The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-24 00:00:00

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ffaval and Military Intelligence.

The Emperor, steam-transport No. 67, Capt. Brown,
arrived at Spithead yesterday, from Portsmouth, from
the East. She left Kamiesh on the 27th of October ;
Constantinople, Nov. 1 ; Malta, 11 ; and Gibraltar, 17.
She has brought home Major Boys, Capt. C. B. Roche,
Paymaster of the 34th Regiment ; Lieutenant Boynton,
17th Lancers ; Mr. John, of the Purveying Department;
Assistant-Surgeon W. T. Irwin ; Lieutenant C. F.
Barnett, 54th Regiment ; Mr. Armstrong, temporary
clerk in the Commissariat Department ; Captain Berke,
late of the Talavera Transport Service, 7 servants, one
hospital steward, one assistant-storekeeper, two women,
1,213 barrels and cases of gunpowder and cartridges, and
the body of the late Colonel the Hon. N. Maule (brother
of Lord Panmure), in charge of Corporal Lynch, of the
41st. The ensign of the ship was suspended half-mast
on the vessel's arrival at Spithead. The Emperor is a
remarkably handsome ship, and has done good service
in the transport service since she entered it in March,
1854, in the conveyance of troops, horses, baggage, and
towage.
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., Com-
mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, officially mustered the
staff apd crer.v of his flagship the Victory yesterday fore-
noon, supposed to be the farewell inspection before his
striking his flag on giving up command of the station.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Valette, which arrived at Southampton yesterday morn-
ing with the Peninsular mails, brings intelligence from
Gibraltar of the arrival of the British steam-transport
Nicholas Wood, eight days from Portsmouth, with a
cargo of rum, coffee, &c., for Balaklava, on the 15th inst.
The steam-transport Durham, with condemned stores,
from Malta for Spithead, put into Gibraltar on the night
of the 15th. The British screw freight-ship Sardinian,
six and a quarter days from London, laden with gun-
carriages and other stores for the Turkish Contingent,
and 140 tens of ammunition and ball cartridge for B da-
klava, arrived at Gibraltar on the 16th, and, after coal-
ing, sailed for her destination the same evening.
The Orinoco, steam-transport at Plymouth, was or-
dered yesterday to be fitted immediately with an extra
magazine, to contain 14 tons of gunpowder for transport
to the East.
The: Urgent, steam-transport, Commander Phillips,
R.N.,' was going out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead
yesterday morning, when a small vessel got in her way,
and in trying to avoid her she ran foul of the schooner
Hazard, I.ON tons, Michelson, master, from Malaga, laden
with fruit, oil, and wine, bound for Copenhagen, and
made her a complete wreck ; the tde (ebb) took her (the
Urgent) on the port bow, and she ran bodily on to the
Hazard, which was at moorings, with two anchors down,
sweeping off bee rigging and deck gear at one brush,
leaving only the bare lower stump of her foremast above
deck, tearing up one pump and damaging the other,
etiveing in her bulwarks, and thrusting her mainmast
through them. Water 11 )wed into the vessel fast, and
she could not make head against it, her pumps being
ruined ; it is much feared that her cargo will be spoilt.
The Urgent carried away her jibboorn in the encounter,
and returned to moorings instead of going to Spithewl.
The Salamander, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Meehan),
was officially mustered arid inspected yesterday in Ports-
mouth harbour by Capt. G. T. Gordon, Flag Captain.
She is admirably manned, and had to return five men to
the flag-ship on the previous night as over her comple-
ment(l3s). She will ge to the Coast of Africa on the
15th of December, and, it is said, to relieve the Scourge
as the Commodore's ship on that occasion.
The three-decker Britannia, fitted up as a floating hos-
pital for patients coming home from the seat 4f war, was
yesterday towed into her position off Blockhouse Font,
in Portsmouth harbour, ready for occupation.
The Rha lamauthus, steam-tianepor:-„ Master-Com-
linear Detain, arrived at Portsmouth yeetarday from the
eastssard, with machinery for the Shannon, &c., and the
Dee, steam-t caesport, sailed thence on her return to the
eastward. The Wenzel and Dapper gun-boats were taken
out of dock, and into the engineer department yesterday.
The following appointinente were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Commander Wm. Mould to the Colos-
sus Lieut.. C. G. M•Gregor to the Transit ; John B.
Johnson, Thomas E. Cocker, and Thomas a. Smith,
master's assistants, to the Perseverance ; A. Wm. Miller,
master's assistant, to the Belleisle ; Augustus Bovill,
master's assistant, to the Salamander ; G. W. Burnett,
master's assistant, to the Polyphemus ; David Duacan,
assistant-surgeon, to the Meander—confirmed.
About 900 of the Land Transport Corps are about to
proceed to join the British levees at the seat of war. A
force of 600, with officers in proportion, will embark in
a few days.
The arrival of a convict transport ship on Thursday
morning at Woolwich has apparently had the effect of
urging the convicts there to resort to various means of
eeca ping. Since the escape of the two mentioned in
The Sun of yesterday, a third, named Aaron Hand, 25
years of age, has managed to avoid the %igilance of his
guard, and while employed in the customary labour must
have entered one of the numerous closets there. It is
supposed that he had been provided with a suit of linen
clothing, as his own convict dress was found the, e, and
it was clear that he had made his exit from the back by
ripping up the flooring. A man was also seen in that di-
rection answering his description in linen clothes.
A new species of rifle gun, invented by a Mr. Arm-
strong, somewhat resembling the Minie rifle, but of an
increased size, and mounted on a field-gun carriage, was
yesterday morning proved at Woolwich-butt. It is pro-
vided with a screw, for the purpose of securing a wedge,
so as to strengthen the breech. The internal portion a
the Wee is of wrought steel, with a highly-polished out-
side covering of iron. The practice consisted in firing at
a. target, and was very successful. The charge was 16oz.
of powder, and a leaden projectile, weighing 31b. Eight
10-inch 32cwt. guns were likewise proved at the butt, and
are to be stored, with numerous others there of the same
calibro, to meet contingencies.
Dr. Delmege, Staff-Surgeon, first-class, recently re-
turned from the East, in bad health—an officer of great
ability and much practical experience—has been ordered to
Dover to organise the hospitals, and establish medical ar-
rangeinents for the British Swiss Legion stationed there.
Capt. 11. G. Coles, of the Royal Regiment, having
qualified at the school of musketry, Hythe, has been ap-
pointed instructor to the Provisional Battalion, Win-
chester.
Staff Captain S. G. Bunbury appeared at Fort Pitt
yesterday with 58 Medical Staff Corps, under his charge
for medical inspection. A draught of this corps having
perfected themselves as stewards, cooks, and orderlies,
are to be held in readiness for embarkation, part to
Malta, the remainder for Scutari Hospital.
A detachment of invalids, composed of different regi-
ments, arrived yesterday at Fort Pitt, from the depot
battalion, Preston, 18 of whom were taken into hospital.
An order from the Horse Guards was reeeived at Chat-
ham yesterday, that all deserters sentenced to be marked
with the letter D, whom it is not intended to commit to
a military prison, be marked at the head-quarters of
their corps, before committal to their appointed place of
imprisonment.
A new kind of knapsack was inspected by the mili-
tary authorities at Chatham yesterday. It was tried by
officers and men, and a favourable opinion was pro-
nounced upon it.
A large number of naval volunteers of the first-class
as ere despatched from Liverpool to London on Thursday
night.
Mr. Clarkson's patent cork life-boat was again
launched yesterday from Portsmouth dockyard, from a
height of 15 feet to the water, in the presence of the port
and dockyard admirals, and the officials of both estab-
lishments. Its properties, particularly that of righting
itself when purposely upset, were further developed.

THE MILITIA.
The recruiting in Glamorganshire for the militia pro-
ceeds actively. The regular County Militia has received
a large number of recruits, but this corps has had its
numbers materially thinned, in consequence of the many
who have volunteered to the line regiments. It is con-
stantly under drill, and is rapidly increasing its strength.
The Glamorgansbire Artillery Militia (embodied espe-
cially for the defence of the important points along the
coast), is completing its numbers.
,Head-quarters are
at Swansea, where armoury, storehouses, are being
formed.
The Brecknockshire Rifles and the Radnorsire.Rifles
have also enrolled a number of active young men in the
hill districts. the
The non-commissioned officers and privates of
Dorset Regiment of Militia, now stationed at Dorches-
ter, have presented an elegant church service to Mrs.
Bingham, the wife of their colonel.
The North Durham Regiment, stationed in Sunder-
land barracks, has enrolled about 30 recruits during the
last three weeks. It is still, however, much below fall
strength. The force borne on its roll at present consists
of 3 field officers, 6 captains, 11 subalterns, 4 staff offi-
cers, 19 sergeants, 10 drummers, and IQS rank and file.
The Dublin Mail states that Government have re-
solved on sending upwards of 50,000 English Militia to
Ireland. It is well known that a great paucity of barrack
accommodation exists in England, while in Ireland
there are buildings going to ruin capable of containing a
vast army. The billeting system in England has become
so unpopular that Government aro forced to put a stop
to it, and hence the resolution they have come to of
sending so large a force to Ireland.