The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-09 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
determined to supply the whole of the ships of the
royal navy with Clifford's apparatus for
ships'lowering boats, and have made arrangements with Mr
C. Clifford to use the patent right.
The Sprightly, tender,
Master Commander Geo.
Allen, was under orders yesterday to proceed to
Ryde, I. W. to convey Rear-Admiral Baynes from
thence to the Ganges, 84, at Spithead. The wea-
ther was, however, too boisterous to allow of any
one getting on board ; therefore, she is ordered to
be in readiness this morning to convey Capt. Fulford
and about 100 liberty men to the Ganges, from
Portsmouth, and afterwards to proceed to Ryde to
attend on Rear-Admiral Baynes, whose flag is
hoisted at the mizen of the Ganges. She has been

fitted with Clifford's patent boat•lowering gear, and
the inventor is down for the purpose of practically
showing its advantages while a tremendous sea is
passing the ship at anchor atothe rate of six knots
an o ur.

Two companies of the 51st (the King's) Light In-
fantry left Dubli❑ on Wednesday evening for
Queenstown, to embark in the Calcutta. The head-
quarters marked next morning for Queenstown un-
der the command of Col. Errington, and will also
embark in the Calcutta for India. The Cork Re-
porter of Wednesday gives the following account of
the embarkation at that port of the two regiments
of cavalry destined to reinforce the army in India.

" Amid the crowd of vessels of a'l sizes, build, and
rig which lay moored in the harbour was the Great
Britain, Captain Gray. Shortly after three o'clock one
of the largest of the river steamers rounded Whitepoint,
having on board the head-quarters, band, &c., of the
17th Lancers, bound for India, and about to embark
on board the Great Britain, Immediately on enter-
ing the harbour the bead struck up, Cheer, boys,
cheer,' and The Girl I left behind me,' as they
came alongside, amid the loud and hearty cheering of
comrades on board,
performed 'Auld Lang When all were on board and
mustered the band came on the quarter-deck and
Syne.' The men then set about
taking up their quarters, and in the meantime the bands
of the Bth Hussars and 17th Lancers continued to play.
The scene at this time was very grand and striking. The
embarkation of the troops was conducted under the im-
mediate direction of Captain Locke, agent to the East
India Company, through whose exertions all the arrange-
ments were satisfactory concluded."
The following are the officers who sail in the Great
Britain :-Bth Hu,sars—Major Naylor in com-
mand), Major Chetwod.e ; Captains M‘Naughten,
Pageat, Henneage,
Cloves Penton, and Poore ;
Lieutenants Massu uden, flail-Les, Webster, Mon-
tague, Henberry, and Stourton ; Cornets Richards,
Paullet, and Heinle ; Doctors Lockwood and Sher-
lock. 17th Lancers—Lieut.-Col. Rose, Major
Morris, C.B. ; Major Learmouth, Captains White,
Knight, Macartney, and Lowe • Lieutenants Sey-
mour, King, Gibson, Nolan darshall, Banbridge,
and Hon. W. 11. Curzon, Doctor Mockler, Assist-
ant-Surgeon Johnson, Lieutenant and Adjutant
Duncan. The following officers of these regiments
proceeded by overland route, on the 20th, to join
their respective regiments at the seat of war :-Bth
Hussars—Colonel De Sails. 17th Lancers —Colonel
Benson, Captains Sir William Gordon and Sir Geo.
Leith, and Mr. Partridge, veterinary surgeon.
At the meeting
of the;Liverpool Dock Committee
yesterday a report was submitted respecting the new
fort on the site of the old magazines at New Brighton,
from the Works Committee, who thought that no
fui ther opposition should be offered, but that Go-
vernment should be allowed to take its own course.
Mr. Bold observed that block-ships would be much
better for the protection of the fort. He thought
they should at least make application for a copy of
the plans. This was ordered to be done.