The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-06 00:00:00

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The arrangements connected with the Inbatka-
.tion of the large force of Royal Marines for China,
to rel;eve the 23d Welsh Fusiliers, 82d Regiment,
90th Light Infantry, and 931 Highlanders, or-
dered to India, a'e completed, and the two I,atta-
hong are expeced to embark at Woolwich and Ply-
mouth on Saturday. It has Leen decided that the
men shall be equilapeil with the Enfield rifle. The
Chatham division will fuinieh nelrly 400 officers
and men, the whole of whom have been iti§pectAl
by Col. S. R. We 4,-y, Deputy-Adj u t ant-Gen eral,
who expressed to Col. E. Parker, the Command-
ant, his entire satisfactir,n wi•h the appear4nce of
the men. As soon as the battalions have embarked
for China, the battalions of Marines now stationed
at De... 1, under the command of Lieut.-Col. J. H.
will be broken up, and. the officers and
men trans,Tre(l to the Chatham divsion.
The reinforcements for the 10th and 84th Regi-
ments, numbering 150 non-commissioned offluers
and men, are ordered to proceed from Chatham and
embark for India on the 11th inst., tonnage having
been taken up for them by the Hon. East India
Company. . _ _

Ar'ra;:gements are being made at Chatham garri-
faln for the at rival of the depots of the 7th FuailierB,
19th Regiment, 20th Regiment, 31th Regiment,
88th Connaught Ritiv2er3, and. 97th Regiment,
which are ordered to ba attached to the Provisional
BA! al ion.

The Lady Jocelyn, one of the European and
AmericAn Stearn Shipping Company', flotilla, Capt.
B;rd, left Portsniionth yesterday for India, with
1111 j r Jones. Capts. O'Brien, Garko, Shift er, C.
Thomson, and Barnett ; Lients. Stokes, Eyered,
Parker, Stephenson, and Parr; Ensigns Spooner,
Gossett, Sir C. Burdett, Coppino•er, Chute, and
Edwards ; Assiitan'.-Surgeon Youll, 19 ser-
geints, 7 drummers, 19 corporals, and 307 pri-
vat€.s of the 51th Regiment ; al-o Licats. S. J.
Maxwell and Veterinary-Surgeon Rapsley, one
sergoant, tvo corw)rals, and 21 privates of the
Royal horse ArtillPry. Tire ship is to make
up her complement to 900 troops by calling at
Queenstown and filling up with a detachment of
Rifles. _ _

The Golden Fleece, another of the above com-
pany's transports, will embark the 34th Foot to-
morrow.

Y-Isterday ordt>rs were is'ued to the 44th Foot at
Por.smouth, and the 66th at Aldershot, to hold
themselves in rea lineis for immediate embarkation
for

Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8., visited Ports-
mouth vest relay, and went on b.ard the James
Baires and Champion of the Seas, and afterwards
on hoard the steam towing vessel Resolute, Com-
mander Jevous, with whose-engines and equipments
for hau'ing iu hawsers and. getting 'in the anchors
by steam he expressed much pleasure.
The James Baines and Champion of the Seas,
/e 3 s this day,yesterday, and
will
Captains M'Donnell and M`Kirdy, were shipping
storesm h ark
thean d97militarylo'atli ggß"ggiment
and drop out to Spit'ierkd to-morrow. Information
was communicated yesterday to Mr. Mackay, the
owner of these ships, Viat they would be honoured
by an inspection from the Emperor and Empress of
their
e
the French at Spithead, on Saturday, prior to sail-
ing for service.
Sir C. Wood, Capt. Milne, end the other Lords
of the Admiralty, when they visited the Royal Ma-
rino B ',necks' at Plymouth, on Tuesday, paid spe-
cial attention. to those portions of the force destined
for China. The battalion was conaknanded by Col.-
Commandant Dwyer, and received their lordships
with a general salute. The four companies ordered
for foreign service were formed under Lieut.-Col.
Hooker (eoond in command), separately into
c litmus of companies ; they marched in slo.v time,
awl were inspected mtnu" eV. This detachment
will be eqn'ppe I with every requisite fer a cam-
paign and armed with the Enfield rifle ; they will
problly embark for their destination in about a
weAr. After expressing their approbation of the
various improvements and alterations now making
in the barracks, their lordships proceeded to the
Royal William Victualing-yard, and, attended by
Capt. Superintendent Craigie, Mr. Roberts, Master
Attendant, and Mr. Tkiscott, storekeeper, inspected
the bakery, mills, and stores,and then embarked in
a steamer which conveyed them to theßreakwa'er.
Before leaving the Sound they went on board the
training ship Implacable, 72, Captain A. Lowe,
and 'afterwards, in 13.3moaze, the Impregnable, 104,
flag of Sir B. Reynolds, K 0.13., with whom their
lordships dined in tie Yesterday they
dined with Admiral Superinterleikt, Sir H. Plum-
ridge. To-day they hold a levee, and in the even-
ing will entertain the heads of departments at
Moorshead's Royal Hotel, Devouport.
Six officers, 10 sergeants, and 313 rank and file,
forming the last detachment of the first battalion
of Ist Royals, embarked on Tuesday at Kingstown
in the Defiance, sailing transport, 1,300 tons bur-
den. The following are the' names of the officers :
Lieut. -C al onel Daveny, Brevet-Major Mai ne, Lieu-
tenants Manners, Howard, and Di age, and Ensign
Lo;.--an. Ninety-eight men of the 3d battalion of the
60th Rifles, ti,:der the command of Capt. Tongue
and Lieut. Hodons, embarked iu the same vessel.
The Defiance sailed m the evening. The head quar-
ters of the 38th Regiment, consisting of 14 officers
and 232 men, under the command of Col. Sparks,
C. 8., embarked in the steam transport 'United.
Kingdom, 1,500 tons, which left KillgStOWll Har-
bour yesterday morning. Six officers and 121 men
of the second battalion of the Rifle Brigade sailed
by the same vetssel. The transports in Kingstown
Harbour are—The Liverpool, Capt. Kenny; Balla-
rat, Capt. Jones ; Tyburnia, Capt. Coote ; Sussex,
Capt. Scanlan ; and the John Bell.
A telegraphic message was received on Tuesday
at the Ordnance-office, Dublin Castle, for the
troop Royal Horse Artillery, stationed at Porto•
bello Barracks, under the command of Brevet Lieut.
Col. Turner, to he in readine,s for immediate de-
parture f• a4Voolwich, whence the p roceed to India.
The C troop Royal Horse Artllery, stationed at
Ballincollig, under the command of Major Fraser,
have also received orders to proceed from Cork to
Woolwich, and thence for India. Both these troops
will leave their horses and guns behind.
The Forward and Skipjack, gUn-bolts, are fitting
at Plymouth for forie4n service. They are to be
supplied with a 32 peunder (56 cwt.), and two 24-
pounder howitzer guns, in addition to the 68-
pounder (95 cwt.) gun.
Vice-Admiral S;r P. Hornby is to have the good
service pension at the disposal of the First Lord of
the Admiralty by ale demise of Admiral Sir Hugh
Pigott, K. C. B.
Capt. C. Frederick is to have the good service
pension vacant by the promotion of Captain the
Hon. H. Koppel' to fl ig rank by the death of Ad-
miral Sir H. Pigott, K.C.B.
Corn. F. Peel has been appointed to the Buzzard,
vice Com. Porteous, who appointment has been
cancelled. _