The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-09 00:00:00

MILITARY.

Upwards of 500 cases of rifled muskets, each contain-
ing 20, were yesterday put on board lighters at the Tower
for shipment in the Government transports ; they are
directed to the Chief of the Commissariat at Scutari,
and are intended to arm the Turkish contingent to be
commanded by British officers. Several hundred hos-
pital bedsteads and bedding were also forwarded from
the Tower to Scutari, and 3,000 new tents for the army
in the Crimaa.

Volunteering for the household troops in the Crimea
has commenced from the Ist ani 2d battalion of Grena-
dier Guards, the 2d battalion of Coldstreams, and of the
2d battalion of Scots Fusiliers, quartered respectively in
the Tower, Wellington barracks, Portman barracks, and
St. George's barracks. The draughts to augment the
brigade at the seat of war will consist of 200 men for the
3d battalion of the Grenadiers, 150 for the Ist battalion
of Coldstreams, and 150 for the Ist battalion of Scots
Fusilier Guards, making a total of 500 bayonets.
Major-General the Hon. J. Yorke Scarlett takes com-
mand of the cavalry till further orders, in the room of
the E ►rl of Lucan, and Colonel Hodge, of the 4th Dra-
goon Guards, to that of the heavy brigade of cavalry.
Major the Hon. G. Elliott, Rifle Brigade, Deputy.
Assistant-Adjutant-General ; Lieutenant Hall, Cold-
stream Guards ; Captain Anneley, 97th ; Captain
Mangles, 50th ; Captain Riley, 88th ; Captain Morgan,
95th ; and Captain John, of the 23d, were to proceed to
England for recovery of health. Staff-Surgeons Mit-
chell, Stewart, Muloch, and D'Arcy are to go to the
same place for the same purpose.
Ensign John Evans, 38th Regiment, has been ap-
pointed to act as adjutant of the regiment, and Mr.
Servantes, of the Commissariat, to the brigade of hew
cavalry.

THE INDIA AND CHINA MAID

SOUTHAMPTON, THIIREDAY.

By the arrival of the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steam-ship Indus, Capt. Suy, with the heavy por-
tion of the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails,
in charge of Lieut. Brydges, R.N., Admiralty agent, we
have dates from Alexandria, Feb. 21 ; Malta, 25 ; Gib-
raltar, March 2.

The passengers per Indus comprise 58 first-class, among
whom is General Bainbrigge, from India. On freight the
Indus brings 86 boxes of oranges, 3 cases of opium, 30
bales of silk, 151 cases of ditto, 4 packages of teeth, 3
casks of wine, 31 bags of orangepeel, 2 horses, and 154
packages of general merchandise. On the 27th of Feb.
this steamer spoke the English brig Mary Ann ; on the
28th signalled a steamer, supposed to be the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steam-ship Tagus, and on the
3d of March spoke an English barque.
At Malta the screw steamers Melita and Scamander
were in the harbour when the Indus left, also her
Majesty's ship Sanspareil.
At Gibraltar her Majesty's ship Bellerophon and
Hecla. The screw steam-ship Balbec, from Liverpool,
arrived at Gibraltar on the 20th ult. The British
steamer Auguste Louise, 16 days from Liverpool,
arrived on the 22d ult. The British steamer Orentes,
1.6!, days from Alexandria, for Liverpool, arrived at
Gibraltar on the 23d. The Euphrates steam-ship,
7 days from Liverpool, reached Gibraltar on
the 25th ultimo. On the 26th, the steamer
Tamaulipas, 71 days from Liverpool, arrived at that
port. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship, Tagus, with the Indian and Mediterranean mails,
6 days from Southampton, reached Gibraltar on the 26th
ult. The screw-steamer Saxon having had a screw pro-
peller fixed for the one she lost on her voyage from
Constantinople, left Gibraltar for Southampton on the
morning of the Ist inst. The Liverpool and Mediter-
ranean Screw Steam-ship Company's steamer Arno
arrived at Gibraltar on the Ist inst., in six days from
Liverpool.
Exchanges at Gibraltar for bills on London at 90 days'
date were quoted at 511 ; Paris, sf. 39e. ; Spanish pil-
lared dollars, 4 per cent. premium ; Carolus dollars, 18
per cent. premium.