The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY

The Colossus, 80, screw, 750 men, Captain R. S.
Robinson, is refitting at Devonport with the greatest
dispittch. She is ordered to Spithead, and will be ready
to sail on the 21st.
Yesterday the Amphion, 34 guns, screw steam-
frigate, was put out of the fitting basin at Sheerness
under her own steam power. Just as she got to her
moorings her weigh shaft broke. This defect will re-
quire until Tuesday next to be repaired.
The Cossack, 20 guns, screw steam-corvette. Captain
Edward G. Fanshawe, arrived at Sheerness yesterday at
12.30 p.m. from Leith Roads.
The Driver, 6 guns, steam-sloop, shortly after getting.
Up steam to leave Sheerness, on Thursday, when off the
garrison-point, broke her main shaft. She was obliged
to make fast to the buoy off the pOint, where she re-
mains waiting for a new shalt.
The Odin steam-frigate Captain James Wilcox, left
Woolwich yesterday )r the rendezvous of the ships of
the Baltic fleet at Spithead.

The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
James C. Campbell, left Woolwich yesterday afternoon
for Spithead, having been appointed as a tender to the
Duke of %Vellingtm, 131, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral the
Hon. Richard S. Dundas,
the Baltic fleet. Commander-in-Chief of

The Pelter, screw-gunboat, was docked again yester-
day to have another screw applied, and some further
alterations made in her lea boards to keep her from rol-
ling ; this vessel has been on the doctor's list ever since
she arrived at Portsmouth. The Ruby, steam-gunboat,
is also to be brought into dock to have some alterations
made.

The Port-Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C'B.,
struck his flag on board ,the Victory yesterday, and
went on leave, owing to indispo.ition. Rear-Admiral
Martin is senior officer pro tem.

Notices have been posted at Woolwich Dockyard that
letters for the Black Sea fleet will be despatched by her
Majesty's steam-vessel Weasel, at Davenport, if posted
on or Ilgore March 21, 1855. Letters for seamen, ma-
tines, and boys will be forwarded by this opportunity if
posted in time and marked on the outside "By her
Majesty's steam-veeee► Weasel."

MILITARY.
Orders have been transmitted from the Horse Guards
addressed to the commanding. officers of the several
cavalry depots at Manchester, Norwich, York, Piershill,
Exeter, Sheffield, Maidstone,-
Canterbury, Dorcheyter,
and Newliridge (Ireland), to hold in readiness fir mbar-
cation as meny disciplined mounted men as may be avail-
ableinn following cavalrysrtehgpi mr
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htahre-
uards, I,D
clortitl:teoo,..i,reviiizi f o;r_c
Wales'se4Dtt
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alolgiolovG,o•
s's ditto,
,11th Prirre
Albert's Own ditto, 13th Light Dragoons
Royal Dragoons,
2d North British Dragoons (Scots Greys), 4th Light
PErirt4ncieski(l,f w4e
Enniskillen
iDragoons, Bth Royal Irish
Dllruasgsnorosi:s,
Lancers. It is estimated that the depot of and 17th
each regi-
ment will' be ab'.e to supply at least two troops of 80
106ttliii
men each, making a total of 1,760 sabres. Ia addition
to the above, the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabineers)
quartered at Houndow, and the 15th Hussars, stationed,
at Exeter, are held in readine to proceed to the seat of
war. Each of these regime ts can new muster up-
wards of 600 sabres. The 12th Lancers, 700 strong, are
also on the route for the seal war out India. The
draughts from the depots, wish these three regiments,
will make the cavalry reinfijrceruents atnout to 3,660
sabres. Above 500 herses, for the remounts of the
csvairy at present in the Crimea, will proceed in charge
of the draughts which will embark early in the ensuing
month.
The Cronus, steam-transport, embarked yesterday at
Portimouth Dockyard the Royal Wilts Militia, under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Methuen, for
• '
Code.
64 Line Resistance, troopship, yesterday embarked the
detachments of troops specified in The Sun of Wednes-
day for Malta.
The following circular hail been issued from the Horse
Guards, dated March 14 :--7
'ln consequence of , a communication from the Secretary
for War, the General Commanding-in-Chief directs' that
for every volunteer received from the militia, by recruiting
parties, the regulated stun of 7,5. Cd. be paid to the militia
roval.7
sergeant upon final app

STORMY MAINE LIQUOR LAW MEETING AT EXETER.--
Dr. Lees, a zealous advocate, of the Maine Liquor Law,
the suppression of thee
visited
mE:xeettienrgoinn Tecunenaleaxyicfnoiwtihthe purpose of holding a
liquor traffic. Placards wereissued by the oppositionists,
and a crowded meeting was the result. Dr. Lees spoke
for some time without inte*rupt on, but having made
some allusion to the Secretry of the Local Licensed
Viet'iallers' Association the meeting became most up-
roarious ; hisses, cockcrowing, and other' discordant
noises drowned the speakers voice; seats were broken,
gaa-lamps smashed, and severar.pugnacious encounters
seemed imminent, when the chair Man dissolved the
meeting, and Dr. Lees had,-0 make the best of his way
home for fear of a mobbingi ; The affair has.caused much
excitement is the city., - , ..