The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-30 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS,

Assistant-Surgeon.—William G. J. Ayre (1851), from
the Penelope, 16. paddle-wheel steam-frigate, to the
Royal William, 120, guard-ship of ordinary at Devon-
port.

Acting Assistant-Surgeons,—Benjamin Crabbe (1854),
to the Miranda, 14, screw steam sloop, for service with
the Baltic fleet ; Henry Edwards (1854), to the Prince
Regent, 90, for service in the Baltic ; Randall M'Don-
nell (1854), to the Janus, steam-sloop, at Woolwich.

DUBLIN, MARCH 29.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Irwin, 3d West Indies
Regiment, has been appointed Assistant-Quartermaster -
General of the Kilkenny district, in succession to Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Mundy, who has accepted the appoint-
ment of Military Assistant-Under-Secretary, to the Sec-
retary of State for War and the Colonies.
Yesterday morning the neighbourhood of the Royal
Barracks presented a busy and animated scene, great
numbers of people •having assembled in consequence
of the announcement that the remaining companies
of the 33d, 49th, and 50th Regiments were to take
their departure to join their brave comrades in the
East. At half-past eight o'clock the troops mus-
tered in the Royal-square, Royal Barracks, in the fol-
lowing numbers, viz.—one company, 110 rank and fi:e,
of the 33d (Duke of Wellington's Own), commanded by
Major Johnstone (in command of the detachment),
Captain Quaile, Lieutenant Wollas, and Ensign Mark-
ham; two companies of the 49th, 209 rank and file,
and the following officers :—Major D'Alton, Captain
King, Lieutenants Astley and Rock, Ensign Hopkins,
and Assistant-Surgeon Beckwith ; and two companies
of the 50th (Queen's Own), 229 rank and file, commanded
by Captains Grey and Purcell, Lieutenants Nolan and
Ferrant, Ensigns Leeds, Fyler, and Diamond, and As-
sistant-Surgeon Martel. Among the detachments were
a number of men from various other regiments, whose
enthusiasmto face the enemy induced them to volunteer
into the regiments for foreign service. The gallant fel-
lows having
been drawn np in line, equipped in heavy
marching order, and reviewed by Major-General Coch-
rane, proceeded Shortly after nine o'clock along the
quays, Parliament-street, and Dame-street, to Westland-
row, where a special train was in waiting to convey them
to Kingstown. They were headed by the bands of the
21st, 27th, and 63d Regiments ,
who played several
enlivening airs an
d. marches on the route. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed at the barracks
line of route, the men being re ate
and along the
y cheered by the
crowds who had assembled to :view
their departure.
At half-past ten o'clock the special train, consisting of
twenty-four carriages, started and arrived in Kingstown
to the jetty,
at a quarter before eleven o'clock. The soldiers on
immediately
their arrival were at once marched down
alongside which lay the Cambria, where they
commenced piling and packing their arms. and
knap-
sacks, which were afterwards stowed awayh in the ship.
The greatest order and regularity wereo served in em-
barking, the men belonging to the differenth regiments
being told off into messes of. 121 men
the slightest order they entered the ship, wita?ut.
about
dent or mishap. The troops having all embarked "eel-
-4 o'clock the Cambria steamed out to the middle of the
harbour, where she took up her position, , and whence
she will proceed to sea at an early hour this morning.

CORK, MARCH 28.
S It N TROOPS FOR THE EAST.
.
,::>44rturcl4s3, 3tiers arrived here for the immediate
tti.r..i;Clite, 9th and 89th Regiments, stationed in
'Atitiqqrriscin,.f ibraltar, ea route to the scane of hos-
tilAtfir. in. the Ay( . Tile 14th Regiment, stationed at
,dgv- and of dent.-Colonel Barlow, has
. lakr-..ers, and so has the 17th Regiment,
n, under command of Lieut.-Colonel
f 7,1 , of luese two latter regiments returned from.
Adritiel..in 1847. The transports for the convey-
ance of 39th and 89th Regiments are to leave London
to•morrow, so that in all probability both regiments will

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