The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-26 00:00:00

THE RETRIBUTION,

The Retribution steam-frigate, Capt. Tatham, hauled
off from Portsmouth dockyard jetty to a hulk yesterday,
and is returning stores to have a refit. It is probable
that her officers and craw (300) will be turned over to
another vessel. Twelve of the worst cases of tho wounded
soldiers landed from her on Wednesday are retained in
hospital at Portsmouth garrison; the remainder were
sent yesterday to Cilatham. Of the invalids she brought
(43 in number) 29 only are suffering from gunshot
wounds, the remainder from the effects of the severity of
the climate and service, &a.

MILITARY.
Lieut.-Colonel Remington, IL E., has been rem ()red
from the statf of the Kilkenny military district, and will
probably proceed shortly to the Crimea.

Lieut.-Colonel H.arri;on has arrived and taken com-
mand of the artillery of the Kilkenny military district,
vacant by the removal of Lieut.-Coluuel Needham.
ooe troop of the 21 Dragoons went OR Mlonday from
Dundalk to Belturbet, where it would arrive on the 25th
inst., there to be stationed. The detachment of the 2d
Dragoon Guards, under the command of Lieut. Henry
M. Stapylton, prooeded same day from Monaghan to
Dundalk to rejoin the head-quarters of the regiment,
where it has arrived. The Monaghan Militia occupying
the barracks at Monaghan retired on the arrival of the
detachment.

Lieut. General Fleming, C. 8., left Limerick for Dub-
lin on Tuesday, to attend the funeral of his brother,
Major Fleming.
The 9th Depot, from Tralee, under Captain Hanham,
arrived at Limerick on Tuesday, and are stationed in the
new barracks, with the-17th, 39th, and 89th.
The 9th, 17th, 39th, and 89th depots received orders
on Tuesday to prepare drafts of 100 men each for em-
.barkation next month to the Crimea.

Captain and Brevet-Major Aylmer, nth, obtains the
majority, and Lieut. Heycock, deputy adjutant in this
garrison, the company, both resulting from the Hon.
Major Daly's death.

Captain; Baker, Warner, Dalrymple, Greenham, with
Ensign Young, are attached to the 39th depot to Lime-
rick garrison, which contains 243 rank and file, 4 drum-
mers, 8 corporals, and 8 serjeants.
The barrack-mastership of Fethard is vacant by the
resignation of Sir W. O'Malley.
Constable Doyle arrested Joseph Hand, a deserter
from the Royal ♦rtillery, seven months from Woolwich.
John Vaughan, 49th ; Patrich Hogan, 13th ; Martin
Fuley, 41st, were yesterday committed to Limerick gaol
as deserters.

Major General Henry Dwyer, of Ballyquirke, Borris-
okaae, has retired upon full pay of major.
Captain Von Steong, Inniskillen Dragoons ; Captain
Balgay, 4th ; Captain Anstey, 20th ; and Major Smith,
54th, sold out of the service on Friday.
Captain Goff's troop 7th Dragoon Guards bas left
Ballinrobe, for Dublin, and is replaced by a company of
the 40th from Galway.
Recruits, in Connaught at least, are joining very
slowly.

C, aptain Graves, staff officer of pensioners at Galway.
is appointed major in the army.
ROYAL ENGINEERS.—CoIoneI Hawkshawe, district
commanding Royal Engineers, Belfast district, has
given up the command, handing it over to Major Mould,
divisional officer of Engineers, at Londonderry.
REMOVAL OF TROOPs.—Eighty rank and file of the
16th Foot, under command of Lieutenant Barge, arrived
in this city from Spike Island on Saturday, and pro-
ceeded to Buttovant, there to be stationed.

MILITIA.
The Royal Wilts Militia, Lieutenant-Colonel Lord
Methuen, quartered in Portsmouth garrison, are show-
ing their zeal for the exigencies of the national service.
Upwards of 600 volunteers for foreign service were at-
tested yesterday, and a considerable addition to this
number is expected to be made when men now on leave
rejoin their regiments.
An order has been issued by Government that the
King's County Militia shall be converted into and dril-
led as a rifle regiment. Captain Thomas Bernard, for-
merly of the 12th Lancers, has been appointed Lieute-
nant-Colonel, vice the Hon. L. Parsons, resigned.
Major the Hon. Standish Yereker, son of Lord Via-
cou Gort, is promoted to Major-Commandant of the
City of Limerick Artillery Regiment.
The Earl of Sefton, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county
of Lancaster, bag signed the following commissions :-
Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia
----Lieutenant Bryan Walter Atkinson to be Captain,
vice France, resigned. 2d Regiment of the Duke of
Lancaster's Own Militia—David Bilham, to be Ensign.
sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Bom-
ford to be Ensign. Artillery Corps of the Royal Lan-
cashire Militia—Fitzroy Stephen, to be Second Lieute-
nant—Jan. 17. 6th Regiment cf Royal Lancashire
Militia—Edward Fleetwood Hesketh, to be Lieutenant
—Jan. 17. _

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The Renfrowshire Regiment of Militia having been
called out by her Maje3ty, those who have volunteered
into the corps were to assemble at head-quarters at
Paisley yestei day (Thursday).
On Monday Sir Colman Rashleigh, Lieut.-Colenel-
Commandant of the Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners
Artillery, on duty at Falmouth, addressed the regiment,
for the purpose of ascertaining if any, and what number,
would volunteer for service in the garrisons of Gibral-
tar, Malta, anel Corfu, when fully one-half of the present
strength (300 men), cheerfully consented to do so, par-
ticularly on Sir Colman acquainting them that he and
most of the officers had already consented to embark on
foreign service. Great enthusiasm Was manifested
throughout the corps on the occasion.
More than 200 men have volunteered for active ser-
fvice from the ranks of the Dorset Militia.
no regirautis of militia whith Toluntler for foreivz
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