The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-21 00:00:00

THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.

Yesterdai-ihe6OnQ;sioners—Oithe Admiralty for
Transport Service commenced taking up more steamers
of from 300 to 400 tons burden for conveyance of stores
to the Crimea, calling on their way at Constantinople
for final orders from the senior commissariat officer.

Yesterday tho s.earn-transport Imp6ratrice was or-
dered round from Liverpool to Portsmouth to. embark

1,150 rank and file for the Crimea.
The Oscar, No. 158 transport, will leave Woolwich tc•
day with ordnance stores for the Crimea.
The Agnes Blakey freight•ship is now at Woolwich
taking on board 180 tons of shot, and 250 tons of coke
for conveyance to the Crimea.
On Tuesday the steam-transport Gothenbtrg sailed
from Falmouth with a number of " navvies," and a
quantity of railway plant and material for Balaklava.
Yesterday the Lady Alice Lambton and the Great
Northern steamers were being loaded at Blackwall with
large quantities of material for the railway at Balaklava.
They sail on Saturday. ,
Yesterday the steam-transport Europa, and another
large steamer just launched from Messrs. Mare's yard,
Bow-creek, were ordered to be fitted with all despatch
for the conveyance of troops.

MAIL FOR THE EAST.
A mail for the British army in Turkey, the fleet in the
Black Sea, and the Expedition to the Crimea, to be sent
through France, will be made up to-morrow evening.
The postage must be paid in advance.

THE RUSSIAN SHIPS.
The Court of Admiralty yesterday commmenced the
adjudication on the neutral vessels taken by her Ma-
jesty's cruisers in attempting to break the blockade of
the Russian ports in the Baltic.
The Russian vessel Ernst Merck, seized in the port of
Hull under simulated papers, has been conderned by the
Court of Admiralty, and yesterday a decree for it to be
sold for the benefit of the captors was issued.

STORES FOR THE CRIMEA.
By command of the Lords of the Admiralty, 39 bales
of warm clothing have been sent down to Portsmouth
for conveyance to the Crimea, to be gratuitously
tributed among the seamen and marines serving ashore

with the army.
On Tuesday the Anne Maclean sailed from Greenock
with a complete cargo of comfortable necessaries, the
gift of Lord Blantyre, for gratuitous distribution to the
Crimean army. She also took out a number of books,
the special gift of Lady Blantyre.
An order has arrived at Sheerness to put the Melara-
pus and the Pylades out of dry dock to make dry-docking
accommodation for the screw steam line-of-battle ships
Cressy and Majestic. It is reported that they are to
be forthwith fitted for the conveyance of troops to the
seat of war in the East.
The imperial steam-yacht Reine Hortense, belonging
to the Fmperor Napoleon, arrived in Southampton water
yesterday. This beautiful steamer is one of the French
Government vessels appropriated to the assistance of
the large merchant ships to be loaded at Southampton
with stores and wooden houses for the French army in
the Crimea, and it is said the Reins Hortense will tow
the ship Sumroo to Balaklava. The fact that the im-
perial steam yacht used by the Emperor is to be em-
ployed in such a service as a mere tender or tug to a
merchant transport ship is a strong evidence of the
energy which our French neighbours are infusing into
the operations of the war, and of their earnest desire to
provide for the safety and comfort of their suffering sol-

Biers.
Several erroneous accounts having appeared on the
subject of the Commissariat Department, it may, be
stated that the respective officers are now enlisting in
Ireland, through the agency of the constabulary, a corps
of drivers, to be employed with the army under Lord
Raglan—to consist of 350 men, who are to receive a
daily pay of 2s. 6d., free rations, and clothing. The
candidates must not be under 13, nor over 30 years of
age. Upwards of 80 eligible men have already offered
their services. Commissary-General Hewetson is spe.
cially employed on this service.
From the 2d of December until Saturday last there
were no less than 157 recruits entered in Belfast.
The Croosus, General Screw Company's steam-ship,
which went into the new graving dock at Southampton
on Monday, is undergoing her necessary repairs previ-
ous to her departure with troops, &c., for the Black
Sea. Owing to the accident which occurred to her stern
on her outward voyage to Australia, that portion of this
fine ship is receiving a thorough overhaul, and although
great expense, trouble, and delay were occasioned there-
by at Sydney previous to her return, yet there is suffi-
cient required to be done to render her thoroughly sea-
worthy, the completion of which will occupy about a
fortnight. At present it is intended that the Crcesus
shall embark her troops at this port, but what regiment
is not known.