The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-08 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The General Screw Company's steam-ship Queen of
he South, Captain Beal, transport No. 135, arrived
t Southampton yesterday from the Black Sea, The
Queen of the S ,uth sailed from Balaklava on the 17th
nit. ; Constantinople, 12th ; Malta, 25th ; and brings
to England the following invalided officers and men
from the seat of war :—From Balak lava—Captains Biggs,
92d Highlanders ; Norman, 72d Highlanders ; Austin,
56th Foot ; and Brown, Royal Engineers ; Lieut.
Sharpe, 55th Foot ; Lieut Ford, R.N., of her Majesty's
ship Stromboli ; nine Royal Marinesand one able-bodied
sailor belonging to her Majesty's ship Royal Albeq ;
four horses belonging to General Simpson ; one man of
the Royal Artillery ; two men belonging to her Ma-
jesty's ship Leander, &c. From Constantinople—Cap-
Lain Gosling, 13th Regiment; Lieut. M`Queen, 9th
Regiment ; Paymaster Ashby, of her Maj,sty's ship
Sphinx ; Lieut. Baulton, of her Majesty's ship Hanni-
bal ; one man of the Royal Artillery, &c. From Malta
—Assi.tant-Master Pete!' and one Royal Marine of her
Majesty's ship :lodes:., and one ordinary seaman from
her Maje-ty's ship Hannibal. The Queen of the South
has, in addition, 509 casks and cases of condemned am-
munition, 28 tons of shell, 31 adOressed packages,
four mall bags, and two cases of tobacco, un-
claimed. When off Bon, the Queen passed the Gene-
ral Screw Company's steam-ship Bosphorus. Off Gib-
raltar spoke the Peninsular and Oriential Company's
steam-ship Manilla.
The General Screw Company's steam-ship Calcutta,
transport No. 195, is expected at Southampton, from
Portsmouth, to-day. Orders have been received by the
company to prepare her immediately for the conveyance
of horses to the seat of war,

Tile Russell, 60, Capt. Francis Scott, is ordered to
proceed to-day from Spitheail, to Queenstown, to winter.
The Hastings, 60, Capt. Fanshawe, left Spithead yes-
terday, fo, Queenstown, but brought up at St. Helen's.
The Calcutta steam transport went into Portsmouth
harbour yesterday morning, to land her invalids.
A collapsing, boat to carry a mortar, the invention of
the Rev. E. Berthon, of Fareham, and built for the Ad-
miralty, was taken out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday
for trial.

The Hawke, 60, Captain Ommanney, had steam up
last night to leave Spithead for Falmouth.
The Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, was towed into
Portsmouth harbour from Spithead to repair defects
yesterday.
The Repulse, 91, screw two-decker, in the steam
basin at Portsmouth, had her name changed yesterday
officially to the Victor Emmanuel 11., in accordance
with her Majesty's wish expressed to the First Lord of
the Admiralty by Prince Albert while with the King on
board on Monday.
A Sardinian war steamer passed through Spithead to
the westward yesterday morning.
The Sibella and the Dinapore transports arrived at
SMthead yesterday from the East with stores, &c.
The Colossus, 81, Captain Robinson, is ordered into
harbour from Spithead to refit.
The Polyphemus, 5, paddle-sloop, Commander Warren,
went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon
and anchored at Spithead.
Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Thomas Cochrane,
K.C.B , Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, will hoist
blue at the main, as a full Admiral, on board her Ma-
jesty's ship Victory this day.
Sir John Liddell, Inspector-General of the Medical
Division of the Navy, made his first annual visit of
inspection to Melville Hospital yesterday. The officers,
petty officers, and servants were assembled, when, alter
a minute examination, which occupied four hours, Sir
John complimented Mr. Drummond on the great order
orfsvailing throughout the establishment.
Commodore C. Wyvill, Suoerintendent of Chatham
lockyard, accompanied by Sir J. Liddell, during yester-
day afternoon visited the General Hospital Fort Pitt.
Dartnell, Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals,
and Mr. Parry, operating surgeon, pointed out the most
prominent cases.

Acting Assistant-Surgeons Ffolliott, M‘Neice, Mac•
dowell, and Cooke proceeded yesterday by the overland
route to Malta.

Second-class Surgeon G. S. King is ordered to the
Crimea ; Acting Asistant Surgeon A. Weir to Malta.
Major Thomas Smith is appointed permanent Barrack
Master at the Camp, Aldershott.
Captain J. Stawell, removed from Coventry to Chat-
ham, pro tem., is put on the full pay of Barrack Master,
first class, with increased pay of 2s. Gd, a day.
The dockyard barge Ant, Edward Witts master, sailed
yesterday morning from Woolwich in half-ballast, with
30 tons of engine gear, for Sheerness. The Rhadaman• li
thus steamer, Master Commander Petley, is to leave
Woolwich to-day with boilers and machinery for the
Liffey. The Vixen, Master Commander Pym (tempo-
rarily,) sailed yesterday morning from Woolwich with a
cargo of boilers, machinery, and some timber for cogs of
wheels, for Plymouth. The Inflexible arrived at Wool-
wich yesterday morning from the western yards to re-
load with machinery, &c. Commander Risk, having
commissioned the steamer Coquette, 750 tons burden,
intended to be despatched as an auxiliary to the Black
Sea fleet, has hoisted his pennant o❑ board the Salsette,
off Woolwich Dockyard.
The first of the iro❑ mortar-vessels having shipped her
mortar was yesterday morning bauled out of Woolwich
basin, and put under sail for a short trial trap, which
turned out satisfactorily. She then proceeded to the
Arsenal, where her complement of ammunition, &c., is
being embarked, whence she will be towed clown to
Shoeburynesc for experiments. A number of these boats
is in the course of construction at Messrs. Scott Russell's.
They appear to be well adapted for the general purposes
required. The fact of their drawing only 21 feet of
water is an important step gained in the construction of
this new species of mortar-vessel, and it is hoped that
the forthcoming trials will realise the builder's intentions.
A third, of the same kind, arrived at Woolwich yester-
day morning. The work of fitting her out is progressing
in earnest. The mortar framework of this boat is of
wood, which is said to be more efficient than iron fur the
purpose.
There is at present a series of private experiments
being carried on at a practice range along the Essex
shore, below North Woolwich, by a gentleman who has
already produced several inventions of material benefit
in the present time, and who is now engaged in making
improvements in the old musket, known under the name
of " Brown Bess." These improvements will render
the old musket far superior to the much-adored Minis
rifle for its precision in filing, and the increased range
which it will carry the ball. The same gentleman is
also engaged in the production of a smooth bored can-
non, which it is anticipated will exceed the range of the
Lancaster guns by a distance of one mile. The experi-
ments with the musket were to be carried on to-day,
when 400 rounds were. to be fired, under the direction
of the inventor.

APPOINTMENTS.
The following appeared in our late edition last
night :

mAsTmt.
John A. Bull, to the Litr,pid.

SURGEON.
Dr. Joeph Coulter, to the Wanderer.

PAMASTRII.
Richard Allen, to the Tramk.
ASSISTANT-PAYMASTER.
George 11. Walker, to the Cressy.

CHAPLAIN. -
Bartholomew Ring, to the Sampson.

ASSISTANT CLERK.
James R. Richard, to the Cressy.
TEMPORARY CLERK.
Thomas D. Smith, to the Blenheim.