The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-09 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS,

Commander Robert Jenner has been appointed (1847),
from the Horatio to the Basilisk, 6, steam-sloop at Cro-
marty, vice Mr. Egerton, promoted.
Lieutenant John 0. Freeland (1838), of the ExmOuth,
91, sciew, at Devonport, has been appointed to com-
mand the Oberon, 3, steam-vessel, at Portsmouth.
Lieutenants— Thomas E. Bruce (1846), from the Ex-
cellent to the Russell, 60, EC ew, at Sheerness ; Max-
well Fox (1848), from the Excellent to the Cornwallis,
60, screw, at Devonpert ; James G. Goodenough
(1851), from the Excellent to the Hastings GO, screw,
at Portsmouth ; F. M. Pra.tent (1853), from the Ex-
cellent to the Pembroke, 60, screw, at Portsmouth ; John
Moresby (1851), from the Excellent to the Hawke,
60, screw, at Sheerness ; John Packwood k 1850),
from the Impregnable to the Cornwallis; John P. Cheyno
851 the Majestic,Bl, screw, at Sheerness.
(1 Second),t Master—Denton H. Speer (1850), to the
Janus, 4, steam gun-vessel, in the North Sea.
Naval Cadet—James E. B. Bruce, from the Majestic
to the Pembroke.

PROMOTION.
Second Master—Joseph G. Dathan (1847), has been
promoted to the Tank of master.

SHOT, SHELL, AND CARTRIDGES FOR THE

CRIMEA.

Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty gave notice at
Lloyd's that vessels were required to convey 33 tons of
shot, filled shells, and ball cartridges to Gibraltar ; 105
tons of bedding, 104 tons of rockets, filled shell,, and
c‘anbustibles to Coin!, and 40 tons of ball cartridges ;
also 12 tons of provisions to the Gambia ; 136 tons of
naval stores tl Sinion's 13.. y, Cape of Good Hope ; ]7
tons of OrdnAnce stores to Tiinconialee ; 132 tons of
naval stores to Hong kozig ; 44 tons of ordnance to Mel-
bourn ‘, 8 tons of filled she;ls and ball cartridges to
Accra-loads ; 73 t ,ns of powder and ball cartridges to
Valparaiso ; and 168 tons of provisions and 44 tons of
shot, filed shell, and I all cartridges to Malta, for the
use of her Majesty's forces.
The Harbinger, hired screw steam transport, Captain
Sharp, which we reportel yesterday as having put back
to Spithead from heavy head seas and strong easterly
gales, after starting for Chatham with the invalid soldiers
she arrived with on Monday front Scutari, put back
solely in consequence of not having been able to make
any progress against the adverse gates and heavy sea,
and we are requested by the agents to Lloyd's to state
that she was last night still detained at Spithead from
the same cause.

Upwards of 900 officers and men, belonging to various
regiments, embarked to-day on board the screw steam-
ship Crcesus, for conveyance to the Crimea.

THE NEW CORPS OF DRIVERS.

A corps of drivers, similar t) that which existed dur-
ing the Peninsular war, and afterwards in Ireland until
the year 1824, is to be organised and placed solely
under the control of the commissariat staff employed in
the Crimea. The corps will consist of four troops of
120 men each, officered by an Assistant-Commissary.
General, with local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in charge,
four captains, four lieutenants, and a large number of
sergeants. Li consequence of each driver having the
care of two horses or mules, the number of animals it.
quited for this service will be 960, exclusive of those
belonging to the officers or ridden by sergeants. no
uniform will be the usual driver's dress of blue cloth
with black velvet facings, having commissariat staff
buttons. The drivers will each be armed with pistols
and a sabre, for their protection if attacked. None will
be entered for this corps unless persons of good cha-
racter.

EXPULSION OF THE CORRESPONDENTS
OF TII E _FRENCH PRESS FROM .THE
CRIMEA.

MARSEILLES, Feb. 6.—By the arrival, yesterday
afternoon, of the mail steam-packet Gauges, which
sailed from Constantinople on the 29th ult., we
learn that General Caurobert has ordered all the
correspondents of the French press to quit the
Crimea, even one who bad brought a letter of in-
troduction from a Minister holding a high position
in the councils of the Emperor Louis Napoleon.
He had likewise published an order of the day,
commanding the officers who should writ© to their
friends to desire them not to give their letters for
publication.

LETTERS FOR SALONICA BY FRENCH
MEDITERRANEAN PACKET.

GIINEBALPOST-OFFICE, Feb., 1855.
The French Government having established a branch
mail packet from the Piraeus to Salonica (Turkey in Eu-
rope) to sail on the arrival at the Piraeus of the mail
packets appointed to leave Marseilles on Monday, the
sth instant, and thenceforward on every alternate Mon-
day, letters and newspapers for Salobica may be for-
warded by that route, if specially addressed " By French
Packet rid, Marseilles."
The postage upon letters for Salonica so addressed,
will be—Not exceeding I ounce in weight, le. ; exceed-
ing oz. and not exceeding 11 oz., 28. ; exceeding oz.
and not exceeding oz. 3s. ; exceeding oz. and not
exceeding 1 oz., 4s. ; exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding
11 oz., 55., and so on, increasing one shilling for 'every
quarter of an ounce.
Newspapers will be liaLle to a postage of 2d. each.
The postage both upon letters and newspapers for
Salonica, when intended to be sent by French packet,
via Marseilles, must be paid in advance.
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.

THE WEATHER.—Yesterday, the metropolitan parka
were again visited by thousands of persons, who amused
themselves by skating and sliding upon the ice, which
had become safe in certain places t'arou,gli the frost of
the previous night. The chief point of attraction W*S
the enclosure of St. James's-park, whore
about 1,500
persons enjoyed the seasorablo exercise until dusk lait
even;pg, at which time the was a heavy fall of snow,
a !coin vanied by a strong- N.L. wind. The Royal Humane
Society's men were in atcerdance near the marquee, but
although is few innnersious took place, no serious acci-
dents occurred. The skaters upon the Serpentine, the
Low.; Nato, the Round Pond, Kensington-gardens,
and 11,,gent's-park, were not so nunn.rous yesterday.
The trains last nigh, t r.t the various railway stations wore
considirahly behir.d titn!, atui great delay was caused
by the snow story n, but no serious accidents occurred.
Tee principal to orouglifares of the metropolis were al•
ntoA impassabi e, owing
to the continued fall of snow,
which made tl,O traffic exceedingly daneerous.
MILITARY
BANES.—On the sth ult. the fund
of the military- ,savings-banks in the hands of the Com-
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt
amounted in .3. tock to 232,61(3/. 14s. 4d. From, 131).
telpher, 1845. to January last the colnruiaioners
received 208;1 2•;/. IJs. Sd.