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

THE ARABIA.

The Arabia., steam-transport, Captain Judkins, com-
menced landing her sick and wounded about 11 o'clock
yesterday morning, alongside the dockyard at Ports-
mouth, before which the crew, on hearing the ship was
ordered at Chatham, refused to work her. They went
aft, and the articles they had signed where read, by the
captain, whereby it clearly appeared that the men had
fully discharged their obligations, as the articles speci-
fied that they were at liberty on breaking bulk in any
British port. Their strike was telegraphed to London,
and ba the course of time an answer was received that the
sick were to land at Portsmouth. This was the fourth
exhibition of the same kind, yet no remedy was provided,
36 of the worst cases brought home in the Arabia were
landed yesterday, on the recommendation of Dr. Odell,
staff-surgeon of the garrison, and conveyed to the Gar-
rison Hospital at Portsmouth. The rest will be landed
this morning at 7 o'clock, after having a hearty break-
fast and cooked rations supplied to theta to serve them
on their journey to Chatham, under the care of Mr.
Newell, surgeon of the Arabia, who has had the sole
medical custody and care oh them and Captain Rocke,
rabia then.pro-
ceeded to Liverpool. The bounty of the Princess Mary
of Cambridge, was manifested towards these poor inva-
lidsof the 49th, in military charge. The Arabia
by the distribution of warm and comforting clothing,
such as flannels, &c., for which they appeared heartily
grateful.
The owners of the Imperial steam-transport have
taken immediate steps to repair the
'expected that by to-morrow or Thinujr:dryaytoshheer boiler
will
which occasioned her return to PI oilbe
Yinouth. It is fully
ready to proceed on her voyage to Scutari. The Stella
steam-ship and the schooner Acis have also been laden
with hospital stores, and have left for Scutari.

MlLlTARY.andtalion Scots Fusilier
The brigade of Guards in the
the 3d Battalion of the Grenadier ri
C *Men consisting of
talion Coldstrearns, Guards, Ist Bat-
Guards, are to be augmented to
bayonets each, making the total strengthastrength of 1,000
3,000 men. The draughts, it is ex of the brigade
the seat .of war the latter part of tki'eeted, will leave for
s
It having been ascartained from thmonth.
e returns that the
10th Hussars, now en route for the Crimea ' from Bom-
bay, can scarcely muster 600 efficient n including
those at the depot ha Maidstone, orders have been
to complete the strength to. 800 sabres.
The 15th Hussars, which only a few months since re-
turned from Madras a skeleton regiment mastering
scarcely 300 sabres, has succeeded in
obtaining more
than 250 ;,recruits, most of whom were enlisted in the
home counties ; the regiment, which is at.present quar-
tered in Exeter, and is now 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, ti 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, 33d, 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 Ourragh 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 other.; for staff purposes, and ten for officers'
stablee, 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' Cern.
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—abeut 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, half-pay unat-
tached, to be a Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Oolonel
W. Slater, who has retired upon full pay ; Captain J.
Freud, 55th Foot, to be an Assistant-Adjutant.

THE MILITIA.
The Hampshire Militia Artillery have been for the
past week under crdere to proceed to Woolwich. It is
now arranged that the head-quarters of the regiment and
three companies are to march from Fort Monckton, en
route to -Woolwich, on Thursday.
Oiders were received on Monday for the 48th or Nor-