The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-07 00:00:00

THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.

The Crcesus screw-transport, Captain Hall, whose
arrival we reported yesterday, will go into Portsmouth
harbour to-day, to laud her sick, &c. The Gorgon, 6,
paddle-sloop, commander R. B. Crawford, returned to
Spith ead from the eastward, yesterday.
The Arabia's sick ft eight was not sent to Chatham
yesterkiay morning, as previously ordered after much
hagglin,?; iknd the crew striking; another change came
over the official mind, and they were accordingly landed
yesterday at Portsmouth, and sent to sick quarters at
the Camb var Hospital. After discharging them the Arabia
proceeded to coal, and will leave probably to-day for
Liverpool.
The transport War Cloud, No. 56, Captain Fox, dis-
charged from. the public service last week, has been re-
engaged. Sh e leaves Plymouth for Deptford, to embark
ammunition fe r Gibraltar, whence she will convey 200
mules to Balak lava.
Yesterday the . eight-ship Edina was being loaded with
stores at Horsley down, for Scutari ; among other articles
put on board wer s fire-engines, the draught of men from
the London Fire I. ‘xigade for the protection of the Hos-
pital at Scutari goi.'►g out in this vessel.

A letter received a t Plymouth from the camp before
Sebastopol states th at on the 11th of February not a
shot was fired on eith, w side. There was a fall of snow so
heavy that one of the acers in the naval brigade bad to
steer his way by comp %ss from the batteries to the camp.
On the 12th the frost w as very severe, and, although ill,
Lieut. George T. Colvin 'e, of the Rodney, 90, persisted
in going to the trenches, where, dangerous fever having
supervened, he was sent to his ship, but was fast reco-
vering, and was expected b,%ck by his comrades. On the
13th news of the naval pr,n notion reached them, and all
the newly-made captains a nd commanders dined with
Lord John hay. Among i hem was Captain Henry S.
Hillyar (second in comma .d to Captain Lushington),
who has been ashore with t the naval brigade from the
first.
Admiral Lyons shifted his flag on -the 14th from the
Agamemnon to the Royal 9. lbert.

MILII7ARY.
It has been arranged that the reserve, or 2d battalions
of tho-se regiments at present in' the Crimea, shall be made
available at the least possible notice. The 2d battalions
will each consist of six composties of 100 men each,
which will be distributed as ft.ellows :—viz., two com-
panies will proceed early in the .ensuing month to the
Crimea to augment the regiments before Sebastopol, one
company to be stationed in the lo,,rian Islands, and three
companies in Gibraltar or Malta, a t which places they
will be drilled and exercised in miVary evolutions ; and
in addition to the above, a depot of four companies of
100 men each will be attiched to each regiment, but be
quartered in the United Kingdom for the purpose of rails-
i. %g and training recruits for both th e Ist and 2d bat-
ta lions. There being now 37 regimeuto of infantry, bo-
sh les three battalions of the household troops and two
bai %talions of the Rifle Brigade in the Crimea, by the
addition of two companies per regiment the numerical
strength of the army will be increased Iv 8,600 men,
whicl t may be further increased as occasion may require.
An additional battalion, to be designated the 14th
Battaliu n Royal Artillery, is to he formed at head-quar-
ters, Vft 'olwich, on the Ist of April next.
The To., reparations for the encampment at AJdershott-
heath a r e now being pushed forward vigorously' ; several
hundre, I labourers are daily employed in forming con-
crete roe ids and footways, and forming the foundation of
the temp orary wooden buildings. The ground is to be
ready for the troops about the 20th.
Colonel R. G. Wilson having retired from the service
on promo tion, Lieutenant-Colonel Mitchell has been
appointed! to command the Royal Artillery at Shoebury-
ness, whirl command Colonel Wilson held since his re-
turn from a West India station.
Lieutei u int-Colonel Dunlop is to proceed to China by
the next rt ail to relieve Colonel Griffin, in command at
Hong K, g.
Lieuten a nt-Colonel H. A. Turner has been appointed
to the corn nand of the northern district, on Lieutenant
Dalton be' as ,g placed under orders to proceed to Quebec
to relieve donel Thorndike, in command at that sta-
tion since ly, 1852.
Sir Edwa 1 1 Blakeney has issued te following fare-
well order oi his being about to relinquish the com-
mand of the rmy in Ireland :--
" GENERAL ORDER.
" ljutant-General's office, Dublin) March 5.
"Her Majt ty having been graciously pleased to ap-
point General Sir Edward Blakeney to be Lieutenant-Go-
vernor of Chel 'Want Hospital, his command of the troops in
Ireland is abut it to cease.
" Sir Edwar Blakeney cannot quit a command which
he has held for .-an unusually lengthened period without
expressing to the general officers, officers on the staff, and
heads of depart re e nts, as well as to the officers, non-com-
missioned officers, and soldiers, his perfect approval of the
manner in whicrs their respective duties have been per-
formed and disci, ine maintained.
"In times of g r eat agitation, and often in situations of
difficulty and da a ger, the conduct of the troops has been
exemplary, evinc ag great forbearance towards an excited
population, mild w i irm determination to uphold the laws.
" Happily tb,e g cod sense and loyalty of the people have
prevailed, and p save and contentment have superseded
anarchy and confi "ion-
" Sir Edward I takeney cannot take leave of his brother
soldiers, in whose welfare he has ever felt, and ever will
feel, the warmest i nterest, without expressing his great
regret on separatin, from them, and his best wishes for
their honour and w, tlfare—which objects, he need scarcely
assure them, can on iy be attained by the maintenance of
that high character for discipline which the troops have
so successfully estab lithe d ; and he now bids them fare-
well, in the full cons roiocnintoisoce nr.
" Sir Edward p toceney :natg that
snrt,haant a steady adherence to those
prineiples—nameelyi: fidelity to their Sovereign, love of their
country, and obd
ince to their superiors, for which they
have hitherto bee,
stingkished_-will continue to guide
them in the path o f h
sge highne
r appreciation
pgroeoe td
e ioonn.
• toat
e
of the zeal an,' exertions- manifested by the several com-
manding office
and
duct of the n an-commissioned effi aefrtshana -ivates of the
regiments of militia now in course'f organisat ion, will be
acceptable 4
them ; and he anticipa ten with gr. ‘tiacation
time great benefit which will accrue to the coun try from
their nnr emitting efforts to render tLceir -respectivecorps
efficient
" 137 /command of General Sir Edwa rd BlickeneeneY, General."
„
W. F. FORSTER, Deputy-Ailjutant\sG

MILITIA.
It is reported in Ireland that the county of Dublin Re-
g' nip nt of Militia, as soon as its organisati Tully
C jrl3 pletj, will proceed to Edinburgh, there , `4° begta.
,
I iOl .ed. The City of Dublin Regiment, with its .
C"7 apanies, will, it is added, embark for Chatham in the
e° urse of the spring. vtillery

METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMSIISSION.—Yesterda V A I
sp ocial Meeting was held at the chief office in Gret ‘k-
i-ti •ect, Mr. Jebb presiding. The secretary prosentt "1
th a usual cash account, which showed an availabl. 1
ba lance on the 28th ult. of 39,1851., to which should be
ad ded the deposit account of 80,0001., making a total oil
11 9,1851. In reference to a communication receiN ed
frt nn the Board of Trade as to the display at the Par is
:11l .teruational Exhibition, of plans, sections, and model .3
V .ustrAin g the different modes of sewage, &e., employed
b y thirt commission, the court passed the subjoined' xe-
, fltblutia n :—" That in compliance with the invitation of
k the Dmrd of Trade, it be referred to a select comrnittt se
\
to incluire and report whether this court possesses or ha *
under its control models, &e., worthy of a place in th( ,
forthcoming Exhibition of Paris; and, if so, whether such
a course be practicable." I