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London, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

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The General Commanding-in-Chief ,Ila-ving .41,
tided that the whole of the depots belongirvo ti
Scotch regiments now attached to the provision-at ""
battalion, Chatham, shall be quartered in Scotland •
where they will be formed into depot battalions, an
order has been received at Chatham garrison, by
the Colonel Commandant, directing that the com-
panies of the following Highland depots, the head-
quarters of which are now in India, are to be
held in immediate readiness to proceed to Ab-r-
-sleen--viz., 74th Highlanders, with Captain W.
Ross-King, Captain C. Venables, Lieut. B. Davies,
Lieut. R. E. Deare, and Ensign F. Parry; 78th High-,
landers (Rosshire Buffs), togetherwith Capt. F. W.
Foster, Lieut. A. M'Leod, Lieut. W. W. Young,
Lieut. E. J. Fizsimons, Ensign W. Thomson, R.
P. Butler, and Ensign J. N. Gower, of that corps ;
93d (Sutherlandshire) Highlanders, with Captain
J. M. Brown, Lieut. G. R. Fenwick, and Lieut..
A. O. Tabuteau.

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The following depots are under orders to proceed
to Chatham garrison, for the purpose of being at-
tached to the provisional battalion :-Ist battalion
Ist Royals, 19th Regiment, and 20th Regiment.
The 66th Regiment are expected to embark in a
few days for India.
The despatch of troops to India has lowered our
home establishment of infantry of the line to 14
battalions, instead of 40, the proper proportion for
the United Kingdom. The arrival of four regi-
ments from the Mediterranean in the course of a
few days will augment the home strength to 18 bat-
talions ; but, on the other hand, it is more than
probable that a further reduction will take place in
consequence of the despatch of more regiments to
India. It is quite obvious that for some time it
will be necessary to maintain a considerable Euro-
pean force in that country, and whatever force is
there must have a reserve of corresponding strength
at home to .supply casualties. It has, therefore,
been determined to make a considerable addition
to the army immediately, which will consist, at
the least, of 20 new battalions of infantry. Two
of them will probably be formally created by ap-
pointment of the additional officers in to-day's
Gazette, and the remainder will be organised with
all despatch. Even with this augmentation there
will be no necessity to apply to Parliament for a
vote, for, owing to the extent of the Indian rein-
forcements already despatched, we are now main-
taining two cavalry and 24 infantry regiments leas
than those which are provided for in the estimates.
Some additional grant will, however, be asked for
the Militia service before the rising'of Parliament.
Major F. B. Ward's A troop of Royal Horse Ar-
tillery arrived at Woolwich yesterday at 2 p.m.
from Ipswich, to prepare for immediate service in
India. The command of the troop was given over
at Chelmsford to Captain Whinyates, second in
command, in consequence of a fall from his horse
sustained by Major Ward, occasioning severe in-
juries, which prevented him from proceeding. The
troop having halted on Sunday at Romford, arrived
yesterday morning at Blackheath, where they were
met by the mounted baud of the brigade, who
escorted them to the garrison. They were then
joined by Lieutenant-Colonel Maude, C. 8., (who
has recently succeeded to the command of the
brigade,) who preceded them to their quarters.
It was rumoured in Dublin on Sunday that the
Scots Greys, now forming part of that garrison, had
received sudden orders to hold themselves in readi-
ness for embarcation for India.

The Royal Horse Artillery C troop, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Strange, C. 8.,
will arrive at Liverpool on the 7th of September
from Woolwich, and embark for Dublin, and, on
landing, march ti Newbridge Barracks, there to
be attached to the Cavalry Brigade—viz., 3d and
13th Light Dragoons.
The Grenadier Guards, 2d Battalion, Royal
Barracks, Dublin, under ttie command of Colonel
Hamilton, will embark at the North Wall on the
2d of September for Liverpool, and proceed to
Loud on.
The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir George
Seymour, proceeded to Spithead yesterday morn-
ing, in the Fire Queen, paddle tender, Master
Commander Paul, and mustered and inspected the
screw dispatch gun vessels Assurance, Roebuck,
and Sparrowhawk. We also understand that they
are ordered first to proceed to India under the same
command—Captaiu De Courcey, of the Pylades,
21 screw corvette. They will sail to-day. The
crew were paid two months' advance under the
superintendence of Flag Captain H. George
Seymour.

The Jaseur and Jasper, at Portsmouth, screw
gunboats for China, are complete, and ready to go
to Spithead.

Tie Clio, 21, screw corvette, is building at
Sheerness Dockyard, on the lines of the Pearl, and
is to have a covered deck ' • that is, her guns will
fight on the main deck, it being found in action
that this class of vessel, on account of having her
guns so exposed on- the upper deck, is liable through
falling masts, &c., to hinder the working of the
guns. Her dimensions are as follows :—Length
between the perpendiculars, 200 feet • do. of keel
for tonnage, 171 feet 9i inches ; breadth extreme,
20 feet 4 inches ' - do. for tonnage, 39 feet 4 inches;
do. moulded, 22 feet 8 inches ; burden in tons, No.
1462 21-94. The vessel is in an advanced state of
planking, and could, if required, be launched in a
few .weeks ; such, however, not being exactly the
case, she will in all probability be some five or six
months before launching. _

The Diadem, 32, screw, Captain Moorsom, C. 8.,
will be fitted out with all dispatch at Portsmouth.
Her complement will be 470.
The Ganges, 85i Flag Captain John Fulford,
Sheerness, is repainted inside and out ; her crew
are turned over to her from the naval barracks at
Sheerness. She is still short of A.B.'s, who, we
are sorry to find, are very scarce and shy of enter-
ing. She will take the flag of Rear-Admiral R. L.
Baynes, C. 8., and will leave Sheerness on tha Bth
proximo for Portsmouth.
The Mohawk, screw, was ready at Devonport
on Saturday for sea, and orders were given for her
being paid advance on Monday morning, and the
money drawn, but by telegraph message on Satur-
day afternoon she is to be detained to be fitted with
topmast studding-sail-booms and sails fore and aft,
so that her payment is postponed, and her yards
to be brought on shore for the necessary iron work
to be fitted.
The Russell, 60, screwblock ship, is in the basin,
Sheerness, where she got in her lower masts for
commissioning, since which, however, all further
fitments have ceased, and she waits further Admi-
ralty orders ; report now says that she will not be
wanted.

The Pembroke, 60, screw steamship, (coastguard
service, Leith), Captain John Fraser, arrived at
the Great Nore at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, and sa-
luted the flag of the Commander-in-Chief. She
steamed into harbour ou Saturday, and remains
waiting Admiralty orders for her future destina-
tion.

Her Majesty's screw steam frigate Curagoa,
Captain Forbes, late from the Mediterranean, ar-
rived at Woolwich yesterday at 4 p.m. from Ports-
mouth. She brings 42 cases, containing a num-
ber of ancient mosaics and other antiquities, exca-
vated by the Rev. Nathan Davis, near Tunis, and
supposed by him to be a portion of the ruins
of Carthage. The weight of the whole is about 1.0
or 12 tons. The Curagoa, then commanded by the
Hon. G. F. Hastings, did good service at Sebastopol
and Kinburn, and having been three years and four
months in commission, is expected to be paid off at
Woolwich by Captain Forbes.

THE FLAG VACANCIES.
By the death of Admiral Thomas, the following
promotions will take place :1•—•
.Baulle:,
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Bart., C. •9 to be admiral of the white, vice
E. C.
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Thomas.
To be Vice Admiral of the Blue.—Sir J. Stirl-
ing, vice SirJ. G. Sinclair, Bart., to be vice ad-
miral ofthe white, vice Sir P. Hornby, to
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be vice admiral of the red.
To be Rear Admiral of the Blue.—Captain the
Hon. H. Keppel, C.B. (Dec. 5,1837), vice C. Tal-
bot, to be rear admiral of the white, vice Sir C. H.
FrAecnicaapiittale„in,Ks .Cgo.Bod.,
tse°rvbeicreearpenasclimion
admiral the retdh.o
gift of Sir C. Wood on the promotion of Rear Ad-
miral Keppel.
The senior vice admiral now is W. Bowles, C. B.;
the senior rear admiral is P. W. P. Wallis ' • and
the senior captain is E. H. Scott (1838) ; Captain
W. W. P. Johnson (1841), comes on the senior
half-pay list-, and C. B. Hamilton (1847), comes
within the 12s. 6d. half-pay list.
We regret to announce the demise of Rear Ad-
miral T. F. Baugh, which occurred recently at
Mount Radford. He entered the navy in 1784, as
captain's servant, on
board the Captain, 74, Cap.
tain Reeves, lying at Plymouth.

APPOINTMENTS.
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at sm werer o n made
T. yesterday
H. Reyse,
and H. Fairfax, Mates, to the Diadem ; H. S.
at Tthhee
Mandeville, Mate, to the Vulcan ; R. Sheepshanks
dllmowirianigvap:_posain.tsm.
Midshipman, to the Ganges ; E. Heath, Surgeon,
to the Diadem ; J. S. Adams, Assistant-Surgeon,
to the Diadem ; F. Greene, Acting-Assistant-Sur-
geon, to the Diadem ; T. M'Gahan, Assistant-
Surgeon, to the Victory ; and J. T. Bignell, As-
sistant-Paymaster, to the Southampton.

CRYSTAL PALACE. —ONE SHILLING DAY.—Monday,
Aug. 24.—Admi,sions on payment, 12,067 ; ditto by
season tickets, 812 ; total, 12,949.

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