The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-23 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence,

MALTA, July 18.-.'Her Majesty's steam ship of the line
Revenge, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Yelverton, C. 8.,
arrived, accompanied by her tender, the steam gunboat
Boxer, from the Piraeus on July 10. She remains in Valetta
and at anchor with the Hibernia, receiving ship, bearing
the flag of Rear-Admiral Austin, Admiral Superintendent
of Malta dockyard ; the Royal Oak, steam ironclad frigate
—the Weser and Growler, steam gunboats—the Psyche,
despatch steamer—the Hearty, steamtug—and the Azot,
sailing gunboat (out of commission). Her Majesty's steam
screw corvette Pelican left port on July 14. Her destina-
tion was unknown, and on the 16th inst., Vice-Admiral
Smart and the Commander-in-Chief put to sea in the Marl-
borough, screw steam ship of the line, accompanied by the
Meeanee, screw steam ship of the line, Liffey, and Magi•
cienne, steam frigates,- for a cruize which will probably ex-
tend to Naples. Capt. Mayne, R.N., and Commander Down,
R.N., passed through Malta on July 9th in the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamship Maxine for Southamp-
ton, last from Alexandria, and Commander Stcckhouse,
R.N,, passed through Malta for Alexandria on July 13th,
in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam packet
Baroda, from Southampton. At a naval court martial assem-
bled on board her Majesty's ship Hibernia, on July 13th,
Capt. Campbell, R N,, President, Lieut. T. C. Patterson,
of her Majesty's ship Liffey, was charged with having be-
haved with contempt and used reproachful language in a
disrespectful manner towards Capt. G. Parker, command-
ing the last named ship. The evidence for the prosecution
having been heard, the accused, assisted by Mr K. Harvey,
of Constantinople, gave in a written defence, when, after
due deliberation, the Court declared the charges only partly
proven, and sentenced Lieutenant Patterson to be repri-
manded and admonished accordingly. The schooner yacht
Gipsey, having on board Dr. Dawson and Mr White, left
Malta on the 9th of July for Gibraltar. The Ottoman screw
steam corvette Kars left Malta on her return to Tripoli, on
the 13th of July.

The screw-steamship Defence, 16, Captain Augustus
Phillimore, put into Plymouth yesterday afternoon in con-
sequence of one of the seamen being attacked by small-pox,
He was sent to the Royal Naval Hospital. In bringing to
in the Sound the Defence carried away her port cable. She
parted with the Channel Squadron off the Start yesterday
at noon, and is under orders to join Admiral Dacres in
Torbay to-day. Since the Hector joined she has strained
her starting wheel and cannot steam astern. The Black
Prince landed one patient suffering from small-pox at Port-
land on Thursday.

Major-General A. B. Stransham, the Inspector-General
of the Royal Marines Light Infantry, completed his inspec-
tion of the Chatham division yesterday, in which he had
been occupied the previous to days. The other divisions
will be inspected next week. . . .

Yesterday, the Prussian Ambassador, accompanied by his
suite, arrived at Chatham by railway, under a salute from
the guns mounted at the Cornwallis Battery, on a visit to
the dockyard. On al ightingat the railway station, he entered
the carriage of Capt.-Superintendent W. H. Stewart, 0.13.,
and drove to the dockyard, where he was received by the
principal officers of the establishment and the heads of de-
partments. During the inspection he visited the factory and
dock in which the iron frigate Bellerophon is under eon-
stauction. He embarked shortly after 3 o'clock on board the
paddlewheel steamer Otter, 2, Mr W. Blakey, Master Com-
mander, and proceeded out into the harbour to inspect the
iron frigate Achilles, 20, 1,250 horse power, now fittil4g for
sea, over which he was conducted by Vice-Admiral Sir C,
Talbot, Commander-in-Chief, Capt. Stewart, and
other officials. Atter spending some time in the inspection
of the:Achilles, the Great Eastern steamship, now lying at
the entrance to Chatham harbour, was visited, and late in
the afternoon the ambassador and his suite returned to town
by tailway.
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THE NEWLY-DISCOVERED COMET, according to
the Reader, promises to be a very interesting One. Besides
its discoverer Temple, Hind, ltcsphioi, end Bruhus have
discovered it. We hope to give an ephemeris next week.
MOa Wednesday, while a
young i tACr°
womanti named Eme dS CFanny atley was standing near the
edge of the cliff at Newquay, Cornwall, she became giddy
and fell on to the beach, a depth of 110 ft. Luckily, the
place where she fell was clear of stones, and was in fact a
bed of sand. Sho scarcely received a bruise, and she is
rapidly recovering from the shock.