The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-18 00:00:00

iand frames were forcibly pressed backwards upon the
eyes, his sight .eseaped injury. The sergeant and gunner
were conveyed from• the spot as quickly as possible to
the
-. Royal Marine Infirmary, and from thence to Hasler
Hospital, where they now remain, recei▪
ving the utmost
attention from the authorities of that establishment.
The Tyne store-ship, Master Commander P. Welling-
ton, was to leavo Rio for England on the 20th of May.
She had a very fine passage out from England.
The Edinburgh, 6s screw steam gunnery ship. Capt.
Hewlett (acting), ' -- -week's trial
cruise in the
The Geyser,an7eild this afternoon fora
6, steam-sloop, Commander▪ Hand, went
lout of harbour this morning
and anchored at Spithead,
to ship her powder
the coast of Ireland. •
and shells,' after which she eails for
The Sampson, 6, paddle-wheel frig-ate, Captain L, T.
Jones, removed her powder and shell this morning in
harbour, and unbent sails, preparatory to going into
dock.
The Highflyer went to Spithead yesterday, requires some alteration to her capstan but she
The Encountar has coaled, and will be ready for sea
(Brown's).
the latter end of the week.
The four screw steamers, the Arrogant, 36, Captain
wiser,
„the
Robinson; the Dauntless, 24, Captain liaisted
Et.counter, 14, Captain Gordon; and the klig
Captain Matson, will proceed on a trial cruize, about 44, Monday next, under the orders of Captain
Robinson,
The squadron will proceed to Minorca (touching at
Lisbon) and communicate with the Commander-in-Chief,
Admiral Dundas.

The Retribution steam-frigate has. come into harbour
to complete coals and provisions.
The state of the weather has not allowed the Edin-
burgh to proceed to sea, but she is all ready, and yes-
taday and this afternoon she has been under weigh and
working about Spiiheu.d under sail, exercising hew crew
at tacking, wearing, and making and shortening sail.
The Vulcan, 6, steam troop-ship, Commander Von
Donop, has completed coals and will come out of the
steam basin on Friday.
Tian Dragon, 6, paddle steam-frigate, Captain Gifford,
hauled under the sheers to-day to have her masts taken
Out. Her officers and crew are to be turned over to the
Tiger, a new paddle-trigate. •
Portsmouth Grrrisue—Colonel M( Tales, K.H -
de-Camp to the green, is at present command or this
Barr son and mi;iiary district, Major-General Simpson
being on temp irary leave.

_
Admiral Sir Thum.s Briggs, accompanied by Captain
Martin, went to Landon tats morning. The Gallant
Admiral will take the chair at the grand dinner given
to-day to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland.
A life-boat, the invention of Messrs. Richardson and
Son, of Liverpool, arrived here on TuP!day, and has to-
day gone un to Ramsgate, where she is to try her pro-
perties with Mr. Bleaching's life. boat. Messrs. Richard-
sun's is a curiously constructed boat, built of iron, like
two crooked cucumbers with their ends meeting, made
hollow and air-tight. The deck is a platform. Between
these she has no cabin. She has two low lug-sails and a
jib. She is about forty feet long. She does not seem
to work well, for in beating out of the harbour to-day she
had always to use a lee oar; from her shape and bearing
she cannot capsize.
PLYmouTH, THIIRSDAY.—We have experienced ler
the last three or four days very boisterous weather,
with strong gales of wind from the southward and west-
ward.

Her Majesty's iron screw steam-frigate Megxra,
Master• Commander Barlow, has arrived in the Sound.
She departed from the Cape of Good Hope on the 15th
of April, and was left at St. Vincent's on the 24th of
May by the General Screw Steam Shipping Company's
packet Hellespont, which sailed from the Cape on the
2d of May, and arrived here on the 6th of June. Pas-
sage by the Hellespont, 35 days; by the Megwra, 61
days.

The Megmra left the Cape on the 15th of April, called
at Ascension on the 29th, sailed therefrom on the 6th of
May, reached the Cape de Verds on the 19th of May,
sailed on the 28th, and arrived at Plymouth on the 16th
of June, at nine, p.m. She was 49 days at sea on the
passage home, and is reported to have behaved well.
Her average speed is 6 to 7 knots; under canvas, in a
strong breeze, she has raado 10 knots. From Sunday,
at noon, to Wednesday, at eight, P.M., she made 658
miles. The crew have experienced no sickness since
her absence from England, and she is now in very cre-
ditable order.

The Megtera brings about 200 invalids from the
South African army, in charge of Captain Harrison, 2d
Queen's, who was wounded in the arm at the Water-
kloof; three soldiers and cne marine died on the pas-
sage.
Passengers—Colonel Sutton, Cape Mounted Rifles;
Captain Duff; 74th; Lieutenant Sir David Baird, 74th;
Captain Addison, 2d Queen's; Dr. Browne. 98th; Dr.
Lloyd, Rifle Brigade; Lieutenants Pike, O'Reilly, and
Bunco, R N.; Zr. Russall, master of the Seringapatam;
Mr. Arthur, mate; and Messrs. Sullivan and Harlin,
midshipmen; Mr. and Mrs. Smalley, and Mr. Beechy.
About four days after departure from St. Vincent's an
act of great daring was performed. The ship was going
six to seven knots through the water, when the Captain
of the maintop unfortunately fell overboard from the
maiuyard. Mr. Sullivan, with all his clothes on, imme-
diately jumped from the poop, a height of 20 feet, into
the sea, and happily succeeded in seizing the man, who
could not swim, and in keeping him above water until
they were both rtacuad by tha ship's boat.
The Megmra, April 26, at 2 30, P.M , in lat. 14 44 S.,
and long. 6 32 W., exchanged colours with an American
barque, showing a blue flag, with G. W. in it.
Tuesday, May 4, at 9, P.M., weighed from Ascension,
I,,aving there her Majesty's ships Tortoise, Polyphemus,
Myrmidon, Jackal steam-vessel, Spy and Dolphin bri-
gantines; Jackal (Lieut. Bedingfield commandin4., all
%sa 11) waiting for toe Commodore's arrival to proceed to
Eug/and,
May 10, at noon, in lat. 0 56 N,, long. 16 25 W., hove
to and communicated with the barque Eliza Thornton,
out thirty-six days from London, anu bound to Batavia,
all well. Also communicated with the English barque
Bengal Merchant, forty five days out from London, all
well.
May 16, at 12 30, rag., in lat. 12 37 N,, long. 19 40
W., exchanged numbers with the English ship Dal-
housie.
June 13, at 9 30, A m., in lat. 42 45 N., long. 15 10
W., exchanged numbers with the English barque Dorcas.
He: Majesty's frigate Madagascar is ordered to be put
in commission, and was taken out of dock yesterday.
The steam-vessel Sprightly arrived on Wednesday
from Portsmouth with seamen paid off from the Gladia-
tor, and seamen gunners for the Spartan.

The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's mail
packet Queen of the S )uth, Captain Hyde, which lett
on the 15th with mails for thn Cape and Calcutta, put
back into the Sound last evening. It is stated that she
has some three or four feet of water in her hold, not
caused by a leak in the ship, but by some defects in the
pipes connected with her machinery, as when her en-
gines are at work she makes water, but when they are
unemployed she does not, and the water is said to have
flooded the engine-room before it appeared in the other
parts of the ship.
Orders have been received to pay off the Queen, 116.
Captain Wi3e, all standing. In consequence of the
change or the intentions of the Admiralty with regard
to this ship, a new set of pay-books will have to be pre-
pared, by which the discharge of the crew will be de-
layed some twelve days or a fortnight. The. officers in
charge of stores and provisions are to remain on boardoned, it
is
st
of her until superseded. When re-comnis
said, she will have a reduced complement as an ad-
vanced guard-ship.
SHEERNESS, THURSDAY MORNING.—Her Majesty's
ship Vestal, 26, Captain Cospatrick Baillie Hamilton.
has been warped into the fitting basin and placed un-
derneath the sheers. She has taken in her lower
masts, and will be forthwith removed into the dry dock
to have her bottom examined, caulked, and re-coppered
where necessary. Her officers and men are hulked on
board the St. Lawrence. Although the pendant was only
hoisted a few days since, nearly the whole number of
seamen allotted to her have volunteered to serve in her.
For ships of her class blue jackets evince a preference.
Her Majesty's ship Achille, 76, having had a portion
of new copper placed on her bottom, and other defects
made good, was removed yesterday from the dry dock
to the north side of the fitting basin.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Wildfire is
undergoing a thorough refit in the discharging basin.
Her Majesty's ship Superb, 80, Captain E. Purcell,
will not be paid off until the 19th instant.