The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-11 00:00:00

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62d Regiment, under the command of Lieut. -Colonel Charles
Trollopo, have arrived in this garrison from Fermoy, the first
contingent of the troops said to be destined for Constantinople.
The 90th Light Infantry, stationed in Dublin, under command
of Lieut.-Colonel P. Eld, is shortly expected in this garrison.
ea route for Constantinople, and the 50th Regiment , which
passed through, this city, en route from Plymouth to Dublin,
will return to this garrison to embark for Cons tantinople.—
Carteonstit.

, CONVICTS FOR. GIIMALTAIL—A number of to nvicts are to be
Selected. from Woolwich to be sent to Gibr altar, to be em-
ployed with the other convicts who have for some time past
been engaged in the heavy works, and assisting as labourers
the Royal Sappers and Miners at that important fortress. The
whole of the clothing of the invalid convicts, brought home
in the James freight-ship, from Bermuda, inclu ding their
blankets, were burnt a. few days ago at the rear of the butt
in the Royal Arsenal.

THE ARMY IN INDIA.
GENERAL ORDERS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE COMMANDER-
Head-quarters, Choultry-plain, Dec. 7, 1853.
No. 81.—Under instructions, from Government, the Coin-
mander-in-Chief directs the organisation of two horse field
batteries on the war establishment for service in Pegu, each
consisting of-1 staff-sergeant effective, 2 farriers, 3 havil-
dars, 3 naig,nes, 60 drivers, 4 recruit boys, 1 puckally, until .
embarkation ; 2 bheasties being substitutd while on foreign
service, as allowed by paragraph 5, puckalies„ section 4, page
59, pay and adult regulations ; 1 moochey, 130 horses,
horse-keeper ehondry, 130 horse-keepers, 1 grass-cutter
ehoudry, 130 grass-cutters.
Two batteries are to be numbered 3 and 4, and attached to
two of the companies of artillery in Pegu, on arrival of the
batteries in that province.
Three havildars, 3 naigues-1 havildar and 1 naigue for
promotion to havildar to be taken from those ranks in the
battery, and the others by promotion of drivers ; and 12
drivers are to be taken from each of the horse batteries at
Secunderabad and Athow, for the formation of these batte-
ries, and the drivers, &e., required• to complete them to he
entertained at Bangalore and St. Thomas's Mount.
The men of the companies to which the batteries are at-
tached, will be equipped with swords ' • carbines to the extent
of 18 per company, being allowed for guard duties.
The allotment of saddles and harness for each battery is as
follows :-72 saddles and bridles, 100 sets of harness, includ-
ing off saddles.
On the arrival of the batteries in Pegu, the horses, horse,
keepers, and grass-cutters of the C troop Horse Artillery, are
to be transferred to the batteries. Horses required to com-
plete the batteries to the authorised establishment, are to be
sent from Madras, as also the horse-keepers and grass-cutters,
if not procurable on the spot.
Saddlery with the C troop Horse Artillery is also to be
transferred to the batteries as required, and any deficiency in
harness supplied from Madras.
Jackets will be issued to Nos, 3 and 4 horse field-batteries
as clothing for the year 1853.
The order is to be considered as having had effect from tit*
10th ultimo.

NAVAL INTELLIGENOE.

PORTSMOUTH, FIB. 10.

The Neptune, 120, Captain E. H. Scott, sent up
lower yards and topniasts yesterday, and last evening
received 90 Coast-guardmen from the Sussex coast. She
will have 400 of these, instead of 300, and the Excellent
only 200, we believe.'
The Nelson, 120, advanced ship, was removed from
the fitting basin to-day, to make more room for ships
going in and out of dock, &c.
The Edinburgh, 58, screw block-ship, Captain Hew-
lett, arrived at Spithead this afternoon from Plymouth,
to take the flag of Rear-Admiral Chads. She will dis-
charge all her present crew to the Excellent, except her
seamen gunners, and be supplied with a fresh crew, and
make up with Coast-guardmen.
THE COAST VOLUNTEERS AT PORTSMOUTH. Captain
Sheringham's work goes bravely on amongst the volun-
teers for the coast-43 more fine strappidg fellows, with
excellent characters, enrolled themselves yesterday
e to Solto
go n,
morning, and many more made up s their minthamp ds for last
evening. Captain Sheringham
Poole, and Weymouth.
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PTA-MOUTH, FEB. 10.
Her Majesty's screw steamship Edinburgh, 58, Capt.
Hewlett, took her powder and shell on board on We
nesday, and left the Sound yesterday afternoon for
Portsmouth.
The steam troop-ship Magicienne, 16, Captain Fisher,
sailed on Wednesday for Queenstown, to bring seamen
from the Coast-guard stations for ships fitting here.
The steam-tender Avon, Master-Commander A.
Veitch, arrived on Wednesday from Portsmouth with
supernumeraries.
The crew of the sloop Racehorse, 14, Commander
Barnard, were paid advance of wages on Wednesday.
The crew of the steamship James Watt, 90, Captain.
G. Elliott, got her rigging over lower mastheads and
pointed topmasts yesterday.
The crew of the steamship Pique, 40, Captain Sir F.
Nicholson, got up topgallantmasts yesterday.
An English frigate was off the Eddystone about half-
past 4 on Thursday afternoon, going up Channel.
A French paddlewheel man-of-war steamer, painted
all black, went up Channel, under canvas only, at 3
o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Sho fired several guns
off Wrinkle, in Cawsand bay.
The joiners of the Devonport Dockyard have been
ordered to work from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.. to expedite the
fittings of the various ships.
Fifty-two labourers are to be entered to fill vacancies
occasioned by the absence of the seamen riggers who
have been transferred to ships in commission.
500 Coast-guardmen arrived yesterday by train from
the eastward, to join her Majesty's ships here.
About one-half of the men belonging to the Coast-
guard service in this district have received ten days'
notice to prepare for removal or embarkation. They
look forward most cheerfully to their new employment.
Notices have been issued to all Greenwich pensioners
under 60 years of age to assemble on the 21st inst., in
the Long-room Barracks, for inspection by officers of the
Admiralty.

SHEERNESS, FEB. 10.
The Wellington.—Captain Charles Hope, Superin-
tendent at this yard, has taken Lip his commission, and
commissioned this ship as guardship of ordinary. Her
armament will be immediately put on board.
The Monarch, 84 guns.—Captain John E. Erskine
has arrived, taken up his commission, and commissioned
this ship for active service at sea.
The Cressy, 84 guns, screw steamship.—All artificers
and other persons employed on this ship are ordered to
work extra hours daily, up to eight p.m., and all to be
on unlimited earnings, in order to get her ready to join
the squadron in the Downs on the 6th of March next.
All other ships fitting at this port are ordered to be
completed and ready to join the said squadron on that
date.
An order has been received to keep victualling stores
at this port for 1,000 men. A paymaster of the navy is
to have charge. The said stores are to be deposited in
the naval victualling storehouses (originally erected and
appropriated to that purpose) in this dockyard.
The Majestic, 80 guns, new screw steam-ship, remains
in dry dock under fitment of her machinery, pipes, to.,
preparatory to her being commissioned.
Rear-Admiral Maurice, F. H. Berkeley, M.P., &e.,
from the Admiralty. paid a visit (on particular service)
to this yard on the Bth inst., leaving the same day for
London, ria the North Kent Railway.
A large portion of the Coast-guardmen serving in
this district, under the command of Inspecting Com-
mander Thomas A. Al!ridge, have left their stations
under the Admiralty reg-ulations, for service afloat iu
active service.
The Rhadamanthus, steam-transport, Master-Com-
mander John Belam, arrived here this day at noon, from
the western yards.

WOOLWICH, FEB. 10.
APPOINTMENTS.
Captain James Hope, C.B. (1838), who commanded
the Firebrand steam-frigate at the destruction of the
boom at Obligado and in forcing the Parana, and ren-
dered other most important services during all the ope-
rations in that river against Rosas in 1845 and 1846, is
appointed to command the Majestic, 81, screw stceomm-
a-
ship, of 2,589 tons burden and 400-horse power,
missioned this day at Sheerness.
Commander Alexander C. Gordon (1853), recently
promoted from First Lieutenant of the Sanspareil, 81,
screw steam-ship, to the Majestic.
Lieutenants.—James S. Davison (1842), from the
Coast-guard, to the Majestic ; Charles A. Lodder (1846),
from the Coast guard, to the Majestic ; Maxwell Fox
(1848), recently serving in the Serpent, 12, when on the
East India station, to the Excellent gunnery ship, at
Portsmouth.
Master John Roskilly (1841), to the Majestic.
Mate Louis Geneste (1851), First Mate of the Leo-
pard, 8, paddlewheel steam-frigate, to the Excellent gun-
nery ship, at Portsmouth.
Master's-Assistant W. J . G. Hutchinson, to the
Caesar, 91, screw steamship, at Portsmouth.
The Medea, paddlewheel steam-sloop, Commander
Augustus Phillimore, left Woolwich to-day for Sheer-
ness, where she will remain until further orders.
The Violet iron paddlewheel Dover mailisteam-packet
was taken into the basin to-day to have her defects
made good. Her commander, Lieutenant Henry P.
Jones, died at Dover last week, and the vacancy has not
been filled up.
Lieutenant Spratt, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, 1 drum-
mer, and 88 privates of the Woolwich division of Royal
Marines were placed under orders to-day to hold them-
selves in readiness to proceed to Sheerness, and to em-
bark there in the Monarch, 84, commissioned at that,
port by Capt. John E. Erskine.
The detachment of the 38th Foot left Chatham on Wed-
nesday last, and proceeded by the North Kent Railway
from Strood to Gravesend, where they went on board one
of the steamers, and were conveyed to Deptford on the
same day to relieve the Coldstream Guards from the
, dockyard duty. Two companies of the 38th are ex-
pected to leave Chatham for Woolwich on Saturday (to•
i morrow), to duty here in place of the Royal Marines,
' who have been so largely draughted from this division
during the last and present month.
Major John Forbes, staff officer of pensioners in the
' Woolwich district, has issued circulars, calling upon the
; pensioners, including the Royal Marines, to attend ou
1 Thursday next for the purpose of being inspected as to
3 their fitness for service.

THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHlP.—Messrs. Gibbs,
Bright, and Co., received a telegraphic message yester-
day from Trieste, announcing that their steam-ship
Great Britain was to sail from Sydney on the 19th of
November, and from Melbourne on the 20th of Decem-
ber, for Liverpool, and that her passage would be made
yid Cape Horn.
BAR SILVER.—The bar silver brought by the. last
West. India steamer was sold yesterday at the *met
Price of 611 d, per ounce. ^1
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