The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Royal yachts are ordered to be in readiness at
the Clarence-yard, Gosport, this evening, at 6 o'clock,
to embark the Queen and Court and her Majesty's illus-
trious visitors for Osborne.
Her Majesty's new yacht Victoria and Albert, Capt.
the Hon. Joseph Denman, was swung yesterday in
Portsmouth harbour to test the deviation of her com-
passes. It is supposed that her Majesty and her visitors
will take a cruise round the Isle of Wight in her during
the Royal sojourn at Osborne.
The Elfin, Royal yacht tender, Mr. Alfred Balliston,
master commanding, took a cruise round to Cowes yes-
terday to test her efficiency.

Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochran; K.C.8., Com-
mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, will return to his com-
mand from his official visit to the outposts of his station
this day.

THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.
The Cambria, steam-transport, embarked at Ports-
mouth yesterday the following draughts :—Lieutenants
O'Loghlin and Monro, Ensigns Harborough, Harris,
Lampn, Watson, and Greaves, of the 34th Regiment,
for Malta ; Lieut. Mayne, of the Grenadier Guards ;
Lieut. Steele, of the 12th Lancers ; Lieut. Browne, of
the 2d Dragoons; 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 8 men of
the latter ; 3 officers, 44 men, and 35 horses of the 6th
Dragoons ; 1 medical officer, 15 men and 30 horses of
the 2d Dragoons ; one man and one horse of the 17th
Light Dragoons ; one medical officer of the 12th Dra-
goons ; one man of the Scots Fusilier Guards ; 5 offi-
cers of the 97th Regiment, &c., all for the Crimea ; and
she left last night for Devonport to take in 25 horses of
the 11th Hussars, for the same destination. She was to
have taken, also, a detachment of 55 of the Turkish
Contingent, under the command of Col. Rae, but these
will now go in another vessel—probably the Arabia.
The steam-transport Holyrood, No. 75, Capt. 1.40ve11,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the East.
She sailed from Balaklava, June 15 ; Constantinople,
the 21st ; Malta, the 27th ; and on the 21st, off Papa
Island, signalled the Lancashire Witch, No. 40, trans-
port. On the 23d, in the Douro Channel, signalled the
Mystery, and the transports Robert Lowe and Edwin
Fox ; on the 29th, off the Seven Capes of Bugarone,
signalled the Tynemouth and Sarah Sands transports ;
on the Ist of July, off Cape de Gatte, signalled the brig
Topsy ; on the 16th, in lat. 45.58 N., long. 7.30 W.,
signalled the ship Poopallapoo.
The John Bowes, steam-transport, Captain Lelean,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the East.
She left Malta on the 23d ult. and passed the Marley
Hill, steam-transport, in the Straits of Gibraltar. The
Powerful, 84, Captain T. L. Massie, R.N., sailed from
Spithead last night at 5 o'clock (assisted to an offing by
a steam-tug) for Malta, with a moiety of 600 seamen,
marines, marine artillery, and bays ; also six 95 cwt.
long guns, a vast quantity of shell, shot, and other stores
and munitions, all which she would transship at Malta,
to be sent to the Crimea, and she will return to Spit-
head. She will call at Plymouth for the other moiety of
her freight.

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The Emerald Isle, sailing-transport, embarked yester-
day afternoon at Portsmouth dockyard draughts of the
19th, 38th, and 44th Regiments for the East. She also
embarked during the forenoon a large quantity of tent
equipage, ordnance, and other stores for the army in the
East, and was to be towed out to the anchorage last
evening on her way to her destination.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Candia, transport No. 213, Captain Bradshaw, will, it
is expected, embark the following horses and troops
at Southampton this day for conveyance to the East :-
3 men and 19 horses of the Ist Dragoon Guards ; 5 men
and 9 horses, 2d ditto ; 1 officer, 112 men, and 141
horses, 13th Light Dragoons ; 2 officers, 2 men, and 4
horses, 6th ditto ; and 3 officers, 31 men, and 7 horses
of the 12th Lancers—in all, 6 officers, 180 men, and 110
horses. A medical officer and about 10 tons of camp
equipage and baggage will also be forwarded with the
detachments. The following officers horses, and ser-
vants will have accommodation provided for them on
board the Candia :—Captain Hemming, 88th Regiment;
Ensigns Scott, Blyth, Waring, Watson, Burke, and
Walker ; General Beatson, Irregular Cavalry ; and
Staff-Surgeon R. R. Alderson will be conveyed to Con-
stantinople ; also Surgeons J. D. Brown, F. Penning.
ton and servant, D. Reed, W. Smart, . Baxter, E.
Smith, and' 9 acting assistant-surgeons. Lieutenant.
Colonel Graham, Ist Foot, with 2 servants and 2 horses,
leaves by this opportunity for the Crimea. The wife of
Captain Brown, of the Turkish Contingent, passenger
per the Candia, will be landed at Constantinople. It
was expected that the above troops and horses would
have arrived yesterday, and every preparation was made
on board the Candia for their embarkation. The cause
of the delay has not transpired.
Troops and. horses are expected at Southampton to-
day to embark on board the General Screw Company's
steam-ship Indiana, Captain Lambert, for conveyance to
the Crimea. This vessel will also convey detachments
of cavalry from Devonport and Dublin. The Screw
transport Union arrived at Southampton from Spithead
last evening.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ships
Ripon and Colombo, engaged in the transport service in
the Black Sea and Mediterranean, are shoit'y expected
home for the purpose of conveying more troops to the
seat of war.

The Zebra, screw steam transport, No. 211, is at pre-
sent lying off Woolwich dockyard waiting for stores.
The Hesperus, screw steam transport, recently pur.
chased for Government service, and at present fitting at
Woolwich, had steam up in the basin yesterday to try
her engines at moorings, which were found to be satis-
factory.

APPOINTMENTS.
The "good-service" pension, vacant by the promotion
of Rear-Admiral H. Smith, C. 13., has been conferred
upon Capt. Sir Thomas Pasley • and that vacant by the
promotion of Rear-Admiral Stephen Lushington has
been conferred upon Capt. George R. Mundy.
Commanders Francis T. Brown, John N. Hayes, and
the Hon. George D. Keane have been promoted to be
captains.

Commander W. C. Chamberlain is appointed to the
Conflict, vice Brown, promoted.
Francis Skead, master, to the Castor.
Fitzwilliam Mansell, to be Deputy-Inspector of Has-
lar Hospital.