The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITA RY INTELLIGENCE.

The following circular, dated Deo. 23, bas been is•
sued from the recruiting department, Horse Guards :
" Until further orders the approval of recruits by in-
specting field officers of distracts is to be considered
final ; commanding officers and surgeons of regiments
continuing, as at present, to make any remarks upon the
attestation of a recruit before signing that document.
" All recruits objected to by a commanding officer
will be brought before the General officer at the first
inspection after joining.
"Inspecting field-officers must well consider the re-
sponsibility devolving upon them in consequence of this
arrangement, and his Royal Highne.s the General Com-
manding-in-Chief impresses upon them the necessity of
their paying the greatest attention to the examination of
recruiis, and to the strictest caution being oberved in
sending such men only to regiments as are eligible in
point of age, height, and strength, as required by regu-
lation. Recruits will receive the balance of their bounty,
viz., 1/, 10s., on joining their corps, as at present."
In consequence of the great number of troops,
who have recently joined the Indian depots at
Chatham barracks it has been found necessary to
remove the 29,11 depot at Brompton barracks. At
a late hour on Tuesday evening upwards of 120
recruits arrived at the garrison from the various re-
cruiting districts for the purpose of joining the In-
dian depots attached to the Ist, 2d, and 3d bAtta-
lions.

A large quantity of sui'able warm clothing hay-
ng been forwarded to Chatham, to be distributed
among the wives and children of those troops who
are now serving in India, the first distribution was
made yes'eralay at the Gun-wharf, adjoining
Chatham dockyard, under the direction of Mr. T.
Jones, principal storekeeper, when a large num-
ber• of women and children were each presented
with articles of clothing. In addition to the
wives and children of the .troops of the line
,t,149§.0 pf,t_449,,,810yA En.iine.er.3_Aa_d the Medical
**AM* eisci riffelitivettvilitratiti•tikittAti
dittevima allowed to-the wife of each soldier 'during
the absence of her lusbetzd ip India is 6d. per
diem. ~.,.
The S Ostia, -Capt. Slfialik, lillotigifig. to Messrs.
•Dtinbari of bondon, with,i,CrovetiaviOnt,-.stores for
litirlAckee, embarked 30 men belotging to the 94th
R ttiiimiT et Plymouth ori'MimdayViiitirilie next
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da sailerlf4r her destinatiDn. 17,,;,, Vr44,iP
eti,Mojesty's State yacht Victos.kkmitii,Vberp,-.11
Capt. the.,llen. J. Denman, is bein repainted:and.'
'1 bbitighdd externally arid internal' foYtltetifieVa?
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Piee iore.Of conveying the Princess .
_oyaOkiiii:•the
Pit. nee,of.prnssia to Antwerp en r44e;to-P,russia
of r their wiptials. She is ordered tOII4 ready lilt
iol
th lttlil,Pr6xitno, and she-will after thatdate vie-
cetldlrtm. Portsmouth to the Thames.l ..Lt, i 8 -ei,
petted that Griavesenil will be the port of embarca-
tion for the Royal pair, as the length of the yacht
will render her naviv,ation of the slikt reaches of
the Thames above Gravesend a troublesothe task.
It is expected that her Majesty will appoint Capt.
Denman a commodore of the first class, as in the
case of the late Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. The
engines, dEc ' of the Royal yacht Fairy, Mr. Welch
master in charge, and the Elfin, Mr. Alfred Banis-
ter], inasler in charge, are also being repaired, as
they will fo m members of the 'Royal squadron.
The steam frigates Diadem and Curacoa, 32, Cap-.
tAns Moo rsorn C. 8., and Ma,on, and all other steam
'ships available at the time, will form motntberstof
.the Royal equadr.m, wheh will be commanded=
in !chief .by the lion. Joseph Denman.., It. is ,e-
-pectted that the Royal visitors to 4ogilindlnica.
Pr' ssia on the auspicious occasion will he fended at.'
Po tsmouth front Pripsian men-of-wai.vessers.--- ,
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•.• hp Niet.ry, 104, Captain G.H. Pennoue,q.B.
unieigoin-e thorough repair in dock .at 'Ports:
'idokitth,--wiil be paid off this day and-feConamissitined
'to-inotrow. hy..Capt. Seymour, with Co'inuftaiid' ef• J.
Q. 'Bick*d and t le same other offie,-ra)1411:04ff• t-
' .4 TheiCaly.Oso, 18, Capt tin F.' B. IVllivttiessol.vicav
tikilai gted for set at Chatham, is ercliked to' re

t *into -4h° dock now occupied by the. Vnitts,4o,=
to tlio.uryose of having defects made g0pd.,.,. The.
II 115 is il ea: ly broken. up, and will be etitifely
ti en to pieces .-th;s week. The Iladciianld, 42,
1 4fi he tken into dock to be br_okeu .npan;soon ,as:
th Oislypiso has completed repairs. ~ -,, „ ,
ii.A.dmiralty order ha{ been received by °sit.
G. piOlds ICI i th, C. 8.,: suprintendent 'et "Chatham
Dolckyard,: permitting the 9flicers and mint belong.
ing to the Royal Dockyard ;Brigade to nautili their
unif3rms on the brigade being "disbauded.:... The
stops, , arms, 3,l4.iccoutromen iB. %re to3iillitiled

into store forthwith, and a considerable quanti y
has already been received at Chathtm. Thl Adju-
tants are to be placed on half-pay, and the Ser-
geant-Majors and drill sergeants who are doing duty
as dockyard police-cons Wlles, will be d.s.:hirged
as soon as the brigade stores, arms, he., have been
returned.

Mr. John J. Brown, master, lato of the Aga-
memnon, took up his commission and joined the
Renown on Monday, at Sheerness vice Mr.
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Roberts, Master, appointed to the IlluStrious.
The following appointments were made at the
Admiralty yesterd.ty :
Masters—W. J. B. Hilliard, to the Royal William ;
C. J. A. Noddall, to the Fisgard.
Assistant-Surgeon—Croft G. Symons, to the Viper.