The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-15 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on Friday
next, the 19th inst.
The overland mail brings us our Malta corres-
pondence to the 7th of June, at which date the only
ships of war remaining in Valetta Harbour were
the Hibernia, receiving-ship, bearing the flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir M. Stopford, Admiral-Superin-
tendent of Malta dockyard ; the Ceylon military
hospital s_h'p ; the Arrow, the-Vigil ,nt, and the
Osprey steam gunboats ; the Criradoc, despatch
steamer ; the Supply, steam storeship ; the Shear-
water steam sloop, and the Hearty, steam- tug.
Her Majesty's screw steam gunboat the Wan-
derer 1,-ft on the 3d to join the squadron in the off-
ing bound for Tunis.
Orders have been received at Chatham garri-
son for the detachments selected from the Bth
(the King's), 32d, 35tb, 53d, 60 Rifles (Ist bat-
talion), and 75th Regiments, to be in readiness
to embark for Calcutta, for the purpose
of joining the service companies of their respective
corps now stationed in India. On Saturday after-
noon the officers and meu of the above depots were
assembled on the general parade-ground at Ch ,t-
-ham bairacks, in heavy inarchintr order, for the
purpose of being inspected by Col. H. Jervis, com-
mandant of the Provisional B tttalion, prior to em-
barkation. The officers and men of the above
depots have undergone a course or instruction in
the use of the Enfield rifle.

The Mauritius, steam. transport, embarked as
much of the baggage and camp equipa:4es as she
court stow of the 93d Highlanders- at P. rtsmouth
on Saturday, and the troops will embark to-mor-
row—consisting of Lieut.-Col. A. S. L. Hay ;
Majors C. H. Gordon, and J. U. Ewalt; Cap•ains
W. G. A. Middleton, J. Dalzell, F. W. Burroughs,
W. G. D. Stewart, S. M. Clarke, M. G. Spratt,
and C. W. M'Donald ; Lieutenants R. H.
Cooper, E. Welch, R. V. S. Grimstnne, A.
Butter, H. C. S'irling, E. H. D. M‘Ptier-on,
A. C. Nightingale, M. W. Hyslop, W. G.
Alexander, E. S. Wood, R. G. H. Burgoyn', G.
C. Gooch, F. M'Pherson, E. C. Haynes, and G.
Greig ; Ensigns W. S. 31‘Kenzie, E. D. V. Ay-
town, G. J. M. Taylor, J. E. D. Campbell, and
C. D. Potts; Paymaster S. Blake, Quartermaster
J. Joiner, Adjutant W. M‘.l3.,an (Lieu-enant),
Surgeon W. Munro, M.D., Assistant-Sorg-on
Robert Menzies, 44 sPrgeants, 8 drummers, and
705 rank and file. They will sail for China on
Wednesday.
The Cleopatra, steam-transport, embarked the
baggage and camp equipage of the head-quarrers of
the 23,1 Royal Welsh Fusileers at Portsmouth on
Saturday, and will embark the troops to-morrow
morning at the d-ckyard, consist ng of Lieutenant-
Colonel Wells, Mtjer Bruce, Captains Duff, Gran-
ville, MoAyn, and Radcliffe ; Lieutenants Hackett,
Laurence, Williamson, Tupper, Tobin, Bloxsome,
Law, and Knight ; Ensigns Twyford, Packe,
Willis, and Graham Paymaster Aston, Adjutant
Gregorie, Surgeon MTarlane, Assistant-Surgeon
Shipt,rn, 30 sergeants, 16 corporals, 11 drummers,
and 364 privates. They will le ore for China on
Wednesday.
Her Majesty's hospital ship Melville, Com. Trol-
lope, will embark companies Nos. 5,6, and 10 of
the 23.1 Royal Welsh Fnsiliers at Portsmouth to-
morrow morning, and s.d.lin a day or two f..r China.
The force cons's's of Major and Brevet. Lieut.-Col.
E. W. D. Bell; Cap's. R. F. RaynPs, G. Keigham,
and G. P. Prevost; Lieuts. C. G. Blane, F. M. H.
Dire, J. Tilly, A. Hill, a W. H. Russel', L.
O'Connor, and W. Rotnilly ; Ensigns W. A. Fitz-
roy, A. Cary, J. W. Co t!ey, and J. Celt; Assist.-
Surgeon C. F. Morris, 14 sergeants, 15 corporals,
6 drummers, and 24 i privat s.
The Niagara, United Sates' corvette, Captain
Hudson, is being rapidly fitted for her portion of
the cable, and will he ready to proceed to Liverpool
to ship it this day week, if not earlier. Capt. Hud-
son and his officers were entertained, with Consul
Pappallrdo, on Friday night, by Col. Lake, U. 8.,
and the officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal
Engineers.

A. letter from H.M.S._ Tran-,it, dated S. Vinc--nt
w
May 1, states that she as t) leave that afterno .n.
Too Princes Charlotte, 104, barrack ship, Capt.
King, C. 13 , has received her crew from 11. r hulk,
and is ready for swinging and beading sail. She
is in want of hands.

The Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Capt. the
Hon. Jos. Denman, left Portsmou,h at daylight on
Satur,lay morning for a few days' cruise.
The fligliflyer, 21, screw corvette, Capt. Shad-
well, C. P,., arrived at Singapore on the 24th of
April from England with the gunboats Haughty,
Opossum, Plovsr, and another, and left on ,the
26th for Hong Kong.
The paddi. eel steam troop-ship Dee, 4, Mas-
ter Commander Thos. C. Pollen, from Woolwich,
arrived at Plymouth on Friday with stores f,r the
Keyham steam-yard. _

The crew of the screw steam sloop Brisk, 16,
Commander A. J. Curtis, were paid off at Ply-
mouth on Friday. The crew of the screw steam-
ship Exmouth, 90, Captain H. Eyres, are to be
paid to-morrow.
Retired Inspector of Hospitals Sir G. Magrath,
M.D., died at Plymouth on Fri.lay, the 12 h
Sir George received a pension for wounds June 18,
1816, was made a Knight of th 9 Royal Hanover ian
Guelphic Order Jan. 17, 1834, and a Companion
of the Bath Aug. 17, 1850.