The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-28 00:00:00

ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Captain Harrison's Company, 6th battalion, will leave
the garrison to-morrow, by railway, for Liverpool, en
route to Dublin, to relieve Captain Graydon's Com-
pany, Ist battalion ; and the latter, on being relieved,
will proceed to Portsmouth to relieve Captain Bing-
ham's Company, 12th battalion—the latter being under
orders to return to head-quarters at Woolwich.
Captain Inglefield's Company, 13th battalion, have
been placed under orders to proceed to Dublin, about
the end of the present week, to relieve Major Rowan's
Company, 12th battalion, ordered to return to head-
quarters.
Captain Boxer's Company, 13th battalion, have been
placed under orders to proceed to Devonport to relieve
Captain Kennedy's Company, 7th battalion ; and the
latter will proceed to Dublin to relieve Captain Frease's
Company, 12th battalion, ordered to join at head-quarters
here.

DUBLIN, MARCH 27.

The Earl of Cardigan left Dublin yesterday for Lon-
don, preparatory to his departure for the East. On
Saturday his lordship "turned out" his regiment (the
11th Hussars) in heavy marching order, the men carry-
ing their haversacks, canteens, &c., and proceeded from
Portobello Barracks, by a circuitous route, through
the outlets of the city, not returning to quarters until
an advanced hour in the evening. The troops were about
five hours in the saddle. The 11th, or at least two
squadrons, will form a portion of the cavalry contingent
to the expeditionary army. Competent military autho-
rities class this corps, both as regards men and horses,
as one of the most efficient light cavalry regiments in
the service. The privates are uniformly of the middle
stature, light built, and active, and, even with the pon-
derous and senseless trappings of Hussars, not over-
weighted for the horses, all of which are of a superior
description and in splendid condition.
The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards are now concen-
trated at Newbridge preparatory to embarkation for the
seat of war. Officers and men are in the highest spirits
at the prospect of being shortly engaged in war service.
Two troops are to be left as a depot. The 4th will em-
bark at Kingstown.
Saturday forenoon a body of volunteers, consisting of
one serjeant, one corporal, and 32 private soldiers, all
Scotchmen, serving hitherto in the 91st Regiment, em-
barked in the Foyle steamer, in order to join the 79th
Highlanders, now at Portsmouth, and under orders for
immediate embarkation for Malta. A corps of recruits
depot at Beggars-bush to Alborough-barracks, and were
recently joined, 36 in number
assigned quarters therein. , were marched from the
The City of Dublin Company's fine steamer Royal
William, Captain Williams, commander, is now lying at
her berth at the North-wall, having been chartered for
the conveyance of the next draught of troops to Liver-
pool, whence the troop-ship will convey them to their
destination.
Five sergeants, three trumpeters, and 90 rank and
file of the Royal Artillery, under the command of Capt.
N. M. J. Mackay, will leave Portobello Barracks at 3
o'clock p.m., this day (Monday), and proceed to the
North-wall, where they will embark 181 horses for Wool-
wich. The horses are to make up the field batteries
going on service, and several of these men will join the
companies going to the seat of war with the second ex-
pedition.
Captain Graydon's Company, Ist battalion, will leave
Portobello Barracks on Wednesday next, and proceed to
the North-wall, where they will embark en route to
Portsmouth, and will be replaced by Capt. Harrison's
Company from Woolwich.
The detachments from the 33d, 49th, and 50th Regi-
ments will parade in the Royal square, Royal Barracks,
at half-past 8 a.m. to-morrow (Tuesday), headed by seve-
ral military bands, and will then proceed down by the
north side of the quays, through Parliament-street,
Dame-street, College-green, and Nassau-street, to West-
land-row, and thence by special train to Kingstown,
where they will embark on board the Cambria to join
their respective regiments at Malta.
The 27th Regiment,. now in this garrison, having re-
ceived orders to furnish volunteers, on last Friday 25
privates left the Palatine-square and proceeded to Rich-
mond Barracks, where they joined the 21st Royal
North British Fusiliers. 75 privates have volunteered
for the 34th Regiment, and will probably leave Dublin
to-morrow to join this regiment in England.
On Saturday the 14th Regiment, now stationed at
Limerick, received orders to prepare for embarkation at
Cork for Malta. The Bombay, 1,000 tons, is the
transport selected for their conveyance. An order was
on the same evening received in Limerick to transmit
forthwith to Woolwich the 9-pounder guns for service
in Turkey. There
is not a single horse left with the
large battery of artillery in Limerick.
It is reported that the General and Staff at Kilkenny
are to be discontinued. Major General M'Donald's
three years' command expires on the Ist of April.

DISASTER TO THE MARCO POLO-LIVERPOOL, Monday.
—The advices received by telegraph in anticipation of
the overland mail announce that the celebrated packet-
ship Marco Polo, Captain M‘Donnell, belonging to the
Liverpool Black Ball line of packets, had got ashore at
Melbourne, after another extraordinary run, and it is
feared that she will not be got off. The Marco Polo
sailed from Liverpool on the 9th of November, with 661
passengers, who, we are glad to learn; were all landed in
safety. The Marco Polo also took out a very heavy
mail, replies to which have been received by the present
arrival, the course of post thus being four months and a
half. Should she not be got off, we understand that
her owners intend that their splendid new ship now
building at Boston by the builder of the Lightning, and
which it was their intention to call the James Baines,
shall be called the Marco Polo. She will be a much
larger vessel than the Lightning, and will be launched
in July.