The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

VALETTA, Jan. 22.—Her Majesty's iron screw
storeship, Supply, Master-Commander Balliston,
and the Meanee, 60, Capt. Wodehouse, have not
yet arrived here from England, although the former
left Woolwich on the 28th, and the latter left Ply-
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mouth on the 29th ult., for Gibraltar and Malta.

The Massilia, which arrived yesterday, brings the

news of the Meanee's arrival at Gibraltar on the

12th. Her Majesty's paddlewheel frigate Magici-
enne, Capt. his Serene Highness the Prince of Lei-
ningen, has been expecting for the last two or three
days orders to proceed to Messina, but it is now be-
lieved she will be detained till the arrival of the

Phoebe, Capt. T. Fortescue, expected to return on
the 23d inst. from Syracuse, where she has been on

a cruise. Her Majesty's screw gunboat Alacrity,
Commander J. Baird, will leave for Beyrout on the
26th inst., and Mr. V. 0. Johnson, master of the

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Malacca, will proceed in her to join his vessel on
the coast of Syria. No changes have taken place
in the ships of war in port since the departure of
the last mail, and the only arrival to be announced
is the Swedish corvette Nayaden, 16, Capt. R. Van

Falitzen, on the 16th inst., from Milo. On entering
the harbour she exchanged the usual salutes. Her
Majesty's ships here are the Marlborough, the
Hibernia, the Magicienne, the Medina, the Firefly,
the Alacrity,the Psyche, the Boxer, and the Growler.
A letter just received, dated Kalamaki, Jan. 14, says
that her Majesty's ship Queen, 78, Captain Hillyar,
has been making a tour along the coast of Greece,
with Mr. Scarlett, late her Majesty's Minister at

Athens, on board. She arrived at Paron on the 3d,
and sailed again on the morning of the 6th for
Nauplia, where she arrived the same evening. She
afterwards left for Kalamaki, which she reached on
the night of the 13th inst. The same lettersays—The
Foxhound, 4, Commander the Hen. A. Hobart, has
left the Piz teas for Rhodes (touching at Nauplia),
to look for pirates. The Pel:ean, 17, Commander P.
Brock, remains at Smyrna for the same purpose. A
pirate boat has been doing a great deal of damage
lately. Besides the Pelican and Foxhound, the
French paddlewheel sloop Mouette and the Aus-
trian gunboat Mael are in pursuit of them.
Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Mars, 80,
2,573 tons, 400 horse power, Capt. J, N. Strange,
from the Mediterranean, arrived at Sheerness late
lin the afternoon of Sunday last, having been ex-

petted some hours previously. The Mars left Ports-
mouth on Friday, and had rough weather on her
passage to Sheerness, which was the cause of her
being so long in performing the voyage. She saluted
the fleg of Vice-Admiral Sir J.W. Hope Johnstone,
K.C.8., Commander-in. Chief at Sheerness, on Mon-
day morning, and was soon afterwards inspected by
the gallant Admiral, who pronounced the efficiency
of the men and condition of the vessel to be most
satisfactory. The Mars was fitted out and commis-
sioned at Sheerness in 1859 by Capt. J. N. Strange,
and has been serving on the Mediterranean station
since that period.
Letters received at Chatham state that the
Meeanee, which left Plymouth on the 30th ultimo,
during her progress across the Bay of Biscay en-
countered very severe weather and started a great
deal of her rigging, much of which was found to be
very rotten, from the ship having been for two years
in the Steam Reserve.
The massive wrought .iron aternpost for the iron
frigate Achilles, building at Chatham, having been
successfully lowered into the dock a few days pre-
viously, was fixed in its place on Saturday afternoon
without the slightest accident having occurred. A
considerable portion of the broadside of the Achilles
is now covered with the 18 inch teak planking, and
in a few days will be ready for the reception of the
41 inch armour plates, a number of which have been
bent by the hydraulic machine, and are now under-
going the polishing, planing, and boring processes
in the factory adjoining the dock. On Saturday
workmen commenced laying down a portion of the
tramway on which will be placed a couple of
Taylor's patent steam travelling cranes, to be used
in lifting the slabs of iron which will be bolted to
the broadside of the Achilles.
- Cranes
plating o
of
the same
the
description have been used in
Royal Oak,
workak
,inwtehll.e next dock, were they where
found
Her Majesty's iron paddle .wheel despatch vessel
Caradoc, commissioned by Lieut.-Commander Wil-
kinson at Woolwich, yesterday received her ship's
crew, consisting of 100 seamen, from the flag-ship
Fisgr
Marines.
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:no; corporal adl and
preparatoryni
ne privates,
to be Royalbeing
coated externally with Peacock's composition.
The paddle-wheel steam sloop Geyser,Commander
Colin Campbell, laden with stores for the Channel
fleet, yesterday sailed from Woolwich for Ports-
mouth.

On account of the increasing accumulation of
drifted mud and river refuse under the wharf and
along the approaches leading to the dockyard at
Woolwich all communication with the flag-ship
Fisgard and the ships in commission and receiving
hulks moored in the offing is daily barred during
the low tides. The inconvenience thus occasioned
to the general business of the yard is at times of
great importance, as the shipment of stores and
necessary arrangements for the despatch of vessels
under orders for sea are frequently delayed. A,.
slight liberality on the part of their Lordships, in.
providing an additional dredging machine, would
remedy the evil.

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On Sunday morning, the body of Mr. George
Cavill, quarrymaster, Wiekersley, was found on the
midland line near Holmes Station. The head of the de-
ceased was completely dissevered from his body, and was
lying a short distance from it, and his right hand was like-
wise dreadfully mutilated, it is supposed that on Satur-
day evening the deceased left Sheffield by the 8 30 train,
which reaches Rotherham at 8 50, and that he then wan-
dered up the line, and was killed by the train on its return
to Sheffield.

OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
GARDEN.
Unt'.er the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison, Sole Lessees.
THE; EVENING \Vannes-3's uew Opera of LOVE'S
RI UM Pll Miss Louisa ryne, and Aldine. Laura Baxter ;
Messrs. George Perren, W. IL Weiss, IL Corri, A. Cooke,
and W. Harrison.
Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon.
Alter wh:ch, the Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, en-
titled ii.ARLEQIN EATY ANi) THE BEASCommence at 7.T.
Doors opU Ben at halt-past 6

,rH EATR E-R YAL. D RURY-LANE.-
Lessee and Manner, Mr. Edmund Falconer.
TI! EVE,. [NO, the Comic Drama of THE NEXT OF

After whlch, the (rand Pantomime of LITTLE GO Dal'
TIVO 61IOES.

Commence at

EAT R E- RO fIAYM AR KET.
Lessee Mr. J P. Bunkstone.
TIIIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, wilt be performed
fUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck-
Ftone Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern.
After which, a new and original Extravaganza, entitled
RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA; or, The Happy
Valley. Rasselas, Miss Louise Ke.ley.
Concluding with OUR MARY ANNE.

THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under
the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTER.
THIS EVENING, Jan. 27, to commence with an Orizinal
Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore,
Garden, 11. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee.
Aftez• which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic
Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3logue, entitled THE
DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham.
The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter,
sunpotted by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. Widdi-
11.
combe, W. M'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond.d E.
Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate ,
Lavenue, and Elsworthy.
Mr. Phelps and Mr. W. Montgomery are engaged, and will
ihortly appear.
Doors open at half-past Six, performance to commence
at Seven. Private Boxes, 22 128. ad., and £2
2s. Places
registered. Stalls, 85. ed. ; Dress Circle, 58. 801. , Upper
Circle, 4s. od. Prices at doors—t,talls, Bs. ; Dress Circle,
Upper Circle, 40.; Pit, us. ; Gallery, is. No half-price. Box-
office open daily from 11 till 5. he public are entreated to
take notice that no charge is made to the occupants of boxes,
box places, or stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keep-
ing of hats and cloaks and that the attendants
es whatever
in all parts
of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuiti
Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H.
Barnett.

RoyAiii.PeeßanldN3raCnaErreSr.S.TSr
Lindu THEATRE.
T HIS EVENING, LAW v. LOVE : Miss M. Oliver.
Followed by ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES AN-
OTHER. Mr. R. Roxby and Miss Amy Sedgwiek.
After which, the New Grand CFIRISTMAS PANTOMIME,
" RIQUET WITH THE rub"r ; or, Harlequin and Mother
S:lipton." Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. Se ton, Misses Gray and
ailspeth, Mr. Milano, Mr. R. Power, Miss A. Collinson, and
Mr. Halford.

NEW THEATRE RO VAL, ADELPHL-
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, THE LI I TLE TREASURE. Mr
Billington, Mr. R. Phillips, and Miss Marie Wilton.
After which, A TICKET OF LEAVE : Messrs. J. L.Toole,
P Bedford, and Mrs. Billington.
To zonclude with " GEORGE DE BARNWELL :
or, Harlequin Folly in the Realms of Fancy." Miss Woolgar,
Miss K. Kelly, Miss Seaman ; Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bed-
ford, Stephenson, C. J. Smith. Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ;
Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams ; Ctown, Mr. W. Hildyard
Pantaloon, Mr. J. Paulo. The celebrated Arthur and
Lertrand.

Commence at 7.

The WEATHER.—Sun Office, Jan. 27, 1863.

THERMOMETER.

Highest since Noon yesterday ... 47
Lowest during the night
This day at Noon .
Barometer-30.03.