The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-10 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF ADMIRAL STOPFORD.

Rear-Admiral the Hon. Montagu Stopford will leave
Devonport, per steamer, to join the Black Sea fleet, of
which he was appointed captain yesterday. Comman-
der Eden, who succeeds Admiral Stopford as superinten-
dent of the dockyard, hoisted his broad pendant on
board the Plymouth yacht, on Tuesday.

THE MAIDSTONE TRANSPORT.
The troop transport-ship Maidstone, Captain Escott,
which was in collision off the Start on the 3d inst., and
is now under repair in the Devonport dockyard, will
probably be ready for sea on Monday the 14th inst. She
is bound to the Cape of Good Hope. The brig with which
she carne in contact is the Seaton Sluice, from Venice
for London, She arrived in the Thames on Sunday, and
her master, Mr. W. Robinson, gives the following ac-
count of the disaster :
" When off the Start, August 3, 10 30 p.m., Start Light
bearing W. by N., wind at IsT.N.E., our ship lying E.,
sharp braced up, saw a ship on the lee bow about a point
and a half. Ordered our light to be shown. After seeing
his intentions, hailed him. Pr
—0 put his helm sport, and
struck us 5 feet before the main rigging, doing us con-
siderable damage, and his bowsprit coming through
between our masts, damaging our boat. I asked him re-
peatedly for his name, but I received no answer. I like-
wise asked him to attend us with his boat until we know
the nature of our damage. Instead of doing so he went
away, and left us as soon as we got clear."

MILITA.Ry. r
\ .
Yesterday morning 30 rank and file, with three ser-
geants, of the 46th Regiment, under the command of
and proceeded
Basingstoke, to Southampton, for embarka-
Lieutenant Dallas, marched from the Sheet-street Bar-
by the Great Western
Harbinger,wer loudly cheered by their comrades
which proceeds directly for the
as they left the barrack-yard, and were preceded by the
fine regimental band to the.railway station. Col. Garrett,
fine regimental band to the rail
Ca Campbell, and Adjutant I\i`Alister, accompanied
Bar-
racks,
oaae
usiklt sw.i ,
na
Railway,
hievnei da
mera
sn,
the detachment to the station, and stayed until the train
the 17 h
started.
tßegi-
mentleave
in Kilkenny,
of absence for a
commanding
gone tohne depot
Major Cole,

month.
. Chatham, having
been relieved in the Kilkenny milder
RR, has left for eh
Y district by the
Captain Browne,
Hon. Lieut. Bury, R.E.
A party of the 17th Regiment has been ordered from
Kilkenny to Cork, on the recruiting service.

MthlerillTst Somerset, AT PLYMOUTH.
On
Tuesday
morning
M.P., were inspected on
P under the
Viscount
of
Rinton, and the
INSPECTION O E
2cs odirmSjmoo uah tnnhd f
Lieut.-Colonel
the Hoe by Lieut.-General Sir Harry Smith, in the pre-
ypoae rvdo Colonel o
underunl el l
Buller,
r Lord,
Bthea r
t.command,
sence of Lieut.-Colonel his Highness Prince Radziwill,
of the Prussian service. At the conclusion of the in-
spection, Sir Harry Smith addressed the two regiments
in terms most complimentary. The prince also very
briefly addressed the officers and men. Sir Harry
Smith then called upon the troops to give three cheers
for the prince. Prussia, he said, was a brave and gal-
lant nation ; they stood by us at the battle of Waterloo
and would stand by us again. Three hearty cheers were
then given for the prince ; also for Sir Harry Smith.
At one o'clock the prince and a distinguished party
lunched with Sir Harry and Lady Smith, at the
governor's house, Mount Wise.
In the evening the prince dined at the engineer and
artillery mess, and yesterday morning left for London
by the South Devon Railway.