D.
In order has been received at Chatham garrison for a
number of non-commissioned officers belonging to the
Provisional Battalion to be selected from the Indian
depots, for the purpose of being attached to the staff of
the twenty new battalions of Foot which are about to be

raised.
The following changes are ordered to take place in the
quarters of the troops stationed inthe south-west district
—The depots of the 54th. 66th, and 2nd and 3rd battalions
of the 'Rifle Brigade, from Winchester, and the depot of
the 34th, from the Isle of Wight, to Colchester. The
depots of the 19th, from Parkhurst to Chatham, on the
29th instant. The depot of the 22nd, from Chichester to
Winchester.
Fourteen officers and 258 men of the 44thlitegiment have
embarked at Portsmouth in the clipper ship Hersilia for
India; 14 officers and 296 men of the 72nd Highlanders
embarked at the same time in the Matilda A:holing
for India. The officers of the 44th are—Lieutenant-
Colonel M'Mahon, Captains P. N. Gregory, W. Heudecock,
and Walters; Lieutenants Kiy, Hawarth, and Kendal;
Ensigns Anderson, Webster. Briggs, Foley, Trimmer, and
Lewis ; Assistant-Surgeon Johnson. The officers of the
72nd are—MajorThellusson, Captains Best, the Hon. Fit z-
maurice, Hunter ; Lieutenants Cameron, Beresford, and
the Hon. Fitzmaurice ; Ensigns Stewart, M'Kinnon'
M‘Kay, Benfield, and Kildahl ; Assistant• Surgeon Rutter.
The 16th Lancers, in Kilkenny, having at length
received the expected route for Edinburgh, have already
begun to march. On Monday morning a troop, under the
command of Captain Irwin, with Cornet Armstrong, left
far Belfast, .stia Carlow ; and on Tuesday morning the
head-quarters division, under the command of Lieutenant_
Colonelf.Pattle,,followed them. The four troops at Athy,
Carlow, Waterford, and Cahir, have also commenced
moving to Belfast, from which the whole regiment (con-
sisting of 24 officers, 300 non-commissioned officers.
trumpeter?, farriers, and rank and file, with 45 officers'
chargers and 271 troop horses) will embark on the 4th,
7th, and Bth September for Glasgow, and march thence
to Edinburgh, where they wiil occupy the Piershil
Barracks.

The arrival of the Converer, 101, screw two-decker,
Captain Yelverton, C. 8.. at Spithead, is to be accounted
for as follows .—When Admit. 11 Lord Lyons was at
Gibraltar with his squadron, the transport Abeona, des
tined to bring the 47th Regiment to England, arrived
from Malta in a disabled state. As the Governor of
Gibraltar represented to the Admiral that the authorities
at home were particularly desirous of getting the 47th
to England with the least possible delay, his Lordship
detached the best. line.of.battleship at his disposal for
the purpose, and at 24 hours' notice from the time of the
Governor's expressing his wish the whole regiment were
embarked and the Conqueror under way. She made the
passage to Spithead in six days. Her troops were landed
on Tuesday afternoon by the steam-tugs Pigmy and
Comet at Clarenee.yard, whence they proceeded by rail
to quarters.

The screw despatch steam gun-vessels Roe buck,
Sparrowhawz, and Assurance, 6, Commanders Martin,
Ansesley, and Byng, have left Spithead for Calcutta,
under convoy of Captain De Courey, in the Pylades
screw 21.

The Faleon,"l7, Commander Champion, has been paid
off at Portsmouth.
The gunboats Jaseur and Jasper are ready for Spit -
head.

Captain Moorsom, C. 13.. hoisted the pendant on board
the new screw corvette Diadem, 32, at Portsmouth, on
Tuesday afternoon.

The Mermaid transport is shipping provisions from the
Royal Clarence-yard for India.
The Ithersonese steam-transport has arri►ed at Ports _
mouth from Liverpool to embark troops for India.
The Athlet re has been chartered, and is hourly expected
in Cork harbour: to embark Major the Hon. D. Frazer's
(C) battery of artillery. The horses have been handed
over to the 9th battalion of Royal Artillery at Bailin-
collig.

The sailing ship Alipore, belonging to W. S. Lindsay
& Co., fitted out at Deptford to receive the artillery
troops for Kurrachee, went down to Woolwich 01 Tues-
day evening, and has still a number of artificers on board
arranging the military fittings. She was expected,
however, to be in readiness yesterday for the inspection
of the Naval Board, and will probably embark her troops

this day (Friday). They are to consist of Lieutenant—
Colonel E. Price ; Lieutenant W. Stirling, Adjutant ;
Lieutenant A. 'f. C. Peurse (Pearse) Qtartermaster ;
Captain A. F. Connell, in command of the X field battery,
Captain H. A. Thrupp ; Lieutenant Francis T. A. Law,
Lieutenant B. F. Schreiber, Lieutenant W. Newman,
Assistant-surgeon ; R. A. Chapelle, Veterinary Surgeon ;
J. IL Carter, and 184 rank and file ; 20 gunners and
drivers to join two companies already embarked ; two
sergeants, as:clerk and storekeeper,-and two hospital ser-
geants—total, 10 officers and 208 men.

Captain Morris, in charge of the ship Rio Blanco, re-
cently arrived in Young's Wharf, at Millwall, has engaged
10 Artillery sergeants (the majority of whom are employed
in Woolwich arsenal), to proceed to Peru as troop in-
structors in the Peruvian Horse Artillery.

Eighty extra labourers were on Wednesday engaged to
clear out the iron ballast, consisting of 80J tons, on board
the Defence hulk at Woolwich, so as to enable her to be
towed into dock. The whole of the stores, to the value of

e 2,000, principally bale goods, damaged by their long
immersion in the water, have been disposed of to the naval
contractor, and have been removed.
Capt. John Adam is to have the good service pension
vacant by the promotion of the Hon. Henry Keppel to his
flag.
Captain W. C. Addsam Is appointed to the Valorous,
commissioned. Commander R W. Courtenay and Com-
mander C. Vesey have been respectively appointed to the
Conflict and Styx, commissioned.