The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-12 00:00:00

MILITARY.

One lieutenant, 5 non-commissioned officers, 1 farrier,
and 30 gunners of the Royal Artillery, left the dockyard
station of the North Kent Railway, Woolwich, at 8 a.m.
yesterday, for London, to take over 70 horses brought by
stean era from Leith.

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Sergeant-Major John Gillies, of the Repository De-
partment, who has just been pensioned after about 40
years' service in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, attended
at the officers' mess room, at Woolwich, yesterday, when
Major-General E. C. Whinyates, commandant of the
garrison, presented him with a gold watch, which bad
been subscribed for by the officers of the garrison.
Major-General Whinyates addressed Sergeant-Major Gillies
in very appropriate terms when presenting the watch to
him in the presence of the staff, non-commissioned officers
of the Royal Artillery in the garrison, and pointed out to
them the rewards which generally were the result of good
conduct while serving her Majesty.
DUBLIN, July 11.—A draft of the 16th Regiment con-
sisting of three officers, viz,. Captain Platt, Lieutenants
Parkes and Lyons, three sergeants, one drummer, anti 150
rank and tile, arrived here yesterday from the depot at
Athlone, and will proceed this morning from the King's-
bridge terminus, en route to Cork, where they will embark
in the Flora transport to Canada, to join the service com-
panies on their arrival from Jamaica.
CLONMEL.—A recruiting party of the 77th Regiment are
now beating up for recruits ; but whether it is from the tide
of emigration, the briskness of agricultural employment,
or a dislike to warlike achievements, they are not doing
much business.—Clonmel Chronicle.

SALE OF CAPTURED RUSSIAN CARGOES. The firs
public sale of captu -ed Russian cargoes took place yest
terday at Garraway's. There was an immense attend.
ante of brokers on the occasion, and the sale was con-
ducted by Mr. Sim, on behalf of the Admiralty. 450
tons of Cadiz salt, the cargo of the Russian bark
Kamtschatka, captured by her Majesty's coast-guard boat
f om the Folkestone station, realized 434/. ; 400 tons
of Lisbon salt, the cargo of the bark Aina, captured by
her Majesty's steamer Alban, realized 3521 ; 250 tons
of Lisbon salt, the cargo of the brig Nadescbda, cap-
tured by her Majesty's steamer Alban, realized 2271. 5s ;
700 tons of St. Übe's salt, the cargo of the bark Aland,
captured by her Majesty's steamer James Watt, re-
alized 7841. 158 ; 120 tons of Lisbon salt, the cargo of
the brig Zelus, captured by her Majesty's revenue cruiser Argus, realized 126/. ; 500 tons of Torre Vecchia salt,
the cargo of the ship Mentor, captured by Her Majesty's
steamer Tribune, realized 653/. ; 300 tons of Cadiz salt
and about 2 cwt. of Spanish cork wood, the cargo of the
brig Alexander, captured by her Majesty's steamer
Tribune, realized 2751. 7s. ; 350 tons of Cadiz salt and
four pipes of sherry wine, the cargo of the ship America,
captured also by her Majesty's steamer Tribune, realized
4861. 10s. ; 300 tons of Danish salt, the cargo of the
ship Patrioten, captured by her Majesty's steamer
Magicienne, realized 2781. ; 250 tons of Lisbon salt, the
cargo of the vessel Livonia, captured by her Majesty's
revenue cruiser Argus, realized 1771. ss. ; 115 tons of
Cadiz salt, the cargo of the brigantine Johannes, cap.
tured by her Majesty's revenue cutter Lion, realized
1091. 12s. 6d. The gross proceeds realized by the sale
of the cargoes of the 11 vessels were MOM 14. 6d,