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 are 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They were originally made in 1846 for the Hornet, and
do not possess any of the late improvements—they take
up so considerable a space 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 double 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 intense ; and if
they were for any short time compelled to batten down
(which is not unusual), it would be perfectly insup-
portable. The Curlew is a very fine 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 knots 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 draught of water,
12 feet extreme aft, and 11 feet 6 inches forward, when
fully coaled and stored, adapts her for a useful gun-boat.
She has 8 short 32-pounders on carronade 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 siz 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,
or the
Grenadier Guards. He 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 Hon. Mr. Cust, but of Sir Peregrine
c
Cost, of Audley-street. The
error hasaused 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 brotber-inllaw of Lord
Fingal entertained them at dinner. Lord Killeen has
been fifteen years in the Array, 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 Birr, Temple-
more, and Fermoy respectively.

THE MILITIA..
Eight more regiments of militia are about to be em-
bodied for permanent duty.
On Monday a presentation of colours from the ladies
of Somerset was made by Lady Paulett, on the Hoe, to
the First Somerset Regiment of Militia, now quartered
in the Citadel, Plymouth, and commanded by Viscount
Hinton, her ladyship's son.

The remains of Quartermaster Moore, 3d battalion
Royal Artillery, were interred in St. Thomas's church-
yard, Woolwich, yesterday, with military honours.

THE ARMY IN THE EAST.—Yesterday, a very inte
resting lecture was delivered at the Polytechnic Institu.
tion, Regent-street, on a new hospital tent designed for
the army engaged in the present war, and for other
general purposes. The lecture, which was delivered by
Mr. Johns, was attended by a large number of military
and other gentlemen.
MASTER BAKERS' PENSION SOCIETY.---Last night the
22d anniversary of this society was celebrated by a din-
ner at the Freemasons Tavern, which was very nume-
rously attended; Mr. Podger, of the firm of Kidd and
Podger, millers, Isieworth, presided, and was supported
by most of the eminent millers and master bakers of the
metropolis and its vicinity.
GENERAL DOMESTIC SERVANTS'BENEYOLENT INSTITU-
TION.—Y estsrday afternoon a meeting of the Governors
and Committee of Management of the above institution
was held at their offices, in Sackville-street,
The annual report was highly gratulatory. Her Majesty
and Prince Albert had become patrons, and the institu-
tion now numbers upwards of 7,000 members, and has
a permanent invested fund of several thousand pounds.
Twenty-four pensioners are now receiving relief from its
funds ; nineteen having 151., and five 201. per annum.
Temporary assistance has also been given in a number of
cases of urgent distress. The qualification of member-
ship to this excellent institution, as a resource in old age
and infirmities, is the annual payment of the moll eij
of from 3s. to ).00,, acoordiog to age.