The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-06 00:00:00

Naval and.Milltary Intelligence.

A letter was received on Thursday, dated Ilorre
Guards, June 2, forwarding orders to the 50th
(Queen's Own) Regiment, now stationed in Dublin,
to embark on or about the 17th iost. for Colombo,
Ceylon, in the ships Captain Cook and Med.erte.
Die following will be the strength that w 11 embark
—viz., .35 officers and 730 rank and file. The
undermentioned officers will embark—viz., Col. R.
Waddy, C. 8., Lient.-Col. E. Weare, Majors G.
Hibbert and A. C. E. Lock •, Captains J. Purcell,
R. M. Barnes, T. Hebelen, D. W. Topper, G. W.
Bunbury, E. C. Antrobus, and J. Thommon ;
Lieirts. W. T. Hickman, M. S. M. K. G. A.
Clarke, R. H. P. Doran, T. D. Le-, the Hon. C.
C. Chetwynd, C.A. F. Creagh, E. Leach, F. Falk-
nor, C. F. Young, the Hon. B. Chiches•er, and 0.
W. Isdell : Ensigns F. B. E. Allhuson, W. 11.
Wilsoni C. R. King, W. M. Busfield, H. E. Meyer,
G. Edge, and G. Barker ; Paymaster J. NoWlan,"
Adjutant R. G. C. Goff ; Quartermaster J. Turner,
Surgeon P. S. Warren, M.D.; Assistant-Surgeons
E. G. Nott and G. F. tavies.
The Princess Charlotte, 104, sailing three-decker,
Capt. G. St. Vincent King, fitting for China, was
taken out of the fitting-basin at Portsmouth yes-
terday. She will fill up with stores and provisions
for* China. She has already upfards of 500 tons of
shot on bard, but such is her capacity that she is
equal to double the quantity, besides a vast amount
of sea stores, camp equipage,, and linspital comforts.
Flag Captain George Henry Seymour, C. 8., of
the Victory, guard-ship,- mustered and inspected'
her crew, on board. her berthinz.hulk,. Bellerophon, ,
this morning, at 11.30.
The Volcano steam vessel, floating smithery,
Master-Commander Hockley, left Spithead r
China, on Thursday.
The Vesuvius, 6, paddle sloop, Capt. Wise, and
her tender the Bune, left Spithead yesterday for the
coast of Africa station, where Capt. Wise will be
senior officer, relieving Commodore Adams, who
comes home in the Scourge.
The Melville, hospital ship, Commander Trol-
lope, is at length found to have a rotten sternpost,
which may account for her leakage.
The Hastings, 60, Capt. Mends, C. B , went out
of Portsmouth harbour again yesterday, to try her
machinery, &c., after which , she returned to her
moorings. She will shortly sail as a coast-guard
station ship for Liverpool.
The Fairy and Elfin, royal yachts, were taken
into dock yesterday, at Portsmouth, to receive a
re-embellishment for her Majesty's summer service.
The Urgent iron steam troopship, Commander
C. Phillips, will, if ready, be paid off at Ports-
mouth this day. She has had a large quantity of
coal to unstow, which has detained her.
The steam troopship Dutchman, Jas. Kavanagh,
master, has arrived at Woolwich Arsenal from
Malta and Gibraltar (last from Portsmouth), and,
after clearing out the remainder of her cargo, con-
sisting of shot and shell returned from Gibraltar,
she will be discharged the Government employ.
The freight-ship Runnymede, 1,800 tons burden,
laden with war, Tower, and victualling stores, em-
barked at Deptford, took in a quantity of live stock
from Woolwich arsenal, and sailed yesterday for
Hone' Kong.
The steam troopship Mauritius has shipped her
complement of stores, and is expected to leave
Deptford to-day to embark troops from the west
for Hong Kong.
The screw steamship Agamemnon, 91, Master-
Commander C. T. 'A. Noddall, passed Woolwich
yesterday, and was moored in the basin dredged
for that purpose at East Greenwich.
Mr. J. H. Coombe has been appoint° I master's
assistant to the Blenheim, and S. T. Partridge
master's assistant to the Melville.

An order has been received at Chatham for Capt.
Welman, 86th Regiment, to hold himself in readi-
ness to embark for India, to join the head-quarters
of that corps stationed in Bombay. •
A detachment of the 4th (King's Own) Regi-
ment, under the command of Cape. Eccles, consist-
ing of two lieutenants (Lloyd arid Bromhead), 8
sergeants, 4 corporals, and 130 men; embarked at
Dublin on Thursday to join the depot of the regi-
ment at Colchester.