The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Yesterday morning, at an early hour, the depot
companies of the 32d Light Infantry, to the num-
ber of 600 men of all ranks, proceeded from Chatham
garrison to Dover, having been inspected the pre-
vious day by Major-General Eyre, commandant at
Chatham. The following officers left Chatham with
the 32d depot, viz. :—Brevet-Major C. M. Foster,
Capt. E. Harmar, Lieut. C. E. L. Bluet, Lieut. E.
Lakin, Lieut. T. Morris, Ensigns A. Bishop, C. F.
Clery, C. F. Le Cherry, H. R. Hardinge, F. A.
Horridge, D. Bond, F. N. Golding, and C. H.
Trueman. The head-quarters of the 32d are ex-
pected to arrive in England in the course of a few
weeks, when it is probable that the regiment will
go into quarters at Aldershott. The 77th depot,
which is upwards of 600 strong, was expected to
arrive at Chatham, from Portsmouth, last evening.
The Sappers and Miners belonging to the 18th
company of Royal Engineers, which recently left
head-quarters, Chatham, for Weymouth, for the
purpose of throwing up batteries on the coast, have
commenced erecting a seven-gun battery on a spot
which commands the entrance to Weymouth har-
bour. The battery is what is known as a sod-bat-
tery of two tiers, one tier of two guns and the other
of five guns. When completed it is to be armed with
guns of heavy metal, for which the Armstrong gun
will be substituted as soon as a sufficient number of
them have been made. The Royal Engineers are
working extra hours in order to have„ the line of
defences completed during the present summer.
Captain G. C. Gordon, having been appointed
Adjutant of the Corps of Royal Engineers, will suc-
ceed Major C. B. Nugent, in the command at
Chatham on the Ist of June.
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Lnrge draughts of men from Colchester camp are
continually at exercise at rifle practice at Land-
guard Fort, Harwich. Volunteering for the navy
bias gone on briskly on board the Pembroke screw
man-of-war, lying in Harwich harbour.
Captain W. C. L. Blosse, Lieut. J. P. Nolan, and
70 non-commissioned officers and gunners of the
Royal Artillery, left Woolwich yesterday for
Southampton, to embark for Gibraltar.
The Urgent screw steam transport, Commander
Hire, embarked at Portsmouth yesterday the troops
as enumerated in The Sun of yesterday, and
steamed out of harbour at 5 p.m., bringing up at
Spithead for the night. She will sail from Spithead
for Gibraltar this morning, calling at Queenstown
for detachments of the 2d battalions of the 6th and
Bth Regiments for the same destination.
It is the intention of the authorities, we under-
stand, to form an encampment on Teg Down, near
Winchester.

GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—Her Majesty's
Emigration Commissioners chartered yesterday afternoon,
the 26th inst., the Shackamazon, 1,100 tons, to sail from
Liverpool for Moreton Bay at £l4 14s. 10d. per statute
adult, to be ready fur the reception of passengers on such
dayas the Commissioners may appoint between the 14th and
2
Ist of July. The ship is to. be furnished with one of Dr.
Normandy's fresh water distilling apparatus, with a com-
petent person and fuel to work it, but under the order in
Council of the 13th inst., is entitled, in consideration
thereof, to reduce by one-half the quantity of water required
to be carried under the Passengers Act. The Com Missioners
have given notice of their intention to receive tenders on
Monday, the 6th proximo, for a ship to proceed to Table
Bay, Cape of Good Hope, between the 11th and 18th of
July. The ship must be supplied with 50 fathoms of chain
cable, in addition to the quantity usually required for tae
Australian voyage.