The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-30 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

Yesterday Gen. Sir John F. Burgoyne, G.C.8.,
R. E , Inspector-General of Fortifications and
Major-General J. F. Love, K.C.B , In-
spector-General of Infantry, arrived at the head-
quarters of the Royal Eng:neer establismsnt,
Brompton-barracks, Chatham, for the purpo e of
inspecting the 4th, 10th, 11tl', and 21st compa-
nies of Royal Engineers, who are about to em-
bark for India. The four companies were
drawn up on the parade ground under the com-
mand of Major L. Nicholson, and received Generals
Burgoyne and Love with a general salu-e. Nearly
all the men were decorated with the Crimean medal,
with three and four clasps. After being inspected
the companies mar,hed past in slow and quick time,
and executed some other manceuvres, at the con-
clusion of which Ger.. Sir J. Burgoyne addressed the
troops. He expressed the gratification it afforded
him to witness the high state of discipline of the
troops before him. In a few days they would em-
bark for India, and he had every confidence that
the officers and men of the Royal Enginee-s would
d st 'aguish themselves as highly there as they had
done wherever they had been called to serve. He
believed that the officers and men of the Royal En-
gineers on arriving in India, would add further
lustre to that branch of the service, and in bidding
them farewell he wished them every success, and
that they would all return again safely toEngland.
Gen. Burgoyne and Geo. Loge then inspected the
18th Company of Royal Engineers, under the com-
mand of Capt. E. M. Grain, which only arrived
from Nova Scotia the previous day. They then
proceeded to Chatham lines for the purpose of in-
specting the A mounted troop of the Royal Engi-
wer Train, under the command of Cap.. H. T.
S:borne. Sir J. Burgoyne and Sir J. Lave also in-
spected an invention in the shape of a portable ob-
servatory for the use of troops when on the line of
march. The invention, we believe, is that of Capt.
Noble, R.E., and is constructed entirely with the
scaling ladders used by the Royal Engineers. The
observatory was erected near the slope of the glacis
at Fort Amherst, and rose to a height of about 50
feet, instruments 'for taking observations being
placed on the top, so as to enable a spectator to re-
connoitre the movements of tro los at a ()Teat dis-
tance. One of these observatories can he erected
by about 20 troops in half an hour, and when com-
pleted will accommodate as many as half-a dozen
persons on its summit. The Generals inspected a
portion of the field works of the Royal Engineers,
where the mining operations are being carded on.
The 4th and 11th companies of the Royal Engineers
will leave Brompton for India on Friday, and will
be forwarded overland.
General Gough, C. 8., with Captain Warburton,
aide-de-camp, is at present in Belfast, commanding
the troops s atirned in that clistric-. No instruc-
tions have as yet bon issued from the Horse
Guards, so that it is uncertain whether Belfast will
be reconstituted a military district or not.
The first division (head-quarters) of the 17th
Lancers will leave Island Bridge-barracks on Fri-
day next for Cork, and will embark the same day
at Queenstown, in the Great Britain. Tire second
division will proceed on Saturday, and will also
embark in the Great Britain for India.
The Bth Hussars are al=o expected to leave New-
bridge en Monday n-xt for Cork, to embark in the
Great Britain for India.

l'he Grea Britain arrived in Cork harbour on
Saturday. In addition to the Bth Hussars and 17th
Lancers she will take on board 40 men of the 10 h
Royal Hussars, who have volunteered for India.
The Horse uards hive at length decided on de-
spatching a portion of the Royal Artillery by tie
overland route to India, an order having been re
ceived at Woolwich for the embarkation of Captain
'Coring's'and Capt. Calvert's companies of Royal
Artillery on bqa-d. a Southampton steamer, on the
10th of October, for Alexandria, to proceed thence
via Suez and Point de Galls, for Bombay. Col.
iNtaberiey, L'eut. F. B. Strange, s:h battilion' -aa
quarterma9ter, and an adjutant of the Royal Ar-
tillery also proceed by the same route.
The li-411-i-floor freight ship sail,d from Ports-
mouth yesterday for eh; na, with provisions for the
fleet, shipped from the Royal Clarence Victualling-
yard.

The Diadem, 32, screw frigate, Cant tin Moor-
som, 0. 8., will ready to leave the steam basin,
I Portsmouth, on Friday, to try her rate of speed at
the measured mile, in Stokes Bay. The re:ult is
looked for wiih much inte.e3t, owing to her enor-
mous horse-power (1,000.)
The Alban, 3, steam vessel, ',lent. the Hen. W.
B. do Blaquiere, left Portsmouth yesterday morn-
ing for Sheerness, with supernumeraries.
The keel of the R ,yal Frederick, 120, sailing
three-decker, witich has been ne,irly- 2;.) years on the
stocks in Portsmouth Dockyard, is found to be
entirely rotten, and has barn nearly all rarnoved.
The Prince of Wales, 131, nev screw three•
decker, building at Portsmouth, and the 51-gun
screw-frigate Bacchante, building on an adjacent
slip, are very forward in their construction.
The Sidon, 22, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, under
refit at Portsmouth, is in a very bad state, espe-
cially forward, and will •take some time and ex-
pense to repair.

The Buildog, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, is
found so I.ttle worthy of repair, although only. a
dozen yes old, that it is repor:ed she will be
broken up.
The City of Limerick merchant steamer embarked
on Monday the following detachment of the 77th
Foot for Jersey,. and sailed with them the same
evening :—Capt. E. M. Long, Lieutenants R. P.
Armstrong, J. M. Daly, A. T. Buts, J. Dooley ;
Ensigns J. Jordan, C. P. Stour, R. Jackson, J.
Bridger, J. L. Davis ; Acs'stant-Surgeon M`Gill,
5 sergeants, 2 drummers, 7 corporals, and 124 pri-
vates ; 22 soldiers' wives, and 38 children.
The troop transport Spitfire, Capt. Williams, has
arrived at Woolwich from 11-ilifax, bringing Capt.
and Mrs. Grain, 40 non-commissioned ()Mews and
privates of the Ropl Engineers, 10 convicts, de-
serters from the 62d and 63d Rsgimenls, 10 New-
faund.!aaid Volunieer pensioners, 27 women, 68
children ';- Lieut. Archer, 63d Regiment, in com-
mand of the pensioners and convicts ; and Mr.
Wo.,d, staff assistant surgeon, in medical charge.
The Spitfire sailed from Ha'ifax on the Ist of the
present month, and made a successful and speedy
passage to the chops of the Channel, where she was
detained eight days by contrary easterly winds.
The ship is spoken of as being well fitted out and
thoroughly adapted for the transport service. She
belongs to A. G. Robinson, and was built for the
steam packet service. It is expected she will be
or up by the East India Company who have
Head-quarters,
im,
0 ered her to b 3 surveyed. Captain Grin and
his detachment of Eno-nears have proceeded t )
Chatham'.
order t the followinz effect was yes-
terday i.sued at Woolwich : Majesty has been
graciously pleased to approve•
maois
frown
promo.-
It'l-Urnerit of Artillery' viz. :
n ;t:Rl*);3:oabbe C,Lpt: in vice Scott, deceased,
Second
di
1857 ; 0.
pi. om the supei-
culautmederasreypltistl,4,
A. Campbell, on
the sUpsruumerall lisp, to be Lieut.-Col. ; Capt.
H. Gordon to be Lieut.-C. 1 , vice Thomas, retired
upon half-pay ; Seconi Capt. M. Anketell to be
Captain, vice Street ;
Seco: d Capt. A. U. Calvert
to be Captain, vice Brevet Lieut.-Col J.' c, w.

Fortescue, promoted to ba Major unattached, un--
der the 13th clause of the Royal warrant of Nov. 3,
1854 ; Lieut. G. S. Harward to be Second Captain,
vice Calvert.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-
Chief has bean pleased to appoint Second Captain
and Brevet Major P. W. L'Estrange to be Adjutant
provisionally under the Royal regulations contained
in the General Order of Feb. 5, 1826, in the room
of Street, promoted ; dated Sept. 15, 1857. Capt.
Anketell is therefore posted to Capt. Evan's com-
pany, sth battalion, vice L'Estrange. Lieut. W.
T. Moore has been permitted to resign his commis-
sion, dated Sept. 18, 1857. Lieut. S. Dunlop, 6th
battalion, is raised to increased pay therein, vice
Moore, resigned.
• In consequence of the above-named promotions
and appointments officers commanding the Royal
Art.llery at the stations and in the districts con-
cerned will obtain the sanction of the officers com-
manding the troops to the following removals—
viz., Lieut.-Col. Graves, from Malta to Woolwich ;
Capt. Street, from Woolwich to Malta; Second
Captain Harward, from Woolwich to Malta ; Lieut.
De Moleyns has been ordered to rejoin Major Len-
nox's company, Ist bat., at Guernt=ey ; and Lieut.
G. Arbuthnot, of Capt. Crofton's company, 7th
battalion, has been posted to Major Grant's com-
pany, 11th battalion, in his stead. An exchange
of companies has been sanctionedbetweenLieu t. A.
P. Joy, of Capt. Bolton's company, 4th battalion,
and Lieut. H. B. Maule, of Brevet Major. Booth-
by's company, 6th battalion. The following
named transfers of officers have been ordered to
take effect, viz., Lieut. R. H. Newbolr, from Capt.
Bent's company, 3d battalion, to Capt. Wrazge's
company, 2d battalion ; Leut. R. Biddulph, from
Cape. Leslie's company, 11 bat., to Capt. Child's
company, 2d battalion; Lieut. F. E. Shea, from
Capt. Romer'scotnpany, 10th bat., to Capt. Colomb's
company, 9th bat. ; Lieut. W. L. Yonge has been
posted to Capt. Nixon's company, 2 bat.
The freight ship Demerara has commenced ship-
ping targets from Woolwich for Hobart Town, and
the Malabar, in the London docks, is embarking
military stores for the Ea,-t India Company for Bom-
bay. The convict hospital ships Unite and Sulphur,
lying off the Arsenal, Woolwich, are ordered to be
conveyed to Chatham to be broken up.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Lieut. C. B. C. Dent, to the Urgent ; Alex. T.
Collier, midshipman, to the Diadem.
tneßight. Hon. Sir C. Wood, M.P., arrived at
his official residence at the Admiralty last evening
from ll'ckleton Hall, Yorkshire.