The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Mr. Charles 0. Dalton, from Woolwich Do,ckyard, is
appointed principal pay clerk and bookkeeper at Key-
ham factory, Devonport.

Clerk-Charles Fisher (1850), serving in ti ie Hogue,
60, screw steam-ship, in the Baltic; is appoint e d clerk in
charge of the Arrow, screw steam despatch, gun-boat,
fitting at Woolwich for the Baltic.
Mr. W. P. Green, gunner (additional), to ikhe Water-
loo, for service in the Lizard, paddlewheel at cam-vessel,
took up his appointment yesterday, and wait s a passage
to her. He is borne out on the books of the Waterloo,
flag-ship, and was sent round from the Exct alent, gun-
nery ship, at Portsmouth.

rear-Admiral W. J. Hope Johnstone hoisted his flag
(blue at the mizen) on board the Indefatigable„ 50, Capt.
Thomas Hope, but without the customary salute, the
ship being alongside the dockyard (Plymouth)6.

THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—Thc fine screw steam-ship,
Golden Fleece, of 2,700 tons burden, the property of the
General Screw Steam-shipping Company, has again
been ordered to be shortly in readiness for thLe convey-
ance of troops. It has been decided that this vessel
shall convey the 46th Regiment, now stationed at
Windsor, and it is asserted that the whole of tile officers,
men, &c., will embark at this port. The prieparations
of the Golden Fleece are prevented from beic k.g of that
speedy nature which has, in every instance, been exhi-
bited at this port, in the fulfilment of orders received
from the Beard of Admiralty, owing to a defect which
has been discovered to exist in her machinery. This,
however, is being, as rapidly as possible, put to rights ;
and there is no doubt the ship will be ready for sea in
the course of a few days.

STORES FOR THE BLACK SEA.
PORTSMOUTH, Friday.—An immense shipment of
stores has taken place from the Royal Clarence-yard,
under the immediate direction and active exertions of
J. Davies, Esq., the master attendant of the yard.
Two thousand tons of bread, hay, and oats, have been
shipped on board the following chartered store-ships :
Riversdale 1,200 tons for Malta.
Otto man
Sybil 3OO tuns for Varna.
Phantom
The Ottoman and Sybil have sailed ; the Riversdale
and Phantom leave on Sunday. There is not a Govern-
ment establishment in Great Britain where the duties
can be more energetically carried out.

SMOKING ON BOARD TRANSPORT SHIPS.
SHEERNESS, JULY 28.
The following circular arrived at Sheerness yesterday,
and was immediately promulgated by Admiralty order:—
" Circular, No. 154.

" iralty, June 23, 1854.
"The Lords Commissioners Adm
of the Admiralty have to
call the special attention of Admiralty agents, and masters
of transport and freight ships, as well as the military offi-
cers in charge of troops embarked, to the necessity of their
lordships' orders being strictly enforced respecting the
smoking of tobacco, which is never on any account to be
permitted except on the upper deck, and then only at rea-
sonable hours, and no lucifer or patent matches are to be allowed on board, and the agents and masters of all ships
chartered by the Admiralty are to adopt the most strin-
gent measures to prevent these regulations from being dis-
obeyed, and they are to take care, in the stowage of the
holds, that no accumulation of oily or greasy oakum, or
other combustible materials, be allowed, which might
cause spontaneous combustion, and they are to warn all
persons on board to be most careful of lights, so as to pre-
vent accidents by fire. It is their lordships' direction that
this order be publicly read by the agent, or, if their be no
conspicuous place for general information.
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are being made in the dockyard. She will take on board
about 2,760 bags of bread, 270 barrels of beef
and pork,
some medical comforts, and other provisions, such as
tea, cocoa, sugar, oatmeal, vinegar, &c. she will have
to be thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed, having been
employed in the cattle trade.
The Industry, steam transport, Master Commander
Bradley, is making good the defects occasioned by
a fire breaking out in her coal bunkers, from
sort,
taneous combustion. Her funnel has been taken oupt to
be placed further forward. She has also taken out her
coals. The Industry has been bought into the service,
and her crew have entered for twelve months. The In-
consyl not be ready till the 3d of August, not being
dered safe by the dockyard authorities. She is to
have the following alterations made :—Additional casing
round the funnel, open framing on deck, round funnel
for more ventilation, funnel lengthened about ten feet
to cause more draught, and then be placed perpendicular.
The utmost despatch is to be used to expedite the alter-
ations and provisioning these transports.
One officer and 30 troopers and 65 horses, belonging
to the 15th Hussars, arrived at Plymouth on Thursday
night from Newtown, Ireland, in the screw steam-ship
Sylph, belonging to the Waterford Company. The regi-
ment is now stationed at Exeter, and the men went
purposely to Ireland for the horses. They are all young,
and are principally mares.
The Empress Eugenia, transport, arrived in Queens.
town on Tuesday from London, bound for Alelbourne,
with Government stores. She takes on board the two
remaining companies of the 12th Regiment in barracks,
to join the head-quarters division, which have already
sailed from that port for that colony.
On Tuesday a draft of the 16th Regiment of Foot sailed
in the Royal Alice, river steamer, from Cork to Queens.
town, and embarked on board the transport for service
in Jamaica. The draft consisted of 200 men.
The Flora and Sibella, Government troop-844-15e, ar-
rived in Cork Harbour on Tuesday. The Flora is to
take out 150 men to Canada, and the Sibella an equal
number to the East. The 21st North British Fusiliers
are expected immediately.
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MILITARY.
The depot of the (38th Light Infantry, under com-
mand of Captain Henry Harper Greer, arrived in Fer-
moy on Wednesday, fromßelfast. The service companies
of this corps are at Malta, which they expect to leave
for Turkey.
A draft consisting of 82 men and 6 officers, of the 60th
("Lug's ON* Moe, acriTell at Cork by opitoW tra44 OR