The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-23 00:00:00

Naval" and Military intelligence.

• • Yesterday orders were forwarded to the com-
manding officers of regiments in which those gallant
officers and men who have been selected for their
bravery to wearthe decoration of the Victoria Cross
may be serving to send them per railway to the
metropolis. This noble band of warriors will ar-
rive in London from their respective regiments on
Thursday, and be billeted for the night. On Fri-
day morning they will parade in St. James's Park,
at the rear of the Horse Guards, and thence march
to the Cavalry exercising ground, Hyde Park, where
the will take place. In
4d investiture
dition.to the
regimentsaierestyadynamed, which will
occupy positions on the ground, detachments from
those regiments quartered m.Aldershot, &c., which
served during the war from the battle of Alma
to the capture of Sebastopol will be present to
witness the imposing ceremony. _ A position on
the extreme left will be reserved for the
boys of the Royal Military Asylurit. Two field
batteries of Artillery and a troop of Royal Horse
Artillery have been ordered from Woolwich to as-
sist at the ceremony. Royal salutes will be fired
on the arrival of her Majesty and at the conclusion
of the distribution. The ground will be kept by
the Ist Life Guards, assisted by a strong force of
the metropolitan police.
The half-yearly examination at the Royal Mili •
tary Academy, Woolwich, having been brought to
a close early on the 15th inst., the remainder of
the term has been occupied in giving the gentle.
man cadets of that institution a practical insight
into the different drills and exercises considefed
necessary for officers of Artillery and Engineers. i
Yesterday the company under Capt. Shakespear,
with the whole of the of attached, paraded at
2.30 in review order, under arms, and were sup-
plied with blank ammunition for inspection. The
battalion then performed evolutions. At the ter-
mination of the inspection the company was highly
complimented by Col. Elwyn, on their -steadiness
under arms, their high state of discipline, and uni-
formly good conduct daring.* half-year. The
gallant Colonel proceeded to distribute the prizes.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Strange's C troop of
Royal Harse Artillery at head-quarters, Woolwich,
aae under orders to be at Hyde-park on the 26th
inst. to be present at a ,;rand field-day.
Yesterday the D and 'F troops of the Ennis;
killeu Dragoons, under the command of Lieut.-
Colonel C. C. Shute, arrived at Chatham from
Maid.stone under orders to proceed to London to
be present on the occasion of her Majesty distri-
buting the Victoria Cross.
Yesterday the officers and men of the Royal Ma-
rine Light Infantry who are to be present in Lon-
don on the occasion of the distribution of the Vic-

toria Cross were inspected at Chatham by the
Colonel Commandant. The battalion of Marines
will be 800 strong, and those from Chatham will
leave the garrison this morning.
The advices of our Malta correspondent reach to
the 17th June, and report the departure on the 11th
from Tunis, for Cagliari, of the squadron under
Admiral Lord Lyons for which port the Vigilant
screw steam gimboat took her departure on the
15th, from Malta, with the mails and despatches
by the Vectis, from Marseilles, and the Indus,
from Southampton.

The Victor, 6, dispatch gun-boat, Commander
T. R. De Hoisey, arrived at Sheerness about six
p.m. on Sunday. The Pioneer was to sail from
Bermuda the day after she left.
The Myrtle, paddle, Mr. Bourchier, master com-
manding, left Sheerness yesterday morning, with
the crew of the Locust, to work the gun-boats Jas-
per and Jasseur to Portsmouth.
The Renovn, 90, screw, Sheerness, got steam up
in the basin for a contractor's trial. We hear her

machinery worked satisfactorily ; but her sternpost
and frame worked, which proves that she is too
weak there. Report says that she will have to be
re-docked.
The Gauges, 84, is daily expected to be commis-
sioned at Sheerness as a flagship.
The Intrepid, 6, screw despatch gunvessel, Com-
mander W. Wood, arrived at Portsmouth yester-
day forenoon from the West India station to be
paid off.
The Flying Fish, 6, screw despatch gunvessel
was taken out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday to
make a trial with a new four-bladed propeller upon
the French principle.
Vice-Admiral SirE. C. Strode has had the vacant
good service pension conferred on him by the First
Lord of the Admiralty.
Mr. C. H. Carpenter is appointed mate to the
Hawke.