The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-29 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The 39th Regiment of Foot, now stationed at
Fleetwood, Weedon, and Manchester, has received
orders to embark on Monday morning at Liverpool,
for Belfast, on board the Government transport
screw steamer Orontes. The Orontes will take the
39th on board from the Prince's landing-stage.
The Tamar, troopship, Capt. Sullivan, left Ports-

mouth yesterday at 4 p.m. for Kingstown with the
28th Regiment, from Aldershott, under the com-
mand of Major C. R. B. Calcot, and comprising 21
officers, 780 rank and file, 3 officers' wives, 79 sol-
diers' wives, and 83 children. The greater portion
of the regimental baggage was left in the dockyard
for conveyance in some other ship, not having
arrived in time for embarcation, a source of much
inconvenience to officers and men, and arising en-
tirely from some mismanagement, as it left Alder-
shott on Tuesday in time to have arrived and to
have been shipped yesterday morning before the

arrival of the troops. After disembarking the
28th at Kingstown the Tamar will return to Ply-
mouth and embark another regiment for Portsmouth.

In accordance with au order received at Chatham
from the Horse Guards, a detachment of gunners
from the Ist division of the Depot Brigade Royal
Artillery has proceeded from head-quarters to Ports-
mouth to augment the artillery forces at that dis-
trict. A detachment of Royal Artillery from the
Depot Brigade, Warley, has arrived at the head-
quarters of the Ist division, relieving the force de-
spatched to Portsmouth.

The season for operations on the fieldworks by the
Royal Engineers at Chatham having terminated,
working parties of officers, non-commissioned offi-
cers, and sappers, selected from the depot and other
companies at head-quarters, are busily engaged in
levelling the earthworks constructed during the
summer, destroying the batteries and magazines,
filling the trenches and paralleld, and restoring the
fieldworks at the lower lines to their former condi-
tion. The portion of the Royal Engineer establish-
ment known as the south gunshed battery atßromp-
ton barracks has been converted into a practising-
ground for the officers and men under instruction,
and fitted up with the requisite appliances for
instructing the Royal Engineers in the erection of
model batteries, magazines, and other field-works
in sand. The officers and men of the mounted A
troop of the Royal Engineer train, who recently ar-
' rived at headquarter:, from Aldershot, are quartered
in the North-square, Brompton Barracks, recently
vacated by the battery of Royal Artillery.
Capt. Lascelles' battery and a detachment of No.
7 battery sth brigade Garrison Artillery, consisting
of three officers and 68 non-commissioned officers
and men, proceeded from Woolwich yesterday to
Shoeburyness for the purpose of completing their
annual gun practice.
Major-General Maxwell, promoted from com-
mandant of the Woolwich division of Royal Ma-
rines, yesterday returned from leave of absence,
and gave over the command to his successor, Col.
R. G. Connolly, Second Commandant, from the
Plymouth division. General Maxwell has been in
command only 18 months, and by the singular
routine of the service he will now retire from active
life, notwithstanding that his age and constitution
befit him for the performance, in all probability, of
many years' arduous and active duties. He will
leave the garrison with the regret of every officer
late inspection who were described
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corps in her Majesty's service."

Letters were received yesterday in Woolwich
Garrison from the troopship Walmer Castle, which
proceeded to sea on the 12th Sept. last, with troops
of the sth brigade garrison Artillery, bound for
Madras. The Walmer Castle, on delivering letters
to the Cape mail, dated the 26th October, was in
lat. 8.40 N., long. 20.29 W., off Cape Verd Islands,
and was expected to cross the line in the course of
four or five days. The ship had experienced some
very severe weather, but the voyage on the whole,
it is stated, had been ordinarily satisfactory. There
had been three births and one death. This is the
only intelligence received at IVoolwich of the troops
since their departure from the Channel.
The Reindeer, screw sloop, Commander E. Nares,
arrived at Spithead yesterday,•en route to the Pacific.
After receiving a few supernumeraries she will
proceed on her voyage, calling at Plymouth.
The Hector, ironclad, Capt. Luard, is ordered to
be completed on Saturday, the Ist prox., and is ex-
pected to leave on the 3d for Ireland.
The Ilelicon, despatch vessel, Commander Field,
will leave Portsmouth this morning for Queenstown.
A high-pressure surface condenser steam engine,
manufactured by Messrs. John Penn and Sons, of
Greenwich, for one of several large steam launches
ordered by the Admiralty to be built at Chatham
dockyard, has arrived at that establishment. A simi-
lar engine has also been manufactured by Messrs.
Maudslay and Co. for another of the steam launches.
The engines are constructed for driving the double
four-bladed screw, each with its independent set of
shafting. _

Some very powerful machinery has arrived at the
factory in Chatham dockyard from the establish-
ment of Messrs. Smith, Peacock, and Tennant, Vic-
toria Ironworks, Leeds. The machinery, which is the
largest of its kind ever manufactured, is for use in
planing, drilling, and otherwise preparing the 0-inch
and 8-inch slabs of rollediron armour-plates for en-
casing the sides of the iron-clad frigate Hercules,
and the other ships to be built at Chatham. It is
stated that designs are in preparation at the Admi-
ralty for vessels of a far more powerful character
than any now afloat, the armour-plating of
which will be 10 inches, and even 12 inches, in
thickness. Among the other machines re-
cently erected in Chatham dockyard is a large
40-tou steam-hammer, one of the largest of the
kind in use in this country. This hammer was used
for the first time in forging the sternpost for the
Hercules, but, notwithstanding its size, broke under
the operation. The works connected with the forg-
ing have consequently been delayed for nearly a
fortnight.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty.: Lieut. B. W. Box, to the Sharp-
shooter, as Lieut. in Command, vice the Hon.