The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-17 00:00:00

An order has been received at Chatham by Col. I
H. Jervis, commandant of the Provisional Batta-
lion, directing that reinforcemen's for the 64th
Regimen!) 78th Highlanders, and 831' Regiment,
numbering 11 officers and 400 men of all rank, ara
to be held in readiness to embark at Gravesend for
India on Wednesday next. Reinforcements for the
74th Highlanders are also to be held in readiness
to embark for India.
The depot of the 3d battalion of the 60th Royal
Rifles, under the command of Captain J. P. Bat-
tersley, the head-quarters of which have been em-
barked for India, is ordered to move from Dublin
and join the provisional battalion at Chatham.
The depot of the 7th Royal Fusiliers is also ordered
to proceed from Portsmouth to Chatham this day.
The following officers have joined their respec-
tive Indian depots at Chatham garrison :—Lieut.
T. Madden, 24th Regiment ; Ensign F. Venour,
27th Enniskillens ; Ensign H. C. Talbot, 43a
Light Infantry ; and Ensign W. L. K. Ogilvy,
Ist battalion 60th Royal Rifles.
Fifty-three men of the 31st regiment embarked
on Saturday at Liverpool on board the screw steam
transport Lebanon, which yesterday took on bo ,rd
250 men of the 921 and 2d regiments. She is ex-
peettd to sail for Gibraltar to-day or to-morrow.
The screw steamier City of Manchester, taken up
by the East India Company to convey troops for
Calcutta, left Liverpool on Saturday afternoon to
embark the troops at Gravesend, where she is ex-
pected to arrive to-morrow. Though only taken
up on Saturday week, and surveyed on Friday, she
left on Saturday with all her stores on board, and
1,000 tons of coals. In order to give her full supplies
of coals, her owners, on Saturday, despatched the
steamer Bosphorus, which they have purchased for
the purpose, from 'Southampton_ to_ S,t,„ Vincent,
there to await tr rrb,r
On Friday evening 10 officers and 173 rank and
file of the 6Uth Rifles, and 2 officers and 67 ser-
geants and privates of the 56th Regiment embarked
at Kingstown for India.
The steam transport Australian left Spithead
about 4 p.m. on Saturday for Cilcutta, with the
following officers and men, constituting the head-
quarters of the 42d Highlanders—Lieut.-Colonels
C imeron and Thorold, Captains M.L, od, Dr ysdale,
and Grove ; Lieutenants Lawson, Farquharson,
Cockburn, Bramley and Bosworh ; Surgeon Fur-
long, Paymaster Bazalgette, Lieutenant and Ad-
jutant Wood, Ensigu Cecly, Assistant-Surgeon
Hooper, Quartermaster M‘Gregor, 24 sergeants, 17
drummers, 12 corporals, and 237 privates.
The Dutchman steamship disembarked part of
the 68th Foot at Port-mouth on Saturday morning
from the lonian Islands.
-The Victoria steamship arrived at Portsmouth on
Saturday (with Artillery for India) to ship ammu-
nition and stores for the Indian army.
The Sydr.ey steamship arrived at Spithead on
Saturday morning, from Wo lwich, and proceeded
direct for India with Royal Artillery.
The Chersonese, Queen of the South, and Hur-
sutia steamships will embark the 44th and 66th
Regiments at Portsmouth for India to-morrow.
A battalion of the Guards (Scots Fusiliers) will
proceed to Portsmouth from the camp, and form
part of the permanent garrison of that fortress on

the Ist proximo.
The Leopard, 18, paddle frigate, Captain Wain-
wright arrived at Spithead at nine o'clock onFriday
night to report the loss of the first 335 mites of the
Atlantic telegraph cable. She remains, and will be

joined by the Cyclops.
The Black Eagle and Banshee, Admiralty steam
yachts, arrived at Portsmouth on Friday evening
from Woolwich.
The Falcon, 17, Commander Campion, went
into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday to refit.
The Lords of the Admiralty were expected to
arrive at Portsmouth last night, and to commence
the inspection of that establishment this morning.
The Sarah Sands steam-ship embarked the head-
quarters of the 54th Foot at Portsmouth on Satur-
day, and will sail with them at daylight for
-
The James Baines and Champion of the Seas,
clippers, having on board the 79th Highlanders, the
20th Foot, and part of the 42d Highlanders, were
towed by the steam-tugs Resolute and Blazer to
48 deg. 40 min. north, and 9 deg. west, and left
them all well on the llth, except a south-west
wind, which was the worst they could possibly have
met with, but plenty of sea room. •
The gunnery ship Cambridge, 78, Captain Jer-
ningham, from Spithead, returned to Plymouth on
Friday and went up Hamoaze.
The paddlewheelsteam vessel Devastation, 6,C,m-
-mander Marshall, from Spithead, which arrived at
Plymouth on Wednesday, sailed on Saturday with
the floating battery Terror, Captain Frederick
Hutton, in order to assist her to Bermuda, where
she is to be stationed.
The steam storeship Dee has arrived at Wool-
wich from the western yard, and is again under the
sheers to embark a cargo of steamgear for the same
destination.
The Queen of Holland is to embark from Wool-
wich to-day for Holland.