The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-28 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The new steam-sloop Pearl was yesterday morning
commissioned at Woolwich by Capt. Sotheby, who
hoisted his pennant on board, and was immediately
joined by a number of officers who had received their ap-
pointments to the Pearl. Her rigging and internal fit-
ting are being carried on with the utmost exertion, so
that within a month the Pearl will be ready for sea.
The steam-ship Pacific, 1,500 tons, Capt. W. C. Thomp-
son (from the Crimea, where she landed 500 men of the
Army Works Corps), arrived in the river yesterday,
bringing two days later news from Lisbon. The Sultan
mail steamer was entering as she left. The passage of
the Pacific from Genoa to Lisbon occupied only four and
a half days.
The Transit steam-ship, Commander Johnson, returned
to Spithead on Wednesday evening in a disabled state.
The Earl of Aberdeen, No. 20 steam transport, Failed
yesterday afternoon.
The Imperador and the Thames, steam transports,
sailed yesterday afternoon from Portsmouth for the
Crimea with the British German Legion.
The Neptune, 1211, Capt. Hutton, and the Geyser
steam-sloop, Commander Dew, came into harbour from
Spithead yesterday afternoon.
The Severn, steam transport, arrived at Spithead yes-
terday afternoon from the Crimea with 190 invalids.

The Wasp, 16, steam-sloop, Commander Lloyd, sailed
yesterday afternoon for the eastward.
The St. Hilda, steam transport, came into harbour
yesterday afternoon to be paid off.
Seventy invalids who arrived at Chatham from the
Crimea some time since left the invalid depot for their
hones yesterday, having been pronounced by a medical
board unfit for further service ; and 30 more, who had
quite recovered their health, joined their respective
depots.
Assistant-Sergeon A. Grant is to be attached to and
do duty with the provisional battalion, Chatham, pre-
viously to his appointment to an Indian regiment.
The subjoined appointments were made yesterday to
the gun-boats for service in the Baltic :—Lieut. W. F.
Lee, Lieutenant and Commander to the Pelter ; Lieut.
H. G. Hall, ditto, to the Ruby ; Lieut. David Spain,
ditto, to the Thistle ; Lieut. 8. B. Piers, ditto, to the
Starling ; Lieut. R. G. Craigie, ditto, to the Weasel ;
Lieut. A. G. Bogle, ditto, to the Gleaner ; Lieut. A. J.
Villiers, ditto, to the Snapper ; Lieut. A. H. Maresce-
aux, ditto, to the Pincher ; Lieutenant the Hon. M.
H. Nelson, ditto, to the Swinger ; Lieut. W. H. Ander-
son, ditto, to the Biter ; Lieut. G. S. Malcolm, ditto, to
the Storl; Lieut. Joshua Berkeley, ditto, to the Jack-
claw ; Lieut. F. W. Pym, ditto, to the Skylark ; Lieut.
J. Ward (a), ditto, to the Hind; Lieut. C. A. C. De Cres•
piguy, ditto, to the Snap ; Lieut. C. S. Forbes, ditto, to
the Red-wing ; Lieut. M. H. Pechell, ditto, to the
Lark ; Lieut. W. H. Curving, ditto, to the Badger ;
Lieut. B. C. Pim, ditto, to the Magpie.
Lieut. Al. G. B. Twineviar has been appointed to the
Pearl ; Lieut. 3. W. Lambe, to the Arrogant ; Lieut.
W. Y. Nurse, to the Cossack ; Lieut. A. 0. Lutton, to
the Brunswick; Lieut. J. B. Collinson, to the Devasta-
tion; Lieut. W. M. B. Batt, acting mate, to the Con-
queror ; J. Fowler, second master, to the Pearl ; W. S.
Crealock, paymaster, to the Seahorse ; A. J. Settle,
surgeon, to the Coquette ; J. Walsh, surgeon, to the
Brunswick ; J. Cockin, surgeon, to the Pearl; A. Brown,
surgeon, to the Devastation; F. J. Whipple, surgeon, to
the Intrepid ; D. J. Dingan, surgeon, to the Seahorse ;
W. F. 0. Kay, assistant-surgeon, to the Conqueror ; W.
0. Roberts, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Impregnable ;
J. Boniface, ma,ter's-assistant, to the Conqueror; '
E. Wes-
taway, master's-assistant, to the Seahorse • E. J. N.
Merewether, master's-assistant, to the Pearl; W. H. L.
Paddon, master's-assistant, to the Forth; H.
master's-assistant, to the Brunswick : W. H. S. Batt,
acting clerk, to the Brunswick ; J. H. L. Bowliug, act-
ing Clerk, to the Pearl.

Another supply of arms (Lancaster rifles) having been
issued from the Tower, arrived on Wednesday at Chat-
ham, for the use of the Royal Sappers and Miners.
The new regulations for the canteens in the different
barracks on the Thorne station will come into operation
on the let of January, 1856. A circular has been issued
from the War Department directing the monthly returns
of the number of men in each corps in barracks on the
first of each month to be forwarded to such department.
Some more engineers who have passed the Govern-
ment examiner at Liverpool will be forwarded to Lou-
don this evening.
The Cleopatra, screw-steamer, has been thoroughly
overhauled, cleaned, and repaired at Liverpool, a❑d will
be ready fur sea next week. She will be engaged in con-
veying troops to the Crimea for the ensuing campaign.
Lieutenant T. B. Christopher, commander of the
steam-tender Lizard, who was severely injured by the
explosion of the mortar at Shoeburyness on the 24th
inst., is progressing favourably. The Lizard having
towed the damaged float and chattered mortar to the
Royal Arsenal-wharf, Woolwich, has returned to Sheer-
ness. The boat is to be brought up to the dockyard to-
day, to undergo some repairs in her rigging, which was
damaged by the accident. She is then to receive a now
mortar-bed and mortar from the arsenal, and return to
Shoeburyness to carry out a succession of experimental
trials. The timber of the boat has in no wise suffered
from these accidents.

MILITIA.
The Nottinghamshire Militia, 18 officers and 560
men, arrived at Liverpool yesterday, and embarked on
board the Niagara steam-ship, which sailed the same
evening for Cork. The regiment, which is composed of
fine, soldierly-looking men, will proceed to the camp at
Curragh. The Niagara will bring back the Kerry Mi-
litia— destination A lderisbott.