The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-21 00:00:00

THE TRANSPORT SHIPS.

The Vifredo, hired steam transport, was to have em-
barked detachments of troops yesterday at Portsmouth
Dockyard for the Black Sea, but so much confusion
seemed to prevail as to how accommodation was to be
provided for them on board that it is questionable whether
the troops have yet embarked. She is ordered to take out
the following officers and troops :—Lieut.-Colonel Wood,
Coldstream Guards ; Brigade Major Ellison and Dr. Reed,
of the Grenadier Guards ; Purveyor-in-Chief Wriford ;
and Purveyors' Clerks Pightt, Hugger, and Willan, with
detachments of the 79th and BSth Regiments, consisting of
four officers and 150 men, which arrived from Winchester
at Portsmouth Dockyard yesterday for Turkey. Since the
foregoing was known, a message has been received at Ports-
mouth, from the Ordnance-office, stating that the stores
not taken by the Vifredo may be transferred to her Ma-
jesty's steam sloops Sphinx and Stromboli, both which
vessels are refitting in Portsmouth harbour to proceed to
the Crimea. Rear-Admiral Superintendent Martin and a
board of officers held a survey on the Vifredo yesterday
afternoon, the result of which was, that it was found, on
measurement of the cargo in and waiting to be shipped,
that there would not be accommodation for the troops, 100
of whom will be transferred to other vessels.

The Gomelza, hired sailing transport, has been taken up
;o convoy the remainder of the 34th Foot from Portsmouth
,o Corfu.

The Alipore, No. 8, transport, having discharged the
cargo of old shot and shells she brought home from Malta,
left Woolwich yesterday, and went up the river to
Deptford.

SHOT AND SHELL FOR THE BLACK SEA.
The Salamander paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander
B. P. Priest, has been loaded at the Royal Arsenal,
Woolwich, with shot and shells for service in the war in
the East. She will leave the Royal Arsenal at an early
hour to-morrow for the Mediterranean and Black Sea
station.

THE HAMMOCKS OF THE ROYAL WILLIAM.
The whole of the hammocks used by the Russian pri-
soners while on board the Royal William were on Satur-
day last placed in the kiln in the dockyard, where they
were kept in hot water till Monday, and, on being taken
out, were taken to the sail green, where they were all well
scrubbed previous to being returned into store.

DEPARTURE OF THE LYNX.
The steam gun-boat Lynx, Commander Lure, having
completed her stores and taken a mail on board,
has pro-
ceeded to join the fleet in the Black Sea.

COURT-MARTIAL.
A court-martial was held on board her Majesty's fillip
Victory, at Portsmouth, yesterday, to try John Dray, a
seaman, on the following charges :-1. For having, on the
13th of September, on board her Majesty's sloop Hornet,
refused to obey the orders of Lieutenant Bush, senior lieu-
tenant of the said sloop. 2. For having behaved in a
mutinous manner towards Lieutenant Bush, by rushing
up to him and using violent language, and threatening to
knock his head off. 3. For having, on the same day,
offered to draw a cutlas upon Lieutenant Bush, and " let
daylight through him." The Court, after hearing the
evidence in support of the charges, and what the prisoner
had to allege in his defence, declared the charges fully
proved, and adjudged the prisoner to receive 50 lashes and
two years' imprisonment with hard labour, and to be
mulcted of all pay and allowances due to him.

DUBLIN, SEPT. 20.
The following communication has been received from
the Horse Guards in reply to a memorial of the gentry of
Kilkenny, praying that Lieut.-Genoral Ili`Donald may be
continued in command of that district :
Horse Guards, Aug. 29.

Sir,—I am directed by the General Commanding-in-
Chief to acknotvledge the receipt of the memorial which
you transmitted to him, very numerously signed by the
magistrates and gentlemen of the county of Kilkenny, re-
questing that Lieut.-General Al`nonald may be continued
pthe command of that district notwithstanding
re his recent
romotion. Viscount Hardinge desires me to quest you
will assure those gentlemen that it is very gratifying to
him to receive this proof of the estimation in which the
services of Lieut.-General M`Donald are held in a part of
the country where ho has been so long in command. His
lordship regrets, however, that he does not feel at liberty
to accede to the wishes of the memorialists by recommend-
ing her Majesty that Lieut.-General M`Donald should be
eZained on the staff at Kilkenny after the let of October
as his promotion to the rank of lieutenant-general
rne:llt, according to the rules of the service, necessarily re-
Move him from that command.—l have the honour to be,
sir, your most obedient humble servant, C. yonxE.
To John Greene, Esq., M.P.

sept.l9.—Lieutenant-Colonel Lockhart joined
thße hEeLaF(AI-SciTt;arters of the 92d depot, at Belfast, on Satur-
day last, from Gibraltar, and proceeded yesterday on a
fortnight's leave of absence. The additional number of
men required to make up the draft now at Cork awaiting