The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-21 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUL Y. 21, 1854.

7t,.1-11. ALBERT SMITLI'S MONT BLANC,
1.4. x. including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON,
THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (except
Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three.
Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the boy office every day from II
till 4 ; area, 28.; gallery, Is.—Egyptian Ilall, Piccadilly.

LALTRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms,
(Lessee, Cues. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road),
—The above Rooms aro now OPEN FOR TILE SEASON.
Intl will continue open every evening, with L AURENT'S
CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka,
Fair Star Waltz, and °variant Mail Galop, by D'Aibert; also, by H.
Laurent , the following Waltzes -La belle Frangsise, Leonora, Villi-
kins and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8.
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11.

BARON LIEBIG on ALLSOPP'S PALE
ALE.—" I am myself an admirer of this beverage, and my
ow experience enables me to recommend it, in accordance with
the opitVon of the most eminent Engtish physicians, as a very agree-
able and efficient tonic, and as a general beverage, both for the
invalid anti the robust.—Giessen, May 6.
ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE ONLY is BOTTLED by PARKER and
TWINING, Bter Merchants, 5%, PALL-MALL.
I►IPERIAL MEASURE. - Quarts, Bs.; Pints, 55.; Half-pint]
(for luncheon), 3s, per dozen, Also in Casks of 16 gallons and
upwards.

THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA,
Augu,t 4, 1854. The magn,flc•iot screw steamship " CAL-
I 'UT rA," 1,800 tons, another of the tine fleet i,elon4ing to the Gene-
ral ',crew Steam Shipping Comp my will be despatched from South-
ampton with her Majes y'- Mails for Adelaide, Port-Philip, and
sydn, y, on the 4th August next. This 11" e vessel has maintained
her high reputation for rapid sa ling awl punctuality, and is a sister
hip to t e " Argo." which has made the quickest v yage to and from
Australia up to this time. The Calcutta has been employed carrying
he Mails to and from England and Calcutta, and from her superior
sailing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly assumed that she will
make the run hi 60 days. Ra.es of Passage trom 30 to 100 guineas.
She will be followed, on the 4th of October, by the ! maws, of 2,500
tons. Full particulars as to Freight and Passage Money at the Com-
pany's Officer, T Cannon-street, City.

for Quebec, touching at Queenstown to embark a draught
of the 54th Regiment.
The Golden Fleece left Spithead for Southampton yes-
terday afternoon.
The ship Nymph sailed from Liverpool yesterday for
Plymouth, where she will load with bread for the troops
in the East,

AGENTS OF TRANSPORTS.
The Admiralty still require the services of several lieu-
tenants to proceed in the transports as agents. Any ap-
plications on the part of officers would secure them im-
mediate appointments. if the lieutenants, however, were
allowed to count time served in this capacity as time
served in a man-of-war, as in common fairness they ought,
the Admiralty would have more candidates for the ap-
pointment, and, therefore, a larger list froth which to
select officers for this onexous and responsible duty.

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LAUNCH OF ANOTHER DISPATCH GUN-VESSEL.
The third of the screw dispatch gun-vessels, the Beagle,
was launched from the building establishment of Mare
and Co., at Blackwall, yesterday morning. She is of the
same tonnage, dimensions, horse power, and armament as
the Wrangler and Arrow—viz.—length, 160 feet; breadth,
25 feet ; depth, 13 feet ; burden in tons, 476; depth of
water forward, 5 feet ; aft, 8 feet 1 inch. The pla-
cards are out for entering mon for these ships. The com-
plement is to be 60. The Beagle is to have Humphrey's
machinery. The fourth ship, the Lynx, 'will be launched
from Mare's establishment on Saturday next. Penn and
Co. have the fitting of her machinery, and they anticipate
that the steam will be up on board and the vessel ready
for trial by Saturday week.

breasted, the facings indicating the number of the regi-
ment. The collar will be low and open, with embroidered
gold lace in heraldic crowns and stars, showing the rank
of the officer. The shoulder-belt and breast-plate will be
discontinued. In lieu thereof, there will be a white
patent leather waist-belt, with gilt ornaments in front.
Epaulettes and sash will be abolished. The black trousers
will be continued for the winter, and the Oxford, or
" blueish texture," as Sir Charles Napier the soldier termed
it, for the summer.
The Guards, so long free from innovation, will, we
believe, soon undergo a change in uniform. The cavalry
uniform patterns have not yet been sealed. It is supposed
the change in the latter will be on a limited scale. It is
proper to add, and gratifying to state, that the suggestions
in this respect of an English house have been adopted,
against many competitors, British and foreign—of one
Messrs. Moore and Co., of St. Jaines's-street, who were the
contractors for the army which served under Sir John
Moore and the Duke of Wellington. It may be here added
that the Guards of infantry regiments, now only wear the
white trousers as summer-dress, and the 16th Lancers is
the only light cavalry regiment which wears the scarlet
jacket, all the others being blue. The Duke of York will
long be remembered by the British infantry as the author
of the great coat, which, however useful, has sometimes
been felt oppressive under a summer rain. Colonel Dick-
son's suggestion of a waterproof cape might be adopted as
a desideratum, the cape of the great coat as at present
worn to be abolished. The costume for the future of the
officers and men will be similar, void the lace and ornament.

THE ORDNANCE SERVlCES.—Yesterday a supplemental
Ordnance estimate was issued, showing that 95,691/. will
probably be required during the year ended March next.
PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.—The additional sum which
will be incurred during the present financial year in carry-
ing into effect the recommendations of the commission on
promotion in the army is 10,0001„ which will be asked
from Parliament in the shape of a supplementary army
estimate.