The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

STORES FOR THE BLACK SEA.

PORTSMOUTH, Friday.—An immense shipment of
stores has taken place from the Royal Clarence-yard,
under the immediate direction and active exertions of
J. Davies, Esq., the master attendant of the yard.
Two thousand tons otbread, hay, and oats, have been
shipped on board the following chartered store-ships :
Liveredale 1,200 tons for Malta.
Ottoman
Sybil 3OO tons for Varna..
Phantom
The Ottoman and Sybil have sailed ; the Riversdale
and Phantom leave on Sunday. There is not a Govern.
ment establishment in Great Britain where the duties
can be more energetically carried out.

SMOKING ON BOARD TRANSPORT SHIPS,
SHEERNESS, JULY 28.
The following circular arrived at Sheerness yesterday,
and was immediately promulgated by Admiralty order:—
Circular, No. 154.

" Admiralty, June 23, 1854.
" Tho Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have to
call the special attention of Admiralty agents, and masters
of transport and freight ships, as well as the military offi-
cers in charge of troops embarked, to the necessity of their
lordships' orders being strictly enforced respecting the
smoking of tobacco, which is never on any account to be
permitted except on the upper deck, and then only at rea-
sonable hours, and no lueifer or patent matches are• to be
allowed on board, and the agents and masters of all ships
chartered by the Admiralty are to adopt the most strin-
gent measures to prevent these reculations from being dis-
obeyed, and they are to take • care, in the stowage of the
holds, that no accumulation of oily or
greasy oakum, or
other combustible materials, be allowed, which might
cause spontaneous combustion, and they are to warn all
persons on board to be most careful of lights, so as to pre-
vent accidents by fire. It is their lordships' direction that
this order be publicly read by the agent, or, if their be no
agent on board, by the master of the ship to the crew and
troops on embarkation, and a copy
in some conspicuous place for general information.
"By command of their Lordships
" R. 'OSBORNE.
"To all commanders-in-chief, captains, commanders,
of it is to be hung up
and commanding officers of , her Majesty's ships and
vessels."

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TROOP-SHIPS, TRANSPORTS, &o.
The Sea Nymph, transport, only stows seventy tons
of coals in her bunkers, and in consequence she will be
obliged to carry a large quantity on deck in bags, which
are being made in the dockyard. She will take on board
about 2,760 bags of bread, 270 barrels of beef and pork,
some medical
sugar, m
o a
vinegar &c. She will have
to be thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed, having been
employed in the cattle trade.
The Industry, steam transport, Master Commander
stea, cocoa, cfoorttisn
'ea I, and other provisions, such as
Bradley, is making good the defects occasioned by
a fire breaking out in her coal bunkers, from spon-
taneous combustion. Her funnel has been taken out to
beo pi
bought into the service,
and her craw have entered for twelve months. The In-
dustry will not be ready till the 3d of August,'
not being
considered safe by the dockyard authorities. She is to
ciceTd
hfeurt
Industryiier fo rw
bag
Shen
has also taken out her
have the following alterations inb.de :—Additional casing
aisl.
round the funnel, open framing on deck, round funnel
for inure ventilation, funnel lengthened about ten feet
to cause more draught, and then be placed perpendicular.
The utmost despatch is to be used to expedite the alter-
ations and provisioning
these transports.
One officer and 30 troopers and 65 horses,
belonging
to the 15th Hussars, arrived at Plymouth on Thursday
night from Newtown, Ireland, in the screw steam-ship
Sylph, belonging to the Waterford Company. The regi-
ment is now stationed at Exeter, and the men went
purposely
1 to Ireland for the horses. They are all young,
and are principally mares.
The Empress Eugenia, transport, arrived in Queens-
town on Tuesday from London, bound for Melbourne,
with Government stores. She takes on board the two
• • • of the 12th Regiment in barracks,
to companies
to join the head-quarters division, which have already
sailed from that port for that colony.
On Tuesday a draft of the 16th Regiment of Foot sailed
in the Royal Alice, river steamer, from Cork to Queens.
town, and embarked on board the transport for service
in Jamaica. The draft consisted of 200 men.
The Flora and Sibella, Gdvernment troon-ships, ar-
rived in Cork Harbour on Tuesday. The 'Flora is to
take out 150 men to Canada, and the Sibella an equal
number to the East. The 21st North British Fusiliers
are expected immediately.