The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-06 00:00:00

MILITARY.

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bayonets each, making the total strength of the brigade
3,000 men. The draughts,it is expected, will leave for
the seat of war the latter part of this month.
It having been ascertained from the
returns
that the
10th Hussars, now en route for the Crimea from Bom-
bay, can scarcely muster 600 efficient men, including
those at the depot is Maidstone,
to complete the strength to 800 sabres.
have been issued
The 15th Hussars, which only a rfe; months since re-
turned from Madras a skeleton regiment
mustering
scarcely 300 sabres, has succeeded is obtaining more
than 250 :recruits, most of whom were enlisted in e
home counties ; the regiment, which is at present quar-
tered in Exeter, and is nevi nearly 600 strong, will pro-
ceed early in spring to the Crimea.
On Thursday draughts of the following regiments ar-
rived in Cork barracks from Birr and Templemore, to
await the arrival of a transport-vessel to convey them to
the Crimea :-130 of the 21st, 130 of the 57th, and 130
of the 62d. During the evening 1,400 rank and file,
with 60 officers, also arrived from Templemore, to em-
bark in the same transport. 600 of the Royal Horse
Artillery, now on drill at Newbridge, are to sail to the
East in the Himalaya ; 60 of this corps are now in Cork
barracks, awaiting the arrival of the same ship.
On Thursday 25 invalids arrived in Cork from the
seat of war, and were placed in the military barracks.
They belonged to the 49th, 30th, 33(1, 50th, and 17th
Regiments, and were at the battle of Inkerman.
Active measures are about being taken in reference to
the formation of a camp at the Curragh of Kildare. An-
nouncements have been made to the effect that the Com-
manding Royal Engineer in Ireland will receive pro-
posals for the construction and erection of 430 wooden
buildings, to accommodate ten battalions of infantry,
with ten others for staff purposes, and ten for officers'
stables, at the Curragh of Kildare, in the Dublin dis-
trict. The whole of the buildings are to be completed
within 60 days after the acceptance of the tender. It is
expected that the work will be completed by the end of
May or beginning of June.
Six captains, six subalterns, and about 270 men of the
Cavalry Depot at Newbridge are held in readiness to
proceed to Constantinople about the 10th inst,
Government having agreed to take into service for the
East such officers in the united kingdom of the Com-
pany's service as are willing to act in command of the
Turkish Contingent, the applications have been very
numerous—something about 300. The number required
for the present—about 120—have been selected from the
most intelligent, all of whom are masters of Eastern
languages, and from those willing to go out uncondi-
tionally. It is stated that each officer will be allowed

51 days' pay in advance.
The following gentlemen have been promoted in the
new Provisional Depot Battalion :—Brevet-Lieutenant-
Colonel H. D. O'Halloran, from Major, balf-pay unat-
tached, to be a Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
W. Slater, who has retired upon full pay ; Captain J.
Frend, 55th Foot, to be an Assistant-Adjutant.

THE MILITIA.
The Hampshire Militia Artillery have been for the
past week under orders to proceed to Woolwich. It is
n.t••.r tlrariged that rl e head-quarters of :be regiment and
three companies are to march from Fort Moncktun, en
route to Woolwich, on Thursday.
Orders were received on Monday for tho 48th or Nor•