The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-01 00:00:00

SATURDAY

the command of Captain C. J. Gibb ; and the 11th
company, under the command of Captain F. C. Ifassard
Royal Engineers, have since their arrival at Malta
been ordered to proceed to Turkey, and will be sta-
tioned at Schumla. The Bth company under the
command of Captain E. F. Bourchier, Royal En-
gineers, are now on their passage from Gibraltar
to Turkey ; and the 10th company, under the com-
mand of Captain George Bent, Royal Engineers, at pre-
sent at Woolwich, are to embark about the 7th of April
in the Melbourne, screw steam-vessel, for conveyance to
Turkey. The Melbourne will also embark the left wing
of the 38th Regiment of Foot for conveyance to the seat
of war in the East, and the steamer having coaled at
Woolwich went up to Deptford to-day to take provi-
sions on board. The 10th company of Royal Sappers
and Miners is to form the pontoon train to the army in
the East ; and after the embarkation of that company
at Woolwich there will only be about 190 effective
Sappers in England, Ireland, and Scotland, exclusive of
those engaged on surveying duties. The standard for
this branch of the ordnance service has been reduced to
five feet six inches in height, and about 550 mechanics
are required to make up the augmentation recently
voted by Parliament for increasing the strength and effi-
ciency of this useful corps.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 31.

The Trent is the first of the three ships belonging to
the Royal Mail Company which is ready for the con-
veyance of troops. The whole of her preparations were
completed this morning, and during the day she has
been inspected by the brigade major from Portsmouth,
Major Purvis. This officer has expressed himself highly
satisfied with the complete manner in which the various
orders have been executed, and also with the admirable
construction of this vessel for the duties of a troop ship.
It is stated that the Trent will be selected to convey the
23d Regiment, now lying at Portsmouth, to the East,
but officially the fact has not reached us. The men are
under orders to depart, and in perfect readiness to be
despatched immediately.
The depot of the 77th Regiment passed through South-
ampton this morning, en route from Ashton-under-Lyne,
to quarters in the Isle of Wight.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Sultan, which left this afternoon for Constantinople, has
taken out, besides a large cargo, the camp equipage for
Lord Raglan.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 1.
The James Watt, 91, Captain Elliot, is under the
hands of the engineers at Spithead. They expect to
complete repair of the bilge pump by to-morrow, when
she will leave for the fleet.
The Desperate, 8, Captain D'Eyncourt, will leave
Spithead to-morrow for the Baltic.
The Megmra, 6, iron (screw) troopship, Commander
J. 0. Johnston, arrived at Spithead this morning from
the West India stations, with naval and military inva-
lids and stores, which she came into harbour to land this
afternoon. She is ordered to be refitted for troop ser-
vice with the utmost despatch.
There are no other movements to-day.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 31.

Artisans from the dockyard are to work night and
day repairing the internal fittings of the Government
transport ship Allipore, Captain Millman, which con-
tinues in the Sound. The planking of the stalls for the
horses is insufficient in the knees, and not firmly fixed.
The horses are all strong and well.
The Exmouth, 90, screw steamer, nearly ready for
launching, and the Algiers, 90, screw steam-ship, are to
be got ready immediately for the pendant. The machi-
nery for the Exmouth is expected by the Rhadamanthus
in a few days.
The Nile, 91, screw steam-ship, has taken on board
her lower deck guns. Her engines are quite finished,
and she will be ready to put to sea about Tuesday next.
The quarterly muster of the artisans in this dockyard
took place on Wednesday morning. The men, instead
of having a half-day's holiday as is the usual custom,
were directed to return to work. _

The following ships at this port could be commissioned
if necessary :—Cambridge, 78 ; Calcutta, 84 ; Canopus,
84 ; Bombay, 84 ; and Thunderer, 84.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 31.

The Tonning, hired steam transport vessel, having
been fitted at Deptford, with accommodation for 58
horses, steamed down to Woolwich to-day, and will be
taken into the basin here to-morrow, to embark 58 of
the horses belonging to General Lord Raglan, G.C.8.,
commander-in•chief of the forces for service in the East,
and his staff.

SHEERNESS, MARCH 31.

The Formidable, 84 guns, was taken into No. 3 dry
dock yesterday; part of her copper is being stripped off
for survey to try caulking, preparatory to her being
masted for commission.

The Hannibal, 90, guns, new screw steam-ship.—
The order for this ship being taken into the basin for
being masted on her arrival here from Woolwich, has
been countermanded. Her masts, spars, Ste., are to
be sent on to Chatham yard, and she is ordered to he
here by the 12th of April next. The Hannibal is to be
fitted as a two-decker of the second class, by which her
mainmast, spars, and yards will be considerably re-
duced, it having been found by the different practical
reports on the sailing qualities of the ships at present
in commission that many advantages are derived by re-
ducing the height and weight of spars aloft.
The Driver, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander the Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane.—On this sloop
leaving here orders were given that she was to proceed
to the Downs, and not to visit the ports on the east
coast of England. She, therefore, proceeded to the
Downs, and the African, steam-tug vessel, Mr. J. Gill
in command, followed her with seamen volunteers, sent
here from the receiving houses at London. The Trinity
yacht also conveyed some fine young men and lads to
her to join the vessels in the Baltic. On her arrival in
the Downs she was inspected by Rear-Admiral M. F.
J. Berkeley, M.P., &c., who, after the inspection, mus-
tered the officers and ship's company. The African re-
turned here at 11 p.m. yesterday.from the Downs.
The crew of the Majestic, 80 guns, new screw steam-
ship, Captain James Hope, will be turned over to their
ship from the hulk to-morrow, immediately on her leav-
ing the fitting basin,
The armament of this splendid ship will immediately
be completed as follows, viz.:—
Lower deck

10 8-inch guns of 65 cwt.
18 32-pounders „ 58 „
4 8-inch „ 65 „
24 32-pounders „ 50 „
24 32-poundeas „ 42 „

Main 'dock

TJppei• deck

Making a total of 80 guns, and the total weight of
her fighting metal 4,162 cwt., carried in a hull of 2,589
tons Admiralty admeasurement.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.
It was stated hero yesterday evening that an order
had been issued from the Horse Guards for the augmen-
tation of the following regiments by 300 men each :-
4th Foot, 7th, 19th, 23d, 28th, 30th, 33d, 38th, 41th,
42d, 44th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 56th, 77th, 79th, 88th,
93d, 95th, 2d battalion Rifles, and Ist battalion Royals.
The following to be augmented by 200 men each :-Ist
battalion Rifles, 20th Foot, 21st, 34th, 63d, and 97th.
The entire fresh increase of the regular army thus con-
templated will amount to 7,800.
A troop of the King's Dragoon Guards arrived in
Dublin yesterday from Newbridge. The whole of the
regiment will shortly be concentrated here previous to
embarkation for England. They will be replaced here
temporarily by the 4th Royal Irish Dragoons, whose
final destination is the seat of war in the East.
The following officers serving in Canada have been
ordered forthwith to proceed to England to embark with
the army for Constantinople :—Assistant-Commissary-
General Routh, Deputy Assistant-Commissary-Generals
Hawkins, Webb, and Lownes.
A second division of the Royal Artillery will embark
at Cork on board the Juverna steamer on Tuesday morn-
ing for Bristol.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
Paymaters —John William Ancell (1846), to the
Southampton packet station ; William L. Norcock
(1843), to the Wellington, guard-ship of ordinary at
Sheerness.
Acting Mate—Hugh M'N. Dyer, from the Modesto,
18, sloop, on the Mediterranean station, to the Conflict,
screw
ste a m
sloop.
Clerks' Assistants—John J. Wilcock to the Impe-
rieuse, 50, screw steam-frigate, with the Baltic fleet • T.
Backhouse to the Blenheim, 60, screw steam-ship ;
Ed-
ward J. Taylor to the Neptune, 120, with the Baltic
fleet.

Captain Edwin C. T. D'Eyncourt (1849), who was
appointed to study steam at the factory at Woolwich
dockyard on the 2d inst., and joined to commence his
studies on the 15th, has been appointed to command
the Desperate screw steam-ship, of 400-horse power, at
Portsmouth, and left Woolwich on Thursday to take
the command of that vessel.