The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-16 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The following officers have joined their Indian
depots at Chatham garrison :—Captain G. Hamil-
ton, 10th Regiment, who takes the command of his
depot; Ensign H. Davies, 64th Regiment ; and
Ensign R. Throckmorton, 87th Royal Irish Fu-
sneers. Assistant-Surgeon J. E. Clutterbuck, M. D.
2d West India Regiment, has also joined the Pro-
visional Battalion for the purpose of doing duty in
the garrison hospital.
Nearly 100 recruits were apl- roved in the York
district during last week for the various regiments
in India, and upwards of 150 in the Liverpool dis-
trict. These numbers might be doubled, or even
trebled, if the standard were an inch lower and an
additional bounty offered, as hundreds of promising
young men are every day refused by the recrui,ing
parties between the height of sft. 4in. and sft. 5.n.,
the latter being at present the minimum at which
they can be enlisted.
Major Pipon's No. 1 Company of the 12th bat-
talion of Royal Artillery, and Major Grant's Com-
pany, No. 7 of the 11th battalion, arrived at Wool-
wich list night from Portsmouth.
Brigade-Major Shaw having returned to Wool-
wich flout sick leave yesterday, resumed his duties
in the garrison.

Her-Majesty's iron steam troopship Vulcan,
Commander John Seecombe, Las proceeded from
Portsmouth for 044ebel, tabling home a regiment.
The depots of the 73d and 77th Rlgiments arrived
in Portsmouth garrison on Monday from Colelioster
on the way t o Jersey ; no tonnage being rtady they
were placed in barracks, to await the return of the
Sylph s!eamvessel with two companies of the Royal
Arillery from the Channel Islands for India. Tke
Syl[ h wrived yesberd ty morning, and after disem-
barking the Arillery took in the depots.
Capt. Delacombe, of the Port-mou7h division of
Royal Marine Light Infantry, with three sergeants,
four corporals, and one private, has pioceeded on
the recruiting service to Wolverhampton, Stafford-
shire. Other recruiting parties from the Royal
Marine carps of other divisions have also been sent
out, from which it is argued that au increase of that
force is contemplated.
Tho Royal Sovereign, 131, new screw three:-
decker at Portsmouth, has had her ma, ainery fitte
and w;11 be ready to get up steam this day for the
first trial of it.

The Perseverance, steam troop ship, Comena,n
der M‘Donald, is ordered t) into the steam
basin at Portsmouth to repair her defecti.
The Termagant, 21, steam frig de, Lieut. Kane,
in command, will be paid off at Portsmouth on Sa-
turday next.

The Trincomalee, 24, Captain W. Houstoun,
which was paid off at Chatham yesterday, has been
in commission upwaris of five years, having sailed
from Plymouth in June, 1852, where she was com-
missioned. by Capt. Houstoun. She sailed to the
Brazils, and remained 6 months at Rio de Janeiro,
whence she proceeded to the Falkland Islands,
Valparaiso, and Conception Bay, remaining a shor
tine at each cf those placel. In the early put of
1854 she prcce tleci to the ArctiC Regions for the
purpose of taking succour to the crews of the Arctic
discovery vessels in search of Sir. J. Fiank!in and
his gallant party. She then penetrated as far as
Port Clarence, and, after fulfilling her mi,sion and
remaining 2 months, she returned to the Sandwich
fs'ands, subsequently proceeding toPetropaulovslei.
After cruising in the Pacific tid June in this yew
she was -ordered home from Rio de Janeiro, having
sai!el upwards of LlB,OOO miles. The crew have
ben very healthy during the time she has been in
commission, only three deaths from sickness having
occured. One man, W. ailinet, was accidentally
killed by falling from the mizen tap, and a seaman
named A. Macdonald, was accidentally drowned,
while intoxic ited, wLen the vessel was lying at
Chatham. On heing paid off yesterday afternoon,
Capt. W. Houstoun presented two good conduit
medals and gratuities which hail been awarde I by
the Admiralty to two of the crew for meritoriou•
conduct. J. Anderson, boatswain's mate, received a
medal with a gratuity of 151., and Nathaniel Tucker
captain of the mast, with a medal, together with
10/. ; Christopher Burch, captain of the afterguard,
is also to recelva a medal and 151. for good and
meritorious conduct. The crew were paid off in a
most orderly manner.

The screw steam-ship Hydaspes, Capt. Brown,
lying off Woolwich Arsenal, was yesterday tho-
roughly inspected by the commanding officer of the
flagship Fisgard, the Deputy Storekeoper of the
Royal Arsenal, a medical officer, and others of the
Royal Artillery. The Hydaspes, one of the mast
magnificent and roomy transports hitherto mooreJ
off Woolwich, was carefully examined in every de-
partment, and after visiting the troop accommoda-
tion, the officers' cabins, amply adapted for their
separate use, and the lofty and airy saloon, the
officials pronounced her to be highly qualified for
the service. The order for the eir_barkation of the
troops is still held for Thursday. After the inspec-
tion of the vessel yesterdaythe shipment of the fiel I
guns and equipage was commenced, and consist of
four 6-pounder guns and two 12-pounder howitzers
for the use of Lieut.-Colonel Turner's troop of hone,
and two complete 9-pounder batteries, together
with some 24 pound brass howitzers and the atten
dant camp and hospital waggons, forges, water-
carts, Arc. The spacious lower hold of the vesol is
being filled with a large qurntity of supplementary
stores. The freight-ship Acasta, in the West India
Docks, i 3 chartered by Government to ship ammu
li_ition from Woolwich Arsenal for Wellington,
New Zealand ; the Arm's'ice, to eral)ark military
clothing for Cape Town, and the Shannon a similarY
car,o,
froiTtlikWoolwich, for the Mauritius. The
Reliance
Woolwich
taken up fa• the transport of 1
ti mber from
The large new° tad,,i.i
for St. Helena.
basin which is in course rf
construction at
rapidlyh Dockyard, being in a for-
ward state andaepdporfoaching comp!etion,
some idea can now be formed its great t-iz.. It is
8, its
Considerably larger thandock at either of the
extreme length
public naval establishment
400 feet, and width 9G fe&. The flooring and
are cpmpdq)d entirely of huge blocks of granit:iides
on beds of concrete, piles being driven for 'l
se-
curing a foundation. During the progress of
the
undertaking the works have been corD=iderably re.
tarded by the influx of water from the land springy
which has rendered necessary the employment of
two powerful engines, which pump four tons of