The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-30 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE✓,

The Caledonia, 120, has been removed from Hamoaze
to the dockyard in Devonport, to be fitted as an hospital-
ship.

The Conqueror 100, which is to be launched at Devon
port on Wednesday afternoon, is of the following dimen
sions

'ft. in.
Length 240 0
Keel for tonnage 204 11
Extreme breadth - 55 4
Depth in. hold 25 5
Burden 3,283 73.94 tons.
A court-martial will assemble this day on board the
flag-ship Impregnable, 104, in Hamoaze, to try Com-
mander Hawker and Mr. E. J. Thcker, master, for
ranning'the steam-ship Hecla, 6, asho're at Gibraltar.
The steam-vessel Avon left Plymouth on Saturday
for the eastward with those seamen belonging to the,
Trafalgar and other ships whose leave of absence has ex-
pired. • •

-A
large three-masted steamer was off Plymouth on
Saturday morning. She was reported as being 70 days
from the Cape of Good Hope:
The Bpxer gun-boat went down the river on Friday to
try her engines. On reaching the measured mile it was
found that she made 207 revolutions per' minute, with a
pressure of 631 b. on the square inch, and a speed of 10.1
knots with the tide, and 9 knots against the tide. After
her trial she came hack to Woolwich to take on board
her ammunition, previous to her departure.

APPOINTMENTS.
Commander John, R. Woodriff, to' be agent for trans-
ports.
Chaplain J. W. Grimes, to the Magicienne.
Paymaster Thomas W. W. Spear, from the Horatio,
to the Childers.
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Assistant-Paymaster H. Millett, to the Horatio.
' Acting Second' Masters—J. S. Compfon, to the Ceti:
taur ' • T. E. B. Boycott,- to the Exmouth ; T. B. Dob.
bin, to the Cornwallis. •
Temporary Clerk Henry Boome, to the Duke of Wel-
I ingfon.
Masters-'Assistanto.--H. J, Stanley,.,to the Centaur;.
H. 0. G. Stroriach,' to the Childers ; .C.'E:Neve, to the'
Exroouth ; :W. J. F. Butcher, to the Hawke ; J.' P.
M`Ewen, to the Hastings ;J. F. Chubb, to the •;Corn-wallis bo,
; A. H. Otter, to the Russell; E. C. Abbott, to •
the• Orion; G. E. G. Jackson, to the 'Neptune.
• Clerks -Assistants.—Herbert B. Williams, to the Cal- "1
cutta-; Thomas Elliott, to the Fisgard. for

MAIL FOR THE CRIMEA.
This evening mails for her Majesty's troops in Greecs.l
Turkey, and the Crimea; the fleet, and vessels engaged
in the tlranspo4 service in:thei3lack Sea, and the medi- Fr.
cal and surgical staff, and sick and wounded at, Scutari.
and-Smyrna hospitals, will be• despatched via France.' 216
Supplementary mails for the,abovementpned places, to "
"be forwarded by the same routd; will. be, despatched to-
morrow morning. Letters must be prepaid.

LATEST NEWS FROM MALTA.
A letter from Malta. dated the 21st of April, says :
" On Thursday last the Greek prize Klissova was sold
by public auction, and realised 7851, She was purchased
by the house of SeiclLna and Sons, and at her full value.
The Klissova was a prize to the Retribution steam-fri-
gate, was built in the year 1847, at Patras, and was of
the burden of 186 tons. She had Russians on board,
and hospital stores. On Tuesday next, the Russian brig
Erinina, a prize to the French frigate Descartes, sailing
in company with the Retribution and Niger, is adver-
tised for sale, together with her full cargo of salt, in a
separate lot. The Ermina was built at Yalta in 1847,
and is of nearly 130 tons' burden. The Klissova's stores
(medical) will be sold during the week.
"The following arrivals of passengers and ships have
taken place :

"19111.—Jeune Fannyfrom Marseilles, with 20 horses
and 20 troops (French).
" 20th. --The Rockliff, No. 130, Duncan master, from
Constantinople ; Captain Harrison, 63d ; Lieutenant
Mirehouse, 71st ; Dr. Johnson and 114 invalids of dif-
ferent corps. The William Becket, No. 204, with beds,
&c., for the Crimea. The Enniskillen, Johnson master,
from Marseilles, with shot, &c. ; Captain Brivans, Capt.
Vanlay, 17 officers and 22 troops. The Ocean Herald,
American, engaged by the French, with ammunition,
shells, &c., 182 horses ; Captain Martin, 8 officers, and
151 French troops. The Scamander Downes, from Con-
stantinople, Mr. Kennet 179, French soldiers bound to
Vendres and Toulon, for troops. The Colombo Penin-
sular and Oriental Copapany, Captain R. Methven, from
Constantinople, will Rave to-day for Toulon with French
troops."

Tile subjoined naval and military news is derived from
Malta letters to the 24th inst.:—
" On the afternoon of the 21st inst. arrived the steam-
ship Gottenburg, from the East, with the following pas-
sengers :—Lieutenant Echalaz, 55th ; Captain Newdi-
gate, 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade ; Quartermaster Wat-
son, Veterinary Surgeon Dean, Lieutenant Williamson,
Royal Artillery ; Staff-Assistant Surgeon Dickson. Mrs.
Glazbrook, four soldiers, and five nurses.
" On the 23d, the Independente, from Gibraltar, with
86 horses for the Crimea.
" Per Philippe Auguste, from Marseilles, Captain
Whitehead, East Kent Militia.
"On the 23d, the Camilla, Royal yacht schooner,
Captain Wheeler, from Constantinople.
"The Clyde screw steamer, No. 145, Captain Mao-
neil, from Constantinople.
" The Pactolus screw steamer, Captain Mille, from
Marseilles. Count St. Jean d'Angely, Commandant
Robinet ; passengers, Lieut.-Gen. Monsieur D'Authier,
Captain Villiers ; Lege Chef de Bataillon ; Colonel de
Vaudrimez, Lieut.-Colonel de Verely, Captains Andoine
and Lamer, Adjutants Antonini and Goutel ; M. de
Bonne Chose, Mr. Claris, 48 men, 42 horses. 26 mules.
"On the 23d, the Alma, Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steam-ship from Portsmouth-1,031 rank
and file, 27 officers, 14 servants, 13 horses.
"The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Alma, under the command of Mr. R. W. Evans, arrived
at Malta at 4 p.m. on the 23d inst., with reinforcements
for the Crimea, consisting of draughts for the three
regiments of the Guards, amounting to 1,032 rank and
file, exclusive of officers, under the immediate command
of Colonel Drummond, of the Coldstream& This rein-
forcement will nearly, if not quite double the effective
strength of the division in the Crimea. Among the
officers (the list will be found below) are two who have
been already engaged in the war—viz.: Lieutenant-Col.
Hepburn and Captain Astley, both of whom were
wounded at Alma.

"Colonel Drummond, Lieutenant-Colonel Cocks, and
Captain Thelluson, were also out before in Bulgaria, but
returned to England on promotion or from sickness.
" The men are all young, and not long in the service
—some of them having entered three or four months
only. They are a fine-looking body, and during the
voyage conducted ithemselves in a highly creditable
manner.

" Two died on the passage from disease of the heart,
and were buried at sea on Sunday.
" The Alma, which left Portsmouth on the evening
of the 13th, was nine and a-half days on her passage.
From Lisbon, a distance of 1,350 miles, she had encoun-
tered a succession of stronghead winds, which materially
retarded her. To Gibraltar her average speed was 10
knots, and from that port nine, against the unfavourable
weather she encountered after passing the Rock.
" The following officers arrived:—
" Grenadier Guards.—Lieutenant-Colonel Wynyard ;
Captains Digby and the lion. W. Quinn ; Lieutenants
;
the Earl of Carrick and Malet : and 414 rank and file.
" Coldstream Guards.—Colonel Drummond ; Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Cocks ;- Captain Thelluson ; Lieutenants
Lane and Adair ; and 307 rank and file.
" Scots Fusilier Guards.—Lieut.-Colonel Ilepburn
Captain Astley ; Lieutenants Campbell, II
and Moncrieff ; a nd 309 rank andell,
file. 01.1.
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Foot—Captain Dowbiggen ; 1. soldier.
Foot—Major Berdmore.
" Rifle Brigade—Lieutenants Baillie and Woodford ;
oot—Captain Arbuckle.
Ensigns Eccles and Playne ; Staff-Surgeons Hadley,
M'Arthur, and Coates (acting) ; Rev. IVjr• Parker.
" Turkish Contingent—Major Carruthers and Captain
Mason. 14 servants, 1 woman, 13 horses.
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