The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-26 00:00:00

THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.

The chartered transport Trent (No. 94), belonging to
the Royal Mail Company, arrived in Southampton dock
on Wednesday afternoon from sea, having been inces-
santly employed by Government for the conveyance of
troops, transports, &c., since the 29th of Marcb, 1854, a
period of 16 months. The. Trent was one of the first
hired transports employed in the present war. She is a
fine ship, of 1,868 tons burden and 500-horse power.
She left Balaklava on the 4th, put in at Constantinople
on the 6th, and Malta on the 12th inst. The Trent
brings as passengers Major Lumley, of the 31st Regi•
ment, from Balaklava; Captain Leigh, of the 21st
Fusiliers, from Constantinople • and Captain Arbuckle,
in the Turkish service, and Mrs. Hunter, from Malta.
The Trent spoke no vessels.

MALTA, JULY 18.
Her Majesty's steam-tug Hearty left for Constanti-
nople on the 11th ; and on the same afternoon her Ma•
jesty's steam-sloop Prometheus, bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral Fremantle, the successor atßalaklava of the
late Admiral Boxer.

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Her Majesty's steamer Simoom left for England on
the 11th, and at the same time the catter yachts .Ma
for Corfu, and Stella, for Gibraltar.
The Napoleon 111., English screw steam-transport, in
the French service, left for Kamiesh, on the 11th, con-
veying 138 officers, non-commissioned officers, and pri-
vates, and 108 horses. The Queen of the South, screw
steam-transport, left on the same day for Spithead, hav-
ing on board Lieutenant Fowler, 21st ; Lieutenant
Cant, 79th ; Major Oliphant, 79th ; Major Fielden,
44th ; Lieutenant Bassett, Ist Dragoons ; Mr. Wilkin-
son, and two invalided seamen.
The George and the Isabella, English ; the Ineria,
Maltese ; and the Phare, French sailing vessel, in the
Tunisian transport service, left Constantinople on, the
11th, conveying 116 horses, and 368 officers, non-com-
missioned officers, and privates, of the second Tunisian
contingent in aid of the Sultan.
Ensign Jarvis, aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General
Fergu em, the commander-in-chief of the forces at
Malta, and now appointed governor of Gibraltar, left
for this city on the 19th in the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steam-packet Indu in advance of his Excel-
lency, who will follow as soon as he is relieved in the
Malta command, where all classes regret his departure.
The sailing transport Calliope (No. 43) arrived from
Kaza,tch and Constantinople on the 12th, and left for
Spithead on the lath.
On the 12th the Jane Strong, Hirundo, and Maize
(English), and the Sofia, Duedugini, and Inkerman
(Maltese) sailing vessels, in the Tunisian transport ser-
vice, left for Constantinople, conveying other 175 horses
and 618 officers, non-commissioned officers and privates,
in aid of the Sultan, followed on the 13th, by the
Symmetry, English barque, with 49 more horses,
and 167 officers, non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates. The Reschid and Nicolette, Tunisian vessels,
arrived on the 12th, bringing from Tunis, besides stores
and provisions, other 18 horses, 55 offio3rs, non-commis-
sioned officers, and privates, and two commissariat offi-
cers. The Britannia, English brig, with 40 horses, and
110 non-commissioned officer 4 and privates, sailed for
Constantinople on the 13th. The Reschid and Nicolette
left for Constantinople on the 17th. The St. Vincent,
sailing transport (No. 18), arrived from Cagliari on the
12th, bringing Captain Burke, of the 34th, in charge of
50 horses and five Sardinian muleteers, and left for the
Crimea on the 14th, taking on board 124 non-commis-
sioned officers and privates from the Malta reserve.
Tho Norman, screw steam-transport (No. 155), from
Soutbamptoe, with hospital stores and 54 horses, ar-
rived on the 13th, and left for the Crimea on the same
day, having on board Captain Norbury, 6th Dragoons,
Assistant-Surgeon Ekin of the 4th, and 40 troopers.
The French screw steamer Henri IV. arrived on the

14th, from Marseilles, bringing 10 borsei, 30 officers,
and 80 non-commissioned officers and privates, and left
for the Crimea on the 15th.
The S.,rdinia.n brig Luiga, in the French transport
service, arrived on the 14th, front Marseilles, with a
cargo of camp tents, and sailed for Constantinople on
the following day.
The British Queen, screw steamer, having finally
made good all her dcfect, took her departure for Con-
stantinoplo, on the 15th, having a large sum of specie on
board for the senior commissariat officer there.
Her Majesty's screw steam-sloop Shearwater left on
1 the 15th for Corfu, with the mails.
The French steam-frigate Ulloa, bringing 40 horse!
44 officers, and 1,056 non-commissioned officers and
/ privates, arrived from Marseilles on the 17th.
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Malta, from Swansea, in the Alnnulr t
wineveanlidtehde, aln2dthleftafnodr 13.17atrhse
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fuel, and from Cardiff, Newp"tiliatthews, Eagle, Oscar,
the Enterprise, Talavera, Mary n , ,
Harley, 0 ulius CMiart
Charles Tottle, Herald, John
0 tons of coals. fsteorfnoon.
peer, Oak, and Falcon, ,
and 17th ten cargoes of hay arrived
Between the 14th
Sicilie,,, of which article- 4,046
Rochembeau, Globe, Sel6w9ejyy
from ports of the Two
from the same country, cniefly
Ontario, Industrie, Com-
peer,
bales had recently arrived
c° iarave, from London, has brought for
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a idrons packagesc:s of hospital
of Mu
Convalescent Hospital at Go a° 1,200 the Military Conva ,bun-
dlespeat fuel, 19 packages of
air mattresses, 83 packages of medicines
clothing and bed-
ding, of , .
packages of surgical instruments, 13 cases of
fdoi rnTgtlitieel
soap, y
• err 100 cases of wine, 50 Cases of brandy,so ba
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rely , ar-
of beer, 1 cask of vinegar, 4 barrels of soda, 24
boafongsdas
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tierces of sugar, 30 barrels of pearl-barley, 4 kegs of
oatmeal, 12 chests of tea, 6 cases of arrowroot, 3 barrels
otonfs,rbicreu,shleos, c&acs.e,sanodf 3m4ecaats-eesssoefnlcaems'p3s
and lanterns.
The Austrian fleet, which arrived at Alexandria under
the orders of the Archduke Maximilian, between the Ist
and sth of July, is composed of the Elisabetta, Volta,
and Katletski, steam frigates ; the Novara, Schwartzen-
burg, and Venus, sailing frigates ; the Carolina, Lipsia,
and Minerva, corvettes; the Montecuculi, Oreste, Pilade,
and Pola, brigs of war, numbering in all 13 peudants.

THE APPROACHING LAUNCH OF THE
MARLBOROUGH, 131, SCREW.

PORTSMOUTH, Wednesday.—The forthcoming launch
of this noble specimen of British marine architecture is
exciting the deepest interest among all classes. The
dockyard artisans are busily engaged erecting accommo-
dation for those who may be sufficiently fortunate to be
favoured with a berth. A state cabin is being erected
for her Majesty and the Royal family opposite the port
quarter of the Marlborough with a balcony surround.
ing, and a covered entrance with steps leading to the
state room, which will be tastefully decorated ; along-
side, and lower, is a standing for the commander-in-
chief, the admiral superintendent, and their frien!:llf.
There is also accommodation for military and naval and
tors, the officers of the dockyard, and the IN ay° r au4
corporation.