The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 22.—APPOINTMENTS.—Lieut,
A. IL Gilmore (1850, to the Excellent, gunnery ship,
at Portsmouth.
Mate C. D. Inglis (1854), to the Excellent.
Second Master E. Spence to the Brunswick, 80, screw
stelyn-ship, at Devonport.
Paymaster R. W. Warwick (1854), tO the Cossack,
20, screw steam corvette, at Portsmouth.
Assistant Paymaster IL Millett (1855), to the Im-
pregnable, 104, flag-ship at Devonport.

SHEERNESS, AUG. 22.
We regret to state that our gallant commander-in-
chief was taken ill with alarming symptoms, at about V
o clock last night, at his residence. The flag lieutenant
was despatched to Chatham by land for the purpose of
telegraphing to London for the family physician of the
gallant admiral. The steam tender Wildfire was ordered
up to the Stroud station pier, in the river Medway, Ur
facilitate the physician's arrival. Up to noon a little
ohmige for the better had taken place. 4 p.m.—We are
happy to say the gallant admiral has been considerably
relieved. Dr. Johnson arrived here at about 3.30 p.m.,
from L'indon. The symptoms are still of a dangerous
ch,racter.

Mr. E. Walmeley has received his appointment from
the Board of Trade as chief engineer of the Insolent, and
Mr. E. W. Rowland is also appointed second engineer.
Mr.Walmsley leaves the Cochin gun-boat, Mr. Rowland
the Hasty gun-boat.

An Adrniralty circular was promulgated yesterday at
Sheerness announcing to all pensioners serving in ordi-
nary that all invalid pensioners would be discharged
from active service and ordered to retire on their pen-
sions. All long-service pensioners were to undergo a.
medical survey, to ascertain if they were physically
capable of doing their respective duties ; if so, they
would be allowed to remain, but the extra 3d. per day
granted them by the Admiralty warrant whilst serving
during the war should be discontinued, or they were
permitted to claim their discharge immediately if pre-
ferred,
FATAL ACCIDENT.—During a strong wind yesterday
afternoon the Trafalgar's boat was capsized close under
the stern of the ship, by which J. Griffiths, a seaman
pensioner, and a woman named Maycock were drowned.
The body of Griffiths has been recovered, and is now on
board the Formidable awaiting an inquest. Maycock's
body has not yet been found.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 22.

The Bacchante, Springfield, and Chance, arrived yes-
terday from the Crimea, with stores. The two first-
named left to-day for the eastward.
The Gorgon, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Towsey,
arrived last night from the eastward, and left to-day for
Plymouth.
The Vigilant, 6, screw despatch vessel, Commander
Armitage, arrived last night from a cruise.
The Sprightly, steam-vessel, Master Commander G.
Allen, which had left for Plymouth with supernumeraries,
bad to put back yesterday on account of the weather.
She left again today.
The Istamboul, steam-transport, arrived this morning
from Ireland.

Tke Transit, steam-troop-ship, Commander Johnson,
was paid off to-day.
The Sardinian corvette Aquila, 30 guns, and the
Dutch frigate De Ruyter, 50 guns, both left Spithead
today for their respective destinations.
The Imperial, steam-transport, arrived this afternoon
from the Crimea, with stores.

Tne Cruiser, 17, was taken out of the dock to-day,
and the Flying Fish, 6, was taken in.

CHATHAM, 'AUGUST 22.
The depot of the 37th Regiment, attached to the pro-
visional battalion, has been ordered to furnish all the
available men of the depot, who are to proceed to Cey-
lon, where they will join the head-quarters of their re-
giment. Major J. R. Heaton, 37th Regiment, who
has returned from Scutari, has joined the depot of this
corns at Chatham barracks.
This morning a Chelsea board of officers, of which Dr.
J. R. Taylor, C. 8., principal medical officer at Fort Pitt,
was the president, was held at the superintendent's
office, Invalid depot, Brompton, when sixty noncom-
missioned officers and men, invalids from the Crimea and
India, the whole of whom are unfit for further service,
were ordered to be discharged. Each man will receive
a pension according to his length of service and the na-
ture of his wounds, and will be sent to his home at the
expense of the Government.