The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 17.
Admiral-Superintendent Martin gave notice that to-
day some experiments would commence with the light
on Southsea Castle, during the continuance of which,
and until further official notice, Southsea Light is not to
be considered as any guide to mariners. The Lively
and Drake, naval lighters, and the buoy boat, went out
this morning and anchored in various directions, at
Spithead, for the purpose of taking observations of these
experimental lights.
A movement is again afloat among the artisans of this
dockyard for obtaining an increase of wages. The high
price of provisions and coals reduces the artisan in the
Government employ here to a starving point, and this
day an officer of the dockyard told the master shipwright
of the establishment he knew of the family of a man who
could not get bread to the extent required by the wages
he was receiving.

The Simoom-, 18, iron troop-frigate, Captain Smith,
was placed in No. 7 dock to-day. Her requisite repairs
are but trifling, and she will soon be out of the hands of
the engineers, &c., and ready for the conveyance of
troops or any other service.

The new 80-gun ship Colossus, will be brought down
the harbour to-morrow, and placed in No. 3 dock, when
vacant, to be adapted for the screw propeller. This
will be done with the utmost expedition, and the most
inconsiderable expense, by an alteration of the stern
only. The Geyser, 6, paddle-sloop, will be removed out
of dock to make room for the Colossus.

The Apollo troop-ship and transport, Master Com-
mander Johnson, is nearly filled up to the deck beams
with provision for the Black Sea fleets. The officers and
men of the Clarence-yard are working most indefatiga-
bly to get the vessel away; and she will leave for Con-
stantinople on Friday or Saturday. Those wishing to
send small parcels to friends in the fleets of Admiials
Dundas and Lyons should lose no time in forwarding
them to the Port Admiral's office here, specially en-
dorsed " For conveyance per her Majesty's ship Apollo,"
before Friday, or on Friday morning early at latest, to
insure transit.

A notice has been given to the inspectors and draughts-
men of this dockyard that an examination of candidates
for the situation of foreman of shipwrights will take
place on the Ist proximo, a vacancy having been open
now nearly 12 months.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 17.
APPOINTMENTS.

Captain.—Sir Thomas Maitland, C.B. (1837), of the
Victory, 101, flagship at Portsmouth, and formerly of
the Agamemnon, 91, screw steam-ship, to command the
Excellent gunnery ship at Portsmouth, vice Captain
Henry D. Chads, promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.

Lieutenant.—Richard Carter (1853) to the Euryalus,
50, screw steam frigate at Chatham.
Surgeon.—John Davidson, to the Britannia, 120,
flagship of the British fleet in the Black Sea.
Clerks' Assistants.—W. H. S. Batt, to the Arrogant,
47, screw steam frigate ; Alexander V. Maceall, to the
Pique, 40, at Devonport ; G. M. Pedler, to the Water-
loo, 120, flagship at Sheerness ; Joseph H. Manley, to
the Euryalus, 50, to the screw steam frigate, at Chat-
ham.

Naval Cadet. —l\l'D. D. Yonge, to the Impregnable,
flagship at Devonport.