The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The following circular has been addressed to officers
commanding certain regiments
" `'Horse Guards, Aug. 18.
Sir,—The establishment of the regiment under your
command will/probably be shortly reduced to 57 serjeants,
21 drummers, and 1,000 rank and file. As the regiment
is now considerably above that establishment, I am de-
sired by his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-
Chief to request that you will select from the whole pre-
sent strength of the corps the specified number of men,
being careful to retain none but such as aro in every re-
spect able-bodied and effective seldiers, and not under the
prescribed standard of 5 feet 6 inches, if so many are avail-
able.

" 2. Should there be any very eligible young men, well
limbed and broad-chested, of 5 feet 5 inches, you may use
your discretion in retaining them.
" Having completed your battalion, you will cause a
strict me Heal inspection to be made of the remainder, and
send to this department the usual discharge documents of
all such as are deemed unfit for the service, accompanied
by a nominal list, according to the form enclosed, and re-
port how many are left, in order to their being permitted
to volunteer for other regiments, which will be hereafter
notified to you.
" 4. If there are any men of incorrigibly bad character
whom it may be desirable to discharge, and who, being
marked, will not be able to re-enlist, you will make a spe-
cial report of these cases for the decision of his Royal High-
ness the General Commanding-in-Chief.
Resiment, Number
Foot. of men.
"5. Tho regiments named in the sth ... 27
margin require tho number of men 11th ... 110
against each to complete their esta- 22,1
... 167
blishment. You will be pleased to 26th ... 125
report whether any of the descrip- 37th 73
tion mentioned in the latter part of 45th 59
the third paragraph of this letter are 50th ... 64
to volunteer for them ; and, 62d
... 43
if so, willing
forward nominal and descrip- 67th ... 146
tive rotnrns of the men who come 69th ... 86
forward for each. 76th ... 107
81th ... 62
... 50
" G. Every man so volunteering will receive,o9th on joining
his new corps, a bounty of one guinea.
"7. It is desirable to retain as many medalists as pos-
sible, and his Royal Highness trusts to your discretion in
this regard.

" W. F. FOSTER, Ibputy-Atljutant-Gen3ral."
Yesterday morning the depots of the 15th and 96th
Regiments, consisting of 300 officers and men in charge
of Major Armstrong and 180 officers and men cllarge
of Captain Whiteside, arrived at Southampton, em-
barked in the Government steamers Echo and Cnmet,
and proceeded to Parkhurst Barracks, Isle of Wight.
The detachments are from Kilkenny and the Kildare
Camp, and left Liverpool on Monday at 3 o'clock, hav-
ing arrived by steamer from Ireland during the early
portion of that day.
A Tipperary paper states it is most pleasing to chro-
nicle that 63 brave men, who volunteered to fight under
the banner of the 18tt Royal Irish previous to their de-
parture from Chat'.iam for the Crimea, rejoined the left
wing of her Majesty's 94th Regiment on Tuesday at
Buttevant. Major Kirby opened the ranks, and as each
decorat;it file marched down they were enthusiastically
cheP,red by their old and young comrades. The men,
although sunburnt and weatherbeaten, with huge patri-
archal beards and moustaches, were in the enjoyment
of good health.

On Monday evening Vice-Admiral Sir George Sey-
mour, K.C.8., Commander-ia•Chief at Portsmouth, en-
tertained the Sardinian and Dutch captains whose fri-
gates are at Spithead.
About 4 o'clock on Saturday an addition was made
to the number of ships-of-war in Cork harbour by the
arrival of the Algiers, 91. Captain Corlrinl,ton, with
troops from Balaklava. She had on board the 50th and
56th Regiments, to the number in all of 1,560 men, to
accommodate whom and afford stowage for baggage,
stores, &c., her lower deck guns had been removed.
These regiments were the last of the British troops that
occupied the soil of the Crimea, and it was from the
possession of the 50th that the town of Balaklava was
rendered into the hands of the Russians. The men have
all a sunburnt and weatherheaten appearer•ce, and a
large proportion bear the Crimean decorations. On
Sunday the troops were conveyed to Cork by the river
steamers Arthur and Alice. As soon as the disembar-
cation of the troops was completed, about 5 o'clock, the
Algiers got up steam again, and left the harbour. The
four despatch gun-boats, Mohawk, Lapwing, Coquette,
and Surprise, also took their departure. Their destine,-
ton has not been made public.
Lieutenant Boileau. R.N., has arrived at his father's
marine residence, Ballygilian, Kingstown, He was First
Lieutenant of her Majesty's ship Queen, 116 guns, Capt.
Stopford, which was paid off at Portsmouth on Friday.
Lieut. Boileau was the officer alluded to by a correspon•
dent, who, on the night of the terrible hurricane in the
Black Sea in Nov., 1854, aided by his gal.lant boat's
crew, made three successive trips to two disabled trans-
port-,, and saved no fewer than 47 lives, with those of
their commanders, bringing all safe on hoard the Queen.
Capt. Mitchell, the then commanding officer of that fine
ship, immediately sunamoned all hands on the quarter-
deck, and publicly thanked Lieut. Boileau for his huma-
nity and bravery and excellent management of the ar-
duous duty intrusted to him.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty
Lieut. Henry Cardale to the Sanspareil ; Lieut. Wm.
Dawsonoss to the C
eut. ambridge ; Lieut. N. C. Symons to
the Colus ; Li J. 0. Kidd to the Scourge ; Lieut.
0. De B. Brock to the 'Waterloo ; Lieut. F. M. Pra,teal
to the
John B. ExceAllenss t ;
cL. F. Jones, mate, to the Boscawen ;
mi, lerk, to the Actmon ; Oughton Tim-
perley, assistant-clerk, to the. Me,lusa ; Richard F. Wily,
assistant-paymaster in charge, to the Tyne ; A. T. Pow
lett, midshipman, to the Ariel ; E. H. Seymour, mid-
shipman,to the Ariel ; E. C. Robinson, midshipman,
Highflyer ; E. J. Bellett, naval cadet, to the
Brunswick.
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THE NEW SMOKE ACT.—The New Smoke Act will
not take effect until the Ist of January, giving parties
time to abate the nuisance. Glass and pottery works
now exempted are to come under the act of 1353, and
also
the 'Csteam vesse
ls plying between London Bridge and
ore .
A CHILD CHOKED BY A PIECE OF POTATO.—yes
terday Mr. W. Carter, the coroner, held an ii quest at
the White Horse Tavern, Brixton road, on the body of
Wm. Jay, aged about three years. It appeared that on
Friday the deceased's grandmother was feeding hini
with some mashed potato, when she suddenly irnissed
half a potato from her plate. Directly afterwards she
heard the deceased make a noise as if he were choking.
The poor child turned almost black in the face, and it-
tongue protruded from its na.iuth. Mr. Peacock, a sur
geou, made an incision in the gullet for the purpose . removing the obstruction, but unfortunately withow
effect, and the child shortly expired. There was n.
doubt the child seized the half of the potato from it,
grandmother's plate, and swallowed it unobserved,
Verdict--"dAccidental Death,"