The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

A court-martial is ordered to assemble on Monday at
Portsmouth, to try Commander F. Warren and Mr.
Herbert, the master of her Majesty's late steam-sloop
Polyphemus, for the loss of that vessel in the Baltic last
month. Mr. J. Iloskina;` solicitor, of Gosport, is en-
gaged to assist Commander Warren.
The Dee steam-vessel, Mister Commander Pullen, ar-
rived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from the east-
ward with boilers and machinery for the ships fitting
out. The Resistance troop-ship, Master Commander
Hall, was taken int') the fitting-basin at Portsmouth
yesterday for repaiFs and to be docked. The Comet
steam-tug, left port yesterday, to convey two gun-boats
from Pembroke:

There were no movements in the fleet Yesterday.
-The steam-transpert Simla, one of the 'Peninsular and
Oriental Company's fleet, Captain T. H. Russell,
arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon, at 4 a'olook
from the East. She left Malta on the 29th ult., and
has brought Lieut. J. F. Wilkinson, of the Turkish
Centingent ' • Lieut. Heydock, of the 90th Regiment;
Mr. Castle, from Scutari ; Lieut. Maude, of the 15th
Hussars ; Major Stoddart, of the Turkish Contingent ;
Captain Barrow, of the 3d Dragoon Guards ; Lieut.
Hartopp, of the Royal Eforiie Guards Blue ; Major Bar-
narrL of the Turkish Contingent ; Surgeon Crowley, of
the Osmanli Cavalry ; 111 military invalids (81 from
Scutari, and 30 from Renkiei) ; 10 Government carpen-
ters, Messrs. Boyle, Bloxam, midshipmeu R.N. ;
Mrs, Worry and dauzirter ; 5 second class passengers,
7 deck. passengers, 29 naval invalids, and 10 couvale-
so-nts—totat passengers, 190.
Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8., joined her
Majesty's ship Victory yesterday, and succeeded Captain
. G. T. Gordon as flag captain to Vic-Admiral Sir G. F.
Seymour, G.C.H., &e.
The hired steam transport Earl of Durham, No. 230,
Captain Reed, with huts for the army and with stores
from the Royal William Victualling-yard, left Plymouth
on Thursday for Constantinople and Balaklava.
The barque Shanghai, Captain P. Logan, 61 days
from the Caps of Good Hope, laden with wool, landed a
small nail at Plymouth on Thursday.
The General Screw Company's steam-ship Hydaapes,
Captain Hyde, trasport No. 87, will sail from South-
ampton this day; with four officers, 129 men, and 200
horses of the D troop of the Royal Horse Artillery.
This vessel*Conveys five serjeants of the 88th Regiment ;
.Mr. Legard, of the Land Transport Corps ; Captain
Parriugton, 19th Regiment; and Major Helebut, 19th
Regiment ; besides others, including tour clerks of the
Commissariat Department. The Argo sailed yesterday
morning with troops and horses for the Crimea. The
Royal Mail Company's steamship Great Western, frau-
sport No. 6, is under orders to restive horses and troops
for conve, ance to the Baltic on the 12th inst.
Her Majesty's stea,iner Reds *Ailed from Liverpool
for Portsmouth yesterday, accompanied by the Brave
and Beacon, two of the new iron gun-boats,. recently
built by Mr. Laird. The gun-boats bad steam up, and
sailed with the Hecla. Her Majesty's' steamer Geyser
still remains at anchor in the Mersey, but she will escort
several other boats to Portsmouth in a few days.
The Sarah Saloom screw-steamer sailed on Thursday
from Liverpool direct for the Crimea with detachments
of troops and officers, including Captain H. Mercer,
Captain Grylles, Lieutenant Still, Lieutenant De Vitt-
nes, Assistant-Surgeon Bradshaw, and a veterinary-
surgeon, all of the ROyal Artillery.
The brig Sappho, 12, from Chao ha a, arrived at Ply-
mputh on Wednesday, bound to the West Coast of
Africa.

Her Majesty's steamer Firefly, Captain peter, Failed
from Woolwich on Thursday morning for the Baltic.
Tke Marley Hill, hired-transpor. hai loft Woolwich.
wilt a largo cargo of general victualling stores Lir Malta
aid Const.antincph..

Second Lieute.nan t Pascoe, Woolwich division of Royal
Marines, bag been proni,,ted as First Lieutenant, vide
Nasln, appointed to the Land Transport Corps.
The launch of the despatch gun-boat Surprise took
place on Tbersday morning at Messrs. Wigram's build-
ing-yard, Blackwall, whence she will be conveyed to the
East India Dock to be rigged and fitted for service. The
Surprise will carry seven guns of the following descrip-
tion Twig '6B.pounders, four 32's, and oao 32 pivot-
gun. Her registered tonr,age is 850 tons.
The Royal Artillery at Ipswich, under the command
of Captain W. A. Middiet ,n, consisting of one captain,
one second captain, three lieutenants, one assistant.sur-
goon, eight serjeant, five corporals, seven bombardiers,
one farrier, seven Shoeing-smiths, three collar-makers,
four wheelers, 185 gunners and drivers, two trumpeters,
and 239 horses, have been put under orders for active
cervice as a gun ammunition reserve.' _ _

The Cormorant gun•vassel has been Commissioned by
Commander Bowden, and is ordered to be fitted for sea
at Chatham.

The Wanderer, screw despatch vessel, Commander J.
P. Luce, now fitting at Chatham, is or.lered to pro-
ceed to Sheerness, wher.ce she will sail next week.
The Mars, 80, screw steamer, is ordered to be fitted
for sea with all possible despstcb, and she will be ready
to sail in the course of a few weeks.

In ccnsequence of a representation made to her Ma-
j.sty and his Royal Higheese Prince Albert by Col. the
Hon. C. B. Phipps ti.at the contemplated addition of a
ewiminieg bath to the other advantages of the Royal
Navel School at New•crose, in which so large a num-
ber v.f the eons of naval ofliccre Red others ere edu-
cated for the united serviees, would be productive of
great benefit to the pupils, several of whom have
fallen in the service of their country during the pre-
sent war, Cul. Phipps has forwarded to Mr. Eames,
the secretary, a donation of 201. from the Queen, and
201. from the Prince Consort. As a proof of the in-
terest felt by the Queen in all that cencerns the wel-
fare of the navy and army, we may add that her
Majesty and the Prince of \Vales have, in virtue of
former munificent contributions, each a gratuitous
nominee in • this school, the foundation stone of which
was laid by Prince Albert in 1843:
Some spacious buil:Hogs are. tieing added to the war
department of the Arsenal, Woolwich, the walls of
which are being raised with alacrity. An establieh-
ment for filling and making composition for cartridges
is in course of erection, under a contract with Messrs.
Cubitt and Co. Four hundred labourers and mechanics
have been incessantly employed since the building was
commenced three weeks ago, and have pushed the
works forward. with the utmost activity to complete
the undertaking in fire weeks. A. contract has just
been signed by Mr. George Smith, of Pimlico, with
her Majesty's Government for erecting an extensive
rocket factory, with engine and boiler houses, &c., in
the marshes adjacent to the Arsenal, • after. a joint
design drawn by Mr. David Murray, the newly-ap-
pointed Goverament builder, and Lieutenant-Colonel.
Denison, R.E.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty
Captain the Hon. J. W. S. Spencer, to the Firebrand,
vice Captain Inglefield, appointed to the Sidon ; Lieu-
tenant B. P. Gresham (Additional), to the Waterloo ;
H. P. Campbell, Midshipman to the Bulldog • James
Peake, Master's Assistant to the Coquette ; Edward H.
Cotterill, Acting Clerk to the Colossus; J. C. Higginson,.
Assietaat Clrrk to the CmQar. The following officers
bays been appointed to the command of gun-boats :
Lieutenant C. J. Rowley, to the Magnet; Lieutenant
W. Arthur, to the Manly; Lieutenant W. F. John4on,
to the Mastiff; Lieutenant F. Harvey, to the Mistletoe;
• Lieutenant W. F. Bridged, to the Brazen ; Lieutenant
E. Hardinge, to the Brave ; Lieutenant W. E. Wilson,
to the Hardy ; Lieutenant N. Salmon, to the Ant ; and
Lieutenant W. Howorth, to the Angler.

Tart COMMON SER4EANT.--Sir Walter Riddle, of Lin.
coin's inn, recorder of Maidstone and Teaterden, is also
a candidate for the vacant appointment of Common
Sergeant, in addition to Mr. Prendergast.
SOLID Swiss PARQUETEZIE.—The solid Swiss par-
qneterie, which is gradually becoming known in Eng-
land, promises to supply a want. It is made solid
throughout, and every portion of the ornamental tvoods
forming the patterns is grooved and tongued together
and jointed with marine glue. It can thus be fixed im-
mediately upon the joists when applied for flooring, ren-
dering underflooring unnecessary. This parqueterie has
also the advantage of being much lower in price than
the ordinary veneered work which has hitherto been it'
use. Being manufactured by machinery and in large
quantities, a great reduction in its cost has been ob-
tained, and it can be supplied in London at prices com-
mencing from Is. per foot super. It is now being laid
at the house Loaf the Turkish Ambassador, among othe
places. It seems only right that we should make it
kporin to our readers,—The Buildcr.