The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-25 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Flora, freight-ship, having on board the third
(last) division of the service companies of the Ist batta-
lion 71st Regiment, sailed from Cork Harbour, on the

18th inst., for Coifu. The following are the numbers
embarked in this vessel, and the names of the officers :

—Numbers : 1 field officer, 2 captains,-1. subaltern, 1
staff, 7 serjeants, 4 drummers, 181 rank and file, with
14 women and 24 children. Names of officers :—Major
A. R. L'Estrange, Captains R. D. Campbell and H.
Loftus, Ensign W. Campbell, and Quartermaster T.
Walker. Lieutenant R. Law, 31st Regiment, and Staff
Assistant Surgeon W. A. Mackinnon have also embarked
in the above vessel for Corfu. The depot, which consists
only of one company, will shortly proceed from Cork to
Chatham. Captain A. C. Parker and Lieutenant W.
Johnson are attached to the depot. Lieutenant C. F.
Smith is employed on the recruiting service at Taunton.
The head-quarters and four companies of the 46th Re-
giment, under the command of Major Maxwell, in the
absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Garrett on leave, arrived
in Dublin from Belfast on Wednesday, and the remainder
of the regiment will follow immediately.
Major Mills, 52d Light Infantry, is performing the
duties of Assistant Adjutant-General in Dublin, in the
absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Doyle, who is on leave
in Paris.

The head-quarter division of the 55th depot, under
Major O'Leary, arrived at Limerick, from Tralee, and
on Wednesday proceeded for Nenagh, where they relieve
Captain Budd's company, the 14th, which rejoins at
Limerick on Saturday. The 55th detach to Roscrea
and Portumna.

A troop of the 7th Dragoon Guards will replace the
3d at Limerick, the latter proceeding to Longford.
Two privates of the 14th, Thomas Carthew and Pat-
rick O'Brien, were on Wednesday committed to Lime-
rick gaol for six months, by sentence of court-martial,
for drunkenness and insubordination.

In the absence of Lieut.-ColonelArthur and Major
Dyson, Captain Carlyon commands the 7th Dragoon
Guards at Caher. _

The 91st, from Enniskillen, arrived at Richmond Bar-
racks, Dublin, on Tuesday ; the 90th Light Infantry
move to the Royal Barracks, and the 52d Light Infantry
to Ship-street Barracks, Dublin.
Captain Mackenzie, 72d, in command of the depot at
Clare Castle, is to give the final approval to recruits
joining during the absence of Major Sharp on leave.
Tike 68th depot arrived at Newry from Birr on Tues-
day, replacing the 12th'.
The 57th depot, under Major Shadvrorth, now occupy
Tralee Barracks. Four Kerry officers, Lieut.-Colonel
Spring, and Lieutenants Comerford, Raymond, and
Eagar served together in the 57th previous to the peace
of 1815.

The exchange between the 40th and 49th depots, from
Buttevant to Waterford has been countermanded, in
consequence of measles amongst the soldiers' children.
Private John Lenehan, 62d, Athlone, is awarded 168
days' imprisonment for threatening language to Serjeant
Thomas Murphy.
Colour Serjeant Henry Stokes, 52d, was presented
with a silver goblet by his late Captain (Cumming) on
leaving the regiment.
Captain Home has sailed to join the 12th Lancers at
the Cape.
Ensign Gregg, 91st, has sailed for the Cape ; also
Lieut. Bowles, Rifle Brigade.
Two companies of the 27th to Sligo and Ballyshannon
on the 29th and 30th, relieve respectively companies of
the 41st and 91st. _

—MOTOrNeilihL taken command of the 40th depot at
Buttevant. _ _ _

The 7th Hussars have transferred their recruiting
party from Aberdeen, for want of success, to Belfast.
The recruiting party of the 28th Regiment, at Mullin-
gar, is ordered to join at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the regi-
ment being complete.
We are persuaded (says the Limerick Chronicle) that
the authorities at the Horse Guards are in ignorance of
the miserable condition of the military in Australia, who
cannot possibly endure the deprivation or the necessary
food with any regard to discipline and physical
efficiency, under recent circumstances in that colony.
At Melbourne the military are charged 2s. a pint for
milk.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 24.

The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain H. B. Martin,
C. 8., is ordered to be undocked on Monday, and placed
in the steam basin to complete her fittings. She has her
top-gallant masts an end, and is rattling down topmast
rigging ; her topsail yards are crossed, and her main and
fore yards are fitted ready for sending aloft; but with all
this progress the main essential (men) is wanting.
The York, old 74, was brought alongside the dockyard
jetty this morning ready to be docked on Monday to have
her copper sheathing stripped off, preparatory to being
towed into Porchester Lake, to become a target for the
Excellent.
The Menelaus, lazaretto-ship for the Motherbank, will
be ready for undocking on Monday.
The Growler, 5, paddle steam-sloop, was removed
from the steam-basin this morning, and placed in No. 9
Dock, to hare her bottom inspected.
The London, 90, Captain Mundy, exercised her crew
this afternoon, at Spithead, in shot practice, at a floating

target.
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., the Com-
mander-in-Chief ; Rear-Admiral Superintendent Fan-
shawe, C. 8., attended by Flag-Lieutenants Yonge and
Aplin, proceeded to the Royal Marine Battery, at Has-
lar, this afternoon, to witness the gunnery practicei of
the Royal Marine Corps, under the command of Colonel
Menzies, K.H., A.D.C. to the Queen.
At the moment of sending off this dispatch the High-
flyer, 21, screw steam-frigate, Capt. Heathcote, is stand-
ing into Spithead, from the West India station, 5 p.m.

PLYMOUTH, MAROK 24.

The screw steam-ship St. Jean d'Acre, 101, was
safely launched from the dockyard, Devonport, yester-
day afternoon, shortly after four o'clock. Notwith-
standing the extreme coldness of the weather a vast
concourse of persons assembled ashore, and great num-
bers were congregated on board the shipping, in boats,
and steamers. The ceremony of christening was per-
formed by the daughter of Port-Admiral Sir John
Ommanny, who, with the assistance of Mr. Edye, the
master shipwright, severed the cord which held the ship,
and released her from the ways.
The Port-Admiral, Major-General Sir Harry Smith,
Commodore-Superintendent Seymour, Captain Ramsey,
chief of the steam reserve, and Captain Lowe, her
Majesty's ship Impregnable, were under the bows, and
the Duchess of Orleans and the Countess of Mount
Edgecumbe, with their attendants, were on board the
Admiral's yacht, just outside the dock. The vessel is
named in commemoration of the bombardment of St.
Jean d'Acre by Sir Charles Napier in 1840. The Sans-
pareil, 81, was launched from the same slip two years
and five days previously.
The crew of the steam-ship Sanspareil got up lo wer
yards and topmasts yesterday morning.
The following are the dimensions of the screw steam-
ship St. Jean d'Acre, of 101 guns and 600-horse power : -
Ft. In.
Length from fore part of figure to after part of
taffrail
Depth from upper part of figure to lower part of
false keel

273 0

Ditto, of taffrail
Length for tonnago

52 0
56 6
202 5
55 4
54 6
53 8
24 5
Tone.

Breadth extreme

Ditto for tonnage

Ditto moulded

Depth in hold

Burden in tons (old measurement)
Ditto (now measurement)

ARMAMENT.

No. Cwt. Ft. In.
Lower deck 20 8 inch guns 65 9 0 long
16 32 pounders 56 9 6 ~
8 8 inch guns 65 9 0 ~
28 32 pounders 56 9 6 PP
Upper deck 28 32 pounders 42 8 0 ~
1 68 pivot 95 10 0 ~

Main deck

WOOLWICH, MARCH 24.
APPOINTMENTS.

Clerks—John Wotton, •to the Queen, 116, at Ply.
mouth.

Clerks' Assistants—Corbet C. Edward, to the Prince
Regent, 90, at Portsmouth ; W. H. Haswell, to the Ex-
cellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth.

DIRECTORS OF THE BANS OF ENGLAND FOR
1853.

The following is the house list of Governors and Three
tors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing, viz.:—

FOR GOVERNORS.
John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq., Governor.
Thomas Matthias Weguelin, Deputy-Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq.
Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq.
Edward Henry Chapman, Esq.
Robert Wigram Crawford, Esq.
William Cotton, Esq.
Bonamy Dobree, Esq.
Benjamin Buck Greene, Esq.
George Pascoe, Grenfell, Esq.
*Henry Hucks Gibbs, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Junr., Esq.
John Oliver Hanson, Esq.
Kirkman Daniel Hodgson' Esq,
Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq.
Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq.
Alfred Latham, Esq.
James Malcolmson, Esq.
James Morris, Esq.
Sheffield Neave, Esq.
George Warde Norman, Esq.
John Horsley Palmer, Esq.
Henry James Prescott, Esq.
William Thompson, Esq., and Alderman.
Thomas Tooke, jun., Esq.
N.B.—The gentleman against whose name an asterisk
is placed is a new candidate for the direction.
The election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will
be held at the Bank, on Tuesday, the sth April, and
for Directors on Wednesday, the 6th April, from 10
o'clock in the forenoon till 4 in the afternoon.

NEW INCLOSIIRE ACT.—The second inclosure act of
the present session, which received the royal assent on
Friday, has just been printed. The following places are
forthwith to be enclosed :—Tatham, Lancaster ; Lynby
Wighav, Nottingham ; High Callerton, Northumber-
land ; )Efield, Sussex ; Kentmere, Westmoreland ; Nor-
ton Common, Southampton ; and Prestwick Carr,
Northumberland.