The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-31 00:00:00

person engaged in the war ; a third authorises a
memorial to the President, praying him " not to
garrison the State with negro troops ;" and a me-
morial was also presented, " praying that steps be
taken in behalf of Jefferson Davis and Governor
Clark." The constitutional amendment with re-
gard to slavery is likely to be adopted in this State
with little or no opposition.
Naval and Military Intelligence.

The whole of the mounted and dismounted bat-
teries of the Royal Artillery in Woolwich garrison
available for the duty yesterday assembled on the
review ground, parading in marching order, in un-
dress uniforms, for the weekly inspection of Major-
General Warde, C. 8., Commandant, and performed
a course of active exercises representing the move-
ments of a battle. The drills which formerly com-
posed the programme of an ordinary field-day hav-
ing for some time past given place to those of a
more practical character, the evolutions of yesterday
consisted totally of that class, and are pronounced
to be beneficial and instructive, as well as advan-
tageous and interesting to the men themselves. The
men and horses were in admirable condition, and
the troops displayed a most exemplary state of dis-
cipline and drill. After dinner, the division of
Royal Marines Light Infantry occupied the ground.
They were brigaded in three battalions, in chief
command of the second Commandant, Col. Lam-
brick, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, acting in the
absence of Col. Maxwell, whose leave will expire
on Saturday next. The battalions were in the re-
spective command of Major Pym, Capt. Allen, and
Capt. Haverfield ; Capt. Bunce, Major of Brigade.
The manoeuvres consisted of the usual brigade exer-
cises, volley and file firing, &c.
Mr. Smyth, director of the regimental band of
the Royal Artillery at headquarters, Woolwich, was
yesterday ordered by telegram from the Horse
Guards to assemble his corps, consisting of 70 per-
formers, and proceed with the shortest possible de-
lay to Portsmouth, to take part in the entertain-
ment now being given to our allies, the French
squadron, now assembled.
The Beaumaris Castle, which has been chartered
by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of
reinforcements to India, embarked the following
detachments of cavalry and infantry corps from Go-
vernment quay, Gravesend, this morning, for Kur-
rachee :—Three officers, 1 officer's wife, 34 men, 5
women, and 9 children of the 101st Royal Bengal
Fusiliers; 1 man and 1 woman of the 21st Hussars;
1 officer, 105 non-commissioned officers and men, 10
women, and 11 children of the 90th Light Infantry;
1 officer and wife of the 82d Regiment ; 2 men, 2
women, and 6 children of the 3d battalion Rifle Bri-
gade; 3 officers, 1 officer's wife, 80 non-commis-
sioned officers and men, 3 women, and 3 children of
the 42d Highlanders ; 51 non-commissioned officers
and men, 8 women, and 12 children of the 79th High-
landers ; 1 man, 1 woman, and 2 cnildren of the
93d Highlanders ; 1 man of the King's Own Light
Infantry ; and 1 officer, 26 non-commissioned offi-
cers and men, 10 women, and 13 children of the 95th
Regiment, the whole under the medical charge of
Assist.-Surg. T. A. Thornhill, M. 8., 7th Queen's
Own Hussars. The Beaumaris Castle was inspected
yesterday by Col. H. Jackson and the officers of the
Medical Staff from Chatham garrison, in order that
it might be ascertained that all the necessary ar-
rangements had been made for the comfort and con-
venience of the troops during the voyage.
The boilers manufactured at the establishment of
Messrs. Rennie and Co. for the screw corvette Rein-
deer have arrived at Chatham dockyard in readiness
for shipment on board that vessel.
The mechanics employed on the ironclad frigate
Bellerophon, 16, 1,000-horse power, fitting at Cha

ham, are working extra hours until half-past 8 p.m.
each evening, in order to expedite the completion of
that vessel by the 18th September, the date fixed for
her departure from the dock in which she at present
lies. Yesterday two of the 8-inch armour-plates
rolled at the works of Cammell and Co., Sheffield,

were fixed in the place they will occupy in the re-
connoitring tower fixed on the Bellerophon's upper
deck.

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