The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-19 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Master Henry Brehaut (1841) has been appointed to
the Ciissar, 91, screw steamship, at Devonport ; Master's
Assistant James Peake, to the Esk, 21, screw steam-
corvette, at Woolwich.
His Serene Highness Prince Victor of Holienlohe-
Langenburg, of the Powerful, 84, is promoted to the
rank of lieutenant.

THE ROYAL ALBERT.
Letters have been received from the Royal Albert,
dated Gibraltar, Dec. 1. One of her crew, writing to
his brother, says—" We arrived here at noon to-day,
having bad a most delightful passage out. The whole
way we might have towed our captain's gig, the water
was so perfectly smooth. The engines, without a stop-
page, worked admirably. I never witnessed such a
happy group as our crew and troops-2,400 men ; and
from the time we left Portsmouth we have not even had
one case of sea sickness ; all hands say it has been her
Majesty's own weather. Had it not been for the motion.
caus©d by the screw, we should not have known that the
Royal Albert was at sea.

WEATHER AT SHEERNESS.
Shortly after noon yesterday the barometer had fallen
to 28.18. At intervals of from 5 to 10 minutes there
were terrific squalls of sleet and snow, and it was found
necessary throughout the ships in harbour at Sheerness
to hoist the foul weather signal, in order t• prevent boats
leaping their ships. Many that were on shore were
obliged to remain until slack tide, in consequence of the
cross sea running on the ebb tide through the harbour.
All the steam tenders kept their fires banked up in case
of their icing wanted.
At 4.45 p.m. it was still blowing heavily from the
north-west.

FREE CARRIAGE OF PARCELS TO THE
CRIMEA.

The iron screw steamer Loire will leave Southampton
for Balaklava on the 30th December, chartered by
Messrs. Crockford and Co. Parcels, &c. (to the extent
of 20 tons measurement), addressed to officers or men of
the army in the Crimea, will be carried free of charge ;
the South-Western Railway Company have also agreed
to deliver them free at the Southampton Docks. Per•
sons desirous of availing themselves of this opportunity
must obtain forms, and leave them, properly filled up
at the office, 160, Piccadilly, on or before Friday, tb(l
22d of December, daily, between the hours of ten and
three ; and the parcels must be brought to the office on
Tuesday, the 26th, and Wednesday, the 27th of Decem-
ber, between the hours of nine and three. A receipt will
be given for each parcel. Each parcel must be packed
in a wood case, not exceeding 18 inches long, 12
inches wide, and 12 inches deep. Not more than
one parcel will be taken addressed to the sane person.
Messrs. Crock ford awl Co. will not hold themselves
liable for the contents of the parcels, or insure them from
sea &,c., but will undertake to deliver them to some
properly appointed authority for distribution upon tho
at rival of the steamer at Balaklava.

ARRIVAL OF THE TYNEMOUTH AT
BALAKLAVA.

The Tynemonth steamer has arrived at Balaklava with
a load sufficient fer a vtseel of much greater pretensions.
Sh 6 conveyed 1,220 soldiers and eight horses, with am-
munition and camp equipage, tesides towing a brig
laden with Turkish stores and having on board 29 men
and 27 horses. The Tynemouth brought up his Excel-
lency Osman Pasha, the Turkish'Commander-in-Chief.
A letter written on board the Tynemouth, dated
Balaklava, November 27, states that the people were in
tolerable spirits, and were looking forward to a decided
blow being struck shortly. The rain had made the
roads almost impassable for carriages between Balaklava
and Sebastopol, but it was supposed that the inconve-
nience would be felt more by the Russians than by the
Allies, as the latter could not have the same facility for
obtaining provisions. Osman Pasha sent a letter to
Captain Dundas, commander of the Tynemouth, express.
in,g his gratitude for the kindness shown to himself and
officers during the passage from Stamboul to the Crimea.

MILITARY.
The 72d Highlanders last week obtained a warrant
from the Grand Lodge of Masons in Ireland, and now
form Lodge No. 65.
RECRUITING IN TIPPERARY.—Fifteen young men
were attested in Nenagh, on Thursday last, for the com-
missariat department in the East. They are to be em-
ployed as waggon-drivers, and will receive 2s. 6d. a day
each, and be attired in military uniform. They leave
on Monday for Dublin, en route to their destination.

THE ZOUATTES ON BOARD THE ROYAL

ALBERT.

The Algiers journal, the Akbar, of the 10th inst.,
has the following :

The 14th battalion of Foot Chasseurs and the 11th,
16th, and 25th Regiments of Light Infantry are ordered
to the Crimea, and will shortly embark for that destina-
.ion. They are to be replaced in Algeria by other regi-
ments from France. The English ship Royal Albert
received numerous visitors during the stay before the
port of Algiers. Nothing could exceed the atten-
tion paid to them by the English, who invited
them to a collation, at which champagne was
served in profusion. The first soldier wearing
the uniform of the Zouaves who appeared on the
deck of the Royal Albert was the object of a real ova-
tion. He was actually carried in triumph by the sailors
and soldiers. On the other hand, the English officers of
the Queen's Guards, of the Scotch regiments, of the
Artillery, and the Marines experienced a most cordial
reception on the evening of the 4th, from our artillery
officers, who were celebrating the fete of their patron, St.
Barba. The next morning a numerous body of French
officers, with Colonel de Fenelon at their head, accom-
panied our British guests in their excursion through the
city and its neighbourhood. In a word, everybody did
his utmost to render their short stay in our city as agree-
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