The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-16 00:00:00

aiial and Military Intelligence.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge leaves
town this morning for the camp at Aldershot to review
the troops at present stationed there. The troops are
ordered to march out immediately after breakfast, and
to throw ont pickets. The officers are to meet the Gene-
ral Commanding-in-Chief at the railway station, and
will attend on his Royal Highness to the camp for the
inspection. _ _

Gen. Sir J. Simpson, G.C.P., Gen. Lord Rokeby, and
Col. the Hon. W. L. Pakenham, C.B , who have been
for some weeks engaged in investigating the claims for
the Victoria Cross (the Order of Valour), have for a short
time discontinued their meetings at the Horse Guards.
We have reason to believe that their labours are com-
plete up to the 38th Regiment of Foot.
The depot of the 40th Regiment will proceed this day
from the provisional battalion, Chatham, to Cork, for the
purpose of joining the depot battalion at Templemore.
The following is its strength, viz. :—seven officers, nine
serjeants, eight corporals, three drummers, and 116
rank and file. Sinee the 40th depot has been stationed
at Chatham garrison it has given nearly 300 volunteers
to other regiments which were below their required
establishment, and 128 volunteers will also proceed with
the 40th depot from Chatham this day for the purpose of
joining the several corps in Ireland for which they have
volunteered. The following are the officers who proceed
to Templemore with the 40th Regiment :—Captain M.
E. Smith, Lieutenant J. Armstrong, Lieutenant Gibson,
Ensign J. T. Whelan, and Ensign F. Dudgeon. The
bead-quarters are in Austraia.
The authorities at the Horse Guards intend appointing
a major-general to the command of the troops at Cha-
tham garrison, which has been decided upon in conse-
quence of the large increase of troops it is intended to
station at Chatham for the purpose of being instructed
in fortification and other engineering operations.
A large number of volunteers from the 88th (Con-
naught Rangers) have arrived at the provisiouai batta-
lion. Chatham, for the purpose of joining the depots of
the 26th (Cameronians), 35th (Royal Sussex), and 45th
Regiments.

The following changes and promotions have taken
place in the corps of Royal Marine Light Infantry :
First-Lieutenant G. B. Heastey, of the Chatham divi-
sion, has been promoted to be Captain, vice Captain J.
T. Astlett, who has reared on full pay, with a step of
honorary rank ; Second-Lieutenant J. F. Crease of the
Royal Marine Artillery, to be First-Lieutenant, vice
Heastey.
It has been determined to effect several changes in
the mode of carrying on the duties connected with the
barrack department of the army, the principal of which
is that several barracks in a military district shall be
united, and placed under the control of an engineer offi
cer, who will make periodical inspections and be respon-
sible for the works required to be executed.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Dee, Master Commander
Pullen, arrived at Portsmouth in the night of Sunday
with two gunboats from the eastward.
The Oonquestador, late laid up in ordinary in Saltpan
Reach, yesterday left Sheerness, in low of two steam-
vessels, for Woolwich. She is to be laden with live
shells, and to be returned to the Medway to be moored
at Blackstakes for further orders.
In pursuance of the newly-established garrison order
the whole of the disengaged portion of the troops at
Woolwich were yesterday morning reviewed on the
Royal Artillery parade-ground by Major-General Sir W
F. Williams, attended by Lieut.-Colonel C. Teesdale, the
General's aide-de-camp ; Colonel Bloomfield, aide-de-
camp to her Majesty, and the garrison staff, and were
Marched into the country in different directions, accord-
ing to the discretion given to the officers in command.
The squadron of Royal Marines, under the command of
Coi. Nolloth, Col. Walsh, Col. Fleming, and Lieutenant
and Adjutant Fraser, proceeded across Woolwich•
common to Blackheath, and back to quarters, led by
the band of the reziment. The Royal Artillery, in
tw divisional battalions, headed by the band, over
Shooter's.hill to Eltham and Wickham, under the
command of Colonel Franklin, Colonel Burrows.
and the commanding officers of companies. The
troop of Royal Horse A rtillery, preceded by their band,
took the road to Eltham, and thence to Welling, and
back to Woolwich, and were commanded by Cal. E. C.
Warde, C. 8., commanding two troops (0 and D), and
Brevet Lieut.-Col. Strange, C. 8., Major Gardiner, and
Captain Hill. The field batteries, in charge of Col.
Anderson, proceeded along the Old Dover-road for some
miles, and returned by the same route to barracks.
Major Earle, Royal Horse Artillery, who has been
invalided for some months owing to a scalp wound, the
result of a fall from his horse while on duty at a general
inspection, is reported convalescent.
The corps of Royal Artillery, having undergone a
reduction at the rate of about yo men per week, consist-
ing of marked men and all those considered within the
limits specified in the orders for discharge, are again
placed on the peace establishment.
The freight ship Marechal Pellissier, James Wilkinson,
master, having shipped 50 tons—namely, 1,430 quarter
barrels of ball cartridge from Woolwich Arsenal for
Adelaide, has sailed far her destination.

The freight ship Wellington, 403 tons burden, having
been ordered down to Woolwich from the docks, was
yesterday morning secured to the buoy of the Royal
Ordnance department in order to receive about 20 tons
of powder for Hong Kong.
Her Majesty's ship Firebrand, from Sheerness, for
repairs, was yesterday morning taken into basin at
Woolwich.

The following appointments were made at the Admi
ratty yesterday :
MaAer—Benjamin 114naud, to the Hawke.

Surgeon7Eciward H. Cree, to the Eagle.

Assistant-Surgeon--Peter Comrie, to the Hawke.

LIE MAJESTY'S SHIP RE.4OLUTE AND
THE AMERICAN OFFICERS.

'PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 15.
Last evening the acting Port Admiral (Commodore
Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8.) received au intimation from
Osborne that her Majesty would inspect the Resolute on
Tuesday, if she could be conveniently moved to Cowes
Harbour for the purpose. Sir Thomas immediately
communicated with the United States' Vice• Consul at
this port, and M. Pappalaido forthwith telegraphed the
intelligence to the American Minister. Fortunately
Captain Harstein, of the Resolute, happened to be at the
Minister's table at the time the telegraphic despatch
arrived, and he consequently returned to Portsmouth by
11 o'clock this morning, when he proceeded immediately
to the dockyard to have an interview with Sir Thomas
Maitland, who had a steamer ready to take him out to
the Resolute, which soon afterwards was towed down to
Cowes harbour, where she remains awaiting the Queen's
visit.

Her Majesty's steam frigate Retribution, 22, Captain
Barker, dropped down to Cowes this afternoon to salute
on the occasion of her Majesty's visit to the Resointe
tomorrow.