The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-09 00:00:00

Naval and Military iriteilig-t.,nce,.

The 15th Regiment, under Col. Cole, arrived at
Aldershot camp yesterday, from Gibraltar, via
Portsmouth. At present they only muster 686
rank and file.

The East India Company's troop-ship Gloriana
arrived at Gravesend on Sunday from Madras,
having on board detachments of troops belonging
t) the 431 Light infantry and filth Regiment.
The Gloriana Failed from Madras on the 14th Feb ,
with 96 men and women of the 43d'and 84th on
board, in charge of Capt. T. E. Holnifs, 43d Light
Infantry, and Lieut. T. H. P. Berman, 84th Regi-
►nent. Major Selby apd Capt. Platt, of the East
India Company's service, came home as passengers.
The vessel touched' at the Cape of Good Hope on
the 11th April, and sailed on the 15th, a• riving in
the Thames on the 7th June. During the voyage
tbree deaths occurred on board.

The Bishop of Rochester held a confirmation at
Chatham yesterday, of the troops belonging to that
garrison, and a large number of officers and young
soldiers attended for the purpose.
The Royal Marine battalion., upwards of 900 in
number, wrie yesterday mustered in the b trrack-
square at head-quarters, Woolwich, by the Coin-
mindan', C pl. Brown, in preparation for the half-
yearly general inspection, to take place on Wed-
nesday, the 17th MA.
Lieut.-Colonel Henry F. Strange, C. 8., in com-
mand of the C troop of Horse Artillery, paraded
on. Woolwich-c )mtnon at 6 a.m. yesterday morn-
ing, going through a number of field manor uvres
and gun practice, firing blank cartridge. The gen-
tlemen cadets of the Royal Artirery Academy at
Woolwich went through a lengthened course of
mortar practice yesterday, the shells alighting in
near proximity to the signal-staff erected on the
common towards the battery encampment. The
charos used for the occasion were 8 and 10-inch
shells, partially filled with sand (mounted with a
fuse which ignited on explosion), so as to reach the
corresponding weight of an ordinary live shell. -
The machinery recently erected in the new bor-

ing mill at Woolwich Arsenal was on. Saturday in
process of being te,ted and worked for the fir,t time
prior to completion, when, under a moderate strain,
the entire row of shafiing intended to set th 9 vari-
ons wheels in motion fell to the ground, forcing
away with a sudden wrench, and twisting the huge
rods of iron and the whole of the brackets from end
to end of the factory, about 200 beet. The damage
is calculated at about 1,0001.
Her Majesty's steam storeship Buffalo arrived at
Woolwich on Sunday from Portsmouth, and has
commenced discharging her cargo of dockyard stores
a]oogside the wharf.
The Sympathy, from Goole, is discharging 13-
inch shell at Woolwich Arsenal, being the remnant
of a contract entered into during the Russian war.
The freightsbip Medway is ordered d .wn to
Woolwich to embark anarannition for the Bahamas.

SPORTING INTELLIGEYCE.

TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY.

The betting on the Ascot events was dull and unim-
portant. The following list of quotations requires no
comment :

ASCOT STAKES.
7to 1 agat Alice Wentworth
7 to 1 agst Winkiild
14 to 1 agst Paula Monti
20 to 1 agst Cerva
ROYAL HUNT CUP.
12 to 1 agst Good Friday
12 to 1 agst Flacrow
THE ASCOT GOLD CUP.
sto 1 aget Skirmisher (taken and offered)
3to 1 agst Wardermar-ke (taken and offered)
9to 1 agst Gamma di Vergy (taken)
9to 1 aget Tasmania
9 to 1 agst Polestar (offered)
12 to 1 agst Adamas (taken)
100 to 6 agst Fisherman (taken)
20 to 1 aget Warlock
20 to 1 agst Winkfiell
20 to 1 aget Lance (offered)
ST. LEGER.
5 to 2 agst Blink Bonny (taken to 2001.)
sto 1 aget Ignoramus (offered)
12 to 1 agst Drumonr (taken to 1001.)
15 to 1 agst Wardermareke (taken)
20 to 1 aget Adamas (taken)
600 to 400 agst Blibk Bonny and Ignoramus coupled
(taken)
DERBY, 1858.
1000 to 30 aget Clydesdale (taken)
50 to 1 agst Excelsior (taken)
50 to 1 aget Knight of Malta (taken)