The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-23 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 22.
Four of the goo-boats now at Woolwich Dockyard
are ordered to be forwarded to Portsmouth.
A detachment of Royal Artillery is under orders to
leave this garrison for Ireland.
A large number of men belonging to the late Turkish
contingent service, whose claims have been examined
and certified, were last week paid off at the Tower.
Several officers of the Royal Engineers have, recently
returned from a tour of inspection to various eminent
en. i ieering establi.bments in this country, the object of
which was to gain information with regard to aoy in-
ventions or improvements.
A school for the education of the numerous boys em-
ployed at the Royal Arsenal has been opined in that
establishment, and is under the supervision of the heads
of the departments.
At thi police-court this day a gunner, named WM.
Wise, was committed for throe months for stealing pro-
perty from the kit of a comrade, named George Lovell.
The iron steam-vessel Helper, Master-Commander
Hodges, which kit ►Voo:wich with provisions and storeit
for Madeira, and Lisbon, returned this day, and is now
in harbour.
The Butf,lo, steam-vessel, left the harbour this day for
Keyhani yard, with sand and 17 bats—the latter hav-
ing been manufactured for the use of that establishment.

CHATHAM, sac. 22.
This morning tome surprise was created among the
troops at Chit ham Barracks, in consf-quionce of an order
being issued fur he immediate oleparture of the depots of
the 12th Foot and the 45th Regiment to the camp at
Colchester. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the whole of the
troops belonging to those regiments were assembled on
the general parade-ground for the purpose of being in.
spected by Colonel H. Jerviy, Commandant of the Provi-
sioeal Battalion, l r :viously to their departure. The 12th
depot were under the command of Major F. G. Hamley,
and the 45th under that of Major J. B. Wheatstone, the
strength of the former being 5 serjeaots, 4 corporals, 1
droinmer, 29 privates, and the latter 7 serjeants, 4 cor-
porals, and 50 rank and file. The appearance of the
non-colornis,ioned officers and men on parade was
extremely satisfactory to the inspecting field officer.
Both depots will leave Chatham Barracks at an early
hour to-mo: row morning ; the whole of the baggage and
arms belonging to the depot companies having been for-
warded to CAcheittr this day. The depot of the St.
Helena Regiment is attached to the 12th Foot. The
first battalion of the 12th Regiment is in Australia, and
the reserve battalion at the Cape of Good Hope; the
head-quarters of the 45:h is also stationed at the Cape of
Good Hope.
An order has been given for the battalion of Royal
Marine Light Infantry, at this garrison, to be marched
out into the open country in the morning instead of the
afternoon, as heretotore. This new arrangement will
commence to-morrow morning.
Tile 18th Royal Irish Regiment bas given 110 volun-
teers to the following depots attached to the Provisional
Battalion, the service companies of which are below
their prescribed esitOlishment, viz.:-770th Regiment,
69 men : 52 1 Light Infantry, 28 men ; 85th Royal
Sussex, 16 men ; 81st Regiment, 5 men ; 32d Regiment,
1 man ; and 45th Reginunt, 1 man. Tne whole of the
above volunteers have been ordered to join their depots,
at this garrison; immediately.
A detachment of the Royal Marine Light Infatars
consisting of 1 eerjeant, 1 corpora', 1 drummer, and I'4
privates, left this morning, and proceeded to She!rness,
where they embarked on board her Majesty's ship Me•
lam pus, 42, Captain J. Borlase (1855).
The ropery establishment in the dockyard is in full
work, an order having been for warded for the manufacture
of several' hundred tons of rope for the supply of the
navy.

DISSOLUTION OPISTRAT TH
lON E MIDLESEX REFORM
REG SODCIETY.

insufficient to carry
Yesterday afternoon an extraordinary general meeting
of the members of the above society was held ng
at the
offices, No. 6, Jermyn-street, St. James ,s, for the purpose
of considering the expediency et dissolving the
DONALD NICOLL occupied the ch •
consequenceect. of the funds being society,
the meeting the necessity of air. He im-
pionruej
uts
si
rte.sd ou bp 0 n
still to carry on the society, for it wbuld taking steps
Middle,ex if it was allowed to fall to be a disgrace to
ter supported.
Mr. GAWTHORNE wished to know Piee.s* (Hear.)
of the society were generally know
they were, or else it would be h whether the objects
t n. He could not think
com-
mittee) said the committee had
on operations until after that
long as possible. There were
Mr. MONTGOMERY (chairmane
registration, but the committeekept the society alive as
felt determined to carry
The CHAIRMAN said the society • debt.
Mr. GUNN was SO
in
at the Liberal interest,thoroughly and heartily sickened
illiberal, that he h
execrated in which he considered the most
had c me to the conclusion that it was
not worth look'
of 14,000 electorsing after There were upwards
any longer. ,
• Middlesex, and they failed to sup.
port a society whicilinwatched over their interests. Con-
temptible constituent 1 Every elector ought to be
throughout the
country.
Dr. F, every public assembly
ill r.
--„PPS followed in a similar strain.
'''r• %-;OPPOCK, after detailing what had been done by
the
committee to keep the society alive, prooeeded to
say that had it not been for the subscriptions of the com-
mittee the society would long since have fallen into
pieces. As to returning members free of expense, that
was impossible in Middlesex. The last election cost
4,0001., and it was impossible to fight it for less. He
was thoroughly disheartened with the conduct of the
Liberal electors, and therefore moved—" That this meet-
ing, acknowledging with regret the impossibility of
carrying on the Middlesex Reform Registration Society,
even on the present economical scale, entirely from the
want of funds defr the ire of rooms, the salaries
of secretary and clerk k, and h
the expenditure necessary
to watch the registration and attend the revision, and
no sufficient response having been made to the report
of the committee of management, the only course left is
to dissolve the society, leaving the books and papers in
that the president of
the care of the committee for use and reference when,
electors,seCo nlat:de motion.
stated
ever the Liberal cause can be benefited thereby."
Mr. POWNEY made a strong speech upon the apathy of
the society and other noblemen we
the l‘IrGE
MiddlesexEsiN
as the electors themselves. The president, the Hon.
Mr. Cavendish, M.P., had never subscribed a farthing,
and bad never attended a meeting. 1e thought enough
had been done to show that the society
would never be
supported, and that it ought to be dissolved.
Mr. WALKER moved, and Mr. LE BBET orr seconded,
an amendment to continue • .
the society, but it was nega-
tived, and the resolution was carried, the general
opinion being that it would be to the eternal disgrace
of Middlesex that the society was dissolved.
A vote to Mr. Donald Nicoll closed the proceedings.

MAILS FOR INDIA, &C,, VIA MARSEILLES.-.-The mails
for India, &e., via Marseilles, which are at present for
from London on the morning of the following
day (Monday), whenever the 10th or 26th of the month
falls on a Sunday, will in future on such ()cessions be
made up at this office, and despatched on the evening of
Monday,—General Post-office, Dec. 19.
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