The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-08 00:00:00

THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.

The following ships have been engaged by the Admiralty
as regular transports : —Orinoco steamer, No. 218 ; Samuel
Laing steamer, No. 219; Imperatrice steamer, No. 220 ;
Dodo steamer, 221.

- The transport, No. 99, arrived at Spithead at 5 o'clock last
evening. The Lancashire Witch transport embarked a fur-
ther remount of cava'ry yesterday at Portsmouth, consisting
of Cornet G. S. Davies, 1 sergeant, and 51 men of the 10th
Hussars, from, the cavalry depot at Maidstone. ,This regi-
ment has lately been removed from India, and has taken up-
wards of 800 horses with them; this detachment consequently
takes no hors.-•s, but will ba mounted on arrival in the Crimea.
THE MEDWAY, TRANSPORT.—SOUTHAMPTON, May 7.—The
Medway is now taking on board a troop of Royal Horse Ar-
tqlery, comprising ,211 horses and 207 men, for the army in
the Crimea. They take with them four 9-pounders, two 21-
pounder howitzers, one 24-pounder,rocket tube, a quantity of
ammunition, c. Thirteen medical officers of the Turkish
Contingent will also embark in the Medway, which will pro•
bably sail on Wednesday next.

MILITARY.
In addition to the draughts from the cavalry depots and
the
cavalry regiments already noticed as being about to em-
bark for the Crimea the following regiments have been.
placed under orders to proceed to the seat of war, viz :—The
Ist, or King's Dragoon Guards,.from Picrshill Barracks ; 2d,
grnesclo nf
rt,h) Guards,ll.: doow ; 7th ditto (In+ Horse)
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cheater. The abovemeutioned regiments will form a force of
uear'y 3,000 sabres. The 14th Light Dragoons, upwards of
700 strong, have been ordered to the Crimea. This regiment
is at present stationed in the Bengal Presidency, and has a
depot of nearly 200 efficient men at Maidstone ; consequently
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the strength of the corps could be immediately augmented to
930 mounted men.
Captain Campbell's company, No. 2, Ist Battalion of the.
Royal Artillery, in garrison at Sheerness, consisting of 120
sunuers, 14 non-commissioned officers, and one trumpeter,
were ordered on Sunday to hold themselves in readiness to
embark in a transport that would call there for them for
conveyance to the Crimea. 'this company is at present com-
manded by Captain Curtis, and are all ready for embarkation
at a moment's notice.

The Oneida, 2,370 tons, lately built by Messrs. Scott and
sons, of Greenock, for the Canadian Ocean 'Steam-ship Com-
pany, has been engaged by the Transport Board for the con-
veyance of cavalry to the East. It is expected she will carry
220 horses and as many men,

COURT-MARTIAL.
A court-martial assembled yesterday morning on board the
Victory, flag-ship, to- try Mr. Charles Hobbs, Chief Engineer,
R.N., of the 2d class, serving on board her Majesty's ship
Hastings, Captain Caffin, for negligently performing his duty
on the 24th of April, 1855, whereby he did not take the.ne-
:essary steps to discover a fire which broke out between the
boilers of the said ship Hastings on that day, iind fur not
reporting the same to the • commanding officer. The
Court declared the charge proved, but, in consideration
of the prisoner's vreviqus good conduct, only adjudged him
to bo dismisse,t from her Majesty's ship Hastings, to bo
placed at the I ottom of the list of the chief engineers of the
second-class, and to remain there for the space of one year.
Me jack was then dipped and the Court reconstituted, with
Captain Fisher, of the Retribution, in the place' of Captain
Wellesley, of the Pembroke, to try Lieut. John Packwood,
R.N., on the following charge:—' For that the conduct of
i 4 the said Lieut. John Packwood, serving on board her 'Aic
'y's ship Cornwallis, being in actual service aid full , wa,
:andulent and unofficer.like in knowingly
the Co
debts
,v Lich he h4s since refused to pay." The Judg,e-
-e pro
nounced the charge partly proved, and
'$ ship Cora-
hwAmt sentenced
tidrrivorcig7.
the prisoner to be dismissed from
her Majesty
wallis.