The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-10 00:00:00

the bull by the horns," to-day Rear-Admiral Berkeley,
after going on board the Cumberland, and again cajoling
the crew as to the nature of the contingency which com-
pelled their being packed off again to sea without the
chance of :Spending one penny of their pay or seeing a
friend, went en board the Admiralty steam-yacht Black
Eagle, and took the Cumberland in tow towards the
Downs, from which quarter we expect to hear more of
this breach of faith on board the Cumberland. On
Thursday the crew of the Megrera steam-frigate, which
arrived last week frcm the West Indies (the same station
as the Cumberland), were paid wages, and granted ten
days' leave t Why, then, not have granted the crew of
the larger ship a like boon; or less ? The gallant fellows
only asked for forty-eight hours ashore. The whole af-
fair reflects no credit upon the authorities. '
The hired freight" ships Ganies, Diadem, Arthi.U. the
Great, Pride of the Ocean,' and Blundel are ordered to
Portsmouth to. embark the 17th Lancers, direct for Tur-
key on Friday .or S'atur6,y 'next. The troops leave
Hounslow Barracks mounted ; and inake easy stages to
Portsmouth. The night before embarkation they will be
billeted at Cosham and other Contiguous villages.
Fifty volunteers frOm the 90th 'Regiment, to join the
Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade; landed at Ports Mouth
on Saturday from Ireland, to await the embarkation of
the-brigade at that port. ' '
The Portland, 50, from the. Pacific, the Fox, 42, from
the East Indies, and the Meander, 44, from the .oape;
are daily expected in England. Their crews will be im-
mediately draughted for the war service.
The Eurydice, 26, sailing-frigate,— Captain ,Eraaraus
Ommanney, the Penelope, 16, _ iiii-o9o_ee_l :fri.6tc,
Captain Caffin,--the Gladiator' 6, paddle frigate, Cap-
tain Broke, the• Resistance, 10, store and troop-whip,
Maker-Commander Bradshaw, and the Tyne, 4, store-
ship, Master-Commander Tucker, are the only men-of-
war in commission now fitting in dock and in harbour
at Portsmouth for the war service.
Her Majesty's screw steam-ship Algiers, 91, was
commissioned in the Keyhana dock (the first ship com-
missioned there) on Friday, by Lieutenant the Hon.
Thomas A. Pakenham. The Algiers was taken out of
dock on Saturday, and will be fitted with all despatch.
A detachment, consisting of one captain, two subal-
terns, three sergeants, three corporals, two drummers,
and 113 privates
,RO3IAI Marines. are held in readiness
to embark on board her;
The screw steam-ship Nile, 91, Commodore Martin,
completed coaling on Friday.
The Royal William,
_l2O, Captain Kingcombe, is to be
completed with all despatch, and will be stationed in the
Sound. , •
The frigate Phoebe, 50, will be launched at Devon-
port at half-past 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.
Extra hands have been placed on the Exmouth, 20,
to get her ready for launching with all convenient de-
spatch.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's paddlewheel
steam-ship Ripon has been chartered by the Government
for the conveyance of troops to the East. It is understood
that this vessel will remain at Gallipoli to be employed
in transport service, if required. The Himalaya, ex-
pected to reach Southampton about the 17th or 18th
inst. from Alexandria, will again be held at the disposal
of the Government by the Peninsular and Oriental Corn-
pany. The company's new screw steam-ships Simla of
2,600 tons and 600-horse power, and Candia, 2,250 tons
and 500-horse power, are shortly expected at this port,
and may also be made available, if needful. The steam-
ers Nubia, Pera, Assay°, and Sobraon, building for the
company, are to be launched and got ready for sea as
soon as possible.
It is stated that provisional battalions are to be formed
of the depots of the several regiments ordered on war
service. Parkhurst, Winchester, Waliner, Templemore,
and Fermoy will each have its commandant and staff, to
be formed after the embarkation of their head-quarters.
A reserve of 300 men is at every depot, thus making
each battalion in the East 1,300 strong. The 20th,
21st, 34th, 63d, 97th, and Rifle Brigade (Ist battalion),
destined for "a special service," will, in addition to the
150 men necessary to complete them to 1,000 rank and'
file, have a reserve of 200 men. A draught, consisting of two field officers, two cal
tains, three lieutenants, five ensigns,
one depot sergeant
major, four sergeants, and 200 rank and file of the 55th
depot arrived in Dublin on Friday from Athlone, under
the command of Major Daubeney, C. 8., and proceeded
to the terminus, King's-bridge, and thence by special
train at nine o'clock on Saturday morning, en route to
Cork, where they will embark on board the Melbourne
transport ship for the seat of war.
The Tartarus, 4 guns, paddlewheel steam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander Richard H. Risk, arrived at
Sheerness on Saturday, at 7 30 a.m., from the coast of
Scotland, where she has been stationed for the protec-
tion of the fisheries. She is to make good defects, and
be got ready for active service immediately.
The Formidable, 84 guns, has been masted, and great
activity prevails in getting her ready for active service.
The Cuckoo, paddlewheel steam-vessel, Master-Com-
mander George Brockman, is engaged for the convey-
ance of seamen and victualling stores from Sheerness to
the Downs. 160 fine smart seamen left Sheerness for
the Downs at 7 p.m. on Friday, having arrived there
from the rendezvous at London.

A number of seamen riggers are to leave Sheerness to'
assist the present crew of the Hannibal in navigating her,
round to Chatham from Woolwich. She is to be there:
on the 11th or 12th inst. The* sheer-hulk for masting
ships has been towed down to Folly Point, near tilling-
ham, from Chatham, where the Hannibal will be masted.:
Her masts will be floated out of the Sheerness fitting
basin to-day, and towed up to Folly Point, ready for.
her on her arrival there. A party of Marine Artillery;
have joined this ship.
The officers of the 38th Foot have made arrangements
for sending home to their respective parishes the wives
of the soldiers who cannot go out with their husbands
to the seat of war.
Commander W. M. J. G. Pasco (1846), appointed
to have the charge of one of the divisions of transport-
ships, has resigned on his appointment to the superiu-
' tendenee of the convict establishments at Bermuda.
Commander Benjamin Baynton (1841) is to command
a division of transport-ships, in the room of Commander
Pasco. Commander James Rawstorne (1846) is ap-
pointed to the second division of transport-ships. Lieu-
tenant Henry P. Dicken (1815), to the Arnotdale, No.
14 horse transport-ship. Lieutenant St, Ledger Aid-
worth (1831), to the Lady Valiant, No. 16 horse
transport-ship.

ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY.
A number of pupils from the Ordnance School at
Carshalton, and from private academies, were examined
during the past week as to their eligiblity to be entered
as gentlemen cadets at the Royal Military Academy at
Woolwich, when'the following named candidates were
found qualified, and, Living subsequently been approved
by the Master-General of the Ordnance, they have been
ordered to join for study on the 26th inst. :

1. Henry Helsham Jones
2. Win. Bruce Raikes Hall
3. Thos. Strong Seccombe
4. Win. Walix;lo Murdoch
5. Arthur George Dunford.
6. William Tayloreatheart
7. Henry Johu Palliser
8. Darell Robert Jago
9. Bruce Brine

11. Sidney Parry
12. George Fred. Ormsby
13. Digby Willoughby Geo.
Fairfield
14. George John Burgmann
15. Robert Maxwell Wynne
16. Edmund Fraser Spear-
man Lloyd
17. Arthur William Fitz-
-10. Montague Lambert I maurice.