The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-
Chief will review the troops in Portsmouth garrison who
are under orders for China on Monday next. The town
coui:cil of the borough met in special meeting yesterday
for the purpose of resolving on an address to his R
Highness on this his first official visit to Portsmouth.
following are the officers of the 90th Regiment
who are under orders to embark with that regiment for
China at Portsmouth on Tuesday next :—Colonel R. P.
Campbell, C.B. ; Lieutenant-Colonel W. Purnell, Major
T. Smith (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel), Captains J; Per-
rin (Brevet Major), W. T. Tinling (Brevet Major), H.
Derison, J. H. Wade, R. H. Magenis J. C. Ratray,
and P. A. L. Phipps ; Lieutenants N. 'Grahame, P. J.
Dev-rill, 0. W. Everet, J. J. Nunn, H. J. Haydock,
11. H. Goodricke, C. B. Wynne A A. Moultrie, W.
H. L. Carlton, H. Bingham, WI Knight, H. C. Trea-
cher, A. Cherry, E. C. Wynne, M. Preston, and G. E.
Perryn ; Ensigns G. H. Agnew, H. B. Savory, A. R.
Chute, G. H. Powell, J. F. Haig ; Paymaster S.. Wil-
liamP, Lieutenant and Adjutant W. Rennie, Quarer-
ma,sl-,er D. Jackson, Surgeon A. D. Horne, and Assis-
tant-Surgeons R. W. Jackson and C. R. Nelson. The
troops will comprise eight companies, consisting of 37
sergeants, 35 corporals, 20 buglers, and 658 privates.
The Sultana sailing ship left Spithead with troops
for the Cape of Good Hope on the 11th of November,
and arrived out on the 30th of Dacember-49 days ; the
Culloden dit'.o, sailed on the same day, and arrived out
on the sth day of January-55 days ; the Stamboul
saile.i on the 18th of November, and arrived at the Cape
on the 11th of January-54 days; the Abyssinian sailed
from Spithead on the 28th of November, and arrived out
on the 25th of January-58 days ; whereas the steam
troop frigate 'Vulcan, which left Spithead on the 19th
Novembr, did not make the colony until the 29th of
January —7l days. Thee ships conveyed the British
• German Legion to the Cape to sale.
Toe suggestion of "S. G. 0." relative to floating hos-
pitals (says a Portsmouth correrip,ndent) is mo-t apt.
There is ono vessel, an old 74 (the Melville), now fitting
as a hospital ship professedly for the China station, and
another, which was fitted out during the pressure of the
late war, and which is now lying in Portsmouth harbour
doing nothing (the Britannia three-decker), which might
be immediately pressed for the same servios. She is
now an appendage to the• mititary establishment at
Porta:lmovitt,.

Royal Sovereign, 131, screw.--The bilge ways and
puppets are being set up, and every preparation making
at Port mouth for the due launching of this noble ship
on the 25th inst. She is larger than the Marlborough.
The weatberbnarding hip been removed from over her
stern galleries, which shows her architectural proportions
to great perfection. The figure-head, a faithful likeness
of England's (bean, has entitled the artist (gellyer) to
the highest conideration for so masterly a production of
skill.

C-ar, 91, screw, at Portsmouth, is ordered to be re-
ported on as to the state of her machinery, and how long
before she can be got ready for strvice.
Toe 4ficers and men belonging to the British and In-
dian depots attached to the Provisional Battalion, Cha-
tham, have commenced receiving instruction in escalad-
ing along with the troops of the Royal Sappers and
Millers, under the direction of Colonel H. Sandham,
commandibg the Royal Engineers. The troops of the
Poe are provided with escalading ladders, with which
they proceed to the fortifications near the Redan and
Pril.ce Hm Henry's
's bastion, where they are instructed in the
various by the officers of the Royal Engi