The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-16 00:00:00

JUNKING DIPARTMENT.

Proprietors'Capi-
tal X14,553,000
Rest

Governmt. Seen-
rities(including
Dead Weight
Annuity) ....£12,886,814
Other Securities 19,258,506
Notes 9,908,150
Gold and Silver
Coin ... 1,10,622

Public Deposits
(including Ex-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of National
Debt, and Div
Accounts) 7,534,212
Other Deposits 17,513,323
Seven Day and
other bills

£43,205,592

£43, 205,592

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Commander-in-Chief has approved the an-
nexed arrangements in connexion with the troops at
Colchester :—Capt. Godwin, Ist battalion, 16th Re-
giment, to embark with the draught, as originally
ordered, in addition to Capt. Sheringham ; Capt
Wilson, 84th Regiment, to join the depot for duty
until relievedby a captain from the service compa-
nies ; Ensign Pearson, 2d battalion, 18th Foot, to
proceed from the depot to the service companies ;
Lieut. Thompson, 83d Regiment, to proceed to
Chelmsford to act as instructor of musketry to the
West Essex Militia during their training; Ensign
Simpson, 18th Foot, to join the Ist battalion on ap-
pointment; Ensign Freke, 18th Foot, to join the
service companies of his battalio❑ ; Capt. Westly,
16,11 Foot, posted to Ist battalion on his recent
promotion.

The annual regimental dinner of the Scots Fusi-
leer Guards is appointed to take place at the Albion
Tavern, Aldersgate-street, on the Ist of the ensuing
month.

The officers of the army and navy who served
during the late war in New Zealand will dine toge-
ther on Friday, the 24th inst., at Willis's-rooms,
King-street, St. James's. Gen. Sir Duncan Cameron
will preside.

Au order has been received at the head quarters
of the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Ar-
tillery, directing detachments of Field Artillery to
be held in readiness to embark for Canada, for the
purpose of augmenting the Royal Artillery forces
serving in British North America.
The chartered troopship Swiftsure arrived in the
Thames, at Gravesend, yesterday from Melbourne,
having on board detachments of time-expired men
and other troops belonging to the Ist battalion of
the 12th Regiment, 431 (Light Infantry), 50th
(Queen's Own) Regiment, 70th Regiment, and
other corps serving in Australia and New Zealand.
The troops will be disembarked to-day, and for-
warded by railway to join their respective depots at
the various military stations.

Intelligence has been received at Chatham garri-
son of the departure from Madras of the chartered
troopship Lord Warden, having on board detach-
ments of the Royal Artillery, 2d battalion of the
10th Regt., 2d battalion of the 19th Regt., 3d bat-
talion of the 60th Regt., 76th Regt., 102 d Royal
Madras Fusileers, 4th Regt. of Royal Native Infan-
try, 11th Regt. of Royal Native Infantry, and the
European and Madras Artillery, together with 27
women and children. Lieut. J. Lavie, Royal Artil-
lery, and Lieut. It. C. Robinson, 3d battalion of
the 60th Rifles, are in charge of the detachments.

in ton
obtaining
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iptionofsteelp l has
aplates
arisen
swith
which it was originally intended to construct the
portable vessel at Chatham dockyard to be used in
the expedition about to be despatched to search for
traces of Dr. Livingstone, instructions have been
received by telegram from the Admiralty, directing
that, to prevent unnecessary delay, the boat is to
be built of the best charcoal iron plates—a sufficient
supply of which is, fortunately, in store. Although
the order was given to supply the steel plates a
fortnight since, the firm to whom it was intrusted
has only now sent them into the dockyard. As the
engagement to supply them immediately had been
broken, the Admiralty refused to receive the pla! es,
and directed their return to the contractor, charcoal
iron plates, which are in many respects superior to
steel plates, being substituted. There will be no
further delay in the construction of the vessel, the
dockyard workmen being employed in the work extra
hours, both morning and evening. The vessel will
be so constructed that it can be promptly taken to
pieces in half sections, each weighing not more than
401 b., the entire number of negroes required to
transport it, together with the masts, sails, and
attach d
gear complete, being 40. The expense of preparing
and fitting the vessel, which is expected to reach
between £9OO and £l,OOO, will be borne b
y a spe-
cial grant from the Treasury.
to be of c 2,050, exclusive of her
sairlii'nage sailing frigate
ifrliigactchatiafritcnaine
,il,
harbour,
has been e to the
dis-
posed of by the Admiralty to the Trinity House
copper,Corporationfittings,
&c., s
be used as a depot at Black-
wall.

NOTTINGHAM, May 15.—Now that the Luxem-
burg difficulty has been brought to a satisfactory
settlement, the home trade of the hosiery business
is in afar more more healthy state. Yarns are
firm. The shipping business is quiet, as so little
trade is doing with America. In the lace trade, the
sudden return of severely cold weather has com-
pletely checked the activity which the warmth and
sunshine of the previous week had stimulated in the
home department, but in shipping orders there is a
moderately good business.