The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-11 00:00:00

THE NEW GUN-BOATS.

The Arrow, screw steam despatch gun-boat, Lieut.
Comm 'ander Jolliffe, is now in so advanced a state that
it is e: c pected she will be ready for sea on Saturday next.
She is at present taking her coals on board in the basin
at We

The machinery for the six new gun-boats—Pelter,
Pinch er, Ranger, Snapper, Gleaner, and Ruby—four of
which are now building in Pitcher's yard, Northfleet,
and tl .o at Deptford dockyard, is now more than half
completed. They are of extraordinary steam power on
the hig b pressure principle and nomcondensing. These
vessels. are of light draught of water, and of very heavy
armaim eat, and will in all probability. realise more com-
pletely the true idea of what gunboats are required to
be in et very useful respect. The whole of the machinery
will b e ready to put into them immediately they are
launc. b ed.

THE WHITE SEA. SQUADRON.
W( have intelligence from Captain Onimanney to the
15th of July. He was at that date at Cross Island, with
the 1 tiranda' 15, screw, Captain Lyons, and Brisk, 15,
Comp wander Seymour.

VP KIT OF PRINCE RA.DZIVILL TO PORTS-
MOUTH DOCKYARD.
Pri iice Radzivill, a general in the Prussian army, ac-
comp a nied by his son, visited Portsmouth dockyard
yeste. relay morning, and was conducted over it by the
super ititendent of police, the higher officials seemingly
cold-k I;houldering the doubtful visitor. He was shown
the pi 7. incipal objects in the establishment, and afterwards
want i►n board her Majesty's ship Colossus, to see a trial
of flu ti ship's machinery ; but it was not done, although
steam was up at an early hour, no one attending from
the Cl ►:ntractor's to start the engines. To compensate the
gallan .t Prussian for his disappointment, however, he
was i n ,vited to an excellent dejeuner by Captain Robin-
son an, d his officers, and he seemed to enjoy the
promp to entertainment very much.

THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
The General Screw Company's transport steam-ship
Go'oleo Fleece, Captain Scales, left Southampton Docks
yeste trday afternoon, and ha. 4 brought up in the river,
previous to her departure for the East. She has on
board a large quantity of artillery stores for Circassia
and ao similar amount of provisions for the fleet ; 30
men a zud a few officers have also embarked. She was to
sail lailt evening, calling at Plymouth en route, for the
purger ie of taking on board the 21st Regi►nemt.

M 013,11 TROOPS AND TRANSPORTS FOR THE
WAR.
Th ere is a report in circulation that 6,000 more troops
are to be despatched to the East, as soon as they can be
got rcts:dy.
The Government have hired the Mauritius, another
of the splendid iron 1800-ton screw-steamers of the
General Screw Company, for conveyance of troops and
stores. The supercession of the sailing ships by such
ships as the Perseverance, Urgent, Golden Fleece,
&e., is a wise and economical measure.
Whilst it ,was possible that a demonstration could effect
a pacification, it was, perhaps, advisable to have sail-
ing transport:3 rather than to purchase or build screw
ships for their own service ; but now that we have, or
are about to have, no less than 100,000 soldiers engaged
in actual occupation of an enemy's country, we must
have as Government property the means of transport
and supply for this great army.

SAPPERS AND MINERS FOR TURKEY.
A party of the Royal Sappers and Miners, consisting
of 21 men, left Chatham, on Wednesday, for Woolwich,
to join the sth company, which is to proceed to Corfu,
and there to complete its full establishment. It is to be
made up from No. 3 company
at that station ; it will
then proceed to Turkey.

THE 94TH REGIMENT FOR THE BALTIC.
The 94th Regiment, at Chatham, recently returned
for acti
from India,servi is now under orders to get everything ready
veservice in the 13,dtic. To complete its full
strength an application will be made for volunteers.

Lieut.-Col. Ainslie, 7th
.....,..
Dragoon Guards, has now as-
sumed the command of the cavalry brigade in Dublin,
and we consider him quite equal to Major-General Lord
Cardigan, who for so long held the same. Col. Ainslie was, for some time, attached to the Prussian Army, and
........—........ generally known.
his work on field drill is, we hope,
The 51st Regiment and the 94th were inspected by
Major-General' M. Beresford, on the parade ground of
Chatham Barracks. Both regiments, considering that
they have very recently returned from India, are in first-
rate military order; and the Major-General complimented
c in t a
the commanding officers of each corps on the very effi-
"n-cotnroissioned officers
and m
The 51st are under or-
ders to proceed toc'Manchester.
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The 27th depot, under Capt. Phelips, embarks at Cork
eset
nte
u of
week far Chatham.
n
Capt. Hood, 3d Buffs, embarks at Cork with a draft
under trh their-command.
ms m aanndd.
for Malta.
A field officer of the 14th is about to retire.
• ts 150 A rank and . draft of 4 serjean , file, of the 14th,
t
is to embark at Cork for Malta o join the se the
com-
panies.
nof tbe M • Lord Mountcharles, so anima of Conyngham,
has purchased his troop in the Life Guards.
The 21st Fusiliers have lost a dozen men by desertion
since the order to embark for the war in Turkey.
A number of invalids of the sth and 85th Regiments,
serving in the Mauritius, arrived at Chatham on Satur-
day last.

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to be perfectly plain and scarlet, with double row of
buttons, and turn-backs across the chest. Facings ac-
cordino to regiments, with field-officers' ranks on the
collar.' No scales or epaulettes, but. shoulder-tabs, same
ornament of a lion's head. Overalls blue—the greys
colour as the facia
being condemned by one and all—even to the gamin, of
our streets. A coatee—left. a good deal to the fancies
of commanding officers—will be allowed for officers at
balls or levees, but strictly prohibited on all parades or
duty. The stable jacket will be done away with, but
the blue coat be kept for all fatigue-parades, stables, and
walking the streets.

THE MILITIA AND YEOMANRY,
The Essex Rifles, Colonel Lord Jocelyn, have received
orders to hold themselves in readiness to leave the
Tower on Tuesday. It has not been officially stated,
but it is confidently asserted that the regiment proceeds
to Windsor. The 4th South Middlesex, Lieutenant-
Colonel Bagot, now embodied • at Hounslow, according
to present arrangements, relieves the Essex Rifles at the
Tower. A great many volunteers have joined the Essex
Rifles within the last few days.

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rowgate, under the command of Colonel Pollard. On
Tuesday the reginieut was reviewed by 41Afor Flares