The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

Naval and Military intealgeiltle.

Major Barstow, Captain Kncx, Captain Middleton,
and Captain Longden's tour companies of Royal Artil-
lery were yesterday morning drawn up on the bar, ack-
field at Woolwich, and, having been thrown out in• line,
they were inspected by the Duke of Cambridge, prepa-
ratory to their departure for China. Tne Duke, at-
tended by a single groom. rods down to Woolwich, and
arrived at the parade at 11 a.rn., where be was received
by the following officers, in full uniform, forming the
garrison staff :—Sir Hew Dalrymple Roes, G.C.B , AO-
yutant-General to the Royal Artillery ; Ilajor•General
Sir W. F. Williams, Commandant ; Colonel R. Har-
dingo, K.E., Second Commandant ; Colonel, John
'Bloomfield, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen • Colonel H.
Palliser, Assistant-Adjutant-General ; irigade-Major
Shaw, and Lieut.-Col. Teesdale, Aide-de Camp to Gen.
Williams. The Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by
the above-named staff, then proceeded to the field and
passed up and down the line, inspecting each man and
his accoutrements with much' minuteness. They were
subsequently formed into column, when his Royal
Sightless commenced an address sufficiently audible to
reach the ear of each one present. He informed the
men that he was heartily pleased with their general ap-
pearance and soldier-like bearing, and Old them they
would be well provided with every comfort and conve-
nience for the expedition on which they were about to
embark. He would take this opportunity of advising
them not to indulge to any excess in the pernicious beve-
rage with which they would doubtless be tempted in
China, in many cases so fatally ruinous to English con-
stitutions. -The Duke, attended by the entire staff,
thence repaired to the Royal Arsenal, and inspected the
guns, howitzers, and small batteries about to be shipped
on board the Violet. His Royal Highness expressed his
confidence to Col. Tullocb, superintendent of the Royal
Carriage Department, of the superior advantage which
an army must obtain by the acquisition of the three-
pounder batteries, from the extreme facility with which
they may be transported from place, to place. After
partaking of some refreshment at the Artillery mess-
room his Royal Highness returned to London.
The following general regimental orders were yester-
day issued from the Adjutant. General's office, Royal
Artillery, Woolwich, signed H. Palliser, Assistant Ad-
jutant-General :
"The followingnon• commissioned officers and men who
belonged to the companies of the siege trains, brought
to England after the fall of Sebastopol, but prior to the
return of the army in the East, have been awarded the
French war medal for their services as stated against
their names, viz.:—
" Serjeant Thomas Walsh, 4th company, 2d battalion,
served in the trenches from November, 1854; until the
fall of Sebastopol, and displayed on all occasions great
bravery and coolne4s under fire, setting a good example
to the young soldiers.
"Bombardier John Trotter, Bth company, 4th batta-
lion, clearing an embrasure in the advanced trenches on
the 17th August, 1855, under a heavy fire.
•" Corporal Thomas Betts, let company, sth battalion,
great zeal and coolness under fire from the 18th April,
1855, until the fall of Sebastopol.
" Bombardier J. Bower, Bth company, 7th battalion,
' for gallant conduct at the assault on the Redan, on which
. occasion he was wounded. He always behaved well
under fire.
" Gunner and driver E. O'Brien, sth company, 9th
battalion, for gallantry in the trenches, and volunteer-
ing for an assault oil the Redan on two occasions.
"Gunner and driver Hugh Davis, 6th company, 11th
battalion, served with gallantry at Alma and Inkerman ;
specially mentioned by the late Lord Raglan for his con-
duct with two heavy guns at the latter engagement,
where he lost both arms by a round shot.
" Gunner and driver Thomas Reynolds, 2d company,
12th battalion, for gallant conduct throughout the siege.
Was wounded, but remained at his gun until ordered
away by an officer.
"Serjeant Samuel Ewing, 7th company, 11th bat-
talion, showed great zeal and energy in command of a
gun in the June bombardment. Volunteered for a
spiking party and lost a leg.
" Gunner and driver William Ilovenden, Bth company,
11th battalion, strongly recommended for his zeal and
allantry throughout the siege. Lost his leg in the
trenches.
" Gunner and driver Thomas Margee, 4th company,
6th battalion, for general zeal and attention to his duties
and great coolness under fire.
"Bombardier William Ramsey, 6th company, 12th
battalion, strongly recommended for gallant conduct
under fire, and for attention to duty in the trenches.
"Serjeant James M‘Kown, 7th company, 12th bat-
talion, served with great gallantry in all the bombard-
ments."

The squadron equipping at Portsmouth for China is
still progressing in outfit without any decrea.e in tee
exertions of the several departments. No embarkation
of troops, however, will take place until Saturday.
Victory, 101, gnardship (flag) of the commander-in-
chief, Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Flag-Captain
George H. Seymour, C. 8., commenced setting np her
summer rigging this morning. By 12 o'clock her royal
masts were well stayed. The handsome cld Victory
looks herself again.
The rest of the ships in harbour also sent up their lower
yards and topmasts for the summer yesterday.
A detachment of the Royal Engineers at Chatham is
to be held in readiness to proceed to the Cape of Good
Hope, where they are to be stationed. An order has also
been issued directing the company of Royal Sappers and
Miners now stationed at Plymouth to join their head-
quarters at Chatham, their services being no longer re-
quired in connection with the public works at that sta-
tion. The 231 company of Royal Engineers, under the
command of Captain A. R. Clarke, are in readiness to
embark for China as soon as the necessary tonnage has
been taken up for them.
The authorities of the War-office deeming it necessary
that the non-commissioned officers and' men belonging to
the Indian depots at Chatham garrison should be ac-
quainted with the use of the Enfield rifle previously to
joining the head-quarters of their corps, an order has been
issued that one non-commissioned officer belonging to
each of the depots at Chatham is to be appointed aesis-
tant-instructor in musketry to the men attached to his
corps. Six non-commissioned officers are also to he se-
lected from the various regiments at Chatham, and sent
to the School of Musketry at Hythe, where they will
acquire a knowledge of the duties requisite to enable
them to act as assistant-instructors in musketry to the
provisional battalion.
A meeting of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers
of the depot battalions at Colchester was held on Friday
last in one of the schools for the purpose of presenting the
Rev. 11. Huleatt, chaplain to the forces,
,with au ele—
gantly bound polyglott Bible and Communion Service,
previous to his departure with the expedition for China.
An appropriate address was delivered in the name of the
non-commissioned officers and soldiers, by the senior
schoolmaster of the camp, to which Mr. Heleatt replied.
General Gascoigne, who had postponed his departure to
take command of the Dublin district in order that he
might be present, bore testimony to the zealous labours
of Mr. Hnleatt in providing spiritual fool for his flock,
and also to his untiring exertions procuring relief for the
distreseed seldieis' wives. The General complimented
the non-commissioned officers and soldiers on their good
conduct and soldier-like bearing.
The Nile, 91, screw two-decker, Capt. Mundy, arrived
at Spithead on Tuesday from the North America and
West India station, having been relieved by the arrival
out of the Indus, 78, sai ing two-decker, bearing the flag
of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Stewart, K 0.11, the Cornman•
der-in-Chief, appointed to relieve Rear-Admiral Fan-
shawe, C. 8., on that station. The Nile lead favourable
winds during the whole passage, and no one occasion,
when 500 miles to the north-west of the Western Islands,
ran 13 knots an hour under close-reefed topsails and
courses, before a strong gale from the westward. The
Boscawen and Basilisk were at Bermuda when the Nile
.left. The Nile left Spithead yesterday evening for Ply-
'mouth, to be paid off.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, Capt. Caldwell, C. 8.,
will be paid off all standing alongside Portsmouth dock-
yard on Saturday.
The Terror, 14, floating battery, under the command
of Captain C. Pelle,' Halsted, and Mr. Itutehinge, of
the steam reserve, &e., left Sheerness yesterday morning
under steam, at eight, to: proceed on another experi-
mental trial trip ; with the Otter, 3, paddle steamer,
Lieutenant-Commander Simpson, in company.
The Nimrod, 6, screw steam despatch gunveseel, Com-
mander Roderick Dew, went out of Portsmouth harbour
to Spithead, to await sailing orders, yesterday.
The clipper ship Star of the North, Capt. Buckbam,
from London for Bombay, put in at Portsmouth on
Tuesday with damage to fore and main topmasts.
Col. Ignatiefl, aide-de-camp to. the Emperor of Russia,
provided with a special permission from the War Depart-
ment, visited Woolwich Arsenal on Monday.
The reduction in the establishqaents of Woolwich
Arsenal is now complete, according to the exigencies re-
quired by the estimates for the ensuing year. The fol-
lowing he a list of the number of labourers and artisans
retained in the various departments,—namely, labora-
tory, 1,000; carriage square, 800; military store depart-
ment, 500 ; gun factory and boring mill, 4—o
0Q t tal,
2,700. The number dismissed, including the contractor's
hands, exceeds 6,000 men and boys.
The Beeper was yesterday morning docked at Wool-
wich, to be fitted with Griffith's patent screw propelter.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick Grey leaves to
assume his command at the Cape of Good Hesse at the
close of the ensuing or early in the following week.