The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., has recovered
from his indisposition, and is now actively engaged in
the duties of his office at Whitehall.
The Channel squadron, under the command in chief of
Rear-Admiral Corry, may be expected to return to Ply-
mouth Sound from its cruise so far as Lisbon by
Christmas. The screw-frigate Termagant, 24, Captain
Giffard, has been expected to return, as she was ordered
to go to sea only for a few days' trial.
The launch of the screw-frigate, Tribune, 24, at Sheer-
ness, will take place on the 11th January next, and will
be immediately brought forward for commissioning.
The Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, will have her ma-
chinery completed, and will be out of the hands of
the dockyard by the sth inst.
The Wellesley, 72, fitting at Chatham for commission,
has been put out of dock; and the Ocean, 80, was taken
in on the 30th ult., to be fitted for a coal depot at
Sheerness.
The Royal George, 12.0, in dock at Chatham, is pre-
paring to be converted into a screw-ship, and is to have
engines of 400-horse power. ,

SHEERNESS, DEC. 1

Her Majesty's brigantine—Dolphin, 3, Lieutenant-
Commanding William Wood (6), anchored at the Little
Nore on Monday at noon. The Hon. Montagu Stopford,
flag captain to Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joceline Percy,
C. 8., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, proceeded on
board yesterday forenoon, on an official visit of inspec-
tion. T e ship's company were exercised at the great
gun drill, firing at a target, &c. At 2 p.m., the Dol-
phin was towed into harbour by the African steam-tug
vessel, and placed in the fitting basin to be dismantled
and paid off.
Her Majesty's screw steam line-of-battle ship Aga-
memnon, 91, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, has sent
aloft her topsail yards ; her internal fittings are progres-
sing rapidly, and the greatest activity is evinced by the
Dockyard authorities in getting her ready for sea.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam-vessel Porcupine,
Lieutenant-Commanding George M. Jackon, is ready
for sea, and will shortly proceed to the Isle of Man to
protect the fisheries. She is to be supplied with Mas-
sey's patent pumps.
Her Majesty s paddlewheel steam-vessel Fearless,
Captain Frederick Bullock, employed on the survey of
the south coast of England, came into port on Monday
night.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel African, Second-Master
Gill, having towed the Resistance to Woolwich, returned
early yesterday morning.
The crew of her Majesty's ship London, 90, Captain
G. R. Mundy, are to be paid their wages on Thursday
up to the 30th October.
Rear-Admiral Charles J. Austen, C. 8., late Comman-
der-in-Chief in the East Indies, and recently deceased,
entered the service in 1791, and was midshipman of the
Unicorn at the capture of the French frigate Tribune in
1796. In the following year he served in Endymion,
which ship attacked the Brutus, a Dutch 74, and two
brigs. On the 13th December, 1797, he was promoted
to the rank of Lieutenant, and, in the Scorpion, was pre-
sent at the capture of the Dutch brig of war Courier.
In October, 1804, he received his commission as Com-
mander, and in May, 1810, obtained post rank. He
commanded the Bellerophon, 74, at the bombardment of
St. Jean d'Acre in 1840, became a flag officer in Novem-
ber, 1846, and was appointed Commander-in-Chief in
the East Indies in January, 1850.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 1.
APPOINTMENTS.

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Lieutenant George J. Malcolm (1849), recently borne
on the books of the Cumberland, 70, flag-ship on the
West India and North America station, for surveying
service ; the Hon. Olivet W. M. Lambert (1844), to
study steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard; and
William Thorp (1838), to the Furious steam-frigate, at
Portsmouth.
The Rosamond steam-sloop, Commander A. Cranford,
was paid off at this port to-day, and 1 sergeant, 1 cor-
poral, and 17 gunners of the Marine Artillery, with 1
drummer of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines,
landed at half-past 12 o'clock. The Marine Artillery
who had served in the Rosamond, are to return to Ports-
mouth, the head-quarters of that branch of the service.

MALTA, Nov. 2G.
Medina, with the India mails, arrived this morning,
and the Caradoc is preparing for sea, to convey them to
Marseilles. During the last three days it has been
blowing fresh, with heavy rain.
Saggittarius (barque), bound to Terranova, was com-
pelled to put in here yesterday from stress of weather.
Captain Lowe fell in, on the 10, with a fishing boat,