The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-24 00:00:00

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NAVAL AND MILITA BY INTELLIGENCE.

This day at noon all the fle et at Portsmouth is ordered
to dress ships and fire a gene; ral Royal salute (a repeti-
tion of the official ceremony of Saturday last, in celebra-
tion of her Majesty's real birthday anniversary, and the
band of the Royal Marines :has gone over to serenade
her Majesty on the occasion. The mortar vessels have
disembarked their mortars, which will be sent out in
lighters to Spithead to-morrow and hoisted into the Nep-
tune, 120, Captain Hutton, from which ship they will
be slung into the Odin, 16, and Rosamond 6, steam-
vessels, which will leave with them and their respective
mortar vessels on Saturday for the Crimea. Commander
Robert Tench Bedford (1848), Gentleman Usher to her
Majesty, and Inspecting Commander of the Gravesend
district of the Coastguard, is appointed to her Majesty's
ship Neptune, vice Massingberd, promoted.
The City of Norwich steam-transport went into Ports-
mouth harbour to disembark her invalids yesterday
afternoon. Seven of the helpless cases were removed to
the General Military Hospital; all the rest walked ashore,
and were removed in vehicles to barrack quarters pro
tent. The Hawke, 60, Captain Otumanney, had the blue-
peter flying at 6 o'clock last night ready for a start. Alt
the other block-,hips, Cornwallis, Hasting 4, Pembroke,
and Russell, also carried the blue ensizn, being placed
under the ()Hers of Rear-Admiral Bsvne4, of the Retri-
buti )n, which alto bad the bluepeter flying yesterday.
We learn from Port.onouth that another alteration has
been made in the destination of Rear-Admiral Baynes'
squadron. The ships are now ordered to leave Spithead
re ordered
to-day fur the Nore, unless detained for a court-martial
about to ber e
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od be made
crews at Spithead, and the advance was in the course of
reception by some of the men when this new order rela-
tive to the sailing was issued ; the payment was there-
fore suspended, and ordered to be made at the Nore.
The Golden Fleece steam-transport,
Capt. Scales, ar-
rived at Spithead last night from the Crimea. She left
Constantinople, April 30, Malta, May 6, and Gibraltar,
May 15. Ever since she left Malta she has been em-
baras-ed by strong contrary winds. She has brought
home 178 invalids, non-commissioned officers and privates
belonging to various regiments from Kululee,
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from Scutari, five women, 70 seamen and Marines from
the Naval Hospital at Malta ; nine ditto from
hera Ma-
jesty's ship Ceylon, at Malta ; and 16 ditto from Scutari •
also 17 seamen and one private of the 7th Fusiliers from
Kamiesch. Also, the following passengers :—gym
Scutari, Mrs. Miller, Lieutenant Vickers, Surgeon
Graves, of the 38th, Veterinary-Surgeon Rollings, R.A
Dr. and Mrs. Powell, the Rev. J. Butt, Cornet Price.,
4th Dragoons, Mrs. Barbage, and Mr. Atkinson, hos.
pital-dresser, Captain E. Pongin, Marine Brigade ; from
Constantinople, Messrs. Gabbitas and O'Shea, assis.
tant-storekeepers ; Captain Stevens, of the 3d Rifle
Brigade, Mrs. Skene, and family ; from Malta, Lieu-
tenant Echolaz, 55th, Lieutenant Wilton, 18th,
Captain Renny, R.A., Captain Gostling, 49th, Mr.
Jones, Master, R.N., Mrs. and Miss Browne, Mrs.
Hudson, the Rev. C. Fort, Mrs. Kennedy and family,
Mrs. Blech and family, Mrs. and Miss Berton,
Mrs. Hamilton and family, Surgeon Madden, 39th, Ve-
terinary Surgeon Harpley, R.A., Mr. W. Vickery, Mrs.
Ramsay, J. Gale, M. Fiander, W. Wytleck, and T.
Hickman, distressed British subjects, Lieutenant Stave-
ley, 44th ; from Gibraltar, Charles Hissons, Mrs. King
and child, Mr. Burriss, 44th Regiment. Five of the
invalids died on the passage.
It is expected that before the 20th of next month
every available man in the United Kingdom belonging
to infantry regiments of the line will have embarked for
the beat of war. The 15th Regiment of Foot, one wing
of which returned last week from Ceylon, is stated to
have been placed under orders for foreign service. When
the left wing arrives, which is daily expected, the regi-
ment, including the depot companies, will muster nearly
600 bayonets. Recruiting parties have arrived in Lon-
don, and it is "fully expected that by volunteering
from the various depots of regiments serving in the
colonies and the militia, the corps can be embarked
above 1,000 strong about the middle of June. The 51st
King's Light Infantry will muster about 1,400 bayo-
nets, in addition to the depot companies, which will
be left in England. A portion of the regiment will be
stationed with the reserve in the lonian Islands. The
80th Foot, and 3d battalion of the 60th Rifles, are ex-
pected to embark in about ten days for the Crimea ; and
the 94th Foot, with large draughts for the let and 2d bat-
talions of the Rifle Brigade, will follow. Recruiting for
the 96th Foot, recently returned from India, is being
prosecuted with vigour, in order to complete it to the
ar establishment of 1,200 men. This regiment did not
return more than 500 men, a very large number having
volunteered into other regiments in India previous to
leaving. Very great exertions are being made by Govern.
ment to send a strong cavalry force to the Crimea ; two
regiments counting 700 sabres each, besides large draughts
from the cavalry depots. with remount horses, will be
embarked between this and the 12th of June.
The General Screw Stes in-shipping Company's steamer
Cape of Good Hope left Southampton yesterday for
D'-ptford to embark military stores for the use of the
British army in the East.

THE LATE DESTRUCTION OF A GUN-

BATTERY Bi• FIR K.

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Yesterlay Layton Edward Hopper, a illipwright,
ac,,ed 25 years, who has becu in custody since the Bth
im-tart on a charge of setting Ere to a large gun-battery
lately constructed for her Maje.ty's Government, in the
ship-building yard of Mr. John 6eott at Poplar,
wa,s,hrouglit, before Mr. Yardley, at the Thaines Police-
caurt for tiva/ examination.
c!arkson, instructed by Mr. Hobler, a 4initnr,
conducted the Frweeutioo ; 111 r. Ba iin•tructed
by Mr. ['oilcan], solicitor, defended the prisoner.
Air. Ea!'amine, after commenting upon the conduct of
those having char ;(3 of the prosecution, who, having ob-
tained two adjournments On the distinct un,lertaking to
brink forward additional and important evidence, were
now compelled to admit tint they had only the testi-
mony of one witness to rest upon, proceeded to call eight
witnesses who accounted for the prisoner's time from
the moment he lest the building.yard, where he was
emp'oyed on the day of the fire, until he went to bed
about eleven o'clock.

It was stated by the wi'nesses that the prisoner was
employed at wages of 10,. a-day ; arid that he was a
sober, quiet, and respectable young man. The most im-
portant witness for the prisoner was Mr. White, land-
lord of the Victory, Stepney, two and a half miles front
Mr. Russell's yard, who proved that the prisoner was at
his house from a quarter to 9 till 9 o'clock, which was
the time when the fire broke out. Another witness con-
firmed this statement.

Mr. Yardley said he did not mean to say that Collie
was not entitled to credit, but he might be mistaken.
Any way the case for the prosecution rested on his single
evidence. In opposition to him they had witnesses ac-
counting for the prisoner's time, step by step, moment
by moment, from 6to il o'clock. It would be a perfect
farce to send such a case before a grind jury, and gross
injustice also to the prisoner. The accused must be dis-
charged.

The magistrate's decision was received with loud ap-
plause by the shipwrights in and outside the court.

THE SONS OF TIIE CLERGY.

The `,olst anniversary of this valuable corporation
was celebrated yesterday. As becomes an establish-
ment so nearly allied with the sacred profession, the
duty of charity was firbt sanctified by a religious cere-
monial. Divine service was performed in the afternoon
in St. Paul's Cathedral, when an impressive sermon was
delivered to a crowded congregation by the Rev. C. A.
Thurlow, rector of Malpas and Chancellor of the diocese
of Chester, who chose for his text the 14th chap. of St.
Luke and the 14th verse, " And thou shalt be blessed,
for they cannot recompense thee ;" and very ably
availed himself of the occasion to point out to his hearers
the necessity of supporting an institution so valuable to
distressed ministers, their widows, and the bereaved de-
scendants of clergymen of the Church of England. The
rev. gentleman's eloquence was well applied, and re-
suited in a substantial collection of upwards of 100/.
• The service was attended by the Archbishop of Can-
teriery, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alder:
min Farebrother, the Bishops of Oxford, St. David's,
St. Asaph, Winchester, &c.
The anthems and sacred poems were magnifieed ntthlye
rendered by a full choral service, which in/devrest.
choirs of her Majesty's Chapel Royal,
jsim iru s te
Goss,r Abbey,
present—the
the o organist iSs tt St.
ofGeorge's,the
Cathedral. underStiliPeadlr:;tion of
the Merchant Taylors'-ball, at which
s,
if the Archbishop
The usual annual festival was beld
winertehe evening at
Lord Mayor, in the chair, thoeSvvinobester,
St. Asaph,
of Canterbury, the Bishops f
and Wells, St. David's, Kil-
Oxford, Chichester,
;1r Brooke Bridges, Bart.; Sir
Lord Chancellor, the Rev.
niLoorrde,
Thomas Maryon Wilson, ~
Bart Sir R. P. Glyn, Bart•p
M.P., Mr. Robert Clive,
Fie
Darrell, Bart., Mr. W. H. Bar-
the Rev. Sir Lion
row! 31• P" ---. res Channel, the Dean of
M.r., Mr. Sergeant St. Paul's,
I,and C
Bentinc— reyke, Rev Chancellor
Archdeacons
jaonhdn
°Milli:ID:17:8h fitheheld,
Bl 6 1 *
Thurlow, Rev. Canons om ed, Jelf, Repeon,
Jennings, and Pilkington ; Rev. Drs. Jacob, Spy-
ers and Vivian ; Rev. George Curley, HenryHow-
arth, nr
Henry Brown, R. G. Baker, R. E. Copleston, H.
L. Bennett, Charles Mackenzie, -W. H. Hoare, W. J.
Hall, J. C. Haden, Thomas Helmore, E. H, P 1 t
William Rogers, W. J. Crichton, J. V um re,
many others ; Aldermen Copeland, Farebrother,V.
Povah, and.
and Wire ; Mr. John Pep s, Me Finnis,
John Wcod, Mr. RichardYT ' • Robert Hickens, Mr.
IrOar, Mr. Thomas Til,:on 71"Ing, Mr. Richard Bag
, Mr. J. W. Burmester, Mr.
J. H. Chancellor, Mr.
Mr. Ednard W 3„•n,lllam Felix Kityvett, Mr. S. B. Brooke,
, 'Mr.. J. C. Wood, Mr. Oliver
liir,re. ,
a% e, Mr. h li Charles --'1 • ott, arid Mr. Robert Saun-
, eers.

reply to the toast ~
It,stittition the LordCohlanctehileo
In
p .•sec, his sympathy Viceras-aPresidents of the
lion, ex re. 1• clergyman's son,
with the Objects of the corpora.
and promised his utmost co-operation in forward-
ing its ends. The Bishop of Oxford, in acknowledging
the toast of " the Stewards," paid a
graceful.compliment
to the memory of Sir R. H. Inglis, the late treasurer of
the institution, and urged that the quiet methodin which
deserving.; applicants were relieved, without the publica-
tion of their needs, was a distinguishing and meritorious
feature of the institution. The collection, which pro.
dueed, with the exception of 1853, more than on any
other occasion, amounted, including
Tgr
ingalveganci, and as usual!
es,tonuearlay
3,000/. The viands and wines were supplied by Messrs
Bathe and Breacb, of the London
were of unexceptional quality. Mr. Higgs officiated as
toastmaster, to the great satisfaction of the company.