The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-24 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

Major-Gen. Wyndham, C. 8., who has been Sc'
lected to command a division in the East Indies,
has left town for Marseilles, there to embark for
Alexandria overland to Calcutta. Major-General
Dupuis, C. 8., of the Royal Ardllery, another dis-
tinguished Crimean officer, who is to command the
Royal Artillery, departed on Thursday by way of
Marseilles to assume his military duties in India.
A great many officers of the Queen's and Company's
services left for India by the steamer which sailed
from Southampton on Thursday, or via Marseilles,
including among others, Col. Wood, Royal Horse
Artillery ; Col. Horsford, C. 8., Rifle Brigade ;
Lieut.-Col. Little, 9th Lancers ; Col. Beecher,
Major Brett, Capt. Johnson, Capt. Coles, Capt.
Brigs, Capt. Maxwell, Capt. H. Richards, Capt.
E. J. Richards, Capt. M•Queen,
The 15thilussarsand 6th Dragoons have both re-
ceived orders-to march from Aldershot, the former
to Norwich, and the latter to Brighton. Before
leaving camp the officers of the Ist battalion of the
Rifle Brigade presented Mr. Govey, the station-
master at Farnborough, with a splendid silver cup,
suitably inscribed, as a mark of their appreciation
of his courtesy and attention. Th;s makes the
fourth valuable testimonial of the same kind which
Mr. Covey has received within the last few
months.
The troops belonging to the Royal Engineers at
Chatham were on Saturday engaged in a series of
operations at Old Rochester-bridge, for the pur-
pose of destroying that ancient structure. On
Wednesday another large portion of the old bridge
will be destroyed by the Sappers and Miners.
Colonel H. Savage, Commanding Royal Engi-
neer at Chatham, has been appointed Commanding
Royal Engineer at Gibraltar, to which station he
proceeds forthwith.
The clipper ship Lightning, which has been
taken up by the E rat India Company fur the con-
veyance of troops to India, having been reported
ready, reinforcements from the following Indian
depots at the Provisional Battalion, Chatham, are
ordered to embark on board that vessel at Graves-
end, viz. :-Bth (the King's), 10th, 29th, 32d, 35th,
53d, 60th (Rifles), Ist battalion, 75th, 82d, and
84th Regiments, with the undermentioned officers :
Capt. Priestly, 32d Regiment. Lieut. T. C. Robert-
son, and Lieut. G. C. Bartholomew, 10th Regt. ;
Lieut., C. Spencer, 82d Regt. ; Ensigns A. G.
Black, G. E. Fursdon, and Cochrane, 29th Regt.
The order for the embarkation of tho detachments
of 'officers and men of the 43d Light Infantry, 3d
Battalion GOth Rifles, and 74th Highlanders at
Portsmouth, for India has been countermanded,
and the reinforcements for those regiments, num-
bering 109 men, with nine officers, will remain at
Chatham Garrison until required to embark at
Gravesend.
The P battery, Royal Artillery, which has left
Norwich for the camp at Shot ncliffe, will form part
of the reserves for India. The battery under the com-
mand of Major Ward, which has for some time past
been stationed at Ipswich, has left that town for
Woolwich, and is expected to embark shortly for
India.
On Wednesday the 56th Regt., under the com-
mand of Lieut.-Colonel Facy, arrived in Cork from
the Curragh, from which camp, on their departure
that morning, they were played out to the Grand
Stand-house by the bands of the 99th Regt. and 3d
and 13th Light Dragoons. The regiment, in all
probability, will remain iu bsrraeks till about the
25th, dating which time they will be able to pro-
vide themselves with sea kits and other necessaries

for the voyage.
The Curacoa, 31, Capt. Forbes, left Spithead on
Friday evening for Woolwich with supernumera-
ries to be paid off.
The Roebuck and Sparrowhawk, steam gunves-
sels, Commaiders Martin and Byug, have gone to
Spithead to await sailing orders for India.
The Sidon, 22, paddle-frigats, was docked Lt
Portsmouth on Saturday for repairs.
The Diadem, 32, C ipt. Mcorsom, C. 8., will be
fitted out with all despatch at Portsmouth. Her
complement will be 470.
The Vernon, 1,000 tons register; Capt. 11. H.
Consitt, 011 Q of the East Indian fleet belonging to

Recruiting for the Royal Artillery has been car-
ried on at Wo.dwich with much spirit during the
past month, and upwards of 400 young men from
various parts of the kingdom have been attested,
and have joined the regiment at head-quarters.
The utmost activity continues to prevail in the
laboratory department of the Royal Arsenal in the
preparation of stores for shipment to India and
Ceylon.
The Defence, convict hulk, has at last been en-
tirely raised, and the Liebe and Bacchante, which
were lashed alongside, have returned to their
moorings. The Defence is unfit for further ser-
ice, and will be broken up.
The Galatea, screw corvette, is now in a forward
state, and will, it is expected, be launched during
the ensuing month. An extra number of ship-
wrights have been employed on her decks.
Mr. Macdonald, Master-Attendant of Woolwich
Dockyard, assisted by his troop of seamen-riggers,
who have been employed night and day during the
last month in lifting and dragging the Defence hulk
from the bed of the river of Woolwich Arsenal,
succeeded on Saturday in carrying her, on the
spring tide, lashed between a couple of frigates,
over the verge of the low-water mark, where she
will be overhauled by the shipwrights, so as to de-
cide her future destiny.- She now lies entirely dry
forward, with a depth' of four feet aft, and presents
the appearance of being unfit for further service.

DISTRIBUTION OF Ii ER MAJESTY'S

REGIMENTS IN INDIA.

(From the United Service Gazette.)
As a good deal of anxie'y prevails in England,
regarding the actual localities of the Queen's regi-
ments serving in India, we have drawn up the fol-
lowing from the scattered notices in the Indian
papers. We think it may be relied upon as correct :
6th Carabineers—Meerut. Prepared to move
on Delhi.
9th Lancers—Delhi.
12th Lancers—Bangalore (Madras Presidency).
14th Light Dragoons—Two squadrons at Aurun-
gabad. (Nizam's territories). One squadron, form-
ing part of a flying brigade, to assemble at Mali-
gaum (Candeish, Deccan). Depot—liirkee, near,
Poonah.
,

sth Foot—Had arrived at Calcutta, and was to
movo up the Ganges towards Benares, Allahabad,
and Cawnpore.
8:h Foot—Delhi.
10th Foot—Dinapore.
24th Foot—Punjab.
27th Enniskillens—Punjab.
29 kh Foot—Burmah. Ordered up to Calcutta.
32,1 Foot—Lucknow.
35th Fout—Barrackpora, near Calcutta.
37th Foot—One wing at Benares ; one wing at
Calcutta.
43d Light Infantry—Bangalore.
521 Light infantry—Punjab.
53d Foot—Calcutta.
GOth
Gist Foot—One wing at Ferozepore ; one wing
at Delhi.
64:h Foot—Depot, Belgaum (Bombay Presidency)
500 men at Allababad.
70th Foot—Punjab.
75th Foot—Delhi.
78th Highlanders—Depot, Poonah. Ono wing at
Benares, one wing at Calcutta.
81st Foot—Lahore.
83d Foot—Depot, Deem; 500 men on the march
from Deesa to overawe the Mewah territory.
84th Foot—Allahabad.
86th Foot—One wing at Poonah ; ono wing with
the 14th Light Dragoons, en route to Malligaum.
87th, Royal Irish Fusileers.—Peshawur.