The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-12 00:00:00

charge of them to Woolwich, for field-battery service.
A number of fine horses, sent up from varions parts of
the country by Lieutenant colonel Wingfield, R.A.,
whip is most indefatigable iu his exertions to procure
suitable horses for the Royal Artillery, arrived in the
garrison on the evening of the same day, and the three
additional field-batterles, under orders for service in
Turkey, will soon be completed and ready for ombarka-

tion.
The Monkey steam-vessel, Second-Master Synder-
combo, and the Widgeon steam-vessel, were ordered to
get their steam up yesterday morning, and embark 326
non-commissioned officers and men of the ambulance
corps for conveyance to Greenhithe, where they are to
be transferred to the Tynemouth steam transport vessel,
for a passage to Turkey, where they are to be employed
in connection with the hospital department at the seat
of war. The ambulance corps assembled in heavy
marching order, with their blankets in addition to their
knapsaCtst and marched at ten a.m. on Saturday to the
dockyard, under the command of Captain Grant and
Captain Rickard, with two subalterns. On leaving the
is ambulance corps had been quartered
fgo
oyal Artillery turned out, and
arrro some n wthimeree, tho'
the
barracks, on their way to
hortily cheered them, en ,:i similar cheers were given as
nassed the Royal Marine
yard, the Royal Marines .
they
pre orator to marchiN
having been all on the
to church. On
' nxid Dr
the
addioec:.;o.
dockyard, their baggage, :which had been
parade
at th,"
and the Monkey and Widgeoi: steam
brought down b? the waggons of the Roya2 Artill•rh
was soon put on Ix`
vessels ; and the nel-commissioned officers and n.l`n.
were soon embarked, `order the superintendence of
Lieutenant Robertson and Mr. Mugford, master of the
Fisgard, acting master attendut of the dockyard during
the absence, on leave, of Mr.
(Ponalcl, master atten-
dant. Brigade-Major Bingham, of.:11e Royal Artillery,
accompanied the amulance corps, and N7as most zealous
in lending his personal assistance to seeing the men all
safe on board the steamers. It is said the Tynemouth
is to be retained as a floating hospital vessel in the
Bosphorus.
Pulsoursi, JUNE 11.—Captain Sandon, Superinten-
dent of the Victualling-yard, has been directed to pro-
vide hay for another cavalry regiment about to embark
at this port for the seat of war.
Dimmer, JUNE 10.—The first division of the gallant
27th Enniskilleners, consisting of five companies, will
leave the Royal Barracks on the 16th inst. The head-
quarter division follow on the 17th inst., en route for
Cork, preparatory to embarkation for India. The first
division of the 12th regiment will shortly embark at
Queenstown onarrival of the ship Camperdown, 993 tons,
from Deptforzl for Melbourne. The 12th reserve is
ordered home from the Cape.
Major-General Cochrane, commanding the Dublin
district, commenced his half-yearly inspection of the
let King's Dragoon Guards, on Thursday last. At
one o'clock the Major-General arrived in Portobello-
barracks, and inspected the men's dinners, necessaries,
and barrack-rooms ; after which he examined the re-
gimental books, hospital, and school, and the in-
valids for discharge. Yesterday the regiment assembled
on parade in the Nine-acres, Phoenix-park, at eleven
o'clock, when the Major-General arrived, and was
received with the usual honours. After marching past,
the regiment was put through several field evolutions,
which wes_re admirably executed. The Major-General
was pleased to express himself to Lieutenant-Colonel
Spottiswoode as highly satisfied with the clean and fine
soldier-like appearance of the men, their high state of
discipline, and the general good order of all that came
under his observation,
KILKENNY, June 9.--The mounted portion of the sth
Dragoon Guards, remainjng in Cork after the embark.
ation of the remainder of tho regiment, will arrive in our
city to-day, en route for New bridge, where the depot is
to be formed. We are gratified to find that the aug-
mentation of the army has caused the promotion of
Lieutenant Alastir Wien M‘Don.eld, eldest son of
Major-General M'Donald, and recently officially con-
nected with this district as aide-do-camp to his father, to
a company in the 92d Regiment. Mr. Donald M‘Do-
nald, fourth son of the gallant general, also bas been
gazetted to an ensigncy in the 49th Regiment, I,eithont
purchase. The Limerick Chronicle says :—"The _Pty.
Mr. Molloy, 0.5. D., late of this city, is proceeding to
the convent of the order at Constantinople, to assist as I
chaplain to the British troops in that capital."