The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-08 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

By the late removals to the Reserved List and pro-
motions of officers holding appnintments the following
fall into the patronage of the Firrt Lord of the Admi-
ralty :—The command-in-chief on the Irish station, vice
Rear-Admiral Sir G. R. Sartoriu,r, promoted ; the
captains' pensions of 1501. per annnm, ‘for good and
meritorious services," relinquished by Captains Thomas
Wren Carter, C. 8., Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, and Sir
John Ifindraarsh, K.H. ; the Commodore Superinten-
dentshio of Chatham dockyard, vacant by the promo-
tion of Captain Christopher Wyrill to the rank of Rear-
Admiral ; and the command of her Majesty's ship
Agamemnon, 91, vacant by the promotion of Sir Thos.
Pasley. A naval aide-de•campihip to the Queen also
falls in the promotion of Captain W vill. Admiral
Chads will succeed Sir G. Sartorins in theY command at
Cork.

The work for the completion of the six gun and
mortar-boats now in course of Construction at Bristol is
being pushed forward day and night.
The Lords of the Admiralty have taken into consi•
deration the services of Commodore Shepherd, superin-
tendent of her Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich, and have
awarded him the good-service pension. Good-service
pensions have also been conferred on Captain T. L.
Massie, Captain Sidney C. Dacres, and Commander
John Shrapnel.

The steam-transport Cumberland, with military stores
for Balaklava, left Woolwich on Wednesday for Green.
hithe, for the adjustment of her compasses.
The paddle-wheel steamer Dee, Master-Commander
Pullen, left the outer basin of Woolwich dockyard yes-
ter-Jay rooming with a cargo of steam machinery and
boilers for ships fitting out at Sheerness.
The Coquette, 6, despatch gun-boat, Commander
Risk, was yesterday morning taken from the outer basin
at Woolwich to the dry dock to undergo a final inspec-
tion.
The Admiralty yacht Vivid, Master-Commander
Allen, has completed her repairs, and is equipped in the
most sumptuous style for the peculiar services in which
she ig subject to be engaged.
The crew of the surveying-vessel Spitfire, Captain
Spratt, were 3esterday morning paid off at WOOI
roe barracks at Horfield, near Bristol, are now solely
occupied Ly the Land Transport Corps, as the artillery
hitherto+ stationed there has been withdrawn to Exeter.
On h e other side of the Severn, at the Uskside Iron-
works, the great mortar h'
Growler is undergoing a w burst on hoard the
process, in order to render it
perfectly effective.

Preparations are being made at Southampton to re-
ceive on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam-ship Ripon, transport No. 25, Captain Coor,
at that port, to-morrow, 68t rank and file of the Swiss
Legion, 26 officers, and 1 horse. The itipon will leave
immediately
after the embariiaticn for Smyrna.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-(IARDEN.
Lessee, Mr. J. H. Anderson.
THIS EVENING
BLACK-EYED SUSAN.
Princiral character by Professor Anderson.
To conclude with the gorgeous Pantomime of
YE BELLE ALLIANCE.
Clown, Mr. Flexmoro ; I•antaloen, Mr. Barnes ; Harlequin, Mh. C
Brown ; and Columbine, Miss E. Horne.

TIIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANZ.
Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith.

THIS EVENING,
THE GREAT GUN TRICK.
After which,
EIEY RIDDLE DIDDLE; or, Harlequin King N 011601186 and the
Seven Ages of Min.=

THEATRE ROYAL, .11 tYMA.REET.
Under the Management of Mr. Backatone.
THIS EVENING,
THE LITTLE TREASURE.
After which the New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE RUTTERFLri BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S

YEAST; or, Har lecininandtiie Genius of the Spring.
ONLY A HALFPENNY.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE., OaroßD-EITR CRT.
Under the Management of Mr. Clause Kean.
TITS EVENING,
KING HENRY THE EIGHTH.
Queen Ke,thartne, Mrs. C. Kean; Cardinal Woisey, Mr. C. Kean.
After which,
HARLEQUIN AND THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE ; or, the
Fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, the Enchanter.
Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Ilnline ; Pantaloon, Mr.
Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams.

TRRAYRE ROYAL ADRLPRI.
Proprietor, Mr. R. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.

THIS EVENLNG,
THE BOOTS OF THE HOLLY TREE INN.

After which.
DOME9TIC ECONOMY.
To be followed by
URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
To conclude with

JACK AND THE BEAN STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother

Goose at Home Again.

In which Messrs. J. Bland. P. Redford, Madame Celeste, Miss
Wyndham, and Miss E. Arden will alonar.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager. Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING.
THE JEALOUS WIFE.

After which will be produced a New and doubly-moral, though
excessively old, Melodramatic Fairy' Extravaganza, entitled
THE DISCREET PRINCESS; e-, the Three Maas Distaffs.
In which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, H. Cooper, Miss Marstoa,
and Miss Maskell will appe sr.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd cud Creswick.

THIS EVENINO
THE SHADOWS OF CRIME.

To conclude with
A PRINCE OF PEARLS; or, Harlequin and Jane Shore.

ROYAL STRAND TREATER.
Under the direction of Mr: Payne.
TIM EVENING.
HARLEQUIN BLACK-EYED SUE; or. An in the Downs and

Davy Jones's I;Ocker.

After which,
THE ROMANTIC WIDOW.

Followed by
VIE PRISONER OF ROCHELLE ; or, Inns and Outs.
To conclude with
A PLAGUE 0' BOTH TOUR HOUSES ; or, The Doub!e•barrelled