The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-25 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1854.

CONSTA_NTINOPLE TO-NIGHT at Eight,
and Every Day at Half-past Two and Eight o'clock. The
Lecture is delivered by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY or Mr. J. 11.
STOCQUELER, and has been written by Mr. ALBERT SMITH
and Mr. SHIRLEY BROOKS.

Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 28.
EGYPTIAN HALL.

GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH (used in
her Majesty's Laundry), and WOTHERSPOON'S Machine-
made CO fFECTIONERY, MARMALADE, JAMS, JELLIES, &c. ,
(which gained the Prize Medal of 1851), may be had of all Grocers ;
Wholesale of Wotherspoon, Mackay, and Co., 66, Queen-street,
Cheapside, London, and Robert Wotherspoon and Co., Glasgow.

HEAL AND SON'S SPRING MATRESSES.
—The most durable Bedding is a well-made SPRING MAT-
TithSS ; it retains its elasticity, ant wi 1 wear longer without repair
than any other mattress, and with one French Wool and Hair Mat-
tress on it is a most luxurious Bed. Heal and Son make them in
three varieties. For pries of the different sizes and qualities, apply
for HE IL and SON'S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of BED-
STEADS and priced LISTS of BEDDING. It contains designs and
prces of upwards cf 100 Bedsteads, and prices of every description
of Bedding, and Is sent free by post.—HEAL and SON, 196, Totten-
ham. court •road.

ALLSOPP'S PALE or BITTER ALE.—
Messrs. S. ALLSOPP and SONS beg to inform the TRADE
that they are now registering orders for the March Brewings of
their PALE ALE, in Casks of 18 Gallons and upwards, at the
Brewery, Burton-on-Trent; and at the undermentioned Branch
Establishments :
LONDON, at 61, King William-street, City;
LIVERPOOL, at Cook-street ;
MANCHESTER, at Ducie-slace ;
DUDLEY, at the Burnt Tree;
GLASGOW, at 115, St. Vincent, street ;
DUBLIN, at 1. Crampton-quay ;
BIRMINGHAM, at Market Hall;
SOUTH WALES, at 13, King-street, Bristol.

Messrs. ALLSOPP and SONS take the opportunity of announcing
to Private Families that their Ales, so strongly recommended by the
medical profession. may be procured hi Draught and Bottles Genuine
from all the most respectable Licensed Victuallers, on "ALLSOPP'S
PALE ALE" being specially asked for.
When in bottle, the genuineness of the label can be ascertained by
its having " ALLSOPP and SONS" written across it.

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.

Lieutenant-Gineral Lord Raglan, G.C.8., when he pro-
ceeds to take the command of her Majesty's land forces in
the East, will be invested with the full powers of a Pleni-
potentiary and Generalissimo, to enable him to act on any
emergency on his own judgment, without being under the
control of any ambassador, while on so important a mission
as the command in the East.

The Horse Guards have at length determined upon send-
ing the cavalry force to the East through France, via Mar-
seilles. The first squadron will embark at Dover orFolke-
stone on the Ist of April.
The Gazette of last night contains the announcement of
the brevet promotions of the brigadier generals for service
in the East.

The following list of the staff appointments in the expe-
ditionary army may possess some interest, though nearly
all the names that appear in it have already, from time to
time been announced :

Commander-in-Chief, General Lord Raglan, G.C.B.
GENERALS OF DIVISION.

Lieutenant-General Sir George Bi;;;;;;K.C.B.
Major-Generals his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, Sir De Lacy Evans, K.C.8., Sir Richard England,
K.C.8., the Earl of Lucan (cavalry).
GENERALS OF BRIGADE.
Brigadier-Generals H. J. Bentinck, Sir Colin Camp-
bell, K.C.8., J. L. Pennefather, C. 8., the Earl of Cardi-
gan (cavalry), Richard Airey, H. W. Adams, the Hon. J.
Yorke Scarlett, George Buller, C. 8., William Eyre, C. 8.,
J. B. B. Estcourt, Lord de Roe.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERALS.
Lieutenant-Colonels the Hon. L. blank, Lord W.Paulet,
Colonel C. H. Doyle, W. Sullivan, the Hon. A. Gordon,
and Major the Hon. F. Colborne.
ASSISTANT-QUARTERMASTER-GENERALS.
Lieutenant-Colonels A. A. T. Conynghame, the Hon. P.
Herbert ; Majors T. W. M'Mahon, J. T. Airey, the Hon.
W. L. Pakenham, E. Wellesley.
DEPUTY-ASSISTANT-QUARTERMASTERS AND ADJUTAIN7T-

Resolute stated that they were off Deal yesterday, and lay-
ing at anchor, probably to season the horses before pro-
ceeding down the Channel, on their voyage to the Medi-
terranean
es. The Palmerston
John Masterman, with Captain
Paynter's battery, including the horses on board, left their
moorings off the Royal Arsenal yesterday afternoon, and
were towed down the river by hired steam-tugs, and it is
expected they will be able to join the others off Deal, and
all the nine horse transports already despatched proceed in
company to their destination.
The general quality of the hay supplied by the con-
tractor in whose lot the dead lamb was found was not
bad, which has created an impression that the lamb which
was entire and in a perfectly fresh state, had been stolen
by some person and hid in the hayrick, with the intention
of being removed when an opportunity offered to do so,
without detection ; but in the interval the rick had been
cut into trusses and pressed, as the head of the lamb was
pressed quite flat. The hay which had been put on board
the vessels and afterwards taken on shore subsequently to
being inspected by Quartermaster Oliphant and Sergeant-
Major Wea,re, of the Royal Horse Artillery, was very bad
indeed, and deserving of the character given to it by both
houses of Parliament. The dead lamb was discovered by
Quartermaster Steele, of the 3d battalion, in a lot of about
300 trusses, inspected by him when delivered from the
barges, and before being put on board of the horse
transport-ships in the river. The quartermasters of the
battalions having companies under orders for foreign ser-
vice still proceed daily totDeptford to inspect the forage
for the horses.

The Admiralty have just issued the following important
notice :

" Wanted, for her Majesty's serviee,rable-bodied seamen
to be employed in ships fitting to form the Baltic fleet.

" Menwlio may volunteer for this service will be dis-
charged at the end of the present year if they wish it.
" 'Pages-21. ls. 4d. per month for able seamen, and as
high as 3/. 2s. per month for petty officers.
" Pensions—Pensions for wounds or hurts will be libe-
rally granted to all men volunteering for her Majesty's
service.

" Advance —Two months advance (clear of all deduc-
tion) will be paid to every man before he sails. When the
period of service for which these men volunteer is com-
pleted, they will have a free passage provided for them to
whatever port they were raised at, if they wish it."

SHEERNESS, Aaiun{ 24.

The Horatio, 24 guns, screw steam guard-ship, Com-
mander Robert Jenner.—Orders were received here yes-
terday for this ship to leave to-morrow (Saturday) for
Hull.

The Driver, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Comman-
der the Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane.—David Courtenay,
acting assistant-surgeon, from Greenwich Hospital, took
up his commission yesterday, and joined this sloop.
The Long Boat (tender to Captain-Superintendent C.
Hope), Reuben Harvey in command, left here this morn-
ing for Woolwich. When near the Nore Sand she fell in
with a barge deeply laden, in a sinking state. She suc-
ceeded in towing her into harbour, and berthed her in
Shepherd's Creek, near Queenborough Swale. Mr. Reuben
Harvey.(who recently passed as a Queen's pilot for the
Medway, and reseived the gratuity from the Trinity-
house) has just passed for the River Thames to Gravesend,
as a Queen's pilot, and has been presented with the gra-
tuity for passing by the Trinity-house.
The Majestic, 80, new screw steam-ship, Capt. Jas. Hope.
—This ship will be completed in her fitment by the dockyard
by the 31st of the present month. She has taken on board
her spare screw propeller.
The Rosamond, 6 guns, paddle wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander G. Wodehouse.—Two boatswains and one gunner
have been ordered to join this sloop, to do quarter-deck
duty, in lieu of mates. This sloop and the Driver are daily
expected to leave here for the Baltic.

DEAL, MABOH 24, 8 p.m.

Arrived and passed the Palmerston, transport No. 7,
from London to Malta; the John Masterman, transport
No. 8, from London to Malta; the Alipore, transport No.
9, from London to Malta.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.
The detachment left behind on the embarkation of the
33d is under orders to embark in the Cambria steamer,
from Kingstown, on Monday or Tuesday next. Draughts
of the 19th and the 50th (Queen's Own) will embark with
the detachment of the 33d.
The 90th Light Infantry, now stationed in this garrison,
have received orders to furnish 20 volunteers for the 63d
Regiment. The required number has been obtained, and
will probably join their new corps to-morrow. It is said
that the corps at home, which are not under orders for
immediate active service, and which have recruiting par-
ties actively employed in completing them to their aug-
mented establishments, have received an intimation that
those parties will recruit only for regiments proceeding to
Turkey.
Brevet-Lieutenant Haines, 21st Fusiliers, is performing,
ad interim, the duties of Assistars-Adjutant-General of
the Dublin district, Lieutenant-Colonel Doyle being about
to proceed with the expeditionary force to the East.
It is reported that the 16th Lancers are to move from
Dublin to Cork on the departure of the sth Dragoon
Guards for the seat of war.

The Prospero war steamer has arrived in Kingstown
harbour for the purpose of embarking the remainder of the
Coast-guard, and as many volunteers as can be procured
for service in the fleets. A good many able young men
have already volunteered.
Captain H. E. Weare, 50th Regiment, left the Royal
Barracks on Wednesday for London, to proceed thence by
overland route to Malta, having been appointed to the staff
of the expeditionary army.
Circulars have been addressed by the War-office to of-
ficers on half-pay residing in Ireland, requesting instant
answers to questions with respect to the time such officer
has been in receipt of half-pay, the causes which led to his
retirement, whether from ill-health, or from what other
reason, his present age, and whether he would be prepared
for active employment in the event of his services being
demanded by the Horse Guards. It is believed here that
the information thus sought for has for its ultimate object
either the embodiment of the old veteran battalions, or the
calling out, at no distant period, of the Irish militia. This,
however, is mere speculation.