The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-01 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Yesterday, at Lloyd's Captains' Rooms, Royal Ex-
change, a public sale by auction of Russian prizes took
place under the bands of Messrs. Lauchlan and Macleod,
by virtue of decrees of the High Court of Admiralty.
The Russian bark Industrie, about 350 tons, and be-
lieved to have been built of oak at Libau in 1838, and
to have bad extensive repairs in 1853, looks a substan-
tial vessel, stands without ballast, has a half poop, and
a house on deck ; J. S. Schfossmen, late master ; lying
at Cardiff, and to be there delivered. Sold for 1,3001.
Also the Russian bark John, about 120 tons, and be-

lieved to have been built at Libau in 1845, is of light
draught of water, and a desirable vessel for coasting
service. Schuk, late master. Lying in the West India

Dock. Sold for 6301.
Also, the Russian bark Nina, about 320 tons, be-
lieved to have been built i❑ Sunderland in 1847, and to
have been there registered as the Ocean, 360 tons, is
partly copper-fastened, and appears sheathed with yel-
low metal—will esrry a large cargo. Stepanovitch, late

master. Sold for 1,500/. -
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Colombo, Captain Methven, screw-transport, No. 61,
will complete her cargo, consisting of shot, shell, and
huts for the Crimea, at Southampton this day. She will
probably sail in the afternoon. Great delay has been
experienced in the departure of the Colombo, in conse-
quence of the non-arrival of the huts, and further diffi-
culties have been sustained owing to the irregular
manner in which the various portions of the wooden

barracks have been loaded for Southampton.
The Chasseur, military floating factory, passed through
the Downs yesterday for Balaklava, direct from the
Tyne, where she has been completely fitted out, manned,
and stored by Messrs, T. and W. Smith, the shipbuilders
of Newcastle. This factory comprises an engineer's
fitting shop, a smithy, a foundry, a sawmill, and car-
penter'e shop, and has on board mechanics and all the
most improved machinery for carrying out each of these
branches effectually. There are on board also other
useful workmen, including a brickmaker' wellboier, and
miner ; and the internal arrangements for their accom-
modation on board are excellently contrived, in-

eluding a bath-room, ventilation by fan blast, mess-
ing and sleeping galleries, manager's office, and fore-
man's apartments and factory storerooms. There is on
board a portable engine, shafting, and standards, so
that when occasion serves a plant of machinery may be
worked on the shore. Model huts of wood, canvas,
and iron are also sent. It is remarkable that, notwith-
wanding the capabilities of this novel factory, the whole
has been arranged with space and convenience on board
of a 70-horse power iron steamer. The work has been
fitted under the superintendence of a committee of
Royal Arsenal officers, consisting of Colonel Tulloh,
Captain Collinson, and Jchn Anderson, with such skill
and certainty, that every belt and machine in the factory
worked correctly upon the first trial, so that not a single
alteration was necessary, and in four working days from
the trial the vessel proceeded to sea, manned, victualled,
and the factory itself stowed full of iron, steel, wood,
and other materials for carrying on its operation on ar-
rival in the Crimea.
The Wye steam-condensing vessel left Portsmouth
yesterday for Balaklava. The Dasher steam-vessel,
Captain Le Febre, and her tender the Ceres, left Ports-
mouth yesterday for the Channel Islands—of which part
of his station Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane will

make his periodical official inspection next week.

Yesterday afternoon the large iron screw steamer
Great Britain embarked about 1,000 troops of the line
at Liverpool, composed of draughts from the 4th and
13th Light Dragoons. 2d, 4tb, sth, and 6th Dragoon
Guards, Bth and 11th Hussars, and 17th Lancers,
besides about 52 officers of the 9th, 17th, 18th, 13th,
33(1, and 49th Foot. She has also on board a large
quantity of 13. inch shells, and a considerable number of
huts. At the same time the Europa steamer took on
board 13-inch shell and huts, and a number of officers of
the 55th, 68th, and 89th Regiments. They will both
sail this morning for the Crimea, calling at Gibraltar and
Malta.

The screw steamer Scamander, belonging to Messrs,
d. Moss and Co., Liverpool, has been taken up for the
conveyance of huts and shell to the seat of war.
Two gunteboats, the Sandfly and Sheldrake, each of
232 tons, are to be launched to-morrow by Messrs.
Pitcher, of Northfleet. These are the first of 48 gun-
boats in process of being built.
A notice was posted in the Underwriters' Rooms,
Liverpool, yesterday, stating that Commander Bevis,
R.N., Admiralty-Agent at that port, required tenders
for vessels to proceed to Dublin, to receive peat-charcoal
for Scutari and Balaklava.
Commander L. U. Hammet, R.N., mentioned in our
obituary of yesterday as having been killed before Sebas-
topol on the 17th inst., passed his examination in 1840,
served as mate of the Bellerophon at the bombardment
of St. Jean d'Acre in 1840, and was employed on the
North American and West India stations previously to
his being sent to the Black Sea.
We have been requested to contradict the statement
that an attempt had been made to obtain employment
for Mr. J. E Perry (late of the 46th Regiment) in the
Turkish Contingent.
The depot of the 82d Regiment stationed in Edin-
burgh Castle have received orders to hold themselves in
readiness to proceed to Ireland. They will be replaced in
that garrison (which the 92d Highlanders also at present
joint), occupy) by the depot of the 72d Highlanders,
front Fermoy. The depots of nearly all the Highland
regiments in the service will thus be stationed in Scot-
land, where the recruiting and volunteering for these
national corps has for some time proceeded very briskly,
enabling them to send frequent and considerable draughts
to the seat of war.
A draught, consisting of Captain Dunbar, Ensigns
Ready, Bagge, Bent, and Cox, two sergeants, and 200
rank and file, of the 66th depot, marched from Portman-
street barracks, London, on the 28th inst., were billeted
that night at Stafford, and embarked at Liverpool on
the 29th on board the transport Hansa for Gibraltar.
Early on Friday morning about 300 men from various
regiments comprising the Provisional Battalion at Chat-
ham barracks left Chatham, and proceeded to the termi-
nus of the North Kent Railway, at Strood, from which
they were conveyed by special train to Gravesend, and
embarked on board the Earl of Balcarres for Bombay.
The detachment consisted of draughts from the 64th,
74th Highlanders, 78th Highlanders, 83d, and 86th
Regiments, with the following officers :—Major E.
Steele, 83d ; Lieutenant H. S. Cooper, 83d ' • Lieutenant
H. S. Gichrane, 86th ; Ensigns G. H. J. Haldane, 64th ;
C. H. T hampson, 74th ; M. A. Kirby, 78th • and J.
Creagn, 86th. Another large detachment for the Indian
regiments will leave on Monday next, which will be the
last this year.
Owing to the unusually large number of insane sol-
diers who have returned from India this year the ac-
commodation provided at Fort Pitt Hospital for this
class of patients has proved inadequate, and directions
have been given for the construction of a separate build-
ing, within the ramparts, capable of accommodating 20
insane soldiers.

• SUSPECTED MURDER OF A POLICEMAN.--MYSTERIOUS
AFFAlR.—lnformation has reached the police authori-
ties in London, of the mysterious and extraordinary
sudden disappearance of one of the members of the force
at Wickham, the missing man having, as it is surmised
and widely believed, been waylaid and brutally murdered.
T4O affair jS, U yet evolved ill Lay**