The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-09 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain Sidney Colpoys Dacres (1840), who was lieu-
tenant of the Blonde, and employed on shore in com-
mand of four guns and a division of seamen, cooperat-
ing with the French army at the taking of .Morey Castle,
and commander of the Salamander, on the north coast
of Spain, and frequently engaged with theClistfo
ast,
and was last year captain of the Sanspareil,
71,
screw, the attack on Fort Constantine, has been appointed cap-
tain superintendent of the Royal Clarence Victualling-
yard, Gosport, and to the hospital at Haslar, vice Cap-
tain Smith, C.B , promoted to be Rear-Admiral of the
Blue. .
Captain the llon. James R. Drummond (1846.), who
was Captain of the Retribution at the reconnaissance of
Sebastopol harbour, and at the bombardment of Odessa,
and also present at the attack on Fort Constantine, has
been appointed to the Albion, 80, in the Black Sea.
Captain William Moorsom (1851), who was Lieute-
nant of the Endymion during the operations in China
in 1842, and was last year Cagpta. fth Fireb-and 6
steam frigate, and landed with the Naval Brigade at the
siege of Sebastopol, and honourably mentioned in the
gazetted despatches, has been appointed to the Tribune,
31, screw, in the Black Sea. Captain Edward A. Inglefield (1853), who was acting
c ninnander of the Comes in the action off Obligado in
1845, for which he received confirmation, was in com-
mand of a private screw-steamer, the Isabel, and per-
formed an Arctic searching voyage in Smith's and
Jones's Sounds, in 1852, and was commander of the
expedition of 1853, has
Pheenix in the Arctic supply
B bee
lacnk appointed to the Firebrand, 6, steam-frigate, in the

MILITARY, 11,. -..e.
A detachment of 40 gunners and drivers o
Artillery proceeded on Saturday to Bristol tof till, Royal
tain S. Calder's Company, No. 7 of the 9thhea-tetlieopn"
under orders for Scutari, to be kept there as a e
One officer, 4 non-commissioned officers, anrdn.rve• ,
ners and drivers of the Royal Horse Artillery are guall:c.,
under orders to proceed to Scutari a 3 a reserve.
The War Minister has made the following appoint.
ment in the Royal Artillery, viz., Colonel E. N. Wil-
ford to be Director of Artillery Studies.
A further body
of 3,000 men, to be stationed for train-
ing at Bristol for the Land Transport Service, is imme-
diately to -be raised. The depot will be at Horfield
Barracks, Bristol, where the other bodies of this branch
of the service were trained. Of these there are scarcely
ant left, the last compliment, SOO exong, having-been
seat off a few days ago. Each man is fully armed, hav-
ing a revolver pistol in addition to musket and bayonet.
The following companies of the Royal Artillery have
been ordered to be filled up to their complement of 14
son-commissioned officers, 120 gunners, and one trum-
ced to Sheerness er
ea** and to leave their present stations,: and pro-
Captain tlneaa and Shoeburyness, VIZ.
Battalion, i",;,, Mackay's Company, No. 6 of the Bth
Captain ifill'ortamouth, to Shoeburyness.
Battalion, from
Captain the Wernon's Company, No. 6, of the 3d
RoYfireouth to Sheerness.
of the 9th battalion .fW.
Captain.fro' Company, No. 1,
Alderney, to Shoeburyness.
,n
E.
H.
Fisher
,ltzs to Sheerness.
row's Comp
battaplitoani from Shoebnr -(uPany, No. 4, of the 4th
Ca
from Dover to Sheerer!'"
removals battalion, Y, No. 1, of the 7th
In consequence of the ahovel
Chancellor's Company, No.
14th battalion,
the Captain F. B.
which was under orders for Shoeb
and it will proceed to relieve caDurtZB,,R, la cancelled,
Company, 7th battalion, at Dover; -- "''' n• Fisher's
Captain C. Waller's Company, No. 2,
.of the 14th
battalion, is to proceed to Devonport to relieve Cap lain
H. A. Vernon's Company, 3d battalion. -esain

THE MILITIA.
In consequence of instructions received last week the
West Norfolk Militia were ordered to start for Alder-
shott without delay. The regiment left Norwich by the
Eastern Counties Railway ou Tuesday morning by the
early train. As early as hall-past 4 o'clock the men
began to assemble on the Castle-hill, and from this time
until the departure of the train was occupied in taking
leave of their wives and sweethearts—the latter appa-
rently forming by far the more numerous class.
The Royal South Down Militia, commanded by Co-
lonel the Marquis of Downshire, will arrive in Dublin
by rail from Newry on Wednesday next, the 11th inst,,
to replace the 3(1 battalion of the 60th Rifles.
The Antrim Militia (Queen's Royal Rifles), commaeded
13 Lieutenant-Colonel Ferguson, will arrive at Newry