The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-23 00:00:00

iLaval and railitary intelligew

Yesterday Sir Colin Campbell, Inspector o t ltnfantrY,
paid a visit to the camp at Colchester, for the purpose of
inspecting the internal arrangements of the :amp, and
ascertaining the efficiency of the various depot e forming
the garrison. The troops at present quartere, iin that
neighbourhood are formed into three battalit ins, com-
prising the depots of 12 regiments, and numberii 3g nearly
3,000 men. Sir Colin Campbell, having spe. it consi-
derable time in the inspection of the books of , t•sch bat.
talion, proceeded to the examination of the accoul:r ements
and kits of the men, who were called out in heavy
marching order, and expressed his satisfactions at the
clean and soldierly appearance of the men. The general
opinion is that during the ensuing spring at least .10,000
men, including the militia regiments, will occupy this
camp.
One hundred and seventy-eight non-commissioned
officers and men were yesterday discharged at Chatham.
The naval ship building at Pembroke dockyard is still
rapidly proceeding, and there are now abont 2,000 per-
sons employed in the yard. Among the vessels on the
stocks and under completion the fine screw-frigate Doris
is the most forward, and it is expected she will be ready
for launching about April next. She is pierced for 32
guns, and is sister ship to the Diadem, launched nonie
time since. The leviathan screw line-of-battle ship Ho we
is also in shape, and will no doubt be ready to be removed
from the stocks before the present yiar closes. The keel
of a new screw-ship has lately been laid down, the length
of which, from cut water to stern, is 300 feet. This vessel
when completed will be about 360 feet over all, and will
he the longest in the English navy. The Windsor Castle,
116, sailing--hip, still retains her old berth upon the stocks
where she wes built some eight years since. We uncle.,
stand it is in contemplation to convert her into a screw
vessel as soon as the Melpomene, 50-gun frigate, under.
going a similar process, is completed.. The Revenge, 91,
now building, is in a forward state. The Doris is an
exceedingly handsome vessel, and will be fitted with the
heaviest guns in the English naval service. Several new
storehouses are being erected within the dock walls, and
many of the old slips have been lengthened several feet
towards the sea. The graving dock is also undergoing
considerable extension.
The Simoom, 18, steam troopship, Commander Cooke,
went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning, and
anchored at Spithead to take in powder, &c., before
proceeding to embark troops.
The Sprightly and Comet, steam vessels, were reported
to be going from Portsmouth t) the scene of the wreck
of the mail ship Tyne yesterday evening, to render as.
sistance.

On the application of Col. H. Sandham, commanding
the Royal Engineers' establorhment at Chatham, the
authorities have accorded permission for the troops be-
longing to the Royal Engineers to continue their opera-
tions in destroying old Rochester •bridge.
The Iris, 26, Captain W. Loring, C. 8., fitting at
Chatham for the Australian service, is to go into dock
for the purpose of making good her defects.
In consequence of the frequent acts of robbery which
have recently taken place at Woolwich by ruffians in
the uniform of soldiers of the Royal Artillery, Major-
General Sir W. F. Williams, commandant of the garri-
son, issued an order to assemble the whole of the regi-
ment on parade in front of head- -ivarters. The com-
mandant, accosapanied by his st-1 and a number of
field officers on horseback, according'y arrived on the
ground at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, where the entire
regiment had been previously draw❑ up, and formed
three sides of a equate, the battalions composing the
centre rank in one continuous column. The Royal
Horse Artillery, dismounted, occupied the right face,
and the field battalions the left. The Generat first ap-
proached the batteries, and in an energetic and elaborate
address informed them how much he regretted the
disgraceful occurrences which had taken place, and for
which reason he had called them together, in order to
express his indignation and disgust. One of the instences
to which we would refer was committed on art officer of
high standing and deserved estimation in their own regi-
ment. He assured them he was fully certain that his
disgust at these outrages was appreciated by the entire
regiment, as the pride and honour of the British soldier
was deeply wounded therein ; and he felt confident that
the majority of those present felt as touch disgust as him-
self. Among so large a body of men he could not, natu-
rally, depend on the integrity of every individual. Their
character, however, as a body, had been much lauded in
his presence on various occasions, and from his own per.
sonal experience he believed from his heart they deserved
every word of it. He exhorted them to endeavour to check
any evil habits which the better disposed might at any
time perceive in any of their comrades, and made sundry
remarks on the conduct of the men generally. The
General afterwards advanced towards the Royal Horse
Artillery and the field batteries, and addressed them
separately in a similar manner, after which they siefiled
and returned to quarters.
The freightehip Priscilla went down to Woolwich yes.
terday morning, laden with ordnance stores, and shipped
90 quarter barrels (2i tons) of ball cartridges and percus•
Rion caps, and sailed in the evening for Cape Coast
Castle.
The freightship Foster likewise arrived yesterday
morning at Woolwich, and, having shipped five tons of
powder, eailed for Demerara.
The freightship Challenge is engaged shipping clothing,
and will embark 354 quarter barrels of ammunition, for
Gibraltar.

The freightship Vesta has taken in a cargo of gun-
carriages, and sailed for Woolwich to fill her magazine
with powder and ammunition, for Rio Janeiro.
Instructions have been received at Wootwicb, order-
ing a reduction of the Government establishments there
in general. All acting appointments made during the
war are to be abolished, and extra clerks to be discharged
on or before the 31st instant. 250 labourers are to be
dismissed from the factory department of the dockyard,
and 60 have received notice to leave at the end of the
month from the storekeeper's department of the Arsenal.
The Aruphion, 36, screw steam frigate, Captain Henry
Chads, is under Admiralty orders to be paid off at
Sheerness on the 6th of February next.
The new screw steam frigate Emerald, 50, and 600
horse power, made her offic'al trial yesterday between
the Nore Lightvessel and the Mouse Lightvessel, in
charge of Mr. Joh❑ Jackson, assistant master attendant
of the dockyard at Sheerness, a- ,d was under way for
about eight hours. She is a very fine frigate, of 2,913
tons, O.M. ; length between perpendiculars, 237 ; ex-
treme breadth, 62 feet 6 inches, and was built at Dept-
ford under the superintendence of Mr. Cha'field, master
shipwright of that yard. Her draught of water was for-
ward 13 feet, aft. 19 feet 10 inches, and her speed by
patent log and ob,ervation was 12 knots. Her engines
are on the horiz intal direct acting principle. The
weather, though calm, was so hazy as to render the na-
vigation exceedingly difficult at so high a speed, but her
steering qualities are admirable.