The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-30 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING,

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTRLLIGENOE.

The Royal George, 120, screw, Captain Codrington,
C. 8., is lying at the Fair-way moorings, Sheerness.
The last ammunition was discharged on Thursday. She
will go into the basin next spring tides ; hi the mean-
time, alt► will be done to lighten her as much as possible.
The crew are going on leave shortly.
The Cressy, 81, screw, Captain Warren] is in. No.
dry-dock, Sheerness. The whole of the crew were
paid (keeping two months' in hand) on Thursday, and
proceeded on leave till the 15th proximo, with the ex-
ception of 42 of the first-class boys, who went yester-
day. The crews drafted from ships coming home front
foreign stations have long;leave of 60 days. Cressy's
sides are being caulked and her machiaery will undergo
a thorough overhaul.
The Majestic, $l, screw, Captain Hope, C. 8., is in
No. 3 dry-dock, Sheerness. Her -crew have all been
drafted in the Minotaur hulk,, lying in the stream.
They go on leave the beginning of next week it is ex-
pected, for which the " tars" are most. at
The Monarch, 84, Captain Patsy, Devonport.—The
foremast of the Monarch has been taken out and taken
to the dockyard for survey ; the mizenmant is also to be
taken oat.
The Ajax, 60, screw, Captain Warden, will be eut
of the .hands of Portsmouth dockyardle-day. She may
possibly remain in the sea basin for a few days, from OA
want of a berthing hulk.
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The Euryalus, 51, screw, Captain Ramsay, was taken
into Ne. 1 deck at Davenport on Ttosksday.
The Melampus, frigate, fitting etit as a troop-ship, Is
still in the basin at Sheerness, bar. lower masts are
stepped, but just new few hands working at her.l
The A.mphion, -34, screw, Captal&4. gj Key, is still
otatv.erareon:hirree
.w4daistlysh.expeceznore thet:orza,eiSrhiee7ssa.v.vistit4a-She.
has, we balievee_not yet received sly definite oixisnli;
She has made all snug, but in consepenee of her boilers
being defective, the opinion gains ground at Sheerness,
And on board, that ultimately she will be ordered to
Woolwich.

The Penelope, 22, paddle, Captain Caffin. This vessel
will pay down as soon as they can arrange the mods of
payment ; the men will have 60 days' leavo, with per-
mission to volunteer into any of her Majesty's ships at
the expiration of their leave. We are happy to say that
the crew of the Penelope have subscribed a day's pay
towards the " Patriotic Fund," which has amounted to
something over 281.

The Es—k, 21, screw, Capt. Birch, arrived in Sheerness
harbour at about 12.30 p.m. yesterday front Woolwich.
She is bound to Portsmouth, and called in here to take
any " liberty man" that wanted a passage. She re-
mained at ire p.m.,

The Pylades, 21, screw corvette, is still under the
sheers in the basin at Sheerness. She has taken in all
the machinery aid both boilers, which came down in the
Beaver ; one boiler is in the hold, being stowed Away ;
the other on deck.

The Malacca, 17, screw, Capt. ilillyer, was completed
at Devonport on Wednesday; Ishe went out of harbour ;
and sailed direct on Thursday morning, with a heavy
wail, for the Black Sea.

The Geyser, 6, paddle, Commander Roderick D.w,
was towed down to Portsmouth Harbour, yesterday, by
the Echo, steam•tug, and swung, to ascertain the devia-
tion of her compass.

The Cuckoo, 3, paddle, Lieut. Commander Augustus
Murray, which left Sheerness yesterday morning for
Plymouth, takes with her a number of supernumeraries,
there to be distributed as required by the service. She
has undergone many improvements since she came home
from Bomarsund, and steamed well out of the harbour.
The Oberon, 3, iron paddle, at Portsmouth, lit fires
yesterday morning and got up steam. She worked her
paddles in the steam-basin dock for some hours to preys
boilers and machinery.