The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-25 00:00:00

ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.

The 7th company, under the command of Captain
Gibb, Royal Engineers, left the Arsenal station of the
North Kent Railway at an early hour to-day for the
Waterloo station, en route to embark at Southampton.
Lieutenant Elphinstone. Lieutenant Anderson, and Lieu-
tenant Drake, Royal Engineers, embark at the same
time.

Lieutenant Lempriere, Lieutenant Graham, and Lieu-
tenant Martin are under orders to embark with Captain
Hassard and the 11th company.

EDINBURGH

The 4th Regiment (King's Own), at present in Edin-
burgh Castle, are under orders lor the E ist, and in readi-
ness to move. They have been joined by 142 volun-
teers from Chatham, and only await the arrival of the
steamer Golden Fleece at Leith, where they are to em-
bark for their destination. The 77th, in Giasgow, are
to embark on the Clyde in the steamer Atrato—a fine
vessel. on the eve of completion there. It is expected
that the embarkation of both regiments will take place
on or about the Ist of March. The detachment of ar-

tillery in Leith Fort have supplied a contingent of 30
men, with 50 horses, to this branch of the expedition.
It is expected that the 4th and 77th will be, meanwhile,
relieved by small detachments of the 82d, at present
distributed in Stirling Castle, Perth, and Dundee. The
effective military force of Scotland will, until new ar-
rangements are made, be reduced by the departure of
these regiments from about 3,000 to 1,300 or 1,400
men, distributed throughout the entire kingdom.

DUBLIN, FEB. 24,

The .50th Regiment embarked at Kingstown to-day,
on board the Cambria, amid the cheers of a large con-
course of people. The steamer will not sail until to-
morrow morning. It is blowing a perfect hurricane
from the westward.

The 21st (Royal North British Fusiliers), now sta-
tioned in Dublin) have been extremely successful in
picking up recruits towards the augmentation of this
fine corps. A great number were attested yesterday
before the magistrates of the head office of police. The
21st expect to form a part of the second division of the
expeditionary army to Turkey.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 24,

The Vulture, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Glasse, ar-
rived at Spithead this morning from Plymouth, and
came into harbour in the evening to lar.d 1,000 bags of
bread which she has on board.

The Simoom, 18, screw troop-ship, Captain Smith,
got steam up to-day to try her engines.
The B )scawen, 70, Captain Glanville, exercised her
crew at Spithead this morning in gunnery, when some
very sharp practice took place.
The Hamoaze lighter sailed to-dayfor Devonport, with
ordnance for the Duke of Wellington, 131, and the Devon
lighter arrived to-day from Plymouth, with victualling
stores for the Clarence-yard.

The Juno, 26, Captain Freemantle, sailed from Spit-
head last evening on a cruise, to exercise her crew.
The Gorgon, 6, advance steam-sloop, was commissioned
yesterday afternoon pro tem. by Commander Gardener
for troop service. She went over to Cowes in the even-
ing, and returned this morning.
Another sad accident ocurred on board the steamer in
the steam basin dock on Thursday evening, which
proved fatal to a poor man named William Sarl, a
labourer, who missed his footing, and fell down the
hold, receiving such severe injuries that he died very
shortly afterwards. He leaves a widow and seven chil-
dren to lament his sad end.
Four-hundred men belonging to the Coast-guard are
expected to-day for the Neptune, 120, Captain Smith,
C.B. They mostly come from Ireland and Scotland.
Some of these men are good seamen, but others know
nothing of service, and have never been on board
ship before. They are, however, a steady and well-
disciplined body of men, and are soon brought into a
state of efficiency on board ship.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 24.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture, 6, Commander
F. 11. Glasse, sailed yesterday with biscuit for the troops
about to embark at Portsmouth.
The screw steam-sloop Desperate, 8, Captain W. W.
Chambers, was warped to the jetty yesterday, and will
be placed in dock on Monday.
The crew of the Nile, 90, p►inted topmasts yesterday.
The topsailyards were crossed and topmast rigging
set up on hoard the James Watt yesterday.

WOOLWICH, FEB. 24.
APPOINTMENTS.
Acting-clerk John Kiddie, to the Dragon, paddle-
wheel steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
Clerks'-Assistants.—John E. Evans, to the Victory
flag-ship, at Portsmouth ; H. V. Forest, to the Dauntless
screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
The Rhadamanthus steam store-vessel, Master-Com-
mander Belam, was taken out of the basin to-day, and
immediately left for Portsmouth and Devonport.
The newly-entered men of the Fisgard flag-ship at
this port, 64 in number, were paid wages yesterday
when the pay-clerks came down from the Admiralty to
pay the Rhadamanthus. They have gone through drill
and great gun exercises for some time, and the know-
ledge they have acquired is highly creditable to them
and satisfactory to their instructors.
The Archer screw steam-sloop has been taken out of
dock,