The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-06 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

A portion Of the Bth ride Field Artillery, in
command of Col. G. J. L. Buchanan, yesterday
embarked at Woolwich for Calcutta. It consisted
of the bead-quarters and B Battery, in command of
Capt. Elgee, including Capt. and Adjt. Baylay,
Lieuts. L. Downes, R. Corbett, and E. Downes,
Lieut. and Riding-Master Bishop, Ensign Guthrie,
186 non-commissioned officers and privates, and 60
women and children. The battery, having formed
upon the oyal Artillery parade soon after 1
o'clock, were inspected, after which they were played
down to the Pier by the bugle band of the regiment
and immediately stepped on board the troop-ship
Countess of Londonderry, Capt. Finny, in a most
orderly and steady manner, and took up their re-
spective accommodation, with which the ship is well
supplied. The guns, heavy baggage, &c., were
shipped during the day. The ship is under orders
to leave Woolwich this morning by an early tide.
Two other batteries, namely the C and D, of the
same brigade, in command of Lieut.-Col. Colclough,
are under orders to embark to-day on board the
Alumbagh, for the same destination. The batteries
are composed of the undermentioned officers, non-
commissioned officers, rank and file :—Capt. Hum-
frey, Capt. Cane, Licuts. Stratton, Murray, C. H.
Hamilton, Harvey, A. Worry. and Hernans, Assist.-
Surg. Guinness, 300 men, and 60 women and children.
They are intended to relieve the headquarters and
three batteries of the 11th Brigade Field Artillery,
the headquarters of which are at Lucknow. The
remaining batteries belonging to the Bth Brigade
will follow next summer.
Col. E. Maber/y, C. 8.., 3d Brigade Garrison
Artillery, took his departure for Southampton and
sailed for Gibraltar to succeed Col. C. J. Dalton,
in command at that garrison, and who has arrived
at headquarters, Woolwich.
Six companies of infantry, comprising the head-
quarters of the 56th Regiment, arrived at Portland
on Wednesday last from Portsmouth, under com-
mand of Col. Lacey. This is the first headquarters
of any regiment that has been stationed at Portland
since the Verne and other forts in the immediate
neighbourhood were commenced, and which have
been now so far finished as to give accommodation
to the headquarters of the 56th. It is anticipated
that in three months there will be ample accommo-
for the whole regiment if it should be necessary to
quarter them in the barracks upon the Verne
heights. The change will doubtless be very agree-
able to the troops after their recent return from
India.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Staff-Commander R. B. Batt,
additional, to the Fisgard, for the Northumberland;
Lieut. Gilbert IT. Story to the Aurora; Lieutenant
Thomas H. Dickson and Lieut. Yarborough F. H.
Parker to the Princess Royal ; Lieut. Oswald P.
Tudor and Lieut. George C. C. Carter, to the
Adventure; Lieut. Charles p. G. Hicks to the
LiverpoolJ. P. APEven, master, additional, to the
Indus, fo r ;the Satellite ; W.
T. Clifton, master, ad-
ditional, to the Indus, for the Galatea ; E. Swain,
master, additional, to the Fisgard, for temporary
service in the Northumberland ; H. Homer, mid-
shipman, to the Liverpool ; C. W. F. Crawford,
midshipman, to the Duncan ; G. C. Larken, second
master, to the Gleaner ; E. Kearns, second master,
to
Pallas.
the
las. Princess Royal ; and F. C. Good, clerk to
the

TROTTING MATCH. FOR X,so.—Yesterday the
match between Mr. Cook's mare and Mr. Tyer's trotting
cob, to trot two miles in harness for £25 a side, was decided
at Mitcham. The mare won and covered the two miles
in 7 minutes and 16 seconds.

A RAPID TELEGRAINI.—In these days of constant
complaints on the score of delay against the tele-
graphic companies, it is alike novel and pleasing to report
a fact in their favour. Yesterday the first news of the
defeat of the Austrian army under General Benedek reached
Liverpool in a private telegram to Messrs. Kohn, Speyer,
and Co., merchants. This telegram was despatched from
Berlin by Messrs Kohn and Spey's agent at 10.32 a.m. and
reached Liverpool at 11 o'clock, several hours before the
same fact reached the news-rooms and newspaper offices
in the regular way. Allowing for the difference of time
between Liverpool and Berlin, the telegram occupied an
hour and a quarter in transmission—an unexceptionally
quick rate in these times of war and general commercial
disarrangement, SO far as CTOUSSIIy is concerned.