The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-22 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The parade-ground at Chatham B irracks presented
an animated appearance on Thursday in consequence of
an order having been received from the Horse Guards
by the commandant of the garrison, Colonel Eden,
directing, that, in consequence of the 40th Regiment
being considerably over its war strength, the troops
belonging to that depot would be permitted to volunteer
into any of those regiments of the line under their pre-
scribed establishment. The whole of the depot of the
40th Regiment, which is about 400 strong, under the
command of Captain M. E. Smith, of that corps, having
accordingly assembled on the general parade-ground of
the Provisional Battalion, Colonel 11. Jervis, command-
ing the depots at Chatham, read the orc'er which had
been received from the Horse Guards allowing the
volunteering, and directing that each of the volunteers
should he paid the sum of one guinea. Immediately
after the order bed been read nearly 200 men stepped to
the front and offered themselves for various regiments,
the 11th and 99th, both of them being colonial reg_i_.-
meats, being the most popular corps, there being
1713
volunteers for the 11th Regiment, which is nowfooruthle
o3.,sage home from Van Diemen's Laud,
to
for the
from that station. There were also volunteers
:Ind
81st
99.11 Regiment, which has recently returneda 69
sth Fusiliers. 22d Regiment, 62d,
09tht 70th,
is about
Regiments. As the depot of the 40th Regimenti_ Ireland
of the to be retnoved to Templemore, the
guinea.
on joining which each man will receive volun-
teers will be sent off immediately to thweehi
• v Alary's Barracks,
rile invalid establishment at S
invalid troops, there
(Mathew, is very crowded with reoeneeew regiments,
belonging to receive their
establishment
the service waiting at this
bdeisicialgmurgpeaTrldns ofaci ,:16,5t1000n
0 large number discharged
to all branches of
mentootoh
n'B° have been ordered to
on Thursday last, nearly 4
n Thursday next.
be discharged at Chatham
and men, belonging to
non-commissioned officers
100
arrived at the Strood station, from
different corps, arrived
t was under the command of
Malte. The &Oct ir,
47th Regiment, and, on reaching
Yesterday afternoon rivaalid troops to the number of
Brevet Major Hun
e who were found to require, further
those men
Until:mit
medical treatment
to the invalid depot to await their die-
der taken
remain were ordered into hospital, and the
charge.
[ter _afajesty ,
8
ship Hannibal, 91, Captain Q. J. D •
demonstrated the new system of paying off ships in
the navy son'
Hay' ewhat unfavourably ; she commenced pay-
ment of her crew at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning and
.
g an
did not complete the task until 2,30 aan yesterday.
The
Stearn troopship Urgent, Ceerneander Phillips,
le
ft Portsmouth yesterday afternoon for Queenstown
with draughts of the 15th, 30th, and other regiments for
where she will take on board draughts of the
14th, 28th, 48th, 55th, 57th, 71st, 91st, and 92d, for
_
that
isGi depot,raltar and Malta.

The service pension which reverted to the gift
of the
Admiralty on the death of Admiral Watkins has been
conferred on a Vice-Admiral.
The C.a.rissa and Olinda hired transports, in the ser-
vice of Government, arrived at Woolwich on Thursday
evening, laden with Tower stores from the East.. The
transport Darien likewise arrived at Woolynch on
East—
namely, 20 tons of junk for the dockyard,
Thursday nis•Lt with a cargo of stores from tdbegoatsot—ns
ofthhave entered
enaiseeieo
Victoria
landuoe stores. The three
ge.vets® le hana