The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

Naval and tylititaly IntelligeLee.

Eleven more regiments are under orders for In-
dia--seven infantry and four cavalry.
. About 400 of the 72d Regiment will embark at
Portsmouth on Friday wxt for Indja in the Scotia
transport, which was surveyed yesterday by the
Assistaut-Quartermaster-General of the south-west
district.
t Orders have been received at the Provisional B
Chatham, directing Colonel H. Jarvis -0
hold in readines reinforcements for the 43d Light
Infantry, 3d battalion of 60th Rifles, and '74th.
Highlauders, to embark for Madras, for the pur-
pose of joining the service companies of their corps
in that presidency.
The transport Waterloo, Captain Young, sailed,
fromQueenstown on Saturday for Calcutta with
the four companies of the 56th Regiment which she
had -embarked on Thursday.
The troopship Athlete arrived in Cork harbour
on Sunday from London for the purpo,e of em-
barking six officers and 185 rank and file of the C
battery of Royal Artillery for Calcutta.
The 3d battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards
arrived at Portsmouth yesterday to garri,on that
fortress, and proceeded to occupy Clarence Barracks.
Lieut.-General Thos. H utches.st- n, Colonel-Com-
mandant of the 13th bt.t. alien of the Royal Artillery
died on Friday last at Dover, after a lingering
ill-
ness, in his 77th year. Tile gallant generat had
seen considerable service, anal a few years afLer he
entered the army served in Holland (1799). He
served in the Peninsula and France from March

1813 to July 1814, and took part in the catnpaign
in Belgium in 1815, being at the bat' le of \Vat. r-
loo, and remained in France wi h the army of oc-
cupation until November 1818. His commisAiou
Lore date as follows :—Second Lieutenant, Decem-
ber 1, 1727 ; First Lieutenant, October 2, 1799 ;
Captain, April 10, 1803 ; Brevet-Major, August
12, 1819 ; Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel, July
22, 1839 ; Regimental Colonel, November 23,
1841 ; Colonel Colmnandans-, August 30, 1854 ;
Major-General, June 20, 1854 ; and Lieutenant-
Ge n oral, 1856.
The communications from Malta reach to the
28:h of August, but report little beyond
the a' rival on the 26th of the Boxer steam gunboat
from Constantinople and Canea, and the return
early.on the morning of the 25th of Her Majesty's
steam gunboat the Wanderer, despatched early on
the morning of the 20th to Cagliari for the pur-
pose of communicating by telegraph, via Turin,
the intelligence from SUEZ, in anticipation of the
East India, China, Australian, and New Zealand
mails, which only reached Malta late on the after-
noon of the 2ith by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steampacket Vic!is, from Alexandria,
and went on at 9 o'clock on the same night to
Mar*.*eilles in the same vessel. The Lloyd's
Austrian steamer Vorwarts left for _Messina and
Co fu on the 24th. The Peninsular and Oriental
O any's steampacket Ripon ariived from Alex-
andria on the 25th.

A depot company of the 38th R,giment, con-
sisting of 55 rmik and file, under command of
Major Daniel, with Captain Sidney G. Quicke,
arrived in Cork onSunday from the Curragh Camp.
They expect to embark on Friday for Colchest. r.
The H troop of Royal Horse Artillery were
yesterday morning, in consequence of the rain, as-
sembled in heavy marching order in the Riding
School at Woolwich, as well as the dismonuted
party of the detachment, and were minutely in-
speJted by Major-General Sir W. F. Williams,
commanding the garrison. The A and B troops,
together with the detachment of the mounted bri-
gade, were subsequently assembled in marching
order on Woolwich Common, in presence of the
General and his staff, and, baying been inspected,
they were put through a series of minor drills
under the command of Colonel Maude, C,B. The
General afterwards addressed the men, and in-
furmed them that nothing could exceed the satisfac-
tion he felt of returning to Woolwich and inspecting
the Royal Horse Artillery Brigade—ono of the
finest and most soldierae corps in her Majesty's
service, and he had no doubt they would continue
to maintain that position.
Captain Arthur 0. L. Lewi', Royal Marino
Light Infantry belonging to the Woolwich division,
having been medically surveyed and pronounced by
Sir John Riddle incapacitated for further service,
has been permitted to retire on the half-pay ter-
vice provision.
Her Majesty's
seccombe,itis
rtCammanier
resptoea'ned isship
ordered to proceed to
Halifax to embark troops for England.
The Rifleman, 8, steamvessel, Lieutenant Chris-
tian, a..rived at Spithead last evening from the
South-East coast of the America station.
The Indiana screw steamer passed through Spit-
, head, from the eastward, last evening for South-
; ampton.
The steam freightship G.bralt tr sailed from
Woolwich-pier yesterday, laden with timber, elates,
and other building materials and stores for Gib-
_ raltar.

The select committee of Woolwich Arsenal ac-
companied by some naval officers of experience and
a number of the Royal Artillery g irrison, as-
sembled in the Plumstead-marshes yesterday, at
2 30 p.m., for the purpose of witnessing a final ex-
periment with Martin's shells. These shells were
brought under the consideration of Government on
the Ist of April, 1856, and have since under"
gone four experimental trials. Yesterdays' triA
was conducted by the inventor himself, who is a
manufacturing founder residing at Blaekwall. The
shells employed on the different (Wagons have
been of various dimensions so as to contain from
281 b. to 481 b. of fluid metal. The butt yesterdiy
was the old 36-gun frigate, fitted out with upper
and or7op deck, as used on the former tria's, which,
having been renovated, and the upper deck covered
and strengthened with the addition of a number of
-looked really a ship at sea. The
guts carriages,
gun, a 61-pouuder of 8-inch calibre, fired five shots
filled with the burning liquid at a distance of 900
yards from the objet, two of which penetrated the
broadside facing gun. Tht.3 result was percep-
ible immediately after the first shot was fired, as
smoke was observed issuing from the portholes on
either side. The third shot fell slightly short of
the mark, burst, and cast its deptructive contents
with fearful effect on the ship, and the two other
shots were embedded in the ground without strik-
ing the target. A powerful engine from the Royal
Arsenal, already in attendance, was then ordered
to pour a stream of water over the burning ship, but
this appeared only to revive the flames, which burst
forth with rabid fury, notwithstanding the heavy
rain, which had completely saturated the timbers,
and Ihich even then partially continued. After
the utmost exertions on the part of the firemen to
subdue the progress of the flames the pumps were
ordered to be withdrawn, and the ship's timbeig
were shortly reduced to a few blackened and char-
red planks.
Tne following appointments were made at the Admi-
ralty yesterday :
Lieutenants.—Charles F. Palmer to the Victors.; the
Eton. James F. Fif zmanriee to the Valorous.
Midshipmen.—Kendal J. L. Cox to the Diadem.

LEGAL APEOINTMENTS.—It is announced that Mr. M.
lieatinge, son of Judge Keatinge, and Dr. Wiley are to
be the joint-registrars of the new Court of Probate, at a
salary of 1,0001. a-year each. Mr. A. Rawlins, the
present registrar, retires on his full salary—the usual ry
salt of all modern law reforms and saving of the publto
moaey.—Dublin Papp%

lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Two Extra Performances only, at Reduced.
Prices, on Friday, September IS, and Saturday, September
19. with piceolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Giuglini, Violetti,
Boesi, Beneventano, and Belletti, when will be presented
LA TRAVIATA and IL DON GIOVANNI.

PRICES :
Boxes to accommodate four persons,
Grand Tier, Pit Tier, and One Pair £
2 2 0
Two Pair 1 1 0
0 15 0
Three Pair
Pit sails
0 10 6
Pit ... . 0 3 - 6
Gallery Stalls 0 3 6
Gallery

THEATP,E ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
MIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with
the new and greatly success:nl original Comedy, entitled
VICTIMS in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William
. Farren, Miss Reynolds, Miss Emma King, &e., will appear.
After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED
SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke.
To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price.; s. d. Second price. s. d
Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes ;.. 3 0
Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Pit 2 0 Pit 1 0
Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery.
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ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
ITALIAN OPERAS, at the usual
PRINCESS THEATRE PRICES,
THREE NIGHTS ONLY. _

THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, last night but one of
IL TROVATJRE, Grisi, Alboni, Mario, Dragon° ; Friday,
positively the last appearance of Madame Gassier, in LA
SONNAMBULA. ; and Saturday, positively the last night of
Grisi, Alboni, Mario, Dragon, and all the eminent artistes,
In IL TROVATORE. _ _ _