The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

Naval and Military inteingeLtut.

Major Barstow, Captain Ktiox, Captain Middleton,
and Captain Longden's tour companies of Royal Artil-
lery were yesterday morning drawn up on the barrack-
field at Woolwich, and, having been thrown out in line,
they were inspected by the Duke of Cambridge, prepa-
ratory to their departure for China. The Duke, at-
tended by a single groom, rode down to Woolwich, and
arrived at the parade at 11 a.m., where he was received
by the following officers, in full uniform, forming the
garrison staff :—Sir Hew Dalrymple Rose, G.C.8., Ad-
jutant-General to the Royal Artillery ; Major-General
Sir W. F. Williams, Commandant ; Colonel R. Har-
dinge, K.H., Second Commandant ; Colonel John
13loomfield, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen ; Colonel H.
Palliser, Assistant-Adjutant-General ; Brigade-Major
Shaw, and Lieut.-Col. Teesdale, Aide-de Camp to Gen.
Williams. The Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by
the above-named staff, then proceeded to the field and
passed up and down the line, inspecting each man and
bis accoutrements with much minuteness. They were
subsequently formed into column, when his Royal
Highness commenced an address sufficiently audible to
reach the ear of each one present. He informed the
men that he was heartily pleased with their general ap-
pearance and soldier-like bearing, and told them they
would be well provided with every comfort and conve-
nience for the expedition on which they were about to
embark. He would take this opportunity of advising
them not to indulge to any excess in the pernicious beve-
rage with which they would doubtless be tempted in
China, in many cases so fatally ruinous to English con-
stitutions. The Duke, attended by the entire staff,
thence repaired to the Royal Arsenal, and inspected the
gone, howitzers, and small batteries about to be shipped
on board the Violet. His Royal Highness expressed his
confidence to Col. Which, superintendent of the Royal
Carriage Department, of the superior advantage which
an army must obtain by the acquisition of the three-
pounder batterie., from the extreme facility with which
they may be transported from place to place. After
partaking of some refreshment at the Artillery mess-
room his Royal Highness returned to London.
The following general regimental orders were yester-
day issued from the Adjutant. General's office, Royal
Artillery, Woolwich, signed H. Palliser, Assistant Ad-
jutant-General :
"The following non.commissioned officers and men who
belonged to the companies of the siege trains, brought
to England after the fall o 4 Sebastopol, but prior to the
return of the army in the East, have been awarded the
French war medal for their services as stated against
their names, viz. :
" Serjeant Thomas Walsh, 4th company, 2d battalion,
served in the trenches from November, 1854, until the
fall of Sebastopol, and displayed on all occasions great
bravery and coolness under fire, setting a good example
to the young soldiers.
"Bombardier John Trotter, Bth company, 4th batta-
lion, clearing an embrasure in the advanced trenches on
the 17th August, 1855, under a heavy fire.
" Corporal Thomas Betts, lst company, sth battalion,
great zeal and coolness under fire from the 18th April,
1855, until the fall of Sebastopol.
"Bombardier J. Bower, Bth company, 7th battalion,
for gallant conduct at the assault on the Redan, on which
occasion he was wounded. He always behaved well
under fire.
"Gunner and driver E. O'Brien, sth company, 9th
battalion, for gallantry in the trenches, and volunteer-
ing fur an assault on the Redan on two occasions.
"Gunner and driver Hugh Davis, 6th company, 11th
battalion, served with gallantry at Alma and Inkerman ;
specially mentioned by the late Lord Raglan for his con-
duct with two heavy guns at the latter engagement,
where he lost both arms by a round shot.
" Gunner and driver Thomas Reynolds, 2d company,
12th battalion, for gallant conduct throughout the siege.
Was wounded, but remained at his gun until ordered
away by an officer.
"Serjeant Samuel Ewing, 7th company, 11th bat-
talion, showed great zeal and energy in command of a
gun in the June bombardment. Volunteered for a
spikines party and lost a leg.
"Gunner and driver William Hovenden, Bth company,
11th battalion, strongly recommended for his zeal en
gallantry throughout the siege. Lost his leg in the
trenches.
" Gunner and driver Thomas Margee, 4th company,
6th battalion, for general zeal and attention to his duties
and great coolness under fire.
"Bombardier William Ramsey, 6th company, 12th
battalion, strongly recommended for gallant conduct
under fire, and for attention to duty in the trenches.
"S-rjeant James M`Kown, 7th company, 12th bat-
talion, served with great gallantry in all the bombard-
ments."

The squadron equipping at Portsmouth for China is
still progressing in outfit without any decrease in tue
exertions of the several departments. No embarkation
of troops, however, will take place until Saturday.
Victory, 101, guardship (flag) of the commander-in-
chief, Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Flag-Captain
George H. Seymour, C. 8., commenced setting np her
summer rigging this morning. By 12 o'clock her royal
masts were well stayed. The handsome cld Victory
looks herself again.
The rest of the ships in harbour also sent up their lower
yards and topmasts for the summer yesterday.
A detachment of the Royal Engineers at Chatham is
to be held in readiness to proceed to the Cape of Good
Hope, where they are to be stationed. An order has also
been issued directing the company of Royal Sappers and
Miners now stationed at Plymouth to join their head-
quarters at Chatham, their services being no longer re-
quired in connection with the public works at that sta-
tion. The 231 company of Royal Engineers, under the
command of Captain A. R. Clarke, are in readiness to
embark for China as soon as the necessary tonnage has
been taken up for them.
The authorities of the War-office deeming it necessary
that the non-commissioned officers and men belonging to
the Indian depots at Chatham garrison should be ac-
quainted with the use of the Enfield rifle previously to
joining the head quarters of their corps, an order has been
issued that one non-commissioned officer belonging to
each of the depots at Chatham is to be appointed assis-
tant-instructor in musketry to the men attached to his
corps. Six non-commissioned nfficsrs are alio to be se-
lected from the various regiments at Chatham, and sent
to the School of Musketry at Hythe, where they will
acquire a Knowledge of the duties requisite to enable
them to act as assistant-instructors in musketry to the
provisional battalion.

A meeting of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers
of the depot battalions at Colchester was held on Friday
last in one of the schools for the purpose of presenting the
Rev. H. Huleatt, chaplain to the forces, with an ele-
gantly bound polyglott Bible and Communion Service,
previous to his departure with the expedition fer China.
An appropriate address was delivered in the name of the
non-commissioned officers and soldiers, by the senior
schoolmaster of the clinp, to which Mr. Huleatt replied.
General Gasc:igne, who had postponed his departure to
take command of the Dublin district in order that he
might be present, bore testimony to the zealous labours
of Mr. Huleatt in providing spiritual food for his flock,
and also to his untiring exertions procuring relief for the
distressed seldieis' wives. The General complimented
the non-commissioned officers and soldiers on their good
conduct and soldier-like bearing.
The Nile, 91, screw two-decker, Capt. Mundy, arrived
at Spithead on Tuesday from the North America and
West India station, having been relieved by the arrival
out of the Indus, 78, sailing two-decker. bearing the flag
of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Stewart, C. 8., the Comrnan7
der-in-Chief, appointed to relieve Itear-Admiral Fan-
shawe, C. 8., on that station. The Nile had favourable
winds during the whole passage, and on one occasion,
when 500 miles to the north-west of the Western Islands,'
ran 13 knots an hour under close-reefed topsails and
courses, before a strong gale from the westward. The
Boscawen and Basilisk were at Bermuda when the Nile
left. The Nile left Spithead yesterday evening for Ply-
mouth, to be paid off.

The Duke of Wellington, 131, Capt. Caldwell, C. 8.,
will be paid off all standing alongside Portsmouth dock-
yard on Saturday.
The Terror, 14, floating battery, under the command
of Captain C. Pellew Halsted, and Mr. Hutchings, of
the steam reserve, &0., 1-ft Sheerness yesterday morning
under steam, at eight, to'' proceed on another experi.
mental trial trip ; with the Otter, 3, paddle steamer,
Lieutenant-Cornma,nder Simpson, in company.
The Nimrod, 6, acrew.starn despatch gunvessel, Com-
mander Roderick Dew, went out of Portsmouth harbour
to Spithead, to await sailing orders, yesterday.
The clipper ship Star of the North, Capt. Buckham,
from London for Bombay, put in at Portsmouth on
Tuesday with damage to fore and main topmasts.
Col. Ignatieff,
aide-de-camp to the Emperor of Russia,
provided with a special
permission from the War Depart-
ment, visited Woolwich Arsenal on Monday.
The reduction in the establishments of Woolwich
Arsenal is now complete, according to the
exigencies re-
quired by the estimates for the ensuing
year. The fol-
lowing is a list of the number ofjabonrers and artisans
retained in the various departments,_namely, labora-
tory, 1,000; carriage square, 800; military store depart.
ment, 500 ; gun factory and boring mill, 400—total,
2,700 The number dismissed, including the contractor's
bands, ex.?.eeds 6,000 men and boys.
The Reaper was yesterday morning docked at Wool-
wich, to be fitted with Griffith's patent screw propeller.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick Grey leaves to
assume his command at the Cape of Good H ipe at the
close of the ensuing or early in the following week.

APPOINTMENTS.
Rear Admiral Provo W. P. Wallis (1851), who wal
lieutenant of the Glare at the destruction of French hi-
antes and battery at Anse la Barque, Guadaloupe, and
also the surrender of the island, was second lieutenant of
the Shannon nt the capture of the United States' frigate
Chesapeake, in 1813, and succeeded to the charge of the
ship, the first lieutenant being killed and the captain
dangerously wounded, and was captain of the Warspite
(luting the French expedition to l'iloffadore, and received
the thanks of both governments for the course he pursued
on the occasion, has been appointed cony...gander-in.-chief
on the Brazil station.
Captain John B. Dickson (1854), who was lieutenant
of.the Melville at the empture of the forts at the Bocos,
Tigris and opera' ions again,,t, Carton, and at the taking
of Chusan, in 1841 ; commander of Britannia in charge
of the rocket boats at the bombardment of Odessa, for
which be received Gazette promotion, in 1854 ; twice
thanked by the Loyal humane Society 1;:r saving the
lives of men overboard, ha, been apvirite,i to the Cum-
berland, 70, for the fla, of Admiral
Lieutenant Robert B. Beale (1846), t the Melville
72, at Portsmouth.

PEMYROKE DoeKTABD.—The D3ris, steam s,_!rew-
frigat3, of 32 guns, is no win
w n the hands of the jury rig-
gers, under the command of Mr. Martyr), a,,eistant-
,
master attendant, hi whom, when ready,she
will lie
navigated round to Devoripuxt, There the will be im

mediately prepared for commission, au also receive her
ernines, which are by M-ssrs. Penn and eons, and of 800
horse-power nominally, The Doris is a beautiful model
and sister ship to the Diadem, these vessels being the
only two a 3 yet launched of the new class 32's. The
following are her dimensions :

Feet. In.
Length between perpendiculars
~ of keel for tonnage 2OB 0
Extreme breadth 4B 0
Breadth for tonnage 47 0
„ moulded
Depth of hold 24 4
Burthen-2,480 tons.
This frigate'is 33 feet longer than the Cesar line-of-bat-
tle ship of 91 guns, and her length of keel for tonnage is
greater by 6 feet than that of the St. Jean d'Acre, 101
guns, and the first of the new class ships of that rating.
These facts will show the immensely increased length
which is now being given to our new men-of-war, and
tend to prove that, as far as our wooden walls are con-
cerned, the present Government is determined that the
British navy shall keep its proud pre-eminence in
strength and efficiency. The weight of her armament
will be 2,136 lb., or nearly a ton for each full discharge ;
consequently, her broadside will fire 1,068 lb., or 52 lb.
only short of half a ton. The following is her arma-
Enent :—On the main deck twenty 10 inch guns, throwing
hollow shot of 84 lb. ; on the upper deck ten 32's, 9 feet
in length, of 45 cwt., and two pivot guns, 68-pounders.
The Doris is built of the very best materials, and is ex-
ceedingly strong in her bulb!. The portholes are wide,
and there is ample room for elevation and depression,
and her exceeding length will allow far greater comfort
for officers and crew.

MALTA, MARCH 28.
Her Majesty's ship Sphynx, which left Malta for Eng-
land on the 25th, conveys a present from the Sultan to
Queen Victoria, of an ancient and most beautiful brass
gun, about 15 feet long, and throwing a shot of about
201 b. It is mounted on a carriage of bard dark wood,
elaborately carved. A plate, with an inscription in
Torkit.b, states the circumstances under which it has
been sent to England.

In the arsenal at Constantinople, just at the entrance
of the Bagnio for convicts, there is the largest and finest
piece of brass ordnance I ever saw, lying totally ne-
glected, on the ground.
On the 27th a lad fell from the mast head of her Ma-
jesty's ship Centurion, and killed himself and another lad
he fell on.

Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies has
given a gold medal to Captain Adrian Michaud, of the
French schooner Jules, of Nantes, for assistance ren-
dered to the English brig John Thomas Carr, of New-
castle.

The Pera, Peninsular and Oriental steamer, arrived
early this mt,rning from Southampton ; and the Valetta
and Indus from Alexandria.

This morning Major Erskine, Captain King, and some
other officers of the 21st, went to bathe at Ricasoll, it
blowing fresh. Captain King was sadly beaten against
the rocks and drowned.