The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-17 00:00:00

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Yesterday morning the reinforcement- ' • eil.LlNNece,
Dragon Guards, 2d Dragoon Guirds, 4. : ' :lt.'" , '''.,,..,,..,
20th, 23d (Welsh Fusiliers), 35th, 53 • ti . i. !ft„,,,:e, ~' W--4,
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and 90th (Light Infantry Regiments), •• . • .i. , ,-).---- '';', . -1:14!
garrison and embarked on board the i-• 1, ''''..43,,C- 447
shall, at Gravesend, for Calcutta, in ch 7r.., -- - ..,-'
sign F. • Mansell,- 20th Regt., and Ensign ~, ,-- -- .`7-,
hams, 84th Regt. .N a s
The 94th Regt., under the command of Colonel
Mills, embarked on Friday on board the hired
screw steam-transport Austria, Capt. Hyditmann,
and sailed from Plymouth Sound on Saturday for
Kurrachee.
Capt. G. Bray and Lieut. Cochrane, 96th Regt.,
have sailed for Gibraltar in the-ship Lady M'Nagh-
ten, with a detachment, consisting of 2 sergeants
and 48 rank and file of the 91st Regt., embarked
as a guard over convicts.
Fifty non-commissioned officers and men, who
were medically inspected at St. Mary's invalid .
depot, Chatham, on Friday last by a board of com-
missioners from Chelsea Hospital, were yesterday
ordered to be held in readiness to be discharged
owing to their unfitness for further service. A large
number of the troops were invalided home from
the regiments serving at Malta.
Nearly 300 recruits arrived at Chatham during
the last week, chiefly from the recruiting districts
in London, Bristol, Liverpool, and York, for the
purpose of joining the India:, depots at that, garri-
son. Upwards of 3,000 recruits have joined at
Chatham since the new regulations relative to re-
cruiting have been issued from the War-office and
1 the reduction made in the standard.

The following officers have received leave of ab-
sence from their regiments at Chatham previously
'o embarking for India :—Major the Hon. E.J. W.
Forester, 83d Regt. ; Capt. J. Johnston; Bth Regt. ;
Capt. J. J. Bourchier, 52d Light Infantry ; Capt.
S. 'C. Jackson, 70th Regt. ; Capt. B. Wright, 81st
Regt. ; and Lieut. W. J. Anderson, 32d Regt.
The Brilliant, 20, Capt. J. A. Poynter, which has
arrived at Chatham from the West Indies, where
she lost a considerable portion of her crew from
yellow fever, will be put ont of commission, and
the crew transferred to one of the ships to be fitted
out at Chatham, probably the Bacoon, 21, which is
to be commissioned at that port. The crew on being
paid will be allowed a month's run on shore.
The Heron, 12, Conn. W. H. Truscott, fitting at
Chatham, is nearly ready for sea, the whole of her
crew having joined. She has received her. stores,
(to. on board, and yesterday bent sails preparatory
to dropping down the river for'the purpose of tak-
ing on board her powder and ammunition.
Her Majesty's screw steamship Archer, 13, re-
cently arrived at Woolwich from the North Ameri-
can station, is ordered to be brought forward for
foreign service. Com. Oldfield, having been ap-
pointed to screw steam sloop Lyra, fitting at Wool-
wich, took up his commission yesterday, under
orders, it is said, for the west coast of Africa. The
paddlewheel steam sloop Ardent, commissioned by
Cora. Cave, is being prepared for a similar service,
as well as the Spitfire, nearly ready for sea. The
Triton has already sailed for the abovenamed station
and will be joined by the Lynx and Sharpshooter,
the result of a demand made by Commodore Adams,
senior officer of the station, for the supply of an
auxiliary for the suppression of the increasing trade
in slaves on that coast.
The steam transport Dee, Master Cora. Pullen,
was yesterday admitted in basin at Woolwich, to be
re-laden with steam machinerrfor Portsmouth and
De v on port.
Courts-martial on two lieutenants and the master
of her Majesty's ship Juno will take place this week
at Portsmouth.
The Rhadamanthus steamvessel, Master-Com.
Sturdee, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning
from Woolwich with boilers for the Blonde, 50-
gun frigate, being built at Pembroke.

THE MILITIA.
Yesterdey orders were forwarded to head-quar-
ters of the 3d Royal Surrey Regiment of Militia,
at Richmond, to hold the corps in readiness to
proceed to Dublin for garrison duty. The regiment
numbers 800 bayonets, and will proceed on Thurs-
day to Liverpool fur embarkation.
The 49th East Kent Militia, commanded by
Col. Brockman, consisting of 32 officers and 800
non-commissioned officers and privates, arrived
from Canterbury yesterday in Woulwich garrison.
Two companies are temporarily provided with
quarters at the Royal Marine barracks, and the re-
mainder ate quartered with the Royal Artillery.
The AbeonA steam transport embarked yesterday
at Portsmouth the Royal glthorue (sth Middlesex)
and was to leave with them last evening
for Cork. •