The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

Naval and Military -intelligence.

Major A. A. Nelson's appointment as Deputy-Assist.
Adjutant-General of the South-West District has calved I
and that officer has become Brigade-Major of the dis-

,rict.

Vice-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. George A. Crof-
ton, having been removed from the active to the list of
flag-officers on reserved half-pay in receipt of service
pensions, the following promotions take place upon the
flag list :
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Fairfax Moresby, K.C.B.
to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Wm. Fanshawe Martm,
Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, to be Rear-
Admiral of the Red,
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Thomas Bennett to be Rear-
Admiral of the White.

Capt. the Hon. Geo. Grey (1834), at present in charge
of stores at Gibraltar, to be Rear• Admiral of the Blue.
Her Majesty's steam sloop Plumper, 11, Commander
Haswell, which arrived from the coast of Africa station
on Saturday, is ordered into Portsmouth harbour, to be
paid off. _ . .

The steam despatch gun-vessel Assurance, 6, went out
of Portsmouth harbour yesterday to try her engines.
The Meteor, 16, steam battery, was taken out of dock
yesterday at Portsmouth after sundry repairs, and the
Platten, 16, steam battery, was taken in to refit.
It is probable the Victor Enimaaluel, 91, screw two-
decker, may make another trial to-day at the measured
mile in Stoke's Bay ; her last realised 11i knots.
Yesterday the volunteers from the depot of the 40th
Regiment, who have joined the 6!)th Regiment, left
Chatham Garrison, in charge of Ensign J. Bamford,
29th Regiment, and proceeded to W eytneuth to join the
service companies of that corps. The number of volun-
teers from the 40th to the 69th was 34 men. Voluntetrs
from the same corps for the 22d Regiment, to 22 men of
all ranks, also left Chatham yesterday and proceeded to
Gosport, under the command. of Ensign W. Franklin,
26th Cameronians, to join the depot of the 22d Regiment
at that station. The number of v olunteers given to various
corps by the 40th Regiment is :100 men of all ranks.
Capt. IL H. Goold, with Se cond-Lieutenants John-
son and Hamilton, of the Cht‘tham division of Royal
Marine:, (Light Infantry), are tie der orders to proceed
from Woolwich to Plymouth in et arge of 80 privates of
the Woolwich division, as part es implement of H.M.S.
Indus, nose fitting at Plymcuti • for service on the
North American and %Vest Indiaie station, to bear the
flag of -Rear Admiral Sir H. St ewe rt, K,C.B.
The iron screw steam storeedd, 1 Industry, Master
Commander Petley, sailed from Veolwich on Sunday
with stores and naval provisions fo r Lisbon.
H.M. despatch gunboat Roebuck: proceeded to Green-
hitbe on. Saturday from Woolwich, a -id sailed thence for
Portsmouth yesterday, in charge of 1 laster Commander
Allen and the officers and crew of tilt Admiralty yacht
Vivid, transferred for the occasion.
The Government transport Diliger a T, Capt. Crook,
was yesterday towed down the river- from Woolwich
dockyard by the steam tender Monkey, , and proceeded
on her voyage to Malta, laden with a cargo of steam
machinery and dockyard stores.
The steam-yacht built for his Majesty. the Emperor of
Japan by Meeers. Thompson, of Bliiekyearl. , and launched
at their building yard on Saturday, arr Jed yesterday
evening at Woolwich. and was admitted into the fitting
basin to be rigged and completed for sea.
A further removal of gunboats from dwich basin is
ordered to take place by the despatch of the Fenella,
Garnet, Hunter, and Handy to Portsmoutl I. The mor-
tar floats Nos. 118, 124, 125, .126, 127, 12 'B, 131, 132,
and 134 are ordered to be removed from 1, Woolwicb, to
Chatham, to be placed in reserve tier's.
The hired transport Olenda was on S tturday dis-
charged from the Government employ.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :
Lieut. W. B. Grant, to command the NI !titling at De-
vonport ; Lieut. J. W. Pike, to command Go Antelope
(commissioned); Lieut. F. A. Herbert, t ,o th, Indus ;
Lieut. W. B. Stables, to the Hermes; E, 4. M ,
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Assistant Paymaster to the Indus.