The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-29 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Dragon, 6, paddle steam-vessel, Capt.,.in W. H.
Stewart, avid the Centaur, Captain W. .T. C. Clifford,
arrived at Spithead from the Baltic on Thursday even-
ing. Both these vessels have experienced very severe
weather. It is understood that they will remain at
Portsmouth during the winter, the crews to be granted
the usual leave.

The Neptune, 120, Capt. Hutton, is ordered to be
laid in ordinary, the crew to be paid wages and granted
six weeks' leave of absence, at the expiration of which
time this ship's company will be available for the vessels
fitting for the Baltic squadron.
The Tartar, 20 (68-pounders of 8-inch bore), screw
steamer, Captain IL Dunlop, left Sheerness yesterday
in charge of a pilot for Harwich, at which place she will
winter and refit, &c., and the crew go on leave. W.
believe none of the dry docks are long enough to take
this ship in.
The Thunder, 14, floatingbattery, Captain George G.
Randolph, is refitting in Sheerness basin. We hear that
it is definitively settled that these ships are to have two
rudders, one on each quarter ' • in fact, the lines for the
same are now chalked out and visible.

The Trusty, 14, floating battery, Captain Frederick
A. Campbell, is also refitting in Sheerness basin. She
is to be fitted with a rudder on each quarter, besides the
one now amidships. This after the French batteries
which are found to steer much better through it.
The Retribution, 25, paddle, Captain John Fishers
and carrying the flag of Admiral R. L. Baines, is still
at Sheerness. Nothing definite appears known yet, but
the general opinion is that she will remain here, rgo
to Woolwich. Upon Admiral Baines leaving the ship
on Christmas morning the crew gave him three hearty
cheers (part of the crew themselves going on leave that
day). The first lieutenant went to Melville Hospital
sick last Thursday morning.
The Dee steam vessel arrived at Portsmouth yoster
day morning from the eastward with machinery.
The Poictiers sailing transport has arrived at Spithead
from the Black Sea, and has received orders for Dept-
ford.

The Severn steam transport came into harbour yester•
day morning, and landed her invalids at the dockyard
jetty.
The Harier steam-sloop came into harbour yesterday
morning, to be docked and undergo repairs.
The barque Reaper, from Shields for Constantinople,
pot into Spithead yesterday in distress, with loss of fore
and main yard; bulwarks, and stanchions, and making
water, &c., she having met with very severe weather the
early part of this week off the Start,
The steam-transport Telegraph embarked at South-
ampton yesterday 7 officers, 108 non-commissioned offi-
cers men belonging to the Lancashire, Wiltshire, and
Oxfordshire Militias—viz., 40 men of the Lancashire, 40
of the Wiltshire, and 23 of the Oxfordshire, besides 6
women and 8 children, portions of whom will proceed
to Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu. The Telegraph left the
docks last evening and steamed out into the river, where
she brought up for the night. She will sail fur the
Mediterranean this day.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. J. W. Vaughan, to the Sea-
horse ; William Hamilton, Paymaster, to the Excellent ;
Edward Thorne, Paymaster, to the St. Vincent ; F. W.
Rees, Second Master, to the Porcupine ; G. C. Hill, H.
E. M. Dolben, and C. E. Reade, Naval Cadets, to the
Conqueror ; and Thos. H. Sarcom and H. L. Pearson,
Naval Cadets, to the Brunswick.

The gun-boats Seagull, Lieut.-Commander Montagu
O'Reilly, and the Sandfiy, Lieut.-Commander B. G. W.
Nicolas, left Woolwich yesterday morning, fur Sheerness,
with stores and ammunition on board. Several more of
these vessels will be ready to follow in a day or two. One
of the gun-boats, probably the Tickler, Lieut.-Commander
Balfour, prior to embarking her ammunition, is to cruise
round the coast of Scotland, for the purpose of picking
up crews for some of tlisie vessels short of hands.
A detachment of Royal Marines, under the command
of First-Lieutenant Pym, consisting of 1 serjeant, 1 cor-
poral, 1 fifer, and 30 privates of the divisional companies,
with 1 serjeant, 1 bombardier, aad 13 gunners of the
Marine Artillery companies, is to be received on board
the hulk on Wednesday next for service in her Majesty's
steam-sloop Pearl. Quartermaster Arthur Woolrige of
the Royal Marine Corps, lately serving in her Majesty's
ship Algiers in the Black Sea, has arrived at head-quar-
ters at Woolwich.
A detachment of 150 non-commissioned officers and
privates, including 23 drivers of the Royal Sappers and
Miners, with 24 horses, are to go down to Portsmouth
on Wednesday next from Woolwich and Chatham, to
embark on board the Indiana, and proceed to the Crimea
to fill up vacancies in the different companies of that
corps now serving in the East.
An order has been given from the Horse Guards for
Quartermaster J. Paterson, of the reserve battalion of
the 91st Regiment, to proceed to Greece to join the
bead-quarters of that corps, the reserve having been
formed into a six company depot, the Quartermaster's I
duties to be performed by the Acting Paymaster.
Private John Trusser, the inventor of the new knap-
sack arrived yesterday at Brompton-barracks from the
Woolwich division of the Royal Sappers and Miners for
the purpose of submitting it to the examination of Col.
11. Sandham, Royal Engineers, who will report thereon.

DEATH OF MASTER TURNER.
Master Charles Turner (1852), recently serving as
master of the Bittern, 12, sloop, on the East Indian
station, expired at Shangha.c on the 22d of September,
from wounds recived in an engagement with pirates.
This officer was son to the late Commander Charles Tur-
ner, of Exmouth.