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

THE URGENT AND TRANSIT STEAMERS.

The Urgent and Transit steamers, now being built for
her Majesty's service in the port of London, are nearly
ready for launching. They are to be fitted with the
marine engines constructed by Napier, of Glasgow, for
the Russian Government, and which Iwo been seized s.
a Crown droit.

THE RETRIBUTION.
The Retribution steam-frigate, Capt. Tatham, hauled
off from Portsmouth dockyard jetty to a hulk yesterday,
end ;. ••defrirniser c4nrov 40 l.wve “ ...SA. It 1e
that her officers and crew (300) will be turned over t,.>
another vessel. Twelve of the worst cases of the wounded
soldiers landed from her on Wednesday ere retained in
hospital at Portsmouth garrison; the remainder wtre
sent yesterday to Chatham. 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, ctc.

MILITARY.
Lieut.•Coionel Remington, B. E., has been removed
from the stall of the Kilkenny military district, and will
probably proceed shortly to the Crimea.
Lieut.-Colonel lierrison has arrived and taken com-
mand of the artillery of the Kilkenny military district,
vacant by the removal of Lieut.-Colonel Needham.
One troop of the 2d Dragoons went on Monday 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, proceded 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, 0.13., left Limerick for Dub-
lin on Tuesday, to attend th• funeral of his brother,
Major Fleming.
The 9th Depot, from Traleo, under Captain Hanham,
arrived at Limerick on Tuesday, and are stationed in the
new barracks, with the 17th, 39th, and S9th.
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.
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Captain and Brevet-Major Aylmer, 89th, obtains the
majority, and Lieut. Heycock, deputy adjutant in this
garrison, the company, both resulting from the Hon.
Major Daly's death.

Captains 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, S corporals, and 6 eerjeante.
The barrack-mastership of Fethard ix vacant by the
resignation of Sir W. O'Malley.
Constable Doyle arrested Joseph Hand, a deserter
from the Royal Artillery, seven months from Woolwich.
John Vaughan, 49th ; Patrick Hogan, 13th ; Martin
Foley, 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 Drageon Guards has left
Ballinrobo, for Dublin, midis replaced by a company of
the 40th from Galway.
Recruits, in Connaught at least, are joining very
slowly.

Captain Gra•es, staff officer of pensioners at Galway.
is appointed major in the army.
nzrati..l3, VIM —Uolonel Ilavrkshawc, 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 Tuclors.---Eighty rank and file of the
16th Foot, under command of Lieuteaant Barge, arrived
in this city from Spike Island on Saturday, and pro-
ceeded to Buttevant, there to be stationed.