The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-30 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

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The Commander-in-Chief has approved the un-
dermentioned arrangements in connection with the
troops at Colchester :—Capt. Fraser, filth Regi d
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meet, to join the depot ; Capeut.t. Wilson to procee
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with service companies ; Richardson, 3oth
Regiment, to perform the duties of Assist.-Instructor
of Musketry to the 4th depot battalion, until Lieut.
Fenn, 49th Regiment, returns from leave of absence
June 14 ; and Ensign Mayne, 49th Regiment, to
proceed from the depot to the service companies of
his corps at the expiration of his leave of absence
June 28 ; Ensign Pearson, 2d battalion 18th Regi-
ment, is under orders to embark for the service
companies of his battalion iu New Zealand.
The Duke of Cambridge has awarded a silver
medal, together with an annuity of £lO, to Master-
Gunner Alexander Dowie, Royal Artillery, for long
4crvice, and meritorious conduct.
The depot of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment,
which is under orders to leave St. Mary's Barracks,
Chatham, this morning, and proceed to Portsmouth,
was inspected yesterday on the liues by Major-Gen.
F. Murray, previously to their departure. The
strength of the depot is 210 non-commissioned
officers and men, with nine officers, and the usual
proportion of soldiers' wives and children. The
depot, which was formed in two companies, was
minutely inspected by Gen. Murray, who invited
any man who had a complaint to make to step from
the ranks and do so, but there was no response to
the invitation. The officers and troops will leave
Chatham by railway this morning, and proceed to
Gravesend, where they embark in the steamer taken
up to convey themround to Portsmouth. The head-
quarters and service companies of the 31th Regi-
ment are now on their passage home from India.
An order was yesterday received at Chatham
directing a party of non-commissioned officers of
Royal Engineers, who have completed their course
of fieldwork and other instructions at head-quarters,
to embark for Malta on the 18th proximo, to be
employed as assistant-superintendents of the engi-
neering works at that island.
Yesterday detachments of various infantry regi-
ments, the depots of which are stationed at Chat-
ham, arrived at that garrison from India, having
disembarked from the troopships which arrived at
Spithead from Calcutta and the other Indian ports.
The detachments, which numbered 70 non-commis-
sioned officers and men, consisted of time-expired
men who have been sent home on the completion of
their period of service, together with convalescent
men invalided from their regiments. The time-ex-
pired meta will be discharged on the receipt of their
discharge documents from the Horse Guards.
The following promotions in the corps of Royal
Marine Light Infantry were announced at head-
quarters, Chatham, yesterday, viz., First Lieut. C.
E. Macdonald, to be Capt. at the Portsmouth Divi-
sion, vice Capt. and Brevet Major G. E. 0. Jack-
son, relieved ; Second Lieut. 11. Bradley to be First
Lieut. at the Woolwich Division, vice Macdonald
The above promotions are ordered to be dated the
21th inst.
The armoured iron frigate Resistance, Capt. H.
Hillyar, C. 8., arrived at Spithead on Tuesday, from
Plymouth Sound and the Mediterranean, and is
ordered into Portsmouth Harbour to dismantle and
pay out of commission. Yesterday afternoon Admi-
ral Sir T. I'asley, K.C.8., Port Admiral and Naval
Commander in Chief at Portsmouth, visited the
frigate at Spithead and inspected officially her cm-
dition, together with the discipline and practice of
her crew at general quarters, preparatory to her
entering harbour and commeucing the process of
dismantling.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :-- Lieut. B. E. Cochrane, to the
Meora ; and Lieut. 11. L. Gully, to the Revenge.