The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-21 00:00:00

Eaval and Military Intelligence.

The depot of the 3d battalion of the 60th Rifles has
joined the Provisional Battalion, Chatham, from Dublin,
and also the depot of the 7th Fusiliers, from Portsmouth,
with the following officers :—Capt. J. P. Battersby and
rapt. W. W. Fox, 60th Rifles ; Lieut. A. N. Montgomery
and Lieut. L. H. Butler, 7th Fusiliers. Both these depots
will be formed into two-company depots agreeably to the
late older.
Yesterday "orders were issued at Chatham garrison for
einforcements of officers and. men for regiments to em °ark
on board the clipper ship Lightning to-morrow for Cal-
eutta. The reinforcements amount to five officers and 130
MOD.
The following officers and men belonging to the Indian
depots at Chatham have been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to embark at Gravesend for Kurrachee on Tues-
day, the 25ir inst., viz. :—Lieut. T. Madden, Ensign J.
C. Thodas,,and 20 non-commissioned officers and men of
the 24th Regiment; Capt. H. Mitford. Ensign F. Venour,
•+nd 40 men of the 27th Enniskillens ; six men of the 52d
Light Infantry, 10 men of all ranks of the 61st Regiment,
seven men of the 70th Regiment, 16 non-commissioned offi-
cers anti men of the .Ist Regiment, and six men of the
87th Royal Irish Fusiliers. Orders have also been issued
for 294 non-commissioned officers and men of the 64th Re-
giment, 78th Highlanders, and 83d Regiment to be held in
readiness to embark at Gravesend on board the Sedgemoor
for Bellboy. The number of troops; at Chatham awaiting
-rebarcation for India is upwards of 500, exclusive of offi-
el394
The P battery, Royal Artillery, under the command of
liejer Hospe, left Norwich barracks yesterday for the camp
at Shorncliffe.
A garrison order was yesterday in circulation at the
Royal Artillery head-quarters, Woolwich, directing the
following 'detail to be held in readiness to embark for Kur-
rachee in the transport Alipore, ordered to proceed to Wool-
wich-pier for that purpose :—Lient.-Colonel E. Price,
Lient. W. Stet* g (Adjutant to Colonel Price), Lieut. A.
T. G. Pearse (Quartermaster), Capt. A. F. Connell, Second
Captain IL A. Thrupp, Lieut. M. F. A. Law, Lieut. B. F.
Screiber, Lieut. W. Newman, Assistant-Surgeon R. A.
Chapnle, Veterinary Surgeon J B. Carter, 10 officers, and
84 rank an file of X battery ; 10 gunners and drivers, to
join Captain Paget's company,. and 10 gunners and drivers
to join Captain Ommaney's company, recently embarked ;
1 sergeant as clerk, 1 sergeant store conductor, 2 hospital
sergeants—total, 204 men. The following are also ordered
to hold themselves in readiness to embark at Cork in the
Athleta on the 25th inst.:—Major the Hon. D. M. Fraser,
Captain H. Renny, Lieut. C. J. Tyler, Lieut. W. R. Lle-
Welyn, Lieut. F. J. G. Hill, Assistant-Surgeon E. H.
Fershall, 184 detail of the C battery, 1 sergeant, conductor
of et nes ; total, 6 officers and 185 men. The undermen-
Cone l ere likewise to be placed in readiness to embark for
C .leutra:—Lieut Cob nel C. 3.8. Riddell, Major N. O. S.
'Purser (Adjutant to Colonel Riddell), Capt. C. F. Young
(Quarter.na;ter to Col. Riddell). Lieut. J. W. Hall (Quar-
termaster to Col. Wood). H Tcoop Royal Horse Artillery.
--Lient.-COlonel J. Turner, C. B , Second Captain P. J.
Campbell. Lieut. Ernest C. Vangham, Lieut. G. S. Sha-
kerley, Lieutenant C. Lennox Tredcroft, Assistant-Sur-
geon A. H. Taylor, Veterinary Surgeon J. Cleaveland, No.
e Company, 9th Battalion—Captain R. P. 'Radcliffe, Se-
cond Captain the Hon. L. Addington, Lieutenants F. S.
Talbott the Hon. A. Stewart, and 3. E. Cockburn, Assist.
ant-Surgeon S. Roch, and Veterinary Surgeon J. 'l'. Coch-
rane. No. 5 Company of the 12th battalion—Captain J.
R. Gihbnn, Second Captain A. C. Johnson, Lieutenants
A. D. Burnaby, F. D. Majendie, and C. E. Bethune, and
Assistant-Surgeon Barker, together with 194 non-corn mis-
sioned.officere and privates of the II troop Royal Horse
Artillery, 15 gunners and drivers for the E troop, 15 gun.
tiers and drivers for the F troop, 184 detail of the T bat-
tery, 184 detail of the Q battery, 5 sergeants as clerks, 4
sergeants conductors of stores, and 6 hospital sergeants—
total 607 mon and':4 officers

General detail.—For Bombay, from Woolwich, 1 field-
officer, 9 Officers, and 208 men. For Bombay, from Cork,
6 officers and 185 non-commissioned officers and privates.
For Calcutta, from Woolwich, 1 field officer, 23 officers,
and 607 men; total, 2 field officers, 38 officers, and 1,000
men. The under-mentiofied non-commissioned officers
have been appointed conductors of stores, &c., and are to
be transferred to the troops and batteries stated against
their names, in addition to the detail given for each, viz. :
--Conductors of Stores—Sergeant Harding, Ist battalion,
to Captain Connell's battery • Sergeant •rtnerod, 11th
battalion, to Major Traver's battery, and to join at Cork.
Sergeant Kir, 13th battalion, to Captain Gibbon's bat-
tery ; George Lee, 11th battalion, to Captain Gibbon's
battery ; and Sergeants Green and Harrison of. the 14th
battalion, to Captain Radcliffe's battery. Clerks—Ser-
geants Devine, • 12th battalion, and • Cordnell, 11th
battalion, to Captain Gibbon's battery; and Sergeants
Livingston, 21 battalion, Valentine, Bth battalion, and
J. Marsh, 9th battalion, to Captain Radcliffe's battery ;
and one hospital Sergeant ; Sergeant Thomas Darby, 3d
battalion, and Corporal Wm. Sherrett, 13th battalion, to
Captain Gibbon's battery; Corporal Cull, 2d battalion,
and Sergeant Lawson 4th bait-lion, to Capt. Radcliffe's
t,ll trr;4B.7i.n, aura Rapt.
Weir.-Bth battalion, to Capt. Connell's battery. Corporal
Cull hits been ordered from Portsmouth.' Such of the
above non-couimissioned commissioned officers as
.are not
already serga,,ts are to be promoted to that rank at once.
Capt. Allen, Royal Marines, has joined bead-quarters
Woolwich from Deal and Chatham. Deputy Inspector
Evans,_of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, has
been granted one mouth's leave of absence, The steam
transport Rhe.dainanthns arrived at Woolwich yesterday
(Thnrscky) from Portsmouth.
The Lords of the Admiralty left Portsmouth yesterday
morning for London.
A court-martial, comprising Capt. the Hon. F. T. Pel-
ham, C. 8., President; Captains Eyres, C. 8., Seymour,
C.D., Nevis, Hewlett, C. 8., Da Courcey, C. 8., and Mr.
W. J. Hcllyer(Deputy Judge-Advocate of the Fieet, as-
sembled yesterday morning on board the flagship Victory
at Portsmouth to try Lieut. Henry Moore, R N., of her
Majesty's sloop Falcon, on the charge of being sound asleep
on the "Midge" when officer of the watch on board the
said sloop when off Vera Cruz on the 20th of April last.
The evidence failed to provo the charge, and the prisoner
wa' consequently acquitted. Ho was assisted by kr.
Edward Hoskins, solicitor, of Gosport.
The Royal squadron which accompanied her Majesty on
her cruise across the Channel returned to Cowes on Wed-
nesday night, and yesterday returned to their respective
stations. The,Curaoa returned to Spithead to await fur-
ther orders.

The Liverpool clipper Lightning, ono of the Black Ball
line of Australian packets, the property of James Bathes
and Co ' arrived off Deal on her way to Gravesend yester-
day et 4 p.m. She would be at Gravesend last night. This
sailing ship is taken up to embark the 7th Hussars and a
wine of the King's Dragoons Guards for India. They will
embark to-morrow or Monday.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty : ' -
Li3ut. W. D. D. Selby, to the Ganges; Lieut. C. P.
Arkwright, to the Waterloo ; Lieut. J. L. Gilby and
Lieut. C. &I. Temple, to the Diadem ; Edward Poulden,
mate, to the Ezeellont.