The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-10 00:00:00

Naval and Military I tteligence.

The Bloo,;hound,. 3, trout ,heel
Commander Lieutenant Ethelred W. Bridge, arrived at
Sheerness on Saturday. Second Lieutenant George M.
Smith, of the Waterloo, was ordere to proceed with
her in charge pro tem. to Portsmouth, in consequence of
her commander being under arrest, awaiting a court-
martial on a serious charge, for which he will be tried
at Portsmouth. She left on Saturday afternoon for that
port.

The Castor, 36-gun frigate, left Sheerness on Saturday
last at 7.30 a.m., assisted by the steamwessel Lizard,
Lieut. Thomas B. Christopher in charge pro tern,. from
the flagship Waterloo. The Lizard was under orders to
attend her to Portsmouth if the wind proved unfavour-
able. She will there receive her final orders for the
Cape of Good Hope.
The Neptune, 120, Capt. Hutton, St. George, 120,
Capt. Eyres, C. 8., the Malacca, 17, Capt. Farquhar,
and the Rosamond, 6, Commander Crofton, are ordered
immediately to Lisbon, the two latter steam-vessels in
attendance upon the sailing three-deckers. , The Neptune
and Rosamond left Spithead yesterday afternoon, and
the St. George arid Malacca will leave this day. The
squreiron goes to pay homage to the King of Portugal
on his coming to the throne on the 16th inst. (Sunday
next), and to assist in inaugurating that event. The
Sanspareil, 71, steam-ship, Cant. Williams, which is to
proceed to the Black Sea to-day with mortars and muni-
tions of war, is also ordered to put in at Lisbon with the
same object. These orders were communicated to the
several captains and commanders at Portsmouth on
Saturday by Rear Admiral the Right Hon. Sir M. F.
F. Berkeley, K.C.8., M.P., who arrived from the Ad-
miralty that afternoons. The Neptune has about 900
men and boys on her books, but the St. George has not
above 600, and these, for the most pert, novices. The
Sanspareil embarked upwards of 200 well-trained boys
yesterday afternoon from the various training ships at
Portsmouth, for service in the Black Sea fleet.
The Hollander steam transport, No. 223, arrived at
Spithead yesterday from the East, but without any
invalids.
The Rosamond went to Spithead on Saturday evening
to be in attendance upon the Neptune.
The Fox, 42, was docked at Portsmouth on Saturday,
to be converted to a screw storesbip.
The Arabia steam-transport, No. 95, Captain Stone,
went into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday morning to
land the following officers and invalided troops : Lieu-
tenant-Colonel the Hon. Robert Rollo, of the 42d High-
landers ; Captain Elgee, of the 47th Regiment, in mili-
tary charge ; Captain Macquarie, of the 63d ; Captain
Dawes, of the 97th ; Captain the Hoe. S. Mostyn, of
the 23d ; Captain Pedder, of the 39th ; Lieutenant
White, of the Ist Royals ; the Rev. Messrs. Ferguson,
Taylor, and Fraser; Mr. Isaacs, and a number of non-
commissioned officers awl privates. The Arabia left
Balaklava ort the 16:-,h ult., Constantinople on the 24th,
and Mal -a on the 30th.
The Fairy Royal yacht, Master-Commander Welch,
was unrinclied at Portsmouth on Saturday.
The Dock lighter sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday
evening with the tops, ceps, crosstrees, artd other stores,
belorignig, to the Grampus 50-gun frigate in ordinary to
sceist in rigging the new steam two-decker Repulse at
Pembrolse, which is to be navigated to Portsmouth to be
fitted out.
The Admiralty steamer Adder came up on Saturday
morning to Woolwich from the Downs to forward a de-
tachment of 50.gunnere and drivers of the Royal Artil-
lery corps from Qaehec. They arrived at Chatham in the
transport-shits R. L. Gillchrest, Captain Gillchrest, un-
der the command of Lieut. Adams. R.A., and were
medically attended by Staff-Surgeon Piatherwick. The
R. L. Gillcbrest was 29 days out, and had no sick cases
during the voyage, with the exception of some unimpor-
tant attacks of dysentery.
Her Majesty's eteamer Alecto, 800 tons' burden, Com-
mander Phillips, left Woolwich on Saturday morning to
proceed to the coast of Africa, where she is appointed to
take up her station. The Vixen, 1,000 tons' register,
was taken out of the Woolwich basin and pieced in dock
for repairs ; and
.the Tartarus steamer, of 6013 tons bur-
den, was undockel also, having been overhauled and
completely repaired.
The William Hutt, transport, 558 tons' burden, Da-
vid. Todd, roaster, sailed yesterday from Woolwich for
Queenstown,' to fill up her powder. She is laden with
hat saddles, carts; and military stores !rem London and
Deptford.
Two ships of small tonnage were brought to Wool-
wich Arsenal wharf, on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock,
to load. At 12 their full cargoes of shot and shell were
shipped, and both were ready for sea in the short space,
of three hours.
The Australian Company's steam-ship Victoria, Cap.
tain Thornhill, transport No. 72, sai!ed from South.
ampton yesterday morning,' with a large quantity of
shells, huts, and sope officers; for the Crimea.
The screw steam-ship Brunswick, 80, was placed in
dock at Keyham on Wednesday to receive her machi-
nery.
The steam-ship Perseverance, with the 94th Regiment,
was off Plymouth at 5 o'clock on Friday morning,
bound to the Mediterranean.
The flag ship Impregnable, 104, Captain Wise, was
inspected in Hanmaze on Friday by Admiral Parker.
A field batteiy of four guns and two howitzers of the
Royal Artillery, aecompanitd by a detachment of the
Ist company of the 13th batia,lion, consisting of between
140 and 150 men, and a large number of horses, arrived
at Yarmouth on Wednesday. They proceeded to the
Denes, where they encamped. The detachment is under
the command of Capt. Mountain and three Lieutenants.
The camp consists of 22 spacious tents.
A military medical board was held at the invalid
depot, 13rometon, on Saturday, Mr. George Russell
Dartnell, Deputy-Inspector of Hospitals, presiding, when
111 of the sick and wounded were considered sufficiently
convalescent to be discharged.
Notices have been issued warning men who belong to
the Naval Coast Volunteers not to enlist in the regi-
ments of the Line, the Militia, or the East India Com-
pany's service, as they will thereby render themselves
liable to be imprisoned for six months.

To-morrow a grand banquet will he given to Sir George
Brown by the inhabitants of the town and county of
Elgin, 'of which he is a native, in the Trinity-ledge As-
sembly Rooms, Elvin. to celebrate his return to his na-
tive country, and to evince their respect and admiration
for his gallant services to his conotry. Provost Grant
will pre side on the occasion, and the Duke of Richmond
and all the g ntry in the county ar,?, expected to be pre-
sent, as are also the membe-s ~f the Corporation and all
the 'influential re>identa in Elgin.
On Saturday a party of 76 rvalids, of various corps,
with one woman and two children, in charge of Lieut.
G. W. Munster, 77th, with Surgeon Coles, M.D., 23d
Royal South Glocester Militia in medical chargo, arrived
at Chatham. They arrive'l at Portsm,uth on Friday
night, in the steam transport Emeu, from the hospital at
Malta; which place they. left on the 25theof August.
With the inval'ds were four serjeants and 25 privates of
the Ambulance Corps, who came from Balaklava. On
their arrival at .the Strood station they were received by
Lieut. and Adjutant James P,)pe, Staff-officer of the
Invalid Depot, and Dr. Fyffe, 30th Regiment, with a
Ittigue party_of soldiers, to render assistance to the in-
valids. After the necessary medical examination 17
were selected and forwarded to the supplemental hospi-
tal, Brompton ; two, who were insane, were taken to
the hospital-at Fort Pitt ; the remainder were removed
in vans to the Ca4emate Barracks, Brompton. During
the passage two soldiers died—viz , Privates Weston,
Rifle Brigade, and G=orge Spurgings, 97th Regiment.
Colour-Sergeant N. Conlin, of the 25th Regiment, who
was attached to the depot at Chatham, has received a
pension of 2s. sd. a-day after a service of nearly 25 years;
he has also received the good"-eonduet medal. Since the
25th came from India he has received the staff appoint-
ment as S-tveant-Major of the Garrison.

Capt. Lawrence and Lieut. Horsey, of the Royal
Marine Artillery, arriv, d at Sheerness on Saturday to
take charge of and conduit to head-quarters at Ports-
mouth the Royal Marine Artillery detaeLlnents serving
in the nine mortar-vessels let e.y rehire, d from the Baltic.
The steam-vessel Fearless, M,: ster-Commander Bourchier,
cellected from their respective veseels a❑d proceeded
with them for Chatham Marine Barracks. They will
leave Chatham this morning for-Pertsrool h.
An early inquiry is ordered to take place at Sheerness
by a committee of officers appointed by the Admiralty
and Ordnance Departments, ti aecertain the cause of the
bursting of the mortars. We understand that all the
principal and non-commissioned officers of the Marine
Artillery, under whose charge the mortars were when in
action, are to be present to give such ev'dence as may be
required of them as to the number of rounds fired from
each mortar, with the period occupied and the weight of
charges of powder used on the several oc,•asions.
Sergeant-Major James Phelps, 22d Regiment, died
suddenly in Plymouth Citadel en Friday afternoon. The
deceased gave orders to the bugler to sound the call for
non-eommi,sioned officers, and then retired to ►he
orderly room, where he was found ahme five minutes
afterwards ectende•l on his hack in a fit of apoplexy.
He was a native of Glocesrershire, about, 30 years of age,
and had been upwards of 11 years on service in the East
Indies, whence the regiment returned in July. His com-
mission as an ensign was being prepared at the Horse
Guards, and would have been in his possession to-mor-
row.

MILITIA.
The Hampshire Regiment of Infantry Militia, now
stationed at Winchester, has for some time biw---t gra-
dually increasing in numbers, aod it expected tha,
after harvest operations are over a considerable roimber
of recruits will he chtained. as wt.!: as in:my i f the old
soldiers who claimed their disc iarge last spring. In con-
sequence of the recent let'er from ther~eGuards, de-
siring colonels of militia regiments in billets to allow a
certain proportion of their men to go home during thp
harvest, about 100 inf-n of this rpgimer.t have had a fur-
lough granted them Ur five weeks. On their return they
will probably bring a considerable nurnlyr of recruits.
The men of the West Essex Militia, 300 of whom were
allowed a furlough to assist in the harvest-field, are re-
turning with the greatest regularity. At present there
has not been a defaulter,

The Queen's Own Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry
is now on permanent duty at Worcester, under the com-
mand of Colonel Lot d Ward, who has just returned from
the Crimea, and wii‘ se re-appear •nce in Worcestershire
was celelyated by 13,11 Friging, eut. The regiment is 800
strong. The c l nql has provided each trooper with a
new saddle awl bridle, and a small portmanteau, to be
strapped behind the saddle, in lieu of the havresack, to
which the men objected. The regiment will be reviewed
on Wednesday next.

SLEEPY SE nroN.--A. country clergyman, by his dull
mon ttorwus discourse, set all the congrazs'ion asleep,
except an idi 0., who Fat with open mouth
listening. The
parson, et rated and thumping V e pulpi', exclaimed,
" What, a 1 asleep but this poor idiot?" " aye, quoth
the natural, "aid if I bad not bean a por id:10t) I
le_oold have been uleep too.",