The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-08 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

Orders were yesterday received at the Provisional Bat-
talion, Chatham, for the detachment of the Bth Foot and
the 53d Regiment, mustering 200 non-commissioned
officers and privates, to embark on Saturday next at
Gravesend, on board the Cressy, for conveyance to India,
to join the head-quarters of those corps. The following
officers will embark with the detachments—viz., Lieu-
tenant A. D. Cerfield, and Ensign A. Moynihan, V. C.,
6th Regiment ; Lieutenant H. Buck, Lieutenant E. D.
Fenton, Lieutenant R F. Stoney, and Lieutenant C.
Baynall, 53 Regiment. The detachments selected from
the depots of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment, and the
60th Royal Rifles numbering 210 men of all ranks, with
the usual proportion of women and children, will embark
this day, at Gravesend, on board the Ellenbon ugb, for
Calcutta, accompanied by Make. C. H. S. Chnr,hill and
Lieutenants E. R, Kim!, and Harman, 60th Rifles, and
Lieutenant J. Davis, 35th Regiment.
The General Commanding-in-Chief has directed the
following officers belonging to the depots at Chatham to
be held in readiness to embark with detachments of their
regiments for India :—Captain J. Cator, Lieutenant P.
B. Lucas, Lieutenant W. H. P. G. Bluett, Lieutenant
C. A. Armstrong, and Ensign J. Ball, 10th Regiment ;
Captain W. F. Stckelin, Ensign T. S. Mitchell, Ensign
J. N. Bomford, and Ensign A. G. Black, 29th Regi-
ment.

The Ulysses sailing ship, Captain Chivas, arrived at
Spithead on Monday night from the Thames, and has
gone into Portsmouth Harbour to prepare for embark-
ing the first portion of the 83th, Connaught Rangers,
for India. _

The Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate was taken into dock
at Portsmouth on Monday for repairs.
The William Hammond fre'ghtship, Capt. Nicolson
arrived at Spithead yesterday forenoon, from Jamaica,
with Brevet• Major Nugent, Lieutenant and Adjutant
Harbord, Lieutenants A. Macdonald, W. T. Stewart,
J. M. Hugo, and C. Hodgson, Quartermaster Brooks,
Surgeon J. Jopp, M.D., Assistant-Surgeon S. M. Webb,
16 sergeant., 8 drummers, 246 rank and file, 19 women,
ancli.36 childrev, of the 36th Regiment. The remainder
of the regiment is hourly expected at Spithead in the
Norman Morrison.
The Dauntless and Medea steam-vessels were taken
into the steam basin yesterday at Portsmouth for refit
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Frederick, his commanding officer, that he bad acted
urj ustly, and although warned by the said Captain Chas.
Frederick that he wasiin error, did repeat,that reproach-
ful assertion, the same being a breach of the articles of
war The Court decided that the charges bad been
fully proved, and sentenced the prisoner to be repri
manded and to lose one year's time.
The President is to be paid oft at Chatham on SaCir•
day next.
The Admiralty have also ordered the Cossack to be
paid off at Sheerness on Monday next, wben the is to
be placed in the first division of the steam squadron of
reserve, under Captain Edward P. Halstead, in com-
mand of the Edinburgh.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :
Lieutenant J. M. Jackson to the Implacable; Lieut.
H. S. Hamilton to the Ganges; Thomas M. Costello,
surgeon, to the Atholl ; C, B. Charlewood, midshipman
to the Ganges.

TEE CHINGFORD MllRDER.—Yesterday morning an
additional number of detectives were ordered in search
of the supp)sed murderer of the unfortunate female
(White), but up to last evening no clue of the assassin
had been traced. It is fully expected that the reward
will be increased to 2001. in the course of a few days.
STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, Tuesday.—The con•
timed rise in the price of cotton compels spinners and
manufacturers to raise their quotations, and higher prices
are a,ked to-day for all hinds of yarns and cloth. The
stocks being low, buyers, to supply themselves, must
give the higher rates, Altogether, the market ill very
firm, with a moderate amount of business doing.