The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-19 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

The folio wing circular, directing a new system of
numbering men for the army, has just been issued :
" War Department, Horse Guards, Sept. 15.
" Sir,—The system of numbering the men of the army
having been lately brought under the consideration, of the
Secretary of State for War, I am directed by his lordship
to acquaint you that it has been determined that a new
series of numbers shall be introduced for soldiers after the
Ist of October next.

" You will therefore be pleased to issue instructions,
that recruits enlisted on and after that date, when finally
approved for the regiment or depot under your command,
shall be designated by regimental numbers, commencing
from one,' instead of continuing the present aerie.
" I have the honoar to be, sir, your most obedient ser-
vant, " B. IlewEs.

" To officers commanding-regiments, depots, &o."
Her Majesty's paddlewheet steamer Antelope, in the
outer basin of Woolwich Dockyard, yesterday morning
received a set of new boilers. Her machinery has under-
gone a thorough repair, and is ready to bs displaced.
The Triton has commenced returning stores, and is
preparing to be paid off.
The troopship Resistance, Master Commander Cato-
jar (Acting), is ordered to enter the outer basin of Wool-
wich dockyard, in order to clear out the remainder of her
Russian auchors brought from Sebastopol.
The transp-rt Security arrived at Woolwich pier yes-
terday morning with a cargo of medical stores, waggons,
cases of harness, &c., returned from the East. The tran-
sport Inn likewise arrived yesterday morning at Wool-
wich with a cargo of miscellaneous stores. The Enter-
prise, Koh-i-Noor, and Calliope arrived also, and, being
laden with Tower stores, they were ordered to enter the
Victoria Docks to discharge.
The freightship Voltigeur has completed her shipment
of powder, viz., 900 barrels, from the floating magazine
off Woolwich, and is to sail for Halifax.
We are requested to state that Major Mortimer Adye,
No. 4, of the 3d battalion Royal Artillery, has not re
ceived orders to proceed with his company to Alderney,
as reported.
Tne following appointments were mado yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. A. G. Bogle, to the Ajax ;
Lieut. J. W. Vaughan, to the Shannon ; J. W. Chap-
man, mate, to the Coquette ; W. Dawes, mate, to the
Urgent ; M. A. S. Hare, to the Inflexible ; H. Hand,
mate, to the Devastation ; Hon. G. Fitzclarence, mate,
to the Retribution ; C. C. P. Fitzgerald, mate, to the
Retribution ; Lord \V. T. Kerr, midshipman, to the
Shannon; F. S. Clayton, midshipman, to the Cruiser;
H. A. Lascelles, naval cadet, to the Shannon ; G. F. N.
Greville, naval cadet, to the Shannon ; Percival Briggp,
naval cadet, to the Shannon ; R. J. T. Edgoumb, naval
cadet, to the Caesar ; E. Drummond, naval cadet, to the
Brilliant. •

The following promotions have taken place in the
corps of Royal Marine Light Infantry, consequent on
the death of Captain A. Ramsay, of the Portsmouth
divi•ion :—First Lieutenant I. T. Haverfield, to be
Captain, vice Ramsay ; Second Lieutenant F. J.
Parry, of the Chatham division, to be First Lieutenant,
vice tiacerfield.

A. large detachment of Crimean invalid,, belonging
to various regiments in the service, arrived at Cnatham
yesterday afternoon, having been for war Jed to the in-
valid establishment at Chatiiam from the military hospi-
tals at Portsmouth and Chichester.

Yesterday morning a detachment of convalescent in-
valids, to the number of 59 men of all ranks, belonging
t) the Ist Dragoon Guards, 4th Light Dragoons, 14th
Light Dragoons, 23 Royals, sth Fusiliers, 7th Fusiliers,
Bth, 13th Light Infantry, 23,1 Welsh Fusiliers, 331
(Duke of Wellington's), 41st, 45th, 50th (Queen's Own),
52d Light Infantry, 531, 55tb, 60th Rifles 68th Light
Infantry, 62d, 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, 88th Con-
naught Rangers, 95th aril 97th Regiments, with a
draught of the Laud Transport Corps, left Chatham for
their respective homes, the whole of them having re•
ceivecl pensions varying from 6d. to 23. a day on being,
discharged from the service owing to woundS;pr, sich-
ness. Each man received his arrears of pay before leay..
ing, and a number of men belonging to the Medical Staff,.
Corps accompanied those blind and helpless'.weial svho
were in need of such assistance. . .

. .
The Powerful, 84, Capt. T. L. Massie (1854), from the
North American and West India station, arrived at
Cuatham ye-stertlay to be paid off, having been previously
inspected at the Great Nore by Captain J. J.. Tucker,
the second in command at that station.

NEW LINE OF PACKETS TO WEST AFRICA —Milford
Haven Ens been selected, it is reported, as the terminus
of a new line of packets about to be established between
this country and tee west coast of Africa, via Lisbon.
At the latter capital four new lines are to be started—
viz., to West Africa, Brazils, the Azores, and England ;
nod the terminus of the English line will be at the Ha-
ven. This is in coenection with the rail between Lisbon
and Bedajoz, a portion of which will shortly be opened.
A large and increasing traffic is daily developing itself in
the Haven packet communication which has been esta-
blished between Waterford, Dublin, Cork, Liverpool,
and Bristol.
THE NEW SALOON 03,INIBUS.—There is now on view
at the Hungerford Hall a newly-constructed omnibus,
which possesses many most valuable improvements upon
the present incommodious class of public vehicles. It is
elegant. in appearance, light in draught, easy of ingress
and egress for toe passengers, admirably ventilated, and
more roomy and commodious in the interior than the
ordinary omnibus. The carriage is the invention of Mr,
Aystord, of Drury-lane. The front of the omnibus, in-
stead of projecting forward to the horses, recedes back-
wards in a bold curve, like the bows of a clipper ship.
By this arrangement the weight of the omnibus is re-
duced, and the horses can gat much nearer to their
work ; a much larger " lock " can be obtained, and
higher fore wheels can be used than are ordinarily em-
ployed. Entrance to the carriage is afforded by two
doors, the space between them is provided with a foot-
board for the conductor, and steps with hand-rail for
outside passengers to ascend to the roof. The near
side door conducts to the main body of the vehicle,
which affords accommodation to 12 persons, 3of whom
would occupy a seat on the right hand, facing the side
windows of the omnibus having no vie a vis, and piss-
seseing ample room for passengers passing before them
to the other end. Beyond this seat for three pers ,ns
are ranged two seats on the same plan as the existing
omnibus—one seat accommodating four and the other
three persous. There is a stand fitted up for umbrel-
las, handles to guide the passenger to his place, and
there is a bell-pull hanging from the roof to signal the
conductor to stop when required. But only ten persons
are yet provided for; two more are to be accommodated.
' Toe " off," or right-side, door opens into a small coupe,
like an arrnchair, which, it is suggested, would be highly
patronised by very stout passengers of either sex, by
pie sons nervoesly anxious about the contents of their
pockets, or ladies with an infant. The twelfth passenger
18 provided with a seat at the extreme end of the bus,
with his 'lnca to the horses, the seat being so arranged
as to be turned back when not required to be used.
The doors being at the sides of the vehicle, passengers
may be landed on the pavements, instead of, as at
present, in the ocean of mud through which they so
frequently have to wade to land. So much for the inside
accommodation. The discomforts of the "knife-board,"
and the inconvenient modes of reaching it now in use,
aro abolished. Convenient steps lead up to the roof, and
when arrived at that elevated and salubrious locality, the
traveller will feel that his seat is a secure as well as a
comfortable one. The passengers may sit in two rows
lacing eaeli other, along the whole length of the roof, toe
pace between the rows of seats being sufficiently de
pressed to enable the passenger to sit at his owe, while
in wet or stormy weather he can avail himself of the
protection afforded by a moveable and waterproof
umbrella covering. If the new omnibus company were
only to provide vehicles of such a class as this, instead
of the odious machines now in use, they would earn a
little of the gratitude of the community, and be deserv-
ing of the highest dividends they could obtain without
• undue exactionfroia the travelling public.

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Mr. Gillow's amendment was next put against the
chairman's motion, when the latter was again carried,
orly five holding up their hands for the amendment.
Mr. Gillow demanded a poll. A poll was taken, when
there appeared—for the chairman's motion, present, 67;
proxies, 700; representing 1,380,000/. of stock. For
Mr. Gillow's amendment, present, seven persons. The
scrutiny of the votes was deferred.
This closed the proceedings.