The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

"THE EARL OF MALMEBBURY TO MR. LYONS.
"Foreign-office, March 25, 1858.
" Sir,—Her Majesty's Government have learnt with
ranch satisfaction the release of Watt and the removal of
Park from prison. Yon will, therefore, state to M.
Carats that her Majesty's Government appreciate these
acts of the King of Naples as resulting from the friendly
feeling which his Majesty expresses towards her
Majesty's Government ; but, at the same time, you will
state that they cannot admit that the prima facie evi-
dence which was produced, as far as it is at present
known to her Majesty's Government, could justify the
prolonged confinement to which these British subjects
have been exposed, and from which they have so se-
verely suffered.
" Her Majesty's Government still believe that the
engineers 'Watt and Park were entirely ignorant of the
conspiracy to seize the Cagliari, and were throughout
acting under durance.

" I am, &c., •
(Signed) " MAL3IESBURY."

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Orders were yesterday received by the officer
commanding the depot of the Ist battalion of the
19th Regiment at Chatham directing 170 non-com-
missioned officers and men of that corps, under the
command of Captain L. D. H. Currie, to proceed
from that garrison to Exeter for the purpose of join-
ing the 2d battalion of the 19th Regiment, now
being formed.
The Royal Artillery garrison orders-of Saturday
announced the half-yearly inspection to take place
this week at Woolwich in the following order,
—namely, the brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery
to be a4sembled on Woolwich-common, in heavy
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marching order, this (Monday) morning, to be in-
spected by the General commanding the garrison.
To-morrow the General will go through an exami-
nation of the books and official documents belong-
ing to the Horse Artillery and inspect the barrack
quarters, and afterwards proceed to the encamp-
ment and make an inspection of the field batteries.
On Wednesday the whole of the battalions will he
drawn up in review order on the parade ground,
and will undergo au inspecion of arms, accoutre-
ments, &c. On Thursday a general survey and
examination of the entire barrack quarters will take
place, to be followed by a visitation through ihe
sick wards of the infirmary. According to the
nails er-roll last week, the battalions, as well as the
mounted corps of the regiment, are considerably
below the prescribed number, nevertheless the large
number of 546 are at present under medical treat-
ment in the artillery hospital.
To-day has been fixed for the battery of the Royal
Artillery, which has been for some time stationed
at Leeds, to leave that town for Woolwich. On
Saturday the men presented a war trophy to the
Leeds Cerporation. The trophy consisted of an
ammunition waggon which was captured frsm the
Russians at the battle of lukerman by this battery.
The presentation was made in the yard of the
Court-house by Major Franklyn, the commander
of the battery, who was accompanied by Lieut.
Muttlebury and a number of the non-commissioned
officers. The Mayor (Mr. P. Fairbairn) returned
thanks on behalf of the corporation, and referred
to the good feeling which has subsisted between
the Artillery and the inhabitants of the town, ex-
pressing his regret that the battery was about to
leave Leeds. The waggon will be placed on Wood-
house-moor, at the outskirts of the town, by the
side of the two Russian guns that were presented
to the authorities of the borough by the Govern-
ment.
Major Travers, barrackmaster of Portsmouth
garrison, has just retired on his full pay, after hold-
that office over a period of 45 seats, during which
time he has filled most of the important civic posts
in the municipality, and is at present the senior
magistrate. Major Travers, prior to entering the
army, served as a midshipmen in the Diana frigate,
under Captain Malind, for three years, on the West
India station, and was frequently engaged in boats
cutting out vessels under the batteries at the
islands of Curacoa and Cuba. In July, he embarked
with a detachment of the Rifle Brigade for South
America, and was severely wounded in the shoulder
at the attack on the suburbs of Buenos Ayres on
the 3d of July, 1807, but this did not prevent
his entering the town on the sth with General
Crawfurd's Brigade. He served under Sir John
Moore during the campaign and retreat to Corunna
in 1808-9, and subsequently accompanied his regi-
ment to Walcheren. From 1811 to 1814 he served
in the Peninsula, and was present at the battle of
Salamanca, where his horse was shot under him
when acting as adjutant ; he was present at the
capture of the French rear-guard on the following
day, the capture of Madrid and the Retiro, the
affair near Val Moresco, covering the siege of Bur-
gos, and several skirmishes on the retreat to Por-
tugal ; commanded the advanced guard of the
Light Brigade at the battle of Vittoria, the Pyre-
nees, and various affairs of outposts. At Vera
Bridge he commanded the advanced picket. Iu
1814 he accompanied his regiment to America,
and was severely wounded in the attack on New
Orleans. He has received the war medal with
three clasps. Major Hall, from Shorncliffe, suc-
ceeds Major Travers.
Her Majesty's ship Brunswick, 80, Captain Eras-
mus Ommanney (says a letter from her), left
Colon for Port Royal, Jamaica on the 3d ult. ; crew
healthy. Captain Ommaney has been employed as
senior officcer on the coast of Central America dur-
ing the recent attempt to invade Nicaragua by Wal-
ker's filibusters from the United States. Her
Majesty's ship Leopard, 18, remain on the coast of
Central America. Her Majesty's ship Havaunah,
19, is at Panama waiting the arrival of an engineer
corps from England across the Isthmus, to convey
them to Vancouver's
The Urgent, 6, iron screw troopship, Commander
M'Donald, having refitted and been reported ready
to receive troops, is ordered to embark the follow-
ing, forming the second division of the 2d battalion
of the 2d Foot, at Portsmouth te-morrow for
Malta, whither the head-quarters have preceded
them :—Major H. R. Werge, Captains J. Logan,
R. H. Crampton, and Lord C. E. Hay ; Lieu-
tenants G. Turner and J. M'G. Magill ; Ensigns
R. W. Stokes, H. J. Greene, and S. H. L. T.
Widdrington ; Surgeon D. J. Doherty ; 16 ser-
geants, 2 drummers 342 rank and file, 18 wives,
and 22 children. Lieutenant J, G. M'D. Tulloch,
of the 21st, will take passage in the Urgent to join
his regiment at Gibraltar. On leaving Portsmouth
the Urgent will proceed to Pembroke and Cork to
take ha the other troops alloted for her conveyance
to Gibraltar and Malta. She will also take to Gib-
raltar and Malta the depot of the 15th from Park-
hurst.
The three-decker Britannia, fitted up as a bcl-
pital ship after the breaking out of the wor with