The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-08 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence,

Wen
The detachments of non-commissioned officers an c.
of the Royal Engineers for service in New Zealand, to s°°.
ment the Royal Engineer forces in that colony, have b,er
selected from the depot and other companies at headqo3t'en,-°'
Brompton-barracks, Chatham, and will be ready for c..;
barkation as soon as the order to that effect has bee°
ceived from the Horse Guards. The men composia they
detachments have all corupleted their instruction in burT:i;
ing and sapping and mining at headquarters, and arstlo.
to take the field immediately on their arrival in New e,r d to
land. The vessel in which the Royal Engineers pOce,,igl,
New Zealand will take out a large supply of war fse'''
and sapping and mining stores and appliances. estob•
An order has been received at the Royal Engiuse" - oat
lishment, Chatham, from the Horse Guards, directing 00
the non-commissioned officers and men empleYed fliat A
laboratory are, previous to commencing work, to pug oat
suitable dress, to be provided for that purpose, itt 1004
shifting room. The order also directs that no sap aal
of any kind are to be carried on within 400 yards °order
large quantity of gunpowder or magazine, this lostocji
applying to all laboratory work, in which nen° tboo°
men will be employed, preference being given to
WW_
I°tioa
who have gone through a course of laboratory
at Woolwich. t rettii;
The steamship Britannia, of London, arrivei ao•
mouth on Saturday from Gibraltar, with the 3d ceratfruefordt
Royal Engineers on board, consisting of CaPt•
cu evandS
R.E., in military command, Mrs Durnfordile 5150 bro'abtf
86 non-commissioned officers and men. ,
a., ,harge °
Lieut. Blunt, R.E„ Dr. Melbourne, in Inedle witi, their
troops, and a number of invalided soldiers the garri,
wives and children from various regiments fo
d tt°
son. The troops were landed at the dc'ckYarftericerd°
afternoon, and the Britannia immediately a
wines,
113 e.
sailed for London to discharge her cargo athe3o,l,
The vessel left the Rock with the troops
July, and has therefore made a capital run horee:„.4oll'
oticers and troops who arrived in her, spoke in 1“..,_00 on
fled terms of praise of the accommodation o•
afforded "
gtir
board during the voyage home. vS• 4
Her Majesty's screw troopship Tamar, Capt. ' so
ling, arrived at Spithead on Saturday from Delner:otalie°
Barbadoes, with the service companies of the Ist me alio'
21st (Royal North British Fusileers) Regiment:: itet. C
ing Col. J. R. Stewart, C. 8., in command—weo 00119
Dalyell, Brevet Major S. W. Hawker, Capts'
.Co
J. B. Image, J. B. Holloway, A. Holt, and A. G. otoOf
Lieut. and Adjt. J. G. Jackson—Lieuts. W. C.
W. A. Casey, E. G. Lingard, H. J. Henley, F.
and A. Poland—Ensigns E. B. Jackson, F. J. jV
And J.::
R. Robinson, T. C. Rose, C. E. Bovill, J. Croke'', v'
F. Willoughby ; Surgeon A. J. Green, Assist. $11.,r. ottr.
Harvey, Captain and Paymaster T. J. Jackson, Wicivice,
master G. Graham, 699 non-commissioned officeree'lld on
Mrs Col. Stewart and three children, Mrs Dalyell ldre
child, Mrs Image and two children, Mrs Jeolt°6°ll;itlie°l6
Harvey, Mrs Atkinson and three children, DlArsai
and six children-54 soldiers' wives and 92 01311'cr,,-;;. rjjolat
to gad
other officers and troops on board consisted ofo.t
lips and Lieut. Moreland, 2d battalion dallir; s"withs;
depot—Assist. Commissary General Smith, L 5110;
family—Deputy Assist. Surveyor of
Staff Assist. Surgeons Boulton. and Ashley, all ez.Tiog
of men invalided and time-expired from corps %look%
Demerara and Barbadoes. The troops will be disieottVb.
from the Tamar this morning, and the 61st thenet ffegg;
on board her for conveyance to Dublin. Tiletortac.Bo 0'
will be stationed in the meantime in Anglesea ea
Portsmouth garrison. This regiment sailed fro.
reeii:
of
town in August, 1854, for the Crimea, where 4 battles
ot
•
until the 20th May, 1856. It took part in 0101°600
Stores urd
pool,
the
Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastopol, including °tic
the siege operations, and also formed part of
to:tiat of oto
sent against Kinburn. The Tamar, by the and
which she has done since last leaving Englail ,:ohiP• Spite
have proved herself to be a very efficient trcl:rtived at o
The sailing merchant ship Forest Rights lacers 00 boa
head yesterday,from Bombay with a few Idiere
and a number of invalided and timb-expired s
fl°B°f
various regiments serving in India. joifs, 29,
The crew of the screw steam frigate .04 0° re pao'l,ooo.
Rear-Admiral Sir B. W. Walker, K.C.13., ere
Saturday at Devonport, by Admiral Superim a
tvor
git
M. C. Symonds, C.B. the e— 9.
The screw steam corvette Clio, 22, from - seturds- Ad'
°
route for ho Pacific, arrived at Plymouth on
,e tb vice
The following appointments have been Izoictirprioe, the
miralty :—Commander George Tryon► to the Lieut,
I cool
Whyte, promoted—Lieut. A. Eaton to „of
•tatine''
Flamer, vice Gooch, promoted, the app redo de To .
R. Chisholme.having been cancelled—lee q
master to the Cumberland, for the Terriblet--fio,
Giles, paymaster, to the Canopus__Alber •ovoter,
paymaster, to the Irresistible—G. • Cillist.-14,itearr°°,3,,
master, to the, Formidable—J• Bright, a inset, ee-oted
in charge to the Fox—John Bettinson, Ong' prof"'
atoef
in the Advice—John Doris, in the stags, :0120°
acting first-class assist,engineer—aud V
• nominated to a naval cadetship.

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Among the pasFeogers who arrived at v`',0,0,00
terday by the Southampton steamer was M'
Lists, of the Paris Observatory, who has returaeu
Janeiro, where he bad been sent OD, a 60i0110° P3L9e