The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 28.
The Medea, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Phillimore,
sailed from Spithead last evening. Her destination is
believed, to be westward.

The Sidon, 22, paddle-frigate, Captain Goldsmith,
went out of harbour this morning, and anchored at Spit-
head, where she re-shipped powder, shell, &c. and sailed
at 12 30 p.m. for Lisbon, calling at Plymouth.
The Diamond, 26, Captain W. Peel, arrived at Spit-
head this morning, from Chatham, on her way to the
South American station,
The Sprightly steam-tender, Master-Commander
Allen, returned from Sheerness this morning.
The Geyser paddle-steam sloop was removed from
the factory basin this morning, and brought round to
the jetty, ready to haul into the fitting basin on Thurs-
day.

The removal of the Princess Royal, 90, Captain Lord
Clarence Paget, out of the fitting basin, has been de-
ferred till to-morrow.

Captain Symonds, of the Arethusa, has accepted the
post of Flag-Captain to Rear-Admiral Sir Edinuri;P
Lyons, G.C.8., and will join the Agamemnon, 90, at
Constantinople. Captain Mends will take the command
of the Arethusa.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 28.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture, Captain GlaBse,
left the Souud this morning to relieve the homeward.
bound.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 2S.

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain John Shepherd (1840), recently captain of
the Victory, 101, flag-ship at Portsmouth, and one of
the members of the Committee on Manning the Navy,
is promoted 'to be Commodore of the Second Class, and
appointed to the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich, for ser-
vice as Commodore-Superintendent at Woolwich Dock-
yard and of the naval duties afloat at this port, in the
room of Commodore Henry Eden, whose period of ser-
vice as Commodore-Superintendent of Woolwich Dock-
yard and duties afloat has expired.
Captain George Ramsay (1843), to command the
Euryalus, 50, screw steam•frigate, commissioned this
day at Chatham.

Captain Sir Frederick W. Erskine Nicolson, Bart.
(1846), to command the Pique, 40, commissioned this
day at Devonport.

Captain Alfred Phillips Ryder, 1848), to command
the Dauntless, 24, screw steam-frigate, commissioned
this day at Portsmouth.

Lieutenants--Charles F. F. Boughey (1846), recently
First Lieutenant of the Harlequin, 12, sloop, on the
West Coast of Africa ; John E. Commerell (1848) and
Edmund S. Grove (1849), recently serving in the Archer
screw steam-sloop, to the Pique, 40, at Devonport.
Lieutenants.—Francis H. Shortt (1843), Hon.Aug,us-
tus C. Hobart (1845), from the coast guard, and Wm.
D. Elphinstone (1848), recently serving in the Cleopatra,
26, on the East India station, to the Dauntless,; 24,
screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
Lieutenants.—Henry C. Toby (1841), from the coast
guard, and Henry J. Grant (1846), recently serving in
the Vestal, 26, on the North American and West'
India station, to the Cressy, 80, screw steamship at
Sheerness.

Lieutenants.—Thomas Davies (b) (1844), recently
serving in the Daedalus, 20, on the Pacific station ;
Stephen F. Douglas (1845), from the coast guard, and
T. S. Bruce, to the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate at
Chatham.

Masters.—George L. Carr (1849), to the Pique; 11.
B. Batt (1849), to the Dauntless ; John M. Hall (1845),
to the Euryalus.
Mates.—George Robinson (1852), from the Excellent
gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, to the Pique ; A. H. W.
Battescombe (1852), from the Excellent to the Daunt-
less.

Chief Engineers.—James Brown, to the Euryalus ;
George K. Keeton, to the Dauntless.

Assistant Engineers.—William Owen, to the Eurya-
lus ; Francis G. Barr and John D. Lamont, to the
Dauntless ; James Hughes, to the Leopard.
Second Master.—Augustus F. Mugford (1848), from
the Monarch, 84, guardship of ordinary at Sheerness, to
the Cyclops steam-frigate, at Sheerness.

THE ARMY.

THE ARMY IN INDIA.

Several of the soldiers who had purchased their
discharge, with the intention of proceeding to
Australia, requested and obtained permission to
rejoin their regiments, as after reaching Calcutta
the Commander-in-Chief issued the following pa-
rental order, warning the European soldiers against
being tempted to relinquish the certainty of pen-
sion in their old age for the more than doubtful and
hazardous future involved in emigration to Aus-
tralia :

" The Commander-in• Chief in India deems it a duty
to-publish to the army the following statement, showing
the ruinous and fatal consequences which have ensued
to so many good soldiers, who, misled by imaginary
hopes of improving their condition, applied for their
discharge, and proceeded to Calcutta with the intention
of emigrating to Australia.
"His Excellency trusts that the fate of these unfor-
tunate and misjudging men, added to the reports re-
ceived from the colony of the bad prospects of subsistence
on first landing, the difficulties to be contended with,
and the great amount of personal labour required to gain
a livelihood there (such as few old soldiers are able to
undergo), will induce those who may be desirous of emi-
grating to pause and consider well'ere they give up their
present comparative comfort and hope of pension for a
future so uncertain and so hazardous. .

" E:ghty-six men obtained permission to proceed to
Calcutta, and thence to Australia, during the months of
October, November, December, January, February,
March, and April last, out of which number but 55 pro-
ceeded to their destination, seven having died en route
to Calcutta, eight having died at Calcutta awaiting em-
barkation, four having been obliged to change their des-
tination for want of funds, &c., four having obtained
permission to rejoin their regiments, eight having
embarked for Australia, but returned to the presidency,
the vessel having grounded, The four men who hays