The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-15 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, ac-
companied by several members of the Staff at head-
quarters, will leave town at an early hour this
morning for Aldershot, to inspect the militia regi-
ments in the camp.
Lieut.- Col. C. J. Woodford, of the Rifle Brigade,
whose death is reported to have taken place on the
28th Nov. in the engagement Gen. Windham had
with the Gwalior mutineers, was son of General Sir
A. Woodford, the Lieut.-Governor of Chelsea Hos-
pital. The deceased officer entered the Rifle Bri- ,
gado as Second Lieut. in Feb., 1840, and shortly
afterwards served as aide-de-camp to his father,
then Governor of Gibraltar. During the 17 years
he had been in the army he had seen much active
service, having taken part in the Caffre war of 1846
and 1847. At the outbreak of war in the East be was
ordered to the seat of war with his battalion, and
during the Eastern campaign acted as Deputy-As-
sistant-Quartermaster-General at bead-quarters,
and was wounded in the attack on the Redan on
the Bth. He received a medal for his services
during the Caffre war, and a medal and two clasps
for his services iu the Crimea. His commissions
bore date as follows :—Second Lieut., 28th Feb.,
1840 ; Lieut., 3d June, 1843 ; Captain, 14th April,
1847 ; Brevet-Major, 12th Dec., 1854 ; Major, 9th
Feb., 1855; and Brevet-Lieut.-Col., 2d Nov. 1855.
The Liesac.-Colonelcy of the 37th (the North
Hampshire Regt., is vacant by the death of Lieut.-
Gen. W. Smelt, C. 8., whose death has been an-
nounced as having taken place at Bath ou Sunday
last. The gallant officer was in his 76th year. Hart's
Army List gives the following record of his ser-
vices :—" Lieut.-General Smelt served in the Ame-
rican war,
and was present at the taking of Platts-
burgh, storm and capture of Oswego, action of Lun-
dy's-lane, storming of Fort Erie, Aug. 13, 1814,
where he was severely and dangerously wounded.
He served also during the Burmese war in 1824,
1825, and 1826, and was present at the capture of
Rangoon, and other actions in Ava." The deceased
had also served in Ceylon, Madras, &c. He entered
the army as cornet, in March, 1798, and obtained
progressive rank, as follows :—Lieutenant, Dec. 11,
1799; Captain, March 21, 1805: Major, Jan. 28,
1808 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, June 4, 1814; Colonel,
July 22, 1830 ; Major-General, Nov. 11, 1851. He
held the colonelcy of the 37th Foot since April,
1851. _

Colonel W. R. Eden, Commandant at Chatham,
by the demise of Lieut.- General Wm. Smelt, C. 8.,
is promoted to the rank of Major-General, and will
consequently vacate his present appointment.
Yesterday the reinforcements under orders to
embark for India, to the number of 354 non-com-
missioned officers and men, proceeded from Chat-
ham to Gravesend, where they embarked from the
Custom-house-quay on board the screw steamer
United Service for Bombay and Kurrachee.
The Racoon,2l, screw steamer, Capt. J. A. Payn-
ter, left Chatham yesterday, and proceeded to Gil-
lingham-reach, for the purpose of taking on board
her guns and sea stores, previously to taking her
departure.
The paddlewheel steam-vessel Princess Alice,
Master Commander Mugford, proceeded down the
river yesterday morning from Woolwich on survey,
to decide on an eligible spot for laying down moor-
ings to harbour the various ships employed on
special service connected with the approaching
Royal marriage.
The freight ship Royal Rose arrived at Woolwich
yesterday morning from the docks, under orders to
ship 29 heavy guns, together with 440 tons of
military store 4, for the Mauritius.
Six Russian guns, captured at Sebastopol in 1855,
having been supplied with gun carriages, were yes-
terday despatched from Woolwich Arsenal to Salis
bury, Wells, Scarborough, Evesham, Ripon, and
Cardiff.
Letters from India, received by the last mail,
report the following movements of the transport
steamers belonging to the European and American
Company's fleet :—Th3 Golden Fleece and the
Lady Joeelyn were about to leave Calcutta fur
England with passengers and cargo, the former at
the end of December and the latter in January.
The Queen of the South arrived at Madras on the
Ist Dec. with the head-quarters of the 66th Regt.,
and was ordered to take them on to Cannanore,

whither she proceeded immediately. The Hydaspes,
with artillery, arrived at Galle on the 14th Dec.,
and let; on the 16th for Calcutta. She also took
from Galle the troop conveyed there from Suez,
who were to be left at Madras on her way to
Calcutta.