The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

[PRIOR 4D. S rAmpED 51)

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Orders were yesterday issued by the Commandant
of Chatham Garrison for a number of additional
tents to be erected for the troops of the Line at-
tached to the 3d battalion, it being determined
that the East India Company's depots now occu-,
pying the South-square, at Brornpton Barracks,
shall vacate those quarters, which will be occupied
by the troops belonging to the Sappers and Miners,
who are now quartered in that part of the barracks
intended to b 3 converted into an hospital, the
troops of the Liue going under canvass and into
the huts at St. Mary's.
The First Lord of the Admiralty will hold a
levee there on Tuesday next, the Ist of June, at
two o'clock, and he will continue to hold levees on
the Tuesdays of each week, at the same hour, until
further notice.
Her Majesty's ship Monarch, 84, sailing two-.
decker, Capt. Patey, flag of Vice-Admiral 11.. W.
Bruce, late Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific
-tation, arrived in St. Helen's-road, off Spithead,
yesterday morning, from Valparaiso and R'o. Th©
weather was so bad, blowing a whole gale, that the
ship made no nearer approach to Soithead all day,
and the only communication made with her
was by the steam vessel Pigmy, which was
sent out with letters to Admiral Bruce and
the officers.
.Mr. Martin, the admiral's secre-
tary, landed by the Pigmy, and proceeded to the
Admiralty forthwith with despatches. The Pigmy
will go ow., again as soon as the weather moderates.
The Monarch has been four ye.irs and a quarter in
commission, and . will now be paid off. The
Monarch s died from Valparaiso on the ith of
February ; Rio on the 29th of March. The Mada-
gascar and Wasp were the only men-of-war at the
latter port. The Industry steam transport was to
Leave Rio on the day after the Monarch. The
yellow fever still raged very fearfully among the
shipping at Rio, but it was On the decr,a4e. Srverel
of the merchant vessels there were completely 'de-
nuded of their fficers and crows by its ravages.
The Monarch consequently made as. brief a stay at
Rio as possible. The Istamboul screw steamer left
Rio for England on the '23d of March. Captain
Harris, British Charge d'Affdr,s at Chili, hs wife,
family, and suite, have come home in the Monarch.
Mr. John Parish Robertson, who embarked on
board the Monarch at Valparriso for Eugland,
died at Rio on ti.e day after the Monarch's arrival
.
there. She brings also 41 naval invalids flora the
Pacific squadron, and three distressed British
subjects.

Bray's improved traction engine, tested at Wool-
wich about 10 days ago, laden with a single gun,
was yesterday worked a second time, dia:.ging
threeold to d—namely, .thr-e heavy siege guns,
weighing 19 tons 18 cwt. ..The convoy started from
Woolwich Arsenal at 2 o'clock, and proceeded up
Wellingtort-street towards Old Chariton, accom-
panied by Col. Tulloh, superintendent of the Royal
Carriat2e Department, Capt. Boxer, Mr. Anderson,
and other members of the select comm't'ee of the
Royal Arsenal. Cgonel Sir Frederick Abbott, of
Addiscombe, attended-on behalf the East India
Iliard, and various agriculturists from \Vat-Tipp--
bury and Maidstone were likewise present. The
route select:?d for the experiment branched off at
Charlton, through a narrow winding tharOughfare,
at the back of Sir Thomas Wdson's pa!k, andabave
the elevation of the in,in road. The train was
cleverly brought round and commenced the
ascent, but in consequence of the obstruction of
sbtayntdhsetibite heavyrr jieernaxi ith -a ova::
been
backed a quantity of loose sand and' gravel which had
ino
ru beeno edurtiact
ye d
backed a coupe of yards, and the claws of the hind
wheels distended so as to obtain a firmer grasp, the
power of the machinery was exhibit ql to its fullest
advantage. In less than five minutes' delay the
obstacle was completely surmounted, and the lord
was brought round a sacond curve into the Black-
heath road leading to the common. The steep
acclivity at this point again stoppe I the engine, and
it was judged beyond the utmost power of the en-
gine to proceed. Colonel Tulloh thereupon advised
the disconnecting of the carriages which were
coupled tag,ether, so as to pass with one at a time.
By employing the whola p ewer of Aewit, however,
the engine t!avelled steadily onward wiLli i s entire
load, proceeding down Mill-lane and returned to
the Arsenal, having performed the distance, about
four miles, in 1 hour and 30 minutes.
usual to steam engines, whichMiingreat disadvan-
tag() in pub!ic roads, is in this invention ingeni-
ously obviated by exhausting the steam in the water
tank, thereby creating an economy in fuel, the con-
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sumption of which is eatculated at about 7d. per
hour. The bol-r is on B.ron's cup surface prin-
ciple, by Hughe=, of New-eras.
The paddle-wheel steam-ship Vivid, Mr. H. W.
Allen, master in charge, left Woolwich yesterday
morning in the service of his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort' and suite.

Mr. H. T. Jones, for many years Military Store-
keeper at the Gun-wharf, ChAthatn, has retired
from the service on the usu►l superannuition allow-
ance. He is succeeded by Mr. J. Jones, Military
Storekeeper at Malta.

BAIL W AI INTELLIGENCE.

EAST KENT.

A special meeting of this company was held yes-
terday at the office, Moorgate-street, for thy pur-
pose of considering two bills now before Par Hain en t,
in compliance with the standing orders of the
House of Lords ; the chair was occupied by Lord
Sondes. _ _

The CHAIRMAN said, the object of the meeling
was to obtain the sanction of the shareholders to
the bills he had to submit before they pro .ceded
further with them in the House of Lords. He con-
gratulated the shareholders on having got through
the House of Commons with their Western Extol
sion Bill after considerable opp isition, and trusted
they would also succeed in carrying it through the
House of Lords. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HOLUOYD, the s-cretary, then read the
heads of two bills, one "for enabling the East K...nt
Railway Company to extend ..their railway from
&rood to join the Mid Kent Railway (Bromley to
St. Mary Cray), and for other purposes connectEd
with their undertaking." The object of the bill
was to enable the East Kent Company to obtain an
independent route from Dover, Canterbury; and
other places, to the west-end of London. The
other "to authorise the construction of a station
near. Victoria-street, Pimlico, and of a railway to
connect the same with the West-end of London
and Crystal Palace Railway at Battersea, in order
to afford improved communication between certain
of the railways south of the Thames and the west-
(sin districts of the metropolis, and for other pur-
poise."
The bills were unanimously approved, and the
proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman and directors.

BRADFORD, WAKEFIELD, AND LEEDS.
The quarterly nie3ting of this company was held
yesterday at Bradford ; Mr. W. Firth presided.
The report was agreed to, and a dividend was de-
cl'►red for the quarters ending 31st Dec , 1857, naci
31st March, 1858, at the rate of 4 per cent. per
annual on 9,000 shares, and payable on 3d June
next.