The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-31 00:00:00

MILITARY.

CHATHAM', JULY 29.
The Royal Sappers and Miners at Chatham are daily
pushing the field-work operations to a further extent for
the purpose of carrying out another siege, which is
expected to take place some time during the next
month. Their operations will include the first, second,
and third parallels, together with approaches with them,
as also sapping. both single and double mining, the
commencing of the covered way, and last the descent of
the ditch. 32 recruits are to join the establishment on
Monday next, the 31st, from Woolwich, to go through a
course of field-work instruction previous to their being
posted to their companies.

The senior batch of officers of the East India Com-
pany's Engineers at Chatham are to leave the establish-
went, for the purpose of visiting and inspecting the
various works in progress in the manufacturing districts
through England, and to report ;hereon to the authori-
ties at head-quarters.

Captain Crofton's Company 7th battalion, on being
relieved at Dublin by Captain Kennedy's Company 7th
battalion from Kilkenny, left Dublin for England, and
on arriving at head-quarters at Woolwich, immediately
marched into, the camp on the common.
One lieutenant, threw non-commissioned officers, and
twenty gunners of the Royal Artillery left Woolwich
dockyard station of the North Kent Railway, ,at 8 a.m.
on Saturday, for London, to receive and conduct 50
horses sent to head-quarters at Woolwich, from Leith.
No. 2,4, and light company of the 35th Regiment
(Royal Sussex), are under orders for embarkation at
Gravesend on Tuesday next. Their strength consists of
14 officers, 24 serjeants, 9 drummers, and 290 rank and
file. Forty women and 64 children will embark with
the troops. A great portion of the baggage goes this
day from Brompton barracks to the place of embarka-
tion. The ship Monarch conveys the troops to Calcutta. I

CoRK, July 28.—This morning, at half-past six
o'clock, the last division of the 12th Regiment, consist-
ing of two companies, to the number of 200 men, two
captains, Hutchinson (commanding) • and Vereker, and
six subalterns, sailed from Merchant's Quay in the
Prince, for Queenstown, to embark in the Empress
Eugenie, for conveyance to Melbourne. The excellent
band of the 91st Regiment accompanied them from the
barracks to the quay, playing as they proceeded, a
variety of lively and suitable airs. The music was fre-
quently drowned by the loud and prolonged cheering of
the crowd, and the equally vociferous responses of the
men. Yesterday, at two o'clock, the baggage of the
regiment was sent down by one of the river steamers.
A. detachment, to the number of forty privates and two
sergeants, under the command of Lieutenant Palmer,
escorted it. Thirty-five women accompanied the detach-
ment. The depot of the 12th Regiment will, we are in
I wined, remain in Cork garrison. It consists of about
forty men, under the command of Captain Segraves. A
detachment of the 57th Regiment arrived here yesterday
from Limerick. A detachment of the 64th has also
arrived. We have been informed that a communication
was received yesterday at the military barracks from
the Horse Guards, giving the infantry permission to
wear the moustache.