The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-22 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1855.

YAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The following circular, numbered 1,180, has been
issued by the War-office, and is dated March the 10th:—
" Sir,--It having been represented that some regimental
officers serving in lie Wince are desirous of the oppor-
tunity of drawing from the Paymaster only tho portion of
their pay sufficient to meet their immediate requirements,
so as to avoid the risk of having money unnecessarily in
their hands, lam directed by the Secretary-at-War to ac-
quaint you that, with a view to meet the wishes of officers
with the army now on service iu the Crimea, the regula-
tion article 127 of the Explanatory Directions is suspended
in those cases in which an officer shall notify in writing to
the Paymaster his desire to draw only a portion of his pay.
The officer, in making such notification, will specify, as
nearly as iney be, the proportiowhe will probably require
per mouth; and the Paymaster is so to regulate his draughts
on the military chest as to prevent the unrequired pay
from being drawn out of the military chest.
"The Paymaster will moot the officer's requisitions for
money on account of his personal pay accordingly, and will
charge in his quarterly statement of pay to be accounted
for by the agent (A. 2, Form 27 of the Pay List), only the
amount actually issued to the officer, annexing to such
statement a separate memorandum showing the amount
drawn by the officers respectively for the period of such
statement and the amount that remains to be subsequently
claimed, and also annexing a duplicate of such memoran-
dum to the duplicate statement required by Circular No. •
1,005, as a voucher for the Pay List.
"I am to add that the balance remaining undrawn is to
be carried on in the memorandum from quarter te quarter,
so as to show, until the final aljustment of the account, the
amount of pay that remains due to the officer.
" The arrangements in this letter are not applicable to
officers who draw their pay from the agent.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
" B. HAWES.
"To Officer Commanding the Regiment."
Thera were no movements yesterday in the fleet at
Portsmouth, and service was performed afloat as uni-
versally as it was on shore. The troops went to chapel'
without side arms, no bands attended them, and alto-
gether the pOrt and garrison never presented a more
sombre mpect, for there was a thick fog, and rain de-
seenkle_pearly the whole day. The Hon. Augustus.
Stafferd,.M.P arrived at 3 o'clock from London mid
.
visited the Garrison Hospital at Port-ea., over which hoe
was eoitdunted by Major-General Sir Frederick Smith, •
It.t. -There are 46 military invalids now in that estat, •
lishnient, all doirig- well. The Geyser, 6, paddle-sloop,
ComMander Dew, returned to Spithead yesterday, and
joined the fleet. The ReSistance and the Walter Mau-
rice troop-ships sailed from Portsmouth yesterday with
detachments of troops—the former for Malta' and the
latter for Bermuda. The Court are expected to leave
Oshorne on Saturday for London.

A mail for the army in the Crimea, Greece, and
Malta,"the hospital at Scutari, the Black Se a fleet, and
ships engaged in the transport service, will be made up
tc-ruorrow evening, and be forwarded via Marseilles.
The postage must be paid in advance ; the rate is 3d.
the quarter ounce. All letters for wounded or invalids
should be specially addressed "The Hospital, Scutari,
Constantinople."
The line of battle ships Marlborough, 131 guns,
building at Portsmouth ; the Conqueror, 100 guns, at
Devonport ; the Edgar, at Woolwich, a,rid the Heroand
the Renown, each 91 gun ships, building at Chatham,
are all nearly completed for launching.
Advices from Nyberg, dated March 19th, state that
the ice had broken up in the Great Belt, and, under the
influence of a strong wind, was rapidly disappearing ;
ships had arrived at Elsinore ; Kiel harbour was
partially open; the Sound had broken up on the Swedish
side ' • and at Swinemunde the fairway of the winter
harbour was open.

A letter datel " Camp before Sebastopol, March I,"
says, respecting the Roman Catholic chaplains :
" The Rev. Mr. Sheahan is very ill, and I scarcely can
say that the Rev. Mr. Butt is any better. The Rev. Mr.
Butt has been very severely attacked by typhus, and yes-
terday I confess, when I saw him for a moment, I almost
despaired of his recovery. To-day he seems a trifle less
unwell. Major Herbert does everything he can for both
these good suffering men. He has just been sending the
Rev. Mr. Butt some orangeade, almost the only thing he
can take, and I have been helping him to pin some extra
blankets round the Rev. Mr. Shoehan's tent to prevent the
snow and freezing air from driving into it. Mr. Sheahan's
illness seems to have been brought on principally by over-
exertion and exhaustion. He has a sort of abscess in the
throat, which renders him almost speechless, and he ap-
pears to be extremely weak and suffering. The thousands
of poor, thoughtless Catholic soldiers badly want his affec-
tionate words of reproach and exhortation. Ido not be-
lieve that Mr. Sheahan is in imminent danger, but I fear
you must not count upon his doing much work for a very
considerable time—not such work, at all events, as he has
gone through for many months. I trust you may be able
to send out four or five priests. They are much wanted.
Here, at least, they would be sure of welcome, for every
one sympathizes with the suffering and dying soldiers."
The following appointments and promotions have
taken place :
Commander Arthur Cuming, recently serving as com-
mander of the Conflict, has been appointed to Inc) of the'
flouting batteries preparing for service in the Baltic.
Lieutenante„— William B. Pauli, from the Harier, to
the Dragon ; George T. Gordon, to the Harier ; Earnest
A. T. Stubbs, to the Royal George.
Chaplain E. W. Fox, from the Britannia, to the Aga-
memnon.
Clerks in Charge—A. T. M. Roberts, from the Wel-
lesley, to the Tyne store-ship; Eiward W. Gordon to
the Locust.
Masters' Assistants—C. S. C. Watkins, to the
Hecate ; F. G. Liddell, to the Alban ; G. E. Broughton,
to the Horatio; E. C. Bryan, to the Medusa; A. R.
Brown, to the St. George ; H. G. Garlick, to the Pem-
broke ; E. R. D. Mayne, to the Ma igienne ; W. w.
Vine, to the Driver.
Clerks—Thomas J. Wood ward, to the Hogue ; R.
Deveson, to the Colossus ; Edward 0. Hayes, from the
Royal George, to the Pembroke ; James C.impbell, to
the Retribution.

Temporary Clerks—Thomas D. Smith, to the Cressy;
H, Mews, to the Sc. Vincent guard-.:hip.
Acting Clerks—John E. Skinner, to the Orion ; E.
S. M. Power, to the Neptune ; Ebenezer Waymouth, to
the James Watt ; Silus Waymouth, to the Ajax ; B.
Mitford, to the Prometheus ; B. B. French, to the Co-
lossus ; C. G. Nash, to the Impregnable flag-ship.
Clerks' Assistants—Frank Pit man, to the St. George ;
G. R. Rybott, to the James Watt ; S. B. Applin, to the
Vulture ; A. W. Brett, to the Edinburgh ; James L.
Croker, to the Royal George ; H. S. Nowell, to the
Nile ; F. E. Elsworthy, to the Victory ; G. C. Gahan,
to the Formidable guard-ship.
_

Second Master's Wm. P. Strong, recently serving in
the Simoom ; R. G. Arquiinbau, recently serving in the
Triton ; D. Hall, recently serving in the Fisgard flag
ship ; C. Parkinson, recently serving in the Sansplreil ;
E. W. Braoker, recently serving in the Spitfire ; J. 0.
Jones, recently serving in the Triton ; J. M. Hockley, re-
cently serving aq Acting-Mast_r of the Fury ; and W.
G. Aldrich, recently serving as Acting-Master of the
Swallow, have been promoted to be Masters.
The following promotion has taken place in the
Ordnance Medical Department :—Temporary Assistant-
Surgeon W. G. N. Manley, to be an Assistant-Surgeon.
A battery of Royal Artillery is hourly expected at
Hilsea, stabling having been built there many months
since for the accommodation of horses. A new gun and
carriage shed is in the course of erection at Ham for a
field battery.
A new general military hospital is ordered to be built
at Chatham on the vacant piece of ground at the rear of
Fort Pitt, and the erection is to be commenced imme!
diately ; 500 of the sick and wounded in the Casemate
Barracks have been removed to Brampton Thrracks.

A sum of 1,3111. 13?. has been forwarded from Gee•
long, Australia, to the Lord Mayor of London, to be
handed over to the wives and children of soldiers and
sailors serving in the war against Russia.

Ship Hotel. The depot companies, under the command
of Major Tennant, with Ciptains Dyott, Willett, Meus-
.ley, and Bridgman, will !cave Dover for Lichfield.
T:ie first detachment of the Royal South Glocester
Militia left Glocester for Portsmouth on Monday morn-
ing. The College•green or Cathedral yard presented a
scene of great excitement. Nearly the whole city turned
cult to wish the men " God speed." " Cheer, boys,
cheer," were sung, and they marched away in fine mili-
tary order. In the streets the scene was most exciting.
Crowds of persons of all classes, nine-tenths of whom
were women,'had turned out at an unusual hour, and
were hurrying towards the station.

LOYAL ARTILLERY.

GENERAL ORDER.

Deputy Adjutant General's Office,
Woolw:cb, March, 1855.
The undermentioned non-commissioned officers and
men of the Royal Artillery having been recommended
for medals and gra' uities' agreeable to the Ordnance re-
gulations founded on her Majesty's wat rant for the army,
dated May 24, 1847, the Lieutenant• General and Beard
have directed it to be announced in general orders that
it is always gratifying to them to reward old and meri-
torious soldiers for good and faithful services, and they
' have approved of-rnectals being given to each of the indi-
viduais hereinafter named, to be worn by them during
the remainder of their service, and they will receive
the gratuity en discharge, in conformity with the regu-
lations :
Staff-Serjeant Win. Brown, Royal Horse Artillery
Staff Serjeant R. Howard, Royal Horse Artillery
Staff-Scrjeant G. Cartbew, Royal Horse Artillery
Serjeant Samuel Collins, Ist Battalion
Serjeant James Mut'o, Ist Battalion
Serjeant James Murphy, 2d Battalion
Serjeant James Doig, 2d Battalion
Serjeant Ja,-n.,,,s Wells, 2d Battalion
Serjeant John Dixon, 31 Battalion
,Serjeant John Radcliffe, 3l Battalion
Serjeant ThomaaThompson, 31 Battalion
Serjeant John Sweeny, 3d Battalion
Serjeant Thomas Lerman, 3d Battalion
Serjeant William M'Connell, 4th Battalion
Serjeant George Parker, 4th Battalion
Serjeant John Baker, sth Battalion
Serjeant James Hopkirk, sth Battglion
Serjeant Andrew Malta, sth Battalion
Serjeant James O'Connor, sth Battalion
Serjeriat Alexander Fraser, 6th Battalion
Serjeant Edward O'Flagliarty, 6th Battalion
Serjeant Alexander Ewing, 7th Battalion
Serjeant William Lee, 7th Battalion
Serjeaut John Graham, 7th Battalion
Serjeant Abraham Maister, Bth Batta'ion
Serie int Charles Organ, Stir Battalion
Serjeant Christopher Neary, Bth Battalion
Serjeaut Thomas Barfett, 11th Battalion
Serjeant James Duff, 11th Battalion
Serjeant Thomas Staab, 11th Battalion
Serjeant James Freud, 12th Battalion
Serjeant Alexander Wilson, 12th Battalion
Serjeant Charles Higgins, 13th Battalion
Serjeant William Cline, invalid
Corporal Edward Whiting, 3d Battalion
Gunner William Dixon, Royal Horse Artillery
Gunner and Driver William Holmes, Ist Battalion
Gunner and Driver James Tryatt, let Battalion
Gunner and Driver James Mather, let Battalion
Gunner and Driver William Randalls, 2d Battalion
Gunner and Driver L. Pedean, 2d Battalion
Gunner and Driver Thomas Bradford, 2d Battalion
Gunner and Driver William Kemp, 31 Battalion
• Gunner and Driver Janjes Mather, 3d Battalion
Gunner and Driver James Knight, 3,1 Battalion
Gunner and Driver James M`Killeruk, 4th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Michael Johnston, 4th Battalion
Gunner and Driver David Bruce, sth Battalion
Gunner and Driver Wm. Bone, sth Battalion
Gunner and Driver Patrick Barlow, 6th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Patrick Hefleran, 7th Battalion
Gunner and Driver James Molloy, 7th Battalion
Gunner and Driver John Shagnell, 7th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Wm. Parker, 9th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Alex. Watson, 9th Battalion
3unner and Driver John Lambert, 10th Battalion
Gunner and Driver John Orr, 10th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Thomas Hardy, 10th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Alexander Ritchie, 11th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Wm. Markham, 11th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Richard Brocklea9, 13th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Henry White, 13th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Dukson Beaton, 13th Battalion
Gunner and Driver Samuel Wilcox, invalid
Gunner and Driver David Clarke, invalid
Gunner and Driver Henry Walton, invalid
Gunner and Driver JobnGennnell, invalid
Trumpeter Robert 11.`liee
Trumpeter David Renton.

On 'Friday -last the whole of the Royal Artillery in
the garrison, with the exception of those on duty, assem-
bled in review order, at eleven o'clock a.m., and were
formed into hollow square on the guard mounting parade,
under the command of Col. Anderson, to witness the
presentation of the good-conduct medals to • the 21 reci-
pients at present at Woolwich, out of the 56 awarded.
Many of the non-commissioned officers and men to whom
medals and gratuities have been awarded are at present
serving in the Crimea, and the early intelligence of their
being approved of for medals and gratuities will be a
great satisfaction to them. Major-General E. C. Whin-
yates, C. 8., commandant of the garrison, in a neat and
appropriate speech, presented each man with his medal.
The men on foreign stations will have their medals sent
out to them. The interesting ceremony was concluded
by the band playing "God save the Queen."

security against the very contingency of war; the di-
visioaC of Christiens. Such are a few of the national
sins for which we should humble ourselves. But na-
tional humiliation, .to be anything better than the pro-
! feesion of the Pharisee, must be based on personal humi-
liation—on a deep sense of those sins which mark
our characters as individuals. And we must acid to these
confessions—to this acknowledgment of sin—hearty resolu-
tions and vows of amendment, to do our utmost to lessen
the evil that has happened, and to compass all those great
oljects which are yet unattained. And hero I admit that
the most sincere resolutions will meet with difficulties.
When benevolent feelings are awakens 1, they will often
find that principles of truth claim to regplate and guide
thorn. The case of education illustrates this. No one has
'been able to mark out the Standing ground between seen-
:oiffinticuarlst,ieaen,
deso-eir)eynmaapnastshi,lvlafiynctihpil.oenugtyhoaflllvoobrksttaocldeos.,
hr and denominational education. Sill, whatever may be
wt those ec
and a, sound faith, a hearty charity, and a strong will may
Iu saying such things I am not throwires blame ou any
persons. If I am to proportion and distribute blame, I
confess that we, the clergy, must receive the greater share,
and that the burden of past neglect and present duty presses
with more fearful responsibility on the bishops of the
Church than ou any other men in this kingdom ' • but, hav-
ing owned this, I would give a caution against harsh and
rough judgments about the Church and its ministers, and
I would plead in their behalf that they are but men. But
agaie : let us not attempt to stay to-day at confessions and
resolutions, but give proof of their sincerity by offering
alms, and consecrating to the building of a House of God
at Constantinople some of our abundance. Alms and good
works are, like prayers, very powerful instruments in pro-
curing blessings in this world and the next ; and the reason
of this is, that Christ takes them up into his all-powerful
intercession, incenses them with his merits, and prevails
with our heavenly Father to accept them. And now, in con-
clusion, I would hope that, besides any direct blessings
which God may grant to us in answer to our prayers and
other sacrifices, the moral influence of this day may be
good, in steadying, calming, and giving decision
to the national mind—in helping to keep it
clear of wrath and bitterness, and in fixing it
on the one legitimate object—a right and lasting
peace. War may thus be not an unmixed ovii. Indeed
it has already been profitable to us in many ways : our
army and navy have given proofs of the noblest devotion
to their country's cause ; the self-denial and geritlenese,
and patience and perseVerance of those Christian women
who hive ministered to the wants of the sick and wounded
has set us at home a noble example, and I trust that we
shall so learn that less )n, that, whenever God in his mercy
restores to us the blessing of peace, wo shall fine that the
storm of war has cleared away many clonds which wore
darkening our horizon: Let us hope that those hearts
which are being practised in expressions of. strong yet ten-
der sympathy, will not, when the present demand upon
them ceases, draw in those sympathies from daily exercise
—but that the poor, the ignorant, the publican, and the
harlot—the prisoner, the orphan and the widow, and the
rich and the feeble, will all experience the fruits both of
that unselfish charity which the perils of war have so fos-
tered and invigorated, and of this humiliation of ourselves
before God—this confession of our sins—these resolutions •
to amend our ways, which have been prompted by our
earnest desires for a successful issue of the calamities of
the present war, and for the restoration of peace.