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Show j Culand Continuing Ilt-T Wai Preparation. London, 4. Amongst other con- sidt-rable quantities of stores whicl lare being aent to Gibraltar and Malts i seventeen 38 ton guns are ordered ti be cent to the lormer fortrees, and iln works for mounting them are ordered !o be completed. It ia understood that the dntgown guards have been placed on the list for service, if required; re-quired; also two of the dragoons, one of the hussars, one of the lancers, one brigade of the horse artillery, ono of the tarriaon of artillery, two of the field artillery, thirteen separate battalions bat-talions of infantry and twenty-three complete regiments, two battalions ot the ritle brigade; also the Second Grenadier guards, second battalion ot Coldstream Guards and the first battalion bat-talion of the Scots Guards. (Note. The guards never leave the kingdom except for active service. The last occasion was when they went to Canada at the timo of the Trent affair.) Tho Times does not print the news with any special prominence as though it was of great significance. Tho Times, in is naval nows from Portsmouth, reports that tho Baa-dicia Baa-dicia is ordered to be out of the ship-wiigbt'a ship-wiigbt'a hands by the 22d init., when sho will be placed in the steam re serve in readiness for any service which may be required. Eflorts are alio making to complete six gun boats similar to tha Medina. Two ol these, building at Jarrow, are ready for delivery by the contractors. These boats aro especially designed for river navigation. Tney draw six feet of water and carry three 64-pouuders. Within tho last ten dayB tho construction construc-tion of ten large boat3 for lauding troops and horses have been ordered. Twelve similar boats are already In a; forward state of construction. |