The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-10 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Percy Herbert will suc-
ceed Sir R. Airey as Quartermaster-General of. the
British Army in the East. Cc,lonel Herbert served with
the 43d in the last Caffre war, and as Assistant-Quarter-
master-General to the Second Division in the Crimea up
to the time of his appointment to the very important
place which he will now fill. Colonel Herbert is a most
zealous and intelligent officer, and we believe that his ap-
pointment will be universally approved by the army.
It is reported that Major-General Sir. R. Airey,
K.C.8., will, on his return to London, succeed Major-
General James Freeth as Quartermaster-General at the
Horse Guards.

The Great Britain steam-transport, No. 187, Captain
Gray, is ordered to refit at Portsmouth with all despatch,
to convey 1,400 troops to the Crimea.
The Sampson, 6, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain
Hand, is progressing fast with her rigging in the steam
basin at Portsmouth, and has entered good seamen to
the extent of half her complement. The whole of her
lower rigging is fitted,
The Polyphemus, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander Warren, is also progressing rapidly with her
rigging in the fitting basin at Portsmouth, where four of
the mortar vessels are under refit.

The screw blockships Hawke, 60, Captain E. Omman-
ney, and Hastings, 60, Captain E. C. Fanshawe, are
ordered to be hastened as much as possible in their refit
at Portsmouth, as they are wanted for service imme-
diately.
The Salamander, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander Meemm, has had her defects made good, and
undergone a thorough refit at Portsmouth, and is being
prepared for sea with all despatch.
The Perseverance screw steam-transport, No. 7, Capt.
Harris, arrived at Shithead yesterday from Queenstown
with the Armagh Regiment of Militia, whom she went
into harbour to land at the dockyard, whence they were
escorted by the staff of the garrison and the bands of the
80th Foot and South Lincoln Militia to the quarters
lately vacated by the 4th Middlesex Militia, in Clarence
Barracks, Portsmouth. . . . . . .

The Essex Indianian and the Oriental packetship
sailed from Spithead yesterday—the former for Madras
and Calcutta, and the latter for Auckland and Canter-
bury, New Zealand.
The screw corvette Malacca, 17, Captain Farquhar,
left Spithead yesterday for Bermuda.
The Queen Victoria steam transport, No. 1, with huts
and other stores for the Crimea, left Portsmouth harbour
yesterday, but brought up at Spithead.
The City of London paddlewheel transport, with 300
sets of harness, a number of carts and waggons, ammu-
nition, and general stores for the Turkish Contingent,
passed Woolwich yesterday morning froth Deptford,
bound for Keitch. Several officers newly appointed to
that corps took passage by the City of London to join
there, and some horses belonging to General Dixon.
The Hesper transport has gone down the river from
Woolwich to test her fitness for sea, and is to proceed
thence to Deptford to embark huts for the Crimea.
The Caradoc is still off Woolwich dockyard, awaiting
her orders for sea. Yesterday morning a large quantity
of Lord Canning's baggage was shipped on board.
The Phoenix, 6, screw steam-sloop, was taken into the
basin at Sheerness yesterday for a general overhaul of
hull and machinery. All the five years' service seamen
on board her whose period of service has expired have
memorialised the Admiralty, or rather demanded their
discharge. They all state that it is not from a desire to
leave the service, but entirely owing to the dangerous
rolling qualities of the Phoenix when becalmed in a
heavy seaway, at which time it has been repeatedly
proved that she has rolled her masts over the side. The
memorial has been received by the Commander-in-Chief
to be forwarded to the Admiralty, each seaman stating
the ship he last served in previous to joining the Phoenix.
They all speak in the highest terms of their officers. The
men are willing to volunteer (immediately on receiving
their discharge) for some other ship in active servica.
The Chatlism sheer-hulk, having raised the boilers
and machinery of the screw steam-ship Mars, sunk in
the Waterwitch in the fitting-basin, Sheerness (as re-
ported), was taken out, and towed to Chatham yester-
day. She is in the stone dock, preparing far commis-
sion. She is having her bottom coppered. Her timber
is well seasoned, she having been lying in the River
Medway fur about eight years. She will go out of dock
to-morrow, and will immediately be towed away by two
-steamers to Sheerness, to have her boilers put in place.
The dock which this ship has been in is being cousider-
ably lengthened, as much as 60 feet,- so as to make it
available to receive ships of the largest class ; and the
dock from which the Chesapeake evas put out is also to
be lengthened 60 feet. The dock has been built for
many years, and the wood with which it was erected is
completely rotten. It is to be rebuilt with stone. A
large number of workmen are employed in removing the
mud, to get a foundation to work upon.
The Otter, 3, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant-
Commander John H. Glover, has had her defects re-
paired, and was put out of the fitting-basin, Sheerness,
yesterday.
The new screw steam-frigate Chesapeake, of 50 guns,
is ordered to be towed from Sheerness to Chatham, to
be fitted for commission ; she is to be brought forward
immediately.
The Renown, 90, sorew steam ship, which commenced
building in December, 1854, is ordered to be brought
forward for launching as soon as possible. She is the
longest war ship in the Royal service, being in length
211 feet 9 inches between the perpendiculars ; her ex
treme breadth 54 feet 4 inches, with a tonnege of
3,317 12'91 of new measurement.
The Severn, 50, sailing frigate, designed by J. Fi [wham ,
Esq., late ;master sli3pwrlght of Chiathatn Dock”e.l, io
out of the hands of the workmen. Her launch is up for
launching, and she is only waiting for an order from the
Admiralty. She is a splendid-built ship. She is sister
ship to the Raleigh, with the exception she is lengthened
' in her bow four feet, which will increase her sailing qua-
lities, and give additional room for stowage. .She com-
menced building on the slip No. 3, in August, 1849.
The Elk, 12, was put out of dock on the oth inst., for
commission. She is painted and fitted up, and will go
into dock to be masted and rigged to-morrow.
The Heron, 12, was taken into dock to-day to be fitted
for commission.

The Cadmus, 20, screw corvette, building in No. 1
dock, is ordered to be gut ready for launching on the let
of February next. A large number of hands from. the
Severn are put on this ship to expedite her build. She
is nearly skinned over, and she will be ready by the time
ordered by the Admiralty.
The brig Alexander has discharged at the Arsenal-
wl!arf, at Woolwich, 1,900 13 inch shells, the Lively
schooner 1,100, and the Arica schooner 189 tons of
mixed shells, from the Vauxhall foundries, at Liverpool.
The number of men and boys now employed at the
Arsenal exceeds 9,000.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—John Way, Master, to the Horatio ' •
John D. Switzer, Second-Master, to the Sampson ; and
D. M. Anderson, Midshipman, to the Polyphemus.
The annexed circular memorandum has just been is-
sued to officers commanding depots and regiments of
cavalry and infantry at home and abroad :

" Horse Guards, Oct. 31.
" It appearing that the promotions of non-commissioned
officers at the depots of regiments serving in the East have
in several instances taken place without the previous ap-
proval of the officer commanding the regiment abroad, con-
trary to the instruction contained in the circular memo-
randum of the 6th of December;lSsl, which directed that
the provisional promotions, intended for carrying on tha
duties of the depots, were to be subject to the approval of
the aforesaid regimental authority, the Field-Marshal
Commanding-in-Chief reminds the officers commanding
depots that all such promotions aro to be considered as act-
ing only pending the approval and confirmation thereof by
the officer commanding the service troops or companies.
" By command,
" G. A. WETHERALL."

Twenty-eight non-commissioned officers and privates
of the Royal Artillery arrived at Woolwich, from Sheer-
ness, yesterday morning. They were immediately ad-
mitted into the Military Hospital, and will be submitted
to an examination by the medical board at the quarterly
meeting about to take place. Some of these men had
sustained severe injuries at the coinraetcemant of the
war with Russia, and are still in a very weak state of
health ; one of them has completely lost his sight.
A number of new cartridge-sheds are in the course of
construction at the extremity of the Royal Arsenal-yard,
Woolwich.