The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-29 00:00:00

Nava and Military intelligence.

The steam-transpo'rt W. S. Lindsay, No. 98, Captain
Westetn, arrived at Spithead' yesterday evening from
the East, with the head-quarters of the 4th Light
.Dragoons, consisting of 150 men; 47 horses,. and'the
following officerc—Major • Brown, Lieutenants Jen-
nings and WeatherbY, airnet E lis, quartermaster Hill,
Veterinary Surgeon Aynne, and Quartermaster-Sergeant
Kindel!. She.has brought also several guns, 200 tons
of shot and shells, 31 .cwt. of antique marble from
Kedah, &c. ' • •

. _
The Clyde, steain•transport, arrived at Spithead yes-
terday afternoon with tbe.remaitider of the Army Works
Corps from Balaklava, which she. left on the. 6th, and
Malta on the 14th. She brought' honie 12 Russian
guns' 10 horses, 91 men of the Army Works Corps, and
the following officers :•.-- Lieutenant-Colonel Elmhirst
and Lieutenants Renant, Borland, and Rolls, Of the 99th
Foot ; Lieuterant-Colonel Tngall, Captain Cubitt, and
Assistant-Surgeon Reigall, of the 62cr; Lieutenant-
Colonel Shack well, Royal Engineers ' • Captain Bruce,
of the 82d • Lieutenant Elmhirst; the Rev. Mr. Lewis,
,
chaplain ; and Messrs Hutchinsnn, Shaw, Sb'arrock,
Tanner. Turner, Robertson, and Barnett, officers of the
Army Works Corps.' - -
The sailing transport
.Windsor, No. 216, arrived'at
Spithead yesterday- evening, 137 days from Tasmania,
and 103 from Swan River,- Western 'Au.tralia i she left
Hobart Town on•the 12th of January, Swan River the
sth of February, and St:Helena, the 11th of April.
She has brought home the'head-qtnirters of her Majesty's
99th Regiment, after nearly 14 years' service in the
Australian dolonies. The offiaeri.ate.Lient.-Colnnel E.
Last, Captains Lempster R. Elliot, and, E. W. Isdell ;
Lieutenants J. Grime'
1 Ni. H: D: R. Welma.n; H. F. W.
Di
Ely, E. G. K. Raveilllll, 'and T.,H. Clarkson ; Ensign
H. J. Day, and Assistant-Surgeon H. H. Jones, M. ;
B'o"erjeants; 28; corporals, 28 drunntnerti," 253 rfrtvat ,
26 women, and 47 children. The. troops on the passage
have been very healthy ; 2 births and 4 deaths occurred.
The wife of Deputy-Commissary-General F. Mends, of
Western Australia, who took passage home in tit, hope
of reaching England for advice and the benefit of her
health, having been in a delicate state for some time,
died on bard on the 26th of May. On the 15th inst., in
lat. 35'37 deg., long. 41'11 deg. the Windsor spoke the
Wellington with the remainder of the regiment on board
and on the same day the iron ship Winifred, from Cal-
cutta for Liverpool.
Telegraphic orders from the Admiralty were received
at Plymouth, on Tuesday evening, to prepare for sea
with all despatch—the James Watt, 91; Exmouth,; 90 ;
Centurion, 80 ; Btunswick, 80 ; and Orion; 91. The
Orion is preparing at Keybam, the others are in the
Sound, and were relieved yesterday of their lower deck
guns, and their crews reduced to 500. They will proba-
bly sail to-morrow for the Crimea to embark troops,
every ship on an average taking 1,000 soldiers. The
captain's have orders to instruct the Retribution, 28,
Firefly, 4, and other Vessels of war at Gibraltar, or can-
ing through the Straits, to return to Balaklava
_and
assist in the embarkation. , .

An Admiralty order has arrived at Sheerness to pre-
pare the Royal George, 102, screw steam ship, Captain
Robert S. 'Robinson, and the Colossus, 80 guns, screw
steam-ship, Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel, C.B , for
the embarkation of troops. They are both to proceed to
the Crimea, there to embark artillery and infantry.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :
`Lieutenant Bernard J. Cooper, to the Firefly ; Lieu-
tenant Thomas Borrett, to the Tartar ; Lieutenant J.
W. James; to the Firefly ; the Rev. Henry Alexander,
chaplain, to the Cresar ; W. H. Plows, naval instructor,
to the Forth ; Thomas H. Johnson, naval instructor,
to the Enrotas ; George A. Stable, master, to the Fire-
fly ; Charles Sproull, surgeon, to the Cormorant ; H.
C. A. Brand, midshipman, to the Elk ; W. Brabaz n,
midshipman, to the Alagicienne ; F. Rongemont and H.
Burr, naval cadets, to the Magimenne ; S. G. Chown
and 8..8. Dowling, mater's assistants, to the Firefly.
The 17th Lancers, just returned from the Crimea, will
march to Dublin from Cahir on Saturday next, on their
way to the camp at Aldershott.
Tne 58th Regiment will, on its arrival from Australia,
be stationed in Clonmel, the West York Rifles proceed-
ing to England.

SIEGE OPERATIONS BY NIGHT AT
CHATHAM.

CHATHAM, May 48.—A novel and interesting descrip-
tion.of siege Operations
.took p!axe on Tuesday night on
the great' lines at Chatham, commencing about nine
o'clock. About 1,400 men of the Royal Sappers and
Miners and those t elonging to the East India Company,
with the whole of the Royal and Him. East India Corn-
'pany"s engineer officers, under the command of Captain
Fitzroy S:imetset, R.E., assembled' on the parade"-in
marching order, with all their working tools, for the *-
rations of the siege, to he cOncluoted under the command
of Col. Sandhans, the director of field work instruction.
The place of attack held by the garrison was the Spur
Denary.
On the troops arriving in the lines they commenced
tracing the 'ground, forgoing parallels, and sunken and
elevated batteries. As soon as the tracing was com-
pleted, the signal was given for the °troops to advance.
A party -provided with arms was sent out as pickets,
and sentries in front of the.right, left, and centre of the
parallel to give an &arm, in case of their meeting patrols
of the garrison; The party advanced to such a distance
as they could just discern each other. On the ad vance party
meeting with a patrol from the garrison, they challenged
and fired ; and as they were satisfied it was the enemy
they fell back upon their supports, and without firing
again returned to the working party, who on being in-
formed of the approach of the enemy from the garrison
stood to their arms, and poured fourth a raking fire of
musketry, which was ably kept up from one end of the
line of fortifications to the other.

Those troops from the garrison sent a party, under
command of Lieutenant Lockhart, R.E., as a patrol
from the works, coming out from the Brompton Sally-
port, in the curtain !between Prince Edward's and
the King's Bastion ; a party was then sent forward
to take from the parallel, and advanced about
300 yards from the counterscarp, when they halted,
and as they were provided with fire-balls they as-
certained they were advancing too near the enemy's
works. Directly the patrols from the garrison fell in
with the sentries from lithe parallels and were fired upon
they lighted their light b.t114, placing them at equal dis-
tances from each other ; they then retired to about 150
yards in advance of the counterscarp. When the light
balls were burnt out they were replaced by others. The
firing was kept up by the troops protecting the parallels
and batteries with c•rnsiderable spirit, and, as the night
was very dark, the reflections from the firing of the
musketry had a very inipesing effect. During the in-
tense firing which was kept up for some time from one
extremity of the line of the fortifloations to the other, the
Spur Battery, in charge of Quartermaster Bradford,
R.E., lighted several fire-balls* in the salient of the
King's Bastion and Spur Battery, the object being to
ascertain the position of the enemy against him. Owing
to the distance, the reflection caused by the extreme lights
produced a most magnificent sight, and for miles round it
had all the appearance of a large town being on fire. The
whole of the proceedings were considered perfectly
satisfactory to all the otficets of the garrison, and par-
ticularly to Col. Sandham, under whose directions these
military and engineer movements were carried out. The
sight was 'witneised by about 3,000 spectators. The
troops were marched to their barracks at half-past 11
o'clock ; they left the lines in columns. A night siege
has not been seen in Chatham for many years.

DrcLINE or PAIIPERIBM.—There is a reduction of
nearly 50 per cent. in the number of paupers this year
in the Galway workhouse, as compared with the corres-

'potidin.peri,;ll in 1855. ln the-latter year. the 'nun
berg were 862 to 487 in 1856. -

.P.ROGRAMME OF THE FIREWORKS.

. 100
50

. 200

.100
50

200

200

. 100
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. 200

. 2)0

200

200

200
10

A letter from St. Petersburg, of May 19th, says : CITY.
"Vice-Admiral Wassilieff has been appointed military GUILDHALL. The illuminations of Guildhall will
initials,
defined
andby
thbeetnrogyaalli
governor of Astraca.n, and commander-in-chief of the cover the front of that edifice facing King-street, from
Russian fleet in the Caspian Sea. This fleet is to be the roof to the ground, its outlienaers
,greatly increased. Two new divisions, composed en- beads of gas ; and it will also bear
urely of gun-boats, will be created, and a part of the old the City arms and motto.
Sebastopol'ships.of-line have been Pla,ced at the disposal. INDIA Hons.—Rich and elaborate foliage, &c., in
of Mmiral-Wassiheef, to be incorporated in the fleet." gas. with appropriate devices.
SINGULAR CASE OF SONNAMMILS3I.—About, 2 o'clock ROYAL EXCHANGE. -- Festoons of lamps running
on Suoday morning, the 18th instant, the servant girl at round the building ; over the principal entrance, a
the Duke of Wellington, St. Mary-street, Swansea, was transparency, with the inscription, "The earth. is the
aroused from her sleep b), a continuous screaming, which Lord's, and the fullness thereof."
seemed to be that of a woman. The noise also awoke BANK OF ENGLAND. brilliant star, fixed to each of
the. host and hostess,. Mr. and Mrs. Marvelly. The the street-lamps along the front in Threadneedle-street.
servant, baying got up, opened a window which looked POST OFFICE.--Transparency over the principal en-
upon the back premises, whence the screams appeared to trance ;in the centre the' Union Jack and Tricolor
proceed, and ir time,ted that if the noise did not cease, combined ;on one side the initials V. It., surmounted
as it was disturbing the whole neighhourhood, she by. a crown; on the other L.N. and crown, with
would fetch policeman. It was at this time raining stars, &c.
and blowing very ' vehemently. A
man's voice, ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL—A transparency 'showing the
which appeared to come from the roof, instantly re- initials V.A., surmounted by a crown, and bearing• the
plied, "For God's sake, do fetch- a policeman." The inscription "Peace."
servant-girl;.then, by the directlen.nf her master and - CUSTOM-ROUSE.„--T he eastern-house is expected to
mistress whb had by this time got up, went to the police look very magnificent.. =The entire'frout facing.the river
StiCtiOn aid returned with Sains officers. • A ladder tuns . will be illuminated with gas, andit has been decided by
i:Focered-froin the late premises of Messrs. Matthews, and the City authorities to illuminate Billingsgate Market,
mounted first by Mr. Marvelly, who laid hold of a . man which immediately adjoins it.
who was standing on a roof.near..the nhimney. Hc. had FISHMONGERS'-EIALL.—One of the most conspicuous'
•night :dross only, a nightcap,- nightgown,. and- decorations- will he that of the Fishmongers' Company,
drawers, and was drenched to the skin. In agitated tones near London-bridge. It consists of a royal crown, the,
be entreated air. Marvelly to hold him last. Having royal initials; and. the word "Peace" at the bottom.
reached the ground he said that he had been robbed, and Temple-bar will be illuminated with jets of gas running.
his mindappeared evidently wandering. He was taken to along the top and different projections.
the Castle Hotel where it was ascertained that be had been .LONDON-BRIDGICTERMINUS.—The offices of the London
staying, His chamberdoor, which was locked, was burst and Brightonßailway will have a beading of gas running
open, and the.window found thrown up, His money was, along the top and sides of the principal face of the build
of course, found to be all right. The somnambulist is, we ing, with a very large reflecting star in the centre. The
haar, a Mr. Griffiths, a commercial traveller from Trede- South-Eastern office will be lighted up only with a star.
gar.' When first spoken to after being rescued from his FENCHURCH-STREET nutamius.—The Blackwall ter-
fearful position, be stated that he had been drinking a minus, in Fencharch-street, will present a beautiful ap-
little too much overnight. He must have gone to bed; pearance • the top and aides will- have beadings of gas,
and -have risen up in a state of somnambulism, opened and on the front of the building will be four medallions,
the window, whence he'descended a depth of about seven also in gas containing the names of the allies, England,
feet on the roof of some stabling belonging to the eadtle,- France,,and Sardinia and Turkey.
thence he succeeded in getting on to the.roof of the Duke WHITEHALL.
of Wellington. It is supposed that upon awaking fr ma HORSE GUARDS,—The Horse Guards will be Mimi-.
his Bleep and feeling his great danger, he commenced -.tutted both on the front and on the back faiing 'the Pa-
the screaming which aroused the, servant girl. .111 r.. rade. On each side the devices will be the same—a large
Griffiths left Swansea the amee.literainge—Btomeci garter, in coloured lamps, in the centre, surmounted
irald.
- t:with .crown; flanked on each side with :two rOleotiog
tr