The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-31 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH GARRISON.

Colonel Menzies, K.H., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen,
Commandant of the Portsmouth division of Royal Ma-
rines, is in command of this garrison and district during
the absence of Major-General Simpson, the Lieutenant-

Governor.
A draught, consisting of 2 officers and 20 men of the
13th Foot from the depot at Jersey, is ordered to this
garrison to embark for Gibraltar to jdn their service
companies..
Her Majesty has been pleased to conmand that the
name of First Lieutenant John Bastable, absent without
leave, be removed from the list of officers of the Royal
Marine corps.

DEVONPORT, DEC. 29.
The weather is still boisterous, blowing hard from
S.W. ; nothing in or out.
Valorous, steam-frigate, was taken ino No. 5 Dock
this morning, and her bottom cleaned. She will come
out again to-morrow.

SHEERNESS, DEC. 30.

The crew of the Horatio commenced yeterday morn-
ing to rig the Miranda ; she will be ready for the pen-
dant in about ten days.
Her Majesty's frigate Melampus, of 12 guns, now
lying in ordinary at Chatham, is to be smt down here
immediately, to be fitted for transporting boilers, steam-
engine machinery, &c., from port to porn. consider-
able alteration is to be made, so as to enable her to stow
in her hold the largest boilers that may be required for
marine steam-engines.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-frigate Cyclops, of
6 guns and 320-horse power, is to be taken into dry dock
to be surveyed, having been on shore on the Caul, on
her passage from Portsmouth to this Owe.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-stoop Barracouta,
6 guns, and 300-horse power.—The surgeon appointed to
this vessel, Mr. John Patterson, has had his appoint-
ment cancelled, and another surgeon is to be appointed.
Mr. Arthur Wing Mall has taken up his commission for
this ship.
Her Majesty's screw steam-frigate Amphion, 34 guns
and 300-horse power.— Lieutenant A. Wodehouse took
up his commission for this ship yesterday.
Her Majesty's screw steam line-of-battle ship Aga-
memnon, of 91 guns and 550-horse power, Captain Sir
Thomas Maitland.—The crew of this ship were engaged
yesterday shifting stores, &c., over from the hulk Mino-
taur to this ship. The Myrtle, paddle-wheel steam-
vessel, Master-Commander Mr. Villiam S. Bourchier,
has been assisting in the transport of stores, &c., from

_notaur to Agamemnon.
Her Majesty's ship Ocean (formerly flag-ship here) is
expected down here to-day from Chatham, to be com-
pleted in her fitment as a coal depot, to receive steam-
vessel coals for the use of this port. Her fitment is to
be on a plan of Mr. Robert Laws, storekeeper of this
yard.
The lighter Camel, laden with stores from Devonport-
yard for Chatham-yard while riding near the Girdler
during the late gale carried away bowsprit and topmast.
She arrived here yesterday, and was immediately taken in
tow of the African steam-tug vessel, and proceeded to
Chatham. The African will assist the Adder steam-
vessel to-day in towing the Ocean down here.
The Ann, Peter Green, master, arrived here yester-
day with stores from Woolwich for the Agamemnon.
The quarterly muster of the officers, artificers, and
labourers of this yard took place yesterday, in the pre-
sence of Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford (acting),
Captain Superintendent, in the absence of Capt. Charles
Hope, R.M.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 30.

APPOINTMENTS.

Master.—George Williams (1851), to the Miranda,
14, screw steam-sloop of 250-horse power, at Sheerness.
Surgeon:—Arthur W. W. Babington (1851), to the
Barracouta paddle-wheel steam-sloop, at Sheerness.
Paymaster.—Frederick Gransmore (1844), to the Sa-
turn, at Pembroke. _

Second-Masters.—W. H. Moore (1852), to the Fire-
brand steam-frigate, at; Woolwich ; A. F. Boxer, to the
Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate, at Sheerness ; Christo-
pher R. B. Wilkinson (1849), from the Victory, at Ports-
mouth, to the Rattlesnake, 8, fitting at Sheerness, to
convey stores in aid of the Bhering's Straits Expedition ;
Henry P. Ward (1850), recently serving in the Dolphin
brigantine on the west coast of Africa station, to the
Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth, vice Wilkinson.
Clerks.—ct,L4.rkb.,- J. Martin 418471_ reed...ay .pxv,
lng in the Alarm, 26, to the Imperieuse, 50, screw steam
frigate, at Woolwich ; Edward A. Amphlett (1847),
recently serving as Acting-Paymaster of the Sappho, 12,
sloop, on the North America and West Indies station, to
the Odin steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ; Arthur G.
Thomas (1849), to the Desperate steam-sloop, at Devon-
port.
Masters' Assistants.—James T. Boulton, to the Sidon
steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ; J. A. R. Petal, to the
Arrogant steam-frigate ; William Pead, to the Firebrand
steam-frigate.