The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

THE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Yesterday notices were issued on the Royal Exchange
from the High Court of Admiralty that within 20 aays
of that date the Russian ship Primus, captured by her
Majesty's ships Valorous and Vulture ; and the Russian
barque Emilie, taken by her Majesty's steamer Bulldog,
will be condemned as lawful prizes to their captors.,
Yesterday afternoon seven more Russian prisoners,
who had been in confinement at Dover Castle, were
brought in charge of one of the quartermasters of her
Majesty's ship Crocodile to London, and put on board
the Crocodile. These men, having signed an agreement
not to serve against France or England during the pre-
sent war with Russia, will be permitted to enter the
British merchant service. _ .

Advices were received yesterday at the Admiralty,
under date Elsinore, June 1, announcing the arrival of
her Majesty's transport Resistance, with stores for the
Baltic fleet. _

The Ti—izer steam-vessel bas been taken into the
basin at Woolwich, and will be paid off to-day.
The Hermes steam-sloop, Captain Fishbourne, was
taken into the basin at Woolwich yesterday, prepara-
tory to being paid off. She brought home the left wing
of Captain P. M'Lean's company of Bth battalion of
Royal Artillery from Hong Kong, and they disem-
barked on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, and joined
the head-quarters in the garrison. She also brought
home three sergeants, three corporals, two drummers,
and 42 privates of the St. Helena regiments, as they
have volunteered for service in the line regiments.
They are for the present quartered in the Royal Artil-
lery Barracks.
A. number of workmen have offered their services, and
been accepted, to work as engineers and smiths on
board the Volcano steam-sloop, now fittting as a float-
ing factory for the Baltic. Mr. Nasmyth has contracted
to provide and fit the whole of the tools and fittings,
and an independent steam engine and boiler capable of
exerting a power of 12 horses. Among the articles fur-
nished and fitted in the Volcano there are a wrought
ironfounders' cupola, to melt 30 cwt. of metal, with
ladles, two each to carry 14 cwt., 5 cwt., and 21 cwt.
of metal. Four portable smithery hearths, suitable to
weld 6-inch shafts, two to weld 3-inch shafts, and
adapted for all general smith.s' work. Four best anvils,
and an assortment of smiths' tools, consisting of 10
sledge hammers, 4 light sledge hand hammers and back
hammers, 24 sets of chisels, 16 punches, all of the
best steel 12 steeled sets, all fitted with thel best ash
shafts. Four sets of fireirons and 24 pairs of tongs,
assorted sizes. Four 2 feet blade and 50 feet of blast
distribution pipes and connexion tubes to blow the
cupola and three of the smiths' fires. One pair
of bellows for the bellows-hearth, that is to stand
on deck, and two grindstone hearths and troughs, with
grindstone for each. One patent direct acting 7-cwt.
steam hammer, self-acting, with variable stroke, with
anvil, face, and base plate, for standard and wrought iron
steam pipes. Two portable punching and shearing ma-
chines. arranged to be worked by hand or power. One
powerfUl self-acting planing machine, to plane objects
up to 6 feet long, 2 feet 6 inches wide, and 2 feet deep.
One ditto and shaping machine for straight or curvili-
near work. One machine for screwing' bolts and tap-
ping nuts up to 11 inches in diameter, with eight set
of taps and dies. One powerful back geared drilling
machine to bolt to aides or beams of the ships, ca-
pable to bore holes up to eight inches diameter and 18
inches deep, and all smaller holes. Three independent
drilling machines. One principal turning lathe, 21-
inch headstocks, with self-acting compound slide rest,
capable of turning by self-action cylinder surface and
conical work ; bed, 15 feet long, to slide back to any
required distance, on a foundation bed 20 feet long, so
as to admit a cylinder cover or piston 7 feet diameter
and take in a shaft 16 feet long between the centres,
with complete drawing apparatus. One self-acting double
slide lathe for bolts. One slotting and paring 51-inch
in stroke, with the necessary shafting and pulleys to
convey the power of the engine to the machinery.

Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty gave notice at
Lloyd's that the ordnance_to ,be couveyed4a_Constanti-,
nople, and for which a ship will be taken np this day,
had been increased to 146 tons. The heaviest gun weighs
120 cwt.

Notice was also given that a vessel was required to
convey 220 tons of coke for the use, of her Majesty's
steam navy to Malta.

A section of the metropolitan police are under orders
for Constantinople to assist the Commissariat. The
men have volunteered from the different divisions, and
each constable receives a bounty of 121. and a stipend
of 4s. per diem.
Mr. Atherton, chief engineer of the factory at Wool-
wich dockyard, inspected the Kangaroo steam-vessel of
300 horse-power yesterday. She is lying off the Royal
Arsenal for the purpose of taking on board military
stores for conveyance to the seat of war in the East,
The following appointments have been made :
Second Master Robert Coen, to the Minx, steam-
vessel, at present on her way round to Portsmouth.
Master's-Assistant John A, Cullinson, to the Sphinx
steam-sloop at Portsmouth.
Thirty non-commissioned officers and gunners of the
Royal Artillery, of the 2d, 3d, sth, and Bth battalions,
arrived in the garrison at Woolwich yesterday from
Malta. They came to Portsmouth in the Vulcan steam
troopship, the non-commissioned officers on promotion,
and the gunners as invalids unfit for further service.
The last detachment of the 6th Enniskillen Dragoon

Guards has left Exeter en route for Plymouth to embark
for the East. They were greeted with much enthusiasm
by the inhabitants as they passed through the city.

YEOMANRY AND MILITIA.

Yesterday afternoon the City of London Militia,
Colonel Wilson Commandant, completed their 28 days'
drill, in the Artillery-ground, Bunhill-row. The men
will deliver in their regimentals and accoutrements this
day (Tuesday), and receive the third instalment of the
bounty of 6/.
The Essex Rifle Militia, Colonel Lord Jocelyn, now
doing duty in the Tower, were on Saturday reviewed in
Hyde-park by the Commander-in-Chief. The regiment
took up its ground about 10 o'clock ; shortly after that
hour Lord Hardinge entered the park, and the evolu-
tions commenced ; the manoeuvres did not terminate till
past 12 o'clock. The Commander-in-Chief was pleased
to express his approval of the high state of discipline at-
tained by the regiment.
The consecration and presentation of colours to the 3d
Royal Surrey Militia took place just before it was dis-
banded. The colours were placed against three drums,
and the Bishop of Winchester, who performed the cere-
mony of consecration, was conducted to the spot by Ad-
jutant Parrett. Miss Sumner, his Lordship's daughter,
presented them. The men were afterwards inspected
by Colonel Bush.
The Isle of Wight Artillery Militia has completed its
term of training, and has undergone an inspection by
Colonel Houltain, of the Royal Artillery, who spoke in
the highest terms of praise of the efficiency of the bat-
talion. Ten of the privates who volunteered have been
received into the Royal Artillery. The next meeting of
the troop will be either a Sconce or Sandown Fort.
The Dorset Militia has been inspected by Lieutenant-
Colonel Hansford, of the Rifle Brigade, on Poundbury-
hill. The regiment has made steady progress since it
was called out to drill, and all the men have voluntered
for garrison duty, if they can be of any service to the
Government.
The Royal Cornwall Rangers were inspected at Bod-
min, previously to their discharge, by Lieutenant-Co-
lonel Horn, of the 20th Foot. After the salute in line,
the men marched past in quick time, performed several
battalion movements, and ended with light drill, several
of the co
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earance of the men, and 'their proficiency in
tsdhpeeeilclt,ainpgpOn Ithe men being discharged, each received a
guinea bounty for the training. During the month
15 men transferred their services in the regular forces,
and it is anticipated that more will do so. The corps
of Royal Cornwall Rangers comprises two field officers,
10 captains, 20 subalterns, 3 staff, 35 sergeants, 10
buglers, and 1,051 rank and file. At the drill just con-
cluded there were wanting to complete the above com-
plement 4 subalterns, 20 sergeants, and 590 rank and
file.
The Ist Regiment of the Derbyshire Militia, having
completed their 28 days training, were reviewed yester-
day by Colonel Slade, inspecting field officer. The day
being observed as a holyday, several thousand persons
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mth.ep7madpdlerteisosn of
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the
officers and men, said that Colonel Slade had expressed
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into the teov:naB, htmohrootslbtyand playing lively airs. The men
will be dismissed to-day.

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WILL OF THE LATE MR. MONTGOMERY.—The le-
gacies
which have been bequeathed under the will of 1
the late Mr. Montgomery to the local charities are as
follow :—Fulneck Moravian schools, 3001. ; Moravian
missions, 3001. • Sheffield boys' charity school, 501. ;
the National Schools, 50/. ; the Society for Bettering
the Condition of the Poor, 50/. ; the Aged Female
Society, 501. ; the Boys' Laucasterian School, 251. ; the
Girls' 'Lancasterian School, 25/. ; total, 900/. All these
legacies are to be paid .in full, exempt from duty, and
we understand that they are to be paid twelve months
after the demise of the testator. The will was made 27
you Kona haelys ih the year 1827,--04i0ch 2'inw.