The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-03 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain Leopold G. Heath (1855), recently promoted
from acting captain and commander of the Sauspareil,
70, screw steam-ship on the Black Sea station, to be
agent of transports.
Captain George T. Gorden (1846) is reappointed to
the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship at Ports-
mouth.

Captain William J. C. Clifford (1847) to commission
and command the Centaur paddle-wheel steam•frigate at
Portsmouth.

Captain Arthur P. E. Wilmot (1854), at present serv-
ing as acting captain of the Sphinx paddle-wheel steam-
frigate on the Mediterranean and Black Sea station, to
be Captain of that frigate.
Captain Francis Scott (1848), at present serving in
command of the Odin, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate at
Woolwich, is appointed to commission and command
the Russell, 60, screw steam-ship at Sheerness.
Captain James Willcox (1850), at present in command
of the Dragon paddle-wheel steam-frigate, to the Odin,
16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate at Woolwich, vice Scott.
Captain William Houston Stewart (1854), to com-
mand the Dragon, vice Willcox.
Captain James C. Caffin (1847), at present in com-
mand of the Penelope, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate
at Portsmouth, to commission and command the Hast-
ings, 60, screw steam-ship at Portsmouth.
Captain Sir William Wiseman (1854), to command
the Penelope paddle-wheel steam-frigate, vice Caffin.

Captain Erasmus Ommanney (1846), recently serving
in the Eurydice, to commission and command the Hawke,
60, screw steam-ship at Sheerness.
Captain George H. Seymour (1844), to commission
and command the Pembroke, 60, screw steam-ship at
Portsmouth.

Captain G. G. Wellesley (1844), to commission and
command the Cornwallis, CO, screw steam-ship at
Devonport.

Captain George A. Seymour (1854), to command the
Tortoise, 12, store-ship at Ascension.

Captain Woodford John Williams (1841), to command
the Sanspareil, 70, screw steam-ship, vice Heath.
Commander Henry W. Hire (1855), recently pro-
moted from First Lieutenant of the Fury paddle-wheel
steam sloop, to eornmaxd the Niger, 14, screw steam
sloop on the Black Sea station.
Commander Henry Lloyd (1854), to command the
Wasp, 14, steam slcop on the Black Sea station, ♦ice
Lord John Hay, promoted.
Commanders—Charles J. F. Ewart (1848), serving in
the Trafalgar, 120, on the Mediterranean station ; and
Hon. Francis Egerton (1850), serving as Commander of
the Basilisk, paddlewheel steam sloop, have been pro-
moted, to be Captains.

THE MAURITIUS.
The screw steam transport Mauritius arrived in
Southampton water yesterday morning with invalided
troops from the Crimea. After waiting several hours
for orders, she steamed back to Portsmouth for the pur-
pose of landing her sick and wounded. The screw
transport Lady Jocelyn. and chartorsd
ship White Falcon, both- Laden with,huts and stores for
the French army in the Crimea, left Southampton yes-
terday. The departure of these two ships completes the
despatch of huts for the-French army is the East from
Southampton for the present. There have been forwarded
from that port since Dec. 15 the following ships, laden
with huts and stores for the French army in tna East—
Sumroo (accompanied by the French Imperial yacht
Iteine Hortense), Saladin, Coriolanus, Swiftsure,
M'Cormick, Enniskillen, Lady Jocelyn, and White
Falcon. These vessels have conveyed 1,850 barracks, in
all 44,400 packages, 1,991 stoves and pipes, in 15,928
pieces; 6,000 barrels of pork, 75 puncheons of rum, 271
tierces of beef, 338 barrels of preserved meat, and 810
bales of warm clothing. This largo quantity of huts and
stores required the use of 22 trains, consisting of 536
broad gauge and 1,300 narrow gauge waggons, to con-
vey them to Southampton. The total weight of the
buts—all of which were manufactured by Messrs. Price
and Co., of Gloucester—is 3,700 tons, or equal to 7,400
tens measurement. A box of nails and tools has accom-
panied each barrack, so that no delay from want of mate-
rials may take place in their erection on their arrival at the
Crimea. Each barrack being furnished with sufficient ac-
commodation for the housing of 30 men, 55,000 troops
of the French army are thus far provided with a
means which will, to some considerable extent, secure
them from the miseries attending the inclement state of
the weather in the Crimea, which cause has been so de-
trimental to the comforts and lives of the English sol-
dier. The number of English huts which have left the
same port is 700. These commenced loading November
26, and finished January 23. They were conveyed by
the following screw steamships to the Crimea :—Nor-
man, Hatton, Metropolitan, John Bowes, Sir J. East-
hope, Union, Black Boy, Amity, and Rajah. The Eng-
lish huts were loaded under the superintendence of Go-
vernment officials, and, although so small a number has
been despatched from Southampton, when compared,
with the largo quantity sent out to the French army,
yet it is no difficult task to account for the length of
time occupied. The peculiarity which exhibited itself in
all matters connected with the late War Administra-
tion was fully perceptible in this instance. The French
huts were placed on board the various vessels under the
surveillance of French authorities, and assisted by Mr.
Hedger, Superintendent of the Dock Company, and,
being disconnected from all " official care," were spee-
dily despatched.