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

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The following offieerg have joined their Indian
depots at Chatham garrison :—Captain G. Hamil-
ton, 10th Regiment, who takes the command of his
depot ; Ensign H. Davies, 61th Regiment ; and
Ensign R. Throckmorton, 87th Royal Irish Fu-
sileers. Assistant-Surgeon J. E. Clutter bu ck, 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 approved 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 recruiting
parties between the height of sft. 4in. and sft. Sin.,
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, arta Major Grant's Com-
pany, No. '7 of the 11th battalion, arrived at Wool-
wich last night from Portsmouth.
Brigade-Major Shaw having returned to Wool-
wich from sick leave yesterday, resumed his duties
in the garrison.
Her Majesty's iron steam troopahip Vulcan,
Commander John Seceombe, has proceeded from
Portsmouth for Quebe; to bring home a regiment.

The depots of the 73d and 77iit Regiments arrived
iu Portsmouth garrison on Monday from Colchester
on the way to Jersey ; no tonnage being ready they
were placed in barracks, to await the return of the
Sylph steamvessel with two companies of the Royal
Arany from the Channel Islands for India. Tice
Sylph arrived yesterday morning, and after disem-
barking the Artillery took in the depots.
Capt. Delacombe, of the Portsmouth division of
Royal Marine Light Infantry, with three sergeants,
four corporals, and one private, has proceeded on
the recruiting service to Wolverhampton, Stafford-
shire. Other recruiting parties from the Royal
Marine corps of other divisions have also been sent
out, from which it is argued that an increase of that
force is contemplated.
The Royal Sovereign, 131, new screw three-
decker at Portsmouth, has had her machinery fitted
and will be ready to get up steam this day for the
first trial of it.

The Perseverance, steam troop ship, Comman-
der M'Donald, is ordered to go into the steam
basin at Portsmouth to repair ber defects.
The Teimagant, 24, steam frigate, 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 upwards 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 short
time at each of those places. In the early part of
1854 she proceeded to the Arctic Regions for the
purpose of taking 'succour to the crdws of the Arctic
discovery vessels in search of Sir. J. Franklin and-
his gallant party. She then penetrated as far as
Port Clarence, and, after fulfilling her mission and
remaining 2 menthe, she returned to the Sandwich.
Is'ands, subsequently proceeding to Petropaulovski.
After cruising in the Pacific till June in this year
she was ordered home from Rio de Janeiro, having
sailed upwards of 118,000 miles. The crew have
been very healthy during the time she has been in
commission, only three deaths from sickness having
occured. One man, W. Bennett, was accidentally
killed by falling from the mizen top, and a seaman
named A. Macdonald, was accidentally drowned,
while intoxicated, when the vessel was lying at
Chatham. On being paid off yesterday afternoon,
Capt. W. Houstoun presented two good conduct
medals and gratuities which had been awarded by
the Admiralty to two of the crew for meritorious
conduct. J. Anderson, boatswain's mate, received a
medal with a gratuity of 15/., and Nathaniel Tucker
captain of the mast, with a medal, together with
101. ; Christopher Burch, captain of the afterguard,
is also to receive a medal and 151. for good and
meritorious conduct. The crew wore 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 Storekeeper of the
Royal Arsenal, a medical officer, and others of the
Royal Artillery. The Hydaspes, ono of the most
magnificent and roomy transports hitherto moored
off Woolwich, was carefully examined in every de-
partment, and after visiting the troop accemmoda-
tioni.the officers' cabins, feriply 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 embarkation of the
troops is atilt held for Thursday. After the inspec-
tion of the vei•sel yesterday the shipnientof the field
guns and 'equipage was commenced, and consist of
four 6-pounder guns and two 12-pounder howiteere
for the use of Lieut:-Colouel Turner's troop of horse,
and two complete 9-poun ler batteries, together
with some 24-pound brass howitzers and the ati.en
dant, camp and hospital waggons, forges, water-
cart3,. &c. The spacious lower hold of the Ve:3‘ CI is
being filled with a large quantity of supplementary
attires., The freight-ehip Acasta, in the West India
Docks, ia, chartered by Government to ship amrnu
iaiteion from Wool Niel) A /seual for Wellington,
-N,ow.
_Zealand ; the Arm's•ice to embark military
c_la:,,hointirfoonir Cape Town, and die Shannon a similar
Reliance is
likewiseW oolwicl, for the Mauritius. The
timber from \Vee •""1:1 up
f"r
the transport of
Nrieli for St. Helena.
The large new tide' basin whic's is in course c f
construction
d war state aantd Chatllara Dockyard being in a for-
'rapidlylteT of its
approaching completion,
some idea can nowbe 1.0.ua
great 1417.. t is
considerably larger than any dock at either of the
ptiblic naval establishments, •its extreme length
400 feet, and width 9G feet. The flooring and gid s
dorriven granit 3 laid
for so
•
are composed entirely of
beingl)lo ' s.a
on beds.' of concrete, piles
curing a foundation. During the progreis of the
un de rtaking the works have been considerably re.
larded by the influx of water from the land springs
which has rendered neo3ssary the employment of
two powerful engines, which pump four tons of