The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-02 00:00:00

THE CURLEW.

The Curlew, 8 guns, is waiting her sailing orders at
Sheerness. This sloop was designed by the marine archi-
tects of the Navy-office and built at Deptford in the pre-
sent year. Her engines ate stated to be of 100-horse
power. Their actual nominal power is 60-horse only-
-they are of Maudslay, Son, and Field's manufacture,
They were originally mad. in 1846 for the Hornet, and
do not possess any of the lite improvements—they take
up so considerable a spars amidships that there is not
room enough for fuel and stores or accommodation for,
the crew and officers. She can only stow seven days'
fuel and one month's provision, and her crew of sailors
and marines, 80 in number, are obliged to hang their
hammocks in doable tiers in the forcastle, where there
is not more than one-half the space for each man
as prescribed by the Mercantile Marine Act. The
stoke-hole, engine-room, and galley are all open to
the mess and sleeping deck of the crew, as well as that
of the officers, even to the captain's cabin door ;
the 'heat, when the steam is up, is intsnse ; and if
they were for any short tune compelled to batten down
(which is not unusual), it would be perfectly insup-
portable. The Curlew is a very five model of
marine architecture, externally. Her ancient engines,
which occupy a very large portion of her mean
space,
are only sufficient to propel her five krots per hour
under the most favourable circumstances, and an in-
quiry is going on as to what is to be done with her under
all these serious disadvantages. Her dratght of water,
12 feet extreme aft, and 11 feet 6 inches forward, when
fully coaled and stored, adapts her for a uwful gun-boat.
She .has 8 short 32-pounders on carronada slides amid-
ships, and her long 32-pounder for shifting from forward
to aft. She cannot, however, carry fuel to admit of her
leaving a coal depot for more than six days.

MILITARY.
THE OFFICERS SLAIN IN THE EAST.—"We regret to
state that amongst the officers dead is one of the sons of
Mr. Cox, the head of the celebrated firm of Messrs. Cox
and Greenwood, viz., Lieutenant-Colonel COX, of the
Grenadier Guards. Ile leaves behind him many friends
to regret his early, though gallant, death. We are re-
quested to state that Mr. Cust, of the Guards killed, was
not the son of the lion. Mr. Cust, but of Sir Peregrine
Cust, of Audley-street. The error has caused some
painful mistakes.
CORK, Oct. 31.—Lord Killeen, captain in the Bth
Hussars, was among the officers who left for the Crimea
in the steam-transport Jura,
on Thursday. His lord-
ship's father, the venerable Lord Fingal, came to town
to take leave of him. On Tuesday evening Mr. Don-
nelly, collector of customs, and brother-in-law of Lord
Fingal entertained them at dinner. Lord Killeen has
been fifteen years in the Army, having entered the ser-
vice as far back as 17th of September, 1839. He ob-
tained his lieutenancy on the sth of March, 1841, and
was promoted to be captain on the 23d January, 1846.
The following detachments go out in the Cleopatra to
the Crimea :-102 of the 50th Regiment, 133 of the
55th, 122 of the 21st, 52 of the 30th, 62 of the 33d, 61
of the 47th, and 41 of the 68th ; total, 673. They are
to proceed from the depot battalions at 13irr, Temple-
more, and Fermoy respectively.