The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-30 00:00:00

Naval and Military tnteiiigence.

Yesterday the Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-Ge-
neral, Lieut.-Col. J. W. Reynolds, arrived at
Chatham garrison for the purpose of endeavouring
to prevail on those men bel-nging to the cavalry
and infantry Indian regiments who have claimed
their free discharge to reuain in the service. Cu!.
Reynolds proceeded to St. Mary's barraclis, where
the troops who have recently arrived from India
are stationed, and, having assembled the ilon-com•
missioned officers and men, stated that the autho-
rities at the Horse Guards were most anxious to re-
tain their services now that the affairs were so un-
settled in India. He was atithoriz Al, he said, to
inform the troops that each man who would consent
to withdraw his application to be discharged and to
remain in the service, should receive 21., a free kit,
and be allowed three months' furlough. The num-
ber of men who have responded to the request is
about 160, belonging chiefly to the 9th Lancers,
10th Foot, 29th, 32d, 52d Light Infantry, 66th
Rifles, and the Gist Regiment, the whole of whom
were medically inspected yesterday.
Yesterday as order was received at Chatham,
directing 100 non-commissioned officers and men of
the 86th (Royal C.,unty Down) regiment to embark
at Gravesend to-morrow for the purpose of joining
the head-quarters of their re: in India.
Lieut. T. R. Hamilton and Li " . G. Coates
are ordered to embark in charge . ,V 3 detachment.

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The Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade arrived at
Edinburgh Castle from Aldershot on Tuesday fore-
noon. In the afternoon of the same day the 34th
Regiment, consiAing of about 700 men, under the
command of Lieut.-Colonel Kelly, left the Castle,
and preceded by the bands of the Rifles and of the
sth Dragoon Guards, and its own band, marched
to the Caledonian Railway-station, for Portsmouth,
passing on their way the horn,e of their colonel,
General Sir T. M. Brisbane, for whom they gave a
hearty cheer. The train, consisting of 31 carriages,
propelled by three engines, departed from the sta-
tion at 4.50, amid the cheers of several thousand
spectators assembled on the platform and in the
neighbourhood. The embarcation for India will
take place to-day (Thursday) at Portsmouth, ou
board the Golden Fleece.

Sixteen officers and 400 men belonging to the
Ist Battalion of the Ist Royals left, Dublin on
Tuesday for Kingstown, where they embarked in
the Robert Lowe screw transport. The troops
were all on board at an early hour, and the vessel
sailed in the evening. The following are the names
of the officers w•ro embarked. :—Lieutenant-Colonel
Plunkett, -Captains Neville, Christie, Smith, and
Gregory; Lieutenants Brock, Steer, Seagrim,
Cumming, Willis, Creagh, and Walker ; Ensigns
, Johnson Mills, Badgely, and Stanley ; Assistant-
Surgeon. Smith. Twelve officers and 198 rink and
file of the 38th Regiment are under orders to sill
this day. The vessel in which they are to embark
is the John Bell screw transport.
The following transports, which have been
chattered by the East India Company for the con-
veyance of troops to Cilcutta, are now in Kings-
town.harbour :—Jobn Bell, Carthage, Louisiana,
WAmer Castle, sill Defiance--the fit st three -a,re
screw steamers and the others sailing vessels.
Another large ship arrived on Tuesday night,
These transports, it is supposed, will make the
voyage to India in 70 days.
On Tuesday evening four officers and 104 rank
and file of the Rifle Brigade arrived at. Dublin by
the steamer Timora, from London. These soldiers
came from Winchest-r, where they had b-en quar-
tered, for the purpel) of embarking at Kingstown
fur India.

Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, Cap-
tain the Hon. J, s?ph Denman, returned to Os-
borne from Antwerp on Tuesday night.
The St. Vincent, Ccesar, and Blenheim, line-of-
bat le ships are preparing to 1, ave Portsmouth
harbour, as we stated by telegraph yesterday, to
form part of the naval guard of honour, or "S du-
ting Battery," to greet the arrival of th, Emperor
and Empress of the French, which is expected to
be on the sth of August. The Canatirdge, 50, and
Ajax, 60, are also ordered to Spithead from Devon-
port, and several other of the Coastguard ships are
expected at the same rendezvous on similar special
service.

The Whirlwind freightship embarked detach-
ments of troops yesterday at Portsmouth dock-
yard for India, and was towed to Spithead in the
afternoon. She will not complete her embarkation
before to-day, when she will sail for Calcutta.
Her Majesty's steam troopship Dee, Master-
Commander Pullen, left Woolwich yesterday at 6
a.m. for Plymouth, laden with a boiler for the 101
screw steamship Donegal, now being bui;t at De-
vonport, and machinery for the 51 screw steam
frigate Topaze, the 91 screw steamship Revenge,
and the 32 screw steamship Doris, at Pembroke.
The screw steamship Archer, recently paid off at
Woolwich from the North American and West
India station, was yesterday morning taken out of
the basin and laid up in ordinary. The steam
tender Monkey, Second-Master G. Syndercomba
commanding, left Woolwich basin yesterday morn-
ing, having undergone a thorough refit-, an i went
down. to Sheerness on a trial of her machinery.

The Admiralty yacht Banshee, Master-Com-
mander Allen, returned to Woolw:ch yesterday,
from special service in attendance on the Royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, to Antwerp.
The freight ship Spartan arrived off Woolwich
Ar,enal yesterday from the docks, to ship 300 tons
of military stores for Hong Kong. The Sunder-
bund anchored in the river yesterday off Woolwich
Arsenal, and commenced discharging her cargo
from addax, consisting of 1,000 barrels of powder,
guns, shot, dix., making a t )tal of 760 tons of stores.
The freight ship Isle of France has sailed from
Woolwich, laden with ammunition and Ordnance
stores, for Graham's Town.
The freight ship Herculean, in the London Docks,
has been taken up by the Government for the con-
veyance of military stores from Woolwich for
Hong Kong.
The Royal Artllery troops under orders for the
East Indies are still in garrison at Wo.,lwieh,
Every arrangement was on Tuesday completed for
their departure, which had been directed to take
place at one a.m. yesterday morning for Ports-
mouthr Complete sets of new harness and equip-
ments were issued during the day for the F and I
troops of Horse Artillery, as well as a couple of 6-
pounder field batteries on a war footing, each battery
consisting of seven 6-pounder guns, five 12 pounder
howitzers, and an increased accompaniment of wag-
gons, &.c., to effect which the whole of the hands
engaged in the de.artment were employed until 9
o'clock in the evening, when an order was de-
spatched signifying that more time could b,r allowed.
Everything was, however, complete. To-morrow
is now named for the departure of the first por-
tion, and the remainder in the early part of next
week.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :
Lieut. L. H. Sersturme to the Vulcan ; J. B.
Warren and C. G. S. Stanley, mates, to the Chesa-
peake.; A. J. V. Collins, acting mate, to the Roe-
buck ; F. Le H. Collins, master, to the Pelorus ;
Mr. C. Hobbo, chief engineer, R.N., to her M.