The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE:

Two troops of the 18th Light Dragoons (Hus-
sars), one of the newly formed regiments of cavalry,
left Leeds for York barracks yesterday morning.
The head quarters of the regiment will be at York,
the sth Dragoon Guards having left that city for
Manchester.

A troop of the 11th Hussars, under the command
of Captain Miller, left Dorchester yesterday morn-
ing for the camp at Aldershot.

The novel expedient of transporting heavy ord-
nance by means of a newly patented steam-traction
engine was yesterday tested at Woolwich. The
engine is the invention of Mr. Bray, an engineer
of Folkestone, and differs from that of Messrs. Boy-
dell merely in the construction of the hind wheels,
which are supplied with a broad hoop instead of
the endless railway, and which affords sufficient
bearing on the ground to support the weight of the
engine over ordinary roads. The wheels are fitted
with blades of iron, which serve as teeth or claws,
and are of great assistance in travelling over hilly
roads. The teeth are applied by a mechanical
power termed "an eccentric," so as to move in and
out and clear themselves of any soil with which they
may be encumbered, and which enables the teeth
to be entirely drawn in or distended to any re-
quiiite extent. When turning, or going round a
curie, the wheel on the inner side is disconnected,
while the outer wheel is kept in gear, and the en-
gine is thus enabled to turn with facility. It was
yesterday charged with a 68 pounder gun, weighing
112 cwt., which it conveyed through the gates of
the Royal Arsenal, down the Plumstead-road, over
the steep activity of Burrage-hill, returning by the
descent, of Sandy-hill to the Arsenal. The speed
of the engine rarely exceeded 21 miles per hour,
about the average pace of a cart-horse, but it con-
tinued a similar pace against the breast of the bill.
The descent was likewise cleverly arranged, the
engine appearing to be under the most perfect con-
trol of the helmsman and engineer.
Her Majesty's yachts Victoria and Albert and
Fairy are under repair and reimbellishment in
the basin and dock at Portsmouth. The former
has had Kingston's valves readjusted, and the
latter her Downton's pumps (which were choked)
cleared. She was to he undocked yesterday. The
State yacht is ordered to be ready for her Majesty's
summer service by the 24th of June, some time
after which date it is known her Majesty contem-
plates a trip to Cherbourg. The Court is expected
at Osborne for a short sojourn on the 17th inst.
Tue British and Irish Steam Navigation Com-
pany's vessel the Dutchman having been improved
in ventila, ion, &c., at Portsmouth, will this morn-
ing embark for Malta the left wing of the second
bat,alion of the 3d Buffs, consisting of Major Sar-
gent, Captains Gordon and Wemyss, Lieutenants
Verey, Brace, Aubyn, and Merony, Assistant-
Surgeon M'Neice, three officers' wives, four chil-
dren, and three female servants, 327 rank and fi:e,
20 soldiers' wives, and 13 children.
The Royal Albert, freight ship, has been char-
tered to convey a detachment of the 60th Foot to
Ceylon. They will embark at Portsmouth at the
end of this month, consisting of two officers, 122
rank and file, one officer's wife, one medical officer,
ad three soldier s' wives.

The City of Manchester steamship is ordered to
Porsmouth to embark troops for Gibraltar. •
The military store steam transport Bala,klava
has returned to Woolwich from Portsmouth, lades
with unserviceable stores, and has commenced ship-
ping guns and platforms for Cork.
Tile Marlborough, 131, Captain Lord F. H.
Kerr, flag of Vice Admiral Arthur Faushawe, C. 13.1
received her crew (still upwards of 300 short of its
complement) from the Prince Regent hulk is
Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and bent sails
ready for going out to Spithead, which she will do
to-morrow, when it is intended to make trial of a
new design of screw by Messrs. Penn and Son.
The Melpomene, 51, is being expedited for jai'
mediate commission at Portsmouth. The men are
employed in the masthouse from 6 in the morning
until 8 at night in getting her masts and yards
ready. She is believed to be intended for one of the
squadron to be commissioned immediately at Ports-
mouth to form a portion of the Channel fleet, which
we are informed is to be got together without fur-
ther delay.

The Falcon, 17, screw-sloop, has had her boilers
taken out at Portsmouth for repairs.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty ;—Lieutenant T. Cartwright?
to the Royal George for ordinary, vice May, placed
on the reserved list ; Lieutenant W. Lambard, to
the Wellesley for ordinary, vice Cartwright, traol-
- to the Royal George ; John Roskilly, etas'
t.r, has retired with the rank of Commander, under
the order in Council of 1846 ; Edward F. Miles,
acting assistant-surgeon, to the Quail Joseph X.
Duggan, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Growler;
Francis T. Richardson, acting assistant surgeon,
t,) the Cumberland ; Charles Paterson, acting as"
sistant-surgeon, to the Indus ; and George Bellow)",
acting assistant-surgeon, to the Impregnable.