The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-15 00:00:00

NATAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Sir John Pakington, M.P., the First Lord of the. Ad-
miralty, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, and went out
in the Fire Queen steam yacht, Master Commander W.
F. Paul, to Spithead, end visited Admiral Lord Lyons
on board the Royal Albert. On leaving he was saluted
with 19 guns, and the crew manned yards. The Fire
Queen then proceeded to Osborne with his lordship.
Rear-Admiral A. Milne, Third Lord of the Admiralty,
visited Woolwich yesterday, aed inspected the ships
under fitment for the coast of Africa. Ho was accom-
panied in his tour of inspection by Commodore Shep-
herJ, Superintendent of the yard. The Archer steam-
ship, Captain Saundereon, and the steam sloop Racer,
Commander the Hon. 'l'. A. Pakenbam, were ordered,
it was understood, to bo in readiness to leave the basin
on the 17th inst., and proceed to Spithead on the 20th,
to join the rendezvous of the Royal squadron about to
accompany the Court to Cherbourg.
The authorities at 'the War Department having de-
cided on sending out an additional number of reinforce-
merits to India, tenders were yesterday received at the
East India-house for the conveyance of troops amount-
ing to 2,345 men, in addition to the reinforcements at
present under orders for embarkation. Tenders were
also taken up at Somerset-house for the conveyance of
four officers and 133 men from Woolwich to Colombo;
and to-morrow tenders 'will be received at Somerset-
house for the conveyance of a regiment of infantry, con-
sisting of 32 officers and 863 .rank and file, together
with 50 women and children, 'from Portsmouth to the
Mauritius. When the whole of the reinforcements
now on their passage from this country have reached
India the number of British cavalry and infantry serving
in India will be augmented to 100,000 men.
The Imperador, steam transport, Capt. Atkins, arrived
at Portsmouth yesterday from Hong Kong, SingapOre,
the Cape of Good Hope, and Madeira, with the following
passengers From Hong Kong—The Rev. J. W.
Johnson and lady ; Mrs. Wells Williams and three
children ; Masters W. and F. Ashomore ; Mrs. Brooks
and two children ; Lieut. C. H. Wilkinson R.N. ;
Lieut. H. Kerr, R.N. ; Lieut. E. M. Smith, R.N.I ; Mr.
Frederick Wise, R.N. ; Mr. D. H. Wilder, R.N. ; Dr.
W. R. Dalton, R.N. ; Dr. J. Breaky, R.N. • Lieut.
George Gill, Royal Marine Light Infantry ; Lieut. W.
F. P. Dadson, Royal Marine Light Infantry ; Mr. W.
Barry, Staff Assistant-Surgeon; Mr. Graham, 143 ins
valids, two women, and three children. From Singa-
pore—Mrs. Vaughan and two children, and Captain.
Sinclair. From the Cape of Good Hope—Mr. Unna,
wife, four children and servant ; Mrs: 'Urine, sen., and
Mr. Thompson. From Madeira—Mr. Walsh, wife,
daughter, and servant ; Mr. R. Wilkinson, Mr. Andrew,.
From Ascension—H. Peed, wife, and daughter. May 14,
exchanged signals with the brig Anna Louisa, in let 30 6
S., long. 35 40 E. 16th, the bark Minna, in let. 32245.,
long. 31 23 E. ; June 8, the Dutch barque Andriana
Petronella, in lat. 14 36 S., long. 6 46 W.; 10th, the
Dutch barque Vier Gebrodere, in let. 11 14 S., long. 11 5
W. ; July 10, the Peninsular and Oriental steamer
Tagus, in lat. 43 24 N., long. 9 16 W. ; 11th, the Royal
mail steamer Tyne, in lat. 44 56 N., long. 8 10 W.
The Imperador was detained 20 days at Singapore refit-
ting, after having been run into by the Hamuurg ship
Arracon, on the passage from Hongkong to Singapore ;
was six days at the Cape of Good Hope,, had no south•
east trades after leaving the Cape, and had strong head
winds ell the icay home. When off the Mauritius she
lost one blade of her screw, which made a considerable
difference in the ship's speed. She took out 560 of the
Royal Marines from D,vonpott to China, and was em-
ployed out there for three months. She made her out-
ward passage to Singapore id 60 days 20 hours (the
shortest ever made), consuming only 700 tone of coals.
She lost 12 invalids on the voyage home ; Lieut. But-
ler, R.N., wounded in the head ; Lieut. Dadson, Royal
Merino Brigade, right arm disabled, both at the taking
of Canton. Several wounded invalids from the taking
of Canton have come home in the Imperador, but all are
progressing favourably. The Imperador went into Ports,
mow h harbour yesterday afternoon to land her invalids,
and will go to Southampton to bind her cargo, consisting
of 4,055 packages of tea and 150 packages of sundries.
Major W. H. March, of the Woolwich Division of
Royal Marines, has been promoted to be Lieu'.-Colonel,
and appointed to the Chatham Division, vice Lieut.-Col.
G. Elliot, who has been permitted by the Lords of the
Admiralty to retire from the service on fell pay.
A requisition has been presented to Government from
the authorities of Deptford dock and Victualling yards,
requesting her Majesty's gracious approval of their
desire to perpetuate the event of the Queen's inspection
of those estahshnients on the 28th ult., on the visit of
the Court to the Great Eastern steamship, by issuing
her Majestyy's command that the above-mentioned
Royal yards shall henceforth bear the name of the
" Victoria Dock and Victualling Yards." A regimen-
.al order for the information of the garrison was yester-
day issued at head-quarters, Royal Marines, Woolwich,
expressing her Majesty's consent and approval to that
effect.

Preparations are being made for another proof of
Mallet's enormous mortar in the Plunastead Marsh, and
a new species of shell is in course of preparation for that
purpose. Although the former experiments have in
each case failed to realise the anticipated projeoP, the
Government have, it is said, yielded to the entreaties of
the inventors for a farther trial, which, if successful,
may be the means of introducing the most powerful
weapon of defence and siege yet invented. Consider-
able improvomeDis have been added since the last trial.
Lieuteinant•C‘ilimel Conolly, Brigade-Major of this
South-West District, having obtained leave of absence,
Major Mortimer Adye, Royal Artillery, has been ap.
pointed Acting Brigade-Majcr pro tem,
The Urgent and Perseverance, steam troopship, Com.
wanders M'Donald and Seccombe, are ordered ,to be
ready to embark troops at Portsmouth by the Bth of
August;but the latter will not he out of the hands of the
dockyard authorities until the 30th of that month.
The Arrogant, 47, screw frigate, Capt. L. G. Heath,
C. 8., returned to Spithead ;About
frr rd-s Ltr clew.

The Ringdove, 6, steam despatch gun vessel, was
taken out by the steam reserve authorities yesterday at
Portsmouth to try engines, &c.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—William. Ilewlstt, Master, to the
Sparrow-hawk ' • Charles F. Puckett, Master, to the
Alecto • G. R. Trefusis, Midshipman, to *the Scourge;
John Bishop, Acting-Assistant-Surgeon, to the Impreg-
nable ; James L. Whitney, Acting-Assistant-Surgeon,
to the Victory ; Charles A. Pritchard (Paymaster) to
be Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Fretaantle;
and William Paymaster, to the Eagle.

Country Markets.

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET
JULY 13.
Supplies of all kinds these last six days large.
Oat straw, from 7s Od to us Od per komple of 16 stones;
tron ; wheat do., 7s Od. to 93 6d; barley do., 6i GI to 9s
6d. Hay from dto 13d.

EDINBURGH MEAL—IGLY 13.
today 13 sacks oatmeal, each
weighing
knel tch i sold. at 40s Od and —3.
There
w2eBroel bi imperial,the

•
DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—JULY 12.
Thera were in the market to-day 11 bags of oatmeal, ocf
barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales dull.
Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third.
imperial
Barleymeal, per ditto
Peasemeal, per ditto ,
Flour, new, per ditto —s Od —a Od —a; Od
Pot-barlay, new, per ditto— —3 Od —a Od I—a Od

DUBLIN—JULY 13.
Virhito wheat, 26s 61 to 28s 6d ; red ditto, 24s Od to 261
6d; ditto new, 282 6d ; barley, malting, 13a to 17. Od;
ing, —a to —a ; oats, old, 152 to 16s Od; ditto, new, -•-1
to 162 61; oatmeal, 14s 6d to 16s 6d; bero, new, —s to —s
Od ; rapeseed, —LOd to —s Od per brl ; bakers' flow.; 141
Od to 13a 6d per cwt.; Indian corn, 34s 'Od to 36. '6d per
130 lb..

COAL IktAltii.

1.-JULY 14.

Prices of Coals per ton al

the close of the market

s. d.
Benton West Hartley .14 6
Huddle W. Hartley l5 0
13eb:-..hle W. Hartley 15 0
Grey's West Hartley l4
Howard's West Hartley
Netherton 15 0
ranfield Moor l4 0
TAnfield Moor Butes 14 0
Walker Primrose l2 6
Wylasu

Walicond, &O.

s d.
' Braddyll . 15 9
Helton l7 6
Russell's Hatton 15 9
south Hetton. 17 0
AtewArt's l7 0
Shinelitth 15 0
tieugn Hall 15 0
Hunwiek l4 0
South ICelloe 16 6
West Hetton 15 0
Thorp l6 0
Whitworth l4 3
Brown's Moor Haigh
Main
Nixon's Duffryn,
Powell's Duirryn Steam

..14 0
..21 0
20 9

73—Sold, 51.