The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-30 00:00:00

It would be' well for England if she were toimit^te either
one or the other ; and, above all, in the preseht crisis, re-
moots that one of her ablest and houestest diplomatic ser-
vants, Sir J. M'Neil, expressed his opinion, many, many years
ago, that " Russia uses the Cabinets of Edrope as the tools
with which she works."

YAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCK.

Yesterday further advices were received as to the state
of the Baltic. At Nyborg, on the 27th inst., the Belt was
full of drift ice ; at Memel, on the 23d inst., a thaw had
continued several days ; the Haff was free of ice as
far as Dange ; no ice could be discerned seawards; the
wind was east, with 3 deg. of warmth ; at Cuxhaven, on
the 25th inst., the light ship had been p'aced in her
station at Ottendorf ; at Ff eder;ckshaven a great many
vessels had arrived since the 21st inst, • from ports in
England. _

A letter from Balaklava, dated March 12, says :
"There are in harbour : —Leander, 50, Diamond, 28,
Wasp, It, Vesuvius, 6, and'Caradoc 2. Mr. Evans, As-
sistant-Surgson of the Diamond, has been sent to do duty
in the West India Company's steam-transport Trent, as
the medical officer of that" vessel had gone home. This has
resulted from a requisition addressed by the engineers to
the Admiral, praying that the company's regulations of
having a medical man on board should be complied with.
Mr. Sanders, paymaster, has joined the Diamond. Mr.
Boxer, master of the Wasp, has exchanged with Mr. Hut-
chins, master of the Gladiator. A number of cases of fever
having occurred among the crew of the Melbourne hospital
steamer, the sick men have been landed, and the vessel is
to be fumigated and sent round to Karatz Bay for a few
days. The harbour is very crowded, there being now in
it 195 vessels, of which a large number are laden with pri-
vate stores."

The fleet at Spithead crossed royal yards yesterday,
which is indicative of preparations for a move. The
Basilisk, 6, paddle sloop, Commander Jenner, rejoined
yesterday. The Malacca, 17, Captain Farquhar, has
been taken into No. 2 Deck, and is to undergo imme-
diate repair. The Retribution, 28, paddle-frigate, Capt.
Fisher, fitting for the flag of Rear-Admiral Baynes, has
re-shipped her masts, taken in her new boilers, adjusted
her machinery, &c., and is rapidly equipping to join,
but will not be ready by the generally accredited
day of sailing (Monday). The Pembroke and Hast-
ings, screw block ships, remain in the hands of the
engineer department, but will be finished in a day or
two. The Deva, transport, sailed from Spithead yester-
day. The Sampson, 6, paddle frigate, is ordered to be
taken into the steam basin to have her defects made
good, ready for re-commission.
The Victory, London and Limerick Steam-packet
Company's steam transport, Mr. V. Rose, commander,
is under orders to leave Portsmouth harbour to-day
with the main body of the staff of Major-General Vivian,
the Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish Contingent, con-
sisting of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas, of the 3d Bengal
European Infantry ; Major Stevens, of the Madras Ar-
tillery ; Major Alexander, of the 10th Bengal Cavalry ;
Captain Wyndham, of the 9th Bengal Cavalry ; Captain
Owen, of the 28th Madras Native Infantry; Captain
Hastie, of the 2d Madras European Light Infantry ;
Captain Quin, of the 2d Bengal Cavalry, and Cap-
tain Baillie, of the 26th Bengal Native Infantry.
Dr. Long, surgeon, also goes out to join the Ottawa
steam transport. The Victory is a fine vessel of about
1,000 tons; she takes ont 2,997 small bags of biscuit, 136
chests of tea, 1,920 cases of ground coffee, 296 casks of
rum, 210 tierces of beef and pork, three casks of wine,
one case of cordials, one cask of bottled oil, a large
quantity of furniture for the hospitals on the Bosphorus;
several packages for Miss Nightingale at Scutari, a
quantity of presents from the Queen for her troops and
invalids, an immense quantity of parcels and boxes for
the fleet and army in the Crimea, six horses for the staff
of General Vivian, and a quantity of fodder, &c.
The Hansa, steam-transport, embarked yesterday, at
Portsmouth Dockyard, the Ist Staffordshire Regiment
of Militia, for Corfu.
The steam tug-boat Racehors&, purchased by the Go-
vernment at Liverpool, arrived in Plymouth Sound on
Wednesday afternoon.
The hired steam-transport Germania was hourly ex-
pected yesterday to arrive at Plymouth to embark the
A, B, and C divisions of Land Transport Corps.
Steam was got up, for the first time, on Tuesday, on
board the steam-ship Cornwallis, at Devouport.
The steam-transport Rhadamanthus, Master-Com-
mander Belam, sailed on Wednesday from Plymouth t•
Glasgow to bring round machinery.
_ _

The steam gun-boats Weser and Recruit went from
Hanioaze into Plymouth Sound on Wednesday, preps•
ratory to sailing for the Black Sea.
The .Pylades, 21 guns, screw-corvette, Captain E. C.
T. D'Eyncourt, bent sails on Wednesday, saluted the
admiral's flak yesterday at 9.41:1 a.m., and proceeded
from Sheerness, under steam-power, against a north-
east wind (wrong) for Portimouth, where her crew are
to receive their advance.

The Merlin, 6, steam-vessel, Captliii B. J. Sullivan,
arrrived at Sheerneas yesterday, at L3O p.m., from
Greenhithe.

The 06( n, 91, new screw steam-ship, arrived yester-
day at Sheerness from Polley-point. She has gone
alongside the floating coal depot t,) complete her stock
of coals, and will afterwards take in her powder, shell,
&c., at Blackstakes.

The Cuckoo, steam gun•vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
A. G. E. Murray, is ordered to be ready for sea on
Tuesday next.

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants.—Edward S. Mears from the St. George
to the Archer; Marcus E. &althea to the Russell, for
service, in command of the Clinker tender ; William R.
Broom= to the Impregnable.
Master.—Francis W. Bateman from the Resistance to
the transport service.
Mate.—Frederick P. Doughty to the Centaur.
Assistant-Surgeons.7—Charlei S. G. Zell, M.D., from
the Ajax to the Alban ; Charles P. Allan to the Locust ;
Charles B. Wright to the Hawke ; James C. Eastcott
to the Russell.

Clerk in Charge.—John H. Duffill to the Alban.
Acting Clerk.—William Ward to the Hecate.

Clerk's Assistant.—John Chamberito the Amphion.
Midshipman.—Lord Ashley to the Pembroke.
The following promotions have taken place in the
Ordnance Medical Department :
Assistapt-Surgeon.—E. Schaw Protheroe, to be
second-class Staff Surgeon.
Assistant-Surgeons.—S. H. Fasson, M.D., R. Thorn-
ton, attached to the Royal Horse Artillery, and M.
Combe, M.D., are to be promoted to be second-class
Staff urgeons for services in the Crimea ; these medical
officers are at present with the army before Sebastopol.
The necessity of having a staff corps, mechanics in
various trades and branches, having been felt during the
winter campaign in the Crimea, it is intended to organise
a corps similar to that which was found to be of such
service during the Peninsular War, and which was only
reduced in 1824. The duties of a stiff corps are nearly
similar to those performed by the Royal Sappers and
Miners.

Captain Sir Lydston Newman, whose brother, Cap-
tain Sir Robert Newman, was killed in the Crimea, and
who is attached to the 7th Hussars, has been appointed
Aide-de-camp to Lord Seaton, the Commander of the
Forces in Ireland.