The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-15 00:00:00

Naval and illilitary intxligence.

WOOLWICH, Aug. 14.—The screw-steamer Pioneer
arrived off the Royal Arsenal, on Wednesday evening,
with stores from the Crimea.
The screw-steamer Robert Lowe left the Royal Arse-
nal this morning.
The screw steam gun-boats Camel and Founder, fitted
with engines by Messrs. John Penn and Son, steamed
down from Deptford dockyard this morning, and after
taking on beard the engineer authorities of Woolwich
dockyard, proceeded on to the measured mile to test
their speed, and from thence returned to Deptford.
One of the old six-gun sailing brigs, named the Roy-
alist, has been brought round from Portsmouth to this
yard to be fitted up for service as a Thames police sta-
tion, and will replace the vessel lying off Somerset-house
which is now considered far too small.
The Banshee, paddle steam-vessel, Lieutenant Com-
mander John W. Pike, has also arrived at this dock-
yard. She is found to want new boilers, and therefore
will be hauled into the fitting basin as early as crnve-
nient. She has been on the Black Sea station.
The sailing-transport Burlington, of 900 tone burtben,
arrived off the Royal Ar-enal at about 8 o'clock last
evening, with two companies of the Royal Artillery and
a detachment of Sappers and Miners on board. The com-
panies were Captains J. C. Childs' No. 3, from Malta,
and A. B. Wragge'e, No. 5, from Corfu, both of the 2.1
battalion.

The death of Payrrtaster F. H. Dalgety, of the British
depots at this garrison, took plac3 at his residence on
Tuesday last, from the effects of a fall out of his
carriage.

First-class Surgeon J. C. G. Tice, M.D., arrived at
Fort Pitt this morning, for the purpose of performing.
medical duty at that eitablishment. Second class Sur
geon T. Guy, M.D., bas been ordered to take charge of
the lunatic asylum at Fort Pitt. Assistant-Surgeon 0,
C. Clery bas arrived in order t..) do duty at the general
hospital, Fort Pitt.

The 83d Regiment (Prince of Wales), consisting of 23
officers and 750 men, under the command of Colonel
Rqbinson, have arrived at Aldershot from Gosport.
The 95th Regiment (Derbyshire), consisting of 28
officers land 531 men, under the command of Colonel
Hume, C. 8., have left Aldershot for Portsmouth en
route for Dubli

The depot of the 4th Regiment, consisting of 12
officers and 505 men, under the command of Captain
Cocks, has arrived at Aldershot. from Southampton.
The depot of the 77th Regiment, consis ing of 16
ofncers and 263 men, under the command of Mejur
Carden, has arrived at Aldershot from Southampton.
The 331 Regiment (Duke of Wellingtoniv), consisting
of 24 officas and 613 men, under the cAmmand of Col.
Johnson, C. 8., has left Aldershot for Portsmouth en
route for Dublin.

The steam.tran3port Pacific made a splendid tun
down the Channel, and landed the 9tith Regiment at
Dublin, at two o'clock yesterday.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :

Lieutenant W. T. F. Jackson, to the Edinburgh ;
P;cliard Browr;e, blaster, to the Cornwallis ; George
M'CAsy, second toaster, to the C,llturiou ; Bernard B
Do aline, second master, to the Princess Royal ; Ben-
j.trnin D. Ccnnor, second master, to the Conqueror ;
James H. Lawrence, second master, to the Edinburgh ;
John E. Scadamore, second master, to the Algiers ;
Henry Bond, second master, to the Royal William, ;
Valentine F. Johnson, second master, to the ,Ajax ;
Robert J. C. Grant, second master, to the Impregnable ;
William H. Moore, second master, to the Hogue ; E.
L. G. Street, second master, to the. Blenheim; Edward
H. Hills, second master, to the Ajax ; Oscar Samp-
son, acting. second master, to the Highflyer ; Leonard
H. J. Hayne, assistant-surgeon, to the Implacable;
Walter J. Butler, acting assistant surgeon to the He-
cate ; G. B. Evans, midshipman, to the Princess Royal ;
Thomas L. Woods, midshipman, to the Amethyst ; J.
F. Chubb, master's assistant, to the Blenheim ; R. H.
Raider', master's assistant, to the Edinburgh ; Tlibinßs
H. Elliott, master's assistant, to the Centurion ; H. G.
Garlick, master's assistant, to the Colossus ; W. H. Pur-
vis, master's assistant, to the Amethyst ; Samuel J.
Gissing, master's assistant, to the Dauntless ; Francis J.
Gray, master's assistant, to the Princess Royal ; Gregory
W. Burnett, master's assistant, to the Conqueror ; C.
H.'J. Biker, master's assistant, to the Duke of Welling-
ton ; W. B. Goldsmith, master's assistant, to the Ajax ;
J. E. W.ddlesconibe, master's assistant, to the Cressy ;
J. S. Vivian, master's assistant, to the Majestic ; J. W.
Ashton, master's assistant, to the Royal Albe;t ; E.
Downes Law, naval cadet, to the Higbflyer.

DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL P. HAY.—We have
to record the demise of another veteran military officer,
Lieutenant General P. Hay, who died on Friday la.t, in
the 83d year of his age. The gallant deceased saw cm-
siderable service during the Peninsular war, and bad re-
ceived the silver war medal for Sahagun and B3neveute,
being at that time in the 25th Dragoons. His commis.
sions bore date as fellows :—Lieutenant, June 14, 1794;
Captain, July 25; 1795 ; Major, April 25, 1307 ; Lieut.-
Colonel. June 4, 1815 ; Colonel, January 10, 1837 ;
Major-G, neral, November 10, 1851 ; and Lieut.-Gene-
ral, June 20, 1854. lie was plaued on hall-pay in Feb.,
1821.

DEATH OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIAM ALEX-
ANDER GORDON, C.E.—We regret to learn the death of
Lieutenant-General William Alexander Gordon, Colonel
of the 54th Regiment. The gallant General entered
the army in 1794, in, we believe, the 95th Foot.
He served in Holland in 1799, at Walcheren
in 1809; and in the following year proceeded
to the Peninsula with his regiment, whet() he
served until the end of that war in 1314. no was
present at the battle of Fuentes d'Oacr, the action at
Aroya de Molino, the battles of Vittoria and the Nive,
besides various minor affairs. The gallant (Beer "8
severely wounded in the left arm at Vittoria. and again
in the right foot at Ilaspaine on the 14;1 Feb., 1314.
The dt.o:Evied general received a medal f, r the Nive,
and the silver medal for Fuentes d'Onor and Vittoria.
The gallant General was appointed Colonel of the 54th
(West Norfolk) Regiment in 1850, which by his death
becomes at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief.
}Es commissions bore date as follows :—Eusign, Oct.
.2, 1794 ; Lieutenant, Dec. 29, 1794 ; Captain, Oct.
2, 1801 ; Major, June 4, 1813 ; Lleut.-Colonel, De 6.
20, 1813 ; Colonel, July 22, 1830 ; Major-General,
Nov. 23, 1841; and LieuteGeneral, Nov. 11, 1851.